a unique situation, so i think there probs isn't a norm re word limit--depends how much it takes to tell the story well. re illos, i think you want a variety of samples done, some sketches, but wouldn't need to have everything #askDVpit

I think this sort of thing would be challenging in YA now as we're not seeing strong anthology sales even when big authors are attached. That said, if you were submitting, the ms should be done but you can just have sample illustrations (rather than all finished) #askdvpit

Not bad! Getting a ms request is a great sign, but agents can't always take the time they want to take to offer specific feedback in their rejections. Keep submitting! #askDVpit

good comps are great + bad comps are worse than no comps (imho) no comps are totally fine if you're genuinely struggling to position it b/c a bad comp -> a poor impression. also feel free to use tv shows/movies if they can speak effectively to an aspect of your project #askDVpit

Not an agent myself, but imo using comp titles shows that you're familiar with the target market and already have a sense of where your book will sit when it's published, which is a good thing to signal. #askdvpit

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 definitely helps if you already have short stories published, and i personally would like to see an unpublished sample and your biblio.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