“Just do what you do best.” – Red Auerbach #nonfiction #pubtip

Why Agents Pass On Material They Say They Are Looking For #MSWL #pubtip #MondayBlogs bit.ly/1mzpr3I

No, we don't accept queries for books that are not yet complete. #agenting #pubtip #queries

No, we don't accept queries for books written in another language needing to be translated into English. #agenting #pubtip #queries

Why the continual cycle of growth is important for #writers, agents, and editors rachelmbrooks.com/2014/06/nobody… #writetip #pubtip

Writers~don't query before your ms is completed and polished. Also, an agent should not be your 1st read.#pubtip

Yes, we accept queries from authors of all ages. #pubtip #queries #agenting

Yes, we accept queries from authors outside the US. #pubtip #queries #agenting

#pubtip: Naming your book "50 shades of {anything}" is not going to fly.

Similarly, just bought @lilykingbooks's Euphoria on the fantastic reviews. So exciting to see a writer find a story that resonates. #pubtip

Keep writing if you don't hit critical mass until later. Look at Liane Moriarty and @jojomoyes...great success many books in! #pubtip

But it is in the writing of a great second novel that you start to cement your readership. #pubtip

For successful debut novelists, there is a tendency for your second to be insurmountably difficult to write. You are note alone! #pubtip

“How do you get to the heart of a form? You read it a lot.” - Amy Sage Webb #TWW14 #pubtip

“Be nice. Don’t burn any bridges in the PR field.” - Patsy Terrell on author marketing #TWW14 #pubtip

Myron Uhlberg talking about reading hundreds of picture books to learn how to write them #TWW14 #pubtip

A bunch of links is not a query letter. I won't click on them even if you are sending them "exclusively". Follow the rules, please. #pubtip

The big publishing dream is not enough--why #writers need small goals too rachelmbrooks.com/2014/06/why-wr… #writetip #pubtip

#pubtip: DO NOT SEND PORN TO AN AGENT ATTACHED TO A QUERY LETTER. *scrubs brain and stabs out eyes*

"I have a GN, but if you think it'll work better as a novel that's ok too." Dude, commit to your story, and your medium. #badqueries #pubtip