Literary Agency
"History, Business, Politics, Current Affairs, Memoir" @CurtisPSLA #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/
Editor
Cat Clyne @CatClyne
Send your query letter + first 30 pages to HQNSubmissions[at]harpercollins.com. You’ll receive editorial feedback within 60-90 days. If we’d like to move forward, we’ll request a full manuscript (80,000 words min) and can recommend agents for you to contact. 2/3Your submission will be read by one of HQN’s team members: @CatClyne, @laverybrittany, @errin_jade, or @lynn_raposo. We can’t wait to hear from you!
@HQNBooks @Bookclubbish #PubWorkers4Justice #PubWorkers4BlackLives #BlackWriters #mswl #Romancelandia 3/3
Editor
Today through Labor Day, the editors at Harlequin’s *HQN* Books are accepting unagented submissions from Black writers. HQN publishes all sub-genres of romance and romantic women’s fiction. Read more about HQN Books here: hqnbooks.com. THREAD: 1/3
Literary Agent
I am closing to queries until September, at which time I'll provide an updated #MSWL. If you queried me prior to this tweet, I will still respond. Enjoy your summer #WritingCommunity.
Literary Agent
Charley Hall @Charleywriting
Guys fuck hogwarts houses. What from your current WIP could people sort themselves into? #amwritingAnd with this in mind, I'd love to see books with sorting systems or the like. It's one of my favorites things. Hunger Game districts, Percy Jackson demi-god parents, Vampire Academy elementals, also ATLA elements, and so many more. #MSWL
Literary Agent
in my ongoing campaign to only care about villains, I desperately want to read a story where the MC has the slow, horrifying, dawning realization that THEY are the antagonist #mswl
Editor
Lane @lanewriteswords
The first enemies-to-lovers was Epic of Gilgamesh, 1800 BC out of Mesopotamia. The next person who claims a YA white person invented the trope will have dishonor on their family and cow.CORRECT, AND I AM STILL WAITING FOR MY YA RETELLING, OK? #mswl
Editor
Most Wanted #MSWL for me currently:
Inspirational Romantic Suspense 55k words for Love Inspired Suspense 80-100K for Love Inspired Trade.
Inspirational Historical Romance 70k words and 80-100k words.
If you have one & want feedback on an idea you can fit in a tweet, I'm here
Literary Agent
I'd love to see more thrillers from BIPOC authors. #MSWL
Literary Agency
“Paging Romance writers! I’m looking for fun, romantic romps ala CRAZY RICH ASIANS particularly LGBTQ+ romances like RED WHITE AND ROYAL BLUE.” @maureen_moretti #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/
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Tasha Suri @tashadrinkstea
sometimes I wish (some) publishers would slap a queer bat signal on books instead of making lgbtq+ rep a surprise. publishers I promise you, if you make the tagline of the book 'IT'S ABOUT SPACE MERMAIDS, AND IT'S ALSO GAY AS HELL' I'll be more likely to buy it, not less.Did you say gay space mermaids? ❤️ #MSWL
Literary Agency
“Very hungry to work on more LGBTQ+ YA novels and diverse, inclusive reads.” @ericsmithrocks #MSWL ericsmithrocks.com/mswl
Literary Agent
Nikkita Bourbaki is sick of winning. @futurebird
My suggestion, make a sci fi crime drama show about future NYC where there are no police as we now know them. (Except detectives, but even they would be different.)Show the various agencies and community group that deal with crimes.
I mean #MSWL honestly.
Literary Agent
Sharon Pelletier @sharongracepjs
And these are also "invisible" jobs with a great opportunity for surveillance or eavesdropping. Would anyone notice how long the UPS guy has been parked there? Think of the personal conversations/phone calls you've had in a Lyft!I'm particularly obsessed with the idea of a sanitation worker helming a thriller, which I saw in a tweet a few days ago and foolishly didn't save.
What are your other ideas for careers that would make a good vantage point for suspense fiction?
#mswl
Literary Agent
I often say I want unexpected suspense. Here are some careers that could be a fun perspective from which to dig into a mystery instead of police detective as MC
-rental car agency employee
-sanitation worker
-UPS driver (or bus driver, or Lyft driver...)
-mail carrier
#mswl
Literary Agent
Agent V @VeroniKaboom
#MSWL this, so much, so SO much twitter.com/Ceee_Teee/stat…If anyone sends this to V, y’all better send to me too and expect the most epic of dance battles to happen. #mswl
Literary Agency
“Send me your baking cookbook proposals, especially allergy-sensitive ones. Reinvent the wheel on attention-grabbing cakes and easy-to-make recipes.” @readbystephanie #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/
Literary Agent
My actual ultimate #MSWL is a YA fictionalized story of Amanda Nunes and Nina Ansaroff—two female world class MMA fighters who meet and fall in love and become the sport’s #couplegoals.
Literary Agent
Editor
✊🏽✊🏽 NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE ✊🏽✊🏽 @swindlesoiree
It is more radical to publish Black joy than it is to publish Black trauma, pass it on.Top of my wish list for manuscript acquisitions (and freelance jobs) are romantic comedies by #ownvoices authors featuring BIPOC protagonists who make each other laugh.
#MSWL