Molly Ker Hawn

A week or two should be enough, but be mindful of the publishing calendar (BEA, Bologna Book Fair, etc) #askTBA

In my experience, editors are eager to see it. #askTBA

Lots, if they're good comps. None if they're not. #helpful #askTBA

Overall, for sure. #askTBA

I think if you can work a political issue into a compelling, well-written book, your timing is perfect. #askTBA

As long as the ms. isn't a total mess, that wouldn't bother me. #askTBA

Ohhh. Well, if you're querying a YA and you know you want to write adult one day, you need an agent who does both. #askTBA

FULL MANUSCRIPT ALREADY WRITTEN. We need to know you can finish the book! #askTBA

Not sure I know any (good) agents who don't want to know about future projects by a writer they're interested in... #askTBA

Get a collaboration agreement. #askTBA

I look at mine every weekday morning before breakfast. I don't respond to all of them then, but I scan them. #askTBA

Query Shark is v good. #askTBA

It takes me longer to reply to full mss. now because I have so many more clients! #askTBA

Politely, when they're not in the middle of another conversation. And not in the bathroom. #askTBA

Amazon's 'people who bought this also bought' can be helpful (as @gemma_cooper recommended to me once!) #askTBA

It's all electronic these days. But at my 1st job in the olden days I was surrounded by boxes of slush manuscripts. #askTBA

Depends on which one fits the book better. There isn't a rule. #askTBA

Nope. Not at all. #askTBA

Really? That surprises me. I'm always interested in books that feature religion in some way. #askTBA

That works fine for me. #askTBA