Mandy Hubbard

Literary Agent

Emerald City Literary Agency

Author of eleven novels. Founder of Emerald City Literary. Follow me for book talk… stay for pictures of my cows.

Mandy Hubbard
@MandyHubbard
Literary Agent
Author of eleven novels. Founder of Emerald City Literary. Follow me for book talk… stay for pictures of my cows.
67 MSWL
28 AskAgent
1 Tips

Amelia Hollingsworth @ameliaHworth

#AskECLA What does YA crossover mean? Audience? Genres? Both?
Replying to @ameliaHworth

(But also to more directly answer the meaning- usually it's audience. Melding genres is usually just called "Genre-blending" not crossover. ) #AskECLA

Mandy Hubbard
@MandyHubbard
Literary Agent
Author of eleven novels. Founder of Emerald City Literary. Follow me for book talk… stay for pictures of my cows.
67 MSWL
28 AskAgent
1 Tips

Shireen Hakim @ShireenWrites

@MandyHubbard @GarrettAlwert @LindaEpstein Hi Mandy are you looking for a graphic novel? Thanks
Replying to @ShireenWrites

I'm JUST starting to dip my toes in the Graphic Novel pool so won't be open to them for submissions in the near future, but I hope to expand at some point! #AskECLA

Mandy Hubbard
@MandyHubbard
Literary Agent
Author of eleven novels. Founder of Emerald City Literary. Follow me for book talk… stay for pictures of my cows.
67 MSWL
28 AskAgent
1 Tips

Morgan Watchorn @mwatchornbooks

Hey, all! Any thoughts on the current market for (virus free) YA sci-fi/dystopian? Should I wait to query? #AskECLA
Replying to @mwatchornbooks

Could be challenging (the dystopian part). We saw the YA paranormal boom 2007-2010, followed by Dystopian, and Paranormal is just inching back now. If it's fresh/different though, it could definitely work. #AskECLA

Mandy Hubbard
@MandyHubbard
Literary Agent
Author of eleven novels. Founder of Emerald City Literary. Follow me for book talk… stay for pictures of my cows.
67 MSWL
28 AskAgent
1 Tips

Melanie is revising (again!) Fishbane @MelanieFishbane

@MandyHubbard @TherezaDSWrites I have a question about waiting, following up and resubmitting. How long is too long? There are some I've never ever heard back from. Or asked for full and then nothing. I'm assuming I should just move on. :) #askECLA
Replying to @MelanieFishbane

I always respond on EVERY sub, but I can be dreadfully slow on fulls. Definitely a follow up or two, and then you can mentally move on, but may still see responses from stragglers. A lot of writers get passes after they have an agent! #AskECLA

Mandy Hubbard
@MandyHubbard
Literary Agent
Author of eleven novels. Founder of Emerald City Literary. Follow me for book talk… stay for pictures of my cows.
67 MSWL
28 AskAgent
1 Tips

Amelia Hollingsworth @ameliaHworth

#AskECLA What does YA crossover mean? Audience? Genres? Both?
Replying to @ameliaHworth

The key on "crossover" is to do the "main" thing WELL, and then naturally crossover to other audiences. Ex: "YA crossover" should be an amazing YA novel that appeals to YA audiences, and then it expands to adults naturally. Don't start out trying to be both things. #AskECLA

Mandy Hubbard
@MandyHubbard
Literary Agent
Author of eleven novels. Founder of Emerald City Literary. Follow me for book talk… stay for pictures of my cows.
67 MSWL
28 AskAgent
1 Tips

Hannah Grieve @Hannah_Grieve

What’s the number one thing that attracts you to a manuscript? Voice? Story? A feeling? #askECLA
Replying to @Hannah_Grieve

I think voice is maybe the simplest way to boil it down. It's that intangible thing that just clicks and draws you into a world or a character's head. I love when I'm ALL IN within the first few sentences! #AskECLA

Mandy Hubbard
@MandyHubbard
Literary Agent
Author of eleven novels. Founder of Emerald City Literary. Follow me for book talk… stay for pictures of my cows.
67 MSWL
28 AskAgent
1 Tips

Thereza Dos Santos is NaNoWrimo-ing! 🎃✍️☕️🍂🇨🇦 @TherezaDSWrites

Hello! Thank you for this!
I have a YA Shakespeare retelling, contemp with magical elements. My first lines are straight out of Romeo & Juliet. Will agents know this is not a permissions issue if my play source is over 100 years old?
#amquerying
#askECLA
Replying to @TherezaDSWrites

Any good agent should understand basic copyright laws. (If they don't, not an agent you want to work with. Copyright is something we advise our clients on-- like whether to use their legal name or pen name, negotiating that the pub is required to register, etc). #askECLA

Mandy Hubbard
@MandyHubbard
Literary Agent
Author of eleven novels. Founder of Emerald City Literary. Follow me for book talk… stay for pictures of my cows.
67 MSWL
28 AskAgent
1 Tips