Also, please always include your phone number. I am old school and love surprising an author with a call to offer representation. An email to warn you ruins the fun for me ;) #querytip #amquerying

I still want to see, "Dear...." and an introduction that includes title, genre, and word count. As I've said before, I don't care if you use comp titles or not. #querytip

5 Pit(ch)Falls to Avoid When Pitching on Twitter #querytip #amquerying thekatsmews.com/2018/06/26/5-p…

"Please consider my 200,000 word..." #querytip

Guest Post: Julia Bennet's Query Process #query #querytip #amquerying #amwriting bookendsliterary.com/2018/06/25/gue…

If you want to write children's lit, then you need to read children's lit, and I mean CURRENT children's lit. You shouldn't be comping your work to C.S. Lewis, J.K. Rowling, or Roald Dahl. #querytip

General PSA: please follow our submissions guidelines when sending in your query. I promise we're not being picky just to be difficult; our form formats queries in a certain way in our inbox and makes it easier for us to read, organize and respond in a timely manner #querytip

I've been asked a few times lately so let me respond with clarity:
YES, if I reject your book I would love to see a query for a different book by you!
YES, if I reject your book and you revise it significantly, I would love to see the query again!
#querytip #askagent

A good #askagent question, and my answers. #amquerying #querytip

YES TO THIS 👇🏽👇🏽 if you knew your genre inside out, you wouldn't say this and you wouldn't feel superior to others writing in it, because you'd be too busy figuring out how best to honor it for having made you the writer you are today.

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#querystats Of the 26 queries I rejected about...
30% were because querier didn't understand their audience/genre
30% were because I didn't see enough story/plot
20% were because the idea didn't sound marketable
20% were because didn't feel different enough #amagenting #querytip

I average ~3 dream queries a week. More than fae/fairy queries, which are common too. Dream walking, dream reading, living in dreams, dreams coming true, dream manipulation...

The downside is that these queries focus on the gift rather than the character & plot. #querytip 1/3

Please don't submit to more than one Writers House agent at the same time. And if you're submitting to Al Zuckerman, please know that I'm the person reading your letter! So I will know if you also submit to me :) #querytip

Hang in there! Keep working at it. #persevere #querytip #pubtip

Retweeting per request: Voice immersion and showing vs telling #amwriting #amediting #amquerying #querytip

#querytip: think of a query letter like a cover letter for a job. You wouldn't tell an employer about how cute your pets are or how much you love gardening, so why tell a #literaryagent these things if they aren't related to your manuscript? #amquerying

Forgive me for ignoring your submission guidelines, but I'm special!--Guys, don't do this! Follow our guidelines, we make them for a reason. #querytip

#querytip Please don't make me hunt for or deduce your manuscript's genre or subgenre. It might seem super obvious to you, the author, but it helps tremendously to have it stated explicitly.

Finished your novel? Join me next week to learn next steps and avoid common pitfalls! buff.ly/2FY9lBg #amwriting #amediting #querytip #amquerying

If you're wondering what kind of info goes into a pitch from an agent to a publisher, this thread pretty much covers it #askagent #querytip