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· 24 Sep 2019

Sympathetic psychopaths, cult-y fiction, campus novels of all stripes, books tied to an unfamiliar professional world (ballet/restaurants/sports), upmarket #metoo novels, political conversation starters (a la American Marriage or The Mothers), a romcom with a fresh hook... #mswl

· 24 Sep 2019

#mswl I’d also REALLY like to see more MG. A few recent favorites:

- The Science of Unbreakable Things by @taekeller
-the Kiranmala series by @Sayantani16
-A Good Kind of Trouble by @Leeseray
-Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai

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· 24 Sep 2019

Lauren Spieller @laurenspieller

Just had a meeting that made me realize I want to take on a sunny, escapist book...with a body count. 😈 Think murder on an island or a kidnapping in Tuscany. Fun...until it’s not. #mswl

Oh oh also!!! twitter.com/laurenspieller… #mswl

· 24 Sep 2019

a few more #mswl items:

-f/f or m/m or any kind of queer prom book

-YA involving fashion as a way of self expression

-inclusive romcom for YA + Adult a la RWRB

· 24 Sep 2019

I’d love to see some children’s books that play with form and function, especially for the wee ones. Something outside the box. #mswl

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· 24 Sep 2019

Hello! Today is #MSWL day! All of my previous wishlists still stand, and I'll be adding more today for when I reopen to queries on 10/7!

· 24 Sep 2019

Hannah Allaman @hallaman13

A friend just described something as "unreliable narrator feminist horror fantasy" and turns out that's all I want in a YA novel so pls send. #mswl

This. I want this. PLEASE. #mswl twitter.com/hallaman13/sta…

· 24 Sep 2019

Lauren Spieller @laurenspieller

Omg MG #mswl pic.twitter.com/bXDff9Tu5M

I’d love to see a MG with a fun premise that still tackles social skills + behavior, in particular one that explores the strengths of kids who feel “different” #mswl twitter.com/laurenspieller…

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· 24 Sep 2019

Norma 🇵🇷🇨🇺 @normajeanesays

Happy #MSWL day! If I don’t get a romance/women’s fiction submission about a 30-year-old Latinx woman who’s throwing her quinceañera 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.

Absolutely #MSWL!

· 24 Sep 2019

Molly Cusick @molly_cusick

#MSWL: #ownvoices #MG or #YA protagonists with chronic illness, pain, and/or a disability in a story not focused on that, and where no one dies--it's just a part of life. This kind of rep is important to me & I rarely see it in subs or published books.

YA only for me, but please yes this. If I had read more representations of chronic pain when I was younger I probably wouldn't have believed my pediatrician when he said "you're too young to have back problems". #MSWL

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· 24 Sep 2019

Alexandra Sehulster @ASehulster

I want a book that truly messes with your perception of reality. Not just a psychological thriller, but a truly, mind-bending, House of Leaves-type book that blasts away all previous notions of what a book can be #MSWL

Stealing this #mswl from @ASehulster twitter.com/ASehulster/sta…

· 24 Sep 2019

Lauren Spieller @laurenspieller

When I open to queries, I really want to see more LatinX rep. 🙏🏽 #mswl

Always and forever this #mswl twitter.com/laurenspieller…

· 24 Sep 2019

Norma 🇵🇷🇨🇺 @normajeanesays

Happy #MSWL day! If I don’t get a romance/women’s fiction submission about a 30-year-old Latinx woman who’s throwing her quinceañera 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.

If this isn't the dream manuscript, then what is? #MSWL

· 24 Sep 2019

Replying to @jldallow

More ADULT: Child psychopaths, along the lines of BABY TEETH, THE BAD SEED or THE GOOD SON.
What happens when a good family is stuck with a child who has no empathy whatsoever? #MSWL

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· 24 Sep 2019

I’m wishing for creepy #MG, serious literary #YA, and graphic novels especially by marginalized author/illustrators! #MSWL

· 24 Sep 2019

Jess Dallow @jldallow

@jsinsheim First up in ADULT: Gimme all the rom-coms. I'm not just looking for romance. I want to laugh. I want to fall in love. Think THE HATING GAME or THE PROPOSAL (the Sandra Bullock movie). #MSWL pic.twitter.com/OH5DabXZM7

Man do I love and second this! <3 #MSWL

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· 24 Sep 2019

Ah #MSWL day. My perennial list is here, with some updates at the bottom: elana.me/wish-list. I’ll try to tweet some more “specific” things today, but I try not to be too laundry-list-y on this stuff. Just try me!

· 24 Sep 2019

So I found my witch writer, my pirates writer, and my ballet writer this year! WOOO!!! What am I looking for next?...

...Sci-Fi, gaming, and dystopian/futuristic sci-fi. I'm not a space opera person though! Sorry! #MSWL This goes for MG and YA! =)

· 24 Sep 2019

Replying to @jldallow

First up in ADULT: Gimme all the rom-coms. I'm not just looking for romance. I want to laugh. I want to fall in love. Think THE HATING GAME or THE PROPOSAL (the Sandra Bullock movie). #MSWL

· 24 Sep 2019

Even though I’m not quite caught up on submissions, I think I might have to open back up to queries because it’s #MSWL day!

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