absolutely!! though it's always nice to get requested material soon after the initial "like" or request, i don't ever have a time limit on them. life happens, and you're definitely welcome to submit whenever you're ready :)

i don't tend to love prologues and usually think they can be cut; i absolutely prefer not seeing them in the initial 5 pages i ask for when authors query, since it's not *actually* the start of the story. i'm perfectly happy with them on requested materials, though!

super dependent on the query - some i know right away aren't going to be up my alley (genre isn't right, huge red flags re: racism/homophobia/fatphobia, etc.) that are pretty quick rejections. most queries fall into a middle ground space where the query is decent, opening

it more depends on whether i have a vision for edits. more often than not it ends up being a rejection; there's a lot more to choosing clients than just liking the book, i also have to make sure i'm confident i can help improve it in a way that aligns with the author's vision!

you can! include that in your bio, which goes at the end of the query. (but don't stress if you don't have any, either!)

mostly bc those big debuts are rare outliers - most trad publishers won't accept manuscripts too far above the standard wc for that genre/age category. it might go up once it's bought and work with their editor, but it's NOT common to have huge debuts.

however you like! it honestly doesn't matter to me - paragraph space is maybe the only one i'm not a huge fan of, mostly bc formatting can be weird when reading on a kindle/pasting into QM sometimes. but hashtags, stars, anything else - it's all the same to me :)

This industry is shifting rapidly and it’s become more important than ever that writers have clear vision for the career they want and resilience for the realities of the business. It’s a long game, friends. #askagent

You need to identify your reader. Who is the audience? Rom-com readers and WF readers have different expectations. Who will best be satisfied with your story?
NA never really took off so you can scratch it off your list.

I mean that’s tricky. If you aren’t getting any asks at all there could be something not working in the query or the first pages, if you are getting asks and then passes there’s something off in the middle. I think knowing when to stop is a gut instinct follow your gut

Yes I think that’s fine. I don’t think you have to hit every target but the more you can the better your chances likely are
Good luck

Number of chapters isn’t as important as number of words. Just make sure you are in range for your age group/genre

If I love the story I’m making an offer

Save it for a later stage.

You only need to let them know if you get an offer.
Twins are so cool! I’m glad I could be inspirational!

I would check in at 3 months and again at 6 months and if they don’t respond to either move on. But if they do respond and just haven’t gotten to it I think 3 month intervals for check ins are totally fair

I think you should mention it and the way to do that could be something like … this title might sound familiar but after some feedback it has been completely rewritten
Some agents have ways of tracking submissions so you don’t want them thinking you sent them the same thing

It’s always about the story.

There is always a call where you both get to ask questions and make sure you’re on the same page

Is it a romance that is in a fantasy world or a fantasy that also has a romance because I think these are two different things. If it’s a fantasy that also has a romance no I don’t expect to see it in the first pages.