I love enemy to friend in MG or siblings! In YA, I'm a sucker for villain to lover or forbidden love #askagent

Sex abuse, rape (graphic/on page), drug abuse (depends), and incest are usually auto-reject (and actually for all genres lol) #askagent

That's often up to the publisher. I talk it over with my client first and then tell the publisher they want to use one. It works if you sign your query with your name and then (writing as ....) #askagent

If you want it to be known that it's #ownvoices, I would state in the query. That's up to you.

For MSWL in person, I'd try not to wait too long. For something like, my website MSWL, that is ongoing until I change it

Eh, I like both! Depends on story/voice #askagent

I give this structure:

1st para: greeting/metadata
2nd: character intro/opening situation
3rd: conflict intro
4th: stakes
5th bio

(1/?) #askagent

Depends on the age/genre. It usually ends up being up to the publisher, though, not the agent #askagent

for Upper MG Fantasy I'd say 60-70k. There's some wiggle room but, for me, that's a great sweet spot.

For me, it'd depend on form of addiction. The kid or family or what? I'm not huge into drug abuse #askagent

Not necessarily! If you're not from the US, I usually assume it'll be in your country's style. If it needs to change, that'll often come up with the publisher, not the agent. #askagent

Depends on the publisher. You can always schedule a chat with your editor to discuss the potential. Sometimes they won't agree to new books or add an addendum to the contract until they see how well the original titles sell first #askagent

For fiction, it's not important. Is it helpful or nice to see? Of course, but it shouldn't dictate you being picked up. In nonfiction, a platform/audience often is preferred because of the nature of that form of writing #askagent

Ooooo a lot lol definitely MG with LGBTQ+ characters and I really want more historical in all ages. Check out my MSWL pg for more! #askagent

I don't think it ever hurts having an editor look over your query. Not everyone needs to pay someone to edit something, but a professional eye can help because they know what agents/editors are looking for. #askagent

Show what makes your story unique! We all have aspects that are similar to other stories. So what makes yours the one to stand out amongst others? #askagent

Definitely not. It's all about preference and many agents love either, or, both... If they pass on it based off 3rd person, it usually just means that's not the thing to grab them but it's not an "every agent will say no" thing (I personally like 3rd person) #askagent

Totally fine!!! I have multiple international authors on my client list =] #askagent

For fiction, it's not a HUGE necessity. But, I always tell writers to try to at least have a website, even if it's just a bio page. That way, at least people can find you and the agent, when you get one, can build off that with you #askagent

I like to know what the major beats of the novel are, especially the final twist (if there is one!). #AskAgent

Stick to 1-2 pages and tell me who dies at the end #askagent

I don't know what is standard in the US but for the UK it only needs to be a short letter introducing the writer with a paragraph or two (blurb) introducing the book. Mentioning the genre and where it might sit in the market is also very helpful. #AskAgent

Great to hear!

I'd ask for the full manuscript at that point. #AskAgent