Rachel Brooks
@RachMBrooks
Literary Agent
Agent at BookEnds Literary Agency @bookendslit . Cat mom. She/her. Query form: QueryManager.com/RBrooks
16 MSWL
20 AskAgent
114 Tips

Saying your story is so unique a synopsis can't be written...Nope. This is not a thing. It CAN & WILL have to be done. #pubtip #querytip

Helen Heller
@helenheller
Literary Agent
Terrifyingly blunt expat Geordie literary agent who loves good writing, great stories & fashion.
36 Tips

If you are querying multiple agents *make sure* you change the name on the 'dear so-and-so' bit of the letter.
#querytip

Erin Niumata
@ecniumata
Literary Agent
SVP/Literary Agent Folio Literary Management. MA Creative Writing, Doctoral Researcher, wife, mom, cancer survivor, Member @aalitagents She/Her 馃嚭馃嚫馃嚞馃嚙馃嚙馃嚫馃嚦馃嚳
39 MSWL
6 Tips

Sitting at my sister's house, listening to the ocean reading submissions. Doesn't get much better than this! #querytip #amwriting #amwriting

Rachel Brooks
@RachMBrooks
Literary Agent
Agent at BookEnds Literary Agency @bookendslit . Cat mom. She/her. Query form: QueryManager.com/RBrooks
16 MSWL
20 AskAgent
114 Tips

Tearing books down isn't helpful. You don鈥檛 need to climb over others to raise yourself up. All stand tall together. #querytip #pubtip

Rachel Brooks
@RachMBrooks
Literary Agent
Agent at BookEnds Literary Agency @bookendslit . Cat mom. She/her. Query form: QueryManager.com/RBrooks
16 MSWL
20 AskAgent
114 Tips

For a debut novel, really assess whether a word count over 100k is necessary to the story. #querytip

Rachel Brooks
@RachMBrooks
Literary Agent
Agent at BookEnds Literary Agency @bookendslit . Cat mom. She/her. Query form: QueryManager.com/RBrooks
16 MSWL
20 AskAgent
114 Tips

A 10 yr old protag isn鈥檛 YA, neither is 22 yr old in college. Important to know your genre (applies to all genres). #yalit #querytip

Connor Goldsmith
@dreamoforgonon
Literary Agent
Senior Agent at @FuseLiterary . Host of @CEREBROcast and @SFLcast . Writing some comics. Irish, Jewish, gay, loud.
11 MSWL
29 AskAgent
177 Queries
40 Tips

Magical Realism is a very specific genre. Make sure your manuscript qualifies before you claim it! #querytip

Fuse Literary
@FuseLiterary
Literary Agency
We are a full-service literary agency based in the Silicon Valley, with offices in San Francisco, San Diego, New York, Dallas, and Vancouver.
5 MSWL
382 AskAgent
31 Tips

Stuff you'd usually scan #pubtip, #querytip, #subtip, etc. we put in one convenient #AskFuse, & an agent answers your question directly.

Carly Watters
@carlywatters
Literary Agent
SVP & Senior Lit Agent @PSLiterary MA in Publishing Studies @CityUniLondon Co-host of @TSNOTYAW VP of Professional Assoc. of Canadian Literary Agents
153 MSWL
229 AskAgent
334 Tips

Please cut the words "explore a journey" from your query letter. Vague. Doesn't actually mean anything. #querytip

Sandy Lu
@SandyLuBookWyrm
Literary Agent
Founder of Book Wyrm Literary Agency, mandarin speaker, musical theater lover, book hoarder, avid cook.
2 AskAgent
8 Tips

I really feel I should stop responding to queries or be close to queries completely after getting an asinine response like that. #querytip

Sandy Lu
@SandyLuBookWyrm
Literary Agent
Founder of Book Wyrm Literary Agency, mandarin speaker, musical theater lover, book hoarder, avid cook.
2 AskAgent
8 Tips

Writers, you do know that you can't just go ahead and write a James Bond novel and seek publication, do you? #copyrightviolation #querytip

Stacey Donaghy
@DonaghyLiterary
Literary Agent
Literary Agent and Founder at Donaghy Literary Group. Be sure to review my #MSWL . Looking forward to reading your query.
23 MSWL
52 AskAgent
96 Tips

#Querytip To compare your work to other stories or authors #helpful, to say I will rival or am better *insert famous author name* #Turnoff

Alec Shane
@alecdshane
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at Writers House, LLC. Wannabe Patriots sportswriter. ashane@writershouse.com
100 MSWL
1 AskAgent
346 Queries
122 Tips

#querytip if you're going to just cut and paste your letter and email it off to as many agents as possible, at least address them by name.

Lane Heymont
@LaneHeymont
Literary Agent
Literary Agent. Connoisseur of horror, schadenfreude, and caffeine. Founder of @TheTobiasAgency . Opinions are my own. (he/him)
65 MSWL
2 AskAgent
477 Tips

Agents are not out to foil your writing aspirations. They are out to find stories they can champion, fall in love with, and sell. #querytip

Victoria Marini
@LitAgentMarini
Literary Agent
Literary Agent Not tall, just loud. Wants Books in which Things Happen
116 MSWL
45 Tips

"Literary agents treat unpublished writers like Ebola" --> This should not be the opening line of your query. For so many reasons. #querytip

Alec Shane
@alecdshane
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at Writers House, LLC. Wannabe Patriots sportswriter. ashane@writershouse.com
100 MSWL
1 AskAgent
346 Queries
122 Tips

#querytip some version of "this was my MFA thesis" as part of your query letter will make a fair number of agents a little suspicious.

Jacquie Flynn
@BookJacquie
Literary Agent
Book Doula-Editor-Mom-Slayer of dragons. BLUE candidate 4 re-election w/ @mom2han8 to Maywood NJ council-Query guidelines delbourgo.com
1 MSWL
113 Tips

Include 1-2 lines about you/your writing credentials in UR query to show you've honed your craft, know about editing & publishing #querytip

Saba Sulaiman
@agentsaba
Literary Agent
Senior agent at Talcott Notch Literary. Eternally recovering from maternity leave. Probably hiding somewhere eating cake. Closed to unsolicited queries. @pocpub
131 MSWL
7 AskAgent
2 Queries
47 Tips

If you're querying a romance, I'd like to know about what drives both the protagonists, not just one of them. #querytip

Stacey Donaghy
@DonaghyLiterary
Literary Agent
Literary Agent and Founder at Donaghy Literary Group. Be sure to review my #MSWL . Looking forward to reading your query.
23 MSWL
52 AskAgent
96 Tips

#Querytip research the agent and agency website to make sure that they rep what you are writing. Seeing some queries outside of pref's.

Saba Sulaiman
@agentsaba
Literary Agent
Senior agent at Talcott Notch Literary. Eternally recovering from maternity leave. Probably hiding somewhere eating cake. Closed to unsolicited queries. @pocpub
131 MSWL
7 AskAgent
2 Queries
47 Tips

I try not to make blanket statements when it comes to queries, but if your debut novel is over 200k words, I won't read it. #querytip