Start your story when everything in your MC's life changes. #querytip #writetip

#querytip Focus on the ONE book you want the agent to read. It's not a selling point that you have other unpublished mss on your shelf...

An intriguing title is as important as an intriguing first sentence. Just saying. #querytip

View @Michrichter1's submission guidelines here: forewordliterary.com/foreword/miche… #querytip

#querytip @Michrichter1 has a soft spot for stories in and about Boston/Massachusetts, Ireland, and Russia

Send @Michrichter1 non-fiction: fashion, film, television, science, medicine, sociology/social trends, & economics #querytip

Send @Michrichter1 fiction: book club reads, literary fiction, women’s commercial fiction, thrillers & mysteries #querytip

MT @MsMariaVicente: Q12. Good: Intriguing title & great author bio. Bad: Way too many spelling & grammar mistakes. #InboxInsights #querytip

If you've sent a partial ms, and an agent requests a full, the rest of your book should already be written. #pubtip #querytip

#querytip The query is about a book, so please stop raving about the movie you imagine it would become! Or, query a movie agent.

Don't talk bad about agents and/or the publishing industry. My bosses are AGENTS and I'm in the INDUSTRY (u want to be in it too). #querytip

There's no reason to send an author photo with your query. It's pointless. Unless you're a real satyr. Then I'm interested. #querytip

Looking for #pubtip and #querytip? Check out the query/submitting/publishing questions buff.ly/1iXleWU @MsMariaVicente has answered. 

Words to avoid when addressing a query: “Hi”, “Hey”, “To Whom it May Concern”, “Dear Editor/Agent”. Use “Dear (Agent/Editor name)” #querytip

#querytip if you're going to include a synopsis with your query, keep it to a page, max. I won't read it if it's any longer

All writers should have a list like this. #querytip MT @MusingStar: Everyone should know what they want in an agent. bit.ly/1mcOonI

When querying, KNOW what genre your book fits into! You might think it's difficult to determine, but it's not. #querytip

Queries w/attached author photos freak me out 99% of the time. Don't do this unless you look like Channing Tatum shirtless #QueryTip #PubTip

Gmail is a good email service to use. Choose one that is as secure as possible. Sending spam to agents/publishers stinks. I know. #querytip

Bonus #querytip: "fiction novel" is redundant