#QueryFail - I wrote this book because everything on the shelves today is junk. #sigh

#QueryFail = "My steadfast commitment to antiestablishment prevents me from writing a formal query letter."

#QueryFail = "I see you represent middle grade, young adult, romance & science fiction. You'll love my novel because it's all these things!"

When I see the word "buxom" on 1st page, whatever I'm drinking comes out my nose. #queryfail #slushpile #writetip https://t.co/cO6G3Zx0zw

Super frustrating response to request for sample pages = "but it gets really good on page 60!" #QueryFail

.@SaraMegibow I had one tell me they self published it when I offered rep. Still mad 3yrs later. #queryfail 😡

.@Ginger_Clark @AKA_Terrie yep. Had a lab technician pitch me his memoir as he was drawing my blood. #queryfail

Huh, query letter with only a name and an attachment of sample writing. Not sure what to do with that. #slushpile #queryfail

Book submission disguised as a Christmas card. Hmmm, no. #queryfail

Blows me away that I still get mass query letters that aren't even in my genre, with all the info available out there. #queryfail #slushpile

#QueryFail = "the first 10 pages of my book are boring so I included chapter 10 instead."

Old hat for savvy writers, but had 3 subs today w/ unnecessary prologues that weighed down the oh-so-important opening. #writetip #queryfail

You're setting yourself up for rejection by telling me your book will outsell Harry Potter and then your writing doesn't deliver. #queryfail