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all come together have questions contact jay globalvendinggroup com you can also contact your local scholastic education sales representative here or leave a comment and we ll try to get them answered if you do get your own book vending machine tell us about it comment here or tag it with bookvendingmachine on social media if you re an author or publisher who would like to donate books leave a comment with an email address to contact you if schools are looking for donations they can contact you and please share this post as we re not able to answer all the comments on twitter happy reading read more weconnect connecting readers with writers posted on 11 56 am by i write for apples with 1 comment the weconnect program began at arrowhead elementary school in virginia beach virginia in october of 2018 it began as an effort by library media specialist kellee kraft to motivate students in the areas of reading and writing a simple twitter request turned a small idea into a huge program that continues to grow every day the tweet asked for authors willing to commit to responding to students with a personal letter when students read their book and wrote a letter to them in just 2 days over 100 authors had responded that they are interested and many even sent autographed copies of their book authors and books even came from as far as canada england australia and new zealand how does it work the books are displayed in a special place in the library and labeled with weconnect stickers students read the book and then write the letter they return the letter and book to the library where they receive an envelope and it is addressed and mailed by lms kellee kraft when the students receive their letter back from the author they find the city of the author on the u s map or world map and mark it with a ribbon and picture of the book cover of course all of this is also shared on twitter how can you participate it s easy just send us an email tweet or phone call to let us know you are interested and give us the address to send the letters to don t worry this address is kept confidential even the kids don t see it unless you share it on your return letter because of our limited budget it is extremely helpful and appreciated if you want to donate a copy of your book s but this is not a requirement after that the only responsibility you have is to respond as promptly as possible to any letters you receive need more information contact me at any of the following mrs kellee kraft 757 648 2059 email kdkraft vbschools com twitter arrowhead_lib read more query sign submit with lisa ann scott posted on 11 16 am by i write for apples with no comments lisa ann scott writes books for children picture books chapter books and middle grade her latest release in the wish fairy series is now available lisa is represented by jennifer unter of the unter agency c onnect with lisa website facebook twitter get the books amazon author page query what resources and websites did you use when querying just agentquery com had you queried other books before the one that got you your agent yes i first started writing women s fiction and widely queried a novel that got 7 partial requests but no full requests so that means i had a pretty good query but the book fell short i can see now that book was flawed because it was about things that happened to the mc to move the plot forward instead of the mc making decisions to drive the plot forward so i moved on to middle grade i wrote my first mg novel from three different povs in first person present and just sent that out to a few agents and set it aside after realizing there were problems i didn t know how to fix no way a 3 person pov first person present book had some problems my agent jennifer unter signed me on with my second middle grade novel school of charm if querying was a long time ago for you what do you remember most i had a few full requests on school of charm and one of the most promising came right after i was let go from my tv news anchor job i was ecstatic i was certain this was the new door opening for me and then i got the rejection i was devastated and i stopped writing for a while and of course switched genres again this time self publishing romance as lisa scott thus the use of my middle name for my kids stuff and i was all set to self publish school of charm when a friend urged me to query again and i did to one agent jennifer unter so yes sometimes it takes just one more try don t give up sign at what point do you share new story ideas with your agent whenever she s always willing to take a look and add something to her tbr pile i come up with lots of ideas so i have to pace myself j do you send sample chapters to your agent or do you wait until the next manuscript is finished i talk about ideas with her first before completing an entire manuscript unless it s a picture book so i ll either pitch the idea or write up a few chapters to send along submit what do you suggest a writer does while out on submission read read read write write write continue going to writing groups workshops reading books on craft etc how much contact do you have with your agent when you are out on submission she forwards each rejection we get so i can read the editor feedback when i get the fyi email from her my shoulders slump a bit because i know it s not great news did you know there was interest in the book before you got an offer or was it a surprise the first book was a surprise the first scholastic series i knew about the interest because they wanted to see if i would do a few minor revisions i d say it changes from book to book how does it work when you re writing a series are the books sold together or does it depend on the success of the first with scholastic the series have been sold as four book deals if they do well enough then we ll discuss additional books but they re written so that the four book arc has a satisfying conclusion but also leaves the door open for other stories to be told thanks lisa see other query sign submit interviews read inspiring stories of writers getting agents learn about tools for writers like scrivener read more posted in chapter books middle grade books picture books query sign submit query sign submit with agent author eric smith posted on 9 00 am by i write for apples with no comments eric smith is an agent with p s literary agency he represents a little bit of everything on the adult side of things i love accessible sci fi and fantasy as well as accessible literary fiction accessible is something i stress a lot because i like books anyone can read if the world building is too exhausting or the novel is impossible to understand hard pass i also work on young adult books across all genres and non fiction cookbooks memoir pop culture he only responds to the projects he s interested in consider it a pass after 6 weeks eric is also a young adult author and the girl the grove is now available from flux he is represented by dawn frederick of red sofa literary connect with eric twitter ericsmithrocks website which features his books as well as his authors www ericsmithrocks com get the book the girl the grove available now reclaim the sun 2020 from an agent perspective query what advice would you give to querying writers to do your research and to be patient and when it comes to that research make sure you re reading where that research is coming from are you reading something from someone in the