I hate seeing well-written queries w/ impossible word counts -- VERY tough to sell a debut novel over 150k words. Cut, then query! #querytip

Authors! Please do not attach things to your emails unless I request them. I don't open attachments. #querytip #pubtip #amagenting

Ask the questions before readers do. Question everything. Unlike real life, fiction has to make sense. #querytip #writetip

#QueryTip: What to include in your author bio. mariavicente.com/post/101845409…

If u can quit writing, do so. This business will break ur heart & shatter ur spleen. If u can't quit writing, u might be a writer. #querytip

"Dear Sir or Madam." Nope. Pass. #querytip

Bookmark this one, folks! Don't miss it! "Foolproof, never-fail query opening" via @johnmcusick ow.ly/PcfHR #querytip

Advice on the best way to query and a follow up Q&A with our agents, plus a 10pg critique! writersonlineworkshops.com/courses/agent-… #writetip #querytip

Don't generalize characters'"dangerous encounters", life-changing events" & "shocking tragedies." Be specific. That's the meat. #querytip

From the blog archives: A Guide to Manuscript Formatting & Submitting Sample Pages mariavicente.com/post/118855690… #querytip #pubtip

Twitter spam is super annoying. #agenting #querytip #musictip #lifetip

Authors! Don't use rhetorical questions in queries. I guarantee I'm not answering them how you want me to. #pubtip #querytip #tenqueries

Sending an agent 25 novels to consider at once is a big no-no. One book. One query. #querytip

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Don't use bulleted points in your query or divide your blurb into parts (even if your book has parts.) #querytip

Don't try to trick an agent or editor into acquiring you. You won't be able to 99% of the time. Nothing good ever comes of it. #querytip

If you send an agent a query, and then get an agent - please be courteous and withdraw your query #querytip #timebetterspentonothers

Folks, please don't send queries via facebook messaging. My guidelines are here: jdlit.com/#!marie-lamba/… #querytip

No need to say queried elsewhere-it's a given. Only need to advise if oth agents offered rep or if editors offered pub. #querytip #pubtip

Several queries for kids’ books w/ word counts of 150,000 or more. Are we still unclear on this? #querytip