Can you imagine a picture book about this ridonkulously cute critter? I can.

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✨ATTN COMICS WRITERS ✨

Hey y’all! I’m looking for #comics #writers and #illustrators with a penchant for nonfiction writing for a great, new #graphicnovel, #middlegrade series. If you feel this is you, let’s chat. My DMs are open. Oh, and please boost!

#MSWL A YA or MG novel comping #DeadbyDaylight that is still totally character-driven and emotional.

Have a polished, unique paranormal romance under 70k for adults? I'd love to read it. querymanager.com/query/1611 #MSWL #writingromance #querytrenches

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"Health, Wellness, Humor, Sports, Pop Culture, Pop Science, Pop Psychology." @CurtisPSLA #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

I love this, and I would love to see stories like L. describes. #MSWL

#mswl: on the other hand, I love it when the protagonist is a much better person than they think they are. People who think they don't deserve love, but actually do? Totally my kind of thing.

To add to that. Boarding schools, haunted houses, creepy forests, swamps, dark caves, hellscapes, small-town adventures, underrepresented cultures, myths, and folklore based on places, clubs, secret societies, organizations. Places and communities that come alive at night. #MSWL

I'm really craving stories where the setting is the main focus. Very atmospheric and spooky. A sense of place. Or setting's that feel like home. Dripping with culture. If you can make an epic mood board for your book, I want it. #MSWL

#mswl: I'm not a fan of dystopias where the heroes know they're in a dystopia. I do like dystopias that look like utopias, especially high-tech ones (Brazil, Upload).

Worldbuilding that gets creepier the more you think about it is one of my favorites.

That's a good bake, Mary! My #mswl page is live, and absolutely exposing my Very Specific Taste. Authors, please query me if you think we'd be a good fit manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/em-l…

In one of the latest episode of THE CHI, Kevin and his friends sneak into what they think is a haunted building. I would love to see a YA mystery built around this scene in my inbox! #MSWL

Thanks @MSWLMA for having me on! Check out this episode as we discuss easy mistakes to avoid in your 1st page(s), everyone’s favorite term: high-concept and, OF COURSE, the upside to less than glam NYC apts 😂 #mswl #revtip #querytip #amwriting
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“With non-fiction I want to learn something by accident, tell me a good story in a fun new way that keeps me thinking. I really enjoyed Carlo Rovelli’s SIX BRIEF LESSONS ON PHYSICS.” @maureen_moretti #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

Happy Tuesday!

My most wanted wishlist:

Inspirational romantic suspense (55k words & 85-100K words)
Inspirational historical romance (70k words, would love to see a regency + Westerns and 85-100k words)
Amish (contemporary romance and romantic suspense 55k words)

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Annual #MSWL reminder, I’m looking for:

Kid-lit stories that celebrate neurodiversity, from authors who are neurodivergent. MG + YA!

Novels and memoirs about the adoptee experience, written by adoptees.

Is that you? Query me! ericsmithrocks.com/mswl

Yes, please! #MSWL

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I should also say that I want an adult rom-com in this vein! #MSWL