What Agents Are Chirping About

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As always, I encourage you to follow literary agents/editors on Twitter. They are a treasure trove of publishing information and are another way of getting to know the movers and shakers of your chosen passion :) For today's post, I found these tweets at the hashtag #pubtip.

RECENT AGENT TWEETS

Sara Megibow‏@SaraMegibow

Looking for a way to get a fresh take on your opening pages? Have someone else read them outloud to you. #pubtip

Sara Megibow‏@SaraMegibow

Most authors do not sell every book they write. This is true even after that first book deal. #pubtip

The Literary Group‏@literarygroup

Hey, hey you. Don't say this in your query letter to us: "I'm on the seemingly impossible task of finding a literary agent." #pubtips

Emily S. Keyes‏@esc_key

Unless you're already a famous bestseller, your new book will probably be rejected by someone. Agents, editors, boards. #pubtip

Gordon Warnock‏@gordonwarnock

I find out about my clients' events via social media, & so do their fans. If you aren't promoting, you're asking for an empty room. #pubtip

Sara Megibow‏@SaraMegibow

"I wrote this book because it's something I'd want to read" is a better pitch than, "there's nothing good to read, so I wrote this" #pubtip

Halli Melnitsky‏@SumOfAllTweets

#PubTip Send your query letters to yourself 1st & Check formatting. It could look good in the writing window, but WEIRD in the inbox window.

Kate McKean‏@kate_mckean

2 queries in the last 10 in the voice of the main character. Oy. Please don't do this. I represent YOU, not a character. #pubtip

Ginger Clark‏@Ginger_Clark

Authors: you don't need to send me a pre-query. Just email me a query without pre-querying. Take a chance! Jump in with both feet! #pubtip

Peter Senftleben‏@gr8thepeter

OK, everyone needs to realize my reading priorities go: contracted ms > option material > agented subs > non-agented subs. #pubtip

Retweeted by agent Michelle Witte

Nephele Tempest‏@NepheleTempest

Panicked over writing your query letter? Some tips today on my blog:

http://nepheletempest.wordpress.com/2013/02/11/down-and-dirty-query-letters/ … #amwriting #pubtips #queries

*LINK TO THE POST NEPHELE TEMPEST MENTIONED

AGENT TWEET OF THE WEEK goes to:

Nancy Yost Literary‏@nyliterary

Great post by @MissDahlELama asking multiple agents to answer industry questions! http://bit.ly/YRr02S #pubtip #querytip

*LINK TO THE POST NANCY YOST MENTIONED 

(great list of questions/answers that apply to both agented and non-agented writers!)