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TanisiaTeeMoore @TanisiaTeeMoore
@UweStenderPhD What’s the best way to break into literary agent world?As in becoming a new agent? If, yes, then start with an internship at an agency.
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Nancy Jarmin Author @n_jarmin_author
@UweStenderPhD Is now a good time to query agents? Are most of you working through this pandemic?Nancy, you know that's a nasty question. You are Fake News 😂😂😂 I can't speak for others, but we here at #Teamtriada are working as hard as ever. And we are always looking for new projects.
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Defining Upmarket Fiction #askagent bookendsliterary.com/2020/04/23/def…
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Eilish Fisher @EilishFisher
@katenashagent Is it worth getting your MS/synopsis/query letter professionally edited before submitting? Money well spent? Thank you 🙂You may want to work with a pro editor to help learn your writing craft but I would hope most writers are writing their own query letters. Any letter that tells me why the writer has thought I might be the agent for them works for me. #AskAgent
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Nikki Dudley @nikkidudley20
@katenashagent @AshaHick #askagent Can you revise and resubmit after a full ms rejection if an agent doesn't specifically say so but gives feedback you can work on? I think it's no...If I have invested the time to read a full manuscript I will always give some feedback but I will be explicit whether I am up for a reread. If in doubt ask the agent whether they do want to revisit. #AskAgent
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Nick Jury @TheRealNickJury
@katenashagent Are you still taking submissions? And in particular for crime stories. #askagentYes please. Crime is one of my favourite genres. #AskAgent
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Annabel Tellis @AnnabelTellis
Hi agents and thanks. I sent my mg novel off ten years ago when it was far from ready. It’s now completed and really topical and has a sister book too. I wonder whether agents think they’ve seen it before, do we only have the one real chance? #askagent pic.twitter.com/3I5QelsNqUI have surprised writers before by telling them all about a book of theirs I read years ago they can't recall pitching to me 😂 but I would probably prefer a heads up in your submission email if I had read before so I am not struggling with unidentified deja vu. #AskAgent
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Sarah Lawton 🇪🇺 @sarahwrites80
#askagent Have you ever not placed a book at a publisher but pitched it to film makers instead?Specialist agents pitch books to film and television but occasionally a book comes along and actually that story breaks through first on screen. #AskAgent
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Angel @bluedovewings
#askagent If a query comes to you about a book series, is that something that might appeal to traditional publishing more than single book?It might or might not. Some genres lend themselves better to series than others. #askagent
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julia @juliarkelly2
@mushenska @julietpickering Is there a market for crossover historical fiction (with a magical twist)? #askagentBooks which fall between genres CAN be tricky, however I feel like Naomi Novik and Katherine Arden are great examples of where this can work #askagent
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Annabel Tellis @AnnabelTellis
Hi agents and thanks. I sent my mg novel off ten years ago when it was far from ready. It’s now completed and really topical and has a sister book too. I wonder whether agents think they’ve seen it before, do we only have the one real chance? #askagent pic.twitter.com/3I5QelsNqUso many new agents have sprung up in the past 10 years you'll probably find loads of new people to send to #askagent
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Lou Cook @LouCookWrites
@julietpickering How long does it typically take you to respond after requesting a full? #askagentFor me it totally depends how many edits I have for clients and how busy I am. I'd say 1-2 months usually. Sometimes much quicker! #askagent
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TinDogPodcast -STAY AT HOME @TinDogPodcast
#askagent if I had a successful self published book would an agent seek me out?I wouldn't seek the author out: 1) if it's self-published successfully is there a traditional market left for it and 2) what could I add that you haven't already got? But if the author approached me bc they wanted a traditional route I'd certainly be open #askagent
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Wendy Burke @WendyBurke101
@mushenska @julietpickering #askagent Hi to both Juliets, thanks for doing this. What would your thoughts be on seeing 'accessible literary/reading group fiction' in a query? My debut novel crosses both genres but this description feels clunky!I'd probably just call it reading group fiction #askagent
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Toni @toniwordsmith
@mushenska @julietpickering Hello, I have a question about pen names! Is there anything I should consider from a marketing/commercial stand point when picking a pen name? #askagentNot really - I'd probably sub under your 'normal' name and then mention to the agent you want a pen name and why if they offer rep. A few of mine write under them #askagent
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👑 Daniel Riding 🏳️🌈 @danielriding
@mushenska @julietpickering Do you think there is room for a gay mm rom com in a traditionally published mainstream world? And is it so ething either of you would consider representing if the work was good enough? ❤👑👬 #askagentI'd definitely be open to it! #askagent
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Rosie @RosieP1987
@julietpickering #askagent What are your views on the dreaded prologue? I’ve seen advice (for example in Mslexia) that aspiring authors should simply ditch any form of prologue. Not sure I agree with the premise, but what do agents think?I don't mind a prologue as long as it feels necessary and not a way to inject tension into the first 3 chapters if they feel on the slow side #askagent
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Milla Reed @milla_reed
#lockdown is affecting us all in different ways. Do you think it has changed how agents look at pitches at all? #askagenttotally depends on the agent! I'm probably reading more as I don't have meetings or travel time! #askagent