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Suzanne Jacobs Lipshaw @SuzanneLipshaw
@UweStenderPhD What are your thoughts on the market for narrative nonfiction easy readers and chapter books? Thank you.There certainly is a need. But, regardless, the book and hook have to be strong.
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Elaina Battista-Parsons 🍇 @BraveIrene77
@UweStenderPhD A PB where the MC is highly inspired/nudged/encouraged by a living pop star's first album...a copyright nightmare for all involved? or not a big deal? Maybe half a line of lyrics mentioned in the book.I think a potential nightmare...but ask others who may know better.
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AJ @Ajay_H_Kumar
@UweStenderPhD I have a couple fulls out (some for weeks, some for 2 months) and recently noticed a section of one chapter, in the beginning, got misplaced and is randomly wedged between two ending chapters. Should I email the agents and offer to swap it out with the fixed copy or alert them?I would, yes.
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Susan Burdorf @sburdorf
@UweStenderPhD #askagent If a person submits a story claiming it to be own voices how deeply a part of the story do you think they should be? i.e. someone not LGBTQ submits a story claiming Own voices but relates this to the "feeling of being left out" instead of being LGBTQDon't do it.
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Angie McCullagh @AngieMcWriter
@UweStenderPhD How do you feel about an MC who starts w/a strong goal, but the goal is reached 1/4 into the book and evolves into a more abstract, emotional goal? Ex: she thinks a cross-country move will save her marriage, but gets there and realizes it hasn't & she has to revise her plan.That is ok to me .
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Katharyn Shaughnessy @KatharynShaugh
@UweStenderPhD What would you recommend to someone interested in a career as a literary agent? Or more specifically how does one become a literary agent? Thank you!I am the wrong person to ask. In general, you would probably start as an intern in a literary agency.
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Packy - Head Llama @nerfedllamas
The feedback I am getting on my query letter and sample writing so far has been distinctly of the non-critical “this is not for me, thanks for submitting” variety. What do you recommend for getting better critical feedback on a query? #AskAgentBut you will find many authors and freelance editors on Twitter offering query critiques. There are workshops at cons, panels, etc, and hashtags like #querytip and #tenqueries to show you common pitfalls and successes. #askagent
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Packy - Head Llama @nerfedllamas
The feedback I am getting on my query letter and sample writing so far has been distinctly of the non-critical “this is not for me, thanks for submitting” variety. What do you recommend for getting better critical feedback on a query? #AskAgentAgents read so many queries/week that most of us cannot offer feedback on a query. I always give feedback on full manuscripts, but w/ 300+ queries/month, clients to look after, & industry relationships to build (and so very much more) it's just not possible on a query. #askagent
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Ken Poirier @theking4mayor
#askagent For unpublished authors seeking representation, is a book series a turn on or turn off? #amqueryingDepends on the genre and book, honestly.
In SFF I prefer books that conclude enough to stand alone but can be pitched as the first in a series. #askagent
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🦊Ari Augustine🦊 @SouffleLumiere
@UweStenderPhD On average, how many queries do you get a month?Roughly 30-50 or more every day...365.
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Mary Lou Irace @MaryLouIrace
@UweStenderPhD Hi Ewe. Saw a year old request for a book similar to mine on MSWL. Would I be a day late and a dollar short to query? Thank you!Not necessarily...Trying never hurts.. but Ewe hurts when my name is Uwe. But don't lose sleep over it. I, surprisingly, won't have an identity crisis over it. I just prefer Uwe.
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Verena Willkomm @VerenaWillkomm
@UweStenderPhD Awesome, thanks for the input. Are there any drawbacks for agencies to representing foreigners, like visa issues?No. You need to get a tax form, but but the agent or the publisher will send you the necessary paperwork.
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Nyikia @iamnyikia
@UweStenderPhD @Maria_Tureaud I’m new to this agent thing, so I probably have dumb question. I write short stories and poetry. Would that be ok to send to an agent or publisher or do they just want fully written books?Questions are NEVER dumb. Only people who think they know everything and never ask are dumb. It depends on the agent. A collection of either should be fine to query.
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Verena Willkomm @VerenaWillkomm
@UweStenderPhD Hi Uwe! We met at the Pittsburgh Writers Workshop on March 24th, but I didn't get round to asking this question: If I live in Germany but write in English, where should I look for an agent? It seems not many writers fit in that category, so I've found it hard to figure it out.It really does not matter. But if it is in English, I would look for a UK or US or Australia etc. based agent first.
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Sarah Cat, writer of books for emergent readers. @SarahCatsCats
@UweStenderPhD @Maria_Tureaud With all of the submissions you get every day how can authors make themselves stand out when millions write in their genres?Write a book that I want. I don't know what that is, but I know it when I see it. It's like dating, you don't fall in love with every date, but you do with some.
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Jean M. Malone 🐐 @JeanMalone
@UweStenderPhD If an agent rejected a writer on a book the writer loved and still believed in, should they query with a new project? The agent might accept the new project, but does it doom the old project?The agent does not reject the writer, just the project. So, of course, query the agent again. It does not necessarily doom the first project, but if nobody else wanted it so that you went back around for book two...it *may* not have been a masterpiece...
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E. C. Lee @EthanTheAuthor
@UweStenderPhD @Maria_Tureaud What’s your favorite genre to read/rep?YA contemporary...but I love all.
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MycrofetteHolmes @MycrofeteHolmes
@UweStenderPhD My biggest fear is that I am writing in a genre that is oversaturated (PNR). I have my own spin on things ofc, but is it something that agents have had enough of?I would write what you are good at, and if that is PNR, go for it. Old wine in new barrels sells.