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What NOT to do in a query: Received this as shown, only eliminated name. Getting such a query is a 100% NO. RESPONSE. #querytip #agentlife

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Laura Crockett ☕️ @LECrockett
Agents (and readers) need to see more conflict in the query so they know WHY they should be enticed to read the cool story. (2/2) #querytip twitter.com/LECrockett/sta…(3/2, ha) Writing a SFF query requires a balancing act of sharing bits of character/world info & conflict/plot intrigue. #querytip

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Laura Crockett ☕️ @LECrockett
Too often SFF queries focus on the protagonist's cool abilities and/or the world instead of the conflict/driving force/plot. (1/2)Agents (and readers) need to see more conflict in the query so they know WHY they should be enticed to read the cool story. (2/2) #querytip

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Emily Rodmell @EmilyRodmell
Planning to shop your manuscript around? Here are some submission blunders to avoid. pic.twitter.com/vYsldyQ7urIf I had a nickel for every time these come across my desk... #querytip

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Naomi Davis @NaomisLitPix
#querytip ...but a way to NOT get me excited about a book is to tell me in a query I'd better rep this cuz it's going to make millions (1)#querytip ...cuz EVEN IF THAT'S TRUE, I care way more about the story/author telling it than about promises you can't reasonably make. (2)

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DON'T query me books with Nazis as THE main protagonist. If they are tertiary villains it's maybe ok, but otherwise:NO. #querytip #hatenazis

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