Carly Watters

Multi POV, time slip or dual past/present narrative structure women’s fiction, historical, domestic suspense, or upmarket like THE ALICE NETWORK, THE SUBWAY GIRLS. #mswl

Historical novels where plot & setting have to work together i.e. NIGHTINGALE, ARCADIA, GIRL YOU LEFT BEHIND. I’m not interested in writers using historical to tell me how much research they’ve done. I want a very plotty historical. Beatriz Williams-esque. #mswl

Upmarket, structurally interesting, sweeping love stories of all kinds. I’d love a LGBTQ story in the vein of ONE DAY/THE VERSIONS OF US. Something like a more commercial PAYING GUESTS (which I loved, but I'm not interested in ton of capital L literary fiction right now). #mswl

You can also follow me on instagram, I post everything I read with the #cwreads hashtag. Get a taste of my personal reading interests which shows what I'm also looking for in submissions: instagram.com/carlywatters/ #mswl

A book I never, ever stop thinking about: The After Party by Anton DiSclafani.

I loved this one & wish I could read it again for the first time.

That plot twist, the friendship drama, the setting, themes of motherhood.

Perfection.

Send me this. #MSWL

I'm open to queries again, folks! And I'm getting tons of great ones. (My #MSWL here: bit.ly/2v9tFiX) If you get a full request from me, I've got a list of things I'm looking for (which will be listed in the email you get) that is far more than simply a synopsis.

Querying? Here’s my very detailed #mswl:

carlywatters.com/2018/04/09/201… #querytip

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Looking for great #ownvoices women's fiction. Domestic, plot heavy stories about non-white, non-nuclear families please. #MSWL

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

#MSWL past/present narratives, historical women's fiction from 1890s on, must have crackling dialogue like Beatriz Williams.

#MSWL send me your unlikely friendship stories (20 yo & 80 yo), friendship novels in general (need really high stakes though!)

#MSWL send me your novels about complicated women! In the vein of Luckiest Girl Alive, Megan Abbott, Sweetbitter etc

To get to know my taste better read my clients & follow me on @instagram where I post everything I read: instagram.com/carlywatters #MSWL

Fav recent non fiction reads: Shrill, Chasing Slow, I Hear She’s A Real Bitch, You’ll Grow Out of It, Magnolia Story, Ghettoside #mswl

Fav recent fiction reads: History of Wolves, Best Kind of People, Couple Next Door, You Will Know Me, Sweetbitter, The After Party #mswl

#mswl: unique memoir that reads like a novel, preferably with marketing plan & platform

I rep lots of non fiction! #mswl: cooking, health/wellness, lifestyle, design, pop culture proposals from bloggers/experts with platform

I've been tweeting this #mswl for 5 yrs: historical women’s fiction/book club book about NYC garment district 1911 shirtwaist fire tragedy.

A very specific #mswl: Would love an East/West Germany or Berlin Wall historical with a romantic hook