From the blog archive: WHEN TO FOLLOW UP WITH LITERARY AGENTS WHILE QUERYING mariavicente.com/post/120013409… #querytip

Please pick one category for your manuscript. You can only be on one bookshelf at the bookstore. #querytip

If your bio is a rambling string of words there's a good chance your writing will be too. #querytip #NoGrammarLifeDoesntWorkInWriting

Don't send your book to an agent before it's finished. #querytip

Make the font bigger. At least 12 point. My eyes are not getting any younger. #querytip

Same goes for word count, interestingly; if a novel is unusually long or short vs. others in genre, it's usually a story problem. #querytip

I ask for a synopsis not just b/c it's quicker to read; it's also a great indication of whether author grasps genre expectations. #querytip

Goal of a query: to put yourself and your work in the best possible light. Don't ever apologize for your writing or your bio! #querytip

Here's your regular reminder that for fiction you should only be querying with finished work. Be ready to send the full that day! #querytip

Personalized rejections take me a lot of extra time, and are a sign that you are very much on the right track. #querytip

Morning appointment was serious high-level ADULTING, but quicker than expected. I'm reading queries now; some #querytip(s) may follow.

#querytip: a good query means good writing.

Read Query Shark. Befriend published authors & ask questions. Utilize critique partners, too! Every bit helps in finding an agent. #querytip

Your query/manuscript should probably be well written with as perfect grammar & spelling as possible... #querytip #writetip #JustSaying

#QueryTip = review your fantasy query. Use highlighter to mark every word associated with explaining the world or backstory. Now TRIM!!

Do not review your novel in your query. Just tell me about your novel, let me decide how I feel about it #querytip

FYI: I am not the right agent for your Christian romance... #querytip

Part 2 of 4 in my series on Magical Realism is up on the blog now. What Magical Realism ISN'T: michellewittebooks.com/2015/08/what-m… #MSWL #querytip

A query letter should be in the body of an email. Not sent as an attachment. #querytip

Don’t pitch me on Twitter. All the more so if you’re querying me anyway. I’ll just read it there. #querytip