Kaitlyn Katsoupis

I'd love that. We're still working on trying to get New Adult (these ages) to expand. It's a growing struggle lol But I definitely want to see more of this and think there's potential #askagent

Perfectly happy to hear you've self published before and are now pitching a new story. Doesn't affect my choice in the least. We're not judging your self published work. You've grown. Moved on to new stories. It should be about THIS story #askagent

OMG no, we want them!!! We need them! Tell your friend there's definite hope! #askagent

ever since the TV show, people have been trying to compare their story to that. But it needs to be incredibly strong and unique to really land. Angels/demons hasn't been a huge hit apart from that, so it depends what element of the show/book you're similar to #askagent

haha oh that's a list. I would just say be sure to always look at agent submission guidelines/twitter posts to be POSITIVE they are taking your genre/age. that's a bit deal lol #askagent

If none of this, give one or two lines about you: town you live in, job, college you graduated from, how many dogs you have. I just want a bit about you. It should never be longer than the pitch letter itself. #askagent

That's info we don't need. Give us publication credits if you have them. If not, but you have a connection to the plot/character (like it's about a social worker and you are a social worker) state that. #askagent

I would say the editor name and house. All details help #askagent

An agent should be trying to get you in any reputable house. We don't focus on just certain houses. We create a list and are continuously sending you to new people. and just because an agent hasn't sold to a house, doesn't mean they can't #askagent

Sure! Normally, unless the query is 100% no (like about rape or something I strictly say I don't take), I read the pages. I don't often read the synopsis unless I like the pages and want to see where the story goes #askagent

I would just end it at the nearest sentence. Not going over. Like, we ask for 5 pages. So it should end on the final full sentence of the 5th page #askagent

Unfortunately, I don't have an answer for that. It varies writer to writer. I've seen people with great queries not get picked up for months and months; others who had average query, got picked up fast. There's no fast and hard number #askagent

If the hook/pages are super strong, an agent could overlook the mess-up in genre and help you, but it's all dependent #askagent

I would research genres and figure out what is right for yours. A list of genres shows us you're confused on what you're writing. If it's a YA Romance, I'd be confused why you felt you needed to tag action to that #askagent (1/2)

Waking from a dream. Describing weather. Beginning after a big event and reflecting on it rather than starting in the moment. Starting in the midst of sex scene (it happens!) lol I could go on and on #askagent

Passive voice! Where we fall into memories too soon or the character has no agency of their own. Kills me lol Biggest strengths are voice and worldbuilding that I could just slip into, it's that 3D #askagent

Dependent on agent. Check their profile. Some say that no answer is a pass. Others say to check in after 3 months. I think it's ok to check at 3 months, but that depends if they've publicly said no answer is a no #askagent

It's deff about finishing the first book. Never query an unfinished/unedited book, and never query multiple books in 1 query. Focus on Book 1, because you never know if Book 2 will be picked up in the future. Book 1 is the important one right now #askagent

If it's self published, it may be hard to get an agent to take it on, because it's already out in the world. Depends on sales numbers, really. I can't tell you how to share that vision, because it all depends on the agent who clicks with you #askagent

We've noticed, depending on voice, this gets labeled as "crossover potential". Either YA with adult crossover, or A with YA crossover. But I'm still crossing my fingers for NA to come out of the shadows and be the fabulous age it is #askagent