#pubtip if you find the thought of writing a book for free and never making a single cent from it unappealing, you might want to switch jobs

Want to impress an editor? Make your romantic conflict something more than "He/She hurt me in the past, and I can never love again." #pubtip

How to make readers care about your characters: Don't give them wants. Give them needs. #pubtip

How to Escape the Slush Pile: a pre-submission checklist electricliterature.com/how-to-escape-… via @ElectricLit #pubtip

Prologues are almost always not needed & just an excuse to dump backstory. Avoid them. #pubtip

The most salable books have multiple hooks. Don't assume one is enough. #pubtip

Things that don't prove there is a market for your book:
-lots of other books like yours
-lots of google results for your topic
#pubtip

The latest The Write Shadow Times! paper.li/TheWriteShadow… Thanks to @RomanceUniv @BookTweepz @writelearndream #pubtip #amwriting

#PubTip = see @JaleighJohnson promote her audiobooks! DO THIS!! narrator, buylink, audio excerpt, etc: jaleighjohnson.com/the-mark-of-th… @audible_com

Revision letters are not rejection letters. Revision letters are invitations to resubmit. Don't get discouraged & miss opportunity. #pubtip

Great ways authors can help other authors. Support your community & they'll support you: fauziaburke.com/authors-helpin… #pubtip @FauziaBurke

Writing a thriller & take till chap 9 to get the storyline moving, pacing's way.... too.... slow. #pubtip

Have #LiteraryAgent @4triciaskinner #critique your FULL #MANUSCRIPT, benefits @EveryLibrary & @SFWC ow.ly/FCK9308bbJw #charity #pubtip

Great question, "can I query more than one agent at once?"
Good reminder for New Year = YES!
#pubtip
(although not >1 per agency, usually)

Preemptive tweet: I do not want your fake news parody book. #pubtip

BEST NEWS EVER! All writers should watch #ThisIsUs and take notes about characters, dialogue and emotional gut punches. #pubtip

Calling it now: rainbow paint smear is to 2017 book covers what neon green was in 2016. #pubtip

Handy infographic on commercial, upmarket, and literary fiction distinctions: carlywatters.com/2015/11/16/inf… #pubtip

"Never assume a reader is going to finish your first page, first chapter, or whole book." carlywatters.com/2015/11/02/6-t… #pubtip

Very frustrated that the first 5 projects I have read today are for things I don't represent. Please read submission guidelines! #pubtip