Lauren Abramo

This is one of the things that I don't think has a single or even general consensus answer. Different people (writers, agents, editors, readers) will draw different lines for themselves and for what they support from others. #askDVpit

The purpose of a comp is to say "We know this book is marketable b/c X recently published title sold well." It doesn't mean you shouldn't mention JE (you should if you're adapting it!), but your comps would be other recently published adaptations, not JE itself. #askDVpit

It generally means that the author reserved rights to the book in English outside the US/Can and all translation rights. AKA the publisher in the US doesn't have them. But if an agent did that deal, they prob rep those rights too and will seek deals in other markets. #askDVpit

When you've run out of agents you would be happy to be represented by, no longer believe the story is ready for primetime, or have something stronger to query. Whichever of those comes soonest. Sometimes persistence pays off. Sometimes you know it's time to move on. #askDVpit

There are adult books about teen (and younger) characters. Protagonist's age is often but not always an indicator of the market the book was written for. #askDVpit

Like any term, I don't know that there will ever be full community consensus in how it's used, but I don't take it to refer to theme and that's not what it was intended to mean by the person who coined it. More here: corinneduyvis.net/ownvoices/ #askDVpit

Imprints are acquiring for sure. Agents are reading queries. But I'd advise anyone querying to be patient, thoughtful, and do their due diligence. Some agents are busier than usual. Others have way more time to read. Smaller rounds might be wise. #askDVpit

Personally I don't have a window, but I'd advise against pitching projects that aren't pretty close to final. You never know what your subsequent revisions will change. That said, if I say I'm interested in hearing more about a project, there's no ticking clock on that. #askDVpit