Natalie Brown
@Nattykbrown
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#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #amquerying veterinarian and mother of three- it keeps me busy! #UNWC 2023/24
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It's fun to be the bad guy, until you develop a conscience
🔥Female bounty hunter
🔥Blood magic curse
🔥Haunted castle
🔥Spicy enemies-to-lovers
🔥The Witcher x Mexican Gothic
#YouDeserveplt
#Q
#A
#F
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How do people query for 2, 3, 4+ years? I’ve been going for an arduous year and a half and I’m flagging.
#amquerying
#writingcommunity
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#amquerying
what are you doing to me? I had finally decided to move on and accept that it’s just not the right time for my manuscript (all requests had dried up and queries marked as CNR) when a full request rolls in. Now I’m suckered back in all over again.
🧵
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Waiting on an (overdue) response to a full and they didn’t reply to my polite nudge and now a book with a similar premise was acquired today. Trying not to be too sad…
#amquerying
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Urgh. 3 rejections before 9am and now I’m rewriting my first page entirely which I previously loved.
Imposter syndrome strikes and it strikes hard.
#amquerying
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I have no idea how to make a list but if you add me to yours or like/comment I’ll make sure to return the favor for
#questpit
Pitching my adult adventure/heist one last time 💎 ❤️
#amquerying
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I’ve gone into
#questpit
today not minding if I don’t get an agent/small press like and it’s been so much more enjoyable! Almost 100 likes from my fellow writers 😻- that’s what this is all about
#amquerying
#WritingCommunity
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A form rejection on my full- ‘Not a fit for my list’ makes me so sad. Absolutely
nothing I can take away from that.
Only one full pending before I think it’s time to shelve my darling and move on.
#amquerying
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Game of Thrones (minus the thrones)
+
The Witcher (minus the witches)
+
Mexican Gothic (minus the gross mushrooms)
= The Bounty
#A
#F
#H
#UnhingedPit
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#questpit
If The Hills Have Eyes were a romance
(Editing ready to unleash on the querying trenches!)
💫 opposites attract
💫 creepy tunnels
💫 sci-fi + horror + romance
💫 escaped GM humans
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I’ve just received an R n R from a lovely small press. Even if the changes I make aren’t enough the suggestions are going to improve my manuscript considerably.
And I love that the description I keep getting for this fantasy is ‘unique’ 🤗
#amquerying
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The palindrome can give you everything- unbelievable power, magic, a bond like no other but once you reach the peak, there’s no where to go but down.
🔥 Love triangle to why choose
🔥 4th Wing x TOG
🔥 Magical horses
🔥 Middle Ages Scotland
#YouDeservepIt
#YA
#Q
#F
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I went for a run to unravel a plot hole in my wip but instead discovered the missing puzzle piece for a manuscript I’d shelved months ago!
Funny how the brain works.
That’s a weekend writing win
#amquerying
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I just saw my snippet! What is happening? I’ve never got anywhere near a longlist. 🤯
#Cheshirenovelprize2024snippets
✂️✂️✂️
#CNPTOP100
#amquerying
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Today is a day where I love my book 😻
( let’s not talk about where I’ll land on it tomorrow)
#amquerying
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I’ve scheduled my
#smallpitch
(first time ever so let’s hope it works) so I’m free for all the support!! Will be commenting as much as I can on my fellow authors.
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Instead of thinking about my wip or solving a plot hole on my run, I had a delightful imaginary convo with an agent who loved all my ideas and wanted to sign me and sub them all at once 🤣
Time well spent.
#amquerying
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If The Hills Have Eyes were a Romance
💫 Sci-Fi + Horror + Romance
💫 Escaped GM humans
💫 Friends to Lovers
💫 Creepy tunnels
💫 Under The Skin x The Centre
#LCSLITPITCH24
#A
#SF
#H
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Oregon Files x Oceans 8
Amanda is a human lie detector. More used to exploiting her talents at underground poker, she finds herself drawn into a real life game of truth or lie, where the players will do whatever is needed to keep the truth hidden.
