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· 25 Jul 2016

Lauren Spieller @laurenspieller

@john_zeleznik but: my MSWL isn't up yet. Make sure you're not confusing me with @LECrockett!

BIG note, querying writers! @triadaus has a LaurA and a LaurEN. Make sure you query the correct one! ;) #querytip

· 25 Jul 2016

#querytip constantly checking in about the status of your submission is a great way to get an agent to skim it quickly before passing on it

· 21 Jul 2016

Pro tip. If you have an "offer of representation" and you are emailing an agent to tell them put it in the subject line #querytip

· 21 Jul 2016

If you're comparing your work to Kafka I'm not the right agent for you. #querytip

· 19 Jul 2016

I maintain: vague phrases in queries are one of my biggest pet peeves. "An unexpected decision." BUT WHAT IS IT?! #querytip #amagenting

· 19 Jul 2016

Melissa Ann Singer @maseditor

a handful of near-misses in the latest batch of things I rejected. those are hard decisions to make. sometimes I try to give a note or two +

A rejection isn't always easy to hand out. #querytip twitter.com/maseditor/stat…

· 19 Jul 2016

If you're trying to get published, attend conferences. They're all about networking & I've signed MANY clients from pitches there. #querytip

· 19 Jul 2016

My 5 tips on #pitching for @ChiWritersConf: chicagowritersconference.org/2016/07/13/5-t… #querytip #amwriting #MSWL

· 19 Jul 2016

Sharon Pelletier @sharongracepjs

#querytip When an agent requests your full MS, double-check that you're sending a clean version with edits accepted and comments removed!

Replying to @sharongracepjs

Reading w/ your Tracked Changes or CP's comments is very distracting and makes you look sloppy. And highlights your errors! #querytip

· 19 Jul 2016

#querytip When an agent requests your full MS, double-check that you're sending a clean version with edits accepted and comments removed!

· 18 Jul 2016

I ask for the 1st 20 pages bec I want to see a sample of your writing. If you don't include them, it's automatically a pass. #querytip

· 18 Jul 2016

Please query agents BEFORE you self-pub, not after. #querytip

· 18 Jul 2016

Freelance Editors: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly marycmoore.com/index.php/2016… #querytip #askagent #amwriting #amediting

· 16 Jul 2016

Fiction manuscripts should always be completed before querying! You can query nonfiction with a proposal #querytip

· 14 Jul 2016

50,000 words is too short. It just is. #querytip

· 12 Jul 2016

If you have made-up words in the title of your novel, I'm probably not the right agent for you. #querytip

· 10 Jul 2016

#querytip when you receive an offer of rep on a project you've queried please notify us at our direct email accts Use OFFER in subject line

· 8 Jul 2016

#QueryTip When an agent has submission guidelines on their website, follow them and not something you read in a general guidebook.

· 8 Jul 2016

Amy TrulyHollyJolly🌲❤️ @atrueblood5

Voice? Pacing? What does Literary Agent @ElanaRoth want to see in the first five pages of a… chasingthecrazies.wordpress.com/2016/07/08/fir… pic.twitter.com/0aNZixe6xe

For the lighter side today, I did a little blog interview… #pubtip #querytip twitter.com/atrueblood5/st…

· 8 Jul 2016

Writer's Digest @WritersDigest

Will a literary agent Google you after you query them? tinyurl.com/l3mespn pic.twitter.com/OtVbjdY1bk

Yes. Yes I will. #querytip #askagent twitter.com/writersdigest/…

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