Maya #amquerying Psych #Thriller

@jmgmoron Si

¿Es Novak Djokovic el mejor deportista de la historia?

NOVAK DJOKOVIC HAS JUST BEATEN JANNIK SINNER!!!! I'm in tears right now. YOU DID IT!!! @DjokerNole 🫶🫶 #DjokovicSinner #Djokovic #AusOpen #Nolefam #novakdjokovic

@DjokovicFan_ Yes

If 38-year-old Novak Djokovic wins the Australian Open by defeating Sinner and Alcaraz (players 14-16 years younger than him), would you consider it the greatest achievement in the history of sports? I say yes. You?

For pitching authors, a quick update about what's new: 1) You will NOT receive a copy of your pitch submission via email. Last time, the feature wasn't reliable despite being enabled, and some people never received an email, leading to stress (understandably).

@BookishNajla Fantastic! Congratulations 🎉

Happy New Year #WritingCommunity friends! January means a new year and a #SmallPitch session. You can find all info about the event on our website ⬇️ If there's a question not answered in our guidelines or FAQ, feel free to ask by commenting on this post. smallpitch.org

@JohnWGant I choose to see the positive side. At least they were hooked enough to read my query right away among all those others.

@MayaMagalani Wow! Tops my quickest at ~3 hours. Well done!

A quickest query rejection! 20 minutes! I thought those were urban legends. #amquerying #author #WritingCommunity

She is my guardian devil and I call her the Abracadabra Lady. #Thrillers #writerscommunity #author instagram.com/reel/DI4Tc1EuV…

Nothing is worse than having a parent who wants to kill you, except having both. #ThrillerReads #WritingCommunity #author #writerlift #writersoftwitter instagram.com/reel/DJ4hpMgok…

7 New Literary Agents Seeking Kidlit, Graphic Novels, SFF, Horror, Thrillers, Nonfiction, Romance and more. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #querytip #amquerying #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2025/08/7-new-…

TGIM! #WritersLift Support your favorite authors! Like, retweet & follow everyone on this thread #ShamelessSelfPromoMonday #WritingCommunity #authorcommunity #BooksWorthReading #booktwt! Share whatever you have - #links, #books, #blogs

@brclothwrites Live in the moment ❤️

You get to send one message back in time to your 17 year old self. What are you saying?

@dl_scarpe Depends on genre I guess 🤷‍♀️

Q for #WritingCommunity Do you prefer writing in the present or the past tense? Q for #ReadingCommunty Do you prefer reading books in the present or the past tense? Asking for a friend.

Brigham Editorial Query Month, Day 21: GREEN FLAGS in query letters that make agents raise their eyebrows and sit up a little straighter in their chairs. If we did red flags yesterday, we've gotta do green flags today, right? Green Flag #1 - Efficiency I've read half a billion query letters in my time (that number is approximate, and I can't be held liable for hyperbole), and there's just something about a concise-yet-clear query letter that lets me know within a sentence or two that this one's gonna be a winner. Do you know why this stands out in the slush pile? Because very few writers can actually do it. Writing a query letter that is short but punchy suggests a level of deft wordsmithing that is so rare, so those who manage it end up standing out in the slush pile. Green Flag #2 - Voice I've taught writing for over twenty years, and what I've learned is that you can't teach voice. It's something that comes from reading a ton of great books and then writing for thousands of hours until you've found your footing as an author. That said, a relatable, interesting, and/or emotionally resonant voice is what often connects anybody to any piece of writing. For those of you who have put in all those hours to hone yours, it shows in your queries. Agents can sense that. And they love it. Green Flag #3 - Polish If one of the biggest red flags is typos or grammatical errors, a green flag is exactly the opposite. Coming up with a concept and writing a pitch that will connect with agents is hit-or-miss, and we never really know if we're "doing it right." Grammar and mechanics, though? A hundred percent in the writer's control. Be a professional! Make sure your sub package is pristine! Green Flag #4 - Market/Genre Awareness This manifests in a couple of ways. First, there are clues that show an agent you understand your genre/market. Is the word count in the right range? Does the title's vibe fit the genre? Do your comps show an awareness of what's selling right now, and are they realistic and reasonable? The other way it manifests is in the pitch itself. You have to know a genre/market well to know how to break through in that genre/market. Agents are looking for fresh and unique takes that will work within the confines of what's already been done. In other words, have you pitched something that shows you understand how to be fresh and creative in your targeted space? Green Flag #5 - Personalization (Sometimes) I say all the time that you don't have to worry about personalizing a query letter because it takes so much time to do it for everyone. But there's no denying that agents really love personalization when it's done right. Even something as simple as showing that you're aware of what they're looking for and/or what kinds of authors they've repped in the past can prove you've done your homework. They do not like generic or forced personalization, but thoughtful and practical personalization? Big green flag.

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He's built different. 😤 Novak Djokovic prevails in a thrilling four-set quarterfinal encounter against Carlos Alcaraz! 👏 @wwos • @espn • @eurosport • @wowowtennis • #AusOpen • #AO2025

@DjokovicFan_ Verujem

Who else still believes in Novak Djokovic? I do. 🙌🏻 Fight, Novak! 💪🏻🔥

@pavyg 🤣🤣🤣

3 Kings, 2 Princes and 1 Jannik Sinner with 2 failed drug tests.

The next #PitDark, a pitch party for "darker" literature, is October 24, 8 am - 8 pm ET. Please RT! Rules: jasonhuebinger.com/pitdark/ #amwriting #WritingCommunity