Rachel Brooks
Literary Agent
BookEnds Literary Agency
Agent at BookEnds Literary Agency @bookendslit . Cat mom. She/her. Query form: QueryManager.com/RBrooks
Literary Agent
Karen McCrae @farmfreshkaren
@bookendslit How important is my assessment of a genre in the query letter? For example, my MS is adult, but could be considered commercial, contemporary, and possibly others all at once. How to narrow down, or do I? #askagentDon't have to exclude any of that. I pitch things "an adult upmarket historical mystery" or whatever. When it gets bad/weird is queries that say it's an adult romance/mystery/scifi thriller (where would it be shelved!?) #askagent
Literary Agent
Noreen @naziaso
@bookendslit #askagent If I receive an R&R do I have to let the agent I've queried? Thx!If you agree the notes make your book stronger, you could notify everyone you're doing revisions & will send updated ms when ready. Then everyone is reading the strongest version. When I give an R&R I don't expect exclusivity but make sure the agent doesn't expect it #askagent
Literary Agent
Carrie Ann is now Ann C. Orlandi @Writer_Carrie
@bookendslit If an author isA. Slower to write (a book takes about a year)
And
B. Only has manuscripts in a tough-to-sell market (ya fantasy)
Is it worth using the next year to jump into a new genre or age group? Or will the market change? #askagent
I think you risk trying to jump on a "wave" too late. The market changes so much in a year. YA fantasy is hard, but then so is YA contemporary, both are crowded. Yet both still have new deals post in PM! #askagent
Literary Agent
Cheri Felix @mtnbikechic
@bookendslit Dear #askagent this might be a silly question but do you need to have entire book written before you query? Thanks! Signed, A Few ChaptersNot silly! For debut fiction yes, complete full before querying, but for non-fiction a proposal works. #askagent
Literary Agent
Jessica Alvarez @AgentJessicaA
@JillEWarner I’m not the only one—@RachMBrooks, @BookEndsKim and @wensday95 also rep them, though they can all tell you how actively they’re looking. I tend to prefer Regencies and Victorians, but I’m open to other time periods. #AskAgent 1/2The historical I've sold are Victorian and Regencies as well, although I am open to other time periods #askagent
Literary Agent
Shelly Campbell @ShellyCFineArt
If a publisher has made an offer on a book currently subbed out to agents, is an email with subject line of: publication offer made on ‘title of manuscript’ sufficient to bring it to the agent’s attention? #AskAgentYes, definitely including that you have a publication offer in the subject line so they know it's time-sensitive versus just you nudging if they've read it yet (and congrats on your offer if this is the case right now for you!) #askagent
Literary Agent
Jess Hartley @jesshartley
Have a 190K novel that was repped but didn't sell, years ago. Tearing it down into 2 smaller books now. First is tidy and ready to shop, but still working on hemming the edges on the second. Should I shop the first now, or wait til the second is ready too?@bookendslit #AskAgent
You don't need both books finished for an agent to start shopping book one if it's a duology, and you'd only need a outline/synopsis or blurb of book 2 ready for your agent for shopping with book 1 in the hopes of a two-book deal #askagent
Literary Agent
Rachna Chhabria @RachnaChhabria1
An agent once emailed me apologizing for the delayed response to my partial, saying she had put my manuscript in her "Maybe" pile. I thought agents were always clear about a rejection or acceptance. #AskAgentSometimes they might be waiting on second reads, or on the fence because they love certain aspects about the book but not others, or think it needs work but are trying to figure out if they have the vision for how to fix it, etc. #askagent