Only open for submissions for another 6 weeks. Get those queries in! #querytip #writers #amwriting #askagent #literaryagents

Your title shouldn’t be ten words long. “The Time a John Doe Woke Up Late with Amnesia” won’t work. Be as concise as possible. #querytip

A coups overthrows a governement, a coupe is a car. #knowthedifference #querytip

Bound for Seattle and #PNWA14 tomorrow! Looking forward to taking pitches and connecting with new authors. #amwriting #querytip

A query shouldn't sound like a come-on. #querytip

A pitch isn't a synopsis of your story. A synopsis is a synopsis and a pitch is a hook to draw an agent's interest. Know the diff. #querytip

Use the five senses in your writing. Try putting them all in the first few pages. They draw us in more than anything. #querytip #writingtips

ICYMI: You might be making the biggest query letter mistake: bit.ly/1r3SYbi #querytip

#querytip don't "force" your novel's genre. If your protag is a lawyer but that has nothing to do with the story, it isn't a legal thriller

I am not an agent. Do not query me directly. The @seymouragency agents consist of @NicLitAgent and @AgentMarySue. #querytip

Don’t find an agent on LinkedIn and proceed to email their private emails. Query/contact through the appropriate channels. Please. #querytip

Don't tell us "this is my first novel". It's not relevant and only stands to hurt you by appearing amateurish. #querytip

You spend so much time polishing your MS -- don't have it be for naught by forgetting to polish your query! #querytip

The best #querytip is to continue writing while/after querying. Keep writing. Plain and simple. Work on the next piece. Soldier on!

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Learn from this mistake: don't toss off comment that then makes an agent fall down a Google rabbit hole and forget all abt yr bk. #querytip

I don't believe in no response=not interested. So if you haven't heard yet, I haven't read yet. #querytip

#querytip Please make our job a little easier and remember to double space your submissions....

Assuming your first language is English, your query should not read like those spam emails from Nigeria, Bratislava, Russia, etc. #querytip

In order to write well (including how to write a proper query) you need to understand sentence structure and grammar. #querytip