Archive for June 2009
Today on Twitter….
- 08:35 Uh oh….this is not a good sign for the laptop. #
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Today on Twitter….
- 10:40 Your book should be the star of your query, not you (unless your book is actually about your fascinating life story). #queries #
- 16:14 RT @jodimeadows: I wish people would add their first five pages to their queries. | But only if the agent’s guidelines request them! #
- 21:40 Reading a really intriguing ms, but I think it’s time to be done for the day. #
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Today on Twitter….
- 10:25 If I wanted to read your entire manuscript, I wouldn’t have rejected your query in the first place. #queries #
- 12:49 A query isn’t the same thing as a resume (despite the obvious analogies), so please don’t "pad" your publishing accomplishments. #queries #
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Today on Twitter….
- 10:28 Most of the time, an endorsement from an editor you hired to work on your book is just a paid endorsement. #queries #
- 10:31 @RachelleGardner Is it SKINNY by Ibi Kaslik? is.gd/14v78 #
- 11:11 Sometimes publishing really is stupid and/or unfair, but ranting about it in your query isn’t helpful. #queries #
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Today on Twitter….
- 09:57 Please skip using the term "bestselling author" if it only means your book was the bestselling title for a small press one month. #queries #
- 10:49 Don’t center your pitch around the great twist in your book and then keep just what that twist actually is a secret. #queries #
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Today on Twitter….
- 11:06 Do your research before you query. Do your research before you query. Do your research before you query. How many times must it be said? #
- 11:07 In all seriousness, the pile of new queries from over the weekend would probably be 40% smaller if all of these people did their homework. #
- 11:39 Is admitting that you queried with a category of book you know the agent doesn’t rep supposed to make it all right? #
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Today on Twitter….
- 09:58 While reading a non-client ms, had brain shift from recommending that agent take it on to helpful things agent can tell writer when passing. #
- 09:59 At least I have plenty of good things to say about it, even if I don’t think it’s quite there yet. #
- 10:13 First impressions count. Please pay enough attention to your outgoing query to be sure you didn’t get the agent’s name wrong. #
- 16:11 Summer hours are for the weak….meaning that Friday afternoons make me wish I was weak. Or just that I had less to get done. #
- 23:23 RT @arcaedia: If each query I read this week actually included 5 pages per our guidelines (many still don’t) that’s 1205 pages to read #
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Today on Twitter….
- 09:20 Why can’t 2009’s increase in queries mean more great queries instead of more queries from writers not ready and/or can’t follow directions? #
- 09:24 A great query makes me happy, even if I end up not asking to see more pages. A string of poor queries makes reading them feel like a grind. #
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Today on Twitter….
- 09:48 Another morning where I wonder just why so many people query who are not even in the general ballpark of being ready yet. #
- 10:04 Whoever suggested to you that it was a good idea to put your sample pages before your actual query was wrong. #
- 20:12 Author @scalzi with some choice words for people who think emails/texts deserve an instant response: is.gd/YnEj I agree completely! #
- 20:36 RT @BoingBoing: France’s three-strikes copyright rule is unconstitutional and hence dead tinyurl.com/nohnay #
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Today on Twitter….
- 10:16 RT @RachelleGardner: Writers! Thinking of having someone else do your querying for you? Don’t do it! bit.ly/XKTZY #
- 10:17 Must remember to retweet rather than just rewrite. Such is the Twitter learning curve. #
- 11:11 Just because something is a bestseller doesn’t mean you should purposely try to mimic it. In fact, it means you probably shouldn’t. #
- 15:38 RT @BookEndsJessica: Must read about publishing relationships passed on to me from a blog reader bit.ly/1cYJub | Some very good stuff #
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The Agent Game 