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J.Lee Dodson is Writing His First Novel @JLeeDodson
@UweStenderPhD I'm currently working on my first MG fantasy novel. I would like to begin work on a new book, however, I'm torn between a new MG novel or a YA horror novel. Questions are: Should I invest in a new MG( back pocket MS) or try another genre? Do you see horror making a comeback?My advice might not be helpful to you, but I will tell you what I tell my clients: "write what you are compelled to write, don't write for trends."
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HL Hinkle🍳 @TheComingOfGose
@UweStenderPhD Hi! What's your typical request rate (per 1000 queries received, say)? Are you super selective up front or do you roll the dice a lot?Thanks!
I am very selective, but...good question! I don't keep stats, but my gut feeling....Hmmm, I may request somewhere between 15 to 50 manuscripts per thousand queries.
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21timetraveler @21timetraveler
@UweStenderPhD Why might an agent request a partial instead of a full?I don't know. You're asking the wrong person. If *I* am interested in something, I request the full. Maybe it comes from the time when there was no email to avoid printing and receiving all the paper?!? It's email, if I like it, I read on, if I don't, I pass, why not the full?!?
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Jamir @jjexists
@UweStenderPhD Hello! My full YA contemporary manuscripts tend to be kind of slim. (Around 40-50k). Is this an ok word count to send an agent for possible representation?I guess it all depends on how great the writing, the plot, the story is. However, it DOES seem a bit short to me. Try, and see what happens.
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Deb @adorablecrab
The tropes are hungry pic.twitter.com/XcghXASyA2If you guys want to know my evergreen #MSWL
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"Historical middle grade that re-rewrites history to add an element of magic." @msmariavicente #MSWL mariavicente.com/representation/
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tash⚢ @tjkiippen
A waitress crushed by college meets the daughter of a billionaire whos tired of her parents harassing her about being single. The waitress agrees to be her fake gf in exchange for enough money to pay her debt and to find a job in her field. They fall in love in the process twitter.com/TheLady_Artemi…Somebody write the book #mswl
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We got any fashionistas out there? @TaherehMafi’s A Very Large Expanse of Sea has my #MSWL pining for a #YA novel where fashion—and the liberation of clothing autonomy—unites unlikely friends.
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Between the third grader winning his first basketball tournament and husband obsessing over the NCAA, #MarchMadness is here. I look forward to some manuscript madness as we kick off #PBParty. The search for my final 4 is on! #MSWL #WishlistWednesday