@Canellelabelle
This is exactly what makes me so mad every time I see that picture. As a military spouse myself, Iโm enraged that sheโs leading these vets. If she absolutely had to walk with them, she should have honored them by letting them lead.
When your teenager son goes to Target to buy presents for a girl in his class and comes home with a book stack to make a BOOK BOUQUETโฆ๐๐ฅฐ๐
I couldnโt be more proud.
AlsoโฆI now require my own book bouquet. ๐
I woke up to the news Iโve been BURSTING to share: my first publisher contract as a literary agent!!!!!!
Congrats to my incredible client Emily!!! ๐๐ Her Tik Tok announcement is EVERYTHING โ link is below โ and give her a follow if you love fantasy and find her recipes
I found a few amazing clients via pitch events ๐ค so Iโll be popping in and out of
#IWSGPit
.
โจIf I like your pitch, AND you think weโd be a good fit, submit via the IWSGPit QM event link (link in bio).
Please note: Iโm currently only open to requested submissions.
I was scrolling and an author Iโd connected with had mentioned an incredible book sheโd written. I flew to QM to see if it was included in the portfolio sheโd sent me, then flew back to Twitter where I nervously stared at the DM button wondering if it was too
Iโll be popping in and out of both
#kidlitpit
and
#joypit
. If I like your pitch and youโd think weโd be a good fit, please submit via QM. Iโll have an option for both events open.
Iโm still only open to requested materials via pitch events, conferences,
I didnโt make it through all the
#PBPitch
pitches today, so hopefully they wonโt all get deleted over the next couple of days! Thank you to those who ran this event & thanks to those who were vulnerable and participated. โค๏ธ
@kimmykimmie4
@hankgreen
My kids always grab the painters tape to hang stuff instead of finding thumbtacks and nails. ๐คฃ Nothing to see here....LOL. not staged at all.
Iโve cried twice today.
Frustrated tears with the double pneumonia diagnosis.
And happy tears just now when I got to call a client and let her know we had a book offer on the table. I am SO proud of her.
Gonna ride this high for a while.
I think it's interesting to see writers' query stats, so I thought I'd share my stats as a new agent. I just hit my 7-month anniversary, so for posterity, a ๐งต:
Absolutely delighted with all the โagent/editor stalking pitchesโ and kinda wishing there was a hashtag to be able to see them. StalkerPit? ๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ๐
Itโs
#KidLitPit
Day!!! ๐ซ Friend, I am SO excited!
If I like your pitch AND you think weโd be a good fit, please submit via the special QM
#KidLitPit
event link (in bio).
(
#IWSGPit
link still in bio.)
And please rememberโฆ
@monctonSJlawyer
After three days of watching Judge Amy Coney Barrett, the standard for polite professionalism and respectful discourse has been set. Savanah didnโt even come close.
I had two offers of representation outstandingโฆuntil this morning, when the author of a picture book that literally made me CRY emailed and said, โYes, I choose you!โ ๐ญ๐ญ๐๐๐
Off to send the contract! ๐
Excited about todayโs
#MoodPitch
!
If I ๐ your tweet, AND you think weโd be a good fit (lots of info in my bio link), please submit to this event URL:
I know youโve put a lot of work into these pitches. Thank you for sharing them with us all!โจ
#PBPitch
&
#MSWL
on the same day makes me wish I could nestle here on Twitter and do nothing else!
Iโm updating my MSWL page for when I reopen, but my biggest change is that Iโm dropping adult fiction.
Brief list (will expound later)
๐ซAdult NF - CBA & ABA
๐ซPB, MG, YA - ABA
Currently getting last-minute laundry done in case we lose power (which we fully expect to happen) and are making sure all devices are charged. Weโre as stocked up as we can be. ๐๐ป Stay safe, everyone.
@madebymagnolia
Following because I want to know if you end up at the meeting or getting a chicken during that time slot. Also, โgetting a chickenโ is now how I will block off non-appointment time for Calendly even though Iโm the only one who can see it.
I saw a lot of great pitches and awesome camaraderie today.
A couple of reasons I couldnโt โlikeโ more of them: โจnot a genre I rep (most fell into this category) or they were too close to a current clientโs project.โจ
Looking forward to
#KidLitPit
tomorrow.
I think, for the first time ever, I'm at 0 unread queries.
