Michelle Witte
Literary Agent
Mansion Street Literary Management
Publishing professional and mental health advocate. I write craptastic books. Some people think I'm funny. You should probably be worried about those people.
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I always forget to mention that I want ms with diverse characters and authors, especially #ownvoices. It's like a no-brainer for me. #MSWL
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Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks
Looking for diverse authors writing epic #YA sci-fi or fantasy.Are the next @sabaatahir @TaherehMafi or @SanguMandanna? Say hi. #MSWL
Don't mind me. I'm just walking along here all innocent like... *steals* #MSWL twitter.com/ericsmithrocks…
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For those querying me w/diverse ms that is #ownvoices, state that in subject or 1st para of query so I can see it immediately. #MSWL
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It's a subtle but important difference. Adding diverse characters to ms is important, I want to see books from writers who've LIVED it #MSWL
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I've said many times that I want diverse books in my #MSWL, but I want to adjust that slightly—what I *really* want is to find #ownvoices.
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#MSWL And stories about kids who come from poor homes—but aren't abused or abandoned or whatever. So many great people happen to be poor.
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#MSWL Here, diverse can mean anything from ethnicity and culture to religion to sexual orientation to (dis)abilities to mental health.
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Oh, I can't believe I almost forgot to mention I'm alwaysalwaysalways looking for books by diverse authors about diverse characters. #MSWL