No no no no. You don't query me and say "if you want to know more about this book, email me." That's not how it works. #pubtip

Writers! Your genre is NOT "general fiction." #pubtip

#PubTip: Don't reply to unrelated, non-MSWL tweets by agents/editors with pitches/buy-links for your projects. It doesn't get us interested.

A rejection from an editor is generally a rejection of a project, not an author. Don't shy away from submitting a new manuscript. #pubtip

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Tricky thing about writing historicals: anachronisms. You have to keep an eye out for words/phrases that weren't in use back then. #pubtip

If characters are happy & content before the climax of your romance, then conflict is probably not strong enough. Torture them more. #pubtip

Sometimes a story doesn't work because the writing voice doesn't fit the genre. #pubtip

#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

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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

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