I've been so impressed with the quality of writing I've seen, which has made working through the inbox incredibly difficult. It's possible I'll be working through this tomorrow, on a Sunday, as well.
The best part of today was quickly sharing my screen before my client joined the Zoom call so the first thing she saw was the contract offer we'd received.
Iโve reopened until July 1. ๐
My site has the most current info with an updated my submissions page. I havenโt made it over to Pub Marketplace or the MSWL site just yet but will try to do that today.
Links to my submissions page and QM are in bio.
Happy querying!
Met hubby in a college class. Watched him from afar for a while. He noticed & eventually sat by me. We talked through class & walked home together. We were both letting the other lead & ended up on the wrong side of campus from where we each lived โค๏ธ Married almost 11 years now!
Iโm feeling really great about where Iโm at with my QM, so I decided to reopen just for a tiny bit before summer. Iโll post a more detailed
#MSWL
later today but Iโve reopened to Adult, which I havenโt done for a while, and Iโm still extremely interested in MG.
(My website
Forgot to post my โballoon dayโ yesterday because I was too busy seeing my son graduate from Air Force basic training. Hugging him after two months away was the best birthday present EVER.
I read the first chapter, threw my arms out like โWhoa!โ โ (startled my husband๐) and said with chills on my arms and a slight sprang of tears threatening to overflow from my heart out of my eyes ๐ฅบ โ and said, โTHIS โ This is how middle grade novels should be."
Nicole, I am
I cannot believe I get to announce that I am officially represented by
@BetJett
! Her enthusiasm for my spooky MG is so invigorating and her vision is ๐ฅน๐ฅฐ! I am so excited to get this (and my other) stories out in the world!!!
#MSWL
Iโm reopening to queries in Dec. & am acquiring everything listed on my website, but would really like to see:
๐YA/MG: Retellings
๐A: Cozies
๐Cookbooks/Food & Beverage
๐NF: Home & Lifestyle
#amquerying
...I haven't had a chance to pop into
#PitDark
yet but hope to this evening!
If I like your pitch, and you think we'd be a good fit, please submit via this QM event link:
Note to Self: There is a time to mourn, so stop holding it in.
Iโm sitting on our back porch, the morning after returning home from my uncleโs memorial and funeral, eating the unhealthiest of breakfasts comprised of leftover airplane snacks and a Pepsi because it was faster to
Iโve been on pins and needles! The best part of my day was getting the โitโs officialโ text!!! Nicoleโs writing is game-changing and heart-tugging and Iโm so thrilled and honored to be working together.
Welcome to Team JETTsetter!!!!!
@garnett_nicole
๐๐๐
I cannot say enough amazing things about my newest client
@mariappope
! I was so impressed with how professional, pleasant, and super easy to converse with she is! (I love exclamation points in emails! LOL!)
I'm honored to represent her and the stories that I cannot wait for us
I am beyond thrilled to announce that I am now repโd by the lovely
@BetJett
at C.Y.L.E.!!!
Her excitement for my stories, professionalism and drive is everything I hoped for in an agent! On top of that, sheโs an absolute joy to talk to.
So happy to join
#TeamJETTsetter
!
๐ฅณ๐๐
Itโs been an incredible morning so far:
1. A publisher asked me specifically if one of my non-fiction clients would write a picture book for them. (my client said yes!)
2. A potential client call with a fantastic writer
3. A welcome call to my new client!
Happy
#MoodPitch
Day! โจ Iโm open to more than MG during pitch events & will be popping in and out.
If I like your pitch & you think weโd be a good fit, please submit to my QM using this link:
Iโve reopened to queries but my response time might be longer than normal.
#MSWL
:
๐YA/MG: Retellings
๐A: Cozies
๐Cookbooks/Food & Beverage
๐NF: Home & Lifestyle
Unfortunately, being sick for so long has put me pretty behind so I thank you in advance for your patience. โค๏ธ
#MSWL
: MG writers! ๐ฃ
Iโve reopened QM to middle grade only, all genres except sci-fi.
My PM, MSWL, & website say โno horror,โ but Iโm now accepting MG horror because itโs the only level of horror I can handle. ๐
Iโm planning to reopen to other genres in April. ๐ท
Update:
I'm open on QM for a couple more days. Depending on what I'm seeing in my inbox, I may stay open for a couple of genres throughout the summer but I'm not sure just yet.
