With all the questions and tweets from last night, I figured it might be helpful to do a quick thread on agent acquisition tendencies and statistics. This thread in no way is meant to represent other agents or even a majority of them, but it meant as an explanation. ❤️ Most agents acquire what they believe is marketable and also something well written and something they’re passionate about. Before I go into this, some agencies give free reign over what agents acquire and how many they’re allowed to acquire. Others DO NOT have free reign and

Hey authors, I’m slightly fuming right now at the way some of you have been treated, so I wanted to post a thread based on red flags you can spot in contracts. This is made to make you aware of some things I believe should be negotiated out of contracts or walked away from. But the ultimate choice is up to you. This thread by no means is to put down differences in contracts for different agencies, but it should allow you to spot some warning signs in advance and enable you to ask an agent or professional about them and get answers. So, here goes...

For all my fantasy writers out there, I have a couple tips and questions for how to assess your manuscript for it's strength, especially after rejections with specific feedback. So...here goes some tips for the day... One of the biggest obstacles with fantasy is making the magic within the world different and realistic to the reader by fully fleshing out what your magic system is, how it works, and forcing your characters to play by those rules. If you can then make your magic and it's rules