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· 10 Sep 2018

Cortney Radocaj @CortneyRadocaj

It’s here.

The day has come.

I AM OFFICIALLY OPEN TO QUERIES.

SEND ME ALL THE PRETTIES.

#amwriting #amediting #amquerying #writers #querytip

QueryMe.Online/CortneyRadocaj pic.twitter.com/FBgeMzPG6V

I’m currently hunting for steampunk, cyberpunk, fantasy, and sci-fi—both YA and Adult! 😊

(And if it’s gay EVEN BETTER 🎉)

#mswl

· 9 Sep 2018

SaltyMouse @MouseSalty

me: I wish for infinite wishes!

genie: ok

me: wait are you serious

genie: [exhaling cigarette] yeah I don’t give a shit

Welp, #MSWL

· 9 Sep 2018

So... this is a WWII I could totally get behind #amagenting #querytip #mswl
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· 9 Sep 2018

On the lookout 👀 for some really compelling upmarket/literary horror, particularly in the #YA space. The kind you gobble down in one sitting because you’re so spooked! 😱 #amquerying #querytrenches #mswl

· 9 Sep 2018

“Accessible, smart, heartbreaking love stories: THE VERSIONS OF US, FOREVER INTERRUPTED, ONE DAY” @carlywatters #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

· 8 Sep 2018

#MSWL mother daughter book club group that gets into trouble

· 8 Sep 2018

Thor Stenhaug @ThorStenhaug

My 13-year-old brother has been cast in his school production of Mamma Mia. It’s him and 16 girls. He’s playing all three dads. I’m dead.

This is hilarious. Will he switch back and forth between characters Jekyll & Hyde-style? Switch hats?

Also, this is totally the kind of story I’d add to my #mswl. I’m super picky about theater stories these days, but I love this idea.

· 8 Sep 2018

“Nature-based nonfiction picture books.” @msmariavicente #MSWL mariavicente.com/representation/

· 7 Sep 2018

Dylan Meconis @dmeconis

In all the endless breathless fictionalized takes on Jack the Ripper, have we ever done the one where the reason he disappeared was because a team of vengeful Victorian sex workers systematically hunted him down, took him out and dumped his body in the Thames?

#mswl

· 7 Sep 2018

#MSWL: thorny, political space opera that revels in the nuts and bolts of science and engineering. Tech that not only facilitates the action, but also precipitates it.

R&D doesn’t happen in a vacuum; it’s intensely political and intimately tied to military & economic realities.

· 7 Sep 2018

Jessica Faust @BookEndsJessica

A hook hooks the reader, sometimes it's a way to distinguish the cover, sometimes it just grabs readers. A family quarantined for seven days together is a great hook SEVEN DAYS OF US. A husband who sells a house while his wife is away is great--OUR HOUSE #MSWL

A mother who, in her will, leaves the stipulation that her daughter must complete a life list before receiving her inheritance--THE LIFE LIST. These are a few examples of big hooks from books I read this year. #MSWL

· 7 Sep 2018

Jessica Faust @BookEndsJessica

This is such an industry term though & I'm aware that those new to publishing, author or otherwise, don't always have a grasp of what is meant by that, or how big a hook really needs to be. #amwriting

A hook hooks the reader, sometimes it's a way to distinguish the cover, sometimes it just grabs readers. A family quarantined for seven days together is a great hook SEVEN DAYS OF US. A husband who sells a house while his wife is away is great--OUR HOUSE #MSWL

· 7 Sep 2018

I'm a sucker for hooks & high-concept book. I read a lot & it's easier to get my attention if there's something in your book that I can quickly latch on to. You know, something that "hooks" me. #MSWL

High Concept

· 7 Sep 2018

#MSWL!

⚡️ “13 of the week's most fascinating bits of folklore”
twitter.com/i/moments/1037…

· 7 Sep 2018

"Female criminal masterminds, the full spectrum from evil kingpins to lovable thieves." @kurestinarmada #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

· 7 Sep 2018

Melissa 🤓Blue @mel_thegreat

Dear folks who write historicals,

There was a lone (known) survivor on the Titanic who was of African descent. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Ph…

I'm not saying you have to re-write this story into an HEA. I'm saying you can.

I have never wanted a #mswl more in my professional life.

· 7 Sep 2018

A Woman Reading @AWomanReading

Pies. Just because.#yourewelcome southernliving.com/desserts/pies/… via @southern_living pic.twitter.com/rFebyRTn7R

Did I mention that I'm always looking for manuscripts with a focus on pie? #mswl any genre. And no, I'm not hungry. Editing a manuscript with pie, had to research something... and here we are.