Is it weird that I seriously want a Valkyrie type of fantasy with an odd twist that doesn't quite make them Valkyrie?

...but it's the same type of idea?

Do my #MSWL tweets ever make sense?

A meeting today made me think: I’d LOVE to see a huge, sweeping pre-Columbian epic fantasy novel in my inbox.

Before the Europeans landed and ruined everything, there were vibrant, sophisticated, and competitive empires in the Americas. That’s as epic fantasy as anything. #MSWL

(Spoiler but that’s also a #MSWL bc every time a query talks about a shy typical “prince” character I’m tripping in my rush to get to the request button)

Show me something bizarre and outside the normal, with a dynamic fantasy structure, journeys and trickery and twists. Show me how cunning, courage, and wit can make any character's magic win - or save - the world. Show me dialogue that sparks with character and voice. #mswl

So show me a chef, a medicine woman, a food runner, a hairdresser, a shoemaker, an assistant who has the potential to outshine their superior but has yet to discover/reveal it. Let their magic be small but let them find a way to make it ignite in their favor. #mswl

#MSWL high stakes, character driven fantasy w/intricately realized worlds, unique fantasy/magical systems&new creatures. Fun, original political systems, visually dynamic settings, characters with emotions that rip me from my life and plunge me into the pages.

Let’s do this 👇🏽 #mswl

Retweeted Kelly (@YAFantasyFan):

Someone please write me a manuscript with Danny in uniform in a war where he doesn't die. #MSWL twitter.com/yafantasyfan/s…

Someone please write me a manuscript with Danny in uniform in a war where he doesn't die. #MSWL

Doing my best to scout the #PitMad thread, but duty calls! If you have a submission you think fits my taste, PLEASE send it to me! I'm always looking for magical/witchy books in all genres and I'm particularly excited about fresh #YA social-justice-themed books. #amquerying #MSWL

This sounds amazing! #MSWL

Okay kiddies, stepping away for a bit but will be back. Keep 'em coming. Thanks for those who've reached out already & if you've got some POC genre-mashing sci-fi/fantasy YA or otherwise, that reads like funk or jazz, or another regional patiois...bring it! #MSWL #PitMad

#mswl: be it contemp, fantasy, sci-fi, let's see sex positivity.

Give me a character whose sexual feelings are a crucial part of but not the entirety of her identity. I want characters who enjoy sex bc hey it feels good & sex scenes that don't necessarily have emotional import!

I just summarized something I'm reading as "The Watchmen" if written by Octavia Butler, and now I (a) wish that were more on the nose, and (b) want to see something like that #MSWL

Just in case our #MSWL...POC Intersectional work, magical funk realism-w/lush, succulent prose that dribble down your chin. Genre mashing/bending SFF. LGBTQ +, YA, Romance, Women's, Steam, Solar, Cyber punk, Gaslamp, Literary Fiction, Suspense/Thriller, Memoir w/platform.

Would love to see some upbeat women's fiction, or at least with a happy ending. Great characters, strong voices, personal revelations, maybe w/ a bit of romance on the side. #MSWL

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And query me directly here: querymanager.com/query/1006 #querytip #MSWL

What I liked about NEXT YEAR IN HAVANA was that it taught me about a time period & culture I knew little to nothing about. I loved the dual timelines & storylines. More of that please #MSWL

I would love more thrillers and suspense, #ownvoices and otherwise, & I'm always looking for mysteries #MSWL