Editor
When possible, it's always best to address your submission to a specific person (editor/agent) and not just the submissions void. #pubtip
Editor
Keep the conflict strong in your manuscript to avoid a sagging middle. #pubtip
Literary Agent
Stop Focusing on Follower Count: 5 Better Approaches for Improving Social Media Use janefriedman.com/stop-focusing-… via @JaneFriedman #pubtip
Literary Agency
Bid on 15-minute phone consultations with @FuseLiterary #Agents to benefit @ACLU! #charity #pubtip winningcause.org/fuseliterary/
Literary Agent
wtf with the super long novels in my queries this week? 150k+ is toooooooo long for me, personally. #pubtip
Editor
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
Literary Agent
Phil Giangrande @SeatedWriters
#podcast #writing #writingtips #seatedatthewritertable pic.twitter.com/6ZakzRP1cLTalking, learning, and dreaming about your craft all mean nothing if you're not PRACTICING it. #amwriting #pubtip #writingtips
Literary Agent
#pubtip: If you're submitting to an agent, using "dear Publisher, or something" is maybe not the best salutation.
Literary Agency
THE SHORT FUSE GUIDE TO BOOK PUBLISHING RIGHTS by #LiteraryAgent @agentsavant is free all this week! ow.ly/9AL1309zUeR #pubtip
Literary Agent
Reminder: Don't give up. Keep pushing. Run those books into the ground.
The universe might surprise you. #pubtip
Literary Agent
Agents and editors should never be the first reader of a ms. Make sure it's polished & ready to go before you Q. #pubtip
Literary Agent
Agents do not give opinions on mss. They consider mss for representation to sell. Opinions come from critique partners or betas. #pubtip
Literary Agency
THE SHORT FUSE GUIDE TO BOOK PUBLISHING CONTRACTS by #LiteraryAgent @esc_key is free all this week! ow.ly/Zi5d309zUbh #pubtip
Literary Agent
Same #pubtip, one more time. Pls don't complain that I've responded too quickly to your query. Why would the alternative be desirable?
Literary Agent
E.L.C. Nubrac ✍ @elcnubrac
Fastest rejection I ever got came from Deidre but happened to be the most constructive response yet. 10/10 would query again! twitter.com/DeidreKnight/s…You are so incredibly kind. I can't tell you how it lifts me up to know I've helped. #pubtip #pitchwars #pitmad
Literary Agent
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
Literary Agent
Alison Weiss @alioop7
Ms formatting basics for submission: 12 point font. (I prefer Times New Roman, but something clean. Don't get fancy.} Double spaced.Pretty please follow these formatting gyuidelines! #querytip #amwriting #pubtip
Literary Agent
The latest The Write Shadow Times! paper.li/TheWriteShadow… Thanks to @PJMcIlvaine @YamileSMendez @KateForsyth #pubtip #amwriting
Literary Agent
"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
Literary Agent
If you get feedback on your story from any reader, critique partner, etc., don't defend. Absorb and consider. #pubtip