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· 9 Jun 2020

Lane @lanewriteswords

The first enemies-to-lovers was Epic of Gilgamesh, 1800 BC out of Mesopotamia. The next person who claims a YA white person invented the trope will have dishonor on their family and cow.

CORRECT, AND I AM STILL WAITING FOR MY YA RETELLING, OK? #mswl

· 9 Jun 2020

Most Wanted #MSWL for me currently:

Inspirational Romantic Suspense 55k words for Love Inspired Suspense 80-100K for Love Inspired Trade.

Inspirational Historical Romance 70k words and 80-100k words.

If you have one & want feedback on an idea you can fit in a tweet, I'm here

· 9 Jun 2020

I'd love to see more thrillers from BIPOC authors. #MSWL

· 9 Jun 2020

“Paging Romance writers! I’m looking for fun, romantic romps ala CRAZY RICH ASIANS particularly LGBTQ+ romances like RED WHITE AND ROYAL BLUE.” @maureen_moretti #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

· 8 Jun 2020

Tasha Suri @tashadrinkstea

sometimes I wish (some) publishers would slap a queer bat signal on books instead of making lgbtq+ rep a surprise. publishers I promise you, if you make the tagline of the book 'IT'S ABOUT SPACE MERMAIDS, AND IT'S ALSO GAY AS HELL' I'll be more likely to buy it, not less.

Replying to @tashadrinkstea

Did you say gay space mermaids? ❤️ #MSWL

· 8 Jun 2020

“Very hungry to work on more LGBTQ+ YA novels and diverse, inclusive reads.” @ericsmithrocks #MSWL ericsmithrocks.com/mswl

· 7 Jun 2020

Nikkita Bourbaki is sick of winning. @futurebird

My suggestion, make a sci fi crime drama show about future NYC where there are no police as we now know them. (Except detectives, but even they would be different.)

Show the various agencies and community group that deal with crimes.

I mean #MSWL honestly.

· 7 Jun 2020

Sharon Pelletier @sharongracepjs

And these are also "invisible" jobs with a great opportunity for surveillance or eavesdropping. Would anyone notice how long the UPS guy has been parked there? Think of the personal conversations/phone calls you've had in a Lyft!

I'm particularly obsessed with the idea of a sanitation worker helming a thriller, which I saw in a tweet a few days ago and foolishly didn't save.

What are your other ideas for careers that would make a good vantage point for suspense fiction?

#mswl

· 7 Jun 2020

I often say I want unexpected suspense. Here are some careers that could be a fun perspective from which to dig into a mystery instead of police detective as MC
-rental car agency employee
-sanitation worker
-UPS driver (or bus driver, or Lyft driver...)
-mail carrier
#mswl

· 7 Jun 2020

Agent V @VeroniKaboom

#MSWL this, so much, so SO much twitter.com/Ceee_Teee/stat…

If anyone sends this to V, y’all better send to me too and expect the most epic of dance battles to happen. #mswl

· 7 Jun 2020

“Send me your baking cookbook proposals, especially allergy-sensitive ones. Reinvent the wheel on attention-grabbing cakes and easy-to-make recipes.” @readbystephanie #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

· 7 Jun 2020

My actual ultimate #MSWL is a YA fictionalized story of Amanda Nunes and Nina Ansaroff—two female world class MMA fighters who meet and fall in love and become the sport’s #couplegoals.

· 6 Jun 2020

All right, I’m putting my stake in the ground. I want your #own #poc YA protest meet-cutes. I want them all. #MSWL

· 6 Jun 2020

✊🏽✊🏽 NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE ✊🏽✊🏽 @swindlesoiree

It is more radical to publish Black joy than it is to publish Black trauma, pass it on.

Top of my wish list for manuscript acquisitions (and freelance jobs) are romantic comedies by #ownvoices authors featuring BIPOC protagonists who make each other laugh.

#MSWL

· 6 Jun 2020

“Middle Grade: a protagonist with immigrant parents, an animal story (NOT talking animals), anything with an environmental theme, inventive chapter book series.” @msmariavicente #MSWL mariavicente.com/representation