PNWA Summer Conference 60th anniversary! I'll be there taking pitches and on panels: youtu.be/sjQC6lU3Kws via @PNWA #pubtip #PNWA

Beside hair color and shoe brand, I care almost zilch about how/when/with what force your character is breathing. #pubtip #baddetails

Common & never-successful query I get: "Just get me a book deal! You figure it out!" E.g. ppl who query 2+ books @ once. Noo. #pubtip

Make Your Manuscript Stand Out: Tips for Better Beginnings relentlesswriters.blogspot.com/2015/05/tips-b… via @LisaAbellera #askagent #writetip #pubtip #slushpile

Solid #writing advice here, and not just for SAT essays. "The Best SAT Essay Ever" shar.es/1rZLyG via @quickdirtytips #pubtip

#pubtip = Two things that really impress me when executed flawlessly: humor and horror. #agenting

"Never forget, publishing is the gambler's art." - Beth Wareham @SkinnySmoothies @shawdowteams #pubtip

Images of bullying in MG novels have felt generic and over-used recently, making bullying feel like a caricature instead of serious. #pubtip

#PubTip = authentic middle grade voice is rare. In sample pages I see too much writing-down to the reader or voice that sounds like an adult

#PubTip = don't say "XYZ agent referred me" in your query unless XYZ agent has called me in advance to say, "I am referring this person."

It's fine to have a message. It's called theme and symbolism. But don't preach it. Kids will see it for what it is. A lecture #pubtip

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Two most frequent mistakes in slush pile = not complete manuscript and manuscript in a genre I don't rep. These = auto rejection. #pubtip

Even after your work is accepted, you can run afoul with issues: wp.me/p3iZ6g-uI #writerslife #amwriting #pubtip via @Rati_Mehrotra

7 Top Authors Talk Twitter Tips and Social Media's Effects on Literature j.mp/1E0m7GX #pubtip #authors #amwriting

Meet Acquisitions Editor Mollie Turbeville #writingtip #PubTip #Inspy ow.ly/LOzJa

#Marketing can be fun, right? @Linhnguyenng #kidlit #pubtip MOMMY'S LITTLE WORDLINGS ow.ly/Lp8gQ

It's easy to miss overused pet words & phrases in your ms so have your beta readers be on the look out for them. #amediting #pubtip

The best books are not written with any specific age group in mind. #pubtip

#PubTip = Website suggestion: have an Excerpt page like this: tiffanyreisz.com/storytime/have… @tiffanyreisz