Don't. Respond. To. Rejections. #pubtip

Many agents and editors are attending #writing conferences. We look forward to time spent with your submission too. #WaitingIsHard #pubtip

Need inspiration? Spend an hour in a bookstore or library. #HappyPlace #pubtip #agenting

#PubTip = own every image that you use on your website. No kidding. Every single one.

#PubTip = Great support from your local bookstore? Include buylink to store like @JasonMHough and @MystGalaxyBooks = jasonhough.com/books/darwin/i…

#PubTip = want fans to buy more books? List multiple retailers on your website like @JasonMHough does here: jasonhough.com/books/darwin/i…

We're all in this together. Please understand that we work 70 hrs/wk to get you responses as fast as we can, for free—Don't be dicks #pubtip

Agents are people, not nameless beasts who only care about keeping you from being published. we get 150 subs/wk, and HAVE to say no #pubtip

Authors, give #teamredsofa agent @ALRutter some love. She's had some particularly nasty emails from writers lately. #pubtip: be kind!

"Fishing Out Your Manuscript Hook" writersinthestormblog.com/2015/07/fishin… #pubtip

Save yourself from needless rejections by researching an agent before submitting a query to her/him! #pubtip

For me, another great place to find my agent details is my publishers marketplace site: publishersmarketplace.com/members/SaraMe… #pubtip

The best place to find an agent's accurate submission guidelines are on her/his website. Here is ours: ktliterary.com #pubtip

#QueryFail (I see this too often) = "everything out there is garbage. Here's my way better book that will be a bestseller." #pubtip

#pubtip If your thriller is about some kind of agent and some kind of terrorist, just know that it's a very crowded market and a tough sell

"Think about how your story will add to the conversation" says @janetleecarey #PNWA60 #kidlit #pubtip

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"When you have a problem with your editor/publisher, an agent has more leverage than you to argue your case." -@AdamDetritus #PNWA60 #pubtip

MT @LisaAbellera: Ask a Literary Agent: @AmyCloughley Answers Your Questions via @BookCountry ow.ly/PFc5J #askagent #pubtip

The point of sample chapters is not to show the "best chapters." The point is to show me the BEGINNING of your novel. #pubtip.