I don’t know my total number of submissions from last year, but I took on 9 new clients last year (again, not a typical year), so I imagine my stats were pretty similar then. 4/?

This year, I’ve received about 1650 #queries. Of those, I requested 120, or 7.3% I signed 10, which is 8.3% of requested material, but only .6% of the total # of queries. I offered on a few more than I signed, so the offering percentage is actually slightly higher. 3/?

Now, bear in mind, 10 new clients is a lot. Most years, I take on maybe 4-5 new clients. But a big part of my focus this year is growing my #nonfiction list and that’s reflected in these numbers. 8 of the 10 I signed write nonfiction. The other 2 write romance. 2/?

Last night I signed my 10th new client of the year, and I want to take this opportunity to do a thread on #submissions and #querystats. Get ready to do some math with me. 1/?

THIS #querytip #askagent

Such an important thread. Thank you for taking the time to share this, @CarolCHinz. #pubtip

Ya'll, when someone is on vacation, it's the polite thing to not email them with check-ins. #querytip

661 adult, 152 MG, 457 YA. #querystats

My SFF #querystats since joining Bookends in February 2018 (corrected):

I have received 1270 SFF queries in adult, YA, and MG.

Of those, I requested pages for 109 of them.

Of those, I have signed 4.

In the past 365 days, I've received 1,380 picture book queries alone. #querystats

#pubtip Go to a bookstore and look to see where your book would sit. Then buy similar books, read and see if that is the truth or just dreaming.

#querytip Hi, if agents ask you to query them at submissions, please query them at submissions - don't get their emails from random places & spam them. Thanks. #subtip

This is your weekly reminder that if you’re not Asian and you try to bond with me over Asian things in your query letters, it can come across as offensive. Especially if you don’t know what my background is. I’m American. I speak English. Simple as that. #querytip

Reminder: a good agency reputation is great, but always, ALWAYS make sure you're comfortable with the way your agent works beyond social media and advertising.

#pubtip
(cc @ItGottlieb)

#Pubtip Before your book pubs, tweeting about it once a day is not too much.
You can tweet book cover, blurbs, chapter titles, pics of ppl holding up the galley/book, quotes from book, why you wrote it, acknowledgments, writing advice...

#pubtip Start your writing day off with a to-do list. Don't just say how many words you plan to write, but plan the story. What do you want you characters to accomplish and learn today. Don't let them quit until they are done!

#pubtip If an editor or agent rejects your query letter, turning around and sending more material of the same project is not going to change our mind.

I am your rom-com agent. #querytip #lovemyjob

#querytip While Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Narnia, or Game of Thrones may have been your inspiration for your manuscript, please look for more recent books and authors to compare to! This shows you know how your book fits in with today's marketplace.

#querystats I have 5 queries and 2 requested manuscripts. Oldest query is from August 3rd.