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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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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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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
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Dana B Nuenighoff @DanaNuens
Also, a lot of YA contemp deals with serious issues. Is there a market for fun, quirky YA? Like the girl version of American Pie? #askTBAYes, I'm certainly looking for more fun YA and believe there is a market for this #askTBA
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Whalerock @Whalerock21
What is best time of year to query. #askTBAdon't think there is one! We look at queries at our own pace. Just make sure you don't query when we're closed to subs. #askTBA
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Sophia Beaumont @KnotMagick
#asktba What are you feelings on historical fic w/out romance? I have a thriller w/female MC, & everyone wants romance.I'm always happy to see a historical thriller, with or without romance. #askTBA
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Dana B Nuenighoff @DanaNuens
Also, a lot of YA contemp deals with serious issues. Is there a market for fun, quirky YA? Like the girl version of American Pie? #askTBADefinitely room for fun YA! Lots of editors asking for it. #askTBA
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Ian Cahill @iancahill
#askTBA My alt. history has shades of dystopia, but I still call it flatly "sci-fi" to avoid the connection. What's the right move?I might say 'speculative fiction,' myself #askTBA
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Sabina Lamarca @sabinalamarca
If a book is #ownvoices how do we present that in a query? In the bio? Literally write the hashtag? Been wondering #askTBAI think however makes you feel most comfortable. I've seen the hashtag in subj./ just a line of explanation in bio. #askTBA