Addressing #querytip #selfpub and other #writersproblems - interview with @FicSoutheast just up: fictionsoutheast.org/ask-an-agent-s…

Guyyyyys when I open a file & it's not in Times New Roman... *scowls* *shakes fist* *lights Courier New on fire* #querytip

#querytip few things belie a cut-and-paste query job like my name in a completely different font than the rest of your letter.

I love to know if your work has been in a magazine, but if it was in 1997, I'll wonder why you haven't done anything with it yet. #querytip

If you self publish a book and are now querying it, give me numbers. I know you have them. #querytip

Received via email: 1) subject "Querry," 2) addressed to another agent, 3) w/ her name misspelled. This is why we proofread. #querytip #sigh

Reason for Rules: An Agent's Perspective via @Mary_C_Moore #pubtip #querytip ow.ly/OrVp7 http://t.co/9H25a6ftqY

If you use the term "fiction novel" — you're not ready to query. Stop what you're doing and start researching. Hone your craft. #querytip

If you're querying an illustrated project, I want to see sample art. A link to a portfolio is better than unrequested attachments. #querytip

The five senses. They create a deeper POV. Use them. On the first page or so. Smell is the most powerful sense. #writetip #querytip

#querytip: it's not #YA just because you say it is. Do some research!

You don't profit off the misery of others. #universalLaw #querytip #writetip #PlagiarismIsEvil #PublishingIsAsmallWorld

Recurring issue in queries: "No one has ever seen a ___"--In that case how do people know about it? Especially if it has a name! #querytip

Thank you!!!! #querytip twitter.com/michelle4laugh…

Insulting writers in your query is, uh, uh, not how your career finds a way. #querytip #GetIt? #JurasicPark #IanMalcolm

I'm fairly certain this #querytip is already out there, but let's end "or so he/she/they thought..." for good.

Tell me about the story, not the philosophical lessons I'll learn. I'll get that on my own, thanks. #querytip

Biggest issue at our query meeting yesterday: queries not saying what the mss are about! Don't forget your query's major purpose. #querytip

You don't bite the hand that feeds you. #querytip #writetip #lifetip

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