When possible, it's always best to address your submission to a specific person (editor/agent) and not just the submissions void. #pubtip

Keep the conflict strong in your manuscript to avoid a sagging middle. #pubtip

Stop Focusing on Follower Count: 5 Better Approaches for Improving Social Media Use janefriedman.com/stop-focusing-… via @JaneFriedman #pubtip

Bid on 15-minute phone consultations with @FuseLiterary #Agents to benefit @ACLU! #charity #pubtip winningcause.org/fuseliterary/

wtf with the super long novels in my queries this week? 150k+ is toooooooo long for me, personally. #pubtip

A great author website is one of the most important tools to have. Updating it is key. Make sure current books and links are posted. #pubtip

Talking, learning, and dreaming about your craft all mean nothing if you're not PRACTICING it. #amwriting #pubtip #writingtips

#pubtip: If you're submitting to an agent, using "dear Publisher, or something" is maybe not the best salutation.

THE SHORT FUSE GUIDE TO BOOK PUBLISHING RIGHTS by #LiteraryAgent @agentsavant is free all this week! ow.ly/9AL1309zUeR #pubtip

Reminder: Don't give up. Keep pushing. Run those books into the ground.

The universe might surprise you. #pubtip

Agents and editors should never be the first reader of a ms. Make sure it's polished & ready to go before you Q. #pubtip

Agents do not give opinions on mss. They consider mss for representation to sell. Opinions come from critique partners or betas. #pubtip

THE SHORT FUSE GUIDE TO BOOK PUBLISHING CONTRACTS by #LiteraryAgent @esc_key is free all this week! ow.ly/Zi5d309zUbh #pubtip

Same #pubtip, one more time. Pls don't complain that I've responded too quickly to your query. Why would the alternative be desirable?

You are so incredibly kind. I can't tell you how it lifts me up to know I've helped. #pubtip #pitchwars #pitmad

I'm about to share an oddball #pubtip. Wait for it...if you write under, say, H. Watkins, dont sign your letter H. Watkins.1/2

Pretty please follow these formatting gyuidelines! #querytip #amwriting #pubtip

The latest The Write Shadow Times! paper.li/TheWriteShadow… Thanks to @PJMcIlvaine @YamileSMendez @KateForsyth #pubtip #amwriting

"If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time (or tools) to write. Simple as that." BEST #pubtip from great @Stevenking 1/2

If you get feedback on your story from any reader, critique partner, etc., don't defend. Absorb and consider. #pubtip