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Siddharth @contagious_sid
@Mary_C_Moore So, patience is the key. do agents typically send a reject, or it is just eternal wait ? what is the trend ? #DVIndiaChateach agent should have their response style on their site #dvindiachat
Literary Agent
Siddharth @contagious_sid
@Mary_C_Moore What is the typical turn around time after a manuscript submission, if an agent wants to rep us ? #DVIndiaChatit can be anywhere from a week to a year. Depends on the amount of current client work #DVIndiaChat
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Aindrila Roy @smylealong
@Mary_C_Moore @PanAsianVoices sister's soul. It is a fantastical land where dreams rule. I have elements of fantasy and horror in the storyyou are welcome to submit but portal fantasies are also really hard to sell right now #DVIndiaChat
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deepti menon @deepsmenon_7
@Mary_C_Moore @PanAsianVoices Will a foreign rights agent touch a book already published in India? #DVIndiaChatyour agent in India or publisher there should have the contact for a foreign rights agent #DVIndiaChat
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Siddharth @contagious_sid
@Mary_C_Moore could you please tell us about "show vs tell" issue typically seen in indian writers and how to avoid it? #DVIndiaChatmy Indian client @Rati_Mehrotra certainly does not have this problem 🤗#DVIndiaChat 3/3
Literary Agent
Siddharth @contagious_sid
@Mary_C_Moore could you please tell us about "show vs tell" issue typically seen in indian writers and how to avoid it? #DVIndiaChatit is a common issue in general, try writing the scene in real time vs just telling us what happened #DVIndiaChat 2/3
Literary Agent
Siddharth @contagious_sid
@Mary_C_Moore could you please tell us about "show vs tell" issue typically seen in indian writers and how to avoid it? #DVIndiaChat1/2 I'm not familiar with enough Indian writers to have seen a common issue like this #DVIndiaChat 1/3
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Aindrila Roy @smylealong
@Mary_C_Moore @PanAsianVoices Your website says that you don't want urban stories. I have a story that starts out in a small town but 1/2however the market is always changing so I'd be open to it in the future when it's not so saturated #DVIndiaChat
Literary Agent
Aindrila Roy @smylealong
@Mary_C_Moore @PanAsianVoices Your website says that you don't want urban stories. I have a story that starts out in a small town but 1/2I'm not seeking Urban Fantasy because I have not been able to sell it in the current market #DVIndiaChat 1/2
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Mary C. Moore @Mary_C_Moore
@contagious_sid showing is a scene that occurs as it happens, telling is the narrator telling us what happens #DVIndiaChat 1/2being "told" a story isn't as interesting as experiencing it through the characters i.e. showing #DVIndiaChat 2/2
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Siddharth @contagious_sid
@Mary_C_Moore going through editing and i am getting a lot of -ve feedback on something called "show vs tell". style problems? #DVIndiaChatshowing is a scene that occurs as it happens, telling is the narrator telling us what happens #DVIndiaChat 1/2
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deepti menon @deepsmenon_7
@Mary_C_Moore @PanAsianVoices How does a published Indian book get into the foreign markets?usually a foreign rights agent will shop it to other countries #DVIndiaChat
Literary Agent
Sujata Rajpal @rajpalsujata
How does an author choose a literary agent? @Mary_C_Moore ,@PanAsianVoicesresearch research research. Most agents have websites there's querytracker.com, agentquery.com #DVIndiaChat
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Vanita @vanitabodke
@jenchentran Does this mean there's a demand for non-fiction in the west from east? #DVIndiaChatI would argue yes. Non-fiction generally easier to sell than fiction. Depends. #DVIndiaChat
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Kulpreet Yadav @Kulpreetyadav
@jenchentran @PanAsianVoices I do have an Indian agent. But I think Indian contemporary fiction has few takers in US. Sadly, wrong notionHmm, it's a problem. Look into excellent indie and small presses doing great work too. #DVIndiaChat
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Vanita @vanitabodke
@jenchentran Any tips on query? #DVindiachatsResearch the right agent for the type of book you are writing. Personalize the query letter. Make it concise. #DVIndiaChat
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Kulpreet Yadav @Kulpreetyadav
@jenchentran @PanAsianVoices probably, but since mood is not right, it might be just a waste of time. Would rather spend more time writingOnly takes one 'yes.' Having agent on your side still best way to break-out. But I'm biased. ;) #DVIndiaChat
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Siddharth @contagious_sid
@jenchentran What is your favourite SE asian book? Just so that we have some idea on what is acceptable in the US market #DVIndiaChatI enjoy Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni & Jhumpa Lahiri. My taste is more literary but I like a commercial edge. #DVIndiaChat
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RMTweets @RadhikaTabrez
@mamathajk @jenchentran @PanAsianVoices Hi Jen! Yes! Was just about to ask the same :)I enjoy Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's writing, for one, among many! #DVIndiaChat
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Kulpreet Yadav @Kulpreetyadav
Indian popular fiction sells more than Indian literary fic. But I don't find any popular Indian fiction books in US, UK@jenchentran
Yes, very peculiar to me too. Let's change that! #DVIndiaChat