Mary C. Moore
@Mary_C_Moore
Literary Agent
Literary Agent
110 MSWL
42 AskAgent
222 Tips

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

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

Melissa Edwards
@MelissaLaurenE
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @stonesongNYC . Lawyer. Lover of TV, movies, and books. Slow runner. Let Bartlet be Bartlet.
223 MSWL
10 Queries
58 Tips

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

Caitlin McDonald
@literallycait
Literary Agent
literary agent @MaassLitAgency for SFF, YA, & GN • she/her • queer • ADHD • intensely editorial 📚 #BLM #TransRightsAreHumanRights
69 MSWL
33 AskAgent
124 Queries
39 Tips

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

Jennifer Azantian
@jenazantian
Literary Agent
Literary Agent. Stepmom. Mom to puppies Zuko and Iroh. Lover of the Fantastic. Occasional sharer of TMI. Queer. First-gen. 🇦🇲 (she/her)
67 MSWL
13 Queries
30 Tips

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

Lucienne Diver
@LucienneDiver
Literary Agent
Literary agent with The Knight Agency, author, family gal, travel junkie. She/her. Opinions my own. knightagency.net luciennediver.com
3 MSWL
15 AskAgent
13 Tips

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

Lucienne Diver
@LucienneDiver
Literary Agent
Literary agent with The Knight Agency, author, family gal, travel junkie. She/her. Opinions my own. knightagency.net luciennediver.com
3 MSWL
15 AskAgent
13 Tips

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

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

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

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

Lucienne Diver
@LucienneDiver
Literary Agent
Literary agent with The Knight Agency, author, family gal, travel junkie. She/her. Opinions my own. knightagency.net luciennediver.com
3 MSWL
15 AskAgent
13 Tips

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

Saba Sulaiman
@agentsaba
Literary Agent
Senior agent at Talcott Notch Literary. Eternally recovering from maternity leave. Probably hiding somewhere eating cake. Closed to unsolicited queries. @pocpub
131 MSWL
7 AskAgent
2 Queries
47 Tips

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

Victoria Marini
@LitAgentMarini
Literary Agent
Literary Agent Not tall, just loud. Wants Books in which Things Happen
116 MSWL
45 Tips

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

Patricia Nelson
@patricianels
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, representing YA & MG fiction (all genres), women's fiction & romance. She/her.
70 MSWL
2 Queries
94 Tips

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

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

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

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

P.S. Literary Agency
@PSLiterary
Literary Agency
Representing a diverse list of internationally published, award-winning, bestselling and debut creators.
2858 MSWL
71 AskAgent
3 Queries
179 Tips
Alex Slater
@abuckslater
Literary Agent
Literary agent @GreenburgerLit @GreenburgerKids . Black Lives Matter. he/him.
132 MSWL
32 AskAgent
55 Tips

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

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

Marisa A. Corvisiero
@mcorvisiero
Literary Agent
Attorney. Literary Agent at @corvisierolit . Producer. Speaker. Coach. #WriteMindset #BeKind 🌎🇦🇷🇺🇸🇮🇹⚖️📚 She/her corvisieroagency.com QueryMe.Online/MAC
12 MSWL
23 AskAgent
58 Tips

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Marisa A. Corvisiero
@mcorvisiero
Literary Agent
Attorney. Literary Agent at @corvisierolit . Producer. Speaker. Coach. #WriteMindset #BeKind 🌎🇦🇷🇺🇸🇮🇹⚖️📚 She/her corvisieroagency.com QueryMe.Online/MAC
12 MSWL
23 AskAgent
58 Tips

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