@forky68 no, I'd suggest you shortlist your top 5 and try them first, but not unusual to have several rejections before finding 1 #askagent

@forky68 write a really good ms & submit to 10-20 agents who represent the genre you write #askagent

@theyarnyard you're fine to do both #askagent

@ChrisTatman1 I am a big fan of Blake Snyder's Save the Cat. #askagent

@GemTodd I think 3 months. But some books I haven't been able to sell & have sold their next book #askagent

@FeathersFlames a literary thriller about an abducted teenage girl (unlikely to ever write it!) #askagent

@GemTodd hmmmm, maybe 7 drafts? #askagent

@GKellyFiction so if the crime is the focus I'd concentrate on submitting that. But later down the line easier to move #askagent

@GKellyFiction complicated - easier to establish you in one genre before moving to something completely different #askagent

@ElinHeron typically 12-18 months #askagent

@ChrisTatman1 yes #askagent

@Finlaysonauthor reeeeeally complicated character names #askagent

@Finlaysonauthor both of those, big expo dumps my most hated though #askagent

@theyarnyard absolutely - I'd pick 5-10 favourites and try them all at once #askagent

@misscandi77 just fiction #askagent

@adambunker ha, no! #askagent

@julesmnewman my oldest debut is 68 & average age probably mid 40s #askagent

@OxfordFarrell 'I write this sitting in the kitchen sink' is my all time fave #askagent

@sarahec1992 pros & cons to both - go with what feels most natural #askagent

@OxfordFarrell that's like asking a mother to pick a favourite child! #askagent