Agents, I'm in the mood for some epic YA contemporary in my submission inbox! That moment that changed everything, that person that shifted the way you see the world, that secret you kept, or that summer you'll never forget. #MSWL

Happy Friday! I just updated my #MSWL with a few new specific whims, so take a peek at this incoming thread of gifs if you're curious :)
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“Themes I like to see explored (not all at once!): nature, motherhood, identity, travel, myth of meritocracy, feminism, longevity, family, heartbreak, secret histories, individuality, modernism, trust, class, money, race, art, memory.” @carlywatters #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

#mswl looking for fat-positive characters in commercial fiction like #OneToWatch

The “I’m just your problem” Bubbleline moment is my ultimate sapphic #mswl

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Have a sexy superhero manuscript that comes in under 75,000 words? Send it my way! #MSWL QueryManager.com/LisaGreenQueri…

I would love to see a mash-up of Carnival Row and Sin City that fits into Mystic Owl's guidelines (up to 75k, or editable down to it). #MSWL #UF cityowlpress.com/queries/#mysti… #querytip #querytrenches

I am not saying I want books exactly like these, or that if yours is different to these that I won't like it. I am just saying that I have loved all of these authors' books and admired their writing.

Tl;dr - I don't want to be restrictive, I might love your book, give me a go!

Adult SF: Becky Chambers, Peter F Hamilton, Kim Stanley Robinson, Kate Elliott, Mary Robinette Kowal, Emma Newman

Urban fantasy: Kim Harrison, Charles de Lint (6/7)

Adult fantasy: Jacqueline Carey, Brian McClellan, Samantha Shannon, Pierce Brown, Guy Gavriel Kay, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Josiah Bancroft, Tamsyn Muir, Fonda Lee, Sharon Shinn, Steven Erikson, Peter S Beagle (5/?)

...authors in various genres so you can see if you might fit my tastes.

YA: Patrick Ness, Holly Bourne, Maggie Steifvater, Laini Taylor, Amie Kaufman, Zoraida Cordova, Julia Kagawa, Roshani Chokshi, Leigh Bardugo (4/?)

...like, but I can't account for how I will feel upon reading it
3. I am really rubbish at expressing my #mswl (I love reading other agents'/editors' lists!) and end up feeling like I am either not specific enough or far too specific!

Instead, I am going to list favourite (3/?)

...something like them, and I don't want to restrict what is being offered to me
2. I hate disappointing people. Recently I have seen authors saying, 'but I matched with the #mswl so why isn't it a yes?' Sure, your novel might contain something I have said I (2/?)

I am still planning to reopen to queries on 1st April and I am not going to state any #mswl. Here are my reasons:

1. I honestly never know which story is going to touch my heart and make me say yes. The novels/authors I represent? I would have been unlikely to ask for (1/?)

okay i can't stop thinking about it, which means i have to #mswl it:

agents, if you can send me an adventure romance that evokes the fun, the fear, and love story that's in THE MUMMY (1999), you may just find yourself a book deal

When I say #MSWL know that I am screaming it. Someone please write this MG!

I do! I'm actually quite in the mood for a villain or anti-hero protag, especially in a twisty-turny or unexpected story. #MSWL

::Frantically waving arms around at all those #amquerying:: #MSWL apnews.com/article/pandem…

Good morning #FaithPitch authors! I'm an editor on the lookout for all things romance especially romantic suspense and historical settings.

If I ❤ your pitch today, send a query and first 10 pages pasted into an email to candee(dot)fick(at)anaiahpress(dot)com. #MSWL