in between? social media is a great place to connect with readers so i love to see authors who do this! but when considering a submission, i definitely check out the author's social media presence, but at the end of the day nothing is more important than the writing! #askDVpit

i would look for overall theme of the collection/what makes it a collection, and what the collection wants to convey. definitely helps if you already have short stories published, and i personally would like to see an unpublished sample and your biblio. #askDVpit

Typically platform is a bonus, not a dealbreaker--at least for fiction. For nonfiction, it can be far more important because you need to be able to prove your bona fides for why you're speaking to a topic. #askdvpit

Similar to another answer I gave, but I'd trust someone from a specific culture to adapt their culture sensitively to a fantasy setting than I would someone who's an outsider, which to me means the author's identity is crucial to the storytelling and thus ownvoices #askdvpit

This is one of the things that I don't think has a single or even general consensus answer. Different people (writers, agents, editors, readers) will draw different lines for themselves and for what they support from others. #askDVpit

every agent's process/timeline is different -- to get the best sense, ask a wide range of pubbed authors what their timelines were like! not a satisfying answer, i'm afraid, but this is an industry dependent on a lot of free labor and creative productivity so it varies #askDVpit

Fantastic! Sounds like you've grown as a writer. If any of the agents said in their rejections they're interested in seeing a revision, get back to them and let them know what you've revised. If not, it's time to research new agents or get to work on something new #askDVpit

The purpose of a comp is to say "We know this book is marketable b/c X recently published title sold well." It doesn't mean you shouldn't mention JE (you should if you're adapting it!), but your comps would be other recently published adaptations, not JE itself. #askDVpit

not a turn off and definitely still #ownvoices! as a jewish editor, i love the idea of a book that confronts how the practice of judaism is evolving and what it might look like in the future #askDVpit

i just send PB manuscript as straight narratives, unpaginated, with the words meant to go on each page separated by paragraphs -- i'm curious to hear what others think though since i'm fairly new at this #askDVpit

Hm, this is tricky, but in my experience I'd trust a writer from that background to sensitively predict how the religion/culture will adapt far more than I would a writer who wasn't, so imo your identity would still be imp't to the story and I'd still call it ownvoices. #askdvpit

yes! i think a lot about the harry potter series and how those books are very much middle grade when they start out and very much YA by the end, but readers were able to grow up alongside the characters. anything is possible! #askDVpit

So your agent typically represents you in all territories, and their agency will handle subrights deals overseas/outside North Am. That kind of statement usually refers the actual book deal with a publisher, which may only cover certain markets. #askdvpit

you can't really know when the "did not connect" feedback you get is genuine, esp. from someone who doesn't share your marginalized ID, that's why it's so tough to parse rejections. keep sharing your work with people who you trust, and just hang in there, we need you to #askDVpit

It generally means that the author reserved rights to the book in English outside the US/Can and all translation rights. AKA the publisher in the US doesn't have them. But if an agent did that deal, they prob rep those rights too and will seek deals in other markets. #askDVpit

Seconding this! And I'll add that sometimes manuscripts that you think you've given up on are exactly what your agent/editor will want to see and revise with you a few years down the road. Keep writing, write something new. #askDVpit

There was recent YA anthology called IT'S A WHOLE SPIEL that features a ton of Jewish authors--that would be a great jumping off point to find their other works. @Bibliogato (who edited that anth.) would prob have even more recs (incl. their own books!) #askdvpit

also, i highly recommend @Bibliogato THE GIRL WITH THE RED BALLOON and @TashiDiaz COLOR ME IN, which are incredible YA stories featuring jewish characters! #askDVpit

YES! check out this link for more YA stories featuring jewish characters! #askDVpit

heyalma.com/all-the-jewish…

When you've run out of agents you would be happy to be represented by, no longer believe the story is ready for primetime, or have something stronger to query. Whichever of those comes soonest. Sometimes persistence pays off. Sometimes you know it's time to move on. #askDVpit