Juliet Mushens

· 17 Jan 2016

T A Newman @TANewman_says

@mushenska is re-working a novel that didn't get picked up by #literaryagents a bad idea? #askagent

@TANewman_says lots of agents not keen on looking twice at a project - but you can always try different agents #askagent

· 17 Jan 2016

Ben Jammin' @Singapore_Rice

@mushenska are you open to reading redrafted manuscripts you've previously rejected? #askagent

@Singapore_Rice happy to see new projects by writers I have passed on though #askagent

· 17 Jan 2016

Ben Jammin' @Singapore_Rice

@mushenska are you open to reading redrafted manuscripts you've previously rejected? #askagent

@Singapore_Rice not unless I specifically ask #askagent

· 17 Jan 2016

Duncan Harding @duncanharding

@mushenska if a project is close, but not right, should a writer move on to something new or keep refining? #askagent

@duncanharding depends on specific feedback - often I think trying something new with what you have learned in mind is good #askagent

· 17 Jan 2016

Callum Kerr-Edwards @callumke

@mushenska so better for a book to be consistently good than have 3 amazingly polished chapters and a rushed remainder?

@callumke yes absolutely - no point rushing and just getting quick rejections #askagent

· 17 Jan 2016

Callum Kerr-Edwards @callumke

@mushenska how polished do you need a manuscript to be when first reading it to consider it seriously? I know most agents will differ.

@callumke lots of writers have vvv polished first 3 chapters but rest feels rushed! #askagent

· 17 Jan 2016

Callum Kerr-Edwards @callumke

@mushenska how polished do you need a manuscript to be when first reading it to consider it seriously? I know most agents will differ.

@callumke it should be as good as you can make it - put it away for a month before starting to edit to give yourself space #askagent

· 17 Jan 2016

Shona Kinsella @shona_kinsella

@mushenska do you have a word limit for books you might be interested in? #askagent

@shona_kinsella shortest book I sold 50k longest 150k - most are around 100k #askagent

· 17 Jan 2016

Gerald Von Carstein @GVonCarstein

@mushenska #askagent How important are minimum wordcounts to you and your fellow agents when looking at a genre fiction query? #SciFi

@GVonCarstein shortest book I sold was 50k longest was 150k - outside of that I'd start to worry #askagent

· 17 Jan 2016

Carl Steele @carlsteele84

can you recommend any events in Europe where a writer can pitch to agents? #askagent

@carlsteele84 Bloomsbury getting published days and Writer's Workshop festival of writing #askagent

· 17 Jan 2016

Callum Kerr-Edwards @callumke

@mushenska what trends excite you right now? What was the last thing you read that was really different (in a good way)?

@callumke I love thrillers & hist fic but I always do! Last book I signed was set in a prison: I like 'closed set' thrillers #askagent

· 17 Jan 2016

M V Melcer @MVMelcer

@mushenska Thanks!
600 subs/month??? o_o <faints> #askagent

@word_dust some are quieter than others though! #askagent

· 17 Jan 2016

Veronika Krellis @VeronikaKrellis

@mushenska Are gothic elements in a story a good or a bad thing (for you as an agent)? Or it doesn't make a difference? #askagent

@VeronikaKrellis I quite like gothic books #askagent

· 17 Jan 2016

@eisen5585 would depend on the projects! I tend to read my clients' synopses/samples & focus on the strongest writing/concept #askagent

· 17 Jan 2016

M V Melcer @MVMelcer

@mushenska Do you reply to all your subs? Checking as sent mine mid Nov. Probably too impatient... :) #askagent

@word_dust I do - am hoping to catch up to Dec this week #askagent

· 17 Jan 2016

@KlaraBowPie depends on agent but unlikely #askagent

· 17 Jan 2016

Amanda Kay Bartoszek @GraceBarton2065

@mushenska If a writer asked, would an agent advise on any areas that made them reject the MS so they could look at improving it? #askagent

@GraceBarton2065 it tends to be a time thing - if I have specific feedback I will offer it automatically typically #askagent

· 17 Jan 2016

Elvin Mensah @elvinmensah

@mushenska Thnx! Also, because of novels set in the UK struggling to sell in the US, would a novel set in London put you off? #askagent

@elvinmensah no, specifically UK set books can def work in U.S. (Eg Girl on the Train) - plot needs to feel universal #askagent

· 17 Jan 2016

Aisha Baublesby 🎄 @aishabushby

@mushenska Thank you! Final question I promise: how many queries would you get vs. the number you take on #askagent

@aishabushby I get about 600 subs a month & take on as many as I fall in love with (6 last year, 13 year before) #askagent

· 17 Jan 2016

Duncan Harding @duncanharding

@mushenska do you only sign for a specific book, or would you sign a writer who might have potential? #askagent

@duncanharding I'd need to love the particular book to sign the writer, but always have one eye to longterm career #askagent

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