I've been plugging away at edits the past few weeks, getting ready for sub.
My six year old made this note for me on a post it flag. She showed it to me but said I couldn't have it until I finished my edits.
I finished tonight and this little note is everything. 😭😭😭
My husband: any news on the literary front? Anything happening on Twitter?
Me: My dude, I would need to make a 70 slide PowerPoint to get you up to speed.
Him, completely genuine: Do you want to do that? I know you like charts.
✨I HAVE AN AGENT!!!!✨
And it’s the amazing
@mohughes22
!
Morgan had me when she said she fell in love with my writing style, but she sealed the deal with her passion and enthusiasm. I know this manuscript (and me!) have found the perfect home at
@FinePrintLit
.
I’m so incredibly grateful I signed with an editorial agent whose vision and guidance helped me elevate my manuscript to a new level.
These are changes I’ve made *after* signing with my agent. And I know there will be a ton more if it gets picked up by a publisher.
Bring it on.
Can't say enough about my amazing agent
@mohughes22
. She's been the best partner I could have asked for, and her belief in me and my story have been extremely validating. Today she sent me a mid-sub care package and I'm completely speechless and overwhelmed with gratitude 🥹
Just learned the hard way that CTRL + Enter SENDS the email in Gmail. No hesitation, no *are you sure?* Just a closed tab and a pop up that says "your message has been sent."
Yes, I was still composing.
Yes, it was important.
Yes, I need a drink.
#ThanksGmail
Hi
#WritersofTwitter
! I'm Christie and I write contemporary romance that's equal parts heat and humor with rep for body positivity and mental health. I have a cat named Sasha who looks super cuddly but she is very bitey and hates to be touched. She is my spirit animal.
can we bring back
#WritersOfTwitter
again? i would love to meet some new writer friends (& hype up the ones i’m lucky to know already) so go ahead and (re)introduce yourself! 👀💕
Finally get on the clock app and what do I see??? People BEGGING for a protagonist that is a data analyst?!? Someone proficient in Excel??? There are 54 replies!!!!
Me: holds up my book on sub that has spreadsheets *in the title*
14 days, 8 boxes of tissues, three prescriptions of antibiotics, one three day hospital stay, and a shit ton of fluids later, my household is finally over the flu 🙌
My 7 yo invited kids from school to our house next Friday for a wedding between two of her stuffed animals.
I thought it was cute until she said she wrote our *address* on the notes. I asked her who she invited and she said idk...23 people are coming.
🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠
Hey
#WritersofTwitter
! I'm Christie, and I love writing slow-burn romance that's equal parts heat and humor with mental health rep. I'm currently querying my enemies to lovers office rom com RILING UP SARAH.
Jumping on the
@izmartinsen
art appreciation bandwagon. She did an incredible job bringing Sarah and Nick to life 🥰🥰🥰
And for those of you who keep wondering what happens in the elevator...here's a little preview 😏😏😏
In light of everything happening recently, maybe we could get a 🧵 going where people could shout out agents they admire/ have had positive experiences with? I think they deserve some love, and we could all use a little extra positivity!
#WriterCommunity
#writerscommunity
Same!! My first offer came from a cold query (# 236 out of 260 total queries on this project/ two years in the trenches). The offer of rep nudge led to three more offers including my amazing agent,
@mohughes22
!!
For everyone querying who's stressed/ feeling like you need a connection to get an agent or have met them before or feels out of place for not being in the right places, I got my agent by cold querying via query tracker, I had never interacted with her, and she's the best ✨
18,820 words?!?!?!? 😱😱😱
When I plotted my last idea (a chilling thriller called Finding Colette), it was the struggliest of struggles to get words on the page.
I could barely write 250 words, and each of them was forced. 🧵1/4
SCREAMING!!!!! Natasha's voice is spectacular, and I connected with her characters from the very first page. I'm so thrilled she found an agent to champion this beautiful story 💜
And omg we're agent siblings!!!!!!
✨I HAVE AN AGENT✨
@mohughes22
@FinePrintLit
I am thrilled to find a partner in Morgan for this next chapter of my writing journey! She not only fell for my writing and heartfelt YA romance, but shares a specific vision. Plus, her other clients sing her praises.✅
Let's go!📚
It's been too long since Sarah's had a decent raise or a decent boyfriend. When hot-new-hire Nick starts, she’s ready for a romp in his spreadsheets. The problem? His boys’ club ties may put her promotion in his lap—which is right where Sarah wanted to be.
