Carly Watters

@carlywatters

Literary Agent

P.S. Literary Agency

SVP & Senior Lit Agent @PSLiterary MA in Publishing Studies @CityUniLondon Co-host of @TSNOTYAW VP of Professional Assoc. of Canadian Literary Agents

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· 19 Jul 2015

James Hansen @hansenjames

@carlywatters are agents more interested in a planned amount of books, like a trilogy, rather than an open ended series? #askagent

@hansenjames we need to love book 1 first. The rest is after we sign you based on that. Also depends on genre #askagent

· 19 Jul 2015

Life in Common @ArthurSmid

@carlywatters thanks! In their small press database (pw.org/small_presses) only one appears: illusiobaqer.com

@ArthurSmid hmmm not sure then! #askagent

· 19 Jul 2015

Liz Harmer @lizharmer

@carlywatters I have several manuscripts on the go and/or near completion--is it a good idea to mention this in a query? #askagent

@lizharmer I like it when an author doesn't overwhelm me but says in the author bio paragraph "at work on next novel" #askagent

· 19 Jul 2015

Tehlor Kay Mejia @tehlorkay

@carlywatters if I had a few full ms requests in my first round of queries should I keep sending letters out? or wait for responses first?

@tehlorkay depends if you feel like if one of those agents offered you would accept and be happy. If not, keep querying #askagent

· 19 Jul 2015

Almitra Clay @AlmitraClay

Do you see a market for YA that addresses the topic of lack of religion, given the increasing demographic of the "nones"? Thanks! #askagent

@AlmitraClay depends on writing! Doesn't sound like a problem to me #askagent

· 19 Jul 2015

Rebekah J. Olson @rebekahjolson

@carlywatters how do you feel about cursing in books? Is there an F bomb cap? #askagent

@rebekahjolson some audiences don't like it, so you have to be aware you can turn off readers. I don't mind, but some readers do #askagent

· 19 Jul 2015

ebelleful @ElyanaNoreme

@carlywatters Do you have a YA rec equal to Taylor Jenkins Reid writing? #askagent

@ElyanaNoreme oooh that's tough. Have you read @katiecotugno? #askagent

· 19 Jul 2015

Cynthia Hill @8thCyn

Can a book be "New Adult" without being specifically a romance? #askagent

@8thCyn not in the current market. Right now NA is romance #askagent

· 19 Jul 2015

@SeeSaraScribe doesn't sound like its for me but check out the #MSWL hashtag for agents who might #askagent

· 19 Jul 2015

Greg Taylor/Krojac @SciFi_Greg

@carlywatters Sent novel to agents (1st in trilogy) then decided better as 1 longer book not trilogy.Can I approach same agents w/ new book?

@brazil_gringo only if extremely revised and you tell us up front #askagent

· 19 Jul 2015

William Singourd @WilliamSingourd

@carlywatters _ Hi. What is the best way to present a hybrid genre in a QL? Accent one side? #askagent

@WilliamSingourd not sure the Q. Tell us your genre in the first line with the word count and title #askagent

· 19 Jul 2015

Life in Common @ArthurSmid

#askagent do you know of a small press for young adult books?

@ArthurSmid not off the top of my head but go to @poetswritersinc site and find info there #askagent

· 19 Jul 2015

Rebekah J. Olson @rebekahjolson

@carlywatters what books have read recently that you really liked? #askagent

@rebekahjolson I'LL GIVE YOU THE SUN and ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE were great #askagent

· 19 Jul 2015

@AnotherMattJ our agency only looks at queries to start so I see no pages unless I love the query or see potential #askagent

· 19 Jul 2015

Carly Watters @carlywatters

No word count Qs, but anything publishing, writing, or industry related are welcome. Ask away! #askagent

Use the #askagent hashtag so I see your question. I'll be here for an hour.

· 19 Jul 2015

Carly Watters @carlywatters

#askagent alert: I will be here for the next hour answering your questions.

No word count Qs, but anything publishing, writing, or industry related are welcome. Ask away! #askagent