Juliet Mushens
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Mushens Entertainment
Literary agent at @MushensEnt, sartorialist and cat wrangler. Wartime consigliere. Pollyanna-ish. Generally heard before I'm seen. Bend and SNAP.
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Ruby Speechley @rubyspeechley
Have you ever loved a book then met the author and not liked them? Did you take them on? #askagentLuckily no - but I have definitely had meetings where the author had multiple offers and I knew the fit wasn't right #askagent
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K J Lawrence @BookandPicture
@mushenska If you have self-P'd and got some good reviews, is it worth contacting an agent with that book, or better to wait til finished next?Some agents won't look at previously published mss - I would maybe focus on new project #askagent
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Once Upon Our Story @OUOS_official
@mushenska how many new ms/authors do you take on yearly? #askagentDepends! I average around 6 a year but sometimes higher/lower #askagent
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Bren Gosling @BrenGosling
@mushenska @rubyspeechley @CandiceEHart Interesting, @mushenska Did you tell them to go away and work on it some more, or...? Am wondering where to go with MSNo I rejected that project - they tried me with new projects #askagent
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Tianna Swift @queerwitches
How much substantial change do you have to make to your ms if an agent turns you down, or can you never query them again? #askagentI will ask for a revise& resubmit if I want to see it again. If it's a straight pass from me you can only try me for new projects #askagent
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Candice E Hart @CandiceEHart
do you see submissions you ever think are completely unpublishable, or is it just a case of not being for you? #askagentAlso worth saying that at least two of my (bestselling) authors had been rejected by me for earlier works #askagent
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Lucy Rogers ☽ @LucyRogersxo
Are there any big mistakes to make when submitting which will cause instant rejection? #askagentNot following my submission guidelines! Also some are needlessly rude #askagent
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Candice E Hart @CandiceEHart
do you see submissions you ever think are completely unpublishable, or is it just a case of not being for you? #askagentI think some people see 'writing a book' as shorthand for getting rich - and you can tell in the quality of the sub #askagent
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Lucy Rogers ☽ @LucyRogersxo
@mushenska Thank you! That's helped my confidence! I'm finding a lot of thrillers quite samey at the moment too.I am still (as ever) looking for a British Silence of the Lambs or a fresh take on psych thrillers #askagent
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Nicola Smith @Mrssmithmunday
@mushenska #askagent If you thought about one of the best cover letters you've received, what made it stand out?This is Jessie Burton's original cover letter for the Miniaturist jessieburton.co.uk/the-miniaturis… #askagent
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Nicola Smith @Mrssmithmunday
@mushenska #askagent If you thought about one of the best cover letters you've received, what made it stand out?Interesting concept explained snappily, concise and well-researched cover letter #askagent
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Lucy Rogers ☽ @LucyRogersxo
Do you find that the thriller genre is overly popular and would you prefer submissions from other genres? #askagentI love thrillers! I'm finding a lot quite samey at the moment but it's still an area I'll keep repping and building #askagent
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Juliet Mushens @mushenska
@MangoBBZ @mollykh Publishers tend to want to build you in one area before moving on to another so likely to have to establish in YA first #askagentSo focus on whichever (YA or MG) you are passionate about first, with awareness you might move later #askagent
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Mango Bubbles Books @MangoBBZ
@mushenska @mollykh Also if agent reps YA but not MG, is it worth submitting a YA if you also write & want to continue writing MG #askagentPublishers tend to want to build you in one area before moving on to another so likely to have to establish in YA first #askagent
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samia @ssharifbooks
If an agent is closed to queries but from previous conversations you know this is a concept they'd want to see, what should we do? #askagentDon't send it to them, but maybe try someone else at the agency (or wait or they are reopening soon!) #askagent
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Becky Garrod @beckygarrod
@mushenska @ChristinaPi @mollykh Jumping on this question- could I ask for an example of an upmarket women's fiction novel please? #askagentSure! Time Traveler's Wife, Lovely Bones... #askagent
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Charlie of Castle @ScribeCharlie
@mushenska @mollykh query you again saying you have a full and that this is another project, or is it better to query new agents?I'd wait til you get responses to first before you start queries for a new project. #askagent
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Mango Bubbles Books @MangoBBZ
@mushenska @mollykh If an agent rejects one MS, is it ok to submit a new and v different one to someone else at the same agency? #askagentYes, just don't submit same manuscript to someone else at the agency #askagent