Laura Zats
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Headwater Literary Management
Founder & Agent @HeadwaterLit. Host of the award-winning @printrunpodcast. Publishers Weekly industry MVP. She/her & Ms/Mx. Open to queries!
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Keith Manuel @KeithAManuel
#askagent How much weight do you put on a debut writer having short stories already published?@KeithAManuel almost none. But for litfic if might matter more. @erikhane? #askagent
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Samantha E. Williams @SEdenWilliams
#askagent Is it better to work on (potential) sequel to what one queries or something new? (Assuming an agent chooses to work w/author).@SEdenWilliams Series! You'll be surprised how soon you'll need to submit #2 to a publisher! #askagent
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Deanna Cabinian @DeannaCabinian
Do you sign clients solely based on their MS (fiction)? Or are there other factors you consider before offering rep? #askagent@OdeliaEmmanuel I will consider their career goals, future works, &personality before I sign them. I'm signing them, not a book! #askagent
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Kerstin Wolf @Kerstin_Wolf
@LZats haha so it's the potentially new, yet not quite there, category that may or may not be growing into something? #askagent@Kerstin_Wolf It's been flirting with being real for years. Readers like it! Sellers and publishers don't #askagent
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@SChakrabs Absolutely let them know. No one likes to be kept out of the loop! #askagent
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Mistle-Jo Ladziński ☃️has a Master's now @JoEatsFood
#askagent @erikhane What's your favorite thing to see in a query?@JoEatsFood @erikhane Something I've never seen before. A story and an MC I simply MUST explore. Why is your book different? #askagent
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J.H. Winter @jhwinterauthor
#askagent Do you like having a pitch line at the start of a query to jump you into the story?@jhwinterauthor YES! There's even a name for it—the hook! #askagent
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Kara Reynolds @Kara_Reynolds7
If texting shorthand and lame slang like "totes" & "YOLO" are cliche ways of showing YA voice, what are good ones? #askagent@reynoldstribe Really focus on deep POV and making THE FEELS feel reasonable. That's the biggest thing. #askagent
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Kaily Snider @Kaily_Snides
@LZats @erikhane does word count affect your decision to request a ms from a query letter? 125,000 words per say. #askagent@Kaily_Snides @erikhane Absolutely. Won't look at anything that long except Fantasy #askagent
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Kerstin Wolf @Kerstin_Wolf
@LZats if the main character is in her 20s, would that label the novel as adult? Is there a group for older than YA and younger than adult?@Kerstin_Wolf New Adult! Although depending on your source, NA is either a Thing or Not A Thing. #askagent
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Vincent D @ZeMisterDee
Which comps should be named in a query? The best-sellers in the genre (if they're similar, obv.)? The inspirations? #askagent @LZats@ZeMisterDee NEITHER. Similar books pubbed in the last 3-5 years that best explain your market. HARRY POTTER IS NOT A COMP #askagent
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Amber T. Morrell @atmorrell
.@LZats How do I "get known" in the book community? I already have a blog and talk to agents on Twitter--are there other avenues? #AskAgent@atmorrell Talk to other writers at cons and online! Teach! Etc! Other writers are the key here! #askagent
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Anna Kopp @AnnaKoppAuthor
What is the best way to go about finding an agent to look at a contract from an independent publisher? Is that even possible? #askagent@AnnaKoppAuthor Yep! Query with OFFER OF PRODUCTION in title--some agents will look #askagent