#PitchToDA
#A
#AC
#Heist
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This popped up in my email and at least there was no getting my hopes up, the subject line said it all!
(Also I kind of liked it. Meant I didn’t have to read to the second paragraph to find the ‘unfortunately’)
#amquerying
#writingcommunity
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Querying is…
Running the bath too hot but getting in anyway despite knowing it’ll burn 🔥
#amquerying
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I’m reading my opening at our
#UNWC
@JerichoWriters
meet up in New York. Wish me luck to get through this without stuttering or mumbling, I’m going to need it 🤞
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For
#AllYouCanWriteAugust
I’m going to finish my second draft of The Bounty wip. I’ve got huge edits to do and a lot of tightening but I’m ready. I hope this one is ‘the one’!
The Witcher x Mexican Gothic with a lot of spice and blood magic.
Let’s go!
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I think one of the big problems with querying is the lack of control.
It makes me so anxious that I can’t do anything other than wait and hope.
#amquerying
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To save my sister, I’m not going to sell my own soul to the Devil, I’m going to feed him the souls of others.
Addie LaRue x House of Erzulie
🥀 Enemies to lovers
🥀 Faustian bargain
🥀 Victorian London
#questpit
(is so awesome today
#amquerying
writers)
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And you can tell from my tone that I’m burnt out. I was almost not even pleased to get it.
So, back to the anguished wait.
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As always,
#pitdark
has introduced to me to loads of new writing mutuals and some amazing stories to watch out for ❤️
#amquerying
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I thought I was immune to form rejections (aka not reading into them) and then I received one today which threw me. And I couldn’t even check QT for comments as it’s one you can’t track.
Now I feel like a newbie all over again 😿
#amquerying
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I’m still editing but if
#agents
are looking then…
If the Hills Have Eyes were a romance
☠️ Sci-Fi + Horror
☠️ Creepy tunnels
☠️ Escaped GM humans
☠️ Love will always find a way
Also, another note, writers...talk about your projects online if you're comfortable with it. I saw one of Jude's aesthetic posts & slid into her DM's. And the rest is history. You're working so hard on your stories, shout about it from the rooftops! You never know who is looking.
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I am on chapter 3 of my second draft. The edits were initially ok but now they’re piling up. The whole plot arc is changing and it’s suddenly becoming insurmountable.
Must breathe. Must not panic.
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I’m about to write a query and synopsis for my 4th manuscript. You’d think I’d be good at it by now but every time, without fail, I have to spend hours trawling the internet reminding myself how to do it.
#amquerying
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@cbcreative
@samuelburr
He’d been here too long to glance at the ceiling, to flinch at every creak of the house but how to stop her from noticing? Should he warn her?
She peered into dark eyes in the wood, rapped knuckles on the floorboards. ‘What’s in the walls?’
‘Everything,’ he said.
#writeCBC
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Oregon Files x The Antiquity Affair
Amanda Bell is a human lie detector. More used to exploiting her talents at underground poker, she finds herself drawn into a real life game of truth or lie, where the players will do whatever is needed to keep the truth hidden
#LCSLitPitch24
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@cbcreative
@kirstylogan
He frantically wiped his fingerprints off the glass. The scrying board wouldn’t work if he tried to physically cross the barrier and yank her soul out. So he emptied his mind, unfocused his eyes and waited.
#writeCBC
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It’s my 2 year writing anniversary!
Before that point I’d never even thought about writing a novel then life changed (as it does) so I poured myself into this new creative outlet and I couldn’t be happier.
#amquerying
#WritingCommunity
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To save her sister, Esmerelda Black is not going to sell her own soul to the Devil, she's going to feed him the souls of others
🥀Victorian London
🥀Enemies to Lovers
🥀Addie La Rue x 7 1/2 Deaths EH
🥀Gothic Romantic Fantasy
#SmallPitch
#A
#NVL
#F
#HFA
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My next wip will have no italicised words in the opening few chapters.
Manually adding them into query tracker with every submission wastes so much time!
