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· 28 Aug 2015

Veronica V. Jones @vvjonez

#AskFuse Any recommendations when subbing a MG graphic novel as writer/artist?

.@vvjonez Follow guidelines, but offer options: attachment, file transfer, URL. Those PDF samples can get big. #AskFuse

· 28 Aug 2015

.@MLBrown_writes Ideally you'll have an agent who wants to represent your body of work, not just one ms. Mention it. #AskFuse

· 28 Aug 2015

Lissa Carlino @EWallerCarlino

@FuseLiterary What's the biggest writing flaw you see that makes you stop reading a sub? #AskFuse

.@EWallerCarlino There are many, but the biggest is lack of tension early on. It has to grab the reader, whether agent or consumer. #AskFuse

· 28 Aug 2015

.@fashionnovelist Depends upon how you present them. It's generally not a good idea to openly trash a real person in your ms. #AskFuse

· 28 Aug 2015

.@fashionnovelist Query no more than you want to. #AskFuse

· 28 Aug 2015

Doug Shiloh @dougshiloh

What's your preferred word count max for Fiction/Literary? Women's fiction? @FuseLiterary #askfuse

.@dougshiloh Women's fiction should aim around the 80k range. Litfic can skew longer (but also shorter, if necessary). #AskFuse

· 28 Aug 2015

Joe Slonaker @joedirt16

@FuseLiterary Current wants as far as a MS? #AskFuse

.@joedirt16 Follow us online, follow #MSWL, & check our website. We'll tell you what we want. fuseliterary.com/mswl-time/ #AskFuse

· 28 Aug 2015

.@fashionnovelist With that series, yes, unless it sells big. Like 50 Shades big, not "All my friends love it" big. #AskFuse

· 28 Aug 2015

Natalie Page @LexiMorgan26

@FuseLiterary how do you feel about a female MC who is in the military, is it too gritty for YA? #amwriting #askfuse

.@LexiMorgan26 That's fine. Don't worry about being too gritty for YA. Make sure it's real above all. #AskFuse

· 27 Aug 2015

May B. Bridges 💋 @MayBBridges

@LZats if Romeo and Juliet were written today, what genre would you put it in? I'm assuming querying something as a tragedy won't work.

@MayBbooks well, ignoring the fact that they're 14 and it's a play, plain fiction (with a more specific subgenre) #askagent

· 27 Aug 2015

May B. Bridges 💋 @MayBBridges

@LZats would you say a happy ending is required to call it romance? #askagent

@MayBbooks yes. #askagent

· 27 Aug 2015

Joey Tovar @Joweeezy

@LZats Thank you! How do you feel about self-publishing? #askagent

@Joweeezy all for it! But you can't do both for the same book. I rep many authors who also self pub. #askagent

· 27 Aug 2015

WordsnStuff @bluelex510

@LZats for a new author writing 1st queries, any do's/dont's?

@bluelex510 don'ts: forget word ct, title, category, genre. Use the words unique or normal. Be desperate. Be unprofessional #askagent

· 27 Aug 2015

Joey Tovar @Joweeezy

@LZats What's the biggest piece of advice you would give to an author publishing their first book? #askagent

@Joweeezy keep interacting with people-don't just spout BUY MY BOOK! Be creative with getting it out there! #askagent

· 27 Aug 2015

S.H. Marr @SH_Marr_Writes

@LZats So I've heard you say things about being sick of psychics. Is it just an overload of them or something else?

@SH_Marr_Writes pretty much an overload. #askagent

· 27 Aug 2015

Mike Madison @mikemadison

@LZats any advice you'd give to authors who have a revised manuscript and are starting the querying process now?

@mikemadison personalize your query. Really know why you're reaching out to who you are. Go in batches and revise along the way #askagent

· 27 Aug 2015

Cindy Mahedy @CindyCmahedy

@LZats do you see queries sent to others at your agency?

@CindyCmahedy the Sofa has all our own emails. We don't see unless we share them (which happens several x/wk). Other agencies do #askagent

· 27 Aug 2015

Katy England @Jaberkaty

@LZats What are jonesing for? And how often do you take risks on something that is off the beaten track?

@Jaberkaty I'll almost always say yes to 3 chapters for something kooky I love it idea of. For my obsessions,check out my #mswl #askagent

· 27 Aug 2015

Katie @msynergy

@LZats Out of all the queries you read, how often would you say you request more material?

@msynergy but so many regular queries are auto-no due to not being in my categories #askagent

· 27 Aug 2015

Dottie D @DottieD126

@LZats same ms, but the ms is what has been revised over and over.

@DottieD126 then you can try it, but make sure the query is good and reflects that change #askagent

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