OKAY THIS SHOULD GO UNSAID BUT AUTHORS #PUBTIP #QUERYTIP DO NOT JUST SHOW UP AT OUR OFFICE TO PITCH YOUR BOOK/WORK. THIS IS CREEPY.

Also do not send a link to a google doc that has your sample pages, synopsis, partial, manuscript...
Agents avoid links. #querytip

"Don't have someone else send a query on your behalf. Queries may be painful, but only you can give your book the 1 it deserves." #querytip

"Handsome," "sexy," and "gorgeous" are used too often in contemporary queries. Attractiveness shouldn't be forced on the reader. #querytip

"Epic," "journey," and "quest" are used far too often in fantasy queries. It's implied with the word "fantasy," so branch out. #querytip

Some books need prologues. Most books do not. I'm on requested query #5 today and here's prologue #5 - nope. #querytip

LRT LITERALLY THE ADVICE I GIVE EVERY AUTHOR EVER ALWAYS. #QUERYTIP #WRITERS and THEN HAVE SOMEONE READ ALOUD TO YOOOOU. *dies of emphasis*

#querytip asking me to swap out your original query with a newer, tighter version immediately tells me you didn't submit your best work.

#writetip #pubtip #querytip

Don’t start your #query with negatives or things you haven’t accomplished. Tell me about your work and your amazing book instead. #querytip

Grumpy #querytip reminder: when you get an offer, update other agents! A bummer to read and request something that's no longer available.

Check out @John_W_Bowers on @WritersDigest! Hope you’re all sending him your awesome queries. writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/g… #amquerying #querytip

#querytip #writetip

#QueryTip the more time you talk about the query letter in the query, the less time you're talking about your book.

Don't sell yourself short! #tiptuesday #publishing #querytip #AskPublisher #pubtips #YA #MG #CF #Romance #SFF #amwriting #amediting #LitChat

Just received the most astonishingly racist SF novel query. Book purported to be anti-racist! Just. Check yr core concepts, guys. #querytip

Don't be too cutesy when you query. It may be mildly amusing, but off putting in the context of querying. #querytip #queryloss

Are you ready? Submit a #queryletter & 1st 10 pages today! #CF #YA #MG #NF #amwriting #amediting #quoteoftheday #MOTIVATIONMONDAY #querytip

Excited to be spotlighted in @WritersDigest! Thanks to @crisfreese for the opportunity #amquerying #RevPit #querytip writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/g…

Guidelines are there like instructions for an exam. Follow them, and you're far more likely to succeed. #querytip