A very true and inspiring meme which can also serve as an excellent #querytip http://t.co/1zXgCxwLZl

Your query should be a pitch, not an explanation of your world. #querytip

#Querytip: If you are querying based on my #MSWL, you should put that in the subject line along with the title!

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You should send a query in your query. Don't just send random pages. #querytip

Unless invited to do so, querying me any where other than query box= automatic delete. I will not read it. No shortcuts. #querytip

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Please write a query letter. I'm seeing many "My Writing Speaks For Itself" emails with just the pages, and... that's not okay. #querytip

Exclusive query (& genre I don't rep). Don't do exclusive queries! Publishing is slow enough without this voluntary delay! #querytip #pubtip

Puzzled by one line emails from authors asking if I'm interested. How could I know from one line?This approach creates work... #querytip

I've seen too many novella queries lately. Manuscripts with super low word counts are really difficult to sell. #querytip

You should know your book's genre. Telling me that you don't, or that it "could be" X or Y means you haven't done your research. #QueryTip

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Don't query already published books. #querytip

#querytip I kind of can't believe I have to say this, but a romance novel where the hero rapes the heroine is just never going to be for me.

#querytip: If you follow agents on Twitter, read interviews, personalize yr query, or check submission guidelines, you're ahead of the game.

#querytip Form query letters stand out in the worst possible way. Personalizing your query for each agent, even a little bit, works wonders

Don't query as your protagonist. A query letter is a business letter. You don't go to job interviews in a pirate outfit, do you? #querytip

#query don’t: mention that you once tried to mail a bomb, even as a joke. #notfunny #querytip #scaredagent