For aspiring writers, find those opportunities for young writers and write, revise, revise, revise, submit. #bookendschat

Maybe I’m the only one who doesn’t take them into account. #bookendschat

I went to an SCBWI conference & that's how my resume got passed to an agent for my first internship. Network! #bookendschat

Contests and mags don’t matter to me. Full-length fiction credits might be an advantage or disadvantage. #bookendschat

Preferably series potential, but we're also good at brainstorming series potential on most standalone. ;) #BookEndsChat

If you have them. But if you're mentioning a contest 5+ years ago, I may wonder why nothing more recent #BookEndsChat

In theory, stays on QueryManager. Sometimes it doesn’t, though. #BookEndsChat

sure. absolutely. it shows that someone else has recognized your work #BookEndsChat

Stays on query manager so everything is in one place. At the offer stage is when I'd move off there. #BookEndsChat

I think we are all working a little differently. To be honest, I've done both. #BookEndsChat

I think if you aren't sure call it sexy contemporary--some publishers have different tipping points #BookEndsChat

It's really all about the heat level and what purpose sex has in the story. #BookEndsChat

I like seeing those with series potential! #BookEndsChat

I wouldn’t say there are “rules”, exactly, but some things naturally fit in one subgenre and some straddle the line #bookendschat

for me I stay on query manager until I make an offer #BookEndsChat

Buford has enough problems these days. Queries aren't in his future #BookEndsChat

I've been very behind in submissions. Apologies. I still have a few from April (embarrassed) #bookendschat

I like those with series potential, but I won’t turn something down because it’s a standalone. #bookendschat

I've been getting about 300+ in a month as of late... #BookEndsChat #BusyAgentIsBusy

Depends on the month. I was averaging 170. This month I'm at over 600. #bookendschat