Must read thread. 👇#pubtip

#Authors, if you're wondering the best time for supporters to buy your book, the answer is 2 weeks or earlier before pub date to give bookstores enough time to put in their orders. #pubtip

I'd say one in every 100 queries mentions a client that I have not worked with in about 13 years, when I left one agency for another. This isn't an auto-rejection level offense. But it tells me where you got your info, and that info is bad. #pubtip

Sometimes people w/the least amt of "free" time are able to write more than full-time writers. Why? Focus. #pubtip

The best thing for your mental health in publishing is to not compare yourself to others. Everyone has a different situation, and in the end, you’re just going to make yourself miserable dwelling on those who have bigger book deals or more fans. Focus on your own path. #pubtip

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

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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