Teens addressing how they view the political landscape and how they're going to put us all to shame because they'll do it all MUCH BETTER #AskGZLA

I generally recommend batches to gauge the response. And yes to mixing it up! #AskGZLA

Just do you! Honestly I don't know what either of those are, but I want to find out now! State the genre and give your usual description/synopsis and you'll be totally fine. I'd be intrigued to see niche genre like that #AskGZLA

That's so tough! Maybe a romantic western? Either YA or adult, lol. A fab rom com? #AskGZLA

Down the road, once the book is under contract, the cover is typically a fun topic of conversation. And it does often include the author. #AskGZLA

They can be! It depends on the audience for it, but if they love it, yes! My very first sale was of MOONCAKES (@AngrygirLcomics @suzusaur) and quite a bit of it was online first. #AskGZLA

Ah, YA is all about being self-centered IMHO. MG is another story, but even then! Give me your MC's journey and let me go along for the ride, whatever it may be. #AskGZLA

I've never run into this, but I don't think so? Publishers thankfully have a legal department who would be brought into discuss it if it did become an issue. #AskGZLA

🎶I DIDN'T WANT TO BE A HALF-BLOOD🎶 ammiright @LTMusical? But for real, yes reluctant heroes who are just everyday people in CRAZY situations! Makes for awesome humor and a great arc as they figure out how their new role fits in their life #AskGZLA

Honestly, it sounds like just about every MG novel! #AskGZLA

We definitely retain as many rights as possible so that we can exploit them as much as possible for our clients (film/tv, merchandising, foreign rights, etc.), though that's generally the mark of any good agency 🙂 #AskGZLA

i wanna see all sorts of hero journeys. they need to have motivations for me to care but doesn't mean they have to start off with it tho. #askGZLA

For me, it's more that it's part of your history. #AskGZLA

Not necessarily but it also doesn't hurt. #AskGZLA

i mean, if it works it works lol. #askGZLA

It's not a one size fits all sort of thing. I don't love them, but when they work, they work (one of my faves is from Melissa Marr's WICKED LOVELY. #AskGZLA

If you really feel the story needs it, then by all means, go ahead 😀 #AskGZLA

Feels like in this scenario, that author has hit that point ... maybe. But with clients, I listen to see how they're really feeling ... are they tired of working on it? or are they being asked to go in a direction they don't want to go? #AskGZLA

Nope, nope, nope. I have one from @VCFAWCYA and I loved it there, but do I expect it from potential clients? Not at all! Most of my clients don't have one. #AskGZLA

2) Definitely hard and rare with traditional publishers. Indie or self-pub might be the way to go, or perhaps an anthology? But honestly I'm no expert on this genre, maybe my colleagues will chime in #AskGZLA