Twitter Tuesday~Writers Digest Conference Agents & #QueryTips

If you're submitting or getting ready to then I have a treat for you this week! I happened to catch a literary intern friend of mine who was handing out fantastic #querytips like Halloween candy! First a few other tweets I came across though. This one is by agent Weronika Janczuk and shows just how busy an agent's day can be:
@WeronikaJanczuk To do: reply to client's ?s re: edits; reply to other emails; work on publicity/marketing hdbk; read slush mss, client ms, #queries; write.

Agent Jennifer Laughran gives us a heads up on a YA Novel Workshop:
@literaticat Kickstart Your YA Novel Workshop at Books Inc. with @kristen_tracy and @nina_lacour http://conta.cc/hxC7ey

Here's something you'll hopefully need soon, an email list for marketing your novel:
@AngelaAckerman How Authors & Writers Can Build An Email List For Marketing - http://bit.ly/cHxmc5 @thecreativepenn

Writers Digest gives us a heads up on the awesome agents attending their conference this month, along with their Twitter handles! (Tip, agents are excellent to follow on Twitter for advice and tips!):
@WritersDigest Awesome lit agents @ WD Conf, Jan 21-23, http://tinyurl.com/3x7jt5w - @4writers @ChrisRichman @EpsteinLiterary @FolioLiterary @Janet_Reid
@WritersDigest (More!) lit agents @ WD Conf, Jan 21-23, http://tinyurl.com/3x7jt5w - @jasonashlock @kate_mckean @kid_lit @WolfsonLiterary @trydzinski
@WritersDigest (Even more!) lit agents @ WD Conf, Jan 21-23, http://tinyurl.com/3x7jt5w - @amachinist @Tor_intheory @RivetingRosie @sztownsend81 @KOrtizzle
@WritersDigest (Still more!) lit agents @ WD Conf, Jan 21-23, http://tinyurl.com/3x7jt5w - @JoSVolpe @sarahlapolla @Emmanuelle15 @louisefury @ElisabethWeed
@WritersDigest (MORE!) agents @ WD Conf, Jan 21-23, http://tinyurl.com/3x7jt5w - @daniellechiotti @LoriPerkinsRR @brandibowles @mcorvisiero @michellebrower

These guest features on Chuck Sambuchino's blog are always a good read:
@WritersDigest How I Got My Agent: Laura Spinella - "How I Got My Agent" is a recurring feature on the GLA blog. Some tales are of ... http://ow.ly/1aJj7N

And the fabulous literary intern Amanada Johnson's #querytips:
@AC_Johnson89 Tell me about your book. Don't tell me themes or that its about a boy whose life changes because of Destiny. Give me the STORY. #querytips
@AC_Johnson89 Don't ATTACH your query. the majority of agents don't open unsolicited attachments. #querytips
@AC_Johnson89 The phrase "I have recently completed..." makes me nervous. It sounds like you probably haven't had time to edit, personally. #querytips
@AC_Johnson89 Plot is essential. I don't know you have it unless you include it in your query. #querytips
@AC_Johnson89 Do not query agents who do not represent your genre and/or age group. RESEARCH. #querytips
@AC_Johnson89 Rhetorical questions most often make me respond with "Do I care?" or "No." Is that what you want? #querytips
@AC_Johnson89 There is a line between being mysterious (which makes me curious) and being vague (which is obnoxious). Do not be vague. #querytips
@AC_Johnson89 Your query is important. Don't pitch your book in 3 sentences if you can do it better in 6 or 13. Take your time; do it right. #querytips
@AC_Johnson89 Publishing credentials only really help you if they're from something we've heard of. #querytips

With all that it's hard to imagine I missed anything but as happening as Twitter is, I'm certain I did! Let me know if there's a great tweet you caught that you'd like to add. I hope you find these helpful!