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Blake Reichenbach @mbreichenbach
#BookEndsChat I'm curious if there are resources you'd recommend to learn more about the ins and outs of the business side of publishing? pic.twitter.com/32RxNWHoM5The BookEnds blog, of course. Actually, a lot of agent blogs are great resources for that. #BookEndsChat
Literary Agent
Mark Holtzen @holtzymook
@BookEndsJessica @TracyMarchini #BookEndsChat Has to be such a love/hate relationship with the inbox.Indeed! I find most of my clients through queries, but there's never enough time in the day to read them as they come in. #BookEndsChat
Literary Agent
BLCP74 @BLCP74
@BookEndsJessica Would love to work with BookEnds! I am on my 1 millionth revision and plan to query soon!We will be watching for it. #BookEndsChat
Literary Agent
BLCP74 @BLCP74
@BookEndsJessica I often see the request to provide awards and accomplishments. Outside of raising my two kids to not be punks, I don't have any.Don't worry about awards. Just write a great book. #bookEndsChat #querytip
Literary Agent
Mark Holtzen @holtzymook
@TracyMarchini #bookendschat ive always wondered how full your submissions/query inbox needs to be to cause you stress?Mine hasn't been stress-worthy in a long while. I tend to be on top of queries & within 3 months or so on submissions. #BookEndsChat
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VickiPugliese @VickiPugliese
@RachMBrooks @Sarahbethfinnie What usually does happen, if the book doesn’t get a deal?Depends on agent/agency. Whether they work book by book or more long-term, if you both still think you're a fit, etc #bookendschat
Literary Agent
Chrystal D. Giles @creativelychrys
#BookEndsChat When an agent requests more #PB MSs after the initial query. What is the agent specifically looking for in the new MSs?I want to see different concepts and a sense of style. Want to make sure there's potential for a pb career- not just one book. #BookEndsChat
Literary Agent
BLCP74 @BLCP74
@BookEndsJessica #BookEndsChat do you have interest in humor? Say, altered truths filled with sarcasm?Fiction? Nonfiction? Like everyone else I love to laugh. #BookEndsChat
Literary Agent
Mark Holtzen @holtzymook
@TracyMarchini #bookendschat ive always wondered how full your submissions/query inbox needs to be to cause you stress?Welp, this is me now & I'm stressed about it! (Ideally though, I'd like to be within a month or two of my oldest submission.) #BookEndsChat
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BLCP74 @BLCP74
@BookEndsJessica #BookEndsChat do you work with the author to polish things up or do you want it to come in pristine?Should be polished. Then it likely gets another coat of polish w/ agent. Then more coats w/ your editor after you get a deal. #BookEndsChat
Literary Agent
Jessica Alvarez @AgentJessicaA
@KKMHOO Honestly, unless the author is published in book form already, most credits don't mean much to me. #BookEndsChat 1/?Just because someone can write a short story or article, doesn't mean they can write a full-length novel. #BookEndsChat 2/2
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BLCP74 @BLCP74
@BookEndsJessica #BookEndsChat Are pubs willing to take on a first-time author's work?Of course they are. We have sold a number of debut authors #BookEndsChat
Literary Agent
Kristin Kisska @KKMHOO
#bookendschat Besides a gripping pitch, what kind of writer credits do you hope to see from debut authors? Short stories? Awards?Honestly, unless the author is published in book form already, most credits don't mean much to me. #BookEndsChat 1/?
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BLCP74 @BLCP74
@BookEndsJessica #BookEndsChat do you work with the author to polish things up or do you want it to come in pristine?It never results in a solid, long-term relationship. It makes the author look incapable. #BookEndsChat
Literary Agent
Kristin Kisska @KKMHOO
#bookendschat Besides a gripping pitch, what kind of writer credits do you hope to see from debut authors? Short stories? Awards?I care more about the premise, execution, and marketability of the novel than awards or short stories. Having 0 is fine. #BookEndsChat
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BLCP74 @BLCP74
@BookEndsJessica #BookEndsChat do you work with the author to polish things up or do you want it to come in pristine?However, anytime an author submits work, she should assume it's polished and perfect. #BookEndsChat #querytip
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BLCP74 @BLCP74
@BookEndsJessica #BookEndsChat do you work with the author to polish things up or do you want it to come in pristine?Both. I think most agents see editorial as part of their jobs. We will work with an author to polish and perfect #BookEndsChat 1/2
Literary Agent
BLCP74 @BLCP74
@BookEndsJessica #BookEndsChat Are pubs willing to take on a first-time author's work?Absolutely! A number of my clients are debuts, and publishers are always excited to find new talent! #BookEndsChat
Literary Agent
Charlotte Gruber @charlotteclg
What about chapters that deal w/the past treated like “real time” like Joshilyn Jackson? (Instead of flashbacks) #BookEndsChatI can't really give an opinion on style until I read it #BookEndsChat
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Charlotte Gruber @charlotteclg
What about chapters that deal w/the past treated like “real time” like Joshilyn Jackson? (Instead of flashbacks) #BookEndsChatI think this also depends on the execution, and how easy it is for the reader to follow. #BookEndsChat