Speculative Fiction
Sami Isman @SamiIsman · Jul 29
Overall, I want complex relationships, nuanced characters, & smartly plotted novels. A huge plus: a strong sense of place that adds complexity to the story - I don't want just another NYC book! #MSWL #Mystery #Thriller #FamilySaga #WomensFiction #WomenWriters #Speculative
Sami Isman @SamiIsman · Jul 29
Sami Isman @SamiIsman
Note the title change... 😊😉🎉 pic.twitter.com/YwZZnBXpg9Hello, yes, I exist online! 👋 Send me books, please #MSWL manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/sami…
Eliza Swift @elizaswift · Jul 15
Finally saw ABOUT TIME this weekend and so loved it. Agents, just a reminder that lightly speculative projects grounded in our world are EXTREMELY my jam. #MSWL
Kat Kerr @thekatsmews · Jul 15
With SF, I'm still looking for my Black Mirror comp leaning towards creepy, literary speculative that plays more on technology than it does hard SF. For reference, my fav BM episodes: San Junipero, Entire History of You, Nosedive, Hang the DJ, and Black Museum. #mswl
Kurestin Armada @kurestinarmada · Jul 8
Aida @rxbbersoul
she was a punk he did ballet pic.twitter.com/7t09D7UIb8*trips over myself to hit the QT button* #MSWL!!! (but uh, make it at least a little spec fic somehow preferably)
I want a HORROR novel in my queries ASAP!! YA! ADULT! Contemporary! SPECULATIVE! FANTASY! SCI-Fi!
ANY KIND OF HORROR I WANT IT! #mswl
Brenna English-Loeb @benglishhh · Jun 3
In honor of reopening to queries, I thought I’d list a few things I’d love to see: a mystery series set on Hawaii, westerns (esp with some kind of twist), and speculative fiction set in the Pacific Northwest #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · May 5
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks
Honestly one of the best novels I’ve ever read. Pick up @pengshepherd’s book! twitter.com/pengshepherd/s…I talk a lot about how my favorite kind of literary fiction blends genres, pulling the speculative or a bit of magic into it.
And this one is a perfect, stunning example of that.
More books like @pengshepherd’s in my query box, please. #MSWL
Amy Elizabeth @amylizbishop · Apr 25
Finally got around to updating my #MSWL page! (#springcleaning)
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Peter Knapp @petejknapp · Apr 21
I’d also LOVE a cool, cinematic spec novel or contained sci-fi. Something catchy, like “TITANIC but in a newly opened underwater resort” or FAST & FURIOUS meets I don’t know what... Basically, I love when the concept has a *wow* factor. #mswl
Kurestin Armada @kurestinarmada · Apr 17
Jill Gutowitz @jillboard
More people should be talking about this: 'Gentlemen Jack,' a lesbian period drama series, is out April 22 on HBO. It follows Anne Lister, a real lesbian landowner in the 1800s, in her pursuit of finding a wife when female queerness was simply unheard of. It's must-see gay TV.1. This is the first time I've heard of this!! Thank you for doing the Lord's work!
2. Make it at least a little bit magical/speculative and shove it in my inbox ASAP, thank you #MSWL
Hali Baumstein @halibaumstein · Apr 12
I'd also love to find mind-bendy, genre twisting stories that feel in the vein of my recent Netflix obsessions Black Mirror, Russian Doll, The OA, and Dark. That obviously includes a huge range, but they're all contemporary-rooted stories with speculative elements woven in. #MSWL
Contemporary MG novels with a speculative element, or touch of magic – very much up my alley. #MSWL
Ammi-Joan Paquette @joanpaq · Mar 19
Marisa DiNovis @dinovisms
Genre-bending, standalone YA spec fic that puts me in the mind of Jane, Unlimited—a book I read over a year ago and still think about on a weekly basis. Bonus points for a sweeping yet claustrophobic setting like Tu Reviens! #mswlOmg, this is my #mswl forever!!
Marisa DiNovis @dinovisms · Mar 18
Genre-bending, standalone YA spec fic that puts me in the mind of Jane, Unlimited—a book I read over a year ago and still think about on a weekly basis. Bonus points for a sweeping yet claustrophobic setting like Tu Reviens! #mswl
Heather Cashman @HeatherCashman · Feb 14
Jessica Sinsheimer @jsinsheim
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I’m so grateful for @jsinsheim and all she does to help authors, agents, and editors collaborate!