industry a published author someone with an agent it always shocks me to hear writers echoing back really terrible advice they ve read on some misc blog doing research is great making sure that research is legit even better is there anything you see way too much of in the queries you receive i sometimes get the occasional query letter where the writer is trying to be funny and it tanks humor is great being lighthearted also great but like tread carefully if i get a query that s full of jokes and snark i ll assume the writing style is like that and if you re not making me laugh we re kinda done is it okay for a writer to nudge concerning queries or partial full requests absolutely you should never be afraid of doing that what does it take for you to offer representation honestly i just have to love the story and the writer that s it there s no magical equation to it all book has to be awesome and the author has to be someone i d want to work with for a long time that s all i need good book good person sign are there any specific questions you d recommend that a writer ask when talking with offering agents i think it s always a good idea to talk about where they potentially see your book now this isn t you asking where are you going to sell my book because that s not an answerable question this is just getting a feel for where they feel your book could potentially be you want an agent who knows the marketplace and has a good sense of where they d go with your project also maybe see if you can chat with the agent s current clients if they say no my goodness is that a red flag of the highest order you should be able to drop a client a line and ask what their experience is like but just be respectful of the client s time if you send an email that s a novel full of questions you might not get an answer back if they are on deadline or just you know living their life but they don t have any clients you scream that s okay if they are a shiny new agent ask them how their agency is going to support them do they have the ties needed to pitch your book around get a sense of their passion if they lack the experience every agent was a new agent at some point how long do you prefer an author take to get back to you once you ve offered i don t really care i d love to hear back soon but i don t give deadlines the publishing industry is too small to burn bridges and not take your time get back to me in a few months if you have to it s fine this does not mean if an agent gives you a deadline that that s a bad sign plenty of agents do give a deadline that s just a personal preference of mine what is it like waiting to hear back from a writer you ve offered representation i get pretty antsy i don t think writers realize that agents get just as worked up as they do waiting to hear back if we re going to work together and then once you re signed by an agent it gets kicked up a level and when an editor offers then it s their turn to get worked up waiting to hear back publishing is just a business full of anxiety i don t know why we do it how do you get to know editors and what they re looking for it s funny i get asked this question a lot because i m an agent based in the midwest the closest publisher to me is sourcebooks and they re a solid three hours away in chicago i don t get to do the fancy new york city lunches with editors so writers tend to wonder how i m able to get to know folks hi have you met the internet i spend a lot of time emailing editors introducing myself talking to them on twitter hopping on the phone all of that helps in a huge way and keeps me in the loop i do fly out to events like ala or bea which is certainly a great networking opt but with the joys of the internet it s just a quick email and sometimes a pick your brain phone call is it okay for a client to check in if there hasn t been any news in a while of course an author should never be afraid of their agent you need to have an open dialogue with them communication is so important as an agent who is also an author query sign submit how is the process of querying and signing with an agent different for a writer who is also an agent this question is so funny because i feel like i get asked if the process is easier because i m an agent and like know editors it s not it s probably worse because while my book is on submission i m actively pitching and talking to these editors and publishing houses and some of them have my book and it s just terrifying so that anxiety authors feel while on sub imagine your book is on submission to all these people and you still have to talk to them every day how is the process of going on submission different for a writer who is also an agent it s not though i do ask my agent to avoid pitching editors i m actively working on things with i d like to keep things not weird but that becomes impossible anyway because i m not going to micromanage my agent and have her run every editor by me i m not a monster how do you balance the work of both an agent and an author i don t i wrote my latest book reclaim the sun two years ago once it comes out i anticipate i ll just do a lot of crying in the shower when it s time to write something new thanks so much eric see other query sign submit interviews read inspiring stories of writers getting agents learn about tools for writers like scrivener posted september 2018 always check for current info and guidelines read more posted in books for young adults literary agent literary agents query sign submit query sign submit debut with annie sullivan posted on 11 25 am by i write for apples with no comments annie sullivan is a young adult author and her debut a touch of gold is now available from blink harpercollins she is represented by christa heschke of mcintosh otis connect with annie website facebook twitter goodreads get the book amazon barnes noble indiebound query what advice would you give to querying writers do not give up every writer s career timeline is different some writer friends who got agents after me got published before me others who started at the same time as me who are amazing writers are still looking for agents so much is out of your control market conditions agent moods agent clients who may have written something similar to your work there s no shortage of reasons why an agent will reject you but if you stay with it and keep writing i really think you can make it what are some important things for querying writers to consider when researching agents really narrow down your list based on what you want is having an agent in new york important to you do you want an agent agency that handles movie rights if you want to write outside your genre will that agent represent that or will another agent in the agency is the agent editorial do you share the same vision for your career having no agent is better than wasting time with a bad agent look into their sales records however don t dismiss newer agents outright assuming they are with a reputable agency because they may have more room on their client list and may be being mentored by other big name agents in their agency what resources and websites did you use when querying i loved http www literaryrambles com it had so many great interviews with agents and even if that particular agent didn t represent what i wrote i could research the agency and see if anyone there might be interested how did you keep track of your queries i had a massive color coded spreadsheet that kept track of every agent i sent to w...