Kaitlyn Johnson

I'd love that. We see a lot of "whole world" stakes and it's nice to pull that in #askagent

I'd stay b/w 50-60k. That feels (to me) enough to show worldbuilding and plot are fleshed out without going too overboard #askagent

Remember passes aren't personal. It's such a subjective industry and there are so many agents. I know it's easy to just say, but try not to let passes discourage you #askagent

At the end of the day, it's a business proposal, so I'd remain that way throughout. If you get a request or the agent wants to chat further, that's where things get a bit looser #askagent

I love to know why. Otherwise, there could be many things about that title that might relate to your story #askagent

Yes! I believe there definitely is an interest in that =] #askagent

I'm not huge into stories akin to sprawling epics like LOTR so not sure this would be a good fit for me unfortunately #askagent

That is fine. When it's something in the past, I'm usually ok with it more so than in the main plot or on the page #askagent

Not sure on the answer to that one cause it's hard w/o knowing the story angle. I think you're still ok if you really state what YOUR story is about despite deriving inspiration from those sources #askagent

If they find something interesting/unique, they will probably still read pages even if query isn't amazingly written. If it's something they really just don't feel is for them, they may just pass #askagent

I'd say best is 60-80k. Stay between that and you should be good #askagent

If it's a genre I don't represent or it's something like incest/rape. Or if it's offensive/racist. Deff an auto reject #askagent

Depends on how many subs/queries we are reading, how many client ms we get in the meantime. I tell writers to check in with me after 3 months of sending me the materials #askagent

I'm not huge on greek mythology right now. If it's VERY subtle and I have to dig to realize what myth it is, I'm more open to it #askagent

Yes! That's specific enough that it makes more sense. It's more when it's just "you're looking for GENRE" that I'm like yaaaaa and? lol #askagent

Hard to say w/o seeing the story, but usually this brings up the question WHY is it your first chapter if it doesn't relate to the first 3/4 of the book? This doesn't seem to be the strongest opening if that's the case #askagent

I would try not over 110k. Sweet spot seems 100-110. If I see a YA SFF around 120k, my eyebrows go up and it probably needs more editing #askagent

Deep breaths and be sure to get a few readers to look over your query. Also, email it to yourself first to ensure the formatting looks ok #askagent

Disregarding guidelines, sending genres I don't rep, a story that doesn't have a unique quality/concept, word count too high. Those are usually the top ones #askagent

No. If you still have something interesting, despite not being amazingly written, I will go to your pages and see how the writing is there #askagent