Track your characters! Thanks to client @DanicaWinters for this great #querytip ! twitter.com/danicawinters/…

Keep a spreadsheet of agents you query so you don't query them again should they pass. Or query them four times in 5 minutes #querytip

#querytip Not a make or break, but highly recommended: on your submitted ms NUMBER your pages and INCLUDE your NAME and TITLE on each page!

If you're submitting simultaneously it is to your advantage to let publishers know if u have a competing offer before withdrawing #querytip

"6 Ways To Make Comp Titles Work For You" by @JJohnsonBlalock carlywatters.com/2016/08/08/com… #MondayBlogs #querytip

Don't think you need a subject line? I have never requested more material from a query w/o a subject. #querytip

Here's a #querytip: please keep a spreadsheet/list of agents queried so you don't send the same thing to someone who already passed on it.

A lot of MG in my slush pile today under 20k words. This is too short. Gives me pause. Usually gets a rejection. #pubtip #querytip

Quick #querytip: When an agent requests pages, you can make our lives so much easier by naming the document the title of your manuscript!

#querytip Just because one agent doesn't connect doesn't mean that another won't. Don't despair, keep at it! #writing

Read each one on its own and decide if it’s an interesting sentence when isolated. #querytip

#querytip Been seeing a few book proposals for fiction complete with chapter outlines. BP's are not needed & not productive for fiction work

#querytip Why waste time sending an agent a genre that they say they do not rep. Spend your time wisely and sub the right agents #research

#querytip We love clear concise queries! No guessing genre, word count or hook! With hundreds of subs you have limited to draw us in.#GO!

#querytip We really appreciate the writers who thank us for reviewing their query. We may not have time to respond but do appreciate it!

#querytip sending questions about what we rep to our query email will go unanswered, visit bios and websites. Query box is for queries.

My #queries are riddled w #authors trying to be clever with silly ploys. Show heart, soul & substance instead. #querytip

#querytip Don't ask me to refer you to another agent if I reject you.Do your own research!If I think it's for another agent, I'll pass along

Friendly #querytip reminder: you need to include sample pages with your query! @dglm's guidelines ask for the first 25 pages.

Reminder, writers: Please query me at: chquery [at] mcintoshandotis [dot] com ONLY, not my personal accounts. Thanks! :) #querytip