We're not ruling out AI all together - spellcheck is AI and we use that every day! - but our focus is on making sure that our clients are as protected as possible and that creativity and innovation are at the heart of all the books we work on #DATips

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This week’s #DATips brought to you courtesy of a couple of particularly invasive recent subs. Authors, if there isn’t a link to us I promise you don’t have to force it!

We've not seen a huge rise in AI-generated submissions yet, and we're confident that we would be able to tell if they do appear. What we all fall for in a sub is heart, and an AI can't create that #DATips

We are pushing to make sure that any creative work on our projects is undertaken by humans - we want illustrators to do covers, specialists to do translations etc #DATips

Today’s #DATips is only a short one because we’re up to our eyeballs in #LBF23 prep, but we’re going to chat briefly about personalisation in your query!

Writers, this is a great opportunity to put your publishing questions to a fab UK agent (mine!) - do please read the caveats before posting though! #WritingCommunity #DATips

We work with creative people - living, breathing humans who make decisions with their human brains. We want to support writers and illustrators, and so we will not be taking on any AI-created projects #DATips

At every stage, try not to feel rushed or pressured. This is a big decision and you need to make sure it's right for you. If you spot🚩flying, don't say yes. A bad agent is worse than no agent #DATips

We're running late on our #DATips today because we were out for lunch to celebrate the launch of a new project! So raise your glasses to today's tips, all about how to start something new...

I've seen a lot of discussion around authors/agents/various parts of writing this week, so instead of doing our usual themed #DATips I thought I'd keep it more open. Today only, ask me anything about publishing and I will answer as honestly as I can.

You'd have to be living under a rock not to have heard at least one conversation about AI recently. The future of publishing, or coming for our jobs? It's all up for debate but here are our thoughts on it... #DATips

We're back from the book fair and in honour of our neglected inboxes, this week's #DATips are about everyone in publishing's least-favourite thing... silence.

I appreciate #DATips as they often contain real magic for this writing life. This tip is one that I use often!! 🪄

A pertinent thread from DA Children's Agency on the hot topic of the moment... #DATips #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #writing #illustrating #publishing

A brilliant Ask Me Anything thread from my super savvy agent. With the usual caveats that these are just one person’s opinions/processes, agents are humans etc and this one is excellent at what she does. #DATips

Flying doesn't have to be so hard- we've collected all of the best tips from frequent flyers to make it as painless as can be.

The silence was deafening...
No, seriously: this is an especially excellent #DATips for writers at ALL stages. Especially in those paranoid 'I have been forgotten' moments we all get... #WritingCommunity

It is SUPER COMMON for authors to have more than one agent in their careers! It's not a bad thing or a failure. When I was seeking second rep I would have found this thread very helpful and reassuring.

Am always very happy to chat to authors in this position! #DATips

It may feel like debuts get all the shiny sparkle, but we're in the business of building careers. So this week's #DATips are all about querying when your career has already started

Paragraph writing might seem like a no-brainer. But, there are actually a lot of tips and tricks that can help you structure your writing more effectively. Our comprehensive guide will teach you everything you need to know about the art of paragraphing. Check it out today!

A great thread from Lydia Silver, agent extraordinaire Darley Anderson Agency for the UK children's/YA market, answering questions on all aspects of publishing/querying. #DATips #writing #amwriting #amquerying #WritingCommunity #writing forchildren

An offer? YAY! Generally speaking, it's standard to let other agents know and give them about two weeks to come back to you. That lets them catch up and offer too if they want, and gives you the space to think everything through #DATips

This is such an opportunity for writers to get helpful information.A big thanks to Lydia Silver and #DAtips

This whole thread: write for the reader… #DATips ❤️

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This is doubly true when you're writing for kids, where you're competing for attention with so much other media. For a book to grab them, it needs to make an impact - and it needs to make it quickly! #DATips

We don't use AI ourselves for any creative jobs, and we've got no intention of doing so. Why would we want to take away the fun, human part? #DATips