Laura Crockett
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Triada US Literary Agency
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Laura Crockett @LECrockett
It is NOT a negative. It won't matter one way or another if you mention in the query, but we will ask when we offer rep what you do for a living (out of curiosity, getting to know you/your background, etc). Publishers also work with your schedule re: promotion. #querytip twitter.com/jenniferdfowle…Follow-up: if your background/experience plays into elements of the manuscript (your MC is also a graphic designer, studied biology, has a child w a disability, plays X instrument), that's HELPFUL to know in the query. It means you know what you're talking about. #querytip
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Jennifer D Fowler @jenniferdfowler
Agent question - if a querying author has a full time job, is that a negative for you? Will you be more likely to pass because they won’t have as much time for promotion?#WritingCommunity
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It is NOT a negative. It won't matter one way or another if you mention in the query, but we will ask when we offer rep what you do for a living (out of curiosity, getting to know you/your background, etc). Publishers also work with your schedule re: promotion. #querytip
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Delilah S. Dawson @DelilahSDawson
For today's #TenThings, let's talk about FAUX PAS WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO GET PUBLISHED. I used to think there was some mythical way to get blackballed from the publishing industry, but that won't happen just because you flubbed a pitch or had a typo in your query.Literary Agent
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I will be off on Christmas/New Year vacation Dec 14 5pm EST through Jan 6. Queries received in that time will receive a response by Jan 11 only if I want to read more. Details in my OOO message. #amquerying #querytip
Have a wonderful holiday season!
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Lauren Spieller's book is available for preorder @laurenspieller
In response to my tweet yesterday, many writers said it's hard to find CPs to line edit their work, either b/c people don't know how, or because it takes up too much time. But what's missing there is YOU: you need to *offer* the line edit in order to receive it in return.Everything Lauren is saying here is vital, especially when you’re searching for an agent. I’m far more line edit focused than copy edit, because if there’s extraneous, repetitive, jarring material, I’m taken out of the narrative.
Line edits are SO IMPORTANT. #querytip
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Laura Crockett @LECrockett
Bonus points for sharing comp titles/authors. WHO best represents your writing style? WHAT book(s) comes to mind similar in tone/atmosphere/theme to yours? This helps the agent (and later the editor, sales, publicity, librarians, READERS) know the exact target audience. #querytipThat said, do be sure to list titles/authors that have been published within the last 5 years or so. It proves you are keeping up to date with the market. Saying your book is like Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings or Agatha Christie doesn't cut it. #querytip
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Laura Crockett @LECrockett
It is Very Important to know the genre & market for your ms. Is this MG, YA, adult (market/audience)? Is this contemporary, historical, fantasy, romance, mystery, sci-fi, thriller (genre)? You're doing yourself a disservice without this! #querytipBonus points for sharing comp titles/authors. WHO best represents your writing style? WHAT book(s) comes to mind similar in tone/atmosphere/theme to yours? This helps the agent (and later the editor, sales, publicity, librarians, READERS) know the exact target audience. #querytip
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Laura Crockett @LECrockett
If you're writing contemp YA:- today's teens were born 2000-2004
- their parents 1960-1980 (likely 1970s)
- their grandparents 1930-1950 (likely 1940s).
Outliers are possible, yes, but be aware of the timeline and the characters' cultural history. #writingtip #querytip
It is more likely for their grandparents to have been involved in the Civil Rights movement than their parents. It is more likely for their great-grandparents to have been soldiers/nurses in WWII than their grandparents. #writingtip #querytip
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If you're writing contemp YA:
- today's teens were born 2000-2004
- their parents 1960-1980 (likely 1970s)
- their grandparents 1930-1950 (likely 1940s).
Outliers are possible, yes, but be aware of the timeline and the characters' cultural history. #writingtip #querytip
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Erin Cashman @etcashman
Many fantasy submissions focus too much on unique worldbuilding and not enough character. Readers want to know what happens to a character, first and foremost. The worldbuilding is important - but it should compliment and always be in service to character and plot #1st5pagesI see this crutch a lot in my inbox. The writer pitches the world, with barely a mention of the character I'm supposed to follow and befriend. We can discover the world together throughout the narrative later -- entice me with the character and plot. #1st5pages #querytip
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Heroine: a female.
Heroin: a drug.
Know the difference. #querytip #writingtip
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Life is lessons through experience. Reading is a form of experience. Help us better understand your MC by having readers experience MC's life (showing) vs having the MC explain their life (telling). Let's be more empathic people. #writingtip #querytip