"If your personalization is weak, don’t bother." #querytip janefriedman.com/personalize-qu…

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"I saw your profile and thought, why not?"

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Maybe don't do this in querying, dating, & just life.

#CLAqueries Be sure to have solid ages for your characters. "Youngish" or "twenty-something" can change how readers picture them #querytip

#querytip: formatting doesn't Really matter - I read all the queries anyway, but if it's formatted so poorly I can't read it? Rethink pls...

FYI: I am never going to be right for your WWII/ Holocaust historical fiction. All ages. Not for me. #querytip

#querytip Whatever you send to my boss, Al Zuckerman, is also read by me, so please don't query both of us--especially if one of us rejects!

Always quote the length of your manuscript in words not pages! #querytip

Here’s the longer-than-140-character explanation of why you shouldn’t write book 2 in a series before it’s sold. #querytip #pubtip

New query rule: if you use "savage" as a noun, you get an auto-pass. #querytip

Authors, it's in your best interest to tell us you have an offer of rep. Blood in the water attracts more agents = more choices. #querytip

Synopsis =/= Query Letter #querytip

73.0 - Agent Spotlight: Mary C. Moore unreliablenarrators.net/2017/05/18/73-… #askagent #querytip #pubtip #writetip

The three errors in the response annoyed me. The arrogance, on the other hand, made me chuckle. Nonetheless, DON'T do this #querytip #pubtip

A series of events isn't a plot. A crisis, conflict, or goal is. #querytip

If you can't handle rejection or constructive criticism without responding bitterly, it'll be hard to become a better writer. #querytip

Don't add me to your evite list. I don't care about your bachelorette party plans. #querytip

Also, it's dangerous to say "I didn't see guidelines on your site."

They're right there. (Screenshots of mobile & web) #querytip

Say what?!? You can find my email address and don't know how to address me? A possible suggestion is you could try my name?!? #querytip

Got used to Lauren Crockett & Laura Spieller, but Lara Krocket takes the cake. Double check the name of the agent you're querying! #querytip

As a personal #querytip, I really want to love dog and horse stories, but I'm so terrified of balling my eyes out that I tend to stay away.