Melanie Castillo
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Root Literary
Literary Agent @rootliterary . @aalitagents member. ๐ MS in Creative Writing & Book Publishing. ๐ Scorpio. โ๏ธ Laughs too loud and constantly craves sweets. ๐ง

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I spent some time this weekend revamping my Publishers Marketplace page and manuscript wishlist (linked on PM). If you're an author getting ready to query your work, check it out! I'd love to hear from you. #MSWL #amagenting #WritingCommunity bit.ly/melaniefigueroa

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I love a book that makes me cringe (but like, in a fun way). #MSWL

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Lyz Lenz @lyzl
My 11yo daughter sent four anonymous holiday candy grams in her class just to, in her words, "cause chaos." And per her report, by the time she left school the kids in her grade had all devolved into shouting and accusing one another. I've never been more proud.I too enjoy chaos. #MSWL

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Something I'd really love to see in my queries is a story involving polyamory (I'm not looking for a straightforward romance though!). So I'm just going to throw that out there and hope the world throws me a boneโI've been wanting this for years and haven't found it yet. #MSWL

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Melanie Figueroa @wellmelsbells
So I hear lots of folks mention Train to Busan, but I donโt see the sequel Peninsula get as much love. Itโs one of my all-time fave films, and IMO better than the first movie. Itโs Walking Dead meets Fast and the Furious (except that there is one driver, a bad ass teenage girl).If you like kick ass women and zombies and high stakes and an ending that makes you want to both cry and eat the world then I highly suggest it! Also anything with these vibes is an auto request for me! #MSWL ๐งโโ๏ธ

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A darker fantasy (upper MG/YA and standalone or series) that feels reminiscent of Philip Pullmanโs HIS DARK MATERIALS or Jim Hensonโs THE DARK CRYSTAL. #MSWL

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I am literally copying and pasting this from my Pub Marketplace profile BUT I was born and raised in Southern California in a multi-cultural, blended family, so I have a soft spot for books that shine a spotlight on the nuances of family relationships and identity. #MSWL

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Just putting this out there: Beautifully-written, well-researched, and expansive adult fiction that straddles the line between commercial and literary. A recent example is Madeline Millerโs CIRCE, but Barbara Kingsolverโs THE POISONWOOD BIBLE is a tried-and-true favorite. #MSWL

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I may have tackled @LynneKelly the first time I met her because I'm obsessed with her middle grade book SONG FOR A WHALE (Lynne is also just an A+ human so there's that too). If you have a book that feels reminiscent please send it my way! #MSWL

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Iโm constantly on the lookout for anything that reads like a Studio Ghibli film in both MG and YA (I love them allโespecially Porco Rosso, Princess Mononoke, Kikiโs Delivery Service, and Howlโs Moving Castle). #MSWL

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Also on the adult side! I'd love to see upmarket fiction with elements of mystery/suspense in the vein of Celeste Ngโs EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU and Angie Kimโs MIRACLE CREEK. #MSWL

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If you can comp your book to pretty much anything written by Blake Crouch or Michael Crichton, then I want to see you in the @RootLiterary submission inbox! #MSWL

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Norma ๐ต๐ท๐จ๐บ @normajeanesays
Happy #MSWL day! If I donโt get a romance/womenโs fiction submission about a 30-year-old Latinx woman whoโs throwing her quinceaรฑera part 2 (aka the one she never had) and finally gets the boy who got away, I will flip. Think Never Been Kissed meets The Wedding Singer con azucar.I might just scream and never stop if this appeared in the @RootLiterary submission inbox. #MSWL
