Tracy Marchini
@TracyMarchini
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at @BookEndsLit Jr. | Author CHICKEN WANTS A NAP & PRINCESSES CAN FIX IT! | she/her 🖤🤍💜 demi | Join the Quacktory! bit.ly/1DfU0Wk
147 MSWL
144 AskAgent
13 Tips
Jessica Faust
@BookEndsJessica
Literary Agent
President & founder of BookEnds Literary Agency, author advocate, optimist, & professional pain in the ass. Runs on coffee, wine, & kettlebells. She/Her
396 MSWL
574 AskAgent
191 Tips
Jessica Faust
@BookEndsJessica
Literary Agent
President & founder of BookEnds Literary Agency, author advocate, optimist, & professional pain in the ass. Runs on coffee, wine, & kettlebells. She/Her
396 MSWL
574 AskAgent
191 Tips

Destinee S. @winkchii

@BookEndsJessica Sorry if this is off subject but what are your views/experience on a revise and resubmit? Is there a chance for an offer? Or is it more likely a 'no' after the resubmit? Do you have any advice? Sorry again for so many questions!
Replying to @winkchii

I do think there's a chance for an offer. An agent would ask to see something again unless they are interested. Of course, it's also a bit of a test to see how you handle revisions. I think my advice, is do what you can do and what works for you to make it the best. #askagent

Tracy Marchini
@TracyMarchini
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at @BookEndsLit Jr. | Author CHICKEN WANTS A NAP & PRINCESSES CAN FIX IT! | she/her 🖤🤍💜 demi | Join the Quacktory! bit.ly/1DfU0Wk
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Most of the fiction pbs I've sold as an agent are around 450 words, and they're all the standard 32 pages. But, at the same time, you have to tell the story with the words you need. It's just that in picture books, *every* word has to be the *right* word.

Tracy Marchini
@TracyMarchini
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at @BookEndsLit Jr. | Author CHICKEN WANTS A NAP & PRINCESSES CAN FIX IT! | she/her 🖤🤍💜 demi | Join the Quacktory! bit.ly/1DfU0Wk
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I'm not hating on PLP specifically, but if you submitted that as a debut picture book today, it would be rejected. Today's picture book fiction sweet spot is around 300 - 500 words. There's always exceptions, but they are rare. (CHICKEN WANTS A NAP is 165, over 24 pages)

Tracy Marchini
@TracyMarchini
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at @BookEndsLit Jr. | Author CHICKEN WANTS A NAP & PRINCESSES CAN FIX IT! | she/her 🖤🤍💜 demi | Join the Quacktory! bit.ly/1DfU0Wk
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But yes - the trend in publishing has been towards shorter picture books. If you read some of our classics - like Poky Little Puppy - there's so much about that book that wouldn't be published today. It's too long, the arc isn't layered, the puppy doesn't solve their own problem.

Tracy Marchini
@TracyMarchini
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at @BookEndsLit Jr. | Author CHICKEN WANTS A NAP & PRINCESSES CAN FIX IT! | she/her 🖤🤍💜 demi | Join the Quacktory! bit.ly/1DfU0Wk
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Publishers are *not* making a shift towards primarily author-illos. They just want the best picture book projects they can find, be it from an author or an author-illustrator. As an agent, I'm open to authors, illustrators and author-illustrators.

Tracy Marchini
@TracyMarchini
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at @BookEndsLit Jr. | Author CHICKEN WANTS A NAP & PRINCESSES CAN FIX IT! | she/her 🖤🤍💜 demi | Join the Quacktory! bit.ly/1DfU0Wk
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So - agents looking *only* for picture book author/illustrators is just the personal preference of the agent. It's a different process and a different set of contacts to shop an illustrator's portfolio vs. a completed book dummy, and some agents prefer to do one over the other.

Tracy Marchini
@TracyMarchini
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at @BookEndsLit Jr. | Author CHICKEN WANTS A NAP & PRINCESSES CAN FIX IT! | she/her 🖤🤍💜 demi | Join the Quacktory! bit.ly/1DfU0Wk
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Jessica Faust
@BookEndsJessica
Literary Agent
President & founder of BookEnds Literary Agency, author advocate, optimist, & professional pain in the ass. Runs on coffee, wine, & kettlebells. She/Her
396 MSWL
574 AskAgent
191 Tips
Lauren Spieller
@laurenspieller
Literary Agent
LitAgent @FolioLiterary + @FolioJr - Full Adult + Kidlit wishlist on Pub Marketplace! ~ Author w/ S&S ~ I love dogs like it's my job ~ She/Her
633 MSWL
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Lina Langlee
@LinaLanglee
Literary Agent
Literary agent with @northlitagency . Graceless in the face of free food. Often forgets what goes on in DMs. she/her
21 MSWL
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karin baine @karinbaine1

@LinaLanglee @katenashagent Will you respond to every submission? #adjacent
Replying to @karinbaine1

We confirm once we've had a chance to have a look, but can't provide individual feedback on all submissions #AskAgent

Kate Nash
@katenashagent
Literary Agent
Literary agent.
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Benjamin Padfield @BSJPadfield

@LinaLanglee @katenashagent With a fast-paced crime fiction novel, how would you want to see the balance between the plot / pace / action and the characters’ stories away from the events themselves? #AskAgent
Replying to @BSJPadfield

The $64,000 question! You have to maintain the pace and yet develop the characters. I think you have to read through for pace and be very conscious of what you can and can't do while keeping up suspense, conflict and action. #askagent

Lina Langlee
@LinaLanglee
Literary Agent
Literary agent with @northlitagency . Graceless in the face of free food. Often forgets what goes on in DMs. she/her
21 MSWL
28 AskAgent
Kate Nash
@katenashagent
Literary Agent
Literary agent.
19 MSWL
223 AskAgent
33 Queries
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Jamie Zakian @demoness333

#askagent twitter.com/LEEandLOW/stat…
Replying to @demoness333

In the UK we have the Association of Authors' Agents (AAA) agentsassoc.co.uk and in the U.S. there is the AAR aaronline.org #askagent

Kate Nash
@katenashagent
Literary Agent
Literary agent.
19 MSWL
223 AskAgent
33 Queries
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Lina Langlee
@LinaLanglee
Literary Agent
Literary agent with @northlitagency . Graceless in the face of free food. Often forgets what goes on in DMs. she/her
21 MSWL
28 AskAgent
Lina Langlee
@LinaLanglee
Literary Agent
Literary agent with @northlitagency . Graceless in the face of free food. Often forgets what goes on in DMs. she/her
21 MSWL
28 AskAgent
Kate Nash
@katenashagent
Literary Agent
Literary agent.
19 MSWL
223 AskAgent
33 Queries
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Justin Davies @flyingscribbler

@LinaLanglee @katenashagent going back to synopsis for a second...would a poorly written one put you off reading a submission, or would you have read it by then already? #askagent
Replying to @flyingscribbler

I don't worry too much about synopses being reflective of the writing and I'm interested in the actual writing. Keep the synopsis simple and short if you're struggling. Or ask a writing friend to read and review it for you. #askagent