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Jan Carr @jancarr
@katenashagent Are agent response times any faster at the moment?Our submission volumes haven't gone down, no. #AskAgent
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Ben Ross @flyraccoonfly
How do you feel about comp titles that aren't recent or aren't even novels? Would being told that something has 'a good dose of Press Gang' help you understand what it was, or make you think it's way out of date? #askagentIt will either resonate with your intended agent or it won't. But good pop culture isn't good just because it is recent. I was only the other day telling an author to make their novel more like Roman Holiday. #AskAgent
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Jan Carr @jancarr
What’s the point of submitting to an agent now in april 2020 when some big publishers are cutting back their operation and some agents holding back subs why not just go ahead and self publish? ( ref a publishers weekly article) #askagentWe are not hearing this from editors here in the UK. Submit away if you think you would like an agent to forward your career. #AskAgent
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Jane Holland is self-isolating but getting better @janeholland1
@katenashagent @osborne_bella @revpeterlaws I expect many agents, esp those with psych thriller writers looking for publishers, would like to think along those lines. But I suspect publishers will be only too ready to shift focus after this. Psych thrillers have had a long winning streak, but their day must SURELY be done.Doing market analysis right at the moment for the update to our trends survey. Results at the end of the month but I think psychological thrillers continue to do well. #AskAgent
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Jane Holland is self-isolating but getting better @janeholland1
@osborne_bella I am NOT an agent, so forgive me for butting in, but ... I think coronavirus will finally see off the dominance of the psychological thriller. We won't need the thrill of being scared about domestic danger or suburban fear when that's become an everyday reality.I am not sure. @revpeterlaws was explaining something to me about safe-feeling danger or danger you can control which makes some sense to me as to why psychological thrillers have been hugely popular and I think this will continue. #AskAgent
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Kate Nash @katenashagent
@osborne_bella We are repeating our trends survey which I was going to be presenting end of this month at #SelfPubConf but we will now share online...and there's still time to fill the survey in: surveymonkey.co.uk/r/HYBYNVX #AskAgent (1/2)
But from our prelim market analysis it is certainly escapist and will include genres like fantasy, crime and thrillers of all types, romance of all types and romcom (2/2). #AskAgent
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Bella Osborne @osborne_bella
What are your predictions for which genres are going to do well in the current climate? #askagentWe are repeating our trends survey which I was going to be presenting end of this month at #SelfPubConf but we will now share online...
and there's still time to fill the survey in: surveymonkey.co.uk/r/HYBYNVX #AskAgent (1/2)
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Mark Lowes @MJLAuthor
@katenashagent Hi Kate, I meant us lowly unagented authors submitting to your agencies. Have you managed to keep up the pace of reading submissions? How's everything with your agency too? Everything ok?I think submissions have gone up a bit in volume but I think we are keeping up. What may happen in about 3 months time is a huge tsumani of submissions of the all novels everyone is at home writing right now! #AskAgent
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Jo Lobato @jolodisco
@katenashagent @CathodeRave Do you think these times frames still hold with current crisis? I feel bad chasing when agent probably has far more pressing things on their mind!If there is a reason why an agent hasn't been able to read as quickly as they would like, they will let you know and ask for more time. #AskAgent
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Slug Soup @slug_soup
#askagent Have you ever received a manuscript from a stuffed toy? And what would you think if you did? pic.twitter.com/IgFfp6tcCiHaving spent part of this morning cutting out Corona masks for selected plushies (idea of my 7 year old... catch them on youtube later...), I would be delighted but please include your human guardian's name and address. #AskAgent
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Christina Rowsell @ChristinaRowse2
@julietpickering How important is a social media presence? Does it play a part in the agent's decision to take on an author? #askagentNot for me. We try and help our authors use social media better if they are not already doing so and publishers also support authors with this. #AskAgent
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mperegrineburrows @mperegrineb
If a writer had a publishing deal in Australia, made without an agent, would it be worth them querying agents in the UK to try and sell the book over here? How do agents feel about this sort of thing? #AskAgentWe would want to represent your rights worldwide, not just UK. If you think your book has an international readership certainly query. #AskAgent
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Jack Finlay @Akashsiddarth1
#askagent Hi. How many authors do you sign every year and how many do you receive?We get about 10-15 submissions a day which is crazy. I have quite a full list so sign perhaps 6 writers a year but colleagues who are still building their lists have more capacity. #AskAgent
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Dr Cailean McBride @CathodeRave
What's a civilised amount of time to send a follow-up after a full ms request #askagentI do try and get back on full requests within 3-4 weeks so if you haven't heard after 6 weeks certainly chase. #AskAgent
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Mark Lowes @MJLAuthor
Is it business as usual? Has the submissions side of your work delayed somewhat due to current issues?#AskAgent
Do you mean us agents submitting to publishers? Publishers are still acquiring and we are submitting as usual. #AskAgent
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Spidergirl349 @spidergirl349
#askagent Do agents read all of the submissions they receive or are they sifted first by somebody else?All submissions coming to our agency are read by an agent and we share a communal inbox so if it might be right for any of our agents it will be passed on to that agent for review by whoever reads first. #AskAgent
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Louise Buckley @LouiseMBuckley
@Tess_Author Every agency should have exact specifications for the sample size listed on their website, so you'll need to tailor to each one. 1-2 pages for synopsisYes, we just ask for the opening chapter and synopsis in the first instance. #AskAgent
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L M Coker @Lola81701535
#AskAgent What do you expect to see in the 1st 50pages or 3 chapters of submission? Other than conflict, great characterisation and good writing. Am I right to think: protagonist world, inciting incident and the immediate response? Thank you!I am looking for characterisation, conflict, suspense and accessible storytelling because I specialise in commercial fiction. Characterisation is the most important to establish from page one. #askagent
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writerteakits @writerteakits
Do agents offer representation only based on the manuscript the author queried, or do the author's other ideas and WIPs play a role in the decision? #AskAgentThe manuscript has to be completely brilliant but of course I am also interested to know what you're writing next or might have written before #askagent
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Are you writing a feel good novel or non-fiction? That will entertain, let readers mentally escape the #CoronaCrisisuk & feel positive about the world?
➡️➡️➡️Send it in now, with "feel good" in the email subject line #AskAgent #AmWriting
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