If your agent hates your next manuscript, she/he should at least be able to tell you why. Concept? Craft? #pubtip

What if your agent hates your next manuscript? Talk about it. THEN: edit it, shelve it, self-publish it, change agents. Any/all. #pubtip

Ready to promote your work? Here are 20 smart & simple publicity ideas for writers: mariavicente.com/post/103035180… #publicity #pubtip

Opened 2 subs already self-pubbed. Self-published=published. Done. Over. Looking for unpublished work. #slushpile #agenting #pubtip

5 Real Reasons Literary Agents Are So Darn Picky bit.ly/1IG7zz7 #MondayBlogs #pubtip http://t.co/LngoPLBN4y

@jaromyh @Renee_Nyen Yes, although aim to list comparable titles published in the past 2-3 years. #pubtip

One thing that always grabs my attention in a query is a good comp title combo. I like authors who know their market. #pubtip

Friendly reminder: Writers, looking for help crafting a hook & a great page? I'm teaching a class 6/30! #pubtip bit.ly/1eo2La6

Agents and authors: Editors love to be let in on thoughts for Book Two before the writing starts. #pubtip

Pr vs. Marketing: Novelists might be better off skipping the magazine pitches and printing ads instead. publishingperspectives.com/2015/06/should… #pubtip

Literary Agent Tells All: 6 Things You Shouldn’t Expect From Your Agent via @thewritelife nyv.me/l/L4hj #pubtip

Your narrator's voice becomes 100% more convincing when you cut out, "Yeah," from your prose. e.g. "Yeah, mom's mad." < "Mom's mad." #pubtip

A submission like this would be an auto-no for me, "I self published this book and am revising based on feedback in the reviews." #pubtip

When I see title-matches, I assume the person's not a big reader, and I want to sign readers first and foremost. #queries #pubtip

This isn't to say you can't use the same title as another published book, but it should be a choice, where you've weighed pros/cons #pubtip

Getting a lot of queries for YAs with the same title as popular published YAs. Authors, search your titles before #querying. #pubtip

#5. Target your book to the correct audience. YES, YES, THIS. #pubtip twitter.com/carlywatters/s…

That's a #pubtip, that's a human decency tip, that's a you-need-an-attitude-check tip.

A tragedy is not your marketing opportunity. #pubtip

June Subs Spree now OPEN. We’re looking for a Private Investigator #Mystery! #amediting #PubTip buff.ly/1CbGW2P @RWAKissofDeath