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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Note to authors: You only know if it's "not quite what an agent is looking for" if you actually query the agent to find out. Making excuses not to query never got anyone published. #querytip
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The passive-aggressive query never works. #querytip
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🐙 Ally Blue 🐙 @PopessAllyBlue
I am going to recite this to myself. Especially that last bit. twitter.com/ed_solomon/sta…No truer words on pitching and queries have ever been said. #querytip
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Probably not for the last time I'm going to request/insist that authors not send the prologue as "sample pages" with the query. Send the first chapter. #querytip
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Spreadsheets are vital resources when querying. Keep track of every agent you submit to, sending multiple queries in one month for the same book isn't helping your cause. #querytip
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My #querytip. Don't scramble at the end of the year to get those queries out. Spend this last month revising and perfecting. Get it to agents when they're hungry--in January.
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It's the time of year when things are winding down & people are planning for 2018. Which means most agents are taking a break from submitting, waiting until editors are hungry in the New Year. That's a hint. #querytip
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Should an Author Query Multiple Manuscripts at Once? #QueryTip bookendsliterary.com/2017/11/02/sho…
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Kate McKean @kate_mckean
PREACH twitter.com/missdahlelama/…I have requested pitches & still rejected from the query. #querytip #queriesmatter
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I often find first person blurbs in queries incredibly confusing. Are you speaking to me as the author or narrator? #querytip
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When Is Ok to Resubmit? #Querytip bookendsliterary.com/2017/10/26/whe…
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No matter how many and how big your publishing credits, if you are querying I still need to know about your book. #querytip
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The "greed of the pharmaceutical industry/company" is an instant query turnoff every time. #querytip
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Query Update in pictures. @instagram #querytip
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Agents are readers first. We read submissions as readers. Telling us the twist ruins the story for us. #querytip
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If you can't entice readers without telling the twist or ending you need to rethink your book. #querytip.
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No! No! NO! Don't ever tell me the twist or ending in the query. Save it for the synopsis. Your query is your cover copy. #querytip