Smart post by @Janet_Reid of @FinePrintLit on why personalizing queries is a waste of time jetreidliterary.blogspot.com/2014/12/rant-p… #querytip #pubtip #writers

You should own a copy of STORY by Robert McKee. That is all. #querytip #writetip

Some agents take on self-pubbed books, others don't. Most often an agent's job is to find previously unpublished work a home. #querytip

Our agent @Mary_C_Moore shares her thoughts on rejection and publishing: kimberleycameron.blogspot.com/2014/12/reject… #askagent #querytip ow.ly/i/7YW14

Thoughts on rejection and publishing: kimberleycameron.blogspot.com/2014/12/reject… #askagent #pubtip #querytip #amwriting http://t.co/tpwSgJaJrV

An editor or agent's vision for your ms is an educated opinion. Rejection doesn't mean it's horribly written. #askagent #querytip

A query is not a synopsis. A synopsis is not a query. Don't explain your ms to us. A query is meant to hook us. #querytip

Don't submit an ms to publishers & agents at the same time. Trying to sell to publishers yourself defeats the purpose of an agent. #querytip

#querytip most agencies are in the process of shutting things down for the year; might be wise to hold off on submitting your MS until 2015

I never want to see the word "trafficking" in a query. Drug or human. Just a matter of taste. #querytip

Also 'I have written a fiction novel' won't work either unless you are Truman Capote...
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"The title of my book is called" is not a phrase designed to get a literary agent to pay attention to your excellent writing!
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Retweeting a bunch of @notjustanyboggs #querylunch from today. You should follow her if you aren't, so you get ALL her #querytip tweets!

A catchy title helps. My favorite -- and I'll always remember this book because of its title -- is "ASSHOLES: A THEORY". #querytip #Writetip

Your novel isnt "fictional". A novel is fiction by nature. We don't say "female woman" or "male man", so don't say fiction novel. #querytip

Beware what you put online, it will follow you to the end of days. #querytip

No I would not like to be added to a list of approved senders. No I would not like to click link. No I do not believe you're sorry #querytip

Folks, don't let your characters write your query letters. I want to work with you, not the weirdos that live in your head. #querytip

Twitter hashtags writers should follow when seeking a literary agent - ctt.ec/OAfaZ+ via @DianaUrban #querytip #pubtip

Insulting someone -- anyone -- in your query is a no-no. For you all you know I am related to Vlad Tepes. #querytip #justsaying