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· 6 Apr 2016

I have a huge pet peeve about quotation marks around book titles. Book titles = italics. Can’t italicize? Underline or all-caps. #querytip

· 6 Apr 2016

Remember to check submission guidelines! Agents at KC&A that are open to submissions are only doing so via their online form! #querytip

· 6 Apr 2016

2 for 2 on YA queries with [NOUN] OF [NOUN] AND [NOUN] as titles. Let’s try harder on title formats, hmmm? #querytip

· 6 Apr 2016

New on the blog this week: When It’s Time to Stop Querying Your Manuscript mariavicente.com/post/142344213… #querying #querytip

· 4 Apr 2016

Learn your genre and research your target market; not every manuscript with sex in it is erotic romance. #querytip

· 4 Apr 2016

Evan Puschak @TheeNerdwriter

Zack Snyder knows how to direct moments, not scenes. You can't string moments together & make me care. Students usually learn that early on.

Also applies to novels...#querytip. twitter.com/TheeNerdwriter…

· 2 Apr 2016

Don't bury selling points at the end of your query or hide your voice after a dull prologue. Lead with your best. #querytip 2/2

· 2 Apr 2016

Best way to get a full ms request from me: something compelling at top of query + killer voice on page one of sample chapter. 1/2 #querytip

· 1 Apr 2016

"I know you request to only see the query first, but" No. Just no. #querytip

· 1 Apr 2016

Amy Boggs @notjustanyboggs

So having a romance in the story doesn’t mean it’s a romance. A teenage narrator doesn’t mean it’s YA. Figure out your shelf. #querylunch

This too! #amwriting #amediting #querytip twitter.com/notjustanybogg…

· 1 Apr 2016

Fridays are usually query days, but that seems cruel today, whether it's a yes or a no. I'll also be side-eyeing anything new, so. #querytip

· 31 Mar 2016

Alex Slater @abuckslater

I read a lot of queries, and I think some new writers would be shocked if they knew about the communities social media can offer. #querytip

Replying to @abuckslater

New writers: do your research. Not just on agents, but on the conversations your work is seeking to contribute to. #querytip

· 31 Mar 2016

I read a lot of queries, and I think some new writers would be shocked if they knew about the communities social media can offer. #querytip

· 31 Mar 2016

Probably best not to open your query or chapter with violent rapes or assaults. Most agents are women and feminists #querytip

· 31 Mar 2016

If your main character is in his or her 20s, your book is not YA. #querytip #amwriting

· 30 Mar 2016

I've received a few queries recently that were addressed to more than 1 agent. Please be sure to email agents separately #querytip

· 30 Mar 2016

Before hitting send on your query make sure to proofread. Then let your query sit overnight and proofread again #querytip

· 30 Mar 2016

Unless your MC is Dougie Howser, I don't think a YA with a MC old enough to be in medical school will work. #querytip

· 29 Mar 2016

Ya'll don't tell me your MS is #NA if you don't know the genre! If it's NA it had better be romance, otherwise it's just adult #querytip

· 29 Mar 2016

#querytip #pubtip #lifetip #humantip #assholeprevention Don't be racist.

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