Hannah Bowman
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Liza Dawson Associates
Lit agent ("without her more characters would have lived"). Prison abolitionist @Xians4Abolition . Theologian. Let's tell revolutionary stories together. She/her
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@SeeSaraScribe Could work. All depends on the book. #asklda
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.@Falcondraco Biggest benefit of an agent: an industry professional who works for you, the author, not anyone else in the process. #asklda
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.@Falcondraco We get you more money from publishers. Watch out for your interests. Read contracts. Edit and develop projects. #asklda
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.@Falcondraco Agents are advocates and negotiators. Work with authors on publishing strategy. Get access to major publishers. #asklda
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Philip Ray @ShinobiJedi42
What is the status of New Adult SF/F in the industry right now? Is it a hard sell or growing? #asklda.@ShinobiJedi42 New Adult SFF isn't a thing. It's just SFF. (But I sell a lot of SFF with new-adult-aged protagonists) #asklda
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.@SeeSaraScribe Yes, basic written agreement. #asklda
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Jennifer Johnson-Blalock @JJohnsonBlalock
.@SeeSaraScribe Generally no, with the possible exception of sending foreign copies. That's set out in agency agmt, though. #asklda@JJohnsonBlalock @SeeSaraScribe There are very few actual expenses except mailing foreign copies and wire fees. #asklda
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.@fashionnovelist For me it's instinctual. I can't put the book down, want to tell everyone about it, know who to send it to. #asklda
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.@SeeSaraScribe That said, always safer to base retellings on public domain material. #asklda
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.@SeeSaraScribe Important eventually to clear copyright, but at my stage it matters more if I love the book. #asklda
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.@fashionnovelist Generally, I do at least one or two rounds of revision with new authors before sending MS out on submission. #asklda
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.@fashionnovelist When offering rep, I will talk on phone with author about all their questions and process going forward. #asklda
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.@fashionnovelist Time to offer rep varies widely. Can take me weeks to get to a MS; or sometimes it's just a day or two. #asklda
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@SeeSaraScribe I adore that. One of my favorite tropes. #asklda
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Eric Steinberg @ericgsteinberg
@hannahnpbowman @JJohnsonBlalock Any idea where most agents would fall? I'm trying to decide how much to kill my darlings content or count?@ericgsteinberg @JJohnsonBlalock It sounds like you may have editorial concerns besides just length. Pacing is more important. #AskLDA
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Eric Steinberg @ericgsteinberg
@hannahnpbowman What if the MC age, POV, and themes would ordinarily place it on the YA/Teen shelf/catagory? #asklda@ericgsteinberg If you're sure it's YA (based on voice/tone), I would try to stay under 100k. #asklda
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@idreamofweird Anything within genres I represent (science fiction and fantasy, YA)! #asklda
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.@SeeSaraScribe Generally payments come via agency. One service we provide. #asklda
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@DanaNuens I'm not sure what changing from "urban fantasy" to "fantasy" would look like. #asklda