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J. F. Klekotka @JFKlekotka
@BookEndsKim So, basically a subjective market?@JFKlekotka The whole business is pretty subjective. But that's part of what makes it fun and full of endless possibility. #BookEndsChat
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Literary Agent
@parmita_ I try and schedule reading days -- usually on the weekends! Of course, the best laid plans... etc. ;^) #BookEndsChat
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Literary Agent
Literary Agent
Jamie Barber @JBarberAuthor
I'm always curious about stats. About how many queries result in requests for pages (just rough percentages)? #BookEndsChat@JBarberAuthor Stay tuned! I'm actually going to do a blog on this in May when I hit my 1 year anniversary. #ILoveStats #BookEndsChat
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Rona Go @authorronago
#BookEndsChat What to do if your agent doesn't like another work which is of another genre you have? Go for two agents?@authorronago You want an agent who can craft your career, so you want someone who knows the genres you want to write in. #BookEndsChat
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Jessica Faust @BookEndsJessica
@outfortune truthfully though, the other agent might have made the difference (editing etc) I couldn't have. #BookEndsChat@outfortune I agree with @BookEndsJessica. I don't regret ones I passed on. If I wasn't excited, then wasn't right agent. #BookEndsChat
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Rona Go @authorronago
#BookEndsChat What to do if your agent doesn't like another work which is of another genre you have? Go for two agents?@authorronago You have to have a frank talk with your agent about that. #BookEndsChat
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Baron Barlucci @WhtchplVampire
If an agent asks for an exclusive read, is that a good thing and when should the exclusivity expire? #BookEndsChat@whtchplvampire NEVER! Read my blog on exclusives. I've written extensively on why they're evil. #BookEndsChat
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Literary Agent
Rona Go @authorronago
#BookEndsChat What to do if your agent doesn't like another work which is of another genre you have? Go for two agents?@authorronago honestly. consider another agent completely if this is the direction you want to write in #BookEndsChat
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Jaclyn Reiswig @jaclynreiswig
#BookEndsChat If an agent passes on your full ms & you take their advice in rewrite, ok to re-query? Or a big no-no? Assuming no-no.@jaclynreiswig I don’t think it hurts to requery, but I’d judge it on a case-by-case basis. #BookEndsChat
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CharlesHarvey @CharlesHarvey99
Has the so-called e-book revolution changed how agents work?#BookEndsChat
@charlesharvey99 somewhat. negotiations have changed, etc. But overall, I don't think so. #BookEndsChat this is complex question
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Stephen Kozeniewski @outfortune
Always wondered: do agents have "one that got away" regrets? Or is it hard to even remember someone queried HARRY POTTER, etc?#BookEndsChat
@outfortune truthfully though, the other agent might have made the difference (editing etc) I couldn't have. #BookEndsChat
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Stephen Kozeniewski @outfortune
Always wondered: do agents have "one that got away" regrets? Or is it hard to even remember someone queried HARRY POTTER, etc?#BookEndsChat
@outfortune I used to, but I really don't anymore. I live with #noregrets #BookEndsChat
Literary Agent
Stephen Kozeniewski @outfortune
Always wondered: do agents have "one that got away" regrets? Or is it hard to even remember someone queried HARRY POTTER, etc?#BookEndsChat
@outfortune There are a few I regret letting get away. And not all the ones I regret have gone on to be published. #BookEndsChat
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Sayword B. Eller @saybeller
@BookEndsKim, I do everything the hard way! R u less likely to sign authors who self-published past works? Or does it matter? #BookEndsChat@saybeller As long as what you're pitching hasn't been prev. self-published, I would consider same as I would any other query. #BookEndsChat
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Jaclyn Reiswig @jaclynreiswig
#BookEndsChat If an agent passes on your full ms & you take their advice in rewrite, ok to re-query? Or a big no-no? Assuming no-no.@jaclynreiswig I will recommend re-querying. If that agent changed your book for the better wouldn't you want to work w/ her? #BookEndsChat
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Sayword B. Eller @saybeller
@BookEndsKim, I do everything the hard way! R u less likely to sign authors who self-published past works? Or does it matter? #BookEndsChat@saybeller I’m less likely to take on book that's prev self-published but doesn’t matter to me if the author has self-pubbed #BookEndsChat