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manstayshome @manstayshome
@JuliaChurchill what are your thoughts about self publishing?@manstayshome I don't have views on it perse. It's more the reasons the writer is entering it to it, & if I think they are sound. #askagent
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Janelle McCurdy @JanelleLMccurdy
@JuliaChurchill If a query letter was poorly written, but the sample chapters were brilliant would you still request a full ms? #askagent@SeekerJBeliever Yes, but that doesn't happen very often. If the writer is good, the letter will probably be OK too. #askagent
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Grinch Advocate Tinselthief @GATaylor3
@JuliaChurchill Hi,Julia. Do agents reconsider MSs if they've undergone extensive editing with help of an editor? #askagent@GATaylor3 I'd happily look again. No skin off my nose, and I don't want to miss anything. #askagent
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Sue Palmer @sueypalmer
@JuliaChurchill Hi. Do you ever take authors on who are between 'first book getting lots of good attention' and a sequel in first draft??@sueypalmer I certainly would consider it, if I thought I had a role to play in helping take their career up a gear or two. #askagent
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Ozma Bryant @ozma_bryant
How often do you find clients via social media? What do you look for? #askagent@ozma_bryant I haven't. I start with a manuscript, a book to love. #askagent
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Janelle McCurdy @JanelleLMccurdy
@JuliaChurchill And what's the funniest/strangest query letter you have received? #askagent@SeekerJBeliever One covered in bird poo was pretty out-there. #askagent
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Anna Happy New Year! @Anna_Mazz
@JuliaChurchill Which fiction would you recommend for someone (namely, er, me) wanting to write a modern Narnia story for age 9+? #askagent@Anna_Mazz Thirteen Treasures trilogy, won the Waterstones, though I must declare an interest, I represent the author! #askagent
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Janelle McCurdy @JanelleLMccurdy
@JuliaChurchill Do you have a #mswl at the moment? What sub-genre of children's fiction are you looking for? :) #askagent@SeekerJBeliever No, wide open to anything I love! #askagent
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@jodieworld An ms should be finished in order to be shaped & edited. If I was him, I wouldn't want to send out a 1st draft. #askagent
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@jodieworld #askagent If he hopes to make a career of if (& it's fiction) the whole book.
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Courtney Gilfillian @CourtGilfill
.@alecdshane Is it important for writers to personalize queries? #askagent@CourtGilfill YES! Mention a book you liked or an interview an agent gave. Proof that you did your homework goes a LONG way. #askagent
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3...2...1...KABOOM! Another great #AskFuse. Bid on query critiques for mental illness here: ow.ly/Z5ufM Ends soon! #MS4MI
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Katie Spina @KatieSpina
@FuseLiterary how do you query a fantasy standalone that sets up series linked by the world rather than characters ala discworld #askfuse.@KatieSpina If the rest don't require this book, it's a standalone with series potential. Otherwise it's the first in a series. #AskFuse
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.@MeinhardtBrandy That depends upon the agent and the project. Some will stop after 10, others keep going for years. #AskFuse
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Jim Ormonde @jimormonde
#AskFuse If previously submitted w/o success but completely rewritten novel with help from creditable prof editor would you reconsider?.@jimormonde Usually no, unless the agent specifically asked for edits. That's why it's important to edit before you submit! #AskFuse
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.@CareyTorg Always have a synopsis ready when querying fiction, & always give the agent/publisher exactly what they ask for. #AskFuse