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Research an agent BEFORE querying them. I see a lot of authors doing this, it's like putting the cart before the horse. #querytip

When you query an agent a genre they don’t represent, you’re usually setting yourself up for a pass you don’t need to add to life #querytip

Follow submission guidelines or face the rejection squad! #querytip

Very confusing when the email is from 'John Doe' but the query letter is signed 'Arthur Two-Sheds Jackson' or whatever. #querytip

If you are writing with a pen name please explain that in your query. Otherwise, please have the same name in your email profile. #querytip

On The Bachelor tonight this one woman who didn't get a rose came back in to beg him to reconsider. Don't debase yourself! #querytip

"To ensure my query is received, I've attached it to this email" okay but I specifically asked you not to do this. Deleted. #querytip

"You don't represent my genre but I'm querying you anyway." Don't be this person. #querytip #queriesareback

Enough with the fallen angels. #querytip

CANDYMAN? Sure! HELLRAISER? No, thanks. #querytip

You can get violent, but if you're going Clive Barker think more VALERIE ON THE STAIRS and less MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN. #querytip

WRT horror submissions -- I like it a bit subtler. Stephen King, Shirley Jackson, Joyce Carol Oates. No torture porn. #querytip

There's nothing WRONG with writing a dating self-help book for straight men, I am just really not the right agent for it. #querytip

Licensed stuff like Star Wars books and such aren't something we just send to the company with a 'you like?' sticker on them. #querytip

You would think this is self-explanatory but I get them on occasion, so: you can't just pitch me a tie-in novel based on a movie. #querytip

I just sent 3 "rejections" because authors didn't follow submission guidelines :-( Don't do this! Follow guidelines. #querytip

When describing a storyline set in multiple locations, try not to say the story "vacillates". That's not a good thing. #querytip

Not to dredge up last month's ~*~*~*~controversy~*~*~*~, but fantasy novels with no major female characters do not interest me. #querytip

Unrelated, another #querytip: World War II is a tough historical period to sell right now. Make sure there's something REALLY fresh.