#amquerying
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I’ve finally gone and written a HEA. It took a while because I love twists and satisfying endings that don’t always go the way they are supposed to but I think it’ll be easier to market. Let’s see!
#amquerying
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I have RomCom to write for my nycmidnight piece. As far removed from my dark SFF worlds as I can get.
Bring on the challenge!
#flashfictionchallenge2024
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@cgossagent
Ooh good challenge. Another agent had us cull the word ‘just’ last week.
It’s good to have these reminders 😃
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The querying blues had hit so I went for a drive, sang my little heart out for half an hour and have returned a normal human being again.
#amquerying
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If The Hills Have Eyes were a Romance
☘️ creepy tunnels
☘️ sci-fi + romance + horror
☘️ friends to lovers
☘️ escaped GM humans
☘️ a green themed Moodboard for St Patrick’s Day ☘️
#POPUPPITA
#amquerying
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Addie LaRue x 7 deaths of EH
To save her sister, Esmerelda is not going to sell her own soul to the Devil, she’s going to feed him the souls of others
🥀 Gothic fantasy
🥀 Enemies to lovers
🥀 Victorian London
🥀 Morally grey protagonist
#PopUpPitA
#PopUpPitE
#LuckyPit
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Hi, I’m Natalie, an alumni of
@JerichoWriters
Ultimate Novel Writing Course (
#UNWC
). Under Kirsten Imani Kasai’s tutelage I created my historical fantasy about a medium in Victorian London who can possess people. And, it’s had multiple requests!
DM if you want to know more.
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I’ve been meaning to do this for well over a year and finally have a finished website! Cannot recommend
@By_EmilyRae
highly enough.
#amquerying
I had the honor of building an author website for
@Nattykbrown
! It's a single-page site for now, but it's built with the ability to grow.
And be sure to read Natalie's book blurb, it sounds absolutely incredible 👀
Check it out!
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@cbcreative
@char_hopkins
#5ActFestiveStory
‘I’m sorry!’ Heat rose in her face as her hope plummeted. ‘I forgot to post my sister’s letter to Santa. I didn’t want her to have nothing tomorrow.’
The man’s long beard twitched, hiding his smile. ‘Well, let’s see what we can do about that.’
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I have an ARC to review and I just didn’t love the book. I want to give it 3 ⭐️ as it was me that didn’t connect, but will that hurt/irritate the author.
What would you do?
#amwriting
#WritingCommunity
#amquerying
Rate honestly
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#questpit
extra quest: can I read and like every single pitch today?! They’re all amazing
#amquerying
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What do you do if you can’t see a place for your book in the market? (My feedback is always not a fit but good writing).
Get another edit?
Shelve?
Wait?
#amquerying
#WritingCommunity
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I have a degree in veterinary medicine and two specialities (cats and exotic animals) but my current full time job is running around after 3 kids…
Writing is when I get my ‘me’ time
#writingcommunity
#amquerying
I have a bachelor's in business administration and completed the UCSD copy editing program. I WISH I had an MFA in Creative Writing. I read tons of craft books and listen to loads of podcasts and have been trying to DIY my own.🤣
What about you,
#writingcommunity
? What did you
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@JerichoWriters
To save my sister, I’m not going to sell my own soul to the Devil, I’m going to feed him the souls of others.
Addie La Rue x House of Erzulie
#JWMeetYourMatch
#Gothic
#RomanticFantasy
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@cbcreative
@EmilyHthinks
#WriteCBC
He’d left the cane in the carriage, forgotten in the crease between the velvet seat and tall back. If I touched the brass handle would it still be warm? Would his smoky cigar scent permeate my palm? My fingers flexed towards it. Would he know?
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@sanchez_m_m
This is the first time I’ve shared an actual writing snippet and it’s scary! And I agree, my first line isn’t a hooky one, so I’m going to include the first few instead.
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@andiesmithbooks
Did it happen to you? It makes it harder to trust writing friends which is sad.
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@estywrites
Sometimes it would be nice for a brutally honest reply, like the query just isn’t good enough or there is a spelling mistake so I could rectify it.
Thanks for asking these questions!!
