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Helen Lane
@helenlane.bsky.social
Agent at the Ki Agency. Editor. Love all things dog related. Obsessed with deep sea horror 🦈🐙 🐊🌊 Closed to queries

https://www.helenlanewriting.uk/
He's only four but a bit nervous and clingy (a lot nervous and clingy). But he's never been scared on a walk before. I've stroked him a lot today and he's had no pain/ discomfort issues. And he can move and eat and drink fine. But vets it is tomorrow.
December 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Thanks all. I will take him to the vets. He's not right but there's nothing obvious, so we need someone to take a look.
December 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
You’re welcome to message me and I can see if there’s anything I can spot with your answer.
December 3, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I would curl up and cry. My clients often hand stuff like that to me voluntarily and I’m just like…that’s nice.
December 3, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Ooh, like what? I haven’t spotted those.
December 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM
That or do it and cry while making this face
a woman is making a funny face with her mouth open and her eyes closed .
ALT: a woman is making a funny face with her mouth open and her eyes closed .
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December 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Assuming you are referring to things like additional playlists and favourite colour type questions. I also think maybe neurotypical people/ people without disabilities truly may not understand how big a barrier those things are to querying. I’d not send to an agent before I filled out that stuff.
December 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
My take on it is that many agents think it’s fun to include the extra questions and get to know authors (they mean well).

As a querying author in the past I ask for as little info as possible because I know how awful it is to fill out these forms. I personally don’t think it’s to weed people out.
December 2, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I settle for not a total disaster.
November 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
You’ve seen my punctuation. It’s vital!
November 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Thank you xxx
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM