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Hattie @hatteatime
I judge all my submissions on three criteria - strength of concept (is it marketable? is it individual? is it interesting?), confidence of voice (you get a sense of the fluency of a voice from one page alone) and sustained compelling storytelling (which I need a full ms to judge)Right now I'm looking for contemporary fiction (both commercial and upmarket), historical fiction and crime fiction. I'm really keen to hear from diverse voices - BIPOC writers, LGBT writers, regional writers, disabled writers, working class writers, writers without a degree.
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I think it's probably time I posted a new #mswl, isn't it? First things first, submissions guidelines are here: theblairpartnership.com/submissions/ and more info on me is here: theblairpartnership.com/2019/10/09/spoâŠ
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âFandom books and other illustrated, geeky/pop culture non-fiction for YA and MG (maybe even PB?) readers.â @readbystephanie #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/
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RL Martin đ§žđ§đ»ââïžđŠđ§đ»ââïž @AuthorRLMartin
@UweStenderPhD Once you decide to offer rep, do you email the author immediately, or is there a team discussion, or do you go ahead and gather some names for which agents you'd sub to? I'm curious what the process is from making the decision to reaching out and letting that decision be known.I will either call you instantly the moment I decide to offer, or email you for a time to chat. When you refer to "agents" in this question, I assume you mean "editors." I would never offer rep unless I could think of at least 10 editors who may love this as I am reading.
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@mohayeswriter @mohayeswriter
@UweStenderPhD For a novel that has elements of womenâs fiction, Rom Com, humor, and suspense - is genre necessary in a query or should I just say Debut ?I think genre is important. I would base it on your comparables.
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Leonardo Wild @DlwildWild
@UweStenderPhD Hi Uwe, I believe we met back in 2013 or 2014, briefly during ThrillerFest/PitchFest.If an agent during an organized virtual pitch session where you had to pay to participate requests a partial, how long would you say one must wait before nudging?
Thanks in advance for answering
Nice to having met you. Honestly, I would wait 2 months, but not longer to check in on a partial, especially if it was at a paid event.
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Brian Wask @BrianWask
@UweStenderPhD Do you want to know how the story ends?In a query, no. In a synopsis, yes. But I never request a synopsis so please take my advice with a grain, or several grains, of salt.
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đSusan is social distancingâ @sjpierce_author
@UweStenderPhD I got feedback on a full that was basically "great voice, writing, and characters...but I didn't feel that spark to really champion it." Is that a good sign that I don't need to tweak anything and just keep going until I find the one it clicks with?I interpret that response as a "not for me." It's neither a good sign nor a bad one, it's just a way to respond. I'd keep going based on that.
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Sara Henderson IS WAITING.... @Henderson79Sara
@UweStenderPhD #askagent Iâve read differing opinions on this, so I wanted to get your opinion. Is it appropriate to nudge an agent who has requested a full after a certain amount of time? Iâve read after 3- 6 months, itâs ok. Thoughts? Also, do agents always respond after requesting a full?I would wait 3 months, and then it is appropriate for sure. I would respond, but I cannot speak for others.
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Teresa @TeresaTraver1
@UweStenderPhD Is getting the query letter perfect as important as people say, or do first pages matter more?It depends on the agent. If you wrote a lousy query letter to me, I would likely pass instantly, & not look further. If I love your query, I will ask for the full. & then, I need to love whatever I am reading to keep reading. Other agents, incl. at Triada US, do it differently.
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Dalton Valette @daltonvalette
@UweStenderPhD With the pandemic, have you experienced an uptick in queries or a decline from previous years? Or about the same?No change. They come in 50+ each day. And that makes me happy. Some normalcy is reassuring these days.
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Kristi Tragethon IS in FULL teacher mode! @KristiTragethon
@UweStenderPhD #askagent How long do you (on average) take to review a full manuscript? And if youâre on the fence about it...do you put it aside of awhile?That depends. Sadly, these days it can take me months, and other times, days. It depends on how busy/distracted/focused I am both professionally and personally. My average is probably 7 or 8 weeks. Sometimes I wonder if I should offer or request an R&R. That could delay things.
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My #MSWL went live today! Feel free to check it out at manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/whit⊠if you're curious about more things that I'm interested in seeing for graphic novel pitches!
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Alix E. Harrow @AlixEHarrow
twitter i have a hunger for: battle couples.don't care about the genre (sff, romance, crime, whatever) or the gender, just really want to read about two people exchanging a last, heated glance before spinning back to back to face down insurmountable odds
Make it SFF & send my way!! #MSWL
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âPicture Books: the Wheel of the Year, cultural traditions/history, tales of mythology and lore, object-based nonfiction (no biographies), ghosts.â @msmariavicente #MSWL mariavicente.com/representation
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Thao Le @AgentThao
I love it even more when these two characters fall in love with one another... #mswl twitter.com/allisonhsaft/sâŠSame. #MSWL (see thread) (Agented only)
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