We have a category for that: New Adult.
Look for publishers of adult fiction that publish adult fiction with YA interest or YA publishers who publish YA fiction with adult interest.

Yes! I want to Represent my clients for their whole career—except I don’t rep PBs. 😂❤️❤️ But a lot of agents do.

With that said, pick one to start with and have a convo about the other when you get an offer and see where the agent stands.

I prefer 100% done, edited, and polished.
But I’ve received proposals from agents before who were representing authors with books that only had a synopsis and were looking for a publisher+advance before writing it (they were all bestselling authors already), but I don’t take them

No preference; depends on the genre, story, plot, if your series is ready or not, and a lot of other things 😊

Sporadically up until now, but going forward I’ll be checking more often—not for followers, but for content. I have a great team who supports each other and it’s important to me I don’t upset the balance.

Usually it’s because you queried a book that doesn’t fit what the agent/publisher is currently looking for OR you queried something that doesn’t match their catalogue.

Could be good feedback, since it’s not saying your story is not good, it’s just not for that agent/their list.

I’d figure out the royalty split, if any.

Who are you? Why did you become a writer? What’s your favorite book? What other books and authors inspire you? Are you working on anything else? Do you have any social projects? How are you changing the world with your writing? Did you ever get any praise for other books? Etc.

When querying, you should already be writing your next book. Never wait for a book to be picked up before starting your next one. Published or not, the best way to sell your book is by witting your next one. Good luck 😉

With the revision process? Yes—there are some great books in editing that will help you. I’ll share a list later. Also, if you don’t have critique partners or a writing group, try to find some. They help tremendously.

I don't think so, as long as you query that version to literary agents in German speaking countries.

I would only query one book at a time, and then during the "offer call" talk about the other books and strategy re: your career.

Probably.

Of course.

Not for me, but I can't speak for other agents.

YA friendship stories, YA thrillers, YA rom coms.

Adult thrillers.

Non-fiction from authors with a strong platform.

identities, one identity might inform your lived experience more so than others (example: being a brown woman always exerted greater influence over my life than my sexuality did, or my neurodivergence).

So, consider this if...

As a POC it is more likely that I relate to stories by other POC, which is something to consider before querying me, though I wouldn't decline a story solely because it's not written by BIPOC.

That said, not all marginalizations are equal and when you have intersecting...

From the DMs (msg cut for length): Does marginalized backgrounds include white LGBT folks?

Short answer: yes. White folks from marginalized backgrounds are welcome to query me.

Long answer: LGBTQ, DIS, ND & other such voices are still marginalized even when also white. BUT...

As for shorter stories, this one is incredibly subjective. Both 112k and 82k seem like good lengths to me, depending on what the age category & genre are.

Whether a faster paced novel helps or harms you in the query trenches depends entirely on the individual agents. I...