Jessica Alvarez

@AgentJessicaA

Literary Agent

BookEnds Literary Agency

Senior literary agent and Foreign Rights Manager, @BookEndsLit. Former editor. Looking for adult fiction and nonfiction. She/her

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· 15 Jun 2016

TracyMarchini @TracyMarchini

@YogaChickie Not at all. Your voice in first person is still voice. More important is -- is this the right POV for this story? #BookEndsChat

Replying to @TracyMarchini

That was the perfect answer. I couldn’t figure out how to say that succinctly. #BookEndsChat

· 15 Jun 2016

Lauren Cahn @LaurenCahn

#BookEndsChat Does writing in 1P pov make it difficult to assess the author's actual voice?

Replying to @LaurenCahn

I’d say not exactly. I don’t think everyone can do 1st, so if it doesn’t suit your voice, it could be misleading. #BookEndsChat

· 15 Jun 2016

Meg Frye @Meg_Frye

How can I make it clear that a story with a teen protagonist is not YA? Would anyone even read such a thing? #BookEndsChat

Replying to @Meg_Frye

Tell us what you’re pitching it as and give us relevant comps. The Lovely Bones had a teen protag but wasn’t YA. #BookEndsChat

· 15 Jun 2016

Rose Phillips @roserambles1

I am writing the 2nd of 3, maybe 4, interconnected novels (not sequels). At what point in process do you want to know that? #bookendschat

Replying to @roserambles1

Start by telling me in the query that there’s series potential. I’ll ask for more details when the time is right #BookEndsChat

· 17 Mar 2016

Kelly Arnold @kklstef

Remembered another question for #BookEndsChat Do you always respond, positive or negative, to partials and fulls?

Replying to @kklstef

@kklstef Yes, always. And to every query too. #BookEndsChat

· 17 Mar 2016

CharlesHarvey @CharlesHarvey99

If an author has selfpublished a book, but it hasn't gained traction, will an agent still look at it, or is it offlimits? #BookEndsChat

Replying to @CharlesHarvey99

@CharlesHarvey99 I’d rather see something new. #BookEndsChat

· 17 Mar 2016

Replying to @ps_parmita

@parmita_ I carry my Kindle with me everywhere and read submissions whenever I have a few quiet minutes. #BookEndsChat

· 17 Mar 2016

Jamie Barber @JBarberAuthor

I'm always curious about stats. About how many queries result in requests for pages (just rough percentages)? #BookEndsChat

Replying to @JBarberAuthor

@JBarberAuthor No idea. Probably less than 10%. Maybe? #BookEndsChat

· 17 Mar 2016

Rona Go @authorronago

#BookEndsChat What to do if your agent doesn't like another work which is of another genre you have? Go for two agents?

Replying to @authorronago

@authorronago You have to have a frank talk with your agent about that. #BookEndsChat

· 17 Mar 2016

Jaclyn Reiswig @jaclynreiswig

#BookEndsChat If an agent passes on your full ms & you take their advice in rewrite, ok to re-query? Or a big no-no? Assuming no-no.

Replying to @jaclynreiswig

@jaclynreiswig I don’t think it hurts to requery, but I’d judge it on a case-by-case basis. #BookEndsChat

· 17 Mar 2016

Stephen Kozeniewski @outfortune

Always wondered: do agents have "one that got away" regrets? Or is it hard to even remember someone queried HARRY POTTER, etc?
#BookEndsChat

Replying to @outfortune

@outfortune There are a few I regret letting get away. And not all the ones I regret have gone on to be published. #BookEndsChat

· 17 Mar 2016

Sayword B. Eller @saybeller

@BookEndsKim, I do everything the hard way! R u less likely to sign authors who self-published past works? Or does it matter? #BookEndsChat

Replying to @saybeller

@saybeller I’m less likely to take on book that's prev self-published but doesn’t matter to me if the author has self-pubbed #BookEndsChat

· 17 Mar 2016

Tamara Girardi @TamaraGirardi

Do you do this chat on a regular basis? Or announce randomly? #BookEndsChat

Replying to @TamaraGirardi

@TamaraGirardi We’re hoping to do them more frequently, but we announce randomly. #BookEndsChat

· 17 Mar 2016

Kelly Arnold @kklstef

What can new writers, as a community, do to improve the process and minimize the extraneous stuff in querying? (2/2) #BookEndsChat

Replying to @kklstef

@kklstef I’m not sure that there is anything to do besides educating yourself on what makes a good query. #BookEndsChat

· 17 Mar 2016

Replying to @ps_parmita

@parmita_ Focus on another project. #BookEndsChat

· 17 Mar 2016

Jessica Faust @BookEndsJessica

@kklstef it differs from agency to agency. At BookEnds each agent can make her own decision #BookEndsChat

Replying to @BookEndsJessica

@BookEndsJessica @kklstef Yes, though sometimes we do get second reads from other agents. #BookEndsChat

· 17 Mar 2016

Tamara Girardi @TamaraGirardi

What is the highest number of rejections you've heard an author receive before signing with an agent? #BookEndsChat

Replying to @TamaraGirardi

@TamaraGirardi I really don’t know. Writers probably share that more with each other than they do with agents. #BookEndsChat

· 17 Mar 2016

Replying to @ps_parmita

@parmita_ It may just mean you haven’t found the right person yet. #BookEndsChat

· 17 Mar 2016

@ninjahuggie It doesn’t hurt to ask, but your voice is probably something that wouldn’t change in a rewrite. #BookEndsChat

· 17 Mar 2016

Janet Frost🎄❄️🎄❄️ @janflora

Relate Q: How beneficial are pitch contests? Do agents like them as much as we do? I learn a lot, for sure. @BookEndsJessica #BookEndsChat

Replying to @janflora

@janflora Personally, I hate Twitter pitch contests—I need more than 140 characters. But ones on websites can be fun. #BookEndsChat