Moe Ferrara
Literary Agent
BookEnds Literary Agency
Senior Literary Agent @BookEndsLit . 🏳️🌈 Violinist | Cosplayer | Anglophile | Geek Extraordinaire | Corgi Minion | Wine Enthusiast | Coffee Addict | #TeamMoe
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Janelle Ambrose @literal_janelle
#bookendschat Is it true that a long wait after submitting a full MS to an agent usually means a long goodbye is in the offing?Not at all. Sometimes (like for me) we just get behind on reading. Try not to read into response times! #BookEndsChat
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Stephanie "Rebel Scum" Cranford @StephCranford
#BookEndsChat How exciting do you want a query to be? Is there a level where it's misrepresenting the novel itself?The biggest thing, for me, is seeing voice in a query. That alone can get me excited! #BookEndsChat
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Steve Asbell @rainforestgardn
How involved is BookEnds on the editorial/career side of things? #BookEndsChatI'm insanely editorial (as the rest of #TeamMoe will attest to)! I'm here for your whole career. #BookEndsChat
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Rachel Woe @storyofwoe
Thanks for taking the time to do this! How do ya'll feel about single POV romance and erotica? #BookEndsChatThat said? I definitely prefer 3rd person POV with two narrators for romance/erotica. #BookEndsChat
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Janel Comeau @VeryBadLlama
How important is a writer's social media/online presence to you when you're considering taking on a client? #bookendschatIt's nice seeing if you have one? But for fiction it's not a requirement ahead of time. #BookEndsChat
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Justine Elias @j_elias_writes
If I am a diverse author but my book is not about diverse characters, is that something you want to know in my query?#bookendschatI don't feel like it's something that needs to be mentioned, honestly. #BookEndsChat
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Rachel Woe @storyofwoe
Thanks for taking the time to do this! How do ya'll feel about single POV romance and erotica? #BookEndsChatI don't mind single POV romance/erotica. But I find first person POV is not my cuppa. #BookEndsChat
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Janelle Ambrose @literal_janelle
#bookendschat How do you feel about multicultural/diverse fiction by writers (like myself) who are in the developing world?I'd always love to see more. Doesn't matter where you are in the world — I just want good fiction in my inbox #BookEndsChat
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Rohma Hassan @rohma_hassan
Curiosity: What's the hardest part about being an agent? #BookEndsChatNot having 39 hours in a day... #BookEndsChat
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Laura Lashley @DistractLaura
@Campbele_E #bookendschat Glad you all don't do that, but is that something you hear agents do? Saw it as a theory on QT for an agent.I don't think it's smart -- I'd want to show the most enthusiasm by being the first, not the last. #BookEndsChat
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Sarah Hawthorne @SarahRHawthorne
#bookendschat what's gonna be the next big thing? Break out your crystal ball!I'd love to see YA horror become a thing. Creepy horror -- not jump scares! #BookEndsChat
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Jessica Alvarez @AgentJessicaA
@SarahRHall My money is on kinky morticians and medical examiners! #BookEndsChatYou forgot the lawyers! #BookEndsChat
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Laura Lashley @DistractLaura
#bookendschat Do some agents request fulls then purposefully wait to read them until the writer nudges with offer of rep? Is that a thing?Hard to say what others do -- But it's not how I work! #BookEndsChat
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M.E. Walker @MEWalker7
#BookEndsChat What genres or subject matters are you tired of seeing?Chosen one stories in YA fantasy & ark ships taking us to a new planet/home in YA SciFi #BookEndsChat
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Denise Parsons @denisebparsons
#bookendschat - Can it be from internal conflict, lack of growth/insight or does it always have to be altruistic? (amoral characters).I don't think it has to be altruistic. As long as there is SOME reason... #BookEndsChat
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Denise Parsons @denisebparsons
#BookEndsChat - How do you make characters who do amoral things likeable?Even if they do amoral things, I still want to root for them. OR love to hate them... #BookEndsChat
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Tara Leigh Thompson @TLTAuthor
Beyond clients & work-related submissions, what book(s) r on ur summer TBR list? #BookEndsChatI have a VERY large selection of comics to catch up on... #BookEndsChat
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Laura Lashley @DistractLaura
Do you guys check query tracker? Scope out other agents on there? Just curious. :) #bookendschatThis peanut gallery here is keeping her mouth shut. Ahem. #BookEndsChat
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Anne E. Terpstra @anneeterpstra
#bookendschat When submitting MS to editors/publishers, do agents have a small circle of favs you start with, or it is more open than that?Like most things: it depends. I go to who I think is best for the project! #BookEndsChat