You worked super hard to polish your manuscript and be query ready! Don't let that hard work slip away by not following submission guidelines 😁

#querytip #query #amwriting #amediting #hardworkpaysoff #Hardwork #WIP #YA #MG #PB

Talking Down About Others & Yourself: Three Surprising Query Letter Mistakes by @ericsmithrocks bit.ly/2MPYka6 via @PubCrawlBlog #querytip #pubtip

Apparently this needs boosting. #evergreen #querytip

So much this....but also don’t write your book about 20 year olds and tell me it’s young adult, know what makes a book YA or adult, have reasons for your protagonists being the age they are, know your genres and age groups. #querytip

Please stop calling your projects New Adult, I beg you! I wish New Adult took off, but it didn't. And so now, it's not a marketable genre to publishers. If you pitch to me as NA, I will be more likely to reject. Try to stick to Adult or YA with crossover potential. #querytip

Reminder to nonfiction authors, don't forget to put your platform in your proposal. If I ask for one, I already like the premise, but now I need to see the business plan. There are great resources out there on writing proposals, so be sure to do your research! #querytip

I know there are people behind those manuscripts who worked their butts off and I want you to know that you are great. Keep trying. #amquerying #querytip #amwriting #amagenting 2/2

When I teach query letter workshops I like to encourage writers to take a moment, right before they nervously click send on their email, to imagine that the agent they’re querying is sitting on a couch in sweats with a cat curled up on their lap. #querytip

There are obviously some exceptions to that last one. They should not be so long that we can't remember them! They should not have subtitles unless they are nonfiction. Look at current popular titles in your genre and try to emulate the style. #querytip

How To Research Literary Agents youtu.be/8PxmWYq8w1Q via @YouTube #querytip #pubtip #writetip

Authors did you know that Query Tracker automatically updates an agent's genres anytime an agent makes changes to their Query Manager--even before they announce it? I can't recommend Query Tracker enough. #querytip

Subbing to editors AND querying agents is a lot like fishing! Fishing with the right kind of bait is key (the high-quality stuff, ie great writing) and of course making sure you have lots of good hooks (in your writing)! Next, you have to learn how to cast (or query) #querytip #1

This year, I want stories with depth. Complex, complicated, emotional depth. Storytelling is the core of our human existence. Bring me a story to prove this. #amquerying #querytip #MSWL

#querytip Know your comparable titles. When I see that you can't think of any books like yours, it makes me think you don't understand how your book fits into the market. This is a red flag.

If you're querying an agent you've previously interacted with in any depth (read a partial; read a full) w/a new project, acknowledging that history is a nice touch -- if they liked enough to request before, it's only a good thing. #querytip

Now that I’m open to queries again. A quick reminder to review agency submission guidelines if you are not clear on where to send your query. #querytip #mswl #amquerying

Why Agents Don't Often Represent Previously Self-Published Books bit.ly/2tOTYLf via @msmariavicente #pubtip #querytip

My latest post takes a look at the close call rejection, that frustrating "I just didn't fall in love" response.
#querytip #askagent #pubtip marycmoore.com/index.php/2020…

Hey guys! I leave my DM's open because I do enjoy talking to you, but I really appreciate it if you don't DM to ask if you can query me. You can query any agent you like. Just make sure they are a good match by checking out their profiles. Thanks!! #amquerying #querytip

A super nit-picky request: please don't use double spaces after a sentence in your manuscript. When reading on screens, the irregular spacing makes my eyes hurt. #querytip #writetip