#moodpitch
#cr
#fp
#mh
We stare at one another, barely any space between us as he reels me back in. In an entire year, the only time he’s ever touched me was when he shook my hand the day we met. Now, I’m wrapped up in his arms, feeling his heat against every part of me, lighting me on fire
#fridaykiss
Over and over, he thrusts into me in this magical position, causing me to wobble over the edge of consciousness. I’m leaning back, my arm hooked around his neck, completely out of my mind, and every broken sound he makes pushes me further.
#FridayKiss
5 yo wakes up early.
Me: Morning, baby girl. You want to cuddle?
5: No, I have to meet with my eight dinosaurs.
Me: What are you meeting about?
5: They're going to be in my book. I need to ask them what they want me to write about them.
😍😍😍
#writingcommunity
#momlife
Just finished beta reading an incredible YA. It had so much emotion and all the feels. It's everything you want in a YA. Thank you for letting me read
@SouleStories
!!!
Can't say enough about my amazing agent, Morgan Hughes!!
She has stellar communication and a sharp editorial eye. With her help, I was able to elevate my MS to a new level while still preserving my voice and vision. I'm so thrilled she's my agent and highly recommend her.
That's a wrap for Mood
#3
! Thank you all so much for joining in, and round of applause to great
@BrianaJN
as lead guitarist of this song. She's doing final tweaks to her setlist, so replies will start this week.
Sub songs are compiled and linked below to enjoy during the wait!
His hand flexes on the copier, and I tilt my head, letting my hair fall away from my shoulder, giving him a subliminal invitation to brush his lips against the slope of my neck.
#FridayKiss
#writingcommunity
#amwriting
#amquerying
What's the BEST rejection you've ever received?
I received this lovely step aside last year...not the right fit for the agent's list, but she took the time to not only read my opening pages, but gave me some encouraging feedback as well.
#writingcommunity
#amwriting
#amquerying
We've all seen terrible (possibly fictional?) rejections shared on X, but what's the BEST rejection you've ever received?
I got this yesterday on a full MS I queried in 2022. I 100% appreciate & agree w/ the agent feedback & will revise!!
Reason
#436
my five yo says she can't sleep tonight: because I will fall asleep and have a dream and that dream will be about chickens coming out of my head and pecking my eyes 😳 first of all, tf?? Second, new story idea...🤔🤔🤔
#WritingCommunity
In honor of today's
#FridayKiss
, I'm sharing the stunning watercolor art I commissioned of Sarah and Nick's first kiss. ♥
The incredible artist is @/polarts_iv on Instagram.
Super grateful for the opportunity to submit to
#RevPit
and connect with such amazing people in the
#WritingCommunity
. Before revpit, I felt so siloed and now feel like I have a tight knit group to lean on. Thank you everyone!
4TH WING/HUNGER GAMES
The 1st children take up arms.
The 2nd children take up books.
The 3rd children are taken.
Bryn must make a kill in the Long Night to graduate, or die herself. When her sister is stolen mid-trial, she must choose: her sister’s life, or hers.
#QuestPit
#F
So honored to have my piece, "Here Comes the Sun," featured in
@fullmoodmag
's MELOMANIA issue. Thank you
@jaime_dill
and
@BrianaJN
for this opportunity and for this prompt about the power of music.
MELOMANIA is now LIVE!!!
Our 3rd issue features a prose vinyl of rythmic and lyrical vibes, capturing the sensation of what it means to be lost in the music. Give it up for
@BrianaJN
, our first guest reader, and show love to the authors, tagged below 🥰
I flick my eyes to his lips and as if on cue, they twitch. A small spasm just before the corners curl all the way up into the smirk that haunts my dreams. It’s starting. His metamorphosis. Each day, gorgeous, charming Nick Jacobs transforms into Nick the Prick.
#FridayKiss
📢I'm opening to queries on Friday, March 15! Check out my website for an updated
#MSWL
to see if we're a match! I can't WAIT to read your stories 😁
#amquerying
#amwriting
I just found this relic in the console of my husband's car. It's the bracelet I wore on our first date in December 2000. We were fooling around in the backseat and it fell off (THREE cars ago). He's kept it all these years.
I'm 😭😭😭😭😭😭
#realliferomancenovel
Romance novels really set you up for unrealistic expectations...
Romance in Books: This random person at Starbucks that I had an awkward encounter with is my new boss! 😱 ...And my soulmate 😍
IRL: The random dude at Starbucks is like, why is this chick staring at me
6 y o was not listening tonight so I told her I was going to take away two minutes of her free time. She countered with "That's fine. I'm going to take away your writing time."
Joke's on me because her free time *is* my writing time.
Touché, kid. Touché.