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Erin Fulmer Writes #BlackLivesMatter @erinya
@JNRlitauthor Hi Jessica, thanks for doing this! What are your thoughts on the marketability of adult urban/contemporary fantasy? It seems to me like not many agents are looking for the genre right now.Hi! I love that genre so feel free to query me when I read-open next month. You can also check out the mswl hashtag to see if agents are interested.
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Kelly K-C - Just don’t be a bigot @KellyLKC
@JNRlitauthor And - When is the proper time to use #ownvoices?I'm a surviving sibling just like my MC, but that's not really a conventional marginalization?
I'm also trying to write a story about a girl who got hit by a truck like me & has my same injuries, same dumb comments from others.
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Kelly K-C - Just don’t be a bigot @KellyLKC
@JNRlitauthor @LaylaHersch Hi! As an agent, would you accept a MS (dark urban legend retelling with a dash of speculative) with a biracial main character, who was the same mix as the white writer's kids?Thank you for doing #askagent!
Hi and thanks for joining in! You could query me when I reopen and I would be looking at the POV of the MC and how that is written when taking it into consideration in the query. #thewriterszen
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Nina (is querying her food novel) @NFortmeyer
@UweStenderPhD Is personalization important in a query? It seems so forced.I don't care. Too personalized is creepy, IMO.
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🌈RacheliMarquardt BLM🌈 @8LeavEmEtOdreaM
@UweStenderPhD @author_analieze If I get an agent who agrees to represent me for more than one book, how does that work? What if I don't have another book ready for another 2 years? Do I just contact them when I'm ready to seek publication?I can't speak for others, but if you sign with me, my intent is to be your career agent.
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Debra Lynn Shelton 📚🎼🌈🌊 IG: dlsheltonwrites @debralynnlazar
@UweStenderPhD When you pass on a query and don't suggest sending it to another agent at your agency, does that mean not to query anyone else there? Or, is it still ok to query another agent at Triada US? Tx!Not at all. *My* NO is just mine.
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Rianna Cohen @riannacohen
@UweStenderPhD Sneaking in here at the end! What is one of your favorite books and why?You are putting me on the spot. There are Sooo many books. Hmmm. NACHTS AM ASKANISCHEN PLATZ by @SusiGoga. It is a FANTASTIC mystery that perfectly blends with historical detail.
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Jessica Whipple @Jessicawhippl17
@UweStenderPhD @author_analieze #askagent Do you represent picture books? You say "everything in between," but it also doesn't specifically say PBs, so I'd hate to waste your time. Thanks so much for your reply!I do, but mostly for "already clients" who decide to write them. IF they are BRILLIANT, I am open to them.
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Amber A. Logan @AmberAnnLogan
@UweStenderPhD Thanks for doing this!Do you have any sense (either for your authors or authors in general) what % of agented authors don’t sell their first book they take on submission?
Oh my goodness. MANY of my authors don't sell their first book. Maybe it's me, I hope not, but that is more common than you might think.
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M. Charles is drafting @2TheImp
@UweStenderPhD Sorry. The US seems to not be handling the pandemic as well as other countries, so I’m wondering if that trend continues, if you think it will impact publishing. And how publishing is doing now, in the midst of everything.So far, publishing is still alive. My biggest concern lies with the independent bookstores, AND even Barnes& Noble. They all need to survive, because if only Amazon stays around, it will be the death knell. So, buy your books preferably not from Amazon. Sometimes, you don't have
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Shawn Butler @ShawnButler
@UweStenderPhD If you have two or three related novels you're trying to market at the same time, is it better to market one as the hook and mention the others, or keep them entirely separate? I assume a query should be focused on one book.I am not certain that I understand the entirety of your question, but yes, your query should focus on one book, IMO.
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Tomorrow at 10am make sure to check out our Instagram story and submit your writing, querying, and publishing questions for @carlywatters who will be answering them throughout the day! 📬💬 #askagent #askPSLA
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Jenna Miller @jmillwanders
@UweStenderPhD What's your top MSWL at the moment?Anything that makes me laugh or cry for good reasons.
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Brandy meinhardt @MeinhardtBrandy
@UweStenderPhD One more: I’m seeing quite a few authors being dropped by their agents and having to go back to query trenches after publishing a book. Does this happen often? And what is the criteria in which this could happen. Thanks for doing this!Since I have NEVER dropped a client, except on two extraordinary occasions, I am not the best person to ask. From what I hear, it is that they cannot make enough money from you. Your commodity value is too low. But that is simply a guess. Maybe they had extraordinary occasions.
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Brandy meinhardt @MeinhardtBrandy
@UweStenderPhD Writing YA contemporary set in 2020 is it okay not to have current situation (pandemic) as part of it? Not sure how realistic it needs to be.I think it is fine. In novels, I want escapism. I live this awful reality, I want hope, I need hope. So, don't write contemporary pandemic, unless it somehow is a love story, or a rom com, or anything that does not remind me of this mess.
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Andy Perez @ohdeeandy
@UweStenderPhD How has the pandemic affected querying? Besides delays of course.No querying delays here. They fly in just like always. So, no, not in my experience.
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Randi Lynn Mrvos @RandiLynnMrvos
@UweStenderPhD Should a writer mention that another agent has expressed interest (but not yet representation) in the work being queried.No. It's utterly meaningless until they ACTUALLY offer representation.