Dear editors!
If you love fresh historical fiction with a sassy young MC challenging the status quo and willing to do anything to change her circumstances, all wrapped in a banter-y fake relationship with a handsome forward-thinking MMC, contact my agent!
@tredlocity
All my life I thought this fellow was the first openly gay character for Disney 😂 it was obvious to me even as a little girl, as if his mannerisms didn't give him away (I was like "he likes boys for sure")
Aaaaaah major book deals. Seven figure deals. NYT bestselling list. Book tours. Millions of sales. All my books published. Shaking crying throwing up. Literally terrified.
One day we have to acknowledge the elephant in the room and have industry people explain to us why these awful people end up being some of the luckiest ones, getting agented over and over again and allowed to get huge book deals
booktwitter is wild bc what do you mean there’s a white author posing as a POC author with multiple fake accounts + fake friendships with authors & reviewers in the community & has been getting away with it for OVER 5 YEARS
The cat is out of the bag now and I have news! ✨
I'm over the moon and still in disbelief to announce that I'm now repped by Christine Goss,
@cgossagent
at
@Tpurcellagency
! Her vision for
#1915wip
, her enthusiasm and honesty made me sure I was going to be in good hands.
@AuthorLMDavis
@JustMarveWrites
Lauren, be serious. If you only have sun harnessing powers as your copyright claim, you have no legal case. Similar elements aren't a copyright infringement. And Marve can actually and rightfully sue you for public defamation.
Agented authors, I have a question. Did everything feel like hell right before you found your agent? Everything rn is so dark for me, but I hope it's the darkest hour before the dawn breaks. And at the same time it feels SO close??? Please give me some encouragement.
Not long ago, I told a mutual they gave agented vibes and that I sensed they would get an email one day soon, and well 👀 that person just got a thing in their email 👀 and I am here feeling witchy and ELATED and HAPPY for this friend of mine ✨✨✨
I just had an agent reaching out to apologize for not being able to meet my offer of rep deadline and tell me that my writing voice is superb and that I'm going to have a wonderful future in publishing 🥺❤️ It's been several months but it was a beautiful gesture on her end
And...✨ We're on sub ✨
Editors, meet my YA Historical Romantic Suspense novel comping to What The River Knows x Luck of the Titanic!
Hoping you fall in love with Alix and Cameron and the dazzling mystery in my book 🥺♥️
The stats for my book BGL, the book that got me my agent. I see writers considering shelving a project after 40 queries or getting a wave of back-to-back rejections. Alas, most of your queries will end up in passes. Only a handful of positives.
🧵
I can't stress this enough—there will always be someone doing better than you. If you're bitter about people getting agented while querying you'll be bitter on sub when others get book deals. An agent won't change this. It's all internal work and accepting you're on your own path
I just wanted to say that I'm rooting for all of you. Whether you're writing your first book, querying, on sub, trying to place your third book, or self publishing or going the indie path. Rooting for you all 🫶
Ca*t C*rrain is back. Just so we're clear. She didn't harm others because she's autistic. Autistic people don't act like her. She acted that way because she has far bigger monsters inside her, like racism and self-esteem issues. I hope she finds her inner peace one day.
I've seen this happening to many others but I barely see other writers anymore, neither on my for you or my following page. Book frends where art thou?
I got my idea for seasidewip days before a book deal with a *similar* concept was announced. When I messaged my agent with a broken heart to tell her that great idea I had was already taken, she told me not to worry and still write it bc two people cant write the same book twice
One month and five days later. 86k words. This book has spellbound me. It's deliciously dark, spooky, beautiful, and tragic. It's sunk into my soul and completly changed my brain chemistry.
I typed The End on my 11th book. TransylvaniaWIP exists from beginning to end.
Now sharing one's querying journey and trying to encourage people not to give up is bragging and subtweeting. Don't worry. I won't share anything else about my journey anymore.
I realized I'm close to 1k followers and I want to give back to the writing community. I'm doing a giveaway of a query package (query, synopsis, 1st chapter) to 3 of my followers! To take part post about your book below and I'll draw 3 winners randomly on Friday! RTs appreciated
What the River Knows x Luck of the Titanic
To get her inheritance back from her scheming uncle, Alexandra needs a fake fiancé. But when she falls for him, her family's secrets threaten her plans—and their lives
#pitlight
#ya
*clears voice*
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
*slips back into binge watching Bridgerton trusting the process, hoping the process knows I'm trusting it*
🧵It’s not the same to write a book as a writer than as an author and I wish I’d learnt this sooner.
