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Literary Agent at @AevitasCreative, writer, cat lady, musical theater superfan, TV watcher, donut obsessed, she/her. All views are my own.
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Apr 1, 2022 4 tweets 1 min read
Dropping in with some #querying stats! After reopening my query inbox on 3/1, I received nearly 1100 queries in March 2022. Which is significantly more than normal (I usually average ~400 queries a month). So, just a heads up, it may take me some time to get back to everyone. I don't read queries chronologically, but by genre (I've found that much easier), so I'm working my way through in batches. Far and away, the genre with the most queries was YA Fantasy (230), followed by Adult Fantasy (155).
Mar 1, 2022 8 tweets 3 min read
Okay, after a lot of thinking (and drafting in my notes app), I’ve put together a list of what I’m hoping to see in my query inbox in 2022.

So, without further ado, my #MSWL (just in time, since I’m reopening my inbox at midnight): To start, at the moment I am only looking for MG, YA, and adult commercial and upmarket fiction. I’ll list the genres for each in the thread below. Unfortunately, I’m not the right person for adult literary fiction or nonfic, and (for now) I’m not actively looking for PBs.