I know for a fact that I'll be closing to PB on July 1 because of where my current list is and the
When you get the email that your clientโs book went to pub board but unfortunatelyโฆ ๐ญ
Weโve been so close with so many projects so many times. It just hurts a little. ๐๐๐
It is literally the worst part of my job.
Also included is passing on the rejections from editors to my clients โ
#confessiontime
: I have cried on behalf of my author about a couple of those before. ๐ญ
Virtual hugs to all of us who love this crazy tough industry.
Agents feel AWFUL when they reject authors, but at the end of the day, they have a job to do. They're looking for a book they can sell, and they get hundreds of queries. If you're in the slush pile, you're a number to them. So they can be a number to you.
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Why I'm excited:
โจ I'm 86% sure I have a contract offer coming for one of my "Please call me!!!!" clients from last week,
#NotJinxingIt
โจ Contract review for a different client,
โจ I've scheduled "the call" with an author whose project I've been thinking about since last year,
Sometimes you open a manuscript & youโre immediately transported into the weight of the charactersโ world as you tuck into the pages.
I live for these moments.
I click Request.
And then wait until I can be transported again.
#PleaseSendMeTheFullASAP
๐
#amagenting
I'm up to my eyeballs in comps and edits as we finalize some client projects to go on submission this week. โจ
...also, vague publishing tweet. (Are agents allowed to say that?!) ๐คฃ
It's been a brilliant day with my clients in my inbox and on zoom. I love you all so very much.
How to ruin your workflow in 3 steps:
1. Sit lengthwise on couch.
2. Grab laptop without realizing youโve also grabbed the power cord which is behind a full cup of coffee and mocha creamer.
3. Pull laptop to your lap.
๐ฃ๐ฉ
I think tomorrow begins the annual โGilmore Girls playing in the backgroundโ marathon even though itโs not really cool outside yet because Iโve spent the last 72-hours up to my eyeballs in numbers and financials and I need comfort.
Also looking forward to seeing which character
Iโm still looking through
#MoodPitch
tweets. Iโm 100% interested in cozy mysteries so if youโve got a cozy & think weโd be a good fit, please use the pinned MoodPitch link to submit.
Iโm so proud to represent Ryann. I instantly fell in love with her amazing fairytale retelling(ish!) PB!
Not gonna lieโฆI was playing the refresh game as we neared the end of her two weeks! ๐๐Super excited to see what 2023 is going to bring!
@RyannJones117
My son called me from school.
Jeremy: โMama? Iโm suspended.โ
Me: ๐ง๐ฎ๐ณ๐ต๐
Jeremy: โJust kidding. I forgot my wallet.โ
๐ตโ๐ซ๐ซ ๐ซ ๐ซ ๐ซ ๐ซ ๐ซ ๐ซ ๐ซ ๐ซ
Update:
With my current client workload, upcoming conferences, and my current QM inbox, I'm not reopening to queries until 2024.
I thought I'd be through all outstanding queries by the end of September. We have a lot of spinning plates with client projects (which is a good
Future
#MSWL
& QM update:
I have less than 40 undecided queries/submissions. I plan to reopen mid-late January to a few genres. This info is not on my website or MSWL page yetโ itโs just a headโs up and I hope itโs helpful!
โจ ADULT FICTIONโจ
โข contemporary romance - think
Justin: โHave you seen The Hunt for Red October?โ
Me: โYes, and I canโt watch it again. Too sad.โ
Justin: ๐ค โWhatโs sad?โ
Me: โThe boy and his dog.โ
๐
Justin: โDo you mean Where the Red Fern Grows?โ
๐ซ ๐ซ ๐ซ ๐ซ yes. ๐คฆ๐ผโโ๏ธ
Yesterday was a great day.
๐ซ Spoke on a livestream about the Author to Agent journey with an awesome Q&A session and several of my clients showed up to the live and sent sweet messages โ You guys seriously made my day! ๐ซถ๐ป
๐ซ Panera lunch ๐ฅ
๐ซ Moved the needle with subs and
Iโm in the process of creating some writer resource pages. One of them will be terms used throughout different stages in the publishing process.
Weโll be covering the basics, but would anyone care to share some that perhaps werenโt obvious as you were getting started?