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#MSWL how-to guides for the fragile future, books by and for the next generation of activists, Native voices, manifestos, anti-capitalist business books?
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Finally, I am always looking for inclusive storytelling. LGBTQIA+ characters, less explored mythologies, SFF from authors of color, neurodivergence. #MSWL
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Middle-aged/older women on adventures! Adventure does not have an age limit! #MSWL
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Reincarnated champions a la Legend of Zelda. I want the adventure, but also the struggle with the legacy. What does it MEAN to be under that kind of generational pressure? #MSWL
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The next Uprooted. Folklore/fairytale/mythical roots with original characters and plots. #MSWL
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SFF with personal stakes rather than global stakes #MSWL
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Ghibli-esque fantasy. Lush settings, environmental concerns, rooted in kindness and empathy. #MSWL
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I really, REALLY want the next Pushing Daisies. Urban fantasy that lives just this side of the mundane; a tone that embraces both dark and whimsical; characters who ask complex questions of themselves and their friends. #MSWL
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Optimistic space opera! Give me found families trapped together in unlikely circumstances. Give me generation ships gone awry. #MSWL
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Leah Spann @LeahSpann
Napoleonic Russia. Give me the epic War-and-Peace style fantasy saga of my dreams. #MSWL pic.twitter.com/x57NhH9dtHThe First Persian Empire. I'm ready for complex cultural exchanges and magical infrastructure! #MSWL
(These are just a few examples, but the possibilities are endless!)
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Napoleonic Russia. Give me the epic War-and-Peace style fantasy saga of my dreams. #MSWL
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Warring States/Qin era. Give me dramatic, sweeping, twisted narratives like HERO. #MSWL
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In general: more historical fantasy/historically-inspired fantasy! Particularly in less explored time periods/locations #MSWL
Some examples:
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Hey, it's #mswl day! I'm a SFF editor with DAW Books looking to acquire submissions for the adult market.
Just a brief reminder that I can only consider agented submissions. That said, here are some things I'd love to see in my inbox!
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John Cusick @johnmcusick
I LOVE proper espionage and spy novels in the adult space (just finished Kate Atkinson's TRANSCRIPTION), and I would love to see the scheming, plan-making, white-knuckle near-misses and Good Vs. Evil elements done for middle-grade readers. YA too, btw, but especially MG.FYI, this is still true #MSWL
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I'm an idiot and forgot to state the obvious. I am the resident witch at Corvisiero, so if you have MS's (contemporary or otherwise) that deal in tarot, astrology, crystals, and any other kind of witchy/pagan things. Send them to me! #mswl
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Take your typically white cis hetreo genres and turn them on their heads. KILLING EVE does this so well! This is what I want to see. #MSWL