I have an author who struggles with events bc of her illness - we just have super open communication around what she can and can’t do and thus far everything has worked very smoothly #askagent

Yes, we just ask for the opening chapter and synopsis in the first instance. #AskAgent

I say first 3 or approximately 50 pp #askagent

I would leave it with the agent you already sent it to - or you could email the other agent and tell them and they could ask their colleague about it #askagent

I would usually give benefit of doubt and say they are snowed under - for example I receive 150 submissions a week and probably another 100 emails a day so sometimes things go astray #askagent

I am looking for characterisation, conflict, suspense and accessible storytelling because I specialise in commercial fiction. Characterisation is the most important to establish from page one. #askagent

The manuscript has to be completely brilliant but of course I am also interested to know what you're writing next or might have written before #askagent

Depends - I read all mine #askagent

It certainly helps but I do appreciate that some authors can’t for health or distance reasons so there are ways to work around #askagent

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lots of info in the embedded thread, but also i don't think the whole script needs to be done. Have a good chunk of sample script ready, and a good outline for the rest. i think scrivener has a guide for format? #askDVpit twitter.com/Grahamophones/…

great question -- i wouldn't mention it either way b/c yes, saying something like "my project is too unique for a comp" will come across poorly. but having good comps > not having them, so you'd be at a disadvantage, but i wouldn't make the jump that you're ignorant. #askDVpit

a unique situation, so i think there probs isn't a norm re word limit--depends how much it takes to tell the story well. re illos, i think you want a variety of samples done, some sketches, but wouldn't need to have everything #askDVpit

I think this sort of thing would be challenging in YA now as we're not seeing strong anthology sales even when big authors are attached. That said, if you were submitting, the ms should be done but you can just have sample illustrations (rather than all finished) #askdvpit

Not bad! Getting a ms request is a great sign, but agents can't always take the time they want to take to offer specific feedback in their rejections. Keep submitting! #askDVpit

good comps are great + bad comps are worse than no comps (imho) no comps are totally fine if you're genuinely struggling to position it b/c a bad comp -> a poor impression. also feel free to use tv shows/movies if they can speak effectively to an aspect of your project #askDVpit

Not an agent myself, but imo using comp titles shows that you're familiar with the target market and already have a sense of where your book will sit when it's published, which is a good thing to signal. #askdvpit

in between? social media is a great place to connect with readers so i love to see authors who do this! but when considering a submission, i definitely check out the author's social media presence, but at the end of the day nothing is more important than the writing! #askDVpit

i would look for overall theme of the collection/what makes it a collection, and what the collection wants to convey. definitely helps if you already have short stories published, and i personally would like to see an unpublished sample and your biblio. #askDVpit

Typically platform is a bonus, not a dealbreaker--at least for fiction. For nonfiction, it can be far more important because you need to be able to prove your bona fides for why you're speaking to a topic. #askdvpit