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Josephine (writes about talking cats) @dreaminghour
@literaticat more personal than #askagent: any recommendations for #followfriday?@dreaminghour everyone on my Twitter list "clients" 😀 #followfriday #askagent
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TE Carter @TECarter7
About genre. Does horror or thriller mean scary to you? What about the horror of humanity? Dark realism? #askagent@TECarter7 well, the asker of that question specifically mentioned horror and gore. Yes, to me, that means scary. #askagent
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jennifer "scotchmallow" laughran @literaticat
@what_eats_owls def images of kids, animals, lots of movement, color and bw. And some that show a story over multiple images. #askagent@what_eats_owls consider doing a bit of a well known fairy tale etc! Picture books are about telling story, not just pretty pix. #askagent
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❄️🌨Margaret Snowin' 🌨❄️ @what_eats_owls
@literaticat Jumping off this - what sort of things do you look for in illustrators? Any tips on portfolios, submissions, etc? #askagent@what_eats_owls def images of kids, animals, lots of movement, color and bw. And some that show a story over multiple images. #askagent
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Will Kelly @will_t_kelly
@literaticat so does a literary agent work closely with art rep agencies to create YA books, or is that a fairly separate process #askagent@will_t_kelly (and I have no idea what art reps do, as I am not one. But some artists have both agent and art rep.) #askagent
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Will Kelly @will_t_kelly
@literaticat so does a literary agent work closely with art rep agencies to create YA books, or is that a fairly separate process #askagent@will_t_kelly no. We rep both authors and author-illustrators. PUBLISHERS make books with our artists/writers. #askagent
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Gretchen @greyhatton
@literaticat My YA WIP is mostly thriller with a grim & gory ending. Could I pitch as thriller? Horror? Horror light? :) #askagent@greyhatton either, I guess! Having not read your book - do what you feel! "Scary YA!" #askagent
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Will Kelly @will_t_kelly
@literaticat any advice on seeking freelance art representation? Not sure if that's your field or not but def. interested. #askagent@will_t_kelly dunno about art reps, sorry! Slightly diff from lit agents (we rep illustrators - only for books, not editorial etc #askagent
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juliann law @juliannlaw
@literaticat Putting together a pb dummy, does it matter if I use landscape, portrait or square format? Is 1 better than another? #askagent@juliannlaw i would probably do landscape so that you are working in spreads, not pages. Spreads are everything! #askagent
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Megan Antosy @missmegs102
Anything you recommend besides determination and a sense of humor? #askagent@missmegs102 PATIENCE. ENDLESS. PATIENCE. (Still working on that myself) #askagent
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Jodi Gallegos @JodiGallegos_
@literaticat are you ever interested enough in the story to ask for a "revise & resubmit", or just say "no" if it's not perfect #askagent@DisgruntledMom I ask for revisions if I see the vision for them. #askagent
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Josephine (writes about talking cats) @dreaminghour
#askagent @literaticat I've been told YA where the MC is 13/14 is a "no go". How do series where the MC grows up overcome this?@dreaminghour like Harry Potter you mean? They are usually middle grade. #askagent
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Katie Spina @KatieSpina
@literaticat if book 1 is a technology type fantasy is it okay for book 2 to reveal that magic is what makes the tech work #askagent@KatieSpina the fact there is MAGIC In the world seems like a big thing to leave out of the first book but...if you do it well? #askagent