You’re hilarious! Good #querytip

Lol yes... a public post has a lot ramifications and most aren’t good. Harassment is never okay. Professionalism is in large part respecting people’s time, privacy, and feelings. #querytip #WritingCommnunity

I've recently seen some authors follow up on submissions, and other attempts to communicate with Agents or Editor to try to get them to look at their work or ask for things. Folks, this isn't the forum to do that. Those communications should be private. #QueryTip

Babies, ILY, but when you send queries to the info email, I delete them. If you found our info address, you went to our website where you will ALSO SEE our submissions address. Please follow submissions guidelines. Thank! #subtip #querytip

If you query me & misgender me I delete it! 😀😀#querytip #subtip psa!

25% of the queries I looked at this morning started with the character waking up.

Authors - You can do better. I promise.

#querytip #SlushInsight

#querytip The number one reason I pass on SFF queries is a lack of a unique hook. I’ve read SO much SFF—if your pitch doesn’t bring something new to the table, it won’t draw me in

#querytip #amquerying #amwriting

Year in review

Same here. I know it's the new year, but agents took off a lot of time to ensure we didn't send rejections on Xmas or other holidays. New year and we've got to jump back on the work train #amagenting #querytip #amquerying

A quick reminder that if you want to query me, please don’t DM me to ask if I’m interested!

That’s the whole idea of querying—sending your pitch and pages to an agent in the hopes that they’re interested.

So I’ll let you know either way when you query! :) #querytip

#querytip #amquerying Don't purposely point out your shortfalls in your author bio. You are more than qualified to write your story with or without a "writing" degree.

#amwriting #querytip I'm seeing a trend of manuscripts way outside the acceptable word counts. Low and High. Learn your genre. This is a good guide. litrejections.com/word-count/

Y'all.

You should be w/pubbed books in your genre. Common tropes and themes, what'll make your story fit into that genre and what'll make it unique.

Not having comps & using "I'm not familiar w/the genre" as an excuse IMMEDIATELY sets off red flags.

#querytip

#querytip a trend I'm seeing in my box a lot lately:

Any and all books with fae being compared to either Holly Black or SJ Maas.

And for some books they're great!!!

But for some, it's like comparing HP with LOTR bc they both have wizards in them.

Choose your comps wisely!

A query should be written in present tense. #querytip

Our final video of 12 Days of Videos! -- The Best and Worst Times to Query youtu.be/tdNaF5Bulsc via @YouTube-- and with that folks, have a wonderful holiday season. We'll see you in January. #querytip #writetip #pubtip

Man, a lot of queries came in yesterday. I hate rejecting over the holidays, so I take a pause in reading. You guys have my full permission to just wait until January to query. #querytip

Exactly what @evascalzo and @jldallow said #Querytip #writing

But when I am open to YA Sci Fi and I see a YA Sci Fi, and then I see in the query history you tried to query me under 3 other genres while I wasn't open to YA sci fi, it's not the best start to our relationship. A good 1st impression goes a long way in this industry! #querytip

A brave and helpful thread on querying! #amquerying #querytip