Jessica Alvarez

I work only on adult fiction. #bookendschat

It hasn’t pushed me over the edge, but some will catch my attention for sure. #bookendschat

I didn’t know you were on here, @alpacaoverlordy! Emily is our current intern. #bookendschat

We sometimes share, but if you get a no from one of us, you can query another agent. #bookendschat

Maybe I’m the only one who doesn’t take them into account. #bookendschat

Contests and mags don’t matter to me. Full-length fiction credits might be an advantage or disadvantage. #bookendschat

In theory, stays on QueryManager. Sometimes it doesn’t, though. #BookEndsChat

I wouldn’t say there are “rules”, exactly, but some things naturally fit in one subgenre and some straddle the line #bookendschat

I like those with series potential, but I won’t turn something down because it’s a standalone. #bookendschat

I get 100-150 a month, I think. #BookEndsChat

The excitement of helping someone sell their first book. It never gets old. #bookendschat

It really varies. I don’t know the answer to that. I think I personally took on 2 debuts this year (and sold both). #bookendschat

You can always query, but I might ask to see something new instead. #bookendschat

There’s too much to put in 140 characters. I want to see voice and major plot points. #bookendschat

Take time to absorb any criticism and apply it. In other words—don’t send something new an hour after a rejection #bookendschat

very true, sadly. #bookendschat

not necessarily. Sometimes we take a long time but end up offering. #bookendschat

I want a query to accurately reflect the book. There needs to be something to catch my interest. #bookendschat

Very! Several of us are former editors. We all edit a lot. And it’s always about a career, not just one book. #bookendschat

What @TracyMarchini said #bookendschat