Authors, if you know your wordcount is high for the genre... edit before querying! Don't tell us it could be split if needed. #querytip

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At least I'm in good company on the non-BCCed mass query (with attachment!) I just got. How many no boxes can one query tick? #querytip

Me: When will I have time to do all this stuff?
Also me: I should do a #querytip video series!

#querytip Please add full name to your query, even if pen name is initials. Writing back to you is so awkward if I can only type 2 letters!

Do mention if you are a part of the culture your book references and or pulls from. #querytip

Remember how we talked about telling agents if you have an offer? @BookEndsJessica has a handy-dandy form letter! #querytip #pubtip

#querytip If you inform me of an offer "as a professional courtesy" I'm going to take that to mean you've made up your mind.

#QueryTip: keep track of your queries. We notice when you send things more than once.

Also when told they don't accept self-pub books, don't respond angrily/demand they read your pages. You ruin chance for next book #querytip

I've also seen a query today who labelled their manuscript with a 16 y/o MC as Middle Grade... please CHECK AGE RANGES. #querytip

I've come across quite a few people who believe that 12 is the correct MC age to label their manuscript as YA. Please check again. #querytip

Please don't send me self pubbed manuscripts. It makes me sad I can't represent them. Send me your NEXT manuscript...unpublished. #querytip

I really can't say it enough, "KNOW YOUR APPROPRIATE WORD COUNTS!" A too high or too low word count makes it easier to say "no". #querytip

Still seeing quite a few queries lacking the basics: title, genre, word count. This is very important, peeps. #querytip

Please stop describing the scene for the first pages. Don't tell me about the sun hitting the landscape your MC is staring at. #querytip

I just went through a full query and five pages, only to realize the query isn't even addressed to me or anyone at our agency. 🙄🙈 #querytip

Presented without comment: Elena Ross Parker just got queried with a Christmas book. #querytip

When querying always focus on ONE project! #querytip

No, you can't promise that Hollywood will make a movie out of your book. Or that your book will be a bestseller. #querytip