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

It's mandatory to get the science right in your sci-fi query (and MS.) I get aggravated enough by junk science on Facebook thanks #querytip

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

Solve info dumps by masking it with action. You dump info without dumping it. #writetip #querytip

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

Please check the website guidelines. No snail mail couriers or phone calls please! Really. We mean it!
#querytip

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

Looking for an agent? Take a look at the Association of Authors' Representatives (AAR) #querytip aaronline.org

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

Genre and word count. Put them in your query. I don't know why you wouldn't. #querytip

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

GMC. Goal, motivation, conflict. Enough said. #querytip #writingtips

Katie Shea Boutillier
@AgentShea
Literary Agent
VP/Rights Director & Lit Agent w/ DMLA, specializing in commercial adult fiction & young adult. Open to queries as of 8/15/23 Query email: ksbqueries@gmail.com
17 MSWL
62 Tips

#querytip It's gotta be a jump-out-of-your-seat kind of query for me to request.

Katie Shea Boutillier
@AgentShea
Literary Agent
VP/Rights Director & Lit Agent w/ DMLA, specializing in commercial adult fiction & young adult. Open to queries as of 8/15/23 Query email: ksbqueries@gmail.com
17 MSWL
62 Tips

#querytip Seeing lots with MC walking up with no memory of his/her death...

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

Reminder: @PSLiterary is closed to queries, just for the holidays, from Dec 22-Jan 5. No need to rush it, we're only closed 2 wks. #querytip

Courtney Miller-Callihan
@millercallihan
Literary Agent
Literary agent at Handspun Literary Agency. HEA, HFN, or GTFO. Everything's better with washi tape. She/her.
12 MSWL
40 Tips

Querying a debut? No credentials/past pubs? Don't mention it. Really. "I have no platform" is worse than saying nothing/no bio. #querytip

Tamar Rydzinski
@trydzinski
Literary Agent
Literary agent, mom, boggle lover, scared of dogs
18 MSWL
15 Tips

Self-deprecating humor rarely comes off well in a query letter #querytip

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

A query should be three paragraphs long, including introduction, hook, bio. Four paragraphs is pushing it. #querytip

Michelle Richter
@Michrichter1
Literary Agent
@FuseLiterary Senior Agent. Murder=my fave. @PacePublishing alum. @SINCNational member. She/her. Query Manager link: QueryMe.Online/MichelleRichter
51 MSWL
9 AskAgent
1575 Queries
72 Tips

A query was sent to me as exclusive, not my idea. Please don't limit yourself this way. Esp considering it was sent to me in Oct #querytip

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

Please don't send us queries via snail mail. UPS won't help you either. We say email queries only and we hold to that rule.
#querytip

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

My name is Lane Heymont and I am a man. #querytip #NotAnAgentThough

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

"Fictional novel" is not a thing. Anyone who has done any kind of research or spent time honing their craft would know this. #querytip

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

New agents can be great if they're with a reputable agency, have credentials and are HUNTING to quench their hunger! #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

Happy Monday, #writers! In case you missed them, here is an easy roundup of my fall #QueryTip tweets: rachelmbrooks.com/2014/12/fall-q…

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

Study Publishers Marketplace. What's selling? Who represents what? What are their sales like? Research! #querytip

Maria Vicente
@agentvicente
Literary Agent
senior literary agent + advisor @psliterary
208 MSWL
329 AskAgent
330 Queries
107 Tips

#QueryTip: You don't need to include a snide comment about vampires. Seriously, just don't mention vampires.