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Liesa Abrams @BatgirlEditor
This morning I had my first meeting to present my goals and strategy for the Labyrinth Road imprint. So exciting! My acquisitions so far have lined up perfectly with those goals. And as a reminder to agents:My #mswl remains especially focused on epic, character-driven MG series w/ big stakes both personal and external; I’m still looking for more intersectional identity representation, particularly across race & ethnicity & sexuality & gender. Keep those submissions coming!
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I’d also happily take on another Regency series or two, including those set outside of London. Diversity within the world required. Oh, and I like ‘em spicy :) Submission guidelines in my pinned tweet. #MSWL #HistoricalRomance
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I’d love to acquire a Highlander-based historical romance. Send me your hot men in kilts and the heroines who keep them in line! I’d love to see a grouchy rogue. Goal would be print. Submission guidelines in my pinned tweet. #MSWL #HistoricalRomance
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Anna Sproul-Latimer @annasproul
Once more for the people in the back: the near-wholesale loss of American chestnuts was the biggest ecological disaster in American history. Appalachian poverty is what it is today in large part because the chestnuts disappeared. EASTERN FORESTS USED TO LOOK LIKE THIS, PEOPLE: twitter.com/seywarddarby/s… pic.twitter.com/bhDX6py81Dthis. also, #MSWL.........🌲
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I decided to procrastinate over the weekend by making a new #mswl page for myself: jaymeegoh.com/tachyon-mswl/
for the reference of agents submitting to @TachyonPub
sorry to say that final decisions do not rest with me tho
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Reginald B Myers @polo_man404
Would you take pics with a bear? 😳😳 pic.twitter.com/aetGCSqbqeok but this looks like a scene from a fairytale romance and i want to read this novel?? #mswl
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Amparo Ortiz @amparo_ortiz
Evergreen Tweet. ✨ pic.twitter.com/uaUe3RqwbuTHIS!!! 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 If a trope and/or trend has "already been done” but it's never been done by BIPOC authors, I want to read it 💜 This is forever on my #MSWL
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Just re-watched Akeelah and the Bee and remembered how much I LOVED it as a child. Like, 10 yo me could not stop saying "pulchritude." It has its problems, but its hopeful message and diverse cast are things I NEED RIGHT NOW. If you have MG like this, please give it to me #mswl
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I gravitate towards books and authors with a clear, definitive voice full of intensity and emotion, and showcase deep meaning and character work through commercial fiction tropes #MSWL 7/7
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For all of the above:
-Diverse experiences and marginalized voices are essential.
-Books that uplift women and are intersectional are a must.
-I love both books fueled by rage, as well as books that make me believe in love and joy #MSWL 6/7
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In young adult:
-Romance! Rom com all the way through "the universe must have put us together" love.
- voice-driven contemporary set against a big, pivotal point in the MC's life
-psychological horror that has something bigger to say about who we are as a society #MSWL 5/7
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-locked room mysteries/thrillers with a big cast of characters
- I like historical-set fiction but only if it is a genre I love (horror, rom com, etc) set in a different time period #MSWL 4/7
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-what I'm calling the "rom dram," or romantic drama, with deep emotional conflict, rather than plot-driven drama
-social thrillers and horror w. commercial pacing, but have a deeper level of weight to them about something that occupies the social consciousness today #MSWL 3/7
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Alexandra Sehulster @ASehulster
I've spent the last month formulating my 2021 #MSWL (agented). I look forward to reading the great projects that this year brings! 1/7In Adult:
-a big, gorgeous love story that rips your heart out
-voice-driven fiction for millennials and Gen Z that encompasses the social, romantic, and professional dynamics of the generation, preferrably with a light touch or dash of humor #MSWL 2/7
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rebecca mix @mixbecca
y r we getting cruella when ursula is RIGHT THERE. RIGHT THERE. i don’t need a reason to care about the puppy killer! sometimes people just suck! show me ursula trying to usurp that bearded fuckboi triton & having a fall from grace GIVE ME MY SEA WITCH MOVIEbut also... #mswl! give me more sea witches with dubious morals who want what they want and will do what it takes!