Personally, I prefer not in medieval times? I think we're all looking for something more unique #askagent

Adult Fantasy is hard. It's worth it, but hard because it really needs to be a great story w/ great worldbuilding and characters. There are far fewer editors for A Fantasy so sometimes it's harder to find the right fit #askagent

There's no real limit here. Often, MG is shorter than YA but it depends on voice/style. I see all the time the chapters jump back and forth b/w long and short #askagent

Query Manager tells us if you've queried us before. BUT, if it's years later or you've done a significant revision on the title, you should be ok querying that same agent again #askagent

Bio should be short and sweet. If you have a connection to why you're writing the story (for instance, sharing identity or it's about a certain career that you share/studied) then say that instead of the usual "place I live, family, etc." #askagent

Yes and I say do this every time! I tell writers use Dear First Name Last Name so you don't run the risk of misgendering

I would only use personalization if you have something specific. Just "because you want fantasy" isn't really necessary #askagent

I see a lot of bullying storylines where that's all there is to it. I want it to be a bit deeper than simply dealing with bullies. Also still seeing a bunch of "suddenly having powers awaken" in a kid #askagent

Show what is unique. What sets your story apart from those on shelves? Give us a reason to really want to dig into those pages #askagent

social media is not a huge deal for agents (fiction agents) unless they notice something problematic on it. Otherwise, we usually assume we'll help the writer build their platform after becoming our client #askagent

Try to stay b/w 100-110k right now.

Mine really are authors who either really fight on every edit or aren't good at keeping up communication. Makes it very hard to do my job #askagent

Great question! I'd love retellings that aren't the ones we keep seeing recycled. non-Western stories would be WONDERFUL for this #askagent

Try not to go over 110k. Many editors are asking for nothing over that. It's hard and there are outliers, but shoot for b/w 100-110k

Fantasy is always a hard sell, but it's worth it for fantastic pieces. I don't think it's so much looking away as taking a harder look #askagent

I don't think it is unless we see we've passed on multiple from the same author. We know writers grow with time and with each new work so we don't judge based off passing on a past title #askagent I would start the letter fresh, though, and not mention the past rejection

Depends on the publisher. In my experience, the editors have talked with the author to get a sense of their vision for character, color scheme, type of cover they've pictured. But end decision is usually in the hands of the editor #askagent

It doesn't! It's great to see but, especially in fiction, not necessary. Most of my clients did not have publishing creds beforehand. #askagent

Hmmmm that's tough. I feel like I see a lot of "reluctant hero" lately or "person suddenly has powers awaken in them". I'd love to see things that have the hook built in more to world/character instead of forced in #askagent

Totally fine! As long as you include one book and let us know what in it relates to your story, feel free to use other media forms #askagent

No, I always have to read the full manuscript before making a decision. I'm not comfortable partnering with someone otherwise #askagent

I'm not a huge novel in verse person, so to me, I think they're hard to sell. That being said, there are amazing ones out there and GREAT agents selling the crap out of them #askagent

Querying has deff been up, but editors are still acquiring! The only issues may be on $$ in advances or editors needing to be picky on what they pick up since the future market is very unknown #askagent