Number one #pubtip of all time: READ THE SUBMISSION GUIDELINES. If a publisher doesn't take email subs, don't email your sub.

Ideas are worthless. Everyone has ideas. It's the doing that matters. #pubtip #amwriting

Oh, barf. Have my fellow literary agents seen this TNR piece? newrepublic.com/article/120313… (h/t @adbsimon) #pubtip

FYI, if I follow you and immediately get an auto-tweet or auto-DM about your book or FB page, it's an immediate unfollow. #pubtip

#1 thing I learned from @ChuckSambuchino this weekend = reduce backstory and telling in those opening pages. #true #pubtip

Writers, please understand that your agent know what it takes. #pubtip

Seriously in my inbox, one line: "I need a literary agent please call me (phonenumber)" #imnotcalling #pubtip

How To Write A Killer Query Letter For Self-Help And How-To Books writersrelief.com/blog/2014/11/w… #pubtip

Advice by @LoriPerkinsRAB: Basic Promotion Every Author Should Have agentinthemiddle.blogspot.com/2014/11/an-age… #pubtip Agree/Disagree? She'd love your thoughts!

This seems like an obvious #pubtip but sign your #query with your name! I can’t believe how many queries I get without the author’s name.

<2/2>HOWEVER--if you've previously published it, it's very important that's clear when it's subbed & what rights are available. #pubtip

Here's a #pubtip: If you've self-published or previously published a manuscript, I don't mind, if the rights are available. HOWEVER...

For comparable titles, an author can use movies and/or books. #pubtip

I like seeing comparable titles in a query letter. It's not a deal-breaker OR a deal-maker, but I just personally like it. #pubtip

But even so, in general, unsolicited subs via Twitter will usually be deemed spam and blocked #pubtip

Sometimes editors or agents will do pitches on Twitter (I don't) and ask for further subs via their regular subs #pubtip

It's one thing to have a conversation via Twitter--that's what Twitter is for: networking, not submissions. #pubtip

Submission guidelines are the way to get your foot in the door, not demanding attention in someone's @ mentions. #pubtip

Today client @TriciaLevensell blogs: "You Can Be in Publishing AND be an Introvert" theplotless.wordpress.com/2014/11/10/you… #pubtip #writetip #writers

I say with certainty that 90% of the parents I've read in YA fiction are attorneys. The truth is: that many attorneys don't exist. #pubtip