Cortney Radocaj

Still looking for a novel in verse revolving around mental illness/neurodiversity and queerness! Drawn to lyrical, haunting, melancholic voices for verse

But also other relationships, esp when they’re complicated! Siblings, friends, ex friends, familial, etc. (honestly I just love people dynamics give me complex nuanced messy relationships on all levels)

Romantic threads!! In!!! EVERYTHING!!! EVEN BETTER IF IT’S QUEER (seriously y’all I love me some intense yearning/pining make me want to shake the book and scream GOD DAMMIT KISS ALREADY)

OKAY HERE WE GO:

f/f Hades and Persephone retelling! As with ALL retellings, keep it subtle!! But UGH THAT PAIRING I WANT IT AND I WANT IT QUEER

I 🚫DO NOT🚫 rep:

• MG
• Chapter books
• Picture books
• Nonfiction
• Military, police procedural, crime fic etc.
• Spy or espionage fic
• Mysteries
• Novellas, short stories, poetry, screenplays, etc. (including collections of any of these)

Quick reminder that I ✅DO✅ represent:

• YA
• Adult
• Fantasy
• Sci-fi
• Horror
• Contemporary
• Paranormal

....#MSWL 😳💀

Hard #MSWL THIS IS WHAT I WANT OUT OF MY SFF

I need more chaotically aligned characters in my life #MSWL

so I’m not nor have I ever been a dancer but like

I adored the body horror in BLACK SWAN or SUSPIRIA

there’s just something about the beauty of dancing woven with horror that gets to me

and I would be THRILLED to see dance horror in my box?????

PLEASE

#amquerying #MSWL

Idk how to wrap this up this is literally just me rambling and plastering my thoughts on the internet but

IDK JUST SEND ME EMOTIONAL ASS HORROR OKAY

IT’S AN AMAZING AND OFTEN UNDERUTILIZED GENRE AND I JUST WANT ALL OF IT

(#MSWL I guess??)

can attest, nothing but a puddle of tears now

BUT FOR REALSIES

THIS is the kind of horror I want to see in my box. THIS level of character development and emotion

(also can we talk about MASTERFUL use of setting here bc JESUS CHRIST)

GIMME FEELS DAMMIT

#MSWL

I’m always wanting this but like

Reading sawkill girls recently has made my want for f/f a goddamn obsession

SEND ME ALL YOUR SAPPHIC SHIT

Especially ones with girls made of razor-edges shards and anger and spite—I NEED IT

#mswl

so i uh

finally read sawkill girls

and please

for the love of all that is holy

IF YOUR MS COMPS TO THIS BOOK

GIVE IT TO ME

NOW

THE EERINESS

THE QUEER LOVE

GODKFJSKFLWIRDJSL

JUST GET IT INTO MY HANDS OKAY

I AM BEGGING YOU

#amwriting #amquerying #writers #mswl

AHHH Y'ALL MY #MSWL IS FINALLY LIVE

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If you're thinking about querying me, check it out!!

#writing #writingcommunity #amquerying #amediting #amwriting

And remember—if your book doesn’t exactly fit any of these, but you feel your ms would make a good fit based on other tweets/bios/what have you, send it to me!!

I can’t wait to see all the pretties in 2020!! :D

And as always… any and everything queer. AND PARTICULARLY GIRLS KISSING GIRLS.

DARK BROODY BOYS WITH HEARTS OF GOLD ALWAYS

WITCHY WITCHY WITCH WITCH. GIMME WITCHES. DARK ASS WITCHES.

SIRENS. Not necessarily water-bound sirens but… sirens. I want them.