Proofread your #QueryLetter. It's our first impression of your writing skills, and spelling/grammatical errors don't bode well. #pubtip

From Blurb to Book: Pitch, Write & Sell Your Book in 5 Months! Details on how to submit: bit.ly/1x8hApm #Blurb2Book #writing #pubtip

By technicality, can every one of your "chapters" be less than 5 pages each? Yes. Should they? No. #pubtip

Humorous fiction may be the most difficult genre to write bc you have to simultaneously accomplish both humor and narrative. #pubtip

Debut novelists & otherwise, do yourself a favor & pick up WRITING THE BREAKOUT NOVEL by @DonMaass. It will be your bible. #pubtip

>50% of the sub letters I see in my inbox contain some kind of self-insult ("I know this doesn't sound unique..."). Don't do that!! #pubtip

No need 2 ask agents what they rep. Check their site ow.ly/Kk3aA & ow.ly/Kk3cD & ow.ly/Kk3e3 #pubtip

Finish that First Draft! buff.ly/1DCmpcA By @wendyorr via #ChaBooCha #writingtip #pubtip

A msg for 1st time #authors: rock your no sales record. It's easier to establish than rehabilitate a bad sales record. @amwriting #pubtip

Keep in mind when we talk about suspense in #LoveInspiredSuspense, we mean danger to the hero & heroine from a villain. #pubtip #Blurb2Book

You can't copyright titles. @MNBookPub #pubtip

For @bostwickAM, it's routine that keeps her typewriter clickety-clacking -- and making sure her cat is fed #pubtip fieryseas.com/2015/03/06/ord…

Avoid overusing images, e.g. "The rain fell in sheets, and waking up, I pulled my own sheets over my head." This weakens your prose. #pubtip

Writers ~ you do not need to pay an intermediary for an "introduction" to a legitimate literary agent. Ck guidelines & send a Q. #pubtip

#Protip: Maybe don't try to tear down the agent you're querying in an attempt to make yourself more appealing. O.O #pubtip

If you want to be a professional writer, you have to be willing to approach publishing in a professional manner. #pubtip

One of the worst things a debut can present me with is a handful of manuscripts all in different genres. Branding and focus, please. #pubtip

Things I care more about than what your character does first thing upon waking: Everything. #writingtip #pubtip

Want to write PBs? Check out @taralazar's awesome PB dummy post to get to know different layouts. taralazar.com/2009/02/22/pic… #pubtip

Want to know how to write a standout blurb and first page to catch an editor's eye? bit.ly/1x8lxdK #Blurb2Book #pubtip #writing