I broached this subject with my agent a couple days ago, so here are some -- long and very personal! -- musings in case they help people!
Another day for a gentle reminder: a new agent doesn't equal to a bad agent. Mentoring, support at a reputable agency, passion, dedication, time, and background are the things to look for in new agents. If they do have these things, they're good. They'll be an amazing champion.
As I try to talk a friend off the shelving ledge and a friend had a difficult querying day, I thought I might talk of my experience with 1915wip (BGL), the book that ended up getting me my agent, in case this helps anyone who's having a hard time in the trenches 🧵👇
Why are so many people now trying to blame this on pen names? It's not a pen name thing. This is a person being ugly on the inside, using the internet to be even nastier. Don't shame or force good folks w/pen names into justifying their choices.
@moniza_hossain
I actually hate this so much. Just take her to a place she loves and get down on your knees, man. But he had to add in there a sprinkle of casual misogyny. "hey I love you please become my wife and make my laundry for the rest of my life!" I am— 🤮
#1915wip
is currently on sub!
What the River Knows x Luck of the Titanic
🗝️Reluctant allies to lovers
🗝️Grumpy & sunshine
🗝️Lies & family secrets
🗝️Ocean setting
🗝️Forced proximity
🗝️Fake betrothal
🗝️Banter
🗝️No respect for authority
🗝️Gilded decadence
#questpit
#ya
#m
#hf
When you help a friend with her query letter, synopsis plus first three chapters and she gets a full request right away 🤩🔥 makes me so proud of her for being such a stellar writer and being so open to critique and of me because I grew to the point I can help my friends ❤️
I don't know who needs to hear this in the query trenches but don't self reject!
As long as you match age category, genre (or sub-genre) and don't hit any points in anti-MSWLs, this is your sign to send that query
What's the worst that dream agent will say? No? Take the risk ❤️
Balloons!!
As I was saying, if any editors want to give me a book deal today as a treat, I would welcome it 😇
(Btw way to ruin the balloons when the way they floated up the entire screen was perfect. Now they're so sneaky. It took me eight screenshots to catch them)
I don't care if it's not cool, but I'm obsessed with TransylvaniaWIP. It's all I breathe in. It's all I dream of. I'm barely eating, I'm barely sleeping. And as I edit, I'm falling harder. I'm in a fever dream. My only goal is to make everyone who reads it as obsessed as I am.
I've heard many horror stories from agented authors who signed with established successful agents. From never getting the sub list to being dropped if they don't sell right away, or being berated for speaking directly w/ their editor without the agent's consent.
Yesterday marked six months since Christine offered me rep and it seems like it's finally sinking in that I have an agent and editors are considering my book. These six months have been surreal in the best sense and I'm so grateful.
Congratulations to my agent for this new era!!! ✨✨✨✨ We packed a few weeks ago and we've been moving to
@FinePrintLit
. So grateful for our time at The Purcell Agency, and I'm so excited for what's to come!
Happy to announce a few things today!
I am now at
@FinePrintLit
as an associate literary agent.
I am so excited for this next step in my agenting career!
No one talks of the kind of special grief you feel when you see your friends get rejections when you know how brilliant they are. Sometimes I wish I could snap my fingers and give them their agents and their book deals 🥺
Okay did you hear me scream? Looks like I'm not pulling just one BUT two of my shelved manuscripts this year out of their drawers -- my beautiful babies, becoming alive again after dying in the trenches 😭❤️ Which one to send over to my wonderful agent first? Decisions, decisions
I sent the query 10/01
Full request 10/03
The call email 10/25
She had it for 22 days 😀 And I'll never forget how I was literally sitting at a cafeteria minding my business and nearly started manically laughing when I got the email
🧵 I unfollowed people and blocked some these past hours for their involvement with Cardigan. I've been provided with proof of the kind of people they are and I don't want to associate with people so cruel and hypocritical. That's not the energy I'm trying to bring around me.
