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Tamara Girardi @TamaraGirardi
@BookEndsJessica @MeredithIreland Just saw @beth_phelan announce this. Pitch contest for diverse voices. #BookEndsChat@tamaragirardi @meredithireland @beth_phelan thank you. I tend not to participate in pitch contests. #BookEndsChat
Literary Agent
Literary Agent
Tamara Girardi @TamaraGirardi
Do you do this chat on a regular basis? Or announce randomly? #BookEndsChat@TamaraGirardi We’re hoping to do them more frequently, but we announce randomly. #BookEndsChat
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Chrissy Jameson @FloridaChrissy
I really love following your blog. Lots of insightful info for writers. Thanks. ...Polishing cozy MS #BookEndsChat@floridachrissy thank you so much. That always means a lot to me. #BookEndsChat
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Kelly Arnold @kklstef
What can new writers, as a community, do to improve the process and minimize the extraneous stuff in querying? (2/2) #BookEndsChat@kklstef I'm really not sure there is a shortcut solution. The query information is essential. #BookEndsChat
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Tamara Girardi @TamaraGirardi
@BookEndsKim I will look that up. Thanks! I always find those stories fascinating. They do say persistence is key in the biz #BookEndsChat@tamaragirardi @bookendskim and I agree with that 100% no one ever gets published who gives up. #BookEndsChat
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Literary Agent
Stephen Kozeniewski @outfortune
Any BErs take literary war fiction a la CATCH-22/SLAUGHTERHOUSE-5? You're on my "must query" list but not sure of interest. #bookendschat@outfortune Not me, sadly. While I like some military, literary is a hard sell for me. #BookEndsChat
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Kelly Arnold @kklstef
What can new writers, as a community, do to improve the process and minimize the extraneous stuff in querying? (2/2) #BookEndsChat@kklstef I’m not sure that there is anything to do besides educating yourself on what makes a good query. #BookEndsChat
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Kelly Arnold @kklstef
What can new writers, as a community, do to improve the process and minimize the extraneous stuff in querying? (2/2) #BookEndsChat@kklstef the really bad queries, angry responses, unprofessional behavior, tends to be from those not in the community #BookEndsChat
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@parmita_ Focus on another project. #BookEndsChat
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Jessica Faust @BookEndsJessica
@kklstef it differs from agency to agency. At BookEnds each agent can make her own decision #BookEndsChat@BookEndsJessica @kklstef Yes, though sometimes we do get second reads from other agents. #BookEndsChat
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Kelly Arnold @kklstef
#BookEndsChat For a query to go to request and then offer, is it a single agent's decision, or do multiple people at an agency weigh in?@kklstef that being said, it's not uncommon for us to seek the advice of others. One reason why our team is so amazing #BookEndsChat
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Kelly Arnold @kklstef
#BookEndsChat For a query to go to request and then offer, is it a single agent's decision, or do multiple people at an agency weigh in?@kklstef it differs from agency to agency. At BookEnds each agent can make her own decision #BookEndsChat
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Sayword B. Eller @saybeller
@BookEndsKim, u accept historical romance, how about historical, strong MC w/ a touch of romance? #BookEndsChat@saybeller I'm certainly open to it. Generally harder to sell and has to be a very strong voice. So I have to love it. #BookEndsChat
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Tamara Girardi @TamaraGirardi
What is the highest number of rejections you've heard an author receive before signing with an agent? #BookEndsChat@TamaraGirardi I really don’t know. Writers probably share that more with each other than they do with agents. #BookEndsChat
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@parmita_ It means something different to everyone, sadly. In my case I can see it's good, but just doesn't hit my buttons. #BookEndsChat
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@parmita_ It may just mean you haven’t found the right person yet. #BookEndsChat
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AftenBrook Szymanski @aftenbrook
@BookEndsJessica @janflora is this due to oversaturation of pitch events, or many participants are repeats/inexperienced? Something else?@aftenbrook I don't find pitch events give me the info I need. A query is better for me. They also take time I don't have. #BookEndsChat