Cults of personality.

Historically & in fiction, villains who amass power via charisma, mass manipulation, & curated public personae are male. Non-male villains usually use psychological/emotional power on individuals (e.g. femmes fatales). I want this trope genderswapped!
#MSWL

Would love a killer middle grade mystery.* Spooky/supernatural, cozy, and Westing Game puzzle-style varieties all encouraged. #mswl

*no actual murder required

Preemptive #mswl : the Game Change for this Democratic primary.

Wasn’t expecting to specifically have a NEED for a YA mariachi romance lead but ya know what here we are #mswl

Ditto. #mswl

#MSWL a novel in which a rapidly-spreading virus REALLY DOES come from Corona beer

#MSWL Retellings, magical realism, Gothic settings, witches, vampires, genre bendy things, anything you would comp to one of my own books (Agented only)

#MSWL diverse rom coms that are smart and complicated and reflect the world we live in. Adult and YA. (Agented only.)

#MSWL historical rom coms with a modern sensibility, adult or YA. (Agented only.)

#MSWL crossover fantasy (adult or YA) that is fresh and full of morally gray, complicated characters (Agented only.)

#MSWL epistolary novels of all kinds (Agented only.)

#MSWL can you imagine what a cool GN this would be tho

Dying to fall for a high-concept, unputdownable contemporary. Give me super strong voice. Some kind of mystery to be solved. Dynamic character relationships. #mswl

Great list! I want it to be about 10x longer tho 😩
*makes a blood sacrifice in hopes of having an inbox full of queer horror submissions*

Watching Shrill just reminds how desperately I need some POC plus sized protags in my YA and MG #mswl

#MSWL I’m eager to acquire for @CarinaPress’s newest line, Adores, featuring LGBTQ+ characters, and I’m especially interested in #ownvoices submissions. Here’s a link for more information about the requirements for Adores:
carinapress.com/blog/carina-ad…

#MSWL romantic suspense & capers

Secret agenda
Fake relationships
Forced proximity
Enemies to lovers
Single parent
Second chance
Espionage
Action/adventure in epic settings
Alpha heroes
Lethally competent heroines
Military & law enforcement protagonists

#MSWL feel-good contemporary romance and romcom especially these tropes

Sunny/grumpy
Fake relationship
Forced proximity
Marriage of convenience/arranged marriage
Forbidden love
Single parent
Slow burn
First love
Enemies to lovers
Second chance

Took me long enough, but I now have an official #MSWL page! manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/cour…

Did a little desk spring cleaning and updated my #MSWL yesterday. I can't wait to see what lovely projects find their my to my inbox!
manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/brit…