Alex Slater

Does your mss exist in a forgotten or secret setting? Does it relate to the character's internal journey? THAT's interesting to me. #MSWL.

Sometimes my #MSWL posts are ridic specif. They merely intend to convey a *feeling* I'm looking for in fiction, rather than precise plots.

Here's an #MSWL - a middle grade novel that takes place in a SECRET SECTION OF CENTRAL PARK! twitter.com/nytimes/status…

Afraid your ms is "too weird" for teens? It's fantasy, dirty realism, both? Maybe you think it's sad but your readers find it funny? #MSWL!!

So many of these histories have vanished, or were always vanished, and they're essential. Give them life. Magical realism accepted. #MSWL

MG/YA about the lost stories of early African-American folk/blues/jazz musicians. #MSWL

#MSWL: writers with Twitter accounts. #jointheconversation

ICYMI - would love a YA set within the death positive movement. #MSWL

Would like to see a YA novel with death positive themes, set in this environment or similar. #MSWL #YA twitter.com/TheGoodDeath/s…

What an amazing book. Hits my #MSWL dead center. THE NEST by Kenneth Oppel. instagram.com/p/BA8SyweTN6N/