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WRMiller @WRMiller2
@kaitylynne13 How open is the market for MG slapstick books similar to WHO CENSORED ROGER RABBIT? #askagentI personally don't acquire much slapstick, so I may not be the best to ask. I haven't seen a ton of call for it? But I know MG humor does hook readers, so it could be in demand for that reason #askagent
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Kaitlyn Johnson @kaitylynne13
@sharagodwinson @Katie_Masters29 @RebeccaMinelga Correct. If an agent requests the full/partial, they're still thinking on it, not offering. If they offer rep, they should do so through email or phone call, and then a contract should be signed #askagentAnd you only need to inform other agents who have your MS if an agent offers. They may ask for two weeks to read the MS and maybe throw their own hats in the ring #askagent
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Shara Godwinson @sharagodwinson
@kaitylynne13 @Katie_Masters29 @RebeccaMinelga I think I see what she's asking. A partial or even a full manuscript doesn't mean the agent is committed, right? The agent isn't committed until a contracts is signed, so the search can continue during evaluations. I've gotten maybe one full request and the agent rejected.Correct. If an agent requests the full/partial, they're still thinking on it, not offering. If they offer rep, they should do so through email or phone call, and then a contract should be signed #askagent
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WRMiller @WRMiller2
@kaitylynne13 How long should submitters wait for an agent's response before politely nudging them? #askagentI always advise three or more months. If I get a nudge before 3 months, know there's a hard eye roll happening on this side of the computer lol I perpetually have (at the very least!) 150 queries at a time, and it's hard to go through them that quickly #askagent
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Erin Bledsoe @erinwritess
@kaitylynne13 If you’ve still got a manuscript out there (agents reading), when is a good time to query your next project? Or should you wait until you’re ready to stop querying your current project?Usually, you wait until all queries are closed for the previous work. But this takes a while, so it's ok to query a new ms but make sure you don't send the new one to an agency that currently holds your old one #askagent Personal requests are also a different matter
Literary Agent
AC Adams • @ChildOfNowhere
@kaitylynne13 If your potential client deals with some [mental] health stuff that means they might have trouble with communication/live appearances/deadlines/inspiration/something else, at which point do you want to know about it? Before signing them? After? Only once it’s relevant?#askagent
That should be up to the writer. If they want to share up front, that's fine. Unless something is actively harming the business relationship, an agent shouldn't force a writer to divulge that until they're ready. #askagent
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Mister Hand @MisterHand1
@kaitylynne13 An established author (8 published novels) author liked my manuscript. Her agent doesn’t rep YA, so author told me to query another agent at agency & use her as referral. That agent passed. Would author’s recommendation carry any weight when querying other agencies? #askagentIf they are your actual beta reader/critique partner, you can include a quote from them. But, unless the agent personally knows that writer, the referral may not be the strongest. Doesn't hurt to include, though! #askagent
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WRMiller @WRMiller2
@kaitylynne13 Are there markets for short story compilations featuring the same characters, with the characters developing with each story? #askagentThere is sometimes call for this, but it depends how well the original book sells. I don't represent compilations, so I'm not the best to ask #askagent
Literary Agent
Caitlin LaRue @CaitlinLaRue
@kaitylynne13 Do you find that makes it harder to sign a client? Do you ask for other ms’s before making an offer? #askagentWhen I call them, I ask what other ideas they have. Usually, they do brief, query-length pitches or give me cliffnotes. So far, I haven't encountered that chat turning me off a writer. I'm just making sure they have something else, not that they've completed another ms #askagent
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Lauren is writing 🎻📚🇯🇲🌮🍪 @EmpressAwesome
@kaitylynne13 Drat! :(It's tough. I encourage people to still query with NA as the category, though. This is a time period that makes sense and I think still needs to be recognized =] #askagent
Literary Agent
Trevor Scott ♟ @IAmTrevorScott
@kaitylynne13 I've just completed a major gut/rebuild/rewrite of a ms I queried a year ago. Have I really shot myself in the foot for querying it once and now cannot query it again (with the same agent)?If it was that long ago, you are totally fine re-querying #askagent
Literary Agent
Amber A. Logan @AmberAnnLogan
@kaitylynne13 Thanks for doing this! If an editor liked my tweet during a Twitter pitch contest (expressing interest in being included on future sub lists), is that something to mention to agents while querying or only after representation?You can add in the query that said editor expressed interest during the contest, or you can just keep a note to yourself to mention if the agent wants to call and discuss the story. Either works #askagent
Literary Agent
Deidre Huesmann @DeidreHuesmann
@kaitylynne13 @LitAgentKelly Sort of an add-on to another person's, but if an agent says no thanks to the query, but you heavily revise at the suggestions of another agent, is a requery acceptable? If so, does it need to be to the same agent, even if half the plot and title and scope changed?Never hurts to ask. In the query, mention the story went through an intense revision. If they're still not interested, they'll just send a polite decline and you can move on to the next =] Doesn't have to be the same agent, either #askagent
Literary Agent
Kaitlyn Johnson @kaitylynne13
@Elisabethewrite Depends which story you are currently querying or which is ready to be pitched. If that's your current finished project, not having an agent shouldn't hold you back from pitching it. (hope that answers question?) #askagentAlso, never wait for "proving your worth". Writers with zero pub creds are no lesser than those with them #askagent
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Detethered Writer @Elisabethewrite
@kaitylynne13 Pitching isn't the right word. What I meant by that is, would it be better to focus on something else and bring up the kind of project once you've proven your worth as a writer? #AskAgentDepends which story you are currently querying or which is ready to be pitched. If that's your current finished project, not having an agent shouldn't hold you back from pitching it. (hope that answers question?) #askagent
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Lauren is writing 🎻📚🇯🇲🌮🍪 @EmpressAwesome
@kaitylynne13 Yay! Well then, what do you think of NA? It's not dead is it? (Please tell me it's not dead!!!) #askagentI want NA to be a true category SO BADLY. That being said, editors aren't super keen all the time, and bookstores don't quite know how to shelve it currently. Depends on the story and if it truly is NA 😕 #askagent
Literary Agent
Kaitlyn Johnson @kaitylynne13
@RebeccaMinelga If the editor says something like "send to me once you get an agent" you'll have to wait till you get one. DEFF let them know in the query with something like "NAME at PUB HOUSE requested this ms after I find representation" #askagencyThere's not really a time limit. They'd hope to get it soon, but it rarely happens. Finding rep takes time. Don't panic! You don't know the editor would've 100% taken it on, so best not to over stress about it. #askagent
Literary Agent
Kat Turner @Kat_A_Turner
@kaitylynne13 If an agent from a no from one=no from all agency requests materials from a pitch then rejects the project, does the rejection preclude submitting to another at the agency? Or does it fall under the requested materials exception to the rule that some agencies have? #askagentIf it was a specific request, you should be okay (if it was from a contest or conference or something) #askagent
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Valentina Marie💖💛💙✨📚 @thecliffhanger_
@kaitylynne13 This is more on the agenting side of things. Do you have any advice for someone trying to find a remote literary agent internship? I’ve noticed that they’re very hard to find.Publishing is still struggling with "remote" positions. It is hard. I would scan Twitter for any pub jobs or keep an eye on bookjobs.com or indeed.com and stuff like that. It's really about keeping your ear to the ground #askagent