Pam Pho

I always go with 450 words being the sweet spot.
The Hook: A one or two sentence condensation of the plot. Like a movie log line.
The Book: Two paragraphs summarizing the book.
The Cook: One paragraph about the author that includes professional info. #askagent

West coast is SO hard. Find the publishers and agents near you and watch the boards for internships! For example @ChronicleBooks offers several internships each year. #askagent

As subjective feedback. Try to dig deep and see if there's a common thread in the feedback but unless three people tell you the same thing just try to improve your manuscript with what feels right. #askagent

I think if you have 100k you can look at what themes can be saved for a later book and take them out of the first. Find a way to meet word count norms IF POSSIBLE for a debut. #askagent

For an MG completely turned off but I'm one agent. YA I still wouldn't like it but I might read it and find areas to cut. #askagent

I skim the query for the genre and word count after reading the initial paragraph of the query and then if it's something I'm looking for I read deeper. #askagent

Yes and even if they have denied you for one book there's no reason not to query a new one. #askagent