has anyone played the game Darkwood because goodness me those are #mswl vibes

I'm leaning pretty light-hearted these days but I'm not necessarily opposed to darker twinged series. But please no being dark and brutal for the sake of being dark and brutal! I want stories to feel hopeful #MSWL

My #mswl gets pretty detailed into what I am looking for but generally speaking, I'm drawn to characters first & foremost in a story. I want to fall in love with them, I want to feel like they're my best friend, I want to call them up and yell at them for their bad decisions.

I am ONLY looking for YA/New Adult/Adult stories in romance, rom-coms, romantasy, upmarket/book club fiction, and women's fiction. OK to cross into the magical side of speculative (time travel, time slip, parallel universe stories a la THE SEVEN YEAR SLIP by Ashley Poston)

*Taylor Swift voice* It's been a long time coming...

I will be open to queries from June 1st-Aug 31st 2024! You can take a look at my updated #MSWL here:
awfulagent.com/agents/susan-velazquez/

#amquerying #writerscommunity

#MSWL Would love some nouveau riche casts in material too! Probably most interested in international settings for Adult work, though happy to see U.S. settings too especially in YA.

MG, YA, NA/Adult welcome. Genre mixing or SFF w/same vibes welcome! Would love BIPOC casts!

#MSWL Just binged Arsenal Military Academy (the C-drama) & I'd LOVE to see stories w/similar weird-but-they-REALLY-work, squad goal friendships!

Happy to see romance/fantasy/historical or other genres here! Would love boarding school settings, big friendships/staked adventure!

Basic summary of what I'm currently acquiring:
✔️MG & YA (all genres)
✔️GN for kids w/illustrator attached
✔️Adult/NA romcom/romcom adjacent
✔️Adult/NA romantasy
✔️Adult/NA SFF w/ strong romance
✔️Narrative NF in History only

And I usually acquire commercial material.

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I'm REOPEN to all queries!!!✨

A 🧵 for #amquerying authors who'd like to know more about me. 👇👇👇

To query me: QueryManager.com/HillaryFazzari

To see all of my #MSWL tweets in one place: mswishlist.com/agent/HillaryFazzari

For my Manuscript Wishlist page: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/hillary-fazzari/

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...And for me, that's the whole goddamn point of it all.

If you feel like we'd be a good fit, please query me here. I'd love to hear from you:
pandeliterary.com/queries-pandeliterary

a clear, discernible emotional logic driving the momentum of the book that's integral to the plot & characters)
2⃣Phenomenal opening pages (confidence to the prose, rhythm to the language, a voice that burrows into the brain)
3⃣ Clear understanding of the work I look to rep & why

Queries that make me reach out with a request for more pages tend to have the following:
1⃣ Compelling query letter (the way the writer talks about the book—the characters, the world, the stakes—makes me curious enough to care instead of making me wonder "so what?" and move on...

Have also been craving more stories of "model minorities" behaving badly (think The Brothers Sun, Beef, etc)—one of my favorite genres that I'm still trying to figure out how to classify is "completely unhinged and yet completely believable".

I'm mostly looking for evocative and atmospheric literary fiction these days (my dark little heart tends to love being surprised and tenderized by the weird, strange, uncanny, gothic).

I've officially re-opened to queries today after a long hiatus away from my query inbox, so here's an updated #mswl of what I'm looking for these days:

I'm reopening for queries today! Updated #MSWL in the link in my bio. I can't wait to read your stories!

And if you're still waiting on a reply from me, you'll hear back soon - I've been busy with client work and still have a few left in the box.

Calling all #amquerying writers, @mcorvisiero 's box is now open! We can't wait to read your queries!

Please review our submission guidelines here: corvisieroagency.com/query-guidelines.html

Reminder that I’m opening to queries tomorrow for the remainder of May!

What I’d love to see in my inbox:
- Adult thrillers
- Adult romantasy
- Adult Fantasy (of all sorts)
- Adult horror (paranormal, psychological)

QueryManager.com/carolinejtrussinejtrussell

I say again… if it’s a murder mystery, give me shot! #mswl 🔪 🩸 🕵🏻‍♀️

I’m looking for very high concept rom coms that will stick out in what is a very crowded market! 💕

Two examples of high concept rom coms:

🦜 RAIDERS OF THE LOST HEART
🔪 BUTCHER & BLACKBIRD

#MSWL