Now this is YA manuscript I'd actually read: Teens try to game the system & fail spectacularly. Hijinks ensue. #MSWL Anti-hero(ine) perhaps?

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I reopen to queries 10/2! Evergreen #MSWL: surprising take on a story. Knocks my socks off while doing something new (not a big ask, right?)

PB, MG or YA books that make a difference in a child or teen’s life; that make you stop and SEE the world. #MSWL

Writing that is clean and true, elegant and emotional. YA, MG and PBs that are bound to be the new classics. #MSWL

I want to be surprised! Something fresh, in YA, MG, and PB. #MSWL

HUMOR. The thru-line in my client’s work is a witty, generous sense of humor. #MSWL

I love a clever conceptual mash-up. Wizard of Oz meets Robin Hood? Bring it on! #MSWL

In terms of genre, my favorites (in no particular order) are: mystery, fantasy, sci-fi, hist-fic. I love a genre mash-up. #MSWL

Fantasy that uses American folklore – Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan etc – as part of its DNA. #MSWL

YA, MG and PB projects that are feminist in nature. #MSWL

YA and MG projects that are heavily illustrated; hybrid graphic novels. #MSWL

YA or MG historical fiction about the Cold War in the 50s and 60s, esp in non-European/American settings. #MSWL

I’m fascinated by how our siblings affect who we become. Give me close, intense, layered sibling relationships in YA. #MSWL

YA novels that include a complex but ultimately positive mother-teen relationship. So often I see toxic mothers, want something else. #MSWL

Diversity! Diversity! Diversity! All kinds of diverse stories and writers. #MSWL

A YA novel that will start conversations; change and open reader’s minds. #MSWL

I reopen to queries 10/2! #MSWL: Mystery with modern feel that harkens back to the Golden Age of Marsh, Christie, Sayers

#mswl I'd love a great Gothic romance. You bring the barefoot nightgown-clad heroine, and I'll bring the dimly-lit castle hallway.