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

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

Please check the website guidelines. No snail mail couriers or phone calls please! Really. We mean it!
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Looking for an agent? Take a look at the Association of Authors' Representatives (AAR) #querytip aaronline.org

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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