I think the best author/agent relationship is one with good communication and lots of it. The only way to know is to ask your agent her thoughts. #askagent

You want your comps to be current titles (no later than 5 years) so looking online or, if you can, sitting your butt in the actual bookstore and seeing what's on recent releases or hot books tables. #askagent

I think it's gotten better. In the past, I was definitely inundated, but I think authors are more knowledgeable now. That being said, I passed on a few queries today that had me wondering. #askagent

Honestly, my suggestion is not to work on the next book in the series. You can read more about this here: bookendsliterary.com/2010/01/29/que… That being said, in your case, I would focus on querying the first book first. #askagent

Every good story must have a plot. Think of how you tell stories to your friends. You tell about those moments in your life with the best plot. #askagent

Prescriptive nonfiction can be a little shorter, but you should still shoot for about 50,000 words. I don't represent novellas. #askagent

We represent both published and unpublished authors. However, when submitting work for consideration for representation you usually need a new ms or proposal. #askagent

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Unless you are established already, novellas are also tough.

category is called "upmarket"
high quality of writing, accessible characters, plotty.

only if they ask to see it again.

I haven't repped YA in awhile but I think it's still 60-80k. Another agent might chime in here.

It's perfectly OK to call yourself a debut writer and have a short bio. If you're querying in the slush then I assume you are starting your career. I'm happy to see: "This is my first novel. I graduated from XX. I live in XYZ City/State with my dog/partner/cat/gerbil."

SS are SO incredibly hard to sell. I don't rep them. It might be best to pitch those stories individually to get your name out to different magazines, get some bylines etc and then pitch an agent a novel. Remember I am a more commercial agent though. I don't do much lit fic.

1) In your comps you can express that it's THIS meets THAT with the range of genres in those titles. If THIS did THAT, or FOR FANS OF XYZ (use TV shows and movies too as long as they're recent and relevant too).
2) I think so. IMO, yes.

If you're writing non fiction: YES. YES. YES.

If you're writing fiction it helps but is not required. We do expect them to grow with your career. So you don't get a free pass.

SEND IT TO ME CARYS!

At @PSLiterary yes correct. No from one is a no from all. The queries go to an open account where we can all see them so you can assume one or more eyes are on them.

We close for queries at @PSLiterary from Mid Dec to early Jan every year. (We'll put those dates out soon.) But other than that we're fair game. Some times of year are busier than others. January and Sept are busy times. Basically, pitch it when you are ready. & pitch it good :)