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· 29 Mar 2016

#querytip Maybe don't open with "I'd like to offer you 51 novels and 33 short stories..." #lessismore

· 28 Mar 2016

Saying you heard about my work when you were in college in 2011 is a feat, given I first entered publishing in 2012. #querytip: don't lie

· 28 Mar 2016

Read your query aloud. If it comes across as ranting gibberish -- it probably is. #querytip

· 28 Mar 2016

It's probably not a good idea to send me a query letter with stereotypes about Asians in your synopsis. #querytip

· 25 Mar 2016

A Frumious Bandersnatch @_LisaRodgers

If you list three or four subgenres in your query, I can't help but think it's going to be needlessly complicated. #querytip

well said! #QueryTip twitter.com/_LisaRodgers/s…

· 25 Mar 2016

If you list three or four subgenres in your query, I can't help but think it's going to be needlessly complicated. #querytip

· 24 Mar 2016

PSA: @McIntoshAndOtis does not accept phone queries. Also, please do not call to ask what a literary agent does. 😳😩 #querytip #lifetip

· 24 Mar 2016

Want to learn the art of twitter pitching? Check out my latest blogpost on the M&O blog bit.ly/1VKPFoY #querytip

· 23 Mar 2016

Jennifer Johnson-Blalock @JJohnsonBlalock

"My book has almost no girl characters." I am not your agent. #querytip

Ditto. This should pretty much be on my business card, in fact. #querytip indeed! twitter.com/JJohnsonBlaloc…

· 23 Mar 2016

#QueryTip = even complicated fantasy novels should be able to be condensed into a pitch. You can do it! #fantasy #queries

· 23 Mar 2016

Most popular retellings I see in my inbox: Peter Pan, Wizard of Oz, Alice in Wonderland. #pubtip #querytip

· 23 Mar 2016

ICYMI: There are resources available and an important update on the #DVpit webpage! Scroll down: bethphelan.com/dvpit #querytip #subtip

· 22 Mar 2016

Penny Moore @precociouspenny

On April 1st, all queries sent to me by marginalized voices before midnight EST, will receive a personalized reply: literarypenny.com/2016/03/22/que…

Yesyesyesyesyes! #querytip twitter.com/precociouspenn…

· 21 Mar 2016

If you compare and say, "fans of such and such will enjoy my book," that's different, and acceptable. #querytip

· 21 Mar 2016

Don't ever slam other books in your pitch or say yours is better. Just don't. It will likely result in an instant rejection. #querytip

· 16 Mar 2016

For some reason I just love queries that start off in the 2nd person. I guess it makes it feel more immediate. #querytip

· 16 Mar 2016

#querytip "I have enclosed Chapter 3 with this query" is a roundabout way of telling me that Chapters 1 and 2 suck. ALWAYS send 1st pages

· 16 Mar 2016

Really REALLY not a fan of queries written as if the MC is sending it to me. I want to hear from YOU! #querytip

· 16 Mar 2016

I have a thing for goblins. Think goblins a la LEGEND. #writingtips #querytip

· 16 Mar 2016

Please note we do NOT open attachments. Also, please remember to address your query to one of our agents. Plz no "Dear Agent" #querytip

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