Uwe Stender
@UweStenderPhD
Literary Agent
Founder @triadaus , Literary/Film Agent. Herthaner. Berliner Schnauze. Westend. Qualität kommt von Qual. 1982,1991, 2013, 2017. Books, Films, Music. ❤ Berlin ❤
76 MSWL
1203 AskAgent
44 Queries
81 Tips
Uwe Stender
@UweStenderPhD
Literary Agent
Founder @triadaus , Literary/Film Agent. Herthaner. Berliner Schnauze. Westend. Qualität kommt von Qual. 1982,1991, 2013, 2017. Books, Films, Music. ❤ Berlin ❤
76 MSWL
1203 AskAgent
44 Queries
81 Tips

Laura Bower @LauraMB2

@UweStenderPhD What is on your wish list right this minute?
Replying to @LauraMB2

YA friendship stories, YA thrillers, YA rom coms.

Adult thrillers.

Non-fiction from authors with a strong platform.

Keir Alekseii
@KeirAlekseii
Literary Agent
Associate🔥Agent for @jenazantian | Cat wrangler 🐈‍ | 🇹🇹 gyal | Intersectional feminist✊ | #ADHD | she/they bi/pan 🌈 | Opinions my own. Layout @ana_scribe
75 MSWL
5 AskAgent

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...

Keir Alekseii
@KeirAlekseii
Literary Agent
Associate🔥Agent for @jenazantian | Cat wrangler 🐈‍ | 🇹🇹 gyal | Intersectional feminist✊ | #ADHD | she/they bi/pan 🌈 | Opinions my own. Layout @ana_scribe
75 MSWL
5 AskAgent

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...

Keir Alekseii
@KeirAlekseii
Literary Agent
Associate🔥Agent for @jenazantian | Cat wrangler 🐈‍ | 🇹🇹 gyal | Intersectional feminist✊ | #ADHD | she/they bi/pan 🌈 | Opinions my own. Layout @ana_scribe
75 MSWL
5 AskAgent

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...

Keir Alekseii
@KeirAlekseii
Literary Agent
Associate🔥Agent for @jenazantian | Cat wrangler 🐈‍ | 🇹🇹 gyal | Intersectional feminist✊ | #ADHD | she/they bi/pan 🌈 | Opinions my own. Layout @ana_scribe
75 MSWL
5 AskAgent

William Michael (writer) @OhlidalWilliam

@KeirAlekseii 2 questions if I may...

How long after your initial rejections can you submit a rewritten version of a story that got rejected?

Are shorter stories more cost-effective?
I've reduced my novel from 112,000 to 82,000 making a harder-hitting faster-paced book. Does it help?
Replying to @OhlidalWilliam

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...

Ann Rose
@annmrose
Literary Agent
agent: @TheTobiasAgency & #rosebudauthor wrangler | author: ROAD TO EUGENICA & BREAKOUT | opinions are my own | she/her rep:@evascalzo layout:@ana_scribe
206 MSWL
449 AskAgent
11 Queries
127 Tips
Ann Rose
@annmrose
Literary Agent
agent: @TheTobiasAgency & #rosebudauthor wrangler | author: ROAD TO EUGENICA & BREAKOUT | opinions are my own | she/her rep:@evascalzo layout:@ana_scribe
206 MSWL
449 AskAgent
11 Queries
127 Tips
Ann Rose
@annmrose
Literary Agent
agent: @TheTobiasAgency & #rosebudauthor wrangler | author: ROAD TO EUGENICA & BREAKOUT | opinions are my own | she/her rep:@evascalzo layout:@ana_scribe
206 MSWL
449 AskAgent
11 Queries
127 Tips

Abigail @AbigailLissit

@annmrose Is there actionable advice you can give for someone who has workshopped their query and first pages with multiple CPs and beta readers and is still getting form rejections? :)
Replying to @AbigailLissit

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

Gina Panettieri
@ginapanettieri
Literary Agent
Founder/literary agent with Talcott Notch. If I'm not reading, I'm in the gardens or baking. I get way too into Fall and Halloween. Chocolate is life.
13 MSWL
9 AskAgent
4 Tips
Gina Panettieri
@ginapanettieri
Literary Agent
Founder/literary agent with Talcott Notch. If I'm not reading, I'm in the gardens or baking. I get way too into Fall and Halloween. Chocolate is life.
13 MSWL
9 AskAgent
4 Tips
Gina Panettieri
@ginapanettieri
Literary Agent
Founder/literary agent with Talcott Notch. If I'm not reading, I'm in the gardens or baking. I get way too into Fall and Halloween. Chocolate is life.
13 MSWL
9 AskAgent
4 Tips

blan©️k. @sonyablanck

@ginapanettieri who's publishing under 50k nowadays? (also please tell me about shoulder cryotherapy, mine subluxes dozens of times a day)
Replying to @sonyablanck

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.

Gina Panettieri
@ginapanettieri
Literary Agent
Founder/literary agent with Talcott Notch. If I'm not reading, I'm in the gardens or baking. I get way too into Fall and Halloween. Chocolate is life.
13 MSWL
9 AskAgent
4 Tips

F.X. Regan @FXRegan

@ginapanettieri I know it varies by client, but on average, what it the success rate shopping an author/book you think has “it” to a publisher?
Replying to @FXRegan

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

Gina Panettieri
@ginapanettieri
Literary Agent
Founder/literary agent with Talcott Notch. If I'm not reading, I'm in the gardens or baking. I get way too into Fall and Halloween. Chocolate is life.
13 MSWL
9 AskAgent
4 Tips

Art Geis @artgeis

@ginapanettieri What are your keys for a successful synopsis?
Replying to @artgeis

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.

Gina Panettieri
@ginapanettieri
Literary Agent
Founder/literary agent with Talcott Notch. If I'm not reading, I'm in the gardens or baking. I get way too into Fall and Halloween. Chocolate is life.
13 MSWL
9 AskAgent
4 Tips
Gina Panettieri
@ginapanettieri
Literary Agent
Founder/literary agent with Talcott Notch. If I'm not reading, I'm in the gardens or baking. I get way too into Fall and Halloween. Chocolate is life.
13 MSWL
9 AskAgent
4 Tips

patrick hopkins (he/him)🏳️‍🌈 supports ukraine @AuthorHopkins

@ginapanettieri questions based on things i've seen recently:

1) on a scale of 1 to throw it in an active volcano as a warning, how much do you hate prologues?

2) at what point does a writer withdrawing a sub package to fix something get irritating?

tia.

<3
Replying to @AuthorHopkins

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.

Gina Panettieri
@ginapanettieri
Literary Agent
Founder/literary agent with Talcott Notch. If I'm not reading, I'm in the gardens or baking. I get way too into Fall and Halloween. Chocolate is life.
13 MSWL
9 AskAgent
4 Tips

M.A. Guglielmo @Aphemia66

@ginapanettieri What are some strategies for selecting comps when writing a query?
Replying to @Aphemia66

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.

Gina Panettieri
@ginapanettieri
Literary Agent
Founder/literary agent with Talcott Notch. If I'm not reading, I'm in the gardens or baking. I get way too into Fall and Halloween. Chocolate is life.
13 MSWL
9 AskAgent
4 Tips

n30hybr1d @n30hybr1d

@ginapanettieri How likely is a query to get rejected based off the first page of a manuscript? Thanks.
Replying to @n30hybr1d

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.