In a manuscript of 100k words, it seems silly to quibble over a single word choice. But every one of those words counts. #pubtip

Sue W Silverson on memoirs: "You cannot write about your whole life in one book. It would be overwhelming." #QWSW #pubtip

.@drydenbks lays down some thoughtful words on writers & the toxic comparison game. Give it a read. #pubtip emmaddryden.blogspot.com/2014/10/i-want…

You won't sell *everything* you write. Even the greats have manuscripts best left in drawers. Don't dwell. Get back to work! #pubtip

From the Blog Backlist: "7 Ways To Make Yourself An Easy Author to Work With" ow.ly/CyPDW #pubtip

#PubTip - list your literary agent on your website. If you know them, also list your foreign agent, film agent and publicist.

How True and Factual Does Your Memoir Have to Be? 5 Principles janefriedman.com/2014/10/16/mem… via @janefriedman #pubtip

#1 most common response to What Do I Want My #AgentDo was "communicate." #pubtip #interesting #agenting

#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