Juliet Mushens

· 16 Oct 2016

Eliza Adams @Eliza_Do_Lots

@mushenska if story is dark and there is no happy ending, is it interesting or annoying? Do characters need redemption? #askagent

Replying to @Eliza_Do_Lots

as long as you have earned that ending, through character arc and plot, dark is fine #askagent

· 16 Oct 2016

Marta @martasrsly

#askagent is it possible to get an agent while not being British/American or having English as a first language?

Replying to @martasrsly

yes, one of my writers doesn't have English as a first language #askagent

· 16 Oct 2016

Jane Smith @hprw

@mushenska If I have offers in hand, should I let agents who haven't yet asked for a full know? #askagent

Replying to @hprw

yes absolutely #askagent

· 16 Oct 2016

Christopher Sellers @_sellers

@mushenska a (very kind) agent once said I needed a bigger plot to strengthen MS. Any advice for WIP in terms of plotting/tension? #askagent

Replying to @_sellers

also, what qs will readers have, when and how will you answer them? Key to tension! #askagent

· 16 Oct 2016

Christopher Sellers @_sellers

@mushenska a (very kind) agent once said I needed a bigger plot to strengthen MS. Any advice for WIP in terms of plotting/tension? #askagent

Replying to @_sellers

I LOVE Blake Snyder's beat sheet, look it up #askagent

· 16 Oct 2016

Julie Cohen 🌈 @julie_cohen

@mushenska I keep telling my clients to try to keep their first-time novels to about 90k words (not 70k or 120k)…am I wrong? #askagent

Replying to @julie_cohen

in general I agree with you... But as long as no rushing or filler I'm easy on word count #askagent

· 16 Oct 2016

Julie Cohen 🌈 @julie_cohen

@mushenska I keep telling my clients to try to keep their first-time novels to about 90k words (not 70k or 120k)…am I wrong? #askagent

Replying to @julie_cohen

most novels are about that - you have leeway with genres like SFF to push that word count to 100k plus #askagent

· 16 Oct 2016

LouM 📚📖📝💻☕️ @LouMWrites

@mushenska what types of manuscripts are you interested in seeing at the moment? #askagent

Replying to @LouMWrites

all sorts! This year I signed: rom com, reading group, horror, thriller... #askagent

· 16 Oct 2016

Josh Melican @jmmelican

@mushenska if pitching a novel and it's the first in a series, should you mention other books that follow? (Thanks for doing #askagent )

Replying to @jmmelican

yes, just saying 'it's the first in a planned trilogy, which I have plotted out' is fine #askagent

· 16 Oct 2016

Nick Meadows @nrmeadows

@mushenska is the cheeky wink a dying thing since the advent of social media? #askagent

Replying to @nrmeadows

not as long as I have breath in my body #askagent

· 16 Oct 2016

smart car @smartcardriver

@jounwin @debrabrown_ @mushenska Do you represent authors of flash fiction?

Replying to @smartcardriver

currently I only represent novels, but I know some of my novelists also write flash fiction/short stories #askagent

· 16 Oct 2016

nope not at all. If you have it, mention it, but no concerns at all if not #askagent

· 16 Oct 2016

Eliza Adams @Eliza_Do_Lots

@mushenska what genre most excites you personally and professionally? #askagent

Replying to @Eliza_Do_Lots

depends on my day! I still want a race against time serial killer thriller like Silence of the Lambs #askagent

· 16 Oct 2016

most subs are rejected because story plateaus and not enough tension #askagent

· 16 Oct 2016

a covering letter just needs to be ok, as long as it isn't dreadful I will always consider the writing #askagent

· 16 Oct 2016

yes, I rep people all over the world #askagent

· 16 Oct 2016

Nasreen Rafiq @Nas_Rafiq

@mushenska first chap - would protagonist and 6 other characters be too much for reader? #askagent

Replying to @Nas_Rafiq

depends on book but unless you introduce them carefully it can be confusing/overwhelming #askagent

· 16 Oct 2016

K. R. Green @K_R_Green

@mushenska Do you have a fav space for reading MS? I can imagine cats interrupt sometimes? #askagent

Replying to @K_R_Green

I read everywhere! Mostly kindle on public transport, sometimes phone in bed #askagent

· 16 Oct 2016

Carys Jones @CarysJAuthor

@mushenska if interested in signing an author would you review their online presence? How important is active Twitter use etc? #askagent

Replying to @CarysJAuthor

I would look but honestly, as long as it isn't a NEGATIVE presence, I don't mind if you have one at all! #askagent

· 16 Oct 2016

J.K. Bratten @mimimojito

@mushenska For literary fiction what's the current 'desirable' length for novel by new/unpublished writers? #askagent

Replying to @mimimojito

shortest novel I sold 50k, longest 150k. Most are around 90k. #askagent

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