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

If you are querying multiple agents *make sure* you change the name on the 'dear so-and-so' bit of the letter.
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Sitting at my sister's house, listening to the ocean reading submissions. Doesn't get much better than this! #querytip #amwriting #amwriting

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

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

A 10 yr old protag isn’t YA, neither is 22 yr old in college. Important to know your genre (applies to all genres). #yalit #querytip

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

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

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

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

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

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

#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.

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

"Literary agents treat unpublished writers like Ebola" --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

#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.

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

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

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

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