Q23: Super un-memorable bizarro fiction. Pass #500queries

Q22: Not quite genre enough for what it wants to be, and comes across as muddled. Pass. #500queries

Q21: MG F—cute, but too close to something already on my list. #500queries

Monday's topic: It's Editing Time. #querywin #agentlife 😎

If the client decides to go with me they'll sign and we will get started. #querywin #agentlife

But, of course it's the prospective client's call. However, if you take too long,I know I'm not your 1st choice & pass. #querywin #agentlife

I either want it or I don't. If I want it badly enough, then I get my act together and run with it or pass. #querywin #agentlife

I will drop everything to read and either decline or also offer. That does not take more than a week. #querywin #agentlife

Here is MY take on this.If I consider a manuscript & a prospect. client tells me they have an offer,if I REALLY want it #querywin #agentlife

I think it is fair to wait for a week for the author's decision. Some ask for two weeks to check with other agents. #querywin #agentlife

Advice: in any agency contract be clear about the scope, commission, termination clause. If they are not clear, ask. #querywin #agentlife

If they have any questions at all, we'll schedule another call. Since I'm a member of the AAR,I follow their standards. #querywin #agentlife

So, if the call goes well, then I send the prospective client the agency agreement. I want them to read it carefully. #querywin #agentlife

OK, time for Day 3 of what happens when I sign a new client. Today's topic: Signing the Agency Contract. #querywin #agentlife

Q20: Para YA with ghosties. Intrigued. Request! #500queries

Q19: less well-pitched version of a favorite SF book from 2015. Pass. #500queries

Q18: too short YA where the Big Problem is divorce. Pass. #500queries

Q17: Fantasy with some literary elements--I’m intrigued. Request! #500queries

Q16: Mass email. Did not read. #500queries

Tomorrow's topic: Signing the Agency Contract. #querywin #agentlife