#QueryTip DON'T use your work email for querying. Even if it's your own business. Things change and you might miss agent responses

#QueryTip DON'T start w/philosophical analysis of UR novel. Meaningless to s.o. who doesn't know what UR book's about. Put @ end/leave out

#QueryTip Do, particularly 4 Fantasy/Sci Fi, focus on the WHY that's driving UR conflict/plot. Otherwise premise can seem like a Mad Lib

#QueryTip DON'T query from an email address that requires sender to go thru a verification process. You won't get any responses

#querytip 2: No longer an editor, so...

#querytip I work for BookEnds. So if I see another agency name in your query, that tells me you are sloppy with revisions.

For those working on their query letters we have a @Pinterest board full of tips & successful examples! pinterest.com/psliterary/que… #querytip

#querytip Not getting responses from agents? Not following sub guidelines may be the culprit. Details matter in business so double check! :)

Unrequested attachments will be deleted unread by many agents so please follow submission guidelines. #querytip

Great post. I would add: Verbose 1st sentence shows IMO inexperience w/ editing or unwillingness to do the needed work to polish #querytip

Retweeted Kaitlyn Johnson (@kaitylynne13):

#CLAqueries #querytip

1) Don't make query an attachment
2) Never... fb.me/29tyjZqmj

If you write NF, yes, your day job can matter to me. But for the most part, the fact that you have a day job is not a deal breaker #querytip

#CLAqueries #querytip

1) Don't make query an attachment
2) Never leave beginning as "Dear Agent/Editor"

#CLAqueries Try to keep your query in present tense. This gives it an active voice, making it feel more engaging #querytip

#CLAqueries Try not to start the query with a hypothetical/rhetorical question. Just go right to the hook! #querytip

#CLAqueries Your book should be completed, edited, & read by beta readers BEFORE querying. Don't send a novel "currently 90% done" #querytip

#CLAqueries Put your query before pages in the email. I want to know what I'm about to read! #querytip

Guys. My personal work address is not where to send your queries. Queries go to QueryMe.online/1005 -- nowhere else. #querytip #pubtip

My latest: Do Literary Agents Reject Your Submission After Reading One Line? marycmoore.com/index.php/2017… #querytip #askagent #writetip

Today, in flight, I received a query from a person whose email name is "Supreme Wisdom." Be professional when you query. #querytip #pubtip