Literary Agency
Literary Agency
E.M. Shue @emshue_ak
#askfuse #amwriting is it okay to query a publisher without an agent?.@emshue_ak Sure. Most larger pubs require an agent, but many indies don't. Don't query agents & pubs simultaneously. #AskFuse
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Ann Campbell Reed @ACampbellReed
Discussing your additional projects with a potential agent, but your new WIP is something the agent doesn’t rep? Just trash it? #AskFuse.@ACampbellReed Always discuss yr work w yr agent. For example, we have clients writing in diff genres & repped by diff Fuse agents #AskFuse
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Katie Lewis @kathryndlewis
#AskFuse How do you define women's fiction, and why is it classified separately from literary fiction? #amwriting.@kathryndlewis It's not the best term but WF = specifically for women. I precede it w Literary, Upmarket, or Commercial, depending #AskFuse
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Meg Ripley @ripley_meg
How do agents at @FuseLiterary feel about serailization of fiction on sites like Wattpad while querying? Exposure= good or bad? #AskFuse.@ripley_meg Though it isn't necessarily a killer, it removes some options & may be releasing the work before it's properly edited #AskFuse
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Jennifer Weingardt @JenWeingardt
Do you like to hear about a fiction writer's social media presence in the query letter? #askfuse.@JenWeingardt Platform is less important in fiction than nonfiction, but if you have it, let us know! #AskFuse
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Sara O. Thompson @ThWritingSpider
#AskFuse Got a form rejection from agent (not 1 of yours) in less than 1 hr after sending. Re-query? Query another agent from same agency?.@ThWritingSpider Don't requery an agent just because they sent you a form letter. Likely no, but check the agency guidelines. #AskFuse
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AmandaCharles @amandaLcharles
@FuseLiterary #askfuse how would you categorize fantasy with no magic or creatures in it, but everything else made up? Low fantasy?.@amandaLcharles I wouldn't say "no" fantastical elements, but low fantasy is significantly less reliant on them than high fantasy. #AskFuse
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Deb Cohen @DCohen112371
#askfuse I have written a fantasy novel about Anne Boleyn. Unique story-but still Anne. Is the market too saturated or is there still room?.@DCohen112371 With someone as written about as her, it has to be VERY unique. If it is, there's still a chance. #AskFuse
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TE Carter @TECarter7
#AskFuse What kind of YA are you looking for in particular? Anything you'd like more of? Less of? @FuseLiterary.@TECarter7 It varies by agent, but we overall want more diversity, mystery/thriller, epic fantasy, historical, and graphic novel. #AskFuse
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AmandaCharles @amandaLcharles
@FuseLiterary #AskFuse any tropes/themes in paranormal romance you could see selling or are interested in? I know it's a tough market.@amandaLcharles That's super tough right now. It would have to be an absolute knockout and something we haven't seen before. #AskFuse
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AmandaCharles @amandaLcharles
@FuseLiterary #askfuse can a YA fantasy be fantasy without magic or creatures? I've had conflicting opinions on my next WIP idea.@amandaLcharles SF/F can, but if you try to do that in straightforward fantasy, you're going to get a lot of negative feedback. #AskFuse
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Ru “Evidence-Based” Plancia @JerushaPlancia
#AskFuse What word-count range are you looking for in debut SF? I see so much variation out there....@Ru_Christensen Debuts typically can't go quite as long as established works. Here's a good reference: writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/g… #AskFuse
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Ru “Evidence-Based” Plancia @JerushaPlancia
#AskFuse Just saw #mswl for SF. If I have a manuscript completed but am in revising/beta stage, am I in danger of missing query window?.@Ru_Christensen Always revise before submitting. Otherwise you're asking for rejection and therefore definitely missing yr window. #AskFuse
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☕Kara Cargill 🎄❄ @Coffee_Is_love
@FuseLiterary #AskFuse if I send a query to a publisher and it gets accepted, can I still try to send said book to agents?.@Coffee_Is_love You can try, but you're tying the agent's hands. Some don't like that and will reject. #AskFuse
Literary Agency
Literary Agency
Literary Agency
Sean McIntyre @Sean__McIntyre
Is there a word-count range agents prefer for upmarket thrillers? Any # in a query where you just go "too long for the genre?" #AskFuse.@Sean__McIntyre 80-90k is usually good for that, but it varies a bit. Try not to exceed 100k. #AskFuse
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Literary Agency
Steve Goble Fiction @Steve_Goble
@FuseLiterary Can you tell us how caught up you are on queries? For instance, cleared all subs as of "x" date? #AskFuse.@Steve_Goble I don't have that data, but most of us should be caught up through 2015. #AskFuse