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Liz Julia @LizJuliaWrites
#bookendschat Are you mostly interested in Childrens-YA right now, or are you considering adult fiction as well?We've just been getting a lot of Children's/YA questions today! LOL #BookEndsChat
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Megan Urrutia @Megan_Urrutia
Branding ?: If an author has story ideas ranging from MG to Adult, will their debuting category box them into an age group? #BookEndsChatIt will, yes. It doesn't mean you can't branch out elsewhere, but you'd be looking at a pseudonym. #BookEndsChat
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Megan Urrutia @Megan_Urrutia
Branding ?: If an author has story ideas ranging from MG to Adult, will their debuting category box them into an age group? #BookEndsChatmost readers don't easily cross over from book to book #BookEndsChat
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Megan Urrutia @Megan_Urrutia
Branding ?: If an author has story ideas ranging from MG to Adult, will their debuting category box them into an age group? #BookEndsChatbut for the short term at least (when you are in the career trenches) you'll want to focus on one audience #BookEndsChat
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Liz Julia @LizJuliaWrites
#bookendschat Are you mostly interested in Childrens-YA right now, or are you considering adult fiction as well?Almost all of us do adult fiction as well. #BookEndsChat
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Melanie Sheppard @melaniejowrites
@TracyMarchini thanks so much! And might be too specific, but what is your current query response time?#bookendschatWelp, I have 450 outstanding queries at the moment, and I'll be out of the office for a bit, so I'd say Nov. #bookendschat
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Emily Gerren @EmilyGerren
@Campbele_E @rainforestgardn Following twitters seconded, it's how I heard about my current internship! :) #bookendschatShe knew about our internship program because I tweeted! \o/ #BookEndsChat
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Liz Julia @LizJuliaWrites
#bookendschat Are you mostly interested in Childrens-YA right now, or are you considering adult fiction as well?I work only on adult fiction. #bookendschat
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Megan Urrutia @Megan_Urrutia
Branding ?: If an author has story ideas ranging from MG to Adult, will their debuting category box them into an age group? #BookEndsChatit should. writing is different from a writing career. It doesn't mean you can't eventually branch out #BookEndsChat
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Janel Comeau @VeryBadLlama
Has a comp title in a query ever pushed you over the edge to a request? #BookEndsChatIt hasn’t pushed me over the edge, but some will catch my attention for sure. #bookendschat
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Emily Gerren @EmilyGerren
@Campbele_E @rainforestgardn Following twitters seconded, it's how I heard about my current internship! :) #bookendschatI didn’t know you were on here, @alpacaoverlordy! Emily is our current intern. #bookendschat
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Janel Comeau @VeryBadLlama
If you get a query for YA that you feel is MG (or vice versa) is it an automatic no? Or would you work with it? #BookEndsChatI was just honest about where I thought it should be #BookEndsChat -- of course usually the author disagreed. lol
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Janel Comeau @VeryBadLlama
If you get a query for YA that you feel is MG (or vice versa) is it an automatic no? Or would you work with it? #BookEndsChatI think it depends. It's not an automatic no, but it'd raise concerns for me over how well you know the genre. #BookEndsChat
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Janel Comeau @VeryBadLlama
If you get a query for YA that you feel is MG (or vice versa) is it an automatic no? Or would you work with it? #BookEndsChatI'm not the MG expert, but I've definitely offered on books I thought were categorized wrong. #BookEndsChat
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Janel Comeau @VeryBadLlama
If you get a query for YA that you feel is MG (or vice versa) is it an automatic no? Or would you work with it? #BookEndsChatI think it would depend on the subject matter and storyline fit the age/market of the voice. #BookEndsChat
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Janel Comeau @VeryBadLlama
If you get a query for YA that you feel is MG (or vice versa) is it an automatic no? Or would you work with it? #BookEndsChatSo I'd probably be more likely to decline. #bookendschat
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K. L. Hallam 🏳️🌈 @love8rockets
@AgentJessicaA Do you share queries? Or is a no from one, a no from the agency? My apologies if you've answered this already.We sometimes share, but if you get a no from one of us, you can query another agent. #bookendschat
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Janel Comeau @VeryBadLlama
If you get a query for YA that you feel is MG (or vice versa) is it an automatic no? Or would you work with it? #BookEndsChatIt makes me worried that the author doesn't understand the genre and that there are bigger problems in the mss. #bookendschat
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Steve Asbell @rainforestgardn
What advice would you give to children or teens who want to get in the business of books? (writing/editing/agenting) #BookEndsChatif you're talking kids and teens just read books & enjoy life. you don't even need a specific college degree #BookEndsChat
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Steve Asbell @rainforestgardn
What advice would you give to children or teens who want to get in the business of books? (writing/editing/agenting) #BookEndsChatRead a lot and see who is mentioned in acknowledgements. Don't be afraid to network. #BookEndsChat