10 Things You Need on Your Author Website: mariavicente.com/post/947210195… #pubtip #writing

When pitching to an agent, personalize your pitch. We want to see that you’ve thought through your submission process! #pubtip #businesstip

#PubTip = yes, oh yes oh yes how I love excerpts on an author website!!! Like this: julianastone.com/young-adult/bo… BOYS LIKE YOU by @Juliana_Stone

#PubTip = Genre is determined by which aisle in bookstore your book will be shelved (which is why "it's a bit of all three" is a #QueryFail)

#PubTip = a book can be middle grade sci-fi and in this case the genre is middle grade and the sub-genre is sci-fi.

#PubTip = a book can be science fiction romance and in this case the genre is romance and sub-genre is sci-fi.

@SaraMegibow That's like "You aren't seeking memoir, but my life story reads like fiction so I'm querying you." It's still memoir. #pubtip

#QueryFail = "I see you rep romance, MG and Sci-Fi which is great because my book has a bit of all three!" No! Nail your genre. #pubtip

#3 - "most common mistake by writers looking for an agent?" Me, "by far it's not knowing your genre and/or wrong genre." #pubtip #agenting

#2 - "what do you mean by strategy?" Me, "subsidiary rights + format + distribution." #agenting #pubtip

From @northcolowriter conference last night = LOTS of great #pubtip and #agenting questions!...

2 minutes until @WWWriting goes live with @P_N_Elrod and @rachelcaine. Tune in @ whiskeywinewriting.com !! #amwriting #writetip #pubtip

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