Literary Agent
Tess Thorne @Tess_Author
My first novel is part of a 3 book series- how much do I mention that in the pitch? A synopsis of the other 2 books too? How long should the synopsis be? #AskAgentJust focus on book 1 with a line saying you have 2 other books planned #askagent
Literary Agent
Spidergirl349 @spidergirl349
#askagent Do agents read all of the submissions they receive or are they sifted first by somebody else?All submissions coming to our agency are read by an agent and we share a communal inbox so if it might be right for any of our agents it will be passed on to that agent for review by whoever reads first. #AskAgent
Literary Agent
Literary Agent
Literary Agent
Literary Agent
Bella Osborne @osborne_bella
What are your predictions for which genres are going to do well in the current climate? #askagentOoooh I am no clairvoyant but I think escapism! Whether that is into a fantasy world or a sweeping love story #askagent
Literary Agent
Harry Smart ⚫ @Munross
@ahwingate or health as a limiting factor on travelling to readings and festivals .. doesn't this shade into how open the book world is to disabled authors when they're not writing about disability?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
Literary Agent
Louise Buckley @LouiseMBuckley
@Tess_Author Every agency should have exact specifications for the sample size listed on their website, so you'll need to tailor to each one. 1-2 pages for synopsisYes, we just ask for the opening chapter and synopsis in the first instance. #AskAgent
Literary Agent
Literary Agent
K. R. Monin 🍻 @kunderscoremons
@julietpickering Thanks for doing this! What's the best querying etiquette for when an agent invites you to query (like at a con) then you go home and realize your query is already in the inbox of a different agent from the same agency? #AskAgent(not asking for a friend, I get out too much...)
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
Literary Agent
Janet Dean Knight @jdeanknight
@mushenska @julietpickering If an agent - whose website says they will reply - doesn't, and you chase them and they still don't, is this because they are snowed under or is it just uncaring? #askagentI 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
Literary Agent
L M Coker @Lola81701535
#AskAgent What do you expect to see in the 1st 50pages or 3 chapters of submission? Other than conflict, great characterisation and good writing. Am I right to think: protagonist world, inciting incident and the immediate response? Thank you!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
Literary Agent
writerteakits @writerteakits
Do agents offer representation only based on the manuscript the author queried, or do the author's other ideas and WIPs play a role in the decision? #AskAgentThe 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
Literary Agent
Literary Agent
Alexandra Wingate @ahwingate
How important is author personality/willingness to promote promote promote? #askagentIt certainly helps but I do appreciate that some authors can’t for health or distance reasons so there are ways to work around #askagent
Literary Agent
When Your Book Doesn't Sell after you sign with an agent. #askagent bookendsliterary.com/2020/04/07/whe…
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Susan, A Graham @Grahamophones
Hey pals, I want to talk a bit about pitching graphic novels online - #dvpit is coming up soon & the wonderful @beth_phelan has decided to try adding a specific day for graphic novels - Remember, #dvpit is specifically for marginalized authors & illustrators. So if that doesn't-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/…
Literary Agent
Soup. 🌹 @dumbesttimeline
@agentsaba @SIRyder2 If you're struggling for comps, do agents ever take it as arrogance ("this is unique") or ignorance (doesn't read enough)?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
Literary Agent
Moon @__soleilune
@beth_phelan ! #askDVpit twitter.com/__soleilune/st…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
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Moon @__soleilune
@beth_phelan ! #askDVpit twitter.com/__soleilune/st…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