Natascha Morris

@SoCalledYALife

@socalledyalife.bsky.social

Literary Agent

Tobias Literary Agency

Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.

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· 20 Mar 2018

Oh snap! Check out my #MSWL Madness post. Then send me all the books! bookendsliterary.com/2018/03/20/nat…

· 20 Mar 2018

Brit Elisabet Hvide Busse @bhvide

#MSWL More romance in epic, high-stakes, world-ending fantasy! @NiviaEvans and I are on a quest to make this genre a thing again because "love is not dumb, it's dopamine".

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#YA version for me. But I do love a good romance. #MSWL

· 2 Mar 2018

Badass ladies. I love women who take charge. I am more intrigued by Sansa and Brienne than Ayra. Even Dany has her moments for me. Women often play second fiddle to men in the world, so I love a woman who won't be held back.

· 2 Mar 2018

"Magic always comes with a price". I love consequences. So much of the fantasy I love is driven by characters make decisions and then dealing with the consequences of those actions.

· 2 Mar 2018

I am obsessed with lady knights. We often see fantasy that is based off our Western courtly behavior. But I love inversions of that. So if even if your novel is not based in Western culture (and yay for that) show me the inversions of your world.

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· 2 Mar 2018

Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife

So I've decided to take a moment at talk about the type of fantasy I like so that people have more context when they see my #MSWL. Now these are just some parameters, but honestly, I am looking for fresh and different spins.

I love court intrigue fantasy. There is something so fascinating about people with power and they moves they do to keep that power. The psychology and code of behaviors is fascinating to see.

Fantasy

· 1 Mar 2018

Character driven fantasy. Something that feels new and different from everything else out there. #MSWL

Fantasy

· 1 Mar 2018

I still need my witch book. But I am thinking less fantasy, more grounded low-fantasy. So CHARMED or PRACTICAL MAGIC. #MSWL

· 1 Feb 2018

I want a literary book that is not contemporary. Give me a literary fantasy, magical realism, historical fiction. #MSWL

· 1 Feb 2018

Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife

As I near the end of my requested material (only 4 manuscripts left), I want to talk about the type of book I am dying to see more of in my queries. I'll use comps where I can so you have an idea of the flavor I am searching for.

I want a lush fantasy that is character driven. I want writing that sweeps me away with its beauty but keeps me enthralled in the plot. #MSWL

Fantasy

· 1 Feb 2018

I am looking for a lush fantasy world with morally grey characters. #MSWL

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· 12 Sep 2017

Looking at my shelves and I realize I love fantasy with little to no magic. #MSWL

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· 12 Sep 2017

A Southern gothic fantasy or thriller. for #YA #MSWL

· 12 Sep 2017

Kelly @YAFantasyFan

Maybe a YA fantasy about the lowly shop sweeper or something? Give me a literal "nobody" and make her story remarkable w/o royalty. #MSWL

Stealing from Kelly! #MSWL

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· 12 Sep 2017

Lindsay Mealing @lindsaymealing

YA stories of girls tackling traditional gender roles. Motivated, intense girls kicking ass doing things society considers "for guys". #mswl

Always! I always think Tamora Pierce when I see this. So give me this in fantasy #MG #MSWL

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· 30 Aug 2017

Quressa "Tryna be the Beyanna of Agents" Robinson @qnrisawesome

POC wizard MC in a public wizarding school. #MSWL

Agreed! #MSWL

· 25 Aug 2017

Akemi Dawn Bowman @akemidawn

I want a graphic novel that's sci-fi/fantasy and has an epic Jane Austen level type of romance. Does this exist?? Please send recs!

YES! #MSWL

· 17 Aug 2017

Moël Fer-la-la-la 🎄 @inthesestones

YA want: Give me your #RiseUp books. Contemporary or fantasy setting. Let me see that not everything is awful. Bonus points for LGBT+ #MSWL

Same! And if they are fantasy inspired by history, even more so! #MSWL

Fantasy

· 12 Aug 2017

I am really in the mood for a historical fantasy, either YA or MG. #MSWL

· 30 Jun 2017

Natascha Morris on Vacation @SoCalledYALife

Sitting at the doc and I decided I am going to tweet about the books I want on my #MSWL right now.

Replying to @SoCalledYALife

I want a literary YA fantasy or a literary MG tangentially dark contemporary #MSWL