To start, some common questions are answered here: twitter.com/KeirAlekseii/s…

So you never got a response from a year ago?
My rule of thumb is that if you’ve made substantial changes you can try again, just mention it in the query. #AskAnAgent

Yes we are. Because we still need books for teens ❤️

You absolutely can query American agents if you’d like. Especially if you want to break out in the US market they will have a good handle if its pulse #AskAnAgent

If you are just getting form I would make sure you are really showing what the hook is (query) and that you are starting in the right place (pages)
How many rejections are we talking about though because if it’s not a lot it could be fine and you just have to keep going

If the concept hooked me, yes. Many agents/editors look at the pages first.

20 can be a challenging age for protagonists. It is a little old for YA and NA really isn’t a thing. Do they need to be 20? Why did you choose that age?

Actually, novella and short novel length works are really kind of having a moment. If I were you I would read publishersmarketplace.com and look over the deal lists. You are going to find a lot of listings for deals for shorter fiction.

You said it in saying it depends. It depends on the knowledge of the agent, it depends on how outside the box the book is, it depends on how many subs the agent does. There’s no hard and fast stat. I know agents who sell almost 100%, I know new or untrained agents who hardly sell

Synopses are hard, I will grant you that. A lot of people want a one pager, I think three gives enough room to tell your story. Think of it as a pitch tool. We don’t need every lot detail. Think conflict, stakes, and motivation. I want to know why I should care what is happening.

I think publishing right now is making inroads in serving more diverse readers. And we need to get over the idea that books are gender-specific. Anyone who knows my author list knows gender specificity is bullshit.

I don’t hate prologues except when they’re basically lazy writing, which a lot of them are. A lot of them are the authors saying I’m gonna bore you for two chapters so I’m gonna give you this prologue that’s really a flash forward to show that there’s something good later on.

1/2 Comps are super important. You want a book that’s gotten a lot of buzz, has sold well, it is not by a superstar known author, but a new author who’s getting a lot of attention. Read publishers weekly, even the free newsletters are great.

If the writing on the first page is not engaging the reader at all, it’s almost a guaranteed rejection. If it’s a little rough or something intrigued us, we’ll keep reading. It doesn’t have to be perfect, but it does have to hook us.

Just query: Dear Uwe, I am wondering if I can interest you in <Title, word count, comps, short pitch<
Then "about the author". Done.

I am not really interested in comps to that email extend. Just tell me what to expect comp-wise.

It appears as if 2 weeks is the "standard."

The publisher's.

We do and we do it on pretty much everything.

The only time I don't like getting queries is between December 15 and January 10.