Kaitlyn Johnson

Hmmmm that's tough. I feel like I see a lot of "reluctant hero" lately or "person suddenly has powers awaken in them". I'd love to see things that have the hook built in more to world/character instead of forced in #askagent

Totally fine! As long as you include one book and let us know what in it relates to your story, feel free to use other media forms #askagent

No, I always have to read the full manuscript before making a decision. I'm not comfortable partnering with someone otherwise #askagent

I'm not a huge novel in verse person, so to me, I think they're hard to sell. That being said, there are amazing ones out there and GREAT agents selling the crap out of them #askagent

Querying has deff been up, but editors are still acquiring! The only issues may be on $$ in advances or editors needing to be picky on what they pick up since the future market is very unknown #askagent

I love enemy to friend in MG or siblings! In YA, I'm a sucker for villain to lover or forbidden love #askagent

Sex abuse, rape (graphic/on page), drug abuse (depends), and incest are usually auto-reject (and actually for all genres lol) #askagent

That's often up to the publisher. I talk it over with my client first and then tell the publisher they want to use one. It works if you sign your query with your name and then (writing as ....) #askagent

If you want it to be known that it's #ownvoices, I would state in the query. That's up to you.

For MSWL in person, I'd try not to wait too long. For something like, my website MSWL, that is ongoing until I change it

Eh, I like both! Depends on story/voice #askagent

I give this structure:

1st para: greeting/metadata
2nd: character intro/opening situation
3rd: conflict intro
4th: stakes
5th bio

(1/?) #askagent

Depends on the age/genre. It usually ends up being up to the publisher, though, not the agent #askagent

for Upper MG Fantasy I'd say 60-70k. There's some wiggle room but, for me, that's a great sweet spot.

For me, it'd depend on form of addiction. The kid or family or what? I'm not huge into drug abuse #askagent

Not necessarily! If you're not from the US, I usually assume it'll be in your country's style. If it needs to change, that'll often come up with the publisher, not the agent. #askagent

Depends on the publisher. You can always schedule a chat with your editor to discuss the potential. Sometimes they won't agree to new books or add an addendum to the contract until they see how well the original titles sell first #askagent

For fiction, it's not important. Is it helpful or nice to see? Of course, but it shouldn't dictate you being picked up. In nonfiction, a platform/audience often is preferred because of the nature of that form of writing #askagent

Ooooo a lot lol definitely MG with LGBTQ+ characters and I really want more historical in all ages. Check out my MSWL pg for more! #askagent

I don't think it ever hurts having an editor look over your query. Not everyone needs to pay someone to edit something, but a professional eye can help because they know what agents/editors are looking for. #askagent

Show what makes your story unique! We all have aspects that are similar to other stories. So what makes yours the one to stand out amongst others? #askagent

Definitely not. It's all about preference and many agents love either, or, both... If they pass on it based off 3rd person, it usually just means that's not the thing to grab them but it's not an "every agent will say no" thing (I personally like 3rd person) #askagent

Totally fine!!! I have multiple international authors on my client list =] #askagent