The latest The ePubAgent Daily! paper.li/epubagent?edit… Thanks to @julialynnrubin @C_Conville @rebekahwsm #pubtip #amwriting

A closely related opening-scene issue is immediately backtracking into a flashback, instead of propelling the story forward. #pubtip

Too much exposition can rob that important opening scene of its energy, slowing the pacing & making the ms too easy to put down. #pubtip

Readers don’t always need a lot of world-building or details about protags’ backgrounds to follow along. Layer in more detail later. #pubtip

Reading submissions today! A top reason I stop reading many manuscripts: too much backstory/exposition in the opening scene. #pubtip

The latest The ePubAgent Daily! paper.li/epubagent?edit… Thanks to @E_Roths @sablehost @melflashman #pubtip #epub

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

The latest The ePubAgent Daily! paper.li/epubagent?edit… Thanks to @jnwh @beth_phelan @clairehennessy #pubtip #amwriting

#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