Natascha Morris
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Tobias Literary Agency
Senior Lit Agent at Tobias Literary Agency, kidlit all the way. QueryManager: QueryManager.com/natascha bookshop.org/lists/teamnat
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Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife
Something #TeamNat shares, regardless of their chose form, is a willingness to work, be pushed beyond their comfort zones, to experiment, to play, and to remember that we aren't doing easy things, but that is why we are gonna be legendary. (subtle reference to team song 🤓)And if you have made it this far in my fan girling, you might have noticed that the genres I DON'T HAVE. Which is why I am looking for:
-Graphic Novels
-Nonfiction
-Historical Fiction
-Magical Realism
In addition to my fantasy and contemporary list. #MSWL
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Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife
With my contemporaries, I look for escapism. @Alex__Reda made me fall in love with her Anne/Gilbert level chemistry in her manuscript. @ahoyantara wrote a character as if she had pulled from my darkest corners. @Patti_J_Kurtz gripped me through her way of writing car racing.@LauraTNamey sucked me in with her prose and the perfect version of my MSWL.
All of #TeamNat's contemporary YA authors had a voice that hooked me and characters to spoke to me. But plots that removed me from my everyday life. #MSWL
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Contemporary fiction is something I am always looking for. But hooky contemporary fiction. #MSWL
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Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife
Since I am feeling sleep deprived, let's do a #MSWL threadSo my list priorities are as follows:
-YA/MG Historical Fiction
-YA Fantasy
- YA Romance
-YA and MG Graphic Novels
-MG Narrative Non-fiction
-YA and MG Contemporary Fiction
#MSWL
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I definitely need more contemporary YA, but I am looking for contemporary that is not the every day setting. Elevate it and allow me to escape for my every day. #MSWL
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So to clarify since people misunderstood what Disney's the thirteenth year is: I want a contemporary MG about a young kid going through puberty and become a mermaid. #MSWL
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I would also love a contemporary romance with royals. #MSWL Kate Middleton style.
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Was telling @BookEndsJessica about my very specific #MSWL for a contemporary YA with a professional mermaid.
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Oh snap! Check out my #MSWL Madness post. Then send me all the books! bookendsliterary.com/2018/03/20/nat…
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Sadie Blach @sadieblach
If you've got a YA contemporary royalty book, I want to see it. #ammparty #authormentormatch #authormentormatch pic.twitter.com/1Ay0tHgaKmThen send it to me! YA contemporary royalty book #MSWL
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Part of why I am looking for more diverse characters is because I love seeing worlds and experiences that are not mine own. The commonalities of human experience will transcend for me.
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I love love LOVE romance. I am sucker for it. But so often it reads very forced. Chemistry is the name of the game. I need to be gripping my kindle harder and "squeeing" out loud as our lovers go about their story.
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Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife
Now let's talk contemporaries and what I am drawn to in those so when you see my #MSWL, you'll know.First off, I need high concept. I am not often drawn to the contemporary that could be my everyday life. I need to escape so even if it is a real world setting, it is not my REAL WORLD.
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I love a goo contemporary romance, ala ANNA IN THE FRENCH KISS or MEGAN MEADE'S GUIDE. Give me the feels and make me fall in love. Elevate the everyday so it is not my everyday. #MSWL
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Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife
Since I am bored at the library, let's do some #MSWL!#MSWL Witches. Charmed withces, Practical Magic witches, witches like in THE THREE GRACES. I want witches in a contemporary setting.
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I want a contemporary romance that makes me so happy. I already have 2, but I need MORE. #MSWL
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I want a contemporary romance that features roaylty. #MSWL
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I want a novel that address organ donation. Contemporary and not magical elements. #MSWL