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Finding myself really craving Adult Romantic Suspense #mswl
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Me After Watching Teen Witch and all four Halloweentown movies: MORE WITCHES.
So Salem witches historical or contemporary MG/YA/Adult but make it Black. Also, BIPOC witches forever and ever. #MSWL
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After spending the summer swooning over Jasmine Guillory novels, I'm excited to expand my #MSWL to include contemporary romances in the YA space! Looking for fresh, substantive stories with a great hook and stand-out voice that pull at the heartstrings.
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Authors, @mcorvisiero is now open to queries and seeking creative stories from all voices. We can't wait to read your queries! Please check out her #MSWL on our website: corvisieroagency.com/marisa-corvisiโฆ No e-mails please. Be sure to follow guidelines!
#WritingCommunity #amagenting
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I started #TeenageBountyHunters and it's exactly what I need right now. I love that it's fast paced and a little silly, but also about untapped potential and teamwork. Now I'm dying for a book like this. #MSWL
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In general, so, so, so much of what I'm looking for in contemporary hinges upon the presence of a: great setting, tropes I love, and a voice and characters I adore. #MSWL
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I'm especially on the lookout for stories with trope-heavy plots and unbelievable voice that are informed by contemporary teen issues but not wholly centered around them. See: HOME AND AWAY by @candiceamanda and YOU SHOULD SEE ME IN A CROWN!
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TROPE-HEAVY ROMANCE! Especially diverse, queer, intersectional romances! Please for the love of all that's sacred someone send me an ace-romance. I beg the publishing gods! #MSWL
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ATMOSPHERE! Setting that feels like a character is a huge hook for me. I'm on the hunt for contained settings (like boarding schools, small island towns), quirky small towns, and stories with a strong sense of regionality. #MSWL
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HUMOROUS VOICES! A lot of the contemporary I read and acquire has a witty/ funny narrator, and an author with a gift for humor (see: Cece in @SoniaHartl1's HAVE A LITTLE FAITH IN ME). Please, please send me your funny books! #MSWL
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Agents! I'm putting a HIGH priority on YA contemporary realism in my inbox right now! My tastes are more picky in realism than they are in spec-fic, so here's a list of what I'm really drawn to in this broad category... #MSWL
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Mia Mingus @miamingus
Wish we embraced falling in friendship love and the magic of friendship love in general. It really is such a magnificent, kindred soul-shifting experience that can manifest in so many wonderfully different ways. It truly deserves its own genre of art, movies/TV, writing, music.This is a huge #MSWL for me!
If you have a book focused on friendship, whether it's the ride-or-die kind, the I'll fight to the ends of the earth for you kind, or the we grew up together and this is how we navigate change kind, send them to me when I reopen!
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I've responded to (almost) all the submissions & queries in my inbox, so I'm going to drop my #MSWL for any querying writers! manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/brenโฆ And for a sampling of the type of books I fall in love with: publishersmarketplace.com/members/brenttโฆ
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I need a book that makes me feel the way fall does (#mswl?)
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Aaaand that's a wrap on my top 5 wishlist items for the rest of 2020!
But remember, these aren't the ONLY things I'm looking for. For my FULL wishlist, check out this link: see manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/laurโฆ for my full wishlist)
I can't wait to hear from you!! #mswl
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And finally...
5. MG with a Big Hook! I like funny books and magical books and sad books and creepy books. In other words, I'm open to any genre, as long as it has a fun, snappy premise that'll get a kid's attention!
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4. LatinX representation in kidlit- all ages, all genres, though I am particularly interested in finding a YA contemp & a MG fantasy! A few favorites: @LauraTNamey, @Nina_Writes, @acevedowrites, @djolder, and @CeliaCPerez. (You should be reading *all* of them!)
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3. RomCom - Adult or YA. I want laugh out loud, swoony, sexy, joyful reads. I loved RWRB and The Hating Game on the Adult side, To All the Boys and Gentleman's Guide on the YA side. But really, I'm happy to read anything that's truly Rom AND Com. #mswl
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2. Adult thrillers/suspense: I like stories w/ top notch characterization + a slow burn, and also stories that are gripping page turners that I finish in one sitting. A few favorites: Ruth Ware, Rhiannon Navin, Wendy Heard, Gillian Flynn, Danya Kukafka, Oyinkan Braithwaite #mswl