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

How much do you know about hiring an external publicist for your novel? #mondayblogs #pubtip wp.me/p1EorO-1tP

"I have a published novel I'm submitting for representation." If you self-pub, I most likely can't trad-pub unless it sold thousands #pubtip

List word count in your query. Page count changes with font, etc. and character count matters less in books than it does on Twitter. #pubtip

We have an exciting announcement coming on Monday for authors interested in writing for @LoveInspiredBks. Keep watching! #writing #pubtip

Agents know what is required for your book to sell to publishers (and readers). It's in your best interest to deliver what we ask. #pubtip

Gotta love the huge spike in submissions this week. This is your friendly reminder that I am not closing to subs forever. #pubtip

Also about reviews: a starred review does NOT mean the publishing house paid for that star. #pubtip

About reviews: publishing houses send to reviewers (PW, Locus, Kirkus, etc) & reviewer chooses which books to cover and how. #pubtip