This is happening with @K_C_Associates agents! #askagent #writetip #querytip

I blitzed my own Tumblr inbox accidentally, so I am starting afresh with questions. If you have #askagent questions: literaticat.tumblr.com/ask

Reminder: you can ask publishing questions on my website! (Please don't pitch your book there, though.) petejknapp.com/ask #askagent

Anon asked: I accepted an extremely high-stress level job & have since been unable to write...Any advice? tmblr.co/Z1DsEu2FUWtPN #askagent

lol #askagent

I would hope the whole career. That's what we're there for, the long term plan. #askagent

I sometimes read it, if there's cause to. #askagent

Hope for what? Improving? Always hope there. No one picks up a violin & goes straight to the London Philharmonic. #askagent

It's a fine balance. I want a blurb that gives me a good sketch, and a little about the author. Warmly professional. #askagent

Slightly depends on the level of success they've achieved, but really it's a neutral. #askagent

That's fine. We aren't rigid about cut-offs as long as there is reason behind your decision. #askagent

I'd see what happens if you send out to some agents. If no feedback & no interest, maybe consider paying for help. #askagent

All. If you haven't finished writing & revising, you're sending a 1st draft & that's not your best foot forward. #askagent

If it goes beyond what the website guidelines state, drop them a line. Sometimes one can fall between cracks #askagent

I would. Otherwise it may take forever. Five or six at a time is good. Gives you a chance to revise if you get feedback. #askagent

I'm happy to see, tho unlikely I'd go for it. No skin off my nose to have a v quick look, as it might have transformed. #askagent

As long as the work speaks for itself, that's fine. Some books are mould-breakers. We all like a good mould-breaker. #askagent

UK, but also if it will travel. #askagent

I love a good ryhming picture book & so do publishers & kids & parents. It's just they're hard to do brilliantly. #askagent

@LenihanAisling Be systematic, keep a spreadsheet, keep sending out in batches, if you get good feedback, hit pause and revise. #askagent