"Write your heart. Write your own story. It will be better. Don't follow trends." --Lucia Monfried #pubtip #LA14SCBWI

"Don't send your submission in a green fish."--Allyn Johnston #pubtip #LA14SCBWI

Be extra careful about breaking the fourth wall in your first page. Let me into the world before you shatter the illusion. #pubtip

When researching comp titles, look beyond basic story elements to things like similarity of style, theme, or target audience. #pubtip

"Dear agent" is the only automatic query delete for me. If you use my name, I reply. Promise. #pubtip

#QueryFail = "my YA romance will remind you a bit of Silence of the Lambs." #queries #agenting #pubtip

Okay writers, here's another example #query that worked …essionsofawanderingheart.blogspot.com/2014/07/exampl… #pubtip

7 Ways To Make Yourself An Easy Author to Work With #pubtip #mondayblogs wp.me/p1EorO-1nX

Particularly with fiction, a pass is just my opinion. Best to move on and work to find the agent who will love it. #pubtip

Earlier tweet on how much time to spend on mss that don't connect was on submissions, not my authors!Got some panicked notes! Sorry! #pubtip

#pubtip: I will never, ever look at a YA or NA book over 100k. Ever.

#pubtip: line breaks in queries are your friend. I automatically reject huge chunks of text

#pubtip: if your email title won't fit in a tweet, just walk away. #badqueries

#pubtip: If you're querying w/ nonfiction, it's ESSENTIAL you include info about your platform in letter. Or I'll assume there isn't one.

Writers, take note: "eyebrow" and "brow" are not the same thing. Your brow is your forehead. #pubtip #writing #editortip

that time I wanted to tweet something truly inappropriate and unprofessional? I didn't do it. TAKE NOTE! #pubtip

The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Twilight listed together are BAD comp titles. #pubtip #agenting

My acquisitions editor @StephPostAuthor and I have been going over some stellar #submissions. Keep them coming! #mswl #amwriting #pubtip

#pubtip Remember we use genres to know where to market your book and where the bookbuyers will place your book for readers.

#pubtip The genres that are out there are pretty clear. Making up your own genre now doesn't make your story special.