Hannah Bowman
@hannahnpbowman
Literary Agent
Lit agent ("without her more characters would have lived"). Prison abolitionist @Xians4Abolition . Theologian. Let's tell revolutionary stories together. She/her
71 MSWL
40 AskAgent
6 Tips

.@idreamofweird Very similar. Epic maybe a little bigger in scope. Doesn't matter much. #asklda

Hannah Bowman
@hannahnpbowman
Literary Agent
Lit agent ("without her more characters would have lived"). Prison abolitionist @Xians4Abolition . Theologian. Let's tell revolutionary stories together. She/her
71 MSWL
40 AskAgent
6 Tips

.@fashionnovelist Focus on 3 main characters. One paragraph on each; hint at how stories come together. That's how I pitch epics. #asklda

Hannah Bowman
@hannahnpbowman
Literary Agent
Lit agent ("without her more characters would have lived"). Prison abolitionist @Xians4Abolition . Theologian. Let's tell revolutionary stories together. She/her
71 MSWL
40 AskAgent
6 Tips
Hannah Bowman
@hannahnpbowman
Literary Agent
Lit agent ("without her more characters would have lived"). Prison abolitionist @Xians4Abolition . Theologian. Let's tell revolutionary stories together. She/her
71 MSWL
40 AskAgent
6 Tips

.@fashionnovelist Yep, it's partly having a great book and partly luck. #asklda

Hannah Bowman
@hannahnpbowman
Literary Agent
Lit agent ("without her more characters would have lived"). Prison abolitionist @Xians4Abolition . Theologian. Let's tell revolutionary stories together. She/her
71 MSWL
40 AskAgent
6 Tips

Laura Sebastian @sebastian_lk

#AskLDA Is there anything particular on your #MSWL right now?

.@sebastian_lk I would also be up for a really brilliant historical (medieval mystery etc.) or gorgeous literary fantasy. #asklda

Hannah Bowman
@hannahnpbowman
Literary Agent
Lit agent ("without her more characters would have lived"). Prison abolitionist @Xians4Abolition . Theologian. Let's tell revolutionary stories together. She/her
71 MSWL
40 AskAgent
6 Tips
Hannah Bowman
@hannahnpbowman
Literary Agent
Lit agent ("without her more characters would have lived"). Prison abolitionist @Xians4Abolition . Theologian. Let's tell revolutionary stories together. She/her
71 MSWL
40 AskAgent
6 Tips
Hannah Bowman
@hannahnpbowman
Literary Agent
Lit agent ("without her more characters would have lived"). Prison abolitionist @Xians4Abolition . Theologian. Let's tell revolutionary stories together. She/her
71 MSWL
40 AskAgent
6 Tips

.@SeeSaraScribe I always set up calls ahead of time. #asklda

Hannah Bowman
@hannahnpbowman
Literary Agent
Lit agent ("without her more characters would have lived"). Prison abolitionist @Xians4Abolition . Theologian. Let's tell revolutionary stories together. She/her
71 MSWL
40 AskAgent
6 Tips

…mostly the problem is new book isn't something I love enough. #asklda

Hannah Bowman
@hannahnpbowman
Literary Agent
Lit agent ("without her more characters would have lived"). Prison abolitionist @Xians4Abolition . Theologian. Let's tell revolutionary stories together. She/her
71 MSWL
40 AskAgent
6 Tips

Questions about word count, low sales track on previous books: honestly, won't matter if I LOVE the book. But… #asklda

Hannah Bowman
@hannahnpbowman
Literary Agent
Lit agent ("without her more characters would have lived"). Prison abolitionist @Xians4Abolition . Theologian. Let's tell revolutionary stories together. She/her
71 MSWL
40 AskAgent
6 Tips

.@SeeSaraScribe …then after signing I do an editorial read and write notes. Can take a couple of weeks depending on other work #asklda

Hannah Bowman
@hannahnpbowman
Literary Agent
Lit agent ("without her more characters would have lived"). Prison abolitionist @Xians4Abolition . Theologian. Let's tell revolutionary stories together. She/her
71 MSWL
40 AskAgent
6 Tips

.@SeeSaraScribe I start editorial notes right away (as soon as I can). Usually have notes in mind from first read-through… #asklda

Hannah Bowman
@hannahnpbowman
Literary Agent
Lit agent ("without her more characters would have lived"). Prison abolitionist @Xians4Abolition . Theologian. Let's tell revolutionary stories together. She/her
71 MSWL
40 AskAgent
6 Tips

.@KKMHOO None of us are no-response-means-no. If no answer, follow up to make sure query wasn't lost. #asklda

Hannah Bowman
@hannahnpbowman
Literary Agent
Lit agent ("without her more characters would have lived"). Prison abolitionist @Xians4Abolition . Theologian. Let's tell revolutionary stories together. She/her
71 MSWL
40 AskAgent
6 Tips

.@KOsbornSullivan A new pen name can help with low previous sales; that's something to work out with your agent. #asklda

Hannah Bowman
@hannahnpbowman
Literary Agent
Lit agent ("without her more characters would have lived"). Prison abolitionist @Xians4Abolition . Theologian. Let's tell revolutionary stories together. She/her
71 MSWL
40 AskAgent
6 Tips

General comment: a lot of ppl ask about wordcount. Problem is usually that very long/short wordcount exposes problems in MS. #asklda

Hannah Bowman
@hannahnpbowman
Literary Agent
Lit agent ("without her more characters would have lived"). Prison abolitionist @Xians4Abolition . Theologian. Let's tell revolutionary stories together. She/her
71 MSWL
40 AskAgent
6 Tips

Traci Spice Latte📖✏ @traciannecan

I've seen what you've said about long books, but do short books (50-60k in fantasy) get rejected a lot? #askLDA

.@TMCanada1 I find short books difficult to sell, although it depends on genre. More often, it means story isn't fully developed. #asklda

Hannah Bowman
@hannahnpbowman
Literary Agent
Lit agent ("without her more characters would have lived"). Prison abolitionist @Xians4Abolition . Theologian. Let's tell revolutionary stories together. She/her
71 MSWL
40 AskAgent
6 Tips

.@SeeSaraScribe Varies depending on genre. I've done everywhere from 6 to 45. #asklda

Hannah Bowman
@hannahnpbowman
Literary Agent
Lit agent ("without her more characters would have lived"). Prison abolitionist @Xians4Abolition . Theologian. Let's tell revolutionary stories together. She/her
71 MSWL
40 AskAgent
6 Tips

So relieved that @jjohnsonblalock and I are agreeing when we both tweet answers to someone… #asklda

Hannah Bowman
@hannahnpbowman
Literary Agent
Lit agent ("without her more characters would have lived"). Prison abolitionist @Xians4Abolition . Theologian. Let's tell revolutionary stories together. She/her
71 MSWL
40 AskAgent
6 Tips
Hannah Bowman
@hannahnpbowman
Literary Agent
Lit agent ("without her more characters would have lived"). Prison abolitionist @Xians4Abolition . Theologian. Let's tell revolutionary stories together. She/her
71 MSWL
40 AskAgent
6 Tips