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@cbcreative
@RowanHLB
She strained her ears for the crunch of snow beneath heavy boots. Wind skimmed through bare branches, muffling all sound. They would be coming soon. Where was the portal? The window was narrow, if they missed it they would be trapped here, or worse, caught.
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You just need to read my query…
😭
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@cbcreative
@CorrineLeith
#5ActFestiveStory
Maya unfolded the letter.
no.1 A unicorn, no.2 Mermaid Palace, no.3 For my sister to be happy.
‘Do you think you could handle the last one?’ the elf said.
Maya nodded, determined to make this Christmas the best one ever.
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If The Hills Have Eyes were a Romance
On the brink of extinction an interpreter holds the fate of two species in her hands, but as she learns secrets from both sides, she must decide which, if any, deserves to be saved.
#SmallPitch
#A
#SF
#NVL
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@TheWritingAlan
@JerichoWriters
@EyeAndLightning
Your article was really helpful and came at just the right time as I’m finishing the UNWC with Jericho and it’s the publishing section, so thanks!
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My flash is finally within the word limit-999 phew 😥
Not sure it’s possible to tighten it anymore.
#FlashFictionChallenge2024
@nycmidnight
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I hardly wrote 100 words all week but got to sit down for a whole hour undisturbed today and write. Now I feel whole again.
#amquerying
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I was today years old when I realized ACOTAR is a beauty and the beast retelling! Just rewatched the original Disney movie then became submerged in a Redd*t hole after I looked it up.
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@cbcreative
@KaeSilk
#5ActFestiveStory
But the house wasn’t empty. She’d seen the candy floss smoke trailing through the sky. She knew this was where he would wait until night fell. Excitement flurried within her belly. She slipped down the chimney and looked around.
Santa was nowhere to be seen
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@MBourggraff
I feel you. ❤️ it’s sucks the joy out of writing as well which is the whole point- we love creating these stories
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Omg. If I have to authenticate after sending a dm one more time 😡
Also why don’t bots and marketers have to do this? Maybe would reduce the spam…
#WritingCommunity
#amquerying
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My ideal Mother’s Day (as a mum) is spending time by myself whilst trying not to feel guilty about ignoring the kids and doing what I want.
#parenting
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@pittelsbookclub
I agree. The requests seem to be the ones they love straight away. It makes sense, if they’re undecided and very busy to pass on the ones they’re not sure about
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@makaylabryant88
has made me this beautiful Moodboard for my speculative horror romance mash up wip
#amquerying
#WritingCommunity
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I’m so used to query rejections that I almost sent a full request straight to the delete box!
There must be something in the air today, so much positivity around.
#AmQuerying
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@cbcreative
@silvanhistorian
Ma why’s that duck grey? And its feet! Huge! Look, the other ducks hate it.
It’s too hot for the others, they stay in the reeds.
I’m going to make it pretty again.
Put your wand away. That duck adapted and it’ll survive. If you want to be useful, plug that hole in the sky.
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Oh my. I’ve just come across The Sexy Thesaurus (thank you google), now my spicy scenes are about to go up another level 🔥 🔥 🔥
#amquerying
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I would still be terrible at pitching, have no graphics or a website and be in no way prepared for the lows (and occasional highs) of
#amquerying
This 👇
One of the things I appreciate about the writing community on here is that it has taught me & pushed me & inspired me so much. The pitch contests helped me perfect my pitches, it inspired me to create graphics & moodboard for marketing, and it has helped me put myself out there
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@ParanormalJunk2
I think I’m with you! I’m slowly coming around to the idea. For one, I’ve had so much more feedback from small press submissions and they must just be just as busy. I’m hopefully publishing my first early next year with a small press-let’s see how it goes!
Good luck to you
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@Danaiwrites
Sorry to hear that. My chickens are my favorite animals as well. Once you get them you realize how friendly and loyal and downright naughty they can be and then that’s it. They’re lodged in your heart. ❤️
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@lanaloren99
Veterinarian and I write SFF (an animal usually sneaks its way in somewhere, I just can’t help it).
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