I'm still closed to queries and likely will be through the summer. Please do your homework before you email agents. #pubtip

#pubtip: Yes, I want diversity in my books. No, I will not request just because it's diverse. I have high standards for ALL books.

Behind The Scenes: How Copy Edits Work publishingcrawl.com/2014/04/16/beh… #pubtip #writers

Advice for #writers is great, but check if the post is current, reliability/expertise of the source, and if its applicable. #pubtip

NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS: bit.ly/1j9aPWJ (Behind the Scenes w/ @anaiahpress Managing Editor, --me--) #pubtip TY @lexicalcreation

Nowadays everybody wants to talk like they've got something to say. #platform #pubtip #neverforget

Ever wonder what a developmental editor could do for your book? by Alan Rinzler: alanrinzler.com/blog/2014/05/2… #pubtip #writingtips

Great advice for nonfiction book proposals > How to Write a Competitive Title Analysis by @NinaAmir #pubtip janefriedman.com/feeder/?Feeder…

#PubTip = open a PO Box to receive fan mail. Yes! You will receive fan mail (huzzah!) and...you don't want it going to your home. #agenting

So true! MT @RickiSchultz Agents in Am Idol pitch sesh: We need to know what genre/category we're dealing with on page 1 #writetip #pubtip

Please do not pitch me a one-hundred book series. Thank you. #pubtip

An agent will read until we have a reason to stop. Sometimes that means a couple of lines, sometimes it means 50 pages. #pubtip

Great #writers advice from some of @louisefury's clients, including NYT&USA Today bestseller @DianeAlberts: jennybent.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-be… #pubtip

If you self-pub'd the 1st book in a trilogy, don't query me about the 2nd or 3rd. Query the 1st or start something new. #pubtip

Do you know your audio book readers? Remember to reach out to them too! #PubTip

What Silence in Publishing Really Means #MondayBlogs #pubtip bit.ly/1jjaYGE

Does your work contain the phrase "couldn't help but?" Take it out. Write a better sentence. #pubtip

If your manuscript starts with a car crash, maybe it shouldn't. #pubtip from the #slushfiles

A "non-fiction narrative memoir" is just as bad as a "fiction novel. #pubtip

Google+ is important if only because it's Google's brainchild. Sure no one uses it, but if you search, guess what will pop up first? #pubtip