Literary Agent
Several of my YA romance writers are pivoting to adult and I am having a great time with it, so I'm opening to adult rom-coms for the first time! Still not the best fit for genre romance, but send me your funny, layered, high-concept mainstream rom-coms.
Assistant Editor
Happy #MSWL day! Here is the link to my updated @ManuscriptWList page:
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Literary Agent
As it's #MSWL Day, I'm posting my link:
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Some of my interests: hilarious rom-coms, high-concept SFF w/ delicious world-building & commercial pacing, book club fiction with inter-generational fams, ❤️ female journey & feminist perspective
Literary Agent
My full #mswl can be found on the agency website but here’s what I’m especially looking for in 2023:
—Adult + YA RomCom that are FUNNY AF *or/and* Adult Romance w a magic/spec twist
—Suspense/Thrillers (we need more queer and POC rep in this category!)
—MG Fantasy! All kinds!
Editor
My #MSWL for Love Inspired Trade includes domestic thriller, rom-com and complex women's fiction. My newly updated profile: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/shan…
Literary Agency
I’d love to see a VIDA in the Rom Com genre. And a Romantasy with Spanglish peppered in the text. Or a grittier, less polished BOLD TYPE! #MSWL
Literary Agent
Next one for #queryingauthor !
#mswl
Assistant Editor
#MSWL: Light paranormal romance, especially paranormal romantic comedy
Gothic romance/Gothic fiction
Uplit, feel-good women’s fiction, especially with speculative elements
Dark/darkly funny women’s fiction and romantic comedy (think Love in the Time of Serial Killers)
Literary Agent
And yes, give me romances and romcoms, but give me some substance outside of the romance itself––increase the stakes with external conflicts and complex side characters. #MSWL
Literary Agent
Major #MSWL items for me now:
❤️ Stories that celebrate neurodiversity.
✨ Joyful novels, memoirs about the adoptee experience.
🪶 In-verse projects, kid-lit + adult!
💋 High concept rom-coms!
Examples? Follow @MargeauxWeston @bookdragonbooks @katefussner @tianasmithbooks.
Literary Agent
Sub genres I’m looking for:
Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Feminism, Film/TV, Folklore, Gothic Horror, Humor, Magical Realism, Multicultural, Paranormal, Romantic Comedy, Self-help, Social Issues, Study Abroad Stories, Time Travel, Travel
Literary Agent
Who is querying a book like a 90’s romcom movie??
I want one!
#mswl
#90sromcom
#queryme
#opentoqueries
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Literary Agent
Love Again @loveagainmovie
What if love was only a text away?💕📱 #LoveAgainMovie, featuring new music by @CelineDion, starring @PriyankaChopra and @SamHeughan is exclusively in movie theaters Mother’s Day.Text “LOVE” to (310) 634-1918 for exclusive content from Love Again 📱 pic.twitter.com/wwKPdhODkE
Already obsessed with this movie. Also—this premise is a great example of a "high concept rom com." #MSWL 💕
Literary Agent
SPECULATIVE—I’d love to find adult fiction with light touches of magic such as magical realism, cozy fantasy, or magic-tinged rom coms. THE INHERITANCE OF ORQUÍDEA DIVINA, THE VERY SECRET SOCIETY OF IRREGULAR WITCHES, THE EX HEX, and EMILY WILDE’S ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FAERIES. #MSWL
Literary Agent
ROM COMS—I love rom coms, especially when there is a high concept commercial hook. My favorite tropes are grumpy/sunshine, enemies to lovers, fish out of water, forced proximity. Some of my all-time favorites are: BEACH READ (elite), THE UNHONEYMOONERS, and REAL MEN KNIT. #MSWL
Literary Agent
Mallory Marlowe ADD L&OC ON GOODREADS! @mallory_marlowe
• adventure/high stakes rom coms• paranormal romance that gives the magic of all the PNR books I read in high school, just for adults
• rom com inspired by the grumpy TikTok chef who critiques peoples weird recipes and a girl who goes viral for deliberately awful recipes twitter.com/lilwritinwonde…
Well, now I hav to add this to my #MSWL, I love Chefreactions and this is brilliant Mallory. ❤️ 👨🍳
• rom com inspired by the grumpy TikTok chef who critiques peoples weird recipes and a girl who goes viral for deliberately awful recipes.
Literary Agent
I’m going to post a more detailed #MSWL thread soon, but in the meantime—here’s a big picture overview of what I’m looking for this year! ✨
Literary Agency
"For rom coms, my taste veers towards genre-blends, i.e., a rom com that's also a family saga or a romcom com that's also a thriller. DIAL A FOR AUNTIES by Jesse Q. Sutanto is a great example and my all-time favorite rom com."
@ceciliaclyra #MSWL
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Literary Agent
I'm still dying for projects by Indigenous authors in PB, MG, YA, or adult: contemporary romance, romcom, thriller, mystery, or suspense. #MSWL #WritingCommunity
Editor
YA:
- BIPOC and queer romcoms with depth and heart!!!!
- Speculative thrillers
- Contemporary, literary stories, with hints of magical realism