Ann Rose

Love novels in verse
For verse I think it’s more about page count in the end vs word count since the standard number of words aren’t on a page if that makes sense
But if you want a WC + 10k-30k give or take

Like every other market it’s very crowded so make sure you highlight was is unique or different about yours and why it will stand out in the crowd
Meaning — have a really strong hook

That’s very vague.
If it’s a historical moment that has interest in being explored from a voice we may not have heard from historically then it’s absolutely a yay

We all provide a yearly sacrifice….
No just kidding. We all try to watch the market and talk to editors and find out what they are looking for so it’s some logic with some guess work and luck mixed in ❤️

Depends on what you are writing. If you are writing non-fiction you need a platform but that doesn’t necessarily mean XX number of followers on the clock app
If it’s fiction - it doesn’t hurt but it also isn’t the end all be all

Query someone else 🤷🏼‍♀️ — you can mention you sent it to so and so and never received a response and now that they seem to be gone you weren’t sure their protocol ❤️

I do. But also it has to fit on one of those shelves so make sure it is sitting on one ❤️

Give at least three months before a follow up IMO. Things just are moving more slowly these days and their lack of response doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t interested ❤️

It’s a very crowded market but there is still room for new authors ❤️

It takes a very long time. I would say don’t wait but also don’t forget to let the agents who have the “old” MS know if you get an offer on the “new” MS ❤️

Yes we can “cold query” but we’re also actively building connections
As for sub strategies that is up to the agent and author—I’m open to having conversations with my authors about who to sub to; some agents have a more hands off approach — ask on the call which it is for them

Some of us recognize names yes and sometimes we are very happy to see more projects from the same author
I wouldn’t worry about the optics and just keep doing your thing ❤️

Whatever number they feel is the right one. There is no hard or fast rule here and with so many variables it would be disingenuous to give a hard number
Querying is hard so give yourself a lot of grace ❤️

For me, my authors are already working on the next project as we go out on sub so if a MS is not finding its champion we just move to getting the next thing out on sub.
I can’t speak for other agents and how they approach this

As long as chapter two doesn’t start on page 30 you should be okay. Every book is different so it’s hard to give a hard fast answer on things like this. Follow your gut on this one.

Part of an agents job is knowing how to position a book for sales so this likely means they don’t see a clear way to do that
They could very much love the story but just not know how to sell it

I haven’t seen this happen yet but I do unfortunately think it’s coming. I would like to support live, breathing authors opposed to AI. So yes, this would likely be a pass from me.

On the elliptical—does anyone want to talk about “similar titles” or “comp titles”?? Good, let’s see if we can
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I love “romventure” but I’d probably keep it simple in the query and space it out romantic adventure and 80k sounds good for something like that ❤️

House on the Cerulean Sea
The Last Apothecary
When Women Were Dragons
Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe
The Midnight Library
The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry