I guess this is a #QueryTip, but it applies mostly to me as an agent: Something that will always draw me in is really good food descriptions. It's such a powerful worldbuilding element for me! #WritingCommunity

#QueryTip to #SFFpit peeps: If I am wavering, I check your profile for a link to a site where I might find a sample of your #writing. Listing that link in your bio can be vital.

#querytip: Keep to one email thread! Whether it be correcting a mistake in your query, providing materials an agent replied to request, or updating with an offer, you can change the subject line if necessary, but keep the thread so we have everything in one place 😊

#QueryTip: Know the conventions of the genre that you're pitching in. Don't pitch a fantasy book that doesn't have magic, or a romance book that doesn't have a HEA! This can comes across as you not having done enough industry research. #WritingCommunity

#QueryTip: The slush pile is so competitive! Don't sell yourself short in your query letter! Lots of authors make jokes that portray themselves as unprofessional or inexperienced. I'd rather know what makes you a perfect fit for my list! #WritingCommunity

Friendly #querytip reminder when you are #amquerying that in order for me to consider your work, I *really* need your submission to have a query letter somewhere in it, preferably where my form asks for one! Don't skip this please!

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No need to include a personalization (for me at least) if you don’t have one. If I rep what you have that’s good enough and you don’t have to tell me that in the query—I already know.
Don’t make querying harder on yourself than it already is ❤️ #amquerying #querytip

Someone just submitted a political thriller to me as a middle grade. QueryManager won't let you submit political thrillers to me since I don't rep them. Just a #querytip, don't do this. Agents rep sections of the industry they know. I would be a terrible agent for this project.

A good #querytip for the #amquerying crowd - it is NOT to your benefit to query only 1 agent at a time.

If your dream agent wants it - & is a good agent - they won't be threatened by other agents offering too.

Get an offer, notify us all, & then YOU choose to accept/reject US.

Don't Waste Your Query! youtu.be/K8M-iY4jJBQ via @YouTube #QueryTip

I'm still closed to submissions, but @sharimaurer is actively seeking great stories, especially MG, PB, & YA! Check her out on stringerlit dot com. #querytip

Also friendly reminder that 95% of my work hours (I work full time, every week) are dedicated to my clients (contracts, submissions, edits, calls, strategy, more contract issues, etc) so all of this gets done outside that 95%. We WANT to read! We WANT you to succeed! #querytip

If your word count doesn't fit exactly into our criteria, but I love the novel and you're willing to raise or lower it, I will still consider it. #querytip #querytrenches

Just because an editor passes on your manuscript doesn't mean it isn't good. It just means it isn't right for them. Keep trying! #querytip

1 of 2: Having been in the #querytrenches as an author, having an editor request your full, then pass, I remember thinking, "what does that mean?" That is a tough answer because its different for every editor. #querytip

#querytip Please make sure to send your query to the email address the agent specifies. Every day I get queries to my general email, and those take me longer to read--much longer.

Y’all. Word counts. Why is everything in my submissions box 100k+? Like…everything. #querytip

Can I Query More Than One Book at a Time? #QueryTip youtu.be/DYYlVpiWt70 via @YouTube

What makes me stop reading and/or reject a manuscript? Too many, or poorly executed broken/incomplete sentences. I don't care if everyone else is doing it. Would you jump off a bridge if everyone else was? #querytip #amquerying

What makes me stop reading and/or reject a manuscript? Too much, or poorly used passive #writing (was, were, had). #querytip #amquerying