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Jim Mccarthy

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What's the Difference between Middle Grade and Young Adult

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Age Ranges

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New Adult

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The Difference between Lower Middle Grade and Upper Middle Grade

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Issues Surrounding Swear Words in Young Adult Fiction

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Depicting the Culture Setting in Historical Fiction

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An Own Voices Protagonist's Race Is Not a Central Driver of the Plot How Deeply Should It Be Explored

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Projecting into the Future

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Upcoming Genre Trend

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When Submitting Work to a Publisher Should You Let the Publisher Know You Are Planning on Writing a Series

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Are Previously Self-Published Books a Non-Starter with Agents and Traditional Publishers

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Agents

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Which Is Easier To Sell to Agents and Publishers Middle Grade or Ya

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What Steampunk Is

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Mention a Previously Self-Published Novel

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Query Letters

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What Takes a Query from Good to Must Request

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How Important Are Good Comp Titles

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Do Agents Appreciate a Works in Progress Section in a Query Letter or Is that a Distraction

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Tips for Historical Fiction That Is Set a Long Time Ago

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What Are the Most Effective Ways To Promote and Sell aya Fantasy Series

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How Important Is a Social Media Platform

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How Often You Communicate with Clients When Out on Submission How Often Do You Check In

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Accepting Query Letters

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Paolo Santiago in the River of Tears

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WLT Presents: Middle Grade & Young Adult
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2020Oct 19
Join WLT Program Director, Samantha Babiak, in conversation with literary agent Jim McCarthy about writing and publishing middle grade and young adult books. Our Panelist: Jim McCarthy interned for Dystel, Goderich & Bourret while studying urban design at New York University. Upon graduating, Jim realized he would much rather continue working with books than make the jump (as he had originally intended) to the field of city planning. Twenty years later, he remains at DG&B as a VP and agent. As an avid fiction reader, his interests encompass both literary and commercial works in the adult, young adult, and middle grade categories. His clients include New York Times bestsellers Richelle Mead, Morgan Rhodes, Victoria Laurie, Robin Talley, Livia Blackburne, Suzanne Young, and Michael Arceneaux along with critically celebrated and award winning authors such as Tehlor Kay Mejia, Joy McCullough, Fonda Lee, Remy Lai, Eric Gansworth, and many more.

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