Agent @DevourerofBooks of @ForewordLit seeks fiction: women’s, upmarket commercial, historical, & literary: ow.ly/wifH9 #pubtip

Pay attention to the nature of the free tips offered online. I regularly see people sharing ebook tip blogs from several years ago. #pubtip

Agent @esc_key of @ForewordLit seeks YA & MG that makes the reader laugh & cry. Guidelines & genres here: ow.ly/wieUN #pubtip

Trust your reader with a simple task, a simple game of Memory. Like average humans, they love to do things, & they love to win games #pubtip

Agent @dreamoforgonon of @ForewordLit seeks SF/F, Horror, Thriller, Upmarket, & NF w marginalized characters: ow.ly/wie5d #pubtip

A writer who doesn't read is like a chef who doesn't eat. They'll probably suck at it (and also starve and die). #pubtip

#KidLit agent @sarasciuto of @ForewordLit seeks PB, MG, YA, fiction & NF. Genres & guidelines here: ow.ly/widxk #pubtip

GUESS WHAT! I'm not a publicist. So don't email me and ask me to promote your self-published book for you. #snarly #pubtip

It's really obvious if a writer tries to write a genre they don't read. Don't do this. #pubtip

edittorrent: How to Put It Together Into One Neat Tweet buff.ly/1fnmshG #pubtip

NEW AGENT: @Michrichter1 of @ForewordLit seeks lit fic, women's commercial, thrillers, mysteries, nonfic ow.ly/wicSQ #pubtip

What IS a Literary Agent? buff.ly/1tTeh0g via @poetswritersinc #pubtip

#pubtip: Get a critique group. ow.ly/wfHLQ

BREAKING BEAUTIFUL by @jenniferswolf opens with wake up scene (for good reason). So, waking up isn't a deal breaker if it's relevant #pubtip

#PubTip = Opening pages with someone waking up can feel generic. Of 25 sample page submissions this weekend, 9 opened with wake up scenes.

If you Q via a mass mailing of agents, don't be surprised at the lack of response.#pubtip

Your comps don't have to be books. You can use TV and movies, too. Anything that isn't forced and gives us an image works. #Pubtip

“You want to create relationships. That’s the best way to sell your book.” - @Kerrie_Flanagan #PPWC2014 #pubtip

#pubtip: R+Rs should prompt an entire revision, not just a change of the things an agent mentioned.

#PubTip (really more of a Pub Suggestion) = before spending money on promo, vet your budget with your agent. #agenting