Carly Watters

#mswl: Single events that chance the course of many lives in a family, community or friend group i.e. Atonement

I'm a big Hilderbrand fan. (My all-time fav is Summerland.) #mswl: Detailed & multi POV family drama in a repeat setting w/ series potential

My biggest #mswl is always coming-of-age *anything* with a big plot! i.e. The Girls, History of Wolves, Girls on Fire, The Fever

#mswl: plot-driven story of marriage i.e. Fates and Furies, Mating for Life, The Vacationers

#mswl: domestic suspense, psychological thrillers with female leads i.e. Couple Next Door, In A Dark Dark Wood

#mswl: literary mysteries/suspense/thrillers with female lead i.e. Night Film, Dark Places

#mswl: Complicated but accessible family drama, mother/daughter relationships i.e. The Nest, Secrets of Lake Road

#mswl: southern gothic, southern coming of age i.e. Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, The After Party

#mswl: multi POV, time slip or dual past/present narrative structure women’s fiction, historical, romance, upmarket etc.

#mswl: historical novels where plot & setting have to work together i.e. Nightingale, Arcadia, Girl You Left Behind

#mswl: LGBTQ love stories not about coming out, but people finding each other & meeting high drama along the way i.e. The Paying Guests

#mswl: upmarket/structurally interesting/sweeping love stories of all kinds. i.e. not a romance but perhaps a LGBTQ love story a la ONE DAY.

Seeking upmarket/structurally interesting/sweeping love stories of all kinds. #MSWL: a high concept LGBTQ love story in the vein of ONE DAY.

Send in your queries! My #MSWL: carlywatters.com/wishlist/ [Send to query(at)psliterary(dot)com]

What a great list of books. Basically my #MSWL: bookriot.com/2016/12/09/100…

Resourceful way to find an agent's #mswl? Find what they read for fun. I post it all here: instagram.com/carlywatters/ with #cwreads hashtag

Life is messy! People are complex! So I think books should be too. I want to be spurred to reflect on my life choices & my future #MSWL

Past/present narrative structure (i.e. Losing The Light, Last Letter From Your Lover, American Wife, Beautiful Ruins) #mswl

Sweeping multi POV plots that show all sides of a big story (i.e. Elin Hilderbrand, Jodi Picoult, Emma Straub, Liane Moriarty) #mswl

Plot driven study of marriage (i.e. Fates and Furies, The Vacationers, Mating For Life, Everything I Never Told You, After I Do) #mswl