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@readbystephanie #MSWL

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#MSWL grouchy, hot 300 year old immortal vampire who watches other hot 300 year old immortal vampires going to high school and makes horrible fun of them but then has to eat his words, because there's this girl ...

We'd also love to see some Caribbean inspired fantasy in both MG and YA! #mswl

Hi book nerds 💜 Huzzah! My #MSWL is now officially live! Agented authors and creators, feel free to share this with your agent. Unfortunately for those in the query trenches, I'm unable to accept unagented submissions...I leave you with a catdog 🐱🐶
manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/kris…

i’m *dying* for fantasy (both YA and adult!) right now and still don’t have a novel-in-verse on my list, so PLEASE send my way if you have one!!

i’m so excited to dive back in and see your beautiful work! ♥️✨

and for everything else, same as usual! please check out my website (cortneyradocaj.com) for more detailed info on what i tend to gravitate toward

basically, for GNs, if your story fits what i’m looking for, send my way! i’m very open to a range of art styles right now, and would love to be surprised by something new 😊

for artwork, i like a wide range—i love the grittiness of SAGA’s artwork, but also the muted tones and simplicity of KISS NUMBER 8. COVENANT and LORE OLYMPUS are two of my favorite webcomics with wildly different art styles

i’m accepting GN manuscripts by themselves, but my preference is author/artists. at this time, i'm not taking on artists only (just authors or author/artists)

basically, i either want to be smiling with warm fuzzies, or clutching my chest and crying (or like…both lol). just give me feels!

for graphic novels, i’m looking for contemporary, fantasy, sci-fi, and horror in a wide variety; both ends of the spectrum are wanted! sweet contemporaries, cozy fantasy—but also dark, twisty SFF and horror that delves into navigating trauma

(basically, communication, respect, and consent is ✨super sexy✨ and my personal preference is sweet warm fuzzy romance with a smidge of heat versus hot steamy romance where sex is the focus)

a moderate amount of heat is fabulous, but i’m also okay with little to no explicit scenes (and this includes any variation of asexual romances!!). i’m probably not the best fit for a high amount of explicit scenes or erotica

in romance, i really want examples of healthy romances! it’s completely okay for characters to make mistakes (please, have them make mistakes lol) but i do NOT want books that idealize (or even just accept) toxic, codependent, or abusive behaviors in romantic relationships

as always, i am prioritizing marginalized authors—disabled, BIPOC, queer, neurodivergent, etc. my main goal is to lift and champion authors from underrepresented communities!

overall, i will be accepting:

ADULT:
•fantasy
•horror
•contemporary
•romance
•novels-in-verse
•graphic novels

YA:
•fantasy
•horror
•sci-fi
•thriller
•contemporary
•novels-in-verse
•graphic novels

the other changes:

•i will NOT be accepting adult sci-fi during this period (this is NOT permanent and i will likely be open to adult sci-fi again in the future)

•i will actively be looking for adult romance (with caveats, see below!)

UPDATE: i’m opening to queries!

i’ll be open starting october 1st through november 30th

there will be a few changes in what i’m looking for, but the biggest is that i will be accepting graphic novels!! 🎉

#amquerying #amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity

On my #MSWL Any/all of the following:
1. Quirky/dark humor
2. Paranormal crime syndicate
3. Unusual fairy tale retellings with magic
ALWAYS high heat, HEA/HFN, Fast paced, romance in sci-fi or fantasy sub genre. Prefer under 75K words.

Tempted to change my entire #MSWL profile to just two words, DARK ACADEMIA.