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

#pubtip twitter.com/alexisbasswrit…

"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.

An excellent series of blog posts about successful queries by @DaphneUn = ktliterary.com/category/ask-d… #pubtip

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

If the agent rejects, but the intern/assistant gives you praise/notes, pay attention. They might be an agent too someday. #askagent #pubtip

Query Slush Pile Secret = I read chronologically. So, sending 3 queries in a week doesn't improve chances for a quick response. #pubtip

Don’t post a link to your book every day on Facebook without offering your followers more. Share something a little more personal. #pubtip

In #YA, your third person narrator has a much higher mountain to climb than others with a first person. #pubtip

#QueryFail - "I'll stop by your office today to discuss my next great book." Luckily our address is a PO Box, eh? #pubtip

I'm deeply dubious of literary agents who also charge for editorial services. You should be too. #pubtip #beware