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!
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(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

The latest The Write Shadow Times! paper.li/TheWriteShadow… Thanks to @syntactics @poncedesouza @ecampbellbooks #pubtip #amwriting

Synopses for editors or agents should be chock full of spoilers. We want to know all the juicy stuff that happens. Don't be a tease. #pubtip

How to pitch an agent. wordwisebooks.blogspot.com/2017/01/how-to… #pubtip

Sometimes for reading purposes we have to digitally change the font/resize/whatever. That means your careful returns become a mess. #pubtip

Don't use backstory/background on your first page. First hook the reader, then you can fill them in on the details. #pubtip

Never send your first draft to an editor or agent. Taking the time to polish is more important than getting it in early. #pubtip

And definitely don't send a submission to an editor with the salutation "Dear Agent"! (and vice versa) #pubtip

Yes, you need professional editing. #pubtip

Social media will not get you where you want to go. Get on a plane and go do some real networking in the biz. It's who you know. #pubtip

Your straight-A's in high school composition don't matter anymore. You're in the big leagues now. #pubtip