Juliet Mushens

· 24 Sep 2017

Elizabeth MacKinney @Elizabe62668090

What is the market like for YA Sci-fi with two female leads that fall in love? #askagent

I think market is strong, though of course writing has to be as good as the concept #askagent

· 24 Sep 2017

my name won’t make a christmas pun @tinycharlotte72

Hello. Does a long wait for a response from an initial submission or a full request generally mean it will be a no? #askagent

Replying to @tinycharlotte72

Not at all. I blogged in response times here denpatrick.com/2014/02/respon… #askagent

· 24 Sep 2017

Hayley Gullen @HayleyGullen

@mushenska @mollykh Hello! Is it helpful to mention other published writing in unrelated fields (including nonfiction) in query letter for a novel? #askagent

Replying to @HayleyGullen

Yep, if you have that kind of experience it is worth mentioning #askagent

· 24 Sep 2017

K. R. Green @K_R_Green

#askagent What's the general etiquette on re-submissions where an agent has said they liked some bits and you change the other bits?

Replying to @K_R_Green

If they explicitly ask for a revise & resubmit, resubmit. If they don't explicitly ask then try others #askagent

· 24 Sep 2017

Candice E Hart @CandiceEHart

#askagent what gets you really excited in a query?

Replying to @CandiceEHart

In the letter - concept! But writing also has to match the concept of course #askagent

· 24 Sep 2017

Replying to @hellopipski

All depends on the writing! But I don't think it's a crowded market right now, it is a good genre #askagent

· 24 Sep 2017

Charlie of Castle @ScribeCharlie

@mushenska I hear some people get offered rep days after a full req. But no news is also said to be good news. What's your take on this?

Replying to @ScribeCharlie

It depends on how busy agent is. I've offered on stuff next day, or months down the line. Depends on rest of work pile! #askagent

· 24 Sep 2017

Charlie of Castle @ScribeCharlie

@mushenska When querying first in series, when should we mention that we have plotted / synopses of future instalments? Is this any more enticing?

Replying to @ScribeCharlie

It's interesting to know but not enticing either way - I would mention at end of letter #askagent

· 24 Sep 2017

Juliet Mushens @mushenska

@EmmaCConway @mollykh I read cover letter then sample chapters - synopsis useful if I am on the fence over a project #askagent

Replying to @mushenska

But no one ever writes a 'good' one! It's just a technical document which shows me your plot is complete #askagent

· 24 Sep 2017

Emma Clarke Conway @EmmaCConway

@mushenska @mollykh How important is the synopsis in how you decide whether to read the full ms? I feel this is really hard to get right. #askagent

Replying to @EmmaCConway

I read cover letter then sample chapters - synopsis useful if I am on the fence over a project #askagent

· 24 Sep 2017

Lucia @lucia_1500

@mushenska @sl_penner What is a 'high concept novel'? #askagent

Replying to @lucia_1500

Big ideas you can sum up neatly in a one sentence pitch. Fave high concept books of mine: Jurassic Park, Hunger Games, Book Thief #askagent

· 24 Sep 2017

Helen DeWitt @helendewitt

@mushenska Licences to 19 translations of 1st (unagented, reissued) novel long expired; MUST I have finished new book to get agent to chase them?

Replying to @helendewitt

I suspect depends on agent - if you would want them to resell that work you're prob OK to submit it #askagent

· 24 Sep 2017

Sarah L. Penner @sl_penner

@mushenska Hi! Is there one element you most want in Hist Fic (voice, concept, marketability, originality)? Any eras you're loving these days?

Replying to @sl_penner

I am ALWAYS a sucker for a high concept novel but honestly in historical I think voice and character is everything #askagent

· 24 Sep 2017

Juliet Mushens @mushenska

@myfizzypop Lots of people call me by wrong name! Make sure you proof read it all first. Don't compare your book to Harry Potter! #askagent

Replying to @mushenska

I also don't like pushy submissions, or rude people! Just polite and polished. Like a job app! #askagent

· 24 Sep 2017

Myfizzypop @myfizzypop

#askagent what are the worst mistakes a debut novelist can make when making a submission? @mushenska

Replying to @myfizzypop

Lots of people call me by wrong name! Make sure you proof read it all first. Don't compare your book to Harry Potter! #askagent

· 22 Oct 2016

Replying to @WordyPunk

any time is fine, it goes in a queue and will get read #askagent

· 22 Oct 2016

Stephanie Bickford @stephaniebickf3

@mushenska do you think it is important to be able to tell the genre of a book from the title alone?

Replying to @stephaniebickf3

nope #askagent

· 22 Oct 2016

Replying to @tinycharlotte72

as long as the query is serviceable I'll read the sample pages, ones w genres I don't rep I won't #askagent

· 22 Oct 2016

Whirlochre @Whirlochre

@mushenska Given the current IRL shift > dystopia, what becomes of fictional darkness? #askagent

Replying to @Whirlochre

current trend in fiction is for gritty and emotional - feel good escapism not taking off right now! #askagent

· 22 Oct 2016

Callum Kerr-Edwards @callumke

@mushenska thanks I will look it up. Any particular advice for a second act slump? Doesn’t feel like it has much of a point #askagent

Replying to @callumke

ask yourself what qs will the readers have that you are establishing at the beginning? How/when will you answer them? #askagent

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