Jennifer Laughran
Literary Agent
Andrea Brown Literary Agency
I’m a literary agent for children’s books. Also a life-long bookseller. Also there’s a podcast in the mix. she/her 🏳️🌈😘 header art by @cuddlefishpress
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TUMBLR Q: "When should I tell other agents that I accepted an offer of rep?" MY ANSWER: tmblr.co/ZX42Sx1xvEKdx #askagent
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TUMBLR Q: "I am writing a YA novel AND a screenplay; do I find an agent who does both?' MY ANSWER: tmblr.co/ZX42Sx1xiNbap #AskAgent
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TUMBLR Q: "Have you ever been ready to rep, but decided no bc of social media posts?" MY ANSWER: tmblr.co/ZX42Sx1wzNzrG #AskAgent
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TUMBLR Q: Do American agents rep books by foreign writers? MY ANSWER: tmblr.co/ZX42Sx1wkONli #askagent
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TUMBLR Q: "How many copies does a book have to sell to become a bestseller" - MY ANSWER: tmblr.co/ZX42Sx1wj1ilf #AskAgent
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TUMBLR Q: "I'm going to #NY16SCBWI - any tips?" MY (overly long) ANSWER: tmblr.co/ZX42Sx1wHDAai #askagent
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TUMBLR Q: "what's the proper way to do a word count?"
MY ANSWER: tmblr.co/ZX42Sx1wDQ1Bj #askagent
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TUMBLR Q: "If an agent said they wanted to see my future work, were they just blowing smoke?" MY ANSWER: tmblr.co/ZX42Sx1vwj_iP #AskAgent
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TUMBLR Q: "Should I mention in my query if my book is a dual first person POV?" MY ANSWER: tmblr.co/ZX42Sx1vwkJDr #AskAgent
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Abbey Nash @nash_abbey
@literaticat these are so helpful. Are you open to questions here or only via tumbler?@nash_abbey Tumblr! (unless it is an #askagent time -- there are just not enough characters here for me to get into stuff.)
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Rafi Omar @RafiOmar83
@literaticat So how do I get a magazine 2 publish 1 of my short stories? R there any magazines that u would recommend I approach? #askagent@RafiOmar83 that I don't know. "Out of purview of agent." Sorry, I don't have any idea. #askagent
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Sara Marissa Patel @SeeSaraScribe
@literaticat #askagent what's average response time after nudging on a full?@SeeSaraScribe I have no idea about any other agents. I try to get to fulls within 4-6 weeks. #askagent
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Brian Esposito @espositoWbrian
@literaticat #askagent How's my start...ends with exhausted dinosaur. Wide awake Ellie. pic.twitter.com/3sY7gmg2Rl@espositoWbrian kinda cute. Might be a bit "one note." Hard to say based on a few lines. #askagent
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Rafi Omar @RafiOmar83
@literaticat Thoughts on the market for short stories? Most agents don't want to even take a look. #askagent@RafiOmar83 not great. The biggest place for short stories is in magazines and anthologies, out of the purview of many agents. #askagent
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@SeeSaraScribe I think it's fine if it is really a *significant* revision / gut overhaul AND it's been several months at least. #askagent
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Jehan JonesRadgowski @jehanjorad
#AskAgent what do you think about using editing services before you submit to agents? Ps sorry your w/o a book@jehanjorad some people swear by them BUT they can be v expensive. I'd personally just get really tough crit partners/beta readers #askagent
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TUMBLR Q: "Should I query agents who rep my comp titles, or no?" MY ANSWER: literaticat.tumblr.com/post/129278594… #AskAgent
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TUMBLR Q: "I don't know if I'm ready to attend Big Sur Children's Writing Workshop or not..." MY ANSWER: literaticat.tumblr.com/post/129244514… #AskAgent
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June Smalls @June_Smalls
@literaticat #AskAgent I see a lot of "I rep PB and MG" CB are not MG I don't want 2 waste agents time if they don't rep CB. Why no CB love?@June_Smalls Chapter Books are just a much smaller market. The good news is: most agents who rep MG will also look at CB. #AskAgent