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Kim Ventrella @kimventrella
When do you sell most foreign rights? Around the time of initial US sale, or later (post pub)? Or just varies? @agentkristinNLA #okscbwichatOften foreign pub wait and see. Just did Japan auction for author series out years. But sold TV. Then interest #okscbwichat
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Kim Ventrella @kimventrella
When do you sell most foreign rights? Around the time of initial US sale, or later (post pub)? Or just varies? @agentkristinNLA #okscbwichatGreat Q! Have done both! If hot auction/high $, will sell a lot immediately. But I've also sold much at on pub #okscbwichat
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Valerie Lawson @litbeing
@agentkristinNLA You mentioned prologues are often not needed and/or misused. Can they be used effectively? Any good examples? #okscbwichatExamples? Check out some of your fav writers. They have all done one at one time I imagine. 馃榾 #okscbwichat
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Valerie Lawson @litbeing
@agentkristinNLA You mentioned prologues are often not needed and/or misused. Can they be used effectively? Any good examples? #okscbwichatAh prologues. Make sure it creates story tension. Don't use as backstory or world building. Try same voice as novel #okscbwichat
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Bonnie Seven Swans a-Swimming @BB_Swann
Do you consider unfinished MS or only complete? And do other agents agree on this? #okscbwichatWe only all look at complete. Need to know you can do full story arc. Exception is prev. published/established author #okscbwichat
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Valerie Lawson @litbeing
@agentkristinNLA What makes you stop reading a manuscript? Any red flags that signal an automatic pass? #okscbwichatNot mastering craft will get you every time. Weird POV head hopping. clunky language, Plot taking left turn. Oops! #okscbwichat
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Valerie Lawson @litbeing
@agentkristinNLA What's one thing you'd most like new authors & illustrators to know ab/the publishing business? #okscbwichat RT'D ?Great Q! Know your market. Give examples of where your book would fit in that current market. Shows savvy! #okscbwichat
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Rebecca Thorne @novelarnia
@agentkristinNLA Do you sign more people from the slush pile or conference meets? 馃槉 #okscbwichatAll actually, From slush, from conferences (looking at @Marie_Lu ) from current client referral! #okscbwichat
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Today did Agent Ed Board meeting new #agents. Query to one agent but not in love. Shared w/all, other agent loved/offering rep #okscbwichat
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Kristin Nelson @agentkristinNLA
@katherinelevans If I love/believe, going for it. If #editors don't buy, sad. Must risk. @staceyleeauthor UNDER A PAINTED SKY #okscbwichatUAPS good example. Hard sale but brilliant novel. Totally launched @staceyleeauthor award-winning career #okscbwichat
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Did you miss @kurestinarmada's #askagent last night? Don't worry! You can watch the full recording on our FB page: bit.ly/2dPOXG7
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Tomorrow is our Facebook #askagent with @kurestinarmada! Tweet us your questions now & be sure to tune in live! bit.ly/2dPOXG7
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Erica Davis Secor @thedavisgirl
@staceyigraham is there such a thing as a fiction proposal (before ms is complete)?Red Sofa Literary sends out proposals for both fiction and nonfiction with every book (after the fiction is finished, of course). #askagent
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Erik 鈽冿笍 Hane @erikhane
@LindaWonder @staceyigraham #askagent I don't need much suspense in the query. I think lay it out (but do it quickly, not too much summary!)I don't want a cliffhanger. I want to see that you know how to wrap it up! :) #askagent
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Aysha Ives @AyshaIves
@staceyigraham @erikhane Are partials and fulls generally read in chronological order by date received? Thx for this #askagent segment!typically in order, yeah. every now and then there are exceptions though. #askagent
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BookManiaLinda @LindaWonder
Not too late for #askanagent ? @staceyigraham @erikhane Should there be some suspense in the query or should the plot just be laid out?#askagent I don't need much suspense in the query. I think lay it out (but do it quickly, not too much summary!)