Molly O'Neill

YA/MG that explores liminal spaces: where the fabric of reality is loosened & characters are on the cusp of transformation/becoming. #MSWL

Does the setting (place/time/both!) of your MG or YA feel so vivid and alive that it's almost a character in & of itself? I LOVE THAT. #MSWL

Yearning for a YA love story that feels bigger than just one couple's romance. Teach me profound things about love thru their story. #MSWL

Expansive YA/MG: show me links & connections b/w ideas that appear to have nothing in common at first glance but make MC's world grow. #MSWL

Looking for interesting/creative frameworks/structures that elevate/heighten the impact of yr MC's arc or yr story's plot. MG or YA #MSWL

And lastly, a hat tip to the short story by Ted Chiang that inspired @arrivalmovie which I haven't yet read...but now intend to! #MSWL 8/8

What I DON'T mean is, "send me alien stories." What I DO mean is, send me stories that aim for a similar incandescence of ideas. #MSWL #7/8

It made me see beauty in a place I hadn't known to look for it (in this case, at the fusion point of logic & math & language). #MSWL 6/?

It was a love story of a sort, but bigger than just romance: in this case, also a love story b/w one woman & all of humanity. #MSWL 5/?

IMHO one of a story's greatest powers is to gradually uncover links b/w things/ideas we'd have never imagined could be interwoven. #MSWL 4/?

1. It connected ideas I'd never quite seen put together before: in this case, linguistics + aliens + our notions of how time work. #MSWL 3/?

Arrival did 3 things I love in a story, any/all of which would make me absolutely melty if I found them woven into a submission. #MSWL 2/?

Twitter, I just saw @arrivalmovie & I want to discuss in terms of #MSWL. Will aim for broad terms to avoid spoilers, but be warned. 1/?

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There's so totally a YA novel in this. Bonus points if awesome collage-y art interstitials are included. #MSWL

There's a middle grade novel in here somewhere and I want it. #MSWL usatoday.com/story/news/wor…

YES! I thought the exact same thing when I read it! You edit it, I’ll rep it? #MSWL

SUCH a great question. This kind of highly witty (but still unforced & believable) banter is one of my fave story ingredients, btw. #MSWL

Well hello there, charming YA novel inspiration just waiting to creep into someone's book! 😘 #mswl

MG w/a big family or group of siblings at the heart of it, full of chaos & messiness & merriness & growing, but w/a strong hook, too. #MSWL