Remember in Qs it's important to show the conflict as well as the characters & setting. #pubtip

If I can unsubscribe from your query then it is not a query. #pubtip

The Feb. First Pages show is up! Also, @lzats and I put some thoughts on the goal of these shows into the below thread. #amwriting #pubtip

Editors and Agents Have More in Common than You Might Think by #literaryagent @Rachel_Burkot #querytip #pubtip hollowayliteraryagency.com/2016/02/02/edi…

I love queries that start: "I noticed that you are an agent that exists. Please read my book." ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #pubtip #sarcasm

Yes! I'm looking for debut writers! In query say "I don't have any publishing credentials"
Avoid "I'm not Stephen King yet, but..." #pubtip

“If you’re more concerned about publishing the book than writing it, you might be doing it wrong.” - Chuck Wendig #pubtip

Some truths from one of my favorite writers, @DelilahSDawson. #pubtip

#pubtip most agents/editors don't want to fly home from a conference with a bunch of hard copies of self-pubbed books in their carry-on.

Now that @SFWC is here, let's talk about How to Make a #WritersConference Schedule Work for You: fuseliterary.com/how-to-make-a-… #pubtip

I'm less interested in the All The Things That Ever Happened To Me memoir than One Very Significant Thing & How I Dealt w/It kind. #pubtip

"You are morons who would not know a good book if it fell from the sky" is the worst way to respond if an editor passes on your MS. #pubtip

Unless an agent expresses interest in seeing a revision, don't resubmit. #pubtip

So important! #pubtip

If there's an unsubscribe option in your query, then you have not written a query. #pubtip (And I will most definitely unsubscribe.)

My new motto
#pubtip #agenting

Today's cranky #pubtip: authors, before you submit something, for the love of God make sure you've turned off Track Changes.

This is literally always true #writetip #amwriting #pubtip

The best part of #AWP17 is when the literary agents battle in single combat under the midnight sky, over the authors we've found. #pubtip

Query = cover letter for job application. You want to be "hired" to write. So tell us your qualifications & why you want the "job". #pubtip