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Psychological thrillers in the vein of THE SILENT PATIENT

Psychological horror, haunted houses, setting as character

Dark academia

#MSWL

I’m craving dark academic YA fantasy #mswl

A few things I'd love to see in my inbox right now! #MSWL

YA & A:
-horror
-gothic/dark academia vibes
-romance with a spec twist
-"nerdy"/fandom romance (think: comicons, cosplay, fanart/fanfic, D&D)
-contemporary/grounded fantasy

MG & YA:
-graphic novels

Hyper-specific MSWL:
- I’m still looking for trans & queer horror! Think Saltburn, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Hell Followed w/ Us
- villain protagonists & love interests
- SFF dark academia
- competitions, heists, trials/games (including sports/clubs!)
- disability & mental health rep

#mswl 2024 vibes.
*This is an incomplete list of things I love, not an absolute. If you think you have something I'd love, please send it.*

Edinburgh Seven x Historical Fantasy x Dark Academia #mswl

Since it's still January, time for an updated 2024 #MSWL ! I'm currently really on the lookout for psychological thriller (a la Riley Sager), mysteries (cozy and whodunnits please), and light horror (nothing too gory, I want to sleep at night). Dark academia a plus as well!

3. A dark academia gem because I will forever ❤️ a college/uni setting!

I’d love to see:

🏔️a thriller involving high altitude mountaineering
🌊a thriller set in the North Sea
🥀 dark academia story involving botany
🍄cottagecore and cottagegore stories

Would love to see more books with dark academia setting/ competitive high stakes, romance and/or magic woven into the plot

For MG, YA, + adult, I'd love dark (whimsical for MG) academia stories, heavily inspired by folklore and/or lovecraftian elements #mswl

#mswl and even better if it’s dark academia (but please wait because I’m not open to queries yet 😭)

late night #mswl but things I would love to see more of in my inbox:

- speculative circuses and carnivals, esp with a historical/gothic thread
- *actual* dark academia, not just campus settings
- cowboys, esp if ft. gothic vibes
- cli-fi horror

thank youuuuuu 👻💕

#MSWL contemporary paranormal; contemporary romance; cozy & light fantasy; dark academia; gothic literature; romantic comedies; folklore reimaginings; quirky and spooky middle-grade; cozy horror; 'b-list' horror; sapphic; cozy mystery; romantasy; whodunit; grounded sci-fi

Ultimately, if the vibes are dark academia, witchy, creepy forests, poisonous plants, gothic (whether horror or historical!), or anything with a charismatic leader and a cult, it’s right up my alley.

Just got off a marvelous phone call with an editor and we both realized: MY KINGDOM FOR A DARK ACADEMIA x HEIST or CON mash-up please #MSWL

dark academia with casual fantasy elements aka magic quills and self boiling pots and closets that pick your outfits.... yeah thats my shit #mswl

Just a few things that I would love to see more of in my query manager inbox:

-Dark academia stories 🎓📚
-Stories with glimmering ballrooms and beautiful dresses 💃🩰
-YA pirate adventures 🏴‍☠️⚔️
-Enemies to Lovers Romances ☠️💗

#MSWL #writingcommunity #amquerying #kidlit

#MSWL I've wanted this for a long time and I finally found the words to ask for it correctly:

Dark academia but replace "academia" with e-sports or TTRPG (or cosplay or con)

Yes, this will be on the mswl update I'm working on.