Good morning and good luck #PitMad writers. I will not likely be making many trips in today, but don't forget that querying is still one of the best ways to find an agent #querytip

Everything Lauren is saying here is vital, especially when you’re searching for an agent. I’m far more line edit focused than copy edit, because if there’s extraneous, repetitive, jarring material, I’m taken out of the narrative.

Line edits are SO IMPORTANT. #querytip

5) get to the point in your pitch. No clunkiness, no exposition. Hook your reader; you don't have the most room for extra words #querytip #pitmad

3) Use comps if they're accurate and helpful. Comps don't HAVE to be other books. Something like comparing your SFF to Stranger Things is just as efficient. However!! Ditch the comps if you don't have room for them, or if they're not accurate to your book. #querytip

1) remember what's essential to a pitch. Hook, character, & setting. This info fleshes out a pitch. #pitmad #querytip #pubtip

What I’m looking for right now #querytip #writingtips

What I’m looking for in romantic fiction right now & how to grab my attention in a submission #querytip #writing #writingtops

Yes, hot off the press #querytip

The three elements of a great one-sentence pitch: enigmaticeditor.blogspot.com #writetip #amwriting #querytip

That said, do be sure to list titles/authors that have been published within the last 5 years or so. It proves you are keeping up to date with the market. Saying your book is like Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings or Agatha Christie doesn't cut it. #querytip

Bonus points for sharing comp titles/authors. WHO best represents your writing style? WHAT book(s) comes to mind similar in tone/atmosphere/theme to yours? This helps the agent (and later the editor, sales, publicity, librarians, READERS) know the exact target audience. #querytip

It is Very Important to know the genre & market for your ms. Is this MG, YA, adult (market/audience)? Is this contemporary, historical, fantasy, romance, mystery, sci-fi, thriller (genre)? You're doing yourself a disservice without this! #querytip

Further to the query phone calls. We also do not accept queries sent directly to agent primary emails. We have clear guidelines posted on the website and only accept queries via QueryManager anything outside of this guideline will be deleted. #querytip

Is there a full moon? I have received two calls this week from writers wanting to query me via phone. This is not the way it is done, please review agency guidelines and follow them. We are excited to receive queries as long as guidelines are adhered to. #querytip

I think the thing I'd like to see less of in a query letter is the term "coming-of-age" to describe a YA manuscript. I've seen this term at least 30 times today. If it's YA, it's understood to be coming-of-age. #querytip

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I've seen the term "g*psy" show up in a few queries. This is a derogatory term, along with "quadroon" and "octaroon." Please stop using them. #querytip

#querytip Believe it or not, I don't take pleasure in writing rejections as an agent and I always try to be constructive in my emails. I love it when authors return the email with a positive/optimistic reaction and I will actually save their email to a folder.

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Shake things up. Break a mold. Try something new in your genre. Be daring. I reject MANY well-written manuscripts because the writing/tropes/angle is so stale/redundant for me, and I have piles of similarly structured stories in my query box. /1

Hi All, Some happy and bad news! I'm getting married at the end of August, huzzah! But because of that happy event, I will be closed to queries the months of August and September of this year. Please plan accordingly! #querytip