#pubtip Accept/reject all changes in your manuscript before submitting to publishers. Check all markup settings, send us something clean.

Sending chapters I didn't request is tricksy, but not smart. You can't fool me! #queries #PubTip

If you're writing in a genre you're unfamiliar with, make sure you research the norms and expectations for that genre. #pubtip

#PubTip ="how is this advice relevant to me?" Advice to author who writes 8 books/year isnt same as advice to author who writes 2 books/year

#PubTip = "how is this advice relevant to me?" Advice to author writing romance is not always the same as advice to author writing SF.

#PubTip = ask self, "how is this advice relevant to me?" Advice to author writing Book #1 is not the same as advice to author on Book #9.

Such good writing advice from @JulieFalatko! #pubtip twitter.com/JulieFalatko/s…

#PubTip = media kit should include press info, like @RoniLoren does here: roniloren.com/presskit/

#PubTip = media kit should include a media page, like @mikemartinez72 does here: michaeljmartinez.net/media/

Who looks at media kits? Foreign publishers, Hollywood people, bookstores, libraries, agents, readers, teachers. #pubtip

Working on author media kits this morning. Do it like this: michaeljmartinez.net/media/ @mikemartinez72 #pubtip

First rule of submitting to an editor or agent: Do your research. Make sure your ms fits with what they are acquiring. #pubtip

Words of wisdom from @chavelaque. #pubtip twitter.com/chavelaque/sta…

"This is a stamina game. Every successful writer kept writing and didn’t quit until they made it happen." - Tim Maleeny #pubtip

ICYMI: 4 Publishing Industry “Rules” You Can Break (and 6 You MUST follow!) ow.ly/za27300u73D #pubtip

Thursday! "Publishing Your First Novel in the 21st Century" Join me! (incl 5pg crit) ow.ly/qdiZ300uat4 #pubtip

#PubTip = include your author website on every piece of marketing material: blog posts, author interviews, bookmarks, biz cards, etc.

FYI, writers, I don't really need to know in your cover letter that an idea came to you in the shower. #pubtip #amwriting

Sci-fi writers! There is no longer any reason to conceal that you are female. It will not affect my ability to sell your book! #pubtip

Got queries w/ word counts of 25K (too low) to 150K (too high), Always exceptions but most nonfiction btwn 60K to 90K. #pubtip #amwriting