Drafting
#Seasidewip
Divine Rivals x Gallant
YA fantasy
Set in fictional town in 1917 south England
Magic
The title helped my agent describe it as "soft, whimsical and romantic. Like soft edges and Monet paintings - if they were Tim Burton." And she nailed it ✨
#questpit
It's only taken me nearly four months since Christine offered me rep but it seems like my brain is finally grasping that it actually happened, that I do in fact have an agent and publishing partner in crime who loves my books, and it's like new-found excitement all over again
If you're in your VAGUE era w/only 1 offer, this is your gentle reminder that you HAVE an offer, that someone BELIEVES in you, and the step asides mean nothing. Don't base your value on how many offers you have. The Universe put the right person on your path ❤️ no detours needed
It's with great pride that I post this GORGEOUS illustration of
#1915wip
ft. Cameron and Alex
When you read my book, you'll recognize this scene because it's mirrored to the detail
Dear editors, if you like what you see, my book is on sub. Contact my agent!
Artist
@lostinbooks5
✨ SURPRISE! ✨
I'm over the moon to be launching my editorial services! From comp searching to full manuscript edits, I am now open to working with querying, indie, and agented authors.
Visit my website for more information (🔗 in bio and in the tweet below)
#WritingCommunity
What the River Knows x Luck of the Titanic
To get her inheritance back from her scheming uncle, Alexandra needs a fake fiancé. But when she falls for him, her family's secrets threaten her plans—and their lives
#QuestPit
#OS
#AG
#YA
crossover
Editors 👀
My agent is too good to say anything but if you're going to criticize her for wanting to build her list and champion diversity, come say that to my face. I just want to talk
Sometimes I feel as though the fact I have an agent has not sunk in yet. It's only when I sit in silence that it hits me... 🥹 I have an agent? For real? 🥹✨❤️
My
@QueryTracker
premium subscription has expired for the best reasons, but I wanna give a shout-out to Patrick for creating such a useful tool and website. Truly, if you're querying, get the $25 annual subscription. It's worth every cent.
Omg rite of passage?! I just got a query rejection. To my offer of rep nudge. That they ghosted. In October. Who's gonna tell them that I already have an amazing agent and I'm about to go on sub lol?
I hate that
@canva
has placed most of their content for Premium use and that they no longer let you sort through the free choices. Can these companies be a bit less greedy? For the sake of the user experience? Just let me sort through the scraps I get for using the free version
I was getting my laser done and I told the lady operating the laser that I'm a writer (she asked what I do for a living so I owned that I'm a writer right) and she told me with her whole chest that it's impossible bc no one reads nowadays lmfao okay cupcake whatever you say
Some days are harder than others when you're dealing with any stage of publishing, and for no reason, I'm having a hard day thinking my little book on sub is gonna end up dying there. You gotta love a random feeling of pessimism 😍🫶
I love this!
title: TransylvaniaWIP - aka VIB
genre: Horrormance / Historical grounded fantasy
setting: London in the 21st century / Transylvania in the 13th century
theme song: Bittersweet by Apocalyptica
age range: Adult
comps: Addie LaRue x Dracula Untold
Wait I love this trend sdjfsdkfj
title: TSITW (still a secret!)
genre: Queer deep sea supernatural horror
setting: A research vessel in the Arctic Circle
theme song: Video Tape by Ólafur Arnalds
age range: Adult
comps: Our Wives Under the Sea x The X-files
Also, not a subtweet of anyone in particular bc I've seen this opinion everywhere now. But many are pointing fingers at Bethany for being a trusting person and that's not the useful opinion you think it is.
The only ones at fault here are the unethical agent and the greedy author
Seeing posts about how even award-winning, best-selling authors are struggling to sell their manuscripts to publishers right now is so incredibly depressing.
When you're feeling down but someone DMs you and tells you that they saw your book pitch months ago and were rooting for you all this time from the sidelines and are so happy that you got agented and can't wait to read your book, they make your night
I'M 😭😭😭
@nuehya
@SCENTEDSIREN
I definitely saw this too as a bystander. They all claim innocent now but the moment CC put those tweets out they all flocked and started creating threads subtweeting her instead of coming to her to discuss.