It's not the end of the world, but please try to have it formatted correctly. Definitely important for RMs. #AskAgent

I think it's important to remember that trends shift, swing, and surge over the years. What's oversaturated now might make another appearance in popularity at some point. What about writing something new in the genre you love, that breaks the tropes?#askbookends #askagent

Honestly, it's tough unless you already have a significant following/previously pub'ed books/etc. #askagent #askbookendsjr

I don't know that this would benefit you in the query, unfortunately. #AskAgent

If you're writing for children, it's always a benefit to mention in your query if you are a teacher, children's librarian, etc. So yes to your background, but I don't know that the news item would really change anything. #askbookendsjr #askagent

It’s a bit of all three. I’ve taken on books I knew would be challenging in the market because I couldn’t live without them, but the wants of the market do play a role a good portion of the time. #AskAgent

Honestly, I'm probably not going to go looking for this, because I'm not considering the artist that was hired - I'm considering the manuscript that you wrote. #askagent #askbookends

This doesn't influence my decision - the writing should paint the picture for me. That said, it doesn't harm anything, either, and when I sign a client I love seeing their Pinterest boards. #askbookends #askagent

I genuinely don’t think conferences give you an advantage. Yeah, there’s the personal connection, but a conference pitch tells me nothing about your writing. I MUCH prefer getting queries to conference pitches. #AskAgent

These books are not usually written in advance, and with picture books they might be completely unrelated to the 1st. The additional books are negotiated/offered with the initial offer as a way for pub to commit to that author over more than one book. #askagent #askbookendsjr

It's likely we'd reject. Most illustrators would rather illustrate their own work. But if one agent doesn't connect to your art, that's not to say all won't! Keep Querying. #AskAgent

It really comes down to voice and the style of writing. There is a distinct difference between genre voice and literary voice. #askBookEnds #askagent

For me, it usually means something in the way the story is told or written didn’t draw me in. It might be overly descriptive or overly chirpy or too dry. Any number of things, really. Another thing that’s subjective, though. #AskAgent

A simple reply should be fine. #askbookends #askagent

One at a time, please! #AskAgent

If it helps, "Crossover" is the word that is used to indicate the "new adult" age range without implying that it's a "New Adult" novel (college romance, typically heavy on sex/partying). #askbookends #askagent

Pitching face to face would give you the opportunity to make a personal connection, but we feel you can do that in e-mail as well. Never be spammy, but being personable in your email query helps! #AskAgent

It's very difficult to sell a book into a publisher once it has been self-published. The feeling is that it's harder for an editor to shape it and you've already seen sales. I would suggest you try an agent/publisher for your next book instead. #askBookEnds #askagent

It is, but I would suggest moving away from New Adult to either Adult or YA. It's going to be difficult to sell new adult in today's market. It never hurts to try to expand your list of queries though. #askBookEnds #askagent

Yes, New Adult is very different from YA and if an agent isn't specifically looking for it, it's likely they won't be a fit, unfortunately. #AskAgent