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· 31 Mar 2021

Hannah Sharpe @hannahdsharpe2

Do you ever ask writers questions when you request a partial/full? Such as, if you think a revision could be beneficial, do you feel out the writer?
#askPSLA

Great question! If I'm excited about a work but want to see how the author edits, I'll get in touch with the author about possible revisions after I've read the full--sometimes this can mean a non-exclusive revise and resubmit. #askPSLA

· 31 Mar 2021

𝒦𝒶𝓉𝒽𝓁𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝐹𝑜𝓍𝓍, 𝒜𝓊𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓇 @kfoxx_writes

Will pubbing short/flash/micros help an #author be taken more seriously when #amquerying? If so, does it matter if the genre of the novel being queried is different than the pubbed short/flash/micro?
#askPSLA @ceciliaclyra @readbystephanie Thank you!
#WritingCommunity #Writer

Publishing shorter pieces is great, though by no means required to be taken seriously.

My advice is to do it if it brings you joy. Above all, keep your eyes on the prize, i.e. making your full-length work as good as it can possibly be. Writing is rewriting. #askPSLA

· 31 Mar 2021

Robyn Michaels @RobynMichaels9

#askPSLA Do you have a preferred query formula?

Great question! ☺️ I like the book + hook + cook formula.

The PSLA website has a helpful breakdown of what each paragraph should contain. e.g. 1st paragraph "title and category of your work (...), an estimated word count and a brief, general introduction." #askPSLA

· 24 Mar 2021

I'm at the @BytetheBook Agent Tables event this afternoon where I get to meet some aspiring authors and give some feedback on opening chapters.

I am looking, as always, for "the three Cs" in any novel opening:

✅ Character
✅ Conflict
✅ Concept

#AskAgent

· 23 Mar 2021

The Scribbling Dragon 🐉 @ScribblingDrake

@UweStenderPhD Is a writer more appealing if they have a deal in hand?

Replying to @ScribblingDrake

Theoretically yes, depending on the deal and whom with, but, for me, I would need to read your book first. If I don't love it, I will not be interested.

· 23 Mar 2021

Chelsea Covington Maass @chelseasfiction

@UweStenderPhD When you sign a client, do you want to hear about their ideas for future books before they start a new project?

Replying to @chelseasfiction

Sure, but whatever the client wants to talk about is fine with me.

· 23 Mar 2021

Susan Burdorf @sburdorf

@UweStenderPhD Do you personally feel that changes made to adapt to COVID related connection issues will remain (i.e. use of ZOOM over in person meetings and things like that)

Replying to @sburdorf

I don't know, I'm not suffering from grandiosity syndrome which you would have to to predict the future. I hope ZOOM won't stick, because it overwhelms me, stresses me out,& I hate looking at myself all the damned time. I want to look at a REAL person I am talking to. I NEED IRL.

· 23 Mar 2021

Susan Burdorf @sburdorf

@UweStenderPhD What is the best thing an author can do when submitting a project for consideration to help the agent/editor work with the project?

Replying to @sburdorf

This is going to sound ridiculous/dismissive/rude/whatever...write a GREAT book!

· 23 Mar 2021

Chelsea Covington Maass @chelseasfiction

@UweStenderPhD Do you ever sell foreign rights prior to selling in the U.S.?

Replying to @chelseasfiction

On a VERY VERY rare occasion, yes. We have a German original thanks to my brilliant colleague Brent.

· 23 Mar 2021

Christopher Roubique @Dreamertide

@UweStenderPhD Is 110k words too long for YA fantasy? Particularly a fantasy not set on Earth.

Thanks!

Replying to @Dreamertide

Not in my opinion.

· 23 Mar 2021

Shirley Songweaver @Ssongweaver

@UweStenderPhD Is it okay for first book in a series to end on a cliff hanger?

Replying to @Ssongweaver

Certainly, especially if, despite the cliffhanger, it can still stand alone as well.

· 23 Mar 2021

michael leibowitz @michael31781

@UweStenderPhD Thanks for the opportunity to ask a question. Can an author query an agent that he received a rejection from after a certain period of time?

Replying to @michael31781

Of course, especially with a different project.

· 23 Mar 2021

Siobhan Mitchell @siobhanmitchell

@UweStenderPhD Thanks for #askagent! Do you think portal fantasies for MG are too cliched/overdone?

Replying to @siobhanmitchell

I personally am not the biggest fan of portal anything, YET, I am currently reading one I TOTALLY adore, so there is that.

· 23 Mar 2021

faith a. villanueva @faithavills

@UweStenderPhD what genre do you get most excited about as a reader, and is it different from what you like to see as an agent?

Replying to @faithavills

Ha, yes. I love reading German originals, especially adult suspense, in my spare time, but I don't usually rep those.

· 23 Mar 2021

Karen ❄ @karenjoe93

@UweStenderPhD Hi, Uwe. Thank you for doing this. I hope I'm not late. Is it okay to ask how caught up are you with submissions?
Have a wonderful night:)

Replying to @karenjoe93

I am woefully behind with fulls...but if I am more than 3 months behind, please nudge me. And apologies either way. If it is NOT a full, just a query, then I AM caught up, but there were several times when I had a specific OOO message, so no response in that timeframe is a NO.