📚Questions to ask a literary agent on The Call: a 🧵 for #amquerying authors with tips from an agented author & book editor [not an exhaustive list] (1/10)

#writingcommunity #querytip #amwriting First up: the mere fact that you’re #amquerying is something to be proud of. Rejection is normal in this industry but know that the right agent for you is out there, whether it’s for this book, the next one, or all of them! (2/10)

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🚩 How to spot a schmagent (aka, a bad agent): an #amquerying 🧵 on literary agent red flags I’ve personally seen (feel free to add more in the replies!) (1/9)

#writingcommunity #querytip 🚩 Red flag 1: They charge upfront fees of any kind, including reading fees, before they sell your book to a publisher. This is NOT okay because money always flows to the author! Literary agents only get paid in the form of commission when you get paid! Schmagent. (2/9)