Alyssa Jennette
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Stonesong
I ask a lot of questions. Painfully earnest. Art school grad (MICA '10). Literary agent at @StonesongNYC . Silence is not peace.
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Alyssa Jennette @AlyssaJennette
This is like porn to me. Someone, PLEASE write me a novel centered on a translator. #MSWL twitter.com/EmilyRCWilson/…For the morning crowd--#MSWL! I finished an ARC of MELMOTH recently--the protag is a translator--and adored it, but I'd love a voice and plot that include these kind of thought processes/mystery-solving/decision-making!
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Emily Wilson @EmilyRCWilson
Why and how is translation so hard? Here's a little non-comparative case study to help make the process more visible. 9 words from the very start of the Odyssey, lines 1-2: ὃς μάλα πολλὰ / πλάγχθη, ἐπεὶ Τροίης ἱερὸν πτολίεθρον ἔπερσεν. Syntactically easy.This is like porn to me. Someone, PLEASE write me a novel centered on a translator. #MSWL
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Sarah Guan @Sarah_Guan
#MSWL!I’m imagining one of these exorcists getting caught up in some epic political struggle, and the others admonishing, “Don’t be such a drama queen! Our family sticks to lesser demons and dead commoners for a reason! Stop meddling with dead emperors!” twitter.com/philipjboyes/s…
yoooooo #MSWL
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#MSWL “I licked the chair and voilà,” he says. “I could taste the fraud.”
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A Lizzie Magie picture book would be cool! I had no idea who she was until about thirty seconds ago. #MSWL
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#MSWL I would REALLY love a well-crafted historical/art mystery for MG (something in the vein of Legends of the Hidden Temple/National Treasure) OR adult audiences (think thorough research, clever hooks). I want the audience to solve along.
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Alyssa Jennette @AlyssaJennette
(TBH I probably won't want your memoir at all unless it's about reconciling faith+real life, archaeology/art conservation, or being a spy.)This is still true, both the negatives and the positives. #MSWL
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Alyssa Jennette @AlyssaJennette
Basically, the point is that found families are amazing, especially those created out of desperation/necessity. Adding bloodlust/different philosophies and moralities about murder and God to that is really compelling! Vampires are cool! Struggling with humanity is universal!Anyway, Twilight presented a lot of really awesome concepts/characters that I wish we had spent more time with/centered the plot on. Maybe you can be inspired to use that prompt and explore where Meyer chose not to. #MSWL
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#MSWL MG/YA mock trial that turns into a real mystery to solve.
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Yo I would be VERY HERE to read all about a (magical?) Arctic culture in which the people communicate and bond with whales. Maybe pairing with a specific whale pal is a coming-of-age thing! #MSWL
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Alyssa Jennette @AlyssaJennette
An indictment of the school-to-prison pipeline. #MSWLPlease, please somebody put this in my inbox. #MSWL
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Rebecca Brewer @RebeccaTheGeek
Love this! pic.twitter.com/Gmmx6wdhZ2#MSWL I have multiple costumer friends and this is just *chef kiss*
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An indictment of the school-to-prison pipeline. #MSWL