Queries (unsolicited) rec’d:
Request rates (based on above):
Requested genres by number:
(oh, and I read 119 client texts last year, too! 60 of those were picture books)
Hot buttons: humor, science, adventure, mystery, gritty, fantasy, assassins, poison, LGBT, gothic, romance, magical realism, #ownvoice, book club fiction, author/illustrator
Avg. response time: 51 days (~7 weeks)
Months with most queries: June-July
Months with most requests: July & October
Most active period of offering and signing: June, August, Nov
(I was basically most active right after maternity leave, and again in the Fall)
I'm re-opening to submissions Feb 1, 2019.