#QueryFail = "If you knew who I was you wouldn't require a query letter." #pubtip

I have to feel like your conflict and your protagonist are about evenly matched. That keeps it interesting. #PubTip

Websites & inanimate objects cannot refer a writer to me or my agency. Referred submissions are ones by colleagues and clients. #pubtip

How not to end your query letter. *actual query from years ago #pubtip http://t.co/lDj0j75XcX

What percentage of your first 10 pages are backstory? in epic fantasy that might be ok, but for many other genres it's red flag. #pubtip

Also in today's @FuseLiterary confetti cannon, The Short Fuse Guide to Book Proposals is FREE ow.ly/CyIwt #BookProposal #PubTip

Oldie but a goodie on flawed characters by @lorrainezr this Throwback Thursday tinyurl.com/27lnxs8 #writers #writetip #pubtip

Don't put red flags or exclamation points on your query. If it's in the inbox I will read it carefully. No highlighting needed #pubtip

Red flag in query = anything that sounds like, "heroine/hero WAS SHOCKED when alien landed/world imploded, etc" #pubtip

Trends! @ksumnersmith and I talk trends in this month's agency newsletter (scroll down): us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=84e91418141… #pubtip

Celebrate each small success to encourage yourself to keep achieving. #pubtip #writingtip… instagram.com/p/t7xLISs_1y/

To research agents at Publishers Marketplace, what should you look for? Sales in your genre and to what publisher. #pubtip

Another resource for researching literary agents is Publishers Marketplace. Here is my page for example: publishersmarketplace.com/members/SaraMe… #pubtip

Great points > Top Ten Writing Mistakes Editors See Every Day wp.me/p4Tq17-E #pubtip

This is not the only research you will do on an agent, but it's a great start! Canon of Ethics at AAR: aaronline.org/canon #pubtip

To help understand what makes an agent legitimate, read the AAR canon of ethics: aaronline.org/canon #pubtip

#PubTip = Here is the AAR canon of ethics for agents: aaronline.org/canon

Writers - don't take months to send a req ms. By the time it arrives, it may no longer be what agent or editor is looking for. #pubtip

A form reject is not the opening of a negotiation. When I say no, I mean it. Send me a different project. #pubtip pubtip

Only sending query to one agent per agency at a time = yes. Only sending to one agent in the world exclusively at a time = no. #pubtip