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Sandy Butchers 🏳️🌈 @SandyButchers
#askagentAs it often takes new writers some effort to discover their way through the query proces, how do you approach a second submission of the same, but heavily revised, work?
I would only have another read if I had told the author I would first time around. I am almost always rejecting on the story per se, not the shaping of it. #AskAgent
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Madhurima_Sappatti @MSappatti
How long should we follow up with an agent regarding a response on a submitted query before moving on to another agent/publishing house? #askagentMost agents will be fine with you querying more than one at once. We're getting a lot of submissions right now, so our reading time is pretty lengthy, but no body minds a gentle nudge at six to eight weeks. #askagent
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Madhurima_Sappatti @MSappatti
How long should we follow up with an agent regarding a response on a submitted query before moving on to another agent/publishing house? #askagentI'd suggest submitting in batches of 8-10 - if someone hasn't got back to you when they say they will, I'd politely nudge #askagent
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Alexandra Wilson @amwilson_opera
@julietpickering @LovelessAge @emilyinkpen Do you mean that it's OK to approach more than one agent at a time? I presumed you'd need to try one, wait, then try another. #askagentNo you can submit to multiple - I'd suggest batches of 8-10 at a time #askagent
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Claire Daverley @ClaireDaverley
@mushenska @julietpickering Do you think debut authors are going to be negatively impacted in terms of advances & agent offers/book deals because of the corona crisis? #askanagent #askagentI am not seeing this at the moment but it is difficult to predict anything with great certainly at the moment. #AskAgent
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Elizabeth Elford @ElfordElizabeth
If you love a book but it needs some developmental editing, do you pass or work with writer? #askagentIt depends if I can see a clear strategy for the book - and the author agrees of course. #AskAgent
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MJ, The Struggling Writer @StrugglingMJ
Is there a cliche you see over and over again in the initial pages that turns you off a submission? I.e. exposition#askagent
I would say exposition-dumps are very common, especially in fantasy novels, and I'd rather the information came through organically in dialogue or action #askagent
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Book Luvva @LuvvaBook
@mushenska Hello, do comps have to be recent novels? How important are they? Any tips would be great :) #askagentNovels should be well known, doesn't matter to me how recent. TV comps are also great. #AskAgent
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Michelle M McGrath @MichelleMMcGr
@katenashagent @julietpickering hi there, once you've taken on a new client & got a publisher on board, is there an average time until publication? For example, does it always take 12-18 months before that book hits the shelves? Many thanks#AskAgent
Yes 12-18 months is typical unless it is a digital first (i.e. ebook gets released first) in which case could be as quick as six months. #AskAgent
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†hε ωεψmαη @WeymanWrites
@RobbieGuillory I wish I had some feedback to work with.It's very difficult to revise without it, but I am generally recieving stock rejections (if anything). I assume that means it doesn't even warrant a personal response in their opinion, but it doesn't give me much to work with. 🤷♂️
In that case, it might be that your opening chapters aren't strong enough to grab the agents. Maybe get a second set of eyes that you trust to give some feedback?
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Ben Edge @bnedge
#AskAgent If you were picked up by as a debut author, how much press would you be asked to do? I.E. Interviews, TV, Radio, etcThis depends a lot on the publisher, and also on the book. If there is a central theme to that that lends itself to press features, you might be asked to do a lot. #askagent
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Ruth Behan @RuthBehan2
@julietpickering @mushenska #askagent For some reason I find it really hard writing the letter to the agent to go with my submission. Would a very simple short letter be ok ?Short is great for me. One paragraph. Just a line about your story and another on why you are approaching the agency. #AskAgent
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Juliet Pickering @julietpickering
@LovelessAge @emilyinkpen No, it's fine. We recommend it. Nothing gets us reading a submission faster than knowing another agent is keen! #askagentI absolutely agree with this. Agents will always have slightly too much to read so it is good to know if anything needs to be read particularly urgently.
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Ben Edge @bnedge
#AskAgent If you were picked up by as a debut author, how much press would you be asked to do? I.E. Interviews, TV, Radio, etcit's SO rare to get on TV and radio as a debut, so unlikely to be asked (but if you were... do it!). Publicity is always a conversation about what the author can and can't do depending on their dayjob etc #askagent
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†hε ωεψmαη @WeymanWrites
#askagentWhat makes you request a full manuscript and what stops you from finishing reading an initial query?
I understand there must be a hook you identify with and this is very personal.
I need the writing to pick me up and carry me off. That usually means a strong character or sense of place. #askagent
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Helen the Heretic @Scribberlings
Hi! I'm doing the final read through of my ms and it looks to be coming in at around 100,000 words. Would just the length alone put some agents off? It's adult fiction, a dystopian.#askagent
That sounds fine to me. If it was 200k I'd be raising eyebrows. #askagent
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Kathryn A Whitfield @Whit_Writes
If a title needs to be changed, how do you go about brainstorming titles? And how do you know when you have 'the one'? #askagentKeep thinking until you have something that sounds zingy enough for submissions. Once you have an agent they will help, your eventual publisher too. Don't worry too much. I love brainstorming titles. #AskAgent
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Núria Bonet @Nuschmeichs
How much interest is there in niche local history non-fiction books? #askagentSometimes it could be better for authors to go to specialist local history publishers. However, I would suggest send it in to my colleague @JustinNashLit for a look since "niche" might mean "quirky but actually mainstream". #AskAgent