Mandy Hubbard

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In general, ECLA reps PB through YA, though @GarrettAlwert and I do not handle the PB/Chapter books side (That's @LindaEpstein!) Garrett and I both handle MG and YA, across pretty much every genre. #AskECLA