Rather than fill your query w/ social media links and info, your author site should direct us to your online presence. #askagent #querytip

It is a small world people. A small, small world. #pubtip #querytip #LIFETIP

Don't use a tiny font. Just don't. #querytip

I don't care how vital it is to your character backstory: if your query opens with a rape scene, 99.9% I will reject immediately. #querytip

So many epic fantasies start with descriptions of the weather or mid-battle. Avoiding these will help you stand out in my slush. #querytip

#querytip If I can't love your characters, I can't love your novel.

Also, if your POV character is talking right to the reader and giving out backstory, your book prob. isn't for me. #querytip

Dirk wants to do X because of Y, but Bill doesn't want Dirk to do X, so Dirk must do Z to defeat Bill and accomplish X. #GMC #querytip

Know genre word counts. 38,000 words isn't a short story. 50,000 words isn't a Sci Fi novel. 300,000 words isn't a salable debut. #querytip

If you send your query from a moderated or restricted e-mail address, chances are you will never receive your response. #querytip

Oh my goodness this query is pages and pages long, please don't do this PLEASE #queriesqueries #querytip

Please don't query me with multiple books simultaneously. Pick the strongest one #querytip

Even if you have multiple mss ready, it's always better to pick just ONE to query to any given agent. Otherwise I get overwhelmed! #querytip

If subbing to pubs& agents at same time, you're often using a different strategy, list & ms version than agents would. Just sayin' #querytip

Start your novel with action, not background. Action can be anything. An argument, a wave crashing against rocks, a snide comment. #querytip

What Not to Do When Querying wp.me/p2n9ew-1is via @KisaWhipkey #querytip

i like when authors curse in their queries, just not at me. #querytip

Like life, publishing is not a race. Suzanne Collins didn't sell THE HUNGER GAMES until age 42. #LiveTheJourneyNotTheDestination #querytip

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