Twitter Q&A with Pam Van Hylckama Recap

As promised, I’m posting an overview of last week’s Twitter chat with literary agent Pam van Hylckama, for those of you who couldn’t make it. The chat was a ton of fun and very informative, and we even trended for a bit! But since there were so many tweets, I was only able to highlight a few conversations. The tweets below either bring up some interesting points, or they answer questions I get a lot from writers.

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Before Pam arrived, Kat Zhang, author of WHAT’S LEFT OF ME dropped in for a few minutes to take questions. Her book, which she wrote and sold to a major publisher as a teen (woohoo to teen writers!), released the same day of the chat, so it was a pretty exciting time for her. I’m only a chapter into WHAT’S LEFT OF ME so far, but it is already amazing. Definitely check it out.

Here are a couple of her tweets:

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And, of course, Pam arrived shortly thereafter. Here are a few highlights:

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When asked what the most important aspect of a synopsis is, Pam responded:

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(Note: Being a teen writer is still awesome, obviously, and the point of this blog is to show that teens can write, but unfortunately, it’s still a stereotype against us.)

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And just because I think this is the perfect way to end the roundup:

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Thoughts on this chat? Questions? Comment below!

Thanks to everyone who came! We’re also doing a teen writer critique partner match-up on Sunday, so check back then!

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