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My apologies for the Agent Obvious iPhone/iPod app situation. Several months ago, my app disappeared from cyberspace. The server that had been graciously hosting my app for more than two years was shut down and files were forwarded to me with a note of "Good luck!" In the process of getting up and running again, it became clear the app needs updating. I am now taking steps to make that happen. Meanwhile, the app is once again accessible. It shows a little wear and tear, and it may not be 100% reliable until the complete update takes place, but rest assured I am working on it. Until then, thank goodness for Tumblr and this site where you can find all the Agent Obvious tips, searchable and free, as always.

--Laurie Abkemeier

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You're more likely to get a "Yes" with a request than with a command.

#author #editor #editing #design #cover

An author needs an enthusiastic imprint because the editor isn't always there for the duration.

#author #submission #publication

Any substantial revision--as in a 2nd edition--should be by terms to be negotiated in good faith. More than 10% of the work is a good rule of thumb.

#author #agent #contract

If an agent requests material, indicate that on the cover note.

#author #submission

Don't return a call when you know the person won't be there to answer it.

#agent #editor #etiquette

At the end of the day, it only takes one editor, one publisher, who believes in the book.

#author #submission #inspiration

Don't try to pretend a book is a category that it isn't. Zero in on the core audience like a laser.

#author #agent #editor #publication #cover #production

It's MARLEY with an E.

#author #query

Editors and agents check email after hours and on weekends, but we don't want to find anything there.

#author #etiquette

American style is single quotation marks used ONLY within double quotation marks. Rarely elsewhere.

#author #query #proposal #manuscript #editing

A book's copyright date is the year of first publication, not the year the work was written.

#author #editor #production #publication #legal

To get an agent, an author needs one person to love the work. To get a book deal, an author needs an entire group to fall in love with it.

#author #submission #reality

If an editor brings an author or project idea to an agent, that editor gets an exclusive for a time to be determined.

#agent #editor #submission #etiquette

Don't quote other agents, especially not their rejections, in the query letter.

#author #query

Query is spelled q-u-e-r-y. Not querie or querry or quarry.

#author #query

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