Carly Watters
Literary Agent
P.S. Literary Agency
SVP & Senior Lit Agent @PSLiterary MA in Publishing Studies @CityUniLondon Co-host of @TSNOTYAW VP of Professional Assoc. of Canadian Literary Agents
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Domestic suspense/psychological thrillers more than woman’s journey (i.e. The Good Girl, Pretty Baby, The Widow, Husband's Secret) #mswl
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Coming-of-age novels rooted in big plots & high stakes (i.e. Age of Miracles, Yonahlosee Riding Camp For Girls, The Fever, After Her) #mswl
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Love stories that are heavy in plot, often historical could be contemporary (i.e. One Day, Me Before You, Maybe In Another Life) #mswl
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Historical novel where the rich plot & important setting work together (i.e. Nightingale, Arcadia, Girl You Left Behind, Astonish Me) #MSWL
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Fraught, complex, non-nuclear family drama. Also 6+ members. (The Nest, This Is Where I Leave You, Seating Arrangements, The Arrivals) #mswl
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High stakes stories about moral dilemmas within dark family secrets (i.e. The Light Between Oceans, Nightingale, The Nest, Honor) #mswl
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LOVE novels about complicated female friendships of all ages (i.e. Girls on Fire, The After Party, Friendship, Losing The Light) #mswl
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Stories about complex mother/daughter relationships (i.e. Secrets of Lake Road, Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, Reconstructing Amelia) #mswl
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Stories about 1 event that changes the course of many lives (i.e. The Secret Keeper, Labour Day, Atonement, Tell The Wolves I’m Home) #mswl
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Carly Watters @carlywatters
At 11 I'll share my #MSWL & if you think we'll be a match query (don't twitter pitch I won't answer Qs) Guidelines: psliterary.com/submissions/Also: there is no rush. My #mswl is timeless: plot driven stories with real emotion that make people want to talk about it. (But no SF/F)
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Paula Gesmundo @noapaulag
@carlywatters #askagent How long is too long ago to mention your ms fits an agent's MSWL?I think #mswl is good for 2 years or so? I continue to update mine. Some agents might have filled that slot in their mswl though
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Member of @WF_Writers? Your Spring issue of #WriteOn has my spotlight interview! My #MSWL, #pubtips & my go-to podcast list--just for fun!
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Have I mentioned I love books about *FAMILY SECRETS*? Maybe a few times? Send me your complicated family dramas! #MSWL
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I'm getting pitched a lot of NA & YA recently which I no longer rep. You can see my #MSWL here: ow.ly/ZZLP0. Adult Fic & NF.
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I've updated my #MSWL page! Check out all the details: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/carl…
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No time for #pitmad today. But please query if you think we'd be a fit: carlywatters.com/wishlist/ #MSWL
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I want to work on projects people want to talk about. Unique but within genre, special voice, emotional depth, talented, adult fiction #mswl
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Still looking for domestic thrillers, literary thrillers and psychological suspense #mswl (Luckiest Girl Alive, Art Forger, The Widow)
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I love coming-of-age stories for adult audience but a plot bigger than the internal struggles (i.e. The Age of Miracles, Atonement) #MSWL
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Carly Watters @carlywatters
Looking for a historical: well-paced is most important, larger than life characters, big love story hooks (i.e. Beatriz Williams) #MSWLI don't like it when historical ms tries to show off how much research was done. I want the plot to show through (w a vivid setting) #mswl