Katie Shea Boutillier
Literary Agent
Donald Maass Literary Agency
VP/Rights Director & Lit Agent w/ DMLA, specializing in commercial adult fiction & young adult. Open to queries as of 8/15/23 Query email: ksbqueries@gmail.com
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This year, I want stories with depth. Complex, complicated, emotional depth. Storytelling is the core of our human existence. Bring me a story to prove this. #amquerying #querytip #MSWL
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#querytip The query email's subject line is important to me. I suggest:
Query: [TITLE IN CAPS]
Try to grab my attention, even if it's just in the title. Keep it simple, make it powerful.
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As an agent, whenever I start a new story, or read a new query, I think to myself: what was the reason for this artist to write THIS particular story? And how will this perspective enlighten my own mind? #querytip
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I am your rom-com agent. #querytip #lovemyjob
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Digging into my queries tonight... and I'm quite not sure what I'm looking for but I hope it finds me first! #querytip
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And to mention, I have requested pages from queries that have been sent several months ago. You just never know. #querytip
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I've been away from my query-inbox for months. Finally answered hundreds of them last night only to be reminded of the negative (and hurtful!) responses you sometimes get from writers.
Let me just say... don't do this! #querytip
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Write with purpose. #querytip
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Women's fiction needs plot. A lot of plot. Just fyi. #querytip #writerstip #WomensFiction
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I LOVE voicey projects. Please, please send them my way. #querytip
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No pitching via Twitter please! Follow sub guidelines: maassagency.com/katie-shea/ Thank you! #querytip
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Itching for a heartbreaking/uplifting YAl! #querytip
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#querytip Memoir/narrative non-fic ON REFERRAL ONLY. Focusing on commercial adult fiction and YA.
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Move me. #querytip