Kelly Van Sant
@bookishchick
Literary Agent
Literary Agent & Contract Maven at KT Literary (QueryManager.com/kellyvansant). A mind at work. I'm a witch, and I'm hunting you. She/her
48 MSWL
70 AskAgent
8 Queries
44 Tips

First manuscript request of 2019! #querywin

Carrie Pestritto
@literarycarrie
Literary Agent
Literary agent and audio rights director at @LDLiterary ! Avid home decorator. Always promising friends to go with them to Pilates. Never do. 🇰🇷🇺🇸✌🏻
89 MSWL
1 Queries
4 Tips

I've got a #QueryWin today! YA Fantasy query with a balance of high stakes and voice that made me need to read the pages! Yay!

Abby Saul
@BookySaul
Literary Agent
agent at The Lark Group (@LarkWords), reader of books, hiker of trails | she/her
74 MSWL
8 Queries
70 Tips

Abby Saul @BookySaul

(3 cont) Maybe I've tried to sell something like it recently and couldn't! I do sometimes have to say no to projects I might like!
Replying to @BookySaul

A #querywin pitches me a book that I see I have the potential to love. I HAVE to love a ms to take it on, and you HAVE to have me love it!

Abby Saul
@BookySaul
Literary Agent
agent at The Lark Group (@LarkWords), reader of books, hiker of trails | she/her
74 MSWL
8 Queries
70 Tips
Abby Saul
@BookySaul
Literary Agent
agent at The Lark Group (@LarkWords), reader of books, hiker of trails | she/her
74 MSWL
8 Queries
70 Tips

Abby Saul @BookySaul

There are GREAT resources online about the range of word counts for each genre. Check them out before you hit send! #querytip
Replying to @BookySaul

My favorite #querywin moments always start with a genre that's on my rep list and a word count in that genre's sweet spot.

Alyssa Jennette
@AlyssaJennette
Literary Agent
I ask a lot of questions. Painfully earnest. Art school grad (MICA '10). Literary agent at @StonesongNYC . Silence is not peace.
196 MSWL
165 Queries
5 Tips

Man, you guys really took my closing-for-August to heart and sent the Big Guns. I am really loving what I'm seeing in my inbox! #querywin

Eric Smith
@ericsmithrocks
Literary Agent
Literary Agent (@PSLiterary), Author. Latest, YOU CAN GO YOUR OWN WAY (@InkyardPress) and JAGGED LITTLE PILL: THE NOVEL (@abramskids). Loves @BeautyBritches .
175 MSWL
63 AskAgent
4 Queries
8 Tips

An early morning #querywin... a pitch for a book that's PACIFIC RIM meets THE SELECTION?!?

Kurestin Armada
@kurestinarmada
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @RootLiterary . Specializes in science fiction, fantasy, & graphic novels for all ages.
57 MSWL
137 AskAgent
2 Queries
20 Tips

It's a #querywin kind of day! Bisexual princesses saving their softspoken princes and YA models creating robots by night 😍✨ I'm excited!

Kelly Van Sant
@bookishchick
Literary Agent
Literary Agent & Contract Maven at KT Literary (QueryManager.com/kellyvansant). A mind at work. I'm a witch, and I'm hunting you. She/her
48 MSWL
70 AskAgent
8 Queries
44 Tips

There's magic in the air this weekend! Just hit the third #querywin in 24 hours! Another YA contemporary!

Kelly Van Sant
@bookishchick
Literary Agent
Literary Agent & Contract Maven at KT Literary (QueryManager.com/kellyvansant). A mind at work. I'm a witch, and I'm hunting you. She/her
48 MSWL
70 AskAgent
8 Queries
44 Tips

Another #querywin! A YA scifi novel with a unique premise, beautiful prose, and great pacing.

Kelly Van Sant
@bookishchick
Literary Agent
Literary Agent & Contract Maven at KT Literary (QueryManager.com/kellyvansant). A mind at work. I'm a witch, and I'm hunting you. She/her
48 MSWL
70 AskAgent
8 Queries
44 Tips

Been working for 10 hours and just hit a #querywin! A contemporary with hints of mystery and a mouth-watering description of ramen on pg 1!

Saba Sulaiman
@agentsaba
Literary Agent
Senior agent at Talcott Notch Literary. Eternally recovering from maternity leave. Probably hiding somewhere eating cake. Closed to unsolicited queries. @pocpub
131 MSWL
7 AskAgent
2 Queries
47 Tips

Confident and well-researched -- this is what I call a #querywin.

Laura Crockett
@LECrockett
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @TriadaUS | Opinions my own | she/her
148 MSWL
24 AskAgent
322 Queries
88 Tips

June's been a stellar month for requests. Well done, writers! #querywin

Abby Saul
@BookySaul
Literary Agent
agent at The Lark Group (@LarkWords), reader of books, hiker of trails | she/her
74 MSWL
8 Queries
70 Tips

Requesting a ton of fulls this week - great job, querying writers! #querywin

Caitie Flum
@caitief
Literary Agent
Associate agent at Liza Dawson Associates. Thoughts are my own. Huge nerd, musical theater lover
79 MSWL
49 AskAgent
62 Queries
27 Tips

A total #querywin - I asked for the full right away! YA Fantasy w/ assassins, thieves, and lies. Shows stakes & character. NEED.

Caitie Flum
@caitief
Literary Agent
Associate agent at Liza Dawson Associates. Thoughts are my own. Huge nerd, musical theater lover
79 MSWL
49 AskAgent
62 Queries
27 Tips

YA historical about something I didn't even know happened. Simple, to the point, clear, and fascinating. #querywin

Jessica Sinsheimer
@jsinsheim
Literary Agent
Ravenous reader, lazy gourmet, literary agent + cheese-obsessed human. Co-creator of #MSWL , Manuscript Wish List® + ManuscriptAcademy.com. ☕📚She/her.
118 MSWL
12 Queries
10 Tips

Another writer started with a VERY risky first line of her query today. Luckily for her, I laughed. Heartily. And requested. #QueryWin

Jessica Sinsheimer
@jsinsheim
Literary Agent
Ravenous reader, lazy gourmet, literary agent + cheese-obsessed human. Co-creator of #MSWL , Manuscript Wish List® + ManuscriptAcademy.com. ☕📚She/her.
118 MSWL
12 Queries
10 Tips

I actually wrote "This is so messed up, and I'm loving it" when requesting more of a thriller. #QueryWin #JessicaFail

Kelly Van Sant
@bookishchick
Literary Agent
Literary Agent & Contract Maven at KT Literary (QueryManager.com/kellyvansant). A mind at work. I'm a witch, and I'm hunting you. She/her
48 MSWL
70 AskAgent
8 Queries
44 Tips

Another #querywin for a Middle Grade! This one a voicey contemporary(!) with an insightful, delightful protagonist

Kurestin Armada
@kurestinarmada
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @RootLiterary . Specializes in science fiction, fantasy, & graphic novels for all ages.
57 MSWL
137 AskAgent
2 Queries
20 Tips

Tonight's #querywin references my #MSWL tweets and features: snappy writing, characters with no easy options, and "queer fantasy." REQUEST!