Tracy Marchini
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BookEnds Literary Agency
Senior Literary Agent at @BookEndsLit Jr. | Author CHICKEN WANTS A NAP & PRINCESSES CAN FIX IT! | she/her 馃枻馃馃挏 demi | Join the Quacktory! bit.ly/1DfU0Wk
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Melissa Charles @2TheImp
@inthesestones @BookEndsKim @BookEndsJessica @LynnetteLabelle Are there any other warning signs you look for? #BookEndsChatIn picture books, it doesn't look good to send a new pb the day after each rejection. I want to see growth in subsequent subs. #BookEndsChat
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Lynnette Labelle @LynnetteLabelle
Do you start the year with an idea of how many new clients you鈥檒l take on? If so, how many? #BookEndsChatI have a goal, but I'm not going to take something on to meet a number. I'm always thinking about holes in my list though! #BookEndsChat
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Dana B Nuenighoff @DanaNuens
What sets a query apart from the slush for you?? Thanks! #BookEndsChatVoice, professionalism, clearly defined stakes (emotional and physical) for protagonist and antagonist! #BookEndsChat
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Steve Asbell @rainforestgardn
What are you reading at the moment? (Or would be reading if you had the time) #bookendschatI'm finishing up THIS SAVAGE SONG (@veschwab) and then moving to LUCKY STRIKES (@LouisBayard) #bookendschat
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Melanie Sheppard @melaniejowrites
@TracyMarchini thanks so much! And might be too specific, but what is your current query response time?#bookendschatWelp, I have 450 outstanding queries at the moment, and I'll be out of the office for a bit, so I'd say Nov. #bookendschat
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Janel Comeau @VeryBadLlama
If you get a query for YA that you feel is MG (or vice versa) is it an automatic no? Or would you work with it? #BookEndsChatSo I'd probably be more likely to decline. #bookendschat
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Janel Comeau @VeryBadLlama
If you get a query for YA that you feel is MG (or vice versa) is it an automatic no? Or would you work with it? #BookEndsChatIt makes me worried that the author doesn't understand the genre and that there are bigger problems in the mss. #bookendschat
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Steve Asbell @rainforestgardn
What advice would you give to children or teens who want to get in the business of books? (writing/editing/agenting) #BookEndsChatFor aspiring writers, find those opportunities for young writers and write, revise, revise, revise, submit. #bookendschat
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Steve Asbell @rainforestgardn
What advice would you give to children or teens who want to get in the business of books? (writing/editing/agenting) #BookEndsChatI went to an SCBWI conference & that's how my resume got passed to an agent for my first internship. Network! #bookendschat
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Janel Comeau @VeryBadLlama
How many queries, on average, do you get in a month? #bookendschatDepends on the month. I was averaging 170. This month I'm at over 600. #bookendschat
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Melanie Sheppard @melaniejowrites
Would you make an offer based on 1 pb or will you always want to see more? #BookEndsChatI always ask to see more, though if the author hasn't written anything else yet, that's okay too. #bookendschat
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TracyMarchini @TracyMarchini
@rainforestgardn I love finding those books that I feel *have* to be on the shelves, and then working w/au to get them there #bookendschatAnd if not that book on the shelf, then working with the author on the next! #bookendschat
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Steve Asbell @rainforestgardn
What do you love most about being a literary agent? #BookEndsChatI love finding those books that I feel *have* to be on the shelves, and then working w/au to get them there #bookendschat
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TracyMarchini @TracyMarchini
@FictionCity I think it's better to wait a bit, b/c I'm hoping to see something that shows growth from the last sub. #bookendschatIt's hard w/pbs, b/c agents can get flooded with one after another (or ten at a time!) from the same author. #bookendschat
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Lisa Katzenberger @FictionCity
#BookEndsChat If you've passed on a PB submission, but offered to see more in the future, when is it approprite to submit something new?I think it's better to wait a bit, b/c I'm hoping to see something that shows growth from the last sub. #bookendschat
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Janelle Ambrose @literal_janelle
#bookendschat Is it true that a long wait after submitting a full MS to an agent usually means a long goodbye is in the offing?Not necessarily. It could just mean the agent had contracts and client edits they have to get to first. #bookendschat
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TracyMarchini @TracyMarchini
@emanuellamoon Personally, if I was hoping to shop that project to an agent, I probably wouldn't post it on Wattpad. But.. #bookendschatI don't think that building an online following for your writing is a bad thing. #bookendschat
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Justine Elias @j_elias_writes
What are your thoughts on authors posting on Wattpad? Yay or nay? #bookendschatPersonally, if I was hoping to shop that project to an agent, I probably wouldn't post it on Wattpad. But.. #bookendschat
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Janel Comeau @VeryBadLlama
How important is a writer's social media/online presence to you when you're considering taking on a client? #bookendschatOnline presence is a plus but not a requirement. A negative online presence will deter me from offering. #BookEndsChat