Elana Roth Parker
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Laura Dail Literary Agency
Kidlit agent w/ @LDLiterary . @aalitagents communications committee. Avid quilter. Still not Elena. Open to queries. She/her.

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So I don't know if this is useful, or like "Why is she telling us?" but today I started editing a new client's manuscript (hi @actualgina!) and it made me think about the different ways I, as an agent, read material. Maybe it will be helpful? Or ignore me. It's cool. #pubtip

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Agents have to learn somehow. But you don’t want someone who is actively making mistakes on you because no one is supervising them. Or if they are somewhere with not great business practices. #pubtip

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Lauren Spieller 📖 @laurenspieller
Writers: if an agent is pressuring you to sign with them and pull your book from other agents, think long and hard about why they are doing that and whether it’s in your best interest to do so *before* you agree. #querytipSO MUCH THIS. YOU set the timeframe. YOU take your time to make the choice. The fastest is not always the best for you. The first is not always the best for you. #pubtip

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And I’m totally not ragging on self-publishing. It’s a way to go. But it’s not everyone’s way to go if traditional publishing is actually where you want to be. Just be smart about what you want to do and in what order. That’s all. #pubtip

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Random unasked for observation: I’ve left the door open for quite a few authors lately to revise and resubmit. Honestly a lot of close-but-not-there-yet submissions. I always read hoping it’ll be great—maybe a push will help one of these books make that leap. #pubtip #amagenting

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Tor Teen @torteen
"You turn eighteen, and they find you."Start reading @spricewrites's thrilling debut, #AThousandFires, now! torteenblog.com/2019/09/16/rea…
I’ve loved this book since the first time I read it. Now you can take a peek at what snagged me from the first page. #pubtip

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I’ve been thinking a lot about how and when I read submissions. Especially since having kids and being generally useless after they go to bed. Mostly I think I want to dispel the myth of a single-sitting-speed-read being the only sign of a win. #amagenting #pubtip

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Writers, contrary to the shiny stories, the SPEED of your book deal has nothing to do with the strength and the health of your book deal, nor is it a predictor of long-term success. #pubtip

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Just a reminder: I’m closed to queries starting TOMORROW. Everything sent in January will get read. Starting tomorrow, nope. I’ll reopen sometime this summer TBD. #pubtip #amagenting #querytip #mswl

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Please don’t be fancy. Times New Roman*, 12 pt., double-spaced, 1” margins. Just like college. #pubtip
*Or other bland serif font.

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The longest book in #TheSelection series is 80k. The shortest is 61k. So there. #pubtip

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Literary Agent
Writing samples really are the make-or-break in requesting material. And PLEASE copyedit. Errant punctuation is also a red flag. #pubtip

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You’d be surprised how many people don’t sign their name at the end of a query. Or have an obvious name in their email address. #pubtip