Declaring May my month of manuscript catch-up. So sorry to the writers who I've kept waiting! Will reopen to new queries in June. #querytip

What do I have to do to get people to stop waxing philosophic about the nature of childhood in their queries? #querytip #PubTip

I adore this as an example of how powerful your choices for your book's synopsis can be. What impression are you giving? #querytip

Louder for the people in the back. Seriously. Guys. Let agents know even if we only have your query. #querytip

Today I share my top 5 cringe-worthy types of query letters: anaiahpress.wordpress.com/2017/04/20/q-q… #AtoZChallenge #amquerying #querytip @anaiahpress

Would your query be able to fit 1/3-1/2 of the back of a book, or on one flap of a hardcover dust jacket? Those are good lengths. #querytip

Quick #querytip: Remember that I’m interested in your work first. It’s all about the book first in your query, then a little about you.

The next #DVpit is coming up April 25 (kids/teen) & April 26 (adult)! Details & updated rules at: dvpit.com #querytip

For those working on their query letters, here's a successful example: ow.ly/UPN730aXZz3 via @WritersDigest @MarRogerson #querytip

I swear. Every YA query I read is comping to RED QUEEN or EMBER IN THE ASHES. Often both. So…yeah. #querytip

The contract is just the beginning. #TipTuesday #AskPublisher #AskAuthor #AskPublisher #amwriting #amediting #pubtip #querytip #writetip

Make sure your #query makes sense to people who don't intimately know your story. #querytip #amquerying

N is for NO! Common reasons I reject submissions: anaiahpress.wordpress.com/2017/04/17/n-n… @anaiahpress #AtoZChallenge #amquerying #querytip #amwriting

Now if you state you're a talented writer in your query, (or how great your story is) I may not be so keen to read more. (2/2) #querytip

FYI, if I state you're a talented writer in my rejection, I mean it. I just wasn't the right agent for that project. #querytip #slushpile

Sometimes I get a voicemail like, "Hello Alex, my name is [ ], call me back." Please query me instead. I'm not going to call you. #querytip

Copy & paste can be a friend, but can also be a foe. Make sure to check what you're pasting into query letters #querytip

If you're the kind of person who replies to polite pass w some form of "you'll regret this" then you've accomplished the opposite. #querytip

When you query, don't write "a colleague recommended you." If you really have a referral, name them, if you don't, don't pretend. #querytip

#querytip of the day! Just don't...like...be a jerk.