Emily S. Keyes
@esc_key
Literary Agent
Founder of the Keyes Agency, LLC. Bookish. Short. Invisible Disability. Brooklyn, NY. She/her
104 MSWL
1 AskAgent
36 Tips

Me sending you a form rejection does not mean, "Please send this same query with a different title as soon as you receive this." #querytip

Gemma Cooper
@gemma_cooper
Literary Agent
Literary Agent. Book pusher, runner, Pollyanna, 1st person to ever have a kid (yes, everything he does *is* amazing!) She/her
20 MSWL
32 AskAgent
3 Tips

#querytip - put book title in the email subject line. I quickly scan my Q inbox when I log in first thing. Intriguing titles catch my eye!

Carlisle Webber
@carliebeth
Literary Agent
Literary agent at @FuseLiterary 馃摎 Princess on the outside, villain on the inside 馃枻 She/her, Ms. 馃懜馃徏
113 MSWL
10 Tips

Don't spend time telling me that your book has no vampires. I care about what's there, not what isn't. #querytip

Michelle Richter
@Michrichter1
Literary Agent
@FuseLiterary Senior Agent. Murder=my fave. @PacePublishing alum. @SINCNational member. She/her. Query Manager link: QueryMe.Online/MichelleRichter
51 MSWL
9 AskAgent
1575 Queries
72 Tips

Don't know which blog/twitter/website said I'm interested in SciFi but they were misinformed. #querytip

Michelle Richter
@Michrichter1
Literary Agent
@FuseLiterary Senior Agent. Murder=my fave. @PacePublishing alum. @SINCNational member. She/her. Query Manager link: QueryMe.Online/MichelleRichter
51 MSWL
9 AskAgent
1575 Queries
72 Tips

Pet peeve #1=fiction novel. By definition, a novel is fictitious. #querytip

Michelle Richter
@Michrichter1
Literary Agent
@FuseLiterary Senior Agent. Murder=my fave. @PacePublishing alum. @SINCNational member. She/her. Query Manager link: QueryMe.Online/MichelleRichter
51 MSWL
9 AskAgent
1575 Queries
72 Tips

Writers, if I pass on your query, please don't respond with a query for another book. #querytip

Alexandra Penfold
@AgentPenfold
Literary Agent
Literary agent, NY Times Bestselling children's book author, maker of donuts + pies, lover of coffee.
8 AskAgent
80 Tips

I don't know about you but I've been loving @Michrichter1's #500queries. Writers, check this out. #querytip

Lane Heymont
@LaneHeymont
Literary Agent
Literary Agent. Connoisseur of horror, schadenfreude, and caffeine. Founder of @TheTobiasAgency . Opinions are my own. (he/him)
65 MSWL
2 AskAgent
477 Tips

In fact, don鈥檛 tell us ANYTHING! SHOW us everything. Even your word count and genre. Show us. Don鈥檛 tell us. #querytip #onrepeat

Lane Heymont
@LaneHeymont
Literary Agent
Literary Agent. Connoisseur of horror, schadenfreude, and caffeine. Founder of @TheTobiasAgency . Opinions are my own. (he/him)
65 MSWL
2 AskAgent
477 Tips

If you鈥檙e querying a YA or MG or a Children鈥檚 novel, please don't tell us what lesson readers will learn from it. Just don鈥檛. #querytip

Michelle Richter
@Michrichter1
Literary Agent
@FuseLiterary Senior Agent. Murder=my fave. @PacePublishing alum. @SINCNational member. She/her. Query Manager link: QueryMe.Online/MichelleRichter
51 MSWL
9 AskAgent
1575 Queries
72 Tips

It's not appropriate to query agents from your day job's email. Get a free personal email account. #querytip

Lane Heymont
@LaneHeymont
Literary Agent
Literary Agent. Connoisseur of horror, schadenfreude, and caffeine. Founder of @TheTobiasAgency . Opinions are my own. (he/him)
65 MSWL
2 AskAgent
477 Tips

Keep it positive in your query. We'll feel more positive about you. Trashing other books and/or yourself is counter-productive! #querytip

Lane Heymont
@LaneHeymont
Literary Agent
Literary Agent. Connoisseur of horror, schadenfreude, and caffeine. Founder of @TheTobiasAgency . Opinions are my own. (he/him)
65 MSWL
2 AskAgent
477 Tips

If you're querying for a young adult manuscript make sure to mention your protagonist's age! #querytip

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#querytip Please double space your manuscripts.... please.....

Lane Heymont
@LaneHeymont
Literary Agent
Literary Agent. Connoisseur of horror, schadenfreude, and caffeine. Founder of @TheTobiasAgency . Opinions are my own. (he/him)
65 MSWL
2 AskAgent
477 Tips

Spamming agents and editors on Facebook, let alone their personal pages, is a big NO-NO! #querytip

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 - check out the agent's website before you query! And speaking of, we have a great new one: browneandmiller.com

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In a little less than 4 weeks I'll be in #Seattle at the #PNWA conference. Local authors, come pitch me! #amwriting #amrevising #querytip

Michelle Richter
@Michrichter1
Literary Agent
@FuseLiterary Senior Agent. Murder=my fave. @PacePublishing alum. @SINCNational member. She/her. Query Manager link: QueryMe.Online/MichelleRichter
51 MSWL
9 AskAgent
1575 Queries
72 Tips

Adding me on Google+ or LinkedIn or Facebook when we've never met=not really a good idea #querytip #agent

Lane Heymont
@LaneHeymont
Literary Agent
Literary Agent. Connoisseur of horror, schadenfreude, and caffeine. Founder of @TheTobiasAgency . Opinions are my own. (he/him)
65 MSWL
2 AskAgent
477 Tips

Keep complaining about agents/editors off social media, at least about respectable ones. People talk and nothing is private. #querytip

Victoria Marini
@LitAgentMarini
Literary Agent
Literary Agent Not tall, just loud. Wants Books in which Things Happen
116 MSWL
45 Tips

reminder to querying authors: You should be querying w/ current work. If you're asking for rep. based on a previous novel ... no #querytip

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#querytip One typo in a query- understandable. Multiple? Not looking good... Proofread your queries if you want to make a good impression!