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Gabriella Ienzi 🌶 @gabriellaienzi
#askTBA should we query agents who rep current project + next ideas (if they differ), or focus only on current project?Not sure I know any (good) agents who don't want to know about future projects by a writer they're interested in... #askTBA
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Literary Agent
Whitney Blair Wyckoff @WhitneyWyckoff
What are the most common pitfalls you see in a manuscript? #asktbatoo much backstory upfront, too long before the inciting incident, no primary goal for main character #askTBA
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Lisa Katzenberger @FictionCity
How often do you check your query inbox? Do you set aside a certain time to run through queries? #askTBAI look at mine every weekday morning before breakfast. I don't respond to all of them then, but I scan them. #askTBA
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Erin A. Craig @Penchant4Words
If you've got a YA retelling- should you call it a retelling for genre or stick to magical realism/historical fantasy? #askTBAThink it depends on how close the retelling. If it's loose, might call it MR/F and inspired by whatever? #askTBA
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Literary Agent
Jenna Beacom @jfbeacom
#asktba I've seen conflicting advice re: query letters - "adhere to this specific form" vs. "break the mold!!" Do you have a fave resource?I like a version of this template for quick and easy reading jennybent.blogspot.com/2014/04/making… #askTBA
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maria katherine maria @kmariawrites
#askTBA what, if anything, has changed about your agenting style sense you started? What has remained the same?It takes me longer to reply to full mss. now because I have so many more clients! #askTBA
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Lisa Katzenberger @FictionCity
How often do you check your query inbox? Do you set aside a certain time to run through queries? #askTBAa little box pops up in the corner of my screen, so if exciting title, I might click asap. Otherwise, Saturday mornings #askTBA
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Teresa Tran 💪🏼💥⚡️ @teresatran__
#askTBA what's the best way to approach an agent at a workshop in hopes they'll request a partial/full?Politely, when they're not in the middle of another conversation. And not in the bathroom. #askTBA
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tmowtx @tmowtx
#asktba Is there a target word count for a picture book biography? Back matter is NOT included in word count, correct? Thanks!my personal taste is nothing over 1500 words, and ideally shorter, but that is just a guideline #askTBA
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Mayken Brünings 🏊 @MaykenAlanna
#askTBA Finding comp titles: I live in France, so browsing bookstores and library shelves is difficult. Any advice? Many thanks!Amazon's 'people who bought this also bought' can be helpful (as @gemma_cooper recommended to me once!) #askTBA
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Whalerock @Whalerock21
Love this chance to ask! Is there really a slush pile and how do you fall in one #asktbaIt's all electronic these days. But at my 1st job in the olden days I was surrounded by boxes of slush manuscripts. #askTBA
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Sara Marissa Patel @SeeSaraScribe
For a sweeping YA historical fantasy, is 1st or 3rd person pov preferred? #askTBADepends on which one fits the book better. There isn't a rule. #askTBA
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Literary Agent
Reba Khatun @RebaKhatun
I'm seeing requests for #ownvoices #diverse but if I mention Religion in mss I get criticised. #askTBAReally? That surprises me. I'm always interested in books that feature religion in some way. #askTBA
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Valerie Marchini @Val_Marchini
What are editors/agents looking for in middle grade these days? #askTBAfantasy, adventure and humour. Books that have classic feel to them also #askTBA
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Literary Agent
Totally doesn't matter. Just make sure you indicate the name change in any followup emails. #askTBA
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June (quasi-hiatus) Tan | 陈秋琳 @junescribbles
what's the market like for YA contemporary fantasy with a non-Western setting? thx! #asktbaI'd love to see more of these, personally, as would lots of editors. #askTBA