Jessica Faust
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BookEnds Literary Agency
President & founder of BookEnds Literary Agency, author advocate, optimist, & professional pain in the ass. Runs on coffee, wine, & kettlebells. She/Her
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Kirk Kraft @KAKraft
I have a story (full book proposal done) that was going to be NF but may be memoir. Suggestions about which it should be? #bookendschatYou mean fiction or memoir? That's something you'll need to figure out before submitting #BookEndsChat
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Kirk Kraft @KAKraft
How frequently do you receive referrals for new authors from your current clients? #bookendschatNot as often as I'd like (Hint, Hint). However, my most recent client came when a current client introduced us at #RWA17 #BookEndsChat
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VickiPugliese @VickiPugliese
#BookEndsChat what if ur 1st 5 only shows mc(s); you don’t hit plot twist, (query & pgs seem disconnected) how do u get past that hurdle?Wondering if your first 5 are backstory and needed at all? #BookEndsChat
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BLCP74 @BLCP74
@BookEndsJessica I often see the request to provide awards and accomplishments. Outside of raising my two kids to not be punks, I don't have any.Don't worry about awards. Just write a great book. #bookEndsChat #querytip
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Mark Holtzen @holtzymook
@TracyMarchini #bookendschat ive always wondered how full your submissions/query inbox needs to be to cause you stress?Mine hasn't been stress-worthy in a long while. I tend to be on top of queries & within 3 months or so on submissions. #BookEndsChat
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BLCP74 @BLCP74
@BookEndsJessica #BookEndsChat do you have interest in humor? Say, altered truths filled with sarcasm?Fiction? Nonfiction? Like everyone else I love to laugh. #BookEndsChat
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BLCP74 @BLCP74
@BookEndsJessica #BookEndsChat Are pubs willing to take on a first-time author's work?Of course they are. We have sold a number of debut authors #BookEndsChat
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BLCP74 @BLCP74
@BookEndsJessica #BookEndsChat do you work with the author to polish things up or do you want it to come in pristine?It never results in a solid, long-term relationship. It makes the author look incapable. #BookEndsChat
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BLCP74 @BLCP74
@BookEndsJessica #BookEndsChat do you work with the author to polish things up or do you want it to come in pristine?However, anytime an author submits work, she should assume it's polished and perfect. #BookEndsChat #querytip
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BLCP74 @BLCP74
@BookEndsJessica #BookEndsChat do you work with the author to polish things up or do you want it to come in pristine?Both. I think most agents see editorial as part of their jobs. We will work with an author to polish and perfect #BookEndsChat 1/2
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Charlotte Gruber @charlotteclg
What about chapters that deal w/the past treated like “real time” like Joshilyn Jackson? (Instead of flashbacks) #BookEndsChatI can't really give an opinion on style until I read it #BookEndsChat
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Katie Zhao @ktzeeeee
Who'd be the best agent to query an #ownvoices YA book about hate crimes? #BookEndsChatHonestly, I think anyone doing #YA at BookEnds would be open to something like this. #BookEndsChat #ownvoices
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CP Daly 🎊🎉 @CP_Daly
#BookEndsChat Rejections,"not a good fit" should one revise the query or pages provided. How to proceed & make better.Thanks for your time.When we free-write the query we discover that it's not working because the book should go in a new direction #BookEndsChat #querytip
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CP Daly 🎊🎉 @CP_Daly
#BookEndsChat Rejections,"not a good fit" should one revise the query or pages provided. How to proceed & make better.Thanks for your time.You might also want to take a look at the book itself. #BookEndsChat #querytip
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CP Daly 🎊🎉 @CP_Daly
#BookEndsChat Rejections,"not a good fit" should one revise the query or pages provided. How to proceed & make better.Thanks for your time.It sounds like you're getting standard rejections on the query only. In that case, I'd revise the query #BookEndsChat
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Charlotte Gruber @charlotteclg
How do you feel about the mix of 1st and 3rd pov in suspense novels? #BookEndsChatIt's really going to be about execution. I think it can be powerful if done right. #BookEndsChat
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Rebecca Warner @rjiltonwarner
@AgentJessicaA #bookendschat You're reading & think,This book is great a publisher is going to love this but then you're disappointed--next step for you?For me the agent? I've already got the author writing her next book. I'm also submitting until I can submit no more. #BookEndsChat
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TracyMarchini @TracyMarchini
#MSWL YA - badass heroines, YA romance that has some grit to it, historical fiction that takes me somewhere new, #ownvoices #BookEndsChat twitter.com/TalynnL/status…Yes to Badass Heroines in all the books I'm looking for! (mostly adult for me) #BookEndsChat #ownvoices #Diversebooks