If I don't meet your main character on page 1 I'm somewhat disinclined to read page 2. #querytip

Conventions are AMAZING when it comes to schmoozing w/ agents and editors. Attend them and mingle. i.e. rtconvention.com/eventworkshop/… #querytip

Janet Reid, Literary Agent: QueryTip: Subject lines are your BFFs buff.ly/1keLF9W #querytip

Don't start ur ms off with your character waking up for the day. Even if they're a kid and it's the first day of school. #querytip #writetip

A query in which an author criticizes other agents isn't appealing. Explain previous agent relationships w/professionalism #querytip

Please review your query to make sure you inserted everything you meant to. Please know the diff betw your and you're. #querytip

Every sentence of ur story should be seeped in tension. Even whispers between lovers. Everything in life is in conflict. #querytip #writetip

The best fiction is steeped in fact. Examples: @ChrisBohjalian’s Skeletons at the Feast, and the new #SalemWGNA tv show. #querytip #writetip

#querytip no need to notify me if another agent has requested more of your MS; just give me a heads up when you have an offer on the table

The best query letters are short and professional. No frills, no gimmicks, just a cover letter for your manuscript. #querytip

#querytip The day-to-day emails we send may be informal/familiar, but email queries are professional business documents; treat them as such.

#querytip Funny queries can be great (and memorable), but only if the project you're pitching is funny

I’ve literally had this headache for an entire day. Don’t query when you have a headache. Is that a good #querytip? Sorry, my mind is fried.

Tropes do not become stale, people's delivery of those tropes become stale. Leave your stamp on everything you touch. #querytip #writetip

Most agents don't expect exclusive queries, but if you use EXCLUSIVE QUERY in your subject, don't use Dear Sir/Madam. #queryquotes #querytip

#querytip We remember serial submitters. Don't just fire another MS off the moment an agent rejects the first one.

#querytip we do respond to every query sent to queries@ldlainc.com. We do not fill out forms to prove we are not spam.

Double-check your query letter to be sure you've changed the addressee to the right person. #querytip

#querytip With a good query, some thoughts that race through my mind are: "Oh! (Name of editor) at (name of publisher) will like this!"

#querytip As a young agent, with the importance of building my list, I tend to have a narrow focus on the certain projects I take on.