#CLAqueries Psst. Just personal preference. I'm okay w/ Dear Kaitlyn. Ms. and Miss are just weird to read 😂 #querytip #amquerying

#CLAqueries Easiest excuse: you find out later. In the query, I should know a reason. It's lazy if there is no cause/effect #querytip

#CLAqueries Big thing in #amquerying is memory loss. Be sure to say HOW this happens in the query. Not just need to remember #querytip (1/2)

Because then, the agent? They have to write back to you, "Dear H." It is all kinds of awkward. :) 2/2

#CLAqueries If agent accepts attachments & copy/paste, think each over. Pasting can alter your formatting into a mess #querytip

#CLAqueries Remember, a synopsis still matters. Sometimes seeing where the story goes helps an agent decide if it's ready #querytip

THE SHORT FUSE GUIDE TO QUERY LETTERS by #LiteraryAgent @Michrichter1 is free all this week! ow.ly/UTtX309zTN0 #querytip #queryletter

Pretty please follow these formatting gyuidelines! #querytip #amwriting #pubtip

Unsure whether to use a comma? Read the sentence out loud. If there's a natural pause, USUALLY add a comma #querytip #amwriting #amquerying

Test your punctuation know-how! Commas, semi-colons, and dashes! #amwriting #amquerying #querytip #amediting emlita.wordpress.com/2016/10/05/thi…

Do you know the 4 kinds of sentence structure? Here are the differences #amwriting #amquerying #amediting #querytip emlita.wordpress.com/2017/03/05/do-…

Formatting thread! A must read for writers. #amquerying #amwriting #pitchwars #p2p17 #PitchMadness #querytip

#nationalgrammarday Then/Than, Further/Farther, To/Too, Its/It's. Learn them before you write them #querytip #amwriting #amquerying #editing

How to Approach New Literary Agents After Parting Ways w Your Previous Representation via @msmariavicente #querytip

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#1 way to keep readers engaged: avoid passive tense. Decided to, seemed to, began to, there was/were. All take away the action. #querytip

Our #LiteraryAgents are donating #QueryLetter critiques to benefit @ACLU! Bid here: winningcause.org/fuseliterary #querytip #charity

Not picky, but a howdy would be nice. :)
A salutation shows you're making a conscious decision about that agent at that time. #querytip

Do not send an "exclusive" query letter when no one has asked for it. #querytip

Spent today reading my boss' slush. Around 100 queries! Here's an article on the Do's and Don'ts! publishingcrawl.com/2015/08/14/que… #querytip

Writers, keep track of who you submit to so you don't accidentally query the same agent with the same project a few weeks apart. #querytip