Jessica Faust @BookEndsJessica · 3 Jul 2018
Jessica Faust @BookEndsJessica
I added a video to a @YouTube playlist youtu.be/LSlLapH4YX4?a An Agent's Answers to Your Questions on RepresentationToday's video was a bit long-winded. I'll try to keep them shorter, but it's every answer I have to the questions you'll be asking an agent when representation is offered. Good luck! #askagent
Jessica Faust @BookEndsJessica · 29 Jun 2018
Shana Schwarz @shanaschwarz
@BookEndsJessica @actblue If parts of the book I'd like to query have already been published (ebooks on Amazon, I still own all rights), should I still be looking for an agent? Or will that be a problem?You can definitely still look for an agent, but you might run into difficulties because parts of the book have already been sold. That makes it harder for the publisher, but without knowing all details it's hard to say #askagent
Jessica Faust @BookEndsJessica · 28 Jun 2018
Choosing to E-Publish #askagent bookendsliterary.com/2018/06/28/cho…
Jessica Faust @BookEndsJessica · 28 Jun 2018
Shana Schwarz @shanaschwarz
@BookEndsJessica How do you decide what genre to classify a novel? Are their guidelines to follow? Are there people who can help narrow down a story into a concise description for a query? Getting ready to submit and almost feel like I need a consultant to help prepare.In terms of writing queries, I strongly suggest you get a group separate from your critique partners to critique only queries. #askagent #querytip
Jessica Faust @BookEndsJessica · 28 Jun 2018
Shana Schwarz @shanaschwarz
@BookEndsJessica How do you decide what genre to classify a novel? Are their guidelines to follow? Are there people who can help narrow down a story into a concise description for a query? Getting ready to submit and almost feel like I need a consultant to help prepare.It comes down to knowing who the audience is for your book. Who is reading your book and what else are they reading then look at what genre they are, but part of learning the business of being an author is understanding genres. #askagent
Jessica Alvarez @AgentJessicaA · 27 Jun 2018
Brendan Gibbs @RunningBren
Some agent query submissions require inclusion of the first ten pages of the manuscript. But font selection and sentence/paragraph spacing can cause variation in page count. What is ten pages equivalent to in word count, and which font, font size & spacing are used?#askagent
A page with standard manuscript formatting is roughly 250 words, so 10 pages would be 2500 words, give or take a little bit. #askagent
Jessica Faust @BookEndsJessica · 27 Jun 2018
Anaïs-Anaïs @RealAnaisAnais
@BookEndsJessica Nom de plume, pseudo etc. how do you work with or around that please? #aksagent 🌈😎I wouldn’t worry too much until you have an agent. Then you work together. #askagent
Jessica Faust @BookEndsJessica · 27 Jun 2018
MA Hudson @mahudsonfiction
@BookEndsJessica An agent requested my ms and told me to nudge after 3 months. I did, and received a response of ‘hoping to get time to read more of it soon’. That was 5 months ago. Do you think there’s any point nudging again, or should I leave him in peace?I hope you keep querying & submitting. And there’s always a point in nudging. Go for it! #askagent
Jessica Faust @BookEndsJessica · 27 Jun 2018
Bruce Mulkey @brucemulkey
@BookEndsJessica My essay that provides an overview of my memoir was recently published in a national publication. Do I include a mention of this in my query and, if so, how?I would. I would just state it somewhere in the opening or the closing. #askagent I think what you say above is pretty much what you'd say.
Jessica Faust @BookEndsJessica · 27 Jun 2018
Melissa Hurt @MelissaHurtIS
@BookEndsJessica If you came across a self-published book that was wonderful and had lots of potential in a larger market, would you contact the author to inquire about representation for selling the book to a large publisher? Or do you not consider self-published authors at all?In fact a lot of us keep our eyes peeled to do exactly that #askagent
Jessica Faust @BookEndsJessica · 27 Jun 2018
Melissa Hurt @MelissaHurtIS
@BookEndsJessica If you came across a self-published book that was wonderful and had lots of potential in a larger market, would you contact the author to inquire about representation for selling the book to a large publisher? Or do you not consider self-published authors at all?That being said, if I find a terrific self-published book what I'll do is contact the author and see if she's interested in traditional publishing and ask her to send her next book. #askagent
Jessica Faust @BookEndsJessica · 27 Jun 2018
Melissa Hurt @MelissaHurtIS
@BookEndsJessica If you came across a self-published book that was wonderful and had lots of potential in a larger market, would you contact the author to inquire about representation for selling the book to a large publisher? Or do you not consider self-published authors at all?I might and I have and it's happened, but that was also years ago and self-publishing was different. It's a harder transition to take an already published book traditional now. #askagent
Jessica Faust @BookEndsJessica · 27 Jun 2018
lolita parekh @atlolis1989
@BookEndsJessica @chelseasfiction Hi, based on your answer, I have a question: how do you know what the market is at the time? Thanks.As an author you likely won't. Part of my job is to talk with editors all the time to find out what they're looking for and what they're tired of. I get a sense of what's selling, what's hot, and what's not. #askagent
Jessica Faust @BookEndsJessica · 27 Jun 2018
Randi Muilenburg @RandiLeaWriting
@BookEndsJessica #askagent My first chapter is ten and a half pages. If an agent asks for the first ten pages with the query letter, would I be pushing my luck if just sent the whole first chapter, or should I truly stick to just ten pages?I think 10 1/2 will be just fine. Good luck. #askagent
Jessica Faust @BookEndsJessica · 27 Jun 2018
Sassy Cat Chat @LisaLDriscoll
@BookEndsJessica I fell my Query is a bit long but having a really hard time cutting it. Does having a QL that's a page deter an agent or is ok?Hmmm. Have you looked at the manuscript? Might that need cutting too? Maybe the query is indicative of something larger? In a nutshell, if you feel it's too long then I would say it's too long. #askagent
Jessica Faust @BookEndsJessica · 27 Jun 2018
Purple @Ppurple_w
@BookEndsJessica Hi! I have a silly question. Is it ok to use a pen name? And will that affect me in any way in the future?It is okay and the only impact it might have is that you'll be required to use it forever (ala Nora Roberts). #askagent
Naomi Davis The Caffeinated @NaomisLitPix · 27 Jun 2018
C. @caitlinchris
@NaomisLitPix #askagent if there is magic and high tech in a story, what genre is it? (may be dumb question but it is what I am writing)Depends on the setting, likely! Is it a sci fi with magical elements or a fantasy with sci fi elements? #askagent
Naomi Davis The Caffeinated @NaomisLitPix · 27 Jun 2018
Abigail Edwards 📚 @Writing_Abigail
@NaomisLitPix If you have written a trilogy, but the book you are querying could stand alone, do you mention the others in your query letter? #AskAgentYes, Especially if part of the series is published already. #askagent
Jessica Faust @BookEndsJessica · 27 Jun 2018
E @ewc_cooper
@BookEndsJessica #askagent I write in multiple genres. Should I mention this in my query bio? (Thinking a short sentence.) I’m hoping to find an agent who might be interested in other ms down the line.I would not. Focus right now on the book you are writing. #askagent
Naomi Davis The Caffeinated @NaomisLitPix · 27 Jun 2018
REFisher @REFisher_Author
@NaomisLitPix What is the best way to obtain representation for work if you're seeking to work within multiple genres?Seek agents who work within all those genres and have that conversation when an agent offers rep. #askagent