Magic
Amanda Jain @wensday95 · 4 Oct 2018
Atlas Obscura @atlasobscura
Imagine you live in the 19th century. Most restaurants are closed by 8 p.m. Where do you go if you want a meal at a late hour? The answer: Night lunch wagons. pic.twitter.com/Ro4sR7OnxGSomeone write a book for me about these night lunch wagons. Maybe with a hint of magic? Because how could magic not be involved in this gorgeousness?? #mswl
Adria Goetz @adriamgoetz · 27 Sep 2018
Top of my #MSWL right now:
1. Author/illustrator PBs
2. #OwnVoices PB/MG/YA
3. YA Rom Com
4. Spooky PB (but not specific to Halloween)
5. Humor PB/MG/YA
6. Magical realism MG/YA
Quressa Robinson (she/her/queen) @qnrisawesome · 26 Sep 2018
Kaye Dreams of Fluffy Romcoms @gildedspine
This is your Wednesday reminder that if you are a marginalized author writing a magical school, I AM SO HERE FOR IT AND YOU. Write it. Please.Also, there are no limits to writing magical schools with different functions, experiences and value. Do not cancel yourself out.
Giveth me magical public school in the hood. #MSWL
Kristy Hunter @KristySHunter · 25 Sep 2018
I also will ALWAYS melt for magical realism with a strong sense of place & GORGEOUS lyrical writing ❤️ #ya #mg #wf #a #MSWL #MR
Quressa Robinson (she/her/queen) @qnrisawesome · 25 Sep 2018
I binge watched THE WORST WITCH over the weekend. Please, someone, give me an MG like that. All the magic! #MSWL
Diana M. Pho @writersyndrome · 25 Sep 2018
Hannah Bowman @hannahnpbowman
Re: this thread, if someone wants to write me a fantasy novel about a kid who goes to magic school but realizes the entire structure of the magical world needs to be overthrown, I would be 100% there for that. Bonus points if they have to side with the dark wizards to do it #MSWL twitter.com/dreamoforgonon…ditto to this #MSWL
Hannah Bowman @hannahnpbowman · 25 Sep 2018
Connor Goldsmith @dreamoforgonon
@hannahnpbowman @maxgladstone don't forget how centaurs and merfolk aren't classified as people and everyone's like oh that's fineRe: this thread, if someone wants to write me a fantasy novel about a kid who goes to magic school but realizes the entire structure of the magical world needs to be overthrown, I would be 100% there for that. Bonus points if they have to side with the dark wizards to do it #MSWL
Alex Arnold @alexyarnold · 13 Sep 2018
Magical realism in MG and YA, especially where the magic is tied to the setting or the season. Place as character is a fav story element for me #MSWL
P.S. Literary Agency @PSLiterary · 13 Sep 2018
"Historical middle grade that re-rewrites history to add an element of magic." @msmariavicente #MSWL mariavicente.com/representation/
Rena *THE SISTERS OF THE WINTER WOOD* Rossner @renarossner · 13 Sep 2018
I would really really love to find an adult upmarket, literary novel to work on. Something that will make me cry. Bonus points for magical realism. #MSWL
Ali Herring @HerringAli · 13 Sep 2018
I’d love to see someone take a modern/contemporary well-loved/well-known story and flip it on its head to a historical. A flipped retelling if you will. Bonus points for some magical realism. #MSWL
Navah [It's Always Eurovision Season] Wolfe @navahw · 12 Sep 2018
Nivia Evans @NiviaEvans
#MSWL American Horror Story: Coven...but good. Gothic boarding schools, empowered women, clash of ideals, exploration of how history and culture shapes magicOh my god, yes yes YES, I have been wanting this FOREVER.*
(*since I first watched Coven.)
#mswl
Amanda is in the Endgame @AmandaIsA_Ram · 12 Sep 2018
I'd love to see more #MG and #YA fantasy adventures / magical realism stories rooted in Caribbean and Latinx cultures in my inbox 👀🌴 #MSWL
Catherine Laudone @CatherineLaud · 12 Sep 2018
Looking for a modern-day #YA #SisterhoodoftheTravelingPants with strong, positive female friendships! Magic realism is always a plus! #MSWL
Catherine Laudone @CatherineLaud · 12 Sep 2018
It’s #MSWL day! Agents—I’m desperate to see more #MG in my inbox! Looking for voice-driven contemporary and magical realism like #Rooftoppers and historical like #TheWarThatSavedMyLife and #BostonJane Also open to a fun fantasy—looking for the next #EllaEnchanted!
Taylor Haggerty @tayhaggerty · 12 Sep 2018
Top of my #MSWL: women's fiction and romance by/about underrepresented voices. Contemporary. Historical. Contemporary or historical with a magical element. Grounded SF. Romcoms. Happy books. Also, maybe a big, sweeping gothic romance?
Sam Morgan @samroebuck · 12 Sep 2018
Sam Morgan @samroebuck
#mswl I will tweet this wish until I finally get it:Skins meets Harry Potter
Skins, to me, is hyper realistic. It's how teenagers or young adults actually act and see the world. They aren't chosen ones. But what if they could do magic, like in HP? That's the kind of world I want to explore.
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Sam Morgan @samroebuck · 12 Sep 2018
Sam Morgan @samroebuck
#mswl I want something with magic but with clear/simple rules ala Pushing Daisies or @CurtisCChen's Kangaroo books.Then I want you to break those rules.
This is all about hooks. I love explaining Pushing Daisies to people. That's such a fun thing to discuss. But I also stories like "prophecy foretold three. But now there's a fourth" Add a delicious hook and then a break and you've got me, well, hooked.
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