If you are checking on the status of your query & whether it was received, always include the original email you queried with. #querytip

The biggest reason I turn down MG queries/subs is voice & subject matter. Remember the age group you're writing for! #pubtip #querytip

You can use different names/locations/objects/etc in your fairytale retellings/inspirations. In fact, you should. Make it unique! #querytip

Font size, people. Font size. #querytip

#protip #submissions #querytip DO NOT query exclusively unless an agent asks you, please! I BEG you! For starters,YOU DO NOT KNOW how far-

Hungry for submission-ready mss of YA & WF (all types). If you think I will be a good fit for your project, make sure to query me! #querytip

So weird to read queries I can sense are thinly veiled autobiographies. All us writers do it, but don't make it so obvious.😏 #querytip

How to Immediately Improve Your Query Letter's Effectiveness ow.ly/Swes30cEL1V via @JaneFriedman #querytip

Writers, check your query for typos. There's no excuse for misspelling words (or names!) in something this short. #querytip #triadatip

It's not a deal-breaker but... #QueryTip = no need to (in all caps) include "AGENT NEEDED" in subject line of query. Really no need.

A word to the wise: things you say on the internet stay on the internet. Agents may look at your online behavior when offering. #querytip

#querytip the more submissions I read, the more I realize that alternate history stories aren't quite my cup of tea.

A quick #querytip - your opening lines are your 1st impression & they need to be fab! Think about the books you love & their 1st lines...

#QueryTip = actually, that goes for any genre. If you say "previously published" in the genre of your query, include titles & publishers.

#QueryTip = if you submit a query for a middle grade novel and say, "I'm previously published in MG" - please include titles and publishers.

Some insight into what a rejection *might* mean, from my perspective. #querytip #amquerying #amwriting

#querytip Follow guidelines, go through a thousand edits, have an original story, be professional, don't hand us a REASON to say "No."

#querytip Adding to my list of dislikes:
Mermaids
Fairies
Cat goddesses that can talk
#MSWL #DoNotWant #Sorry

#querytip Where are the STAKES?! This is the most important part of your query. Without this, your manuscript doesn't exist.

#querytip Claiming your story has elements of six or seven different genres and three age ranges doesn't make it more sellable.