especially for romance, i am super picky about antagonists, if any. i've read 1000s of romance novels. when i see a jerk ex or the romantic false lead is an arrogant ass, i'm like "dump them! block them! take them straight to jail!"

i really *do not* want anything sci-fi this time around. i don't want robots, i don't want aliens, i don't want otherworldly planets. my idea of SF this time is like groundhog day or the seven year slip--it's basically magic.

for examples of things i could do: fleabag, my mad fat diary, you're the worst, i may destroy you, sorry for your loss by jessie ann foley, turtles all the way down by john green. i definitely *do not* want a version of a little life by hanya yanagihara

to clarify, i don't mind characters who are dealing with loss or depression or anxiety, or are coming to terms with something in their past. i just really do not want stories to center around a particular traumatic incident

for this submission round of queries, i really *do not* want anything dealing with abuse/trauma as the focus of the plot. i don't want to read about an abusive relationship, sexual abuse, school shootings, etc. i just don't have the emotional bandwidth right now

i think this is b/c i have watched so many detective/cop shows (castle/law & order:svu/brooklyn 99/the wire/etc) and it's just an area that i prefer in a visual medium vs in novel form. sorry rick castle, i love ur show but i would have hated the nikki heat books

i am just not into anything that features police/special agent/FBI/law enforcement characters especially in modern settings. however i *can* do a historical/magical sherlock holmes style "detective of manners". (con't)

this may be the christian evangelical upbringing still in me but i can't get into angel/seraphim/etc stories. Demons and devils, I'm good with. For whatever reason, I see angel stories and suddenly i'm like "hmmm idk why does but this feels blasphemous"

i don't mind a fantasy set up where there's secretly been a magical world operating alongside ours this whole time but there's a portal of some sort, i just can't do it

i really hate portal fantasies. i'm sorry, i grew up reading a lot of fan fic that had the set up with "and then the tv/book/whatever began to glow and i was suddenly pulled into this fantasy world." i just cant do it anymore :(

i've been open to queries for about 2 weeks for the first time in 2 years (phew) and here's some random things i am noticing about myself to help with my #mswl for #amquerying writers

What’s the #DungeonsandDragons book you wish you had? Send it our way! #mswl #DandD

I'm officially open to queries! Check out my Manuscript Wishlist manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/samantha-wekstein/ and previous #MSWL Tweets mswishlist.com/agent/SWekstein

Have a nonfiction book proposal on foraging or crafting? Query Kristina! crocheting, beadwork, knitting, foraging etc 🧶 🌱 #mswl

Send me your Nonfiction book proposals on #TradWives #MSWL

Watching the soap with my grandma, and I just want to say, when the Romance: Suspense in my form is entirely informed by how good Latam melodrama is.

#MSWL

when will I get my magical Blue Lock book #mswl

Stories about royalty are not the only stories. Normal people (& not just people misled to think they're normal people) can have big stories, too. I love my monarchs and heirs, but I'd also love to see more everyday people in extraordinary circumstances. #Fantasy #SciFi #MSWL

Apparently a subgenre I love is “books about quirky, lonely older people who find friendship, connection, and purpose in the most unlikely places.” ✨ #MSWL

#MSWL just saying