Writers, it's important to know your critique partners' strengths and weaknesses, just like you know your own. If you need a line edit--which I would argue almost everyone does, especially before querying--make sure you're working with a CP who can provide that. #querytip

Writers, it isn't appropriate to tweet at agents for feedback after they've passed on your work. #querytip

Reminder that Saturday is your last day to get query submissions to me before I close for a few months! #querytip

Before querying everything should be complete & ready to send--the manuscript & the synopsis. Make sure your entire package is in top form before your first pitch. #querytip

Great thread for writers thinking about hiring a professional editor! #amediting #amwriting #amquerying #querytip #writers

#QueryTip Before you query, check the opening pages. Does your opening line raise a question? Does the story start in scene? Are the stakes clearly established? Make sure you engage the reader (agent). #amwriting #amquerying

Fiction is no longer "when a reality tv star becomes president of the USA" #querytip

Don't try to contort your book into something it's not to woo an agent (ex: calling a commercial thriller literary fiction). Instead, use tools like #MSWL, Pub Marketplace, and @poetswritersinc to find folks who want exactly what you're writing. #querytip

Just a reminder. I don’t rep memoirs. Unless your first name starts with Dave and ends with Grohl, I’m not the best agent for memoirs. Please be sure to research before querying. #querytip

#QueryTip - if you are (or have been the past) a Golden Heart nominee, please include that info in your query letter. If you've not ever been a GH nominee, don't worry! I'm excited to read your query too! #romance #FTW #queries

👇Take Saba's advice and show agents how well you know TODAY'S publishing market. Excite them with your debut by comping to other exciting (recent) debuts. #querytip

Let me make this clear: I do not accept email submissions. And it is not in fact easier than Query Manager. If you can't respect that, I am not the agent for you. #Querytip

Passive voice is hated by me.

It should be annihilated.

Authors should be compelled by a sense of duty to their readers and be forcibly sat at their computer so that the dizziness created by a run-on passive sentence can be addressed.

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Pitch contests are fantastic, but never underestimate the power of an old fashioned query sent to an agent’s inbox. I’ve signed the majority of my wonderful clients from queries, so it still happens! #pubtip #querytip

Write with purpose. #querytip

Thank you for having me, @JustinRColon!

Mid-morning #querytip, check out this interview with me!

Authors: You are a public figure. Your online presence can affect your sales, good or bad. Always remember that.#pubtip #writetip #querytip

If you're #amquerying, please test your email by sending it to yourself to see how small the font is once sent, because...owies on the eyes. #querytip #amwriting

I'm not usually the right agent for your "life's work." I want to build a career with you & imagine this as the first of many. "Life's work" implies the one and only #querytip