Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
930 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

I want YA that vibes with these two YA projects. There was a effervescent feeling to the writing here. #MSWL

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
930 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

I want a YA that feels different from what we are seeing right now. Mix Genres, play with tropes, be inventive in your structure #MSWL

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
930 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

I want a romance that hits you in the feels. I love drama and tension (think Billy and Daisy in DAISY JONES AND THE SIX). #MSWL

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
930 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

I want an atmospheric mermaid book. I have been so picky in this area because my brain knows what it wants but I haven't seen it. #MSWL

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
930 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips
Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
930 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

SO I found out about true crime conferences, and I cannot stop thinking about a murder mystery that takes place at a conference where everyone is an armchair detective. #MSWL

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
930 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

How could I forget I love second chance romances!!!! #MSWL

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
930 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

I want to be haunted by a book reading experience: to squee as the characters go through drama (love a good dramatic, well earned fight) and to not be able to shake the characters from my brain. #MSWL

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
930 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Finally, what tropes make my heart go pitter and patter:
-enemies to lovers
-mutual pining (maybe mixed with enemies to lovers?)
-slow burn
-dark/sunny
-starcrossed lovers and love triangles (Team Jacob for the win!)

#MSWL

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
930 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Also if someone can figure out how to give me a cozy mystery as a YA, I want it. #MSWL

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
930 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

So like apprenticeship style lives, college, figuring out what to do next #MSWL

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
930 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Also might be controversial, I want post high school (summer before college, or the first "year" of college) type stories. But since not every kid goes to college, I want to see how the come of age by leaving childhood behind.
Looking for YA themes though, not "baby adult" #MSWL

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
930 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife

Basically, I am hungry to build my YA list and looking for the books I know vibe in my brand

And if you don't see something that sounds like your book, don't worry! Sometimes I only know I wants something once I have actually looked at it.

So #MSWL for unexpected things I didn't know I even wanted.

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
930 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

I want TED LASSO vibes, and Rian Johnson's KNIVES OUT vibes, and VERONICA MARS voicey #MSWL #YA

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
930 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

I want:
-ace romance
-mermaids that never go in the water
-Ren Faires
-magic worlds that are different from what we have been seeing.
#MSWL #YA

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
930 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

I want:
-Dark Whimsy/Cozy Magic
-Twisty murders (LOVE Rian Johnson and if you can comp to the vibes there, even better)
-EPIC Romances (romantasy and romcoms and straight romances)
-Lush worlds and atmospheric writing. #MSWL #YA

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
930 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

But if we are going contemporary, I need to elevate it. Kit Frick is a forever comp, but if your book comps to TRULY DEVIOUS or FEMAL OF THE SPECIES, I would be here for it. #MSWL #YA

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
930 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

I am in the reading mood for fantasy right now. I want writing like Margaret Owen with the snap crackle and pop of Sarah J. Maas's characters #MSWL #YA

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
930 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

So I would love a writing style that vibes with these books: THE WINNER'S CURSE, THE GRACE YEAR, FINDING JUPITER, and BIANCA TORRE IS AFRAID OF EVERYTHING #MSWL #YA

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
930 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Let's do a #MSWL thread for YA because I need more YA queries. Looking to sign more for my list.