#querytip DON'T cram a synopsis into 1st paragraph. Makes plot points seem random. Focus on character, setting, inciting incident, conflict

#querytip DON'T address agent as Miss or Mrs. Also avoid "Dear Sir/Madam" or "To Whom it May Concern" etc. Have seen all of these today.

#QueryTip DON'T say "I'm writing you b/c I'm looking for an agent." We know. Wastes time & sign of weak editing skills #OmitNeedlessWords

#QueryTip DO: Unless UR bestselling author, save background details about U and UR writing 4 end of query. Engage agent w/UR hook right away

#QueryTip DON'T: Meta queries (e.g. I have 8 secs to get your attn in this query, Here I am writing this query...) waste UR & agents time.

Publishing, like life, is a journey, and no two paths are the same. Keep at it. Do the work. You'll get there. #querytip #pubtip #amwriting

#querytip Most of the queries I see have great potential but are still rough drafts. Revise before you submit. I want to love your project.

Success! I have answered all July queries. One goal complete. #amagenting #querytip

Here's mine: don't start your query to me with questions. I don't feel like answering questions, and I will reject no matter what #querytip

#Authors sell yourself in the query sell the book in the synopsis. #querytip

Throwing it out in the ether once again: don't query fiction you haven't written yet. #querytip

We get 1000's of queries & the ones that stand out do so b/c they are good, not b/c author used a gimmick to get our attention #querytip

While there's pressure to build an author platform, exaggerating social media #s in UR query/proposal gets a quick NO from agents #querytip

Why?!? Just why??? Please. Don't. Not today, not ever. #querytip #pubtip #agentlife

#TipTuesday: There are better ways to start your #queryletter than cynicism about the #amquerying process. #querytip

.@msmariavicente shares 10 Common Querying Mistakes ow.ly/hXAf30eev31 #querytip #amquerying

I always wonder where writers find these querying "guidelines" that suggest this is the way to do things. #querytip #amquerying

There's a first time for everything... And today was my first time getting pitched via Instagram 🙄 #PleaseNo #querytip

#querytip Only query agents as per guidelines unless specifically requested otherwise. SM sites are not the preferred route.

Wondering about that Revise & Resubmit request? Let me explain... #amquerying #querytip #amwriting writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/g…