99% of mine came from slush, including now million copy bestsellers! #AskAgent

Contracts over Docusign! #AskAgent

I get a good deal of histfic which I love and people know this, but never enough crime or romcoms for my personal tastes. #AskAgent

I do rep some US authors - but my primary market is the UK, and I then work with a US co-agent to place the book there. It also depends on the feel of the book, e.g. some settings feel peculiarly American, or British, so best to target an agent there! #AskAgent

if important to plot then yes #AskAgent

it's fine - I actually rep a big Wattpad success who's now a NYT bestseller :) it worked out well for him! #AskAgent

I always reply to full requests, can take me a while depending on other demands on my reading time! But I do give feedback too #AskAgent

I aim to get back within 3-4 weeks. #AskAgent

Just speaking for myself, I get a lot of YA fantasy and a lot of thrillers #AskAgent

That's fine! Your audience tends to read up, so a 17 y/o protag would be read by a teen audience #AskAgent

Comps are helpful but I'd never reject based on lack of them! I also don't expect them to be 'My book is exactly like X and Y', but it could be 'with the setting of X, and the writing style of Y author', or comps to TV/movies are acceptable to me too! #AskAgent

always have a new idea or new project to work on - that way if project 1 doesn't sell or doesn't perform as well as hoped, you have something new to try #AskAgent

Yes, publishers tend to want to establish you in one area before diversifying - largely because readers are often genre-loyal rather than author-loyal. However, there are of course exceptions #AskAgent

I'm fine with multiple POVs as long as it doesn't feel confusing, and that each strand is as strong as the others #AskAgent

yes an increase in mine for sure - I'm always interested in a good book, well told! #AskAgent

it depends on the agent requirements for non-fic - if they ask for a proposal send the proposal but say you have written the full thing #AskAgent

It doesn't HAVE to be - I'm not a stickler for a padded word count if it feels unnecessary, but 60k would be considered on the short side and might mean some strands could be developed more #AskAgent

I would mention it, just a brief line or two. #AskAgent

There are some WILD questions on the #AskAgent Tumblr today and I live for it.

By the way I have a fair backlog of questions, but it's always fine to ask. I'm much more likely to answer questions that haven't been asked 300 times before! :-)

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Don't tell an agent that your manuscript has been professionally edited. I'd probably remove 50%+ of editors from their positions -- oft, "edited" manuscripts don't read well, + the editor has taken advantage of a writer who needs to learn craft versus write. #querytips #askagent