Uwe Stender

If pitch sessions are offered, try to get one of those. Otherwise, agents are there for a reason and should make themselves available. So just introduce yourself and ask if you can pitch them. They may say "no," that's ok. But if they are rude, strike them off your list.

I stick with what I have always believed: a great book will find its audience.

Let me counterask bluntly: Why would I care what your Beta Readers think?

Oh god no. That feels stalkerish to me. If I happen to be in the same city , then sure, if not, then no.

In that case sales would only be important to me if the number is really high for such a small press.

I don't know. I need to love it. And that is like dating, I only know it when I feel it.

They need to be able to speak German in addition to English. I want my talking animals to know at least one foreign language. ☺

If the novel sold a lot of copies, like A LOT, yes, if not, No.
I would prefer a "virgin" book, newly written, never having been commercially available before.

Ask yourself: will they stand by me if they cannot sell my novel, or will they drop me like a hot potato?

Screenplays are usually repped by talent agents.

The bottle idea works best.😊

The only thing that is exhausting to me is a poorly written novel. I just want something I can love and want to represent.

I Don't know. Whatever you feel like sharing with me, as long as the info is no more than a couple of sentences and not boring.

Keep querying, may be an agent will take it as is. But if you do the R&R based on MY comments and work, you need to give me first dibbs on that version. If you Don't, you would be a jerk.

I would write one book and outline the series. What if Book 1 does not sell? Now you may have wasted your energy on books that may never happen. And what if edits are necessary and you have to pull plotlines from Book 2 into Book 1? Or vice versa. Don't get ahead of yourself.

There are many books and online resources that describe how to write a query, and what should be included. I would study those and write my query accordingly.

I don't know. Write the query that reads the best. I am unable to answer that unless I see the query. Dual timelines worked great for my clients @ElizabethLaBan and @JBaylissWrites

Yes, I am interested. I would suggest you focus at least on an age group for your first 3 novels or so to build an audience for yourself. Plus many writers *think* they can write for all sorts of ages, but most really truly cannot.

If the query does not work for me, I reject it with the same wording. If I request the full and reject it, I will focus on the individual project. Thus, a form letter is not even a possibility.

If the plot is intriguing and the book well written, I don't care how many timelines are there. Just do it well.