THIS is my life. This, verbatim, was the beginning of a query. #querytip #pubtip

Don't put yourself down in query (I'm new to this/don't know what I'm doing) Agents seek professional clients who've done homework #querytip

Don't ask agents 4 ms. feedback. It shows you haven't researched how the biz works. Querying is only 2 ask agent 2 rep your Work. #QueryTip

#querytip If you're already represented but want a new agent, I can't consider your work unless you've already ended your prev relationship.

If you're an #ownvoices author writing #diversebooks it's important to share that in your query. #querytip #mswl

The query isn't the right place to be self-deprecating. #querytip

What NOT to do. #querytip #pubtip #Covfefe

Probably not best to open your query with a sarcastic comment about meeting all my demands. #querytip

#querytip Your book cannot be six different genres. And if it is, you need to rethink things. Stick with one or two.

Reminder: Tomorrow is that last day that I'm accepting slush pile queries for the foreseeable future. #querytip

Dear writer: You went through all the struggles of writing a book, why do you query like this?!? Well, don't. #querytip #pubtip

How NOT to query. #querytip #pubtip

I'm seeing a lot of expository info drops in first pages in my queries today. Let us work for some of it. #querytip #writetip

Today's #querytip - don't write your query letter in ALL CAPS.

How Much Should You Personalize a Query Letter? ow.ly/mt5f30c3rRH via @JaneFriedman #querytip

I also use my eReader to read full submissions. This is a random and obscure but also fantastic #querytip. #askagent

Be sure you follow @InklingsAgency for some tips about what #rejection feedback might mean from an agent's perspective! #querytip #query

A lot of queries lately with lazy typos & errors. Poorly written query leave agent thinking, poorly written book. #querytip

When you send me a query saying that your MS appeals to all genres/age groups, it prob means you don't know what you're writing. #querytip

Writers: I'll be traveling 5/26-6/4. If you query in that time and I don't respond by 6/9, it's a pass. Do not re-query. Thanks! #querytip