Robbie Guillory

There is always the chance that the writing doesn't grab us the way that the sample suggested, or that the plot doesn't go the way we were thinking from the synopsis. If there is enough promise, then I'm always up for an edit!

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Most important for me is: why should someone else care about what you are writing. Memoir can be intensely personal, but it is when that experience resonates with other people that is key.

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Great question! I think that first and foremost we're here to help our authors have sustained and worthwhile careers. We look for the right editors at the right publishing houses for their writing, and then negotiate the best possible contracts. #AskAgent

Our submissions have been closed for a few months but are now open again! We'd love to see more psychological thrillers, more fantastic crime (I'd love some gangland), more romcoms!

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We likely will, but no firm plans as yet. I'm really interested in what happens to genres in 2021 - we're seeing a lot of interest in crossover fiction that can appeal to multiple reader types. Will this continue? #AskAgent

Memoir would be nonfiction, I'd say!
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Hi Emma, we'd like to see a few chapters, as well as a chapter synopsis. We've updated our submissions guidelines to break that down. katenashlit.co.uk/submissions/

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If your previous novels have been published then a sample would do - we can take your track record from there. But generally, we'd expect any work of fiction to be finished. Nonfiction works differently, and we've updated our submissions guideline to reflect this. #AskAgent

I would love to see more historicals! It is important to me that the setting doesn't get in the way of the story - it has to feel authentic, yes, but I don't want to have to chomp through infodumps. #AskAgent

We do accept submissions from the US, yes, though as we are based in the UK, we're looking for stories that would resonate with UK publishers first and foremost, so that is worth bearing in mind. #AskAgent

I like to know what the major beats of the novel are, especially the final twist (if there is one!). #AskAgent

Great to hear!

I'd ask for the full manuscript at that point. #AskAgent

It is something that I am looking into, but at the moment only as a long shot. #AskAgent

I generally expect that the title will change, if not by my hand, then by the eventual publisher, so amn't very fussed. #AskAgent

Before we submit the book to publishers! Before that, it isn't going to make a huge impact (though we might want to put you on the website, so that would be a good moment also). #AskAgent

It certainly is a huge market, but I think there might be more literary fiction agents than romance... haven't counted, mind! #AskAgent

Not at all! Most agents will have an estimate of how long it would take to get back to you on their websites, to give you an idea when to chase. #AskAgent

They absolutely could, yes, and should! I don't think that a self-published author moving into trad would be treated any differently. #AskAgent

The new project can stand on its own merits, but sales do help! #AskAgent

I don't think I've met any of mine through CW courses, but a fair few have done them! #AskAgent