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YATL @YATLlive
@UweStenderPhD What do you look for in graphic novel queries?The quality of the story AND the illustrations if you are also the illustrator.
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Beck Erixson @BErixson
@UweStenderPhD @jenichappelle As an academic, do you see an importance in variation of an author's name between academic and non-academic publications?I don't know. I trend toward saying that it does not matter.
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Samantha is feeling grateful @SamanthaGassman
#okscbwichat @42amerHi Amy, great to meet you and to see an agent in the Texoma area! (I'm in Wichita Falls). How do you feel about the PB biography space? Is it inundated or is there room to grow still? Thanks!
#okscbwichat Hmm, that's a tough one. It 100% depends on who the biography is about. I think there are loads of untold stories of unknown heroes and they need to be told. But if it is a PB of George Washington chopping down a cheery tree, that has been done to death.
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McLeod Loves March! 🙏🦄😎 @MostlyMcLeod
@UweStenderPhD If R&R, when is too long? Is it rude to nudge at 3 months? 4?I would always check after 10-12 weeks.
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Ashley LeTourneau @letourash
@UweStenderPhD What do you or other agents look for when reading through a requested MS? What makes you want to say YES to representing that writer?For ME, as I can't speak for others, if I keep putting the book aside even though I like it, that is not a good sign as I have to LOVE it. If I want to cancel dinner plans so I can stay home and read, then I found a WINNER.
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Valerie Lawson @litbeing
@42amer What's coming up next for you? What projects are you really excited about that you'd like to share with us? #okscbwichat#okscbwichat I am also very excited for @swift_dana Swift's debut Cast in Firelight that releases this fall @DelacortePress.
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Nancy Parish @nancyparish
@UweStenderPhD #askagent How do you know when a manuscript has been revised enough. Both beta readers and critique group have read.When you can't think of anything else to really make it better.
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Valerie Lawson @litbeing
@42amer What's coming up next for you? What projects are you really excited about that you'd like to share with us? #okscbwichat#okscbwichat I have so many talented authors that I work with this could be a long post. Next month Bobby Robot by @5HourNinja will launch with @INtensePub and I'm thrilled with that.
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Shanice Littlejohn is revising @twixsftbl
@UweStenderPhD I can never figure out what it means when people say write your synopsis in the voice of your character. Please God give me clarification cuz im about to lose all my edges trying to write this! pic.twitter.com/VGOJSSOTFcI don't require a synopsis. But WHY for the sake of all that is holy would you want to write a synopsis in the voice of the character? It's an outline of a book. Writing it in the voice of the protagonist sounds utterly insane AND annoying to me. You need better advisers.
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Valerie Lawson @litbeing
@42amer What have you read lately that you absolutely loved/wanted to share with others? #okscbwichat#okscbwichat Yes, I made an offer on a manuscript a few hours ago. I can't wait to share t with the world. I've recently started signing and selling for illustrators and I'm thrilled to share their awesome art with the world.
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Jonathan Koelsch @jkArts
@42amer @JenSneedWrites @litbeing #okscbwichat Great thoughts Amy, thanks, and from chatting with you previously one can tell you’re very sincere about helping clients reach their dreams and super knowledgeable too! About the 90%-ready ms, is there any one thing you often see that shows an ms is NOT ready yet?#okscbwichat Great question! Yes, there are tons of things that show me when one isn't ready yet, stuff like shallow POV, weak verbs, dialogue tags (either too many or the wrong ones). Those stand out like red flags.
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A M Duperre (Doo-perry) @A_M_Duperre
@UweStenderPhD There’s been some debate about author websites in my writing group. Do you think it matters where you get your site from: wix, google, Wordpress, etc? #askagentI really think people are overthinking the most ridiculous details. Focus on writing a great book. If you were to get rejected, because an agent prefers wix over weebly, then the agent has issues that you certainly don't want to deal with. Work on your craft.
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Valerie Lawson @litbeing
@42amer You've mentioned being interested in cozy mysteries, #ownvoices nonfiction, and YA contemporary stories on your #mswl in the past, are you still looking for these stories as well? #okscbwichat#okscbwichat Yes, absolutely. I was trying to keep it in the #kidlit in my earlier answer. I would love some cozy mysteries with oddball characters like the show Psych. I am open to anything that piques my interest. But I'm overwhelmed with Fantasy and Sci-Fi at the moment.
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Jonathan Nevair @JNevair
@UweStenderPhD Once you are querying a standalone MS with series potential what do you do? I hear you don't want to write a sequel in case #1 doesn't get rep or sell. Do you work on a whole new MS? B/c I hear the market likes to know/see a series in development following book #1... Confused...Have an outline for book two, in case book 1 gets picked up, you will have a while to write book 2. Then write another book, or work on book 2 if you are an optimist. Write what you feel compelled to write.
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Stephanie L. WARD 🦄💖 @StephaineWard
@UweStenderPhD If I'm getting a mixed bag of reasonings in my query rejections, how do I judge when to pull back and dive back into revisions? #askagentWow, great question that I cannot answer. If there is a certain "theme," then work on that, if it is truly random, I would not.
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Céline Talbot @afinalattempt
@UweStenderPhD @jenichappelle Hello, if I am writing a saga, should I start querying when I have the polished first volume and a detailed outline of the rest or when I have finished and polished the whole saga? Thank youYou need the finished first book. (and ideally an outline for what happens next). However, I would not necessarily write the other books, just in case you can't sell the first one.
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Hannah Miller @HRuthMiller
#okscbwichat #okscbwichat In Adult romance what do you define as a "sweet" romance? Is this something you represent? @42amer#okscbwichat Hi! If you think of sweet romance, think Hallmark movie. Sincere love with a kiss at the end.
Yes, I do represent sweet romance but my plate is full at the moment. I recommend you query @LaurenMillerMO with @MetamorphLitAg She is actively seeking sweet romance.