Jessica Faust
Literary Agent
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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Your query matters so much. Work on it. Perfect it. Research it. Get 2nd reads & beta readers. A strong query gets requests. #querytip
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Always include a synopsis with requested material to an agent. We always want one, even if we forgot to ask. #querytip #submissions
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If you're an #ownvoices author writing #diversebooks it's important to share that in your query. #querytip #mswl
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A lot of queries lately with lazy typos & errors. Poorly written query leave agent thinking, poorly written book. #querytip
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If you're going to tell me you're previously published, you better tell me exactly where you've been published. #querytip
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Kate McKean @kate_mckean
wtf with the super long novels in my queries this week? 150k+ is toooooooo long for me, personally. #pubtip.@kate_mckean holy cow!!! We just had this conversation. Everyone seems to think word counts don't matter. They do #pubtip #querytip
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Wendy Qualls @wendyqualls
@BookEndsJessica Not out loud, but I've definitely had instances of "eep, I didn't finalize my two-page synopsis yet!" in that situation :-).@wendyqualls I get that a lot. Act like a girl scout when querying. Be Prepared for a quick request, or don't bother querying #querytip
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25,000 words does not a book make. Please check word count guidelines before submitting #querytip
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When querying nonfiction include credentials/platform in query. It's your biggest selling point #querytip without I often reject
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I'm not looking for Fantasy. Labeling Fantasy "commercial" just to query won't help you or convince me. #querytip
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Word count requirements haven't changed much, yet lately most queries are for books in the 130-150k range. Too high. #querytip
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Don't submit you book to me if it's been self-published. Unless you've sold thousands+ paid copies. #querytip
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Book marketing facts are something the agent should know. #querytip. How you see market for your book (comparisons) is a better idea.
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If you need to tell me the buying market for your genre (women ages 18-40) I'm probably not the right agent for this project. #querytip
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I will not read included sample pages if your query doesn't grab me. Always make sure that query blurb sings. #querytip
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Incorrectly categorizing your book just to get an agent's attention rarely works #querytip
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If you're comparing your work to Kafka I'm not the right agent for you. #querytip
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Anytime you say you were previously pubbed tell us where. What house? Self-pubbed? Etc. #querytip