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Claribel A. Ortega - On Fake Hiatus ๐ @Claribel_Ortega
#asknewagent when you request a full, do you normally read right away or does it depend?@Claribel_Ortega It usually takes me a a while - a few weeks at least, more if my clients have a lot going on. #asknewagent

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Authors do your research for the appropriate agents as well as the appropriate way to query before you start querying #askagent #noshortcuts

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telling me Iโd be lucky if heโd ever query me again. To ensure my good luck, I blocked him. Permanently. 2/2 #askagent #bridgeburned

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Tumblr #askagent: If offered representation is it ok to tell them you're waiting for other agents to finish the MS? bit.ly/1ZHF0iZ

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Have publishing or writing questions? My friend @NaughtyBrent and I are going to answer them tomorrow at 8PM EST using #asknewagent

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Chris Tatman @ChrisTatman1
@mushenska. Dear Ms M.n is mr pullman right to say that authors should be paid? I guess you don't do the guardian stuff for free!@ChrisTatman1 yes I feel strongly authors should be paid for appearances - tho obv sometimes extenuating circs #askagent

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Chris Tatman @ChrisTatman1
@mushenska dear ms M., does a prologue count as one of first 3 chapters or can it be included, ie, 'four chapters', confuses people. Thanks.@ChrisTatman1 depends how long it is! If several pages count as a chapter #askagent

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Melissa (Misty) Hed @MelissaHed
@mushenska favorite recent YA you wish you represented? #askagent@MelissaHed I LOVED To All the Boys I've Loved Before #askagent

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Chris Tatman @ChrisTatman1
@mushenska what are the most common mistakes submitters make? #askagent@ChrisTatman1 not knowing where their book is going! Not enough of a story #askagent

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Chris Tatman @ChrisTatman1
@mushenska dear ms M., what are you seeing too much of atm, what would you like to see? What is selling? #askagent@ChrisTatman1 loving creepy books at the mo - thrillers and ghost stories. Open to most things tho #askagent

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Elvin Mensah @elvinmensah
@mushenska Ah right! :) Were you a fan of any of other Man Booker Nominees? #AskAgent@elvinmensah not read any of the others (THE SHAME) #askagent

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Juliet Mushens @mushenska
@inspectahdreck depends heavily on contractual terms - most contracts give publisher ultimate veto (not all) #askagent@inspectahdreck however I've never had an author have their cover go to print if they hate it - tends to be collaborative process #askagent

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leah @leahprit
@mushenska ...will they be sued #askagent@inspectahdreck depends heavily on contractual terms - most contracts give publisher ultimate veto (not all) #askagent

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Lisa Bradley @lisabjourno
@mushenska out of the full MS you request, how many would you normally take on? #askagent@lisabjourno took on 6 last year, 13 the year before #askagent

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@eisen5585 obv writing talent is the first! Future ideas important & also I like working with people I like! #askagent

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Melissa (Misty) Hed @MelissaHed
@mushenska Does your agency share submissions? Also is no from one no from all? #askagent@MelissaHed no from one is no from all - I share with colleagues if I think more up their street #askagent