If you've queried Amy Berkower, we are caught up on general queries through March 18, and partials through March 4. If you haven't received a reply (and queried before that date), please do follow up with me at ggagne at writershouse dot com.

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Hey y'all, #querytip: Don't call agents to cold pitch your query over the phone. Really, please don't. And especially don't call multiple times in a row if they don't pick up. This is the opposite of making a good impression.

How to Know if an Agent is Reputable youtu.be/KkYASmJRT-s via @YouTube #QueryTip

Quarantine #querytip: I’m seeing a lot of “recently completed” manuscripts in my inbox, which sounds like “unrevised first draft” and therefore not ready for agents. Whether that’s the case or not, I don’t need to know when you finished it, I just need to know what it’s about!

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Submit and have the chance to have your pages (anonymously) reviewed by a Belcastro agent & featured in our critique party video!! We’ll post next week!
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Sure! Make sure that you follow each agent's submission guidelines, try to make your work sound interesting and unique, and always include all of information the Agent will need to make a decision and love your work. #QueryLetterHelp #querytip @CorvisieroLit #WritingCommunity

Query box update: I am caught up to March 1 UNLESS you are in my maybe pile or have already been requested #amagenting #querytip

#querytip Quick reminder to only query COMPLETE, POLISHED manuscripts!

Don’t send agents drafts that are half finished and tell them it’ll be finished soon. Wait until it’s complete and edited!

(Also this is for FICTION manuscripts)

Here's an idea... If you do have a completed story that starts this way, comment below, and I will pick one (or more) at random to review your synopsis and help you find a better (more compelling) starting off point.
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Another day and another round of submissions that start with either a dream and then the character waking up, or just the character waking up.
Writers: You are amazing and so creative, and I promise you, you can do better.
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Give yourself the best chance at catching an agent's interest, please research the difference between a "query letter" and "synopsis". Thank you! I hope you are having a good day! #amquerying #querytip

If you've queried me, I don't need to know if someone else has requested a full. I only need to know if they've requested to represent you. #querytip #amquerying #amwriting #WritingCommunity

Here's a tip: If you query me, please be sure to put in the right email address. I had two requests for material that bounced. #querytip

I know I've said this before, but for the love of Baby Yoda, please don't greet me using Japanese in a query letter. I'm not Japanese. English is my primary language, and I know writers would never do this with a white agent. #querytip

Hi Writer friends, if you are querying next, please use the link in my bio. Any emailed queries will be deleted w no response. I just looked at the slush inbox & had to delete so many queries. I hate to delete queries without reading them. Please follow the guidelines. #querytip

#Querytip Know your genre. I'm seeing a lot of stories pitched as Magical Realism that aren't. This shows a real lack of understanding/awareness.

#WritingCommunity! @BookEndsJessica took to YouTube to discuss a frequently asked question as of late: How Authors should be Querying in the Time of Covid-19 youtu.be/IYrTug3-cB0 via @YouTube #QueryTip

#querytip Reminder that I DO NOT represent any kind of nonfiction!

For QM, if an agent doesn’t have your genre/age category as an option... probably a good hint they don’t rep that (i.e. nonfic and MG aren’t options on my sub page I PROMISE IM NOT HIDING THEM I DONT REP THESE)

#querytip Personalization is about more than letting us know your book is in a genre we rep. What specifically about you and your project do you think will appeal to that agent?

"There’s no official desired length for a novel synopsis. Agents and editors will prefer synopses of varying lengths, so it’s always best to have a couple on hand."

How to Write a Manuscript Synopsis (in 5 Steps) bit.ly/2xOjmQ3 via @msmariavicente #querytip #amquerying