Submission instructions stink. Rejection stinks worse. #amwriting #amquerying #pubtip #JustDoIt

#pubtip Trying to blend a lot of different genres in your book does not get you more readers. In most cases, you turned off those who liked one of the genres and are not fans of those others. Keep it simple. Cross genre is fine, but the kitchen sink approach hurts.

#pubtip Make sure your writing has a purpose beyond simply entertainment! #Whatsyourtakeaway

Great #pubtip here! 👇

Agents find clients all kinds of ways! If you're a journalist like Keah, make sure your contact info is easy to find within your online presence...you never know if an agent is reading your material and thinking: there's a book here. #pubtip

Calling all writers: check out #AgeoftheStoryteller, a free webinar launching January 8 from @AuthorsGuild and @LisaWeinert! Agent Regina Brooks presents on Design Your Author Brand. Sign up here: age-of-the-storyteller.teachable.com #amwriting #MSWL #WriteTip #PubTip #QueryTip #AskAgent

Spoilers are your friend when pitching to an editor. If there's a juicy twist, tell me all about it. Don't tease like you would in marketing copy.

Does the villain turn out to be the hero's secret twin brother? Then say that rather than alluding to vague family secrets.
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#Pubtip - We have to have an emotional connection to your characters early in the book. If I don't care there, I won't care about reading the rest of your book!

#pubtip I am not just being old here, but adding harsh language, sex just to have it in a seen and crudeness does not make a book better.

#pubtip = Agent's First Priority = negotiate, submit, pay, strategize, read, coordinate, connect, audit, follow up, file, share, thank, support, nudge, prep, email, celebrate, promote. For Current Clients.

Second Priority (after everything above is done) = read queries
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#pubtip Remember that women's fiction is not just a story with a female protagonist, but a story looking through the female lens.

#pubtip Authors should always keep the merchandising rights to their book.

Lessons from Rejections from our editor @AuthorLisaDunn anaiahpress.wordpress.com/2018/07/25/rej… #ACFW #AmQuerying #AmWriting #AmEditing #PubTip #Writerslife

Writing can be a form of therapy. Don't run away from it. Tell your truth and you may inspire someone else to tell theirs. #SerendipityLit #ReginasGems #QOTD #InspirationalQuote #amwriting #MSWL #WriteTip #PubTip #QueryTip #AskAgent #writingtip #amediting #bookbuzz

If you don't have any yet, don't worry--if you're writing fiction. If you're writing many types of non-fiction, we definitely ARE looking for pub credits related to your book. #pubtip 3/3

Pub credits et al tell us what you're up to, or have been up to. What worlds are you active in? Has anyone heard of them? Are they related to the book you're querying? Will they help with promotion? #pubtip 2/3

When pitching around a book, it’s a good idea to have Chariots of Fire playing in the background, to make the experience nice and epic. #pubtip

We at BookEnds live by the 24-Hour Rule. Now we're sharing our tip with you! #pubtip youtu.be/-e5OiK8g2ho?a

hii 2018's almost over (!) so here's a roundup of some of the #writetip and #pubtip threads i made this year that have resonated the most, beginning with

the time i talked about battling your self-rejection demons (it's doable and i highly recommend it) twitter.com/agentsaba/stat…

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