Yes I know it feels like a vacuum sometimes with no response, but it doesn’t take all that long and could be super beneficial to giving you more career options! :) #QueryTip #PubTip

Want to add to Authors querying remember if you accept an offer of publication or representation to remember to withdraw your query. And pls update during the process of either, you should totally keep those you’re querying looped in w/timelines & decisions. #QueryTip #PubTip

Receiving a full request from me is no easy thing. Even if you ultimately get rejected, be proud of that. #subtip #querytip

At @bookendslit you can query every and all agents (or all agents who rep what you write) but just one at a time please. #querytip

THIS #querytip #askagent

Ya'll, when someone is on vacation, it's the polite thing to not email them with check-ins. #querytip

#querytip Hi, if agents ask you to query them at submissions, please query them at submissions - don't get their emails from random places & spam them. Thanks. #subtip

This is your weekly reminder that if you’re not Asian and you try to bond with me over Asian things in your query letters, it can come across as offensive. Especially if you don’t know what my background is. I’m American. I speak English. Simple as that. #querytip

I am your rom-com agent. #querytip #lovemyjob

#querytip While Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Narnia, or Game of Thrones may have been your inspiration for your manuscript, please look for more recent books and authors to compare to! This shows you know how your book fits in with today's marketplace.

A reminder to all women's fiction writers. #WF runs between 80,000-100,000 words. I'm getting a lot of queries in the 50k-60k range and that's too short. #querytip

sometimes when I'm editing, I just want to shout from the rafters, "Show, don't tell!!!". #literaryagent #amediting #querytip #pubtip

I *am* still closed to queries, but I've updated what I'm looking for on @StonesongNYC's website and you should check it out for when I reopen! Here's a hint: 👀🕵️‍♀️🔎 #querytip

(I'll be updating my mswl page soon, too, so stay tuned!)

If you think your MS fits one of my #MSWL tweets, please do put that in the subject. But don’t say it was requested by me. That means I met you and asked you to send it. #querytip

Good to be mindful of the difference between books and authors that inspire you and books to which your novel can clearly & logically be comped. #querytip

The journey. Think of it as writing the cover copy for your book. Practice by writing the cover copy or pitches/queries for some of your favorite books or emulate the copy of some competitive titles. #querytip

In the grand scheme of things titles aren’t too important at the querying stage because they can/will change once a publisher acquires a MS. However, I will admit having a great/smart title can definitely get my attention when I’m perusing queries! #pubtip #querytip

One of the biggest query fails I see is when the author pitches the story up until what actually happens. I don't want the lead-up, I want the pitch to focus on what happens in the book. #querytip

So send them to me. Especially if they’re dark 🧚‍♂️! #amquerying #querytip

#amquerying #querytip Saying this again, do not send me stories about Fae or Fairies. It's just not me.