ALL THE WHITE SPACES. Another historical event (alternative). Trans protagonist but it’s not about that, it’s about dudes exploring a place they shouldn’t be. We have isolation, land as an antagonist, and it felt Frankenstein-ish. Going a place you weren’t meant to be. #MSWL 🧵

THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS. You fuck around and find out. I’m a animal lover and this worked for me because numbskulls violate a cultural taboo by killing a deer (think MoH’s “Deer Woman) and then find out. The whole “demon” thing feels played out so a ghost deer was new. #MSWL 🧵

Cultural. LONE WOMEN focuses on little known history, Lone Women venturing off to claim land. I’m a history buff and had no idea this existed so it’s like a whole new world. Why’s it work? Isolation, the unknown, the land itself ready to kill you. Relatable fear. #MSWL 🧵

Horror. Upmarket. Think Victor LaValle’s LONE WOMEN, Stephen Graham Jones’ THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS, and Aly Wilkes’ ALL THE WHITE SPACES. Why? Here’s why. #MSWL 🧵

What am I looking for? Horror, horror, HORROR. Obviously. Also, thriller, suspense, and nonfiction by experts in their fields. So let’s dive in a little more a #MSWL 🧵

FYI I added this book to my goodreads #mswl shelf!

Stefanie Rossitto #MSWL: You can find me here: queries/ submissions: querymanager.com/query/1927

Stefanie Rossitto #MSWL: voice (romcoms/ romance/ women's fiction): looking for commercial, love sarcastic, funny and literary references. Strong female characters are always welcome - Ann and I love them both!

Always here for stories of women pushing boundaries, doing the wrong thing for the right reasons, and morally gray women #MSWL

Oh another thing I’d love to find is a story that includes Dia De Los Muertos in some way by an authentic voice #MSWL

Stefanie Rossitto #MSWL (romance novels/ romcoms/ women's fiction): looking for more mature heroines navigating the themes of motherhood, children, and second careers as well as creating and switching identities within those

I tend to lean a little more commercial or upmarket so if your voice is more literary you will want to check out @Jacqui_Lipton
Stefi and I both enjoy a sarcastic voice too
We are all good about sharing subs at Tobias #MSWL

I’m really looking for stories dripping in Voice. Like if you could comp The Women Could Fly because of the stunning voice in your MS than I want to see it #MSWL

Stefanie Rossitto #MSWL: I want a historical fiction project on the after-war years (after World War II): Think big bands & economic expansion -I want it to be full of hope and optimism!

Please note the dog MUST live in the story. You can kill all the people but NO animal cruelty in books please #MSWL

I’d love some lighter fantasy & sci-fi stories that feel grounded and accessible
Like I don’t need to know how the flux capacitor works just that it makes time travel possible (this sci-fi reference is the perfect analogy for how I want my fantasy and sci-fi in adult) #MSWL

I would also love some darker stories — thrillers, mysteries. Send me your revenge stories #MSWL
Note that I still want them to end in hope ❤️

If you’ve seen my Query Manger you will notice I’m open to nonfiction stories that deal with women’s issues and I’d love to see more of these in my inbox #MSWL

I’m always looking for feminist themes and stories of women reclaiming their agency in the world #MSWL

Stefanie Rossitto #MSWL: also looking for a women's fiction project focusing on a mother-daughter or sibling conflict