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

In writing, voice is everything. #writetip #querytip

Laura Crockett
@LECrockett
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @TriadaUS | Opinions my own | she/her
148 MSWL
24 AskAgent
322 Queries
88 Tips

Sending just a sample of your writing is not a query. #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

A teardown + false statement about your genre tells 1) you don't respect the genre you write in & 2) you haven't read much in it #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

A note abt audience for YA: "crossover potential" is great, but your main selling point shldn't be "this YA will appeal to adults" #querytip

Courtney Miller-Callihan
@millercallihan
Literary Agent
Literary agent at Handspun Literary Agency. HEA, HFN, or GTFO. Everything's better with washi tape. She/her.
12 MSWL
40 Tips

#querytip: Don't comment on agent's biography or appearance. My 1 exception: shared hometown or alma mater. See @jsinsheim's feed for more.

Laura Crockett
@LECrockett
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @TriadaUS | Opinions my own | she/her
148 MSWL
24 AskAgent
322 Queries
88 Tips
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

I implore you: please don't open with the weather. It may not = an automatic rejection but it puts you at an instant disadvantage. #querytip

Maria Vicente
@agentvicente
Literary Agent
senior literary agent + advisor @psliterary
208 MSWL
329 AskAgent
330 Queries
107 Tips

Querying Advice: What to include in your author bio. Yes, you need one. mariavicente.com/post/101845409… #querytip #querying

Michelle Richter
@Michrichter1
Literary Agent
@FuseLiterary Senior Agent. Murder=my fave. @PacePublishing alum. @SINCNational member. She/her. Query Manager link: QueryMe.Online/MichelleRichter
51 MSWL
9 AskAgent
1575 Queries
72 Tips

You all know that commenting on an agent's physical appearance in a query is not a good idea, right? #querytip

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

For those of you following up with me from #PNWA60, if the email is bouncing back then don't forget that second "e" in kimberley! #querytip

Emily S. Keyes
@esc_key
Literary Agent
Founder of the Keyes Agency, LLC. Bookish. Short. Invisible Disability. Brooklyn, NY. She/her
104 MSWL
1 AskAgent
36 Tips

It's difficult for me to reply to queries written in a language other than English. #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

Science fiction doesn't need comms or holo-screens to be science fiction. #writetip #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
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

Querying already published books is literally putting the cart before the horse. Or along those lines. #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

Authors, a query needs a blurb, a hook, GMC, but not how you love writing. I assume you love writing or why would you query me? #querytip

Maria Vicente
@agentvicente
Literary Agent
senior literary agent + advisor @psliterary
208 MSWL
329 AskAgent
330 Queries
107 Tips
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

If you suggest a colleague or I would steal your work in your query, it's an automatic rejection. No one has time for that. #querytip

Tamar Rydzinski
@trydzinski
Literary Agent
Literary agent, mom, boggle lover, scared of dogs
18 MSWL
15 Tips

I’ve been seeing a lot of questions in query letters recently (What would you do if, Have you ever, etc.). Don’t do this. #querytip

Laura Crockett
@LECrockett
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @TriadaUS | Opinions my own | she/her
148 MSWL
24 AskAgent
322 Queries
88 Tips

Unless an agent asked for a R&R, it's best not to query again with the exact same MS you queried months ago. #querytip We remember them...

Elana Roth Parker
@ElanaRoth
Literary Agent
Kidlit agent w/ @LDLiterary . @aalitagents communications committee. Avid quilter. Still not Elena. Open to queries. She/her.
107 MSWL
3 AskAgent
196 Tips

Please don’t query me twice in a row. I hate sending my form rejection in back-to-back emails. It makes me feel like a jerk. #querytip