Let's do a session of query reading! Follow the #InboxInsights hashtag to see what I encounter in the slush pile. #querytip #10queries

Please don’t write YA/MG for four year olds. No. Write your narrative/novel in a style appropriate for your target age. #querytip #writetip

Also, a query is not a plot. No. A query is a hook. Don’t explain your story to us. #querytip

Your query shouldn’t hurt an agent’s brain. Keep things simple and easy to understand. #querytip

Go to conferences. I wish I was at #RWA14. Meeting industry people is important and so fun! #querytip

Guys, I really don't represent picture books. Really! #querytip

I root for every query I get. I want them to be great and I want to fall in love. #truth #agentdreams #querytip

Humility is a great quality, but don't spend your query highlighting your lack of writing experience and potential incompetence. #querytip

Keep your protagonist active, not reactionary. We like MCs who make decisions, not dragged around by their teeth. #querytip #writingtips

Villains shouldn’t have names like "Killatrix McMurderSneer”. Give readers some credit. Ten year old me would put that book down. #querytip

It's true. A query is different from your MS, but your query is also our first impression of your attitude toward language. #querytip

An exclamation point in your subject line seems demanding IMHO #querytip

2/2 And for nonfiction, that lack of connections is your toughest hurdle, and thus not what you should lead with. #querytip

Another #querytip: never start your letter by lamenting your lack of connections. For a novel, I want to hear about the story. 1/2

#Querytip: change your email font back to the default before you send your query. Boring-looking but easy to read is the way to go here!

Your first sentence, paragraph, page can't be boring. Backstory is boring. Nonstop description is boring. Bring the ACTION! #querytip

LinkedIn invites sent to my query address only get deleted, never accepted. #querytip

Have a sense of word counts! What's typical for your type of project? What's way too long or way too short? #querytip

If you're using French in your Query, use the right accents. If you can't type them in your email program, cut & paste from Word #querytip

As much as being related or married to @LoriPerkinsRAB would rock, my name is not Rachel Perkins. #sorrytodisappoint #querytip