#querytip I prefer traditional punctuation like quotation marks around dialogue to avoid confusion. I want to read--and love--your story.

Or if you do insult me, use "Jennifer," not my full name. I'll never guess it's me. Kidding. Insulting any agent is a red flag. #querytip

Guys -- I'm looking for full-length works at this time. No stand-alone novellas, please! #querytip #pubtip #AmAgenting

Query & Synopsis critiques available at kjohnsonfreelance.com. Let's get you ready for submission! #amquerying #querytip #amediting

#QueryTip Make sure your opening pages deliver the beginning promised in your pitch. #amwriting #amquerying

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#querytip Please be sure to address your query to an agent, using the agent's name. Just sayin'...

Believe it or not, I answer ALL queries. It may take a while (will seem like FOREVER) but if so, check in with me just in case! #querytip

It's in yr best interest to be aware of this & treat this business like a business. Remember: #amquerying is yr first impression! #QueryTip

And the #publishers we work with tend to have regular business hours (even though their workload often spills over after hours). #QueryTip

#LiteraryAgents want your #submissions, but we also have families & obligations outside of the inbox. #QueryTip

#TipTuesday: #amquerying on holidays & weekends is perfectly OK (it goes into the queue) but expecting action then is unrealistic. #QueryTip

Query & Synopsis critiques available at kjohnsonfreelance.com. Let's get you ready for submission! #amquerying #querytip #amediting

#QueryTip DO entire pass on UR sample/ms/query ONLY 2 Omit Needless Words. It can B fun, like a puzzle. U have 2B brave, but worth it

#querytip I don’t really need to know why you’re using a pseudonym in your query.

Don't state in your query, "I've written x because there isn't any x in the genre." That just shows you haven't read enough. #querytip

I used to love my bio. Now I'm just tired of re-reading the bits of it that keep getting quoted back to me in queries #querytip

Query & Synopsis critiques available at kjohnsonfreelance.com. Let's get you ready for submission! #amquerying #querytip #amediting

Today’s slush pile bombs: a 260k manuscript and a YA with a 32-year-old main character. Guys? #querytip

#querytip Don't send queries asking the agent to respond with reasons why the author should hire the agent to represent them.