Ann Rose
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Tobias Literary Agency
agent: @TheTobiasAgency & #rosebudauthor wrangler | author: ROAD TO EUGENICA & BREAKOUT | opinions are my own | she/her rep:@evascalzo layout:@ana_scribe
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Caitlin McDonald [social media hiatus] @literallycait
#mswl tip: you don't need to ask if you can or should query me. If your manuscript fits my submission parameters, you can query me! As to whether you should: only you can answer that. If you are interested in working with me, then do! Stop self-rejecting and give it a shot!Exactly ❤️
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Got a query addressed to Mr. Hoogland today - While the resemblance between @mike_hoogland and I is uncanny and our names are very similar 🙃might I suggest double checking that submission before you hit send today
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It’s #NationalSuicidePreventionWeek and suicide has touched my life more than once. As writers remember suicide is not just a plot point. It’s a real thing that affects real people. So do your research and use the corrects terms, please.
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#querytip - please don’t email my author account to follow up on queries sent through the submission portal. If you have issues my DMs here are open.
Thanks, Ann
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Don't do this - EVER!
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Dear Authors,
Please don’t use italics for your query letter.
Signed,
An agent who probably needs glasses
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This is a first. A 55 page query letter.
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Other random trends:
Historical set in WW2 or Civil War
Greek Mythology
Gods vs Demons
MCs who have “dreams”
#Metoo books
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Another thing I'm seeing are a lot of books that are "series" where the first is basically just the build-up to the actual story in book 2. Ultimately, an entire "back story" book.
Don't wait for book 2 for all the good stuff to happen.
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5) People sending pages without a query or synopsis - just pages
6) Books that list their genre as two completely different thing (ex: MG & WF)
7) The "generic" query - meaning it doesn't even include my name - just says "Query" at the top
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Trends in my query box:
1) People not following guidelines
2) "This book/series is available on Amazon but..."
3) Books separated into multiple books because they're over word count standards for the genre
4) Pages that aren't double spaced
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Sharon M. Peterson will finish this draft. Maybe. @stone4031
#WritingTipDo you know how to strip your Word document of all comments and other personal identifying marks? Helpful before sending off to an agent. Go to File➡️Inspect Document/Inspect for Issues➡️Inspect Document➡️Delete what you'd like to delete. #amwriting #writingcommunity
You’d be surprised how many submissions I get with comments and redline. #querytip #slushinsight
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The problem with starting your query with a rhetorical question is that if the question doesn’t mean something to the reader it loses its impact.
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For me, I need a reason a “contemporary” book is set in the 80s or 90s. The 90s were almost 20 years ago. That means for a YA book teens today weren’t even alive then. (Or for 19-year-olds they were only 1) #SlushInsight #querytip
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TW:Suicide
Authors if you are going to write about suicide please educate yourself on the proper terms
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speakingofsuicide.com/2017/09/21/sui…
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The most common opening I’m seeing in my submissions is a character waking up. Following that is the weather.
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This is a first. In a 30 page submission it didn’t even get through the first chapter.
😳
Chapter breaks are your friend
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Make sure you delete all the inline comments before sending a query or pages.
On a side note- this reviewer is spot on. I wonder if they are looking for an agent.
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If you are going to name a person who referred you it might be wise to make sure the agent knows that person. 😳 Hint: I have no personal connection to this person at all
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