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Brian Wask @BrianWask
@UweStenderPhD Do you want to know how the story ends?In a query, no. In a synopsis, yes. But I never request a synopsis so please take my advice with a grain, or several grains, of salt.
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🌈Susan is social distancing☔ @sjpierce_author
@UweStenderPhD I got feedback on a full that was basically "great voice, writing, and characters...but I didn't feel that spark to really champion it." Is that a good sign that I don't need to tweak anything and just keep going until I find the one it clicks with?I interpret that response as a "not for me." It's neither a good sign nor a bad one, it's just a way to respond. I'd keep going based on that.
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Sara Henderson IS WAITING.... @Henderson79Sara
@UweStenderPhD #askagent I’ve read differing opinions on this, so I wanted to get your opinion. Is it appropriate to nudge an agent who has requested a full after a certain amount of time? I’ve read after 3- 6 months, it’s ok. Thoughts? Also, do agents always respond after requesting a full?I would wait 3 months, and then it is appropriate for sure. I would respond, but I cannot speak for others.
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Teresa @TeresaTraver1
@UweStenderPhD Is getting the query letter perfect as important as people say, or do first pages matter more?It depends on the agent. If you wrote a lousy query letter to me, I would likely pass instantly, & not look further. If I love your query, I will ask for the full. & then, I need to love whatever I am reading to keep reading. Other agents, incl. at Triada US, do it differently.
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Dalton Valette @daltonvalette
@UweStenderPhD With the pandemic, have you experienced an uptick in queries or a decline from previous years? Or about the same?No change. They come in 50+ each day. And that makes me happy. Some normalcy is reassuring these days.
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Kristi Tragethon IS in FULL teacher mode! @KristiTragethon
@UweStenderPhD #askagent How long do you (on average) take to review a full manuscript? And if you’re on the fence about it...do you put it aside of awhile?That depends. Sadly, these days it can take me months, and other times, days. It depends on how busy/distracted/focused I am both professionally and personally. My average is probably 7 or 8 weeks. Sometimes I wonder if I should offer or request an R&R. That could delay things.
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Maddie Jay @maddiejaymusic
Undertow video out now 🥺🥺🥺 pic.twitter.com/FSuf73Q4zaokay like now that audio is on Twitter, I LOVE this song!! And want a contemporary YA or Adult WF or Romance that feels like this #mswl
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My #MSWL went live today! Feel free to check it out at manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/whit… if you're curious about more things that I'm interested in seeing for graphic novel pitches!
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Alix E. Harrow @AlixEHarrow
twitter i have a hunger for: battle couples.don't care about the genre (sff, romance, crime, whatever) or the gender, just really want to read about two people exchanging a last, heated glance before spinning back to back to face down insurmountable odds
Make it SFF & send my way!! #MSWL
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“Picture Books: the Wheel of the Year, cultural traditions/history, tales of mythology and lore, object-based nonfiction (no biographies), ghosts.” @msmariavicente #MSWL mariavicente.com/representation
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Thought of another #MSWL: A rewatch of Palm Springs got me thinking about time loops & interconnected timelines. I’d love to see something that truly blows my mind in the way NEVERWORLD WAKE or MIDWINTERBLOOD did. Serious, funny, romantic, super dark, all of the above?
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Con Todo @contodonetflix
Vampires Vs. The Bronx is a horror-comedy film from director Oz Rodriguez about teens fighting to save the Bronx from a vampire invasion.Starring Jaden Michael, Gerald W. Jones III, Gregory Diaz IV, Joel “The Kid Mero” Martinez, Method Man & more, it's out on Netflix Oct. 2nd! pic.twitter.com/DQUWJq18sG
What do my eyes behold 😍 Vampires, horror, and a POC cast--this is #mswl all the way
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If you're a Latinx author who is participating in #LatinxPitch next week and happens to have a horror novel about Worry Dolls, consider this me pre-favoriting your Tweet in a shameless attempt to get a jump on the competition. #MSWL
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Took the summer off from Twitter and it was glorious. But I'm back now, for better or worse (probably the latter), and I'm particularly interested in great horror and narrative NF at the moment, in addition to my usual book tastes. #MSWL
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I'M OPEN TO ADULT QUERIES, today through 9/16. See thepurcellagency.com & follow submission guidelines. ADULT ONLY #Romance #WomensFiction & #Suspense. NO YA THIS TIME, but watch this space.
#MSWL #amquerying #WritingCommunity
#RomCom #BIPOC #LGBTQ #ownvoices