18,000 words does not a novel make. #pubtip #querytip

#querytip a fair number of agents/agencies close to submissions around this time every year, so plan accordingly and do your homework.

This. #Querytip #Agenttip

#querytip "It's about the shattered American dream" is not as helpful as "It's about a man whose house is threatened w/ foreclosure." (2/2)

#querytip when I say I want to know what the book is about, I mean literally. I mean the plot, not the metaphor. For Example... (1/2).

1/2 Seymour Agency sub requirements mention not to send files but I've rec'd 3 just today. Please follow sub guidelines! #querytip

Time for another friendly reminder about word counts... writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/g… #querytip

Consider your query as a professional application letter. Breaking the general conventions isn't smart or cute. It's detrimental. #querytip.

Make it as easy as possible for the agent to contact you and to find you online. #querytip

Please don't respond to a rejection asking why an agent didn't read to the end. If I'm not hooked, I stop, wherever it is. #querytip

Want to participate in a twitter pitch event, but don't know when they are? Well, check this out! #querytip

#querytip Also when you submitting to agents, please, please, please follow their agency's guidelines. I can't stress this enough.

#querytip Submitting directly to me when I didn't request it doesn't put you ahead of everyone else. I go in order of when I received them.

For query letter help, look to the Query Quill. @MM Finck. #amquerying, #querytip bit.ly/2egFXd mmfinck.com/#!queryquill/c…

You don't want to start your query off being combative. Life's too short. #pubtip #querytip

I cannot lie on days like to today, I do not mind deleting queries that are not addressed properly. #amreading #querytip

Here's what @FuseLiterary's new #LiteraryAgent, @MKDB, represents: ow.ly/FLNb306FZIt #QueryTip #SubTip #TeamFuse

#querytip : If an agent uses #mswl, don't pitch them via Twitter or send them links to your website! Follow their agency guidelines.

When a "rejected" writer responds to me with an email to tell me what a mediocre agent I am. YOU queried me, Einstein. #agentlife #querytip

The over-enthusiastic use of the exclamation point can spoil a query #querytip