Tracy Marchini

If they passed on that project specifically, then I wouldn't query them again. But if it was pitched on a Twitter contest where they may have been participating but didn't comment on your Twitter pitch one way or the other, I would say go ahead and query. #askagent

I would say double spaced, since that's how we'd want to see the entire manuscript formatted. #askagent #amquerying

This is what my queries looked like in 2018. I think the breakdown is probably pretty similar (though this year I've been closed for half the year.)

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I don't ask that question specifically in my QM form, but what they might be getting at is if this is a younger (say, preschool) audience or an older picture book. #Picturebooks can technically go up to age 8-12, depending on the subject matter (usually NF) and voice. #askagent

If you're an author-illustrator and your art is just as strong as the text (and as other art in the market), then I'm always intrigued! I love illustrated middle grade. #askagent

This is a tough question, but as an author, sometimes I'll have an idea and ask myself "Am I the person that should be telling this story?" and/or, "Is this my story to tell?" and if I don't feel 1000% percent comfortable that it's my space, I leave that space open. #askagent

Online networking is also fabulous, and didn't exist in this way when I started. Join Twitter chats in the genres you're interested in, let people know that you're looking, and look for organizations that are helping to get young people in the door (e.g. @diversebooks) #askagent

Publishing is still very much an apprenticeship industry, so finding a paid internship is your best bet to getting a foot in the door! I found my internship by networking at a writer's conference, where an author offered to pass my resume along to her agent. #askagent

Definitely other picture book manuscripts completed. If the one isn't grabbing them, then two more in the same series is unlikely to either. #askagent #kidlit #picturebooks

:cough: For most authors, myself included, it's not something that I can be done to the success level you might want without a team of people with different expertise behind you. And that's what traditional publishing and representation gives you. (/thread!) #askagent

I really enjoy traditional publishing. I love having a team that's working to make my book better, I love seeing the finished product that is 1,000 times better than if I'd hired all these team members separately.... #askagent

every thirty days, which I could not do consistently and with a level of quality I felt comfortable putting my name on 3.) certain genres just never really took off in self pub'ed ebooks, inc childrens and middle grade 4.) I could not hand sell *and* write *and* ...#askagent

Questions I ask myself when I’m reading requested manuscripts - #amwriting #amquerying #askagent tracymarchini.com/2019/10/07/que…

I understand picture book structure, so what’s stopping me from getting an agent? #amwriting #amquerying #askagent tracymarchini.com/2019/08/05/und…

Why your agent (probably) won't shop everything you write - #askagent #amwriting #amquerying tracymarchini.com/2019/07/22/why…

Should I tell an agent during a critique that I submitted to them earlier? #amwriting #amquerying #askagent tracymarchini.com/2019/07/08/tel…

5 Common Mistakes on the First Page of Your Novel - #amwriting #amquerying #askagent tracymarchini.com/2019/07/01/5-c…

Ty! With picture books, your best bet would be to avoid series and/or licensed characters as comps and try to find stand-alones - or say something like, "the x of :this well pub'd author: with the y of :this one:" #askagent #picturebooks

Reader question: I used CreateSpace for a fundraiser and have completely revamped the book. Is this still previously published? #AskAgent #Amquerying tracymarchini.com/2019/05/29/is-…

What does it mean when an editor or agent says your manuscript is “quiet?” #AskAgent #QueryTip #Amwriting tracymarchini.com/2019/05/23/mea…