Abby Saul
@BookySaul
Literary Agent
agent at The Lark Group (@LarkWords), reader of books, hiker of trails | she/her
75 MSWL
8 Queries
70 Tips

#querytip Diving right into the query ("Grace's mother kept secrets") > starting with "I" statements ("I have written a novel about Grace")

Sara Megibow
@SaraMegibow
Literary Agent
she/her Literary Agent at KT Literary. Reading, parenting, table top gaming, baking challah, hiking and wine tasting. Always LGBTQIA+ friendly!
17 MSWL
13 AskAgent
298 Queries
525 Tips

#QueryTip = here is the original query letter for THE WEIGHT OF ZERO by @KarenFortunati (she NAILED it!) writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/g…

Sara Megibow
@SaraMegibow
Literary Agent
she/her Literary Agent at KT Literary. Reading, parenting, table top gaming, baking challah, hiking and wine tasting. Always LGBTQIA+ friendly!
17 MSWL
13 AskAgent
298 Queries
525 Tips

Don't open a query with, "you've never seen anything like this before!" #querytip #pubtip

Heather McCorkle
@McCorkle_Editor
Editor
AQ editor w/City Owl, Editorial Director of Mystic Owl, romance in: SF/F genres for adults only! Love is love. cityowlpress.com enigmaticeditor.bl
95 MSWL
78 Tips

I've said it countless times, yet I still get queries of this nature in my inbox, so it bodes repeating: We do NOT publish YA. #querytip

Lucy Carson
@LucyACarson
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at The Friedrich Agency, New Yorker, Anglophile, dog AND cat person, theater nerd, @girlswritenow mentor 📚 she/her
20 MSWL
32 Tips

Author: wanna read my manuscript?
Me: depends-- what's it about?
Author: argh, I hate synopses...
Me: 👀

#querytip write the query.

Lauren Spieller
@laurenspieller
Literary Agent
LitAgent @FolioLiterary + @FolioJr - Full Adult + Kidlit wishlist on Pub Marketplace! ~ Author w/ S&S ~ I love dogs like it's my job ~ She/Her
637 MSWL
98 AskAgent
2 Queries
91 Tips

Include your personalization at the top of your query so the agent sees it right away. #querytip

P.S. Literary Agency
@PSLiterary
Literary Agency
Representing a diverse list of internationally published, award-winning, bestselling and debut creators.
2865 MSWL
71 AskAgent
3 Queries
179 Tips

Successful Queries: Agent Jessica Watterson and “The Heir and the Spare” bit.ly/2eFJvWI via @WritersDigest #amquerying #querytip

Mary C. Moore
@Mary_C_Moore
Literary Agent
Literary Agent
110 MSWL
42 AskAgent
222 Tips

Submitting writers. Page numbers please. I know everything is electronic, but they are still necessary, especially beyond 10 pgs! #querytip

Rachel Stark
@syntactics
Editor
Editor of graphic novels, novels & IP @DisneyBooks ▫️ House Stark; more of an Arya than a Tony ▫️ Opinions my own; pic @JarrettWilliams 's ▫️ gender’s a lie🤷‍♀️
147 MSWL
6 Tips

Illustrators, if you draw people, please include non-white people in your portfolio! I always look for this. #kidlit #querytip

Lauren Spieller
@laurenspieller
Literary Agent
LitAgent @FolioLiterary + @FolioJr - Full Adult + Kidlit wishlist on Pub Marketplace! ~ Author w/ S&S ~ I love dogs like it's my job ~ She/Her
637 MSWL
98 AskAgent
2 Queries
91 Tips

Your query doesn't have to be perfect, but if you have run-on sentences/poor grammar, it's not a good sign... #querytip #triadatip

Alex Slater
@abuckslater
Literary Agent
Literary agent @GreenburgerLit @GreenburgerKids . Black Lives Matter. he/him.
132 MSWL
32 AskAgent
55 Tips

#querytip: Rather than repeat lines directly from my bio or #MSWL, use your query to show how your project will connect with my tastes.

McIntosh & Otis
@McIntoshAndOtis
Literary Agency
Full service literary agency.
1 MSWL
15 Tips

Plz always let agents you've queried know if you have an offer of rep! It's sad learning the MS we stayed up reading is now rep'd #querytip

Shira Hoffman
@ShiraSHoffman
Literary Agent
Singer, dancer, editor, poet, animal lover, and abuser of exclamation marks! (She/Her)
19 MSWL
12 Tips

Don't query agents at their main emails if they have a seperate query email! All they are going to do is forward it anyways #querytip

Stephanie Delman
@imaginarysmd
Literary Agent
Professional hype woman/literary agent. Founding partner at @trellislit . Black lives matter & trans lives matter. she/her
14 MSWL
15 Tips

Query pet peeve: opening with "Hey Stephanie." As my made-up grandpa would say, hey is for horses (& overly casual queriers) #querytip

Jessica Faust
@BookEndsJessica
Literary Agent
President & founder of BookEnds Literary Agency, author advocate, optimist, & professional pain in the ass. Runs on coffee, wine, & kettlebells. She/Her
396 MSWL
574 AskAgent
191 Tips

Book marketing facts are something the agent should know. #querytip. How you see market for your book (comparisons) is a better idea.

Jessica Faust
@BookEndsJessica
Literary Agent
President & founder of BookEnds Literary Agency, author advocate, optimist, & professional pain in the ass. Runs on coffee, wine, & kettlebells. She/Her
396 MSWL
574 AskAgent
191 Tips

If you need to tell me the buying market for your genre (women ages 18-40) I'm probably not the right agent for this project. #querytip

Jessica Faust
@BookEndsJessica
Literary Agent
President & founder of BookEnds Literary Agency, author advocate, optimist, & professional pain in the ass. Runs on coffee, wine, & kettlebells. She/Her
396 MSWL
574 AskAgent
191 Tips

I will not read included sample pages if your query doesn't grab me. Always make sure that query blurb sings. #querytip

Uwe Stender
@UweStenderPhD
Literary Agent
Founder @triadaus , Literary/Film Agent. Herthaner. Berliner Schnauze. Westend. Qualität kommt von Qual. 1982,1991, 2013, 2017. Books, Films, Music. ❤ Berlin ❤
81 MSWL
1203 AskAgent
44 Queries
81 Tips

Don't take rejections personally. Even if I LOVED 100 queries per week, I could not take on 100 projects a week.Because logistics. #querytip

Lauren Spieller
@laurenspieller
Literary Agent
LitAgent @FolioLiterary + @FolioJr - Full Adult + Kidlit wishlist on Pub Marketplace! ~ Author w/ S&S ~ I love dogs like it's my job ~ She/Her
637 MSWL
98 AskAgent
2 Queries
91 Tips

Signing w/ an agent is like entering into any relationship: make sure you're on the same page about your needs & expectations. #querytip

Mary C. Moore
@Mary_C_Moore
Literary Agent
Literary Agent
110 MSWL
42 AskAgent
222 Tips

If a line out of your query can be inserted into another pitch, eg "must make a choice before time runs out," then it's too vague. #querytip