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@mbowords Someone who is constantly writing (and loves it). Receptive to feedback. Has clear vision for direction of future books. #askPSLA
Literary Agent
@mbowords Committed to doing this long term. Open to edits. Knowledgable about their genre. (At least somewhat friendly?) #askPSLA
Literary Agent
@SGKilbride If I knew for sure, I would be signing 80 of them and making money hand over fist. Sadly, there's no trend guarantee #askPSLA
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Samantha Eaton All The Sugarplums ❄️ @Samantha_Eaton3
What's the worst thing you've ever seen in a query? The best? #askPSLA@Samantha_Eaton3 Worst: Egotistical tone. Best: Pitch I've never heard before that I had to request & read immediately. #askPSLA
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Rachel Manwill @rachelmanwill
@MsMariaVicente How common are remote internships? Would love that, but hard to find. #askpsla@rachelmanwill @MsMariaVicente Well I happen to know one Canadian agency in particular that does them! (it's us) #askPSLA
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@ArgyleHartley Dragons are timeless and classic and I know editors who are suckers for them (+ me). The trick is making them fresh! #askPSLA
Literary Agent
Rachel Manwill @rachelmanwill
@PSLiterary What advice would you give someone who has aspirations of becoming an agent themselves? #askPSLA@rachelmanwill Develop strong opinions and amazing office skills so you can score an internship/assistant gig #askPSLA
Literary Agent
Rachel Manwill @rachelmanwill
@PSLiterary What advice would you give someone who has aspirations of becoming an agent themselves? #askPSLA@rachelmanwill Complete internship at an agency (remote ones are great). Attend publishing events. Network. Read new books. #askPSLA
Literary Agent
Tanya Contois @tanyacontois
What stories are on your wishlists? #askPSLA@tanyalc28 Where are all my lady pirates and magic and sword fights and swooning girlfriends?? Is someone on this case?? #askPSLA
Literary Agent
Tanya Contois @tanyacontois
What stories are on your wishlists? #askPSLA@tanyalc28 You can see all my wish list items here: mariavicente.com/representation #askPSLA
Literary Agent
Erin Becker @beckererine
I've heard upper MG (or "tween," or middle school books) is a growing space. Have also heard it's a hard sell. Your thoughts? #askPSLA@beckererine It's definitely a space. I don't think it's any harder to sell, just less editors looking for it than YA for example. #askPSLA
Literary Agent
@ArgyleHartley I really focus on the main character(s) and count on them to see us through. Second: uniqueness. #askPSLA
Literary Agent
Meghan Maugeri @MeghanMaugeri
@MsMariaVicente Thanks! Any specific advice for opening hook/intro for letter? Include all 3? (Ex. Meg wants X but then Y).@MeghanMaugeri Maybe your opening hook should be about the concept? Then go into details on the characters. #askPSLA
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@mbowords Every single person is so supportive and nice, it's a very encouraging group to work with! #askPSLA
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ms fang @thefangfiles
Are there fumbles during querying that DON'T cause automatic rejections, or issues we can worry less about? #askPSLA@thefangfiles Plenty! But they're different for every agent, and I'm sure it won't stop worrying. Maybe the content of your bio? #askPSLA
Literary Agent
@mbowords We also have some kick-ass clients! #askPSLA
Literary Agent
@mbowords We're a small group, so I love the support I get from my co-agents and the rest of our team! #askPSLA
Literary Agent
ms fang @thefangfiles
Are there fumbles during querying that DON'T cause automatic rejections, or issues we can worry less about? #askPSLA@thefangfiles The occasional typo, definitely. It happens. No one is perfect. #askPSLA