Peter Knapp
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One note I often give clients is to make sure they keep track of the weather in their books & I'm not sure if it's because it's always important to their story or if it's because I wanted to be a meteorologist growing up & this is how I'm working it into my publishing career.
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I had the pleasure of reading a manuscript today that was so well-crafted and had such a specific and sharp voice that I was reminded that writers are indeed witches casting spells.
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A Friday submission-reading thought: I like the start of a MS to feel like I've just caught a train as it's pulling out of the station, and I have to run and pull myself up onto it. The story should be in motion before it even begins; I like to play a bit of catch-up with it.
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One of the greatest joys of this job is reading a new draft of a client's manuscript and discovering an already fantastic story has now transformed into a truly transcendent one. Tonight,
@AyanaGray
, you have brought me this joy!
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Query tip: I suggest putting a generic version of your query at the start of your manuscript, as many agents send your MS to their e-reader & so when they open your MS later, the query will help them contextualize what they're diving into & why they're so excited to do so!
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JOB ALERT: I'm looking for an associate to join me in Park & Fine's children's & YA department! This is a great position for someone with a passion for MG & YA, a sharp editorial eye & an interest in getting on the agent track. See full job details here:
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Writers: I am hungry and excited to sign new clients in 2019, so if you're querying a MG or YA, please consider querying me! You can learn how to do so here:
#mswl
#askagent
#tenqueries
#mg
#ya
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I am editing a new client's debut contemporary YA right now and good grief is the voice of this book unbelievable. There are just so many moments, lines, and details that are so perfect that I have to take a breath and collect myself before moving on.
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If I don't like your
#pitmad
tweet, it's possible I will still love your book and pitch, so always feel free to query your middle grade and YA fiction and graphic novels!
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When I read a submission I am really into, I get a panicky feeling like: I love it but will it love me back? This tweet brought to you by a ridiculously good middle grade manuscript.
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Hello! Just a
#MSWL
reminder as we look ahead to next year: I'm hungry for MG and YA across all categories, and particularly excited to find MG series/SFF/adventure and YA paranormal, contemporary, and thrillers/mysteries...and anything fun & soapy or spine-tingling & spooky!
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Hello, 2021, and hello to writers seeking representation this year. Happy New Year! Here's what I'm looking for...a new year, a new
#mswl
thread...
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I got to read some truly stellar manuscripts in the past couple of weeks. YA and MG readers: your future is bright.
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#amquerying
writers: want agent feedback? I’m doing a quick submission feedback giveaway for YA & MG fiction today and tomorrow only, providing short feedback on submissions. Please see and follow guidelines in the link below!
#mswl
#amwriting
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But honestly, an ending worth the wait!
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Is being a Virgo adding something to your to-do list you've already done just so you can have the satisfaction of checking it off?
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Among the many things I’m excited for in 2020? Working with new clients! One of the best parts of my job is the magic of falling in love with a writer’s story for the 1st time & in 2020 I'm looking to discover works across a wide range of MG & YA genres. A 2020
#MSWL
thread...
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I am now officially working with the author whose contemporary MG inspired this tweet and I could not be more thrilled! I'm bringing that Pride energy with me into July.
When I read a submission I am really into, I get a panicky feeling like: I love it but will it love me back? This tweet brought to you by a ridiculously good middle grade manuscript.
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Hello Tuesday, and hello writers. I am hungry for more young adult and super hungry for middle grade submissions, too! If you're querying either, please consider sending your work way. Thank you!
#mswl
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Celebrating the end of this year the best way I know how: by making the Ina Garten artichoke dip recipe (serves 8 - 10!) and splitting the entire thing between my husband and me, as evenly as my conscience demands.
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To those questioning the usefulness of the protests: they are necessary. They are not a protest of democracy but democracy in action.
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A part of agenting I've come to love is when clients do something new & unexpected, & it fits. I sign clients, typically, because of one manuscript I can't resist; I love when what they do next, or down the road, is unexpected & wonderful. Or to borrow, surprising yet inevitable.
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Big news! I've joined the unmatched
@newleafliterary
as an agent & I'm open to queries!
http://t.co/FOXQoW2H4a
#tenqueries
#askagent
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I feel like I'm always drawn toward submissions where I want to protect the main character from their own opinion of themselves...maybe because nothing is more satisfying than watching kids discover their self-worth and come into their power.
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SO excited to be part of this new venture: Park Literary is now Park & Fine Literary and Media. 2019, here we come!
A happy New Year brings happy news! We're thrilled to announce that Theresa Park and Celeste Fine have come together to launch Park & Fine Literary and Media, a new industry leader with a 360° approach to client representation! Visit for more info!
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Another
#DVpit
done, and another huge thank you owed to
@beth_phelan
not only for conceiving and launching this incredible event, but tirelessly putting it on year after year (and indeed expanding
@_DiverseVoices
programing!). THANK YOU BETH!!
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Hello and happy New Year!
@StutiTelidevara
and I are looking for new great projects in 2024. Here are just a few of the things on our
#mswl
for the year ahead. A thread...
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One of Jacob's dad's goats just had a baby this morning. Here she is, attempting her first steps. I couldn't love her more. 🐐❤️️
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I promised myself I wouldn't jump into
#DVpit
until later this afternoon, but here I am, unable to stop myself. These pitches are incredible! Good luck to all participating!
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My husband just dyed his hair electric blue, cementing the fact that we are both always about 4-8 months behind the moment.
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Happy
#DVpit
week! As always, a massive thanks to
@beth_phelan
for the work she does all year to bring this event to life and foster the community around it. It has been a true game-changer for this industry. Thank you, Beth!
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ICYM:
@AyanaGray
has some 🎥🎬🎞️ movie news! BEASTS OF PREY is getting the film treatment with Netflix!
Netflix Developing Fantasy Novel ‘Beasts of Prey’ for Film (Exclusive)
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As we head into summer, I'm thrilled to introduce the growing team here at PFLM focusing on children's & YA fiction, including Jerome Ellison Murphy &
@StutiTelidevara
who are both powerhouses. Couldn't feel more lucky to get to work with them & welcome them to
@ParkandFine
!
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Well, this book must be magic b/c it made something very pre-pandemic happen: I started the ms on the subway & almost missed my stop it had me so hooked. I could not be more thrilled to work with
@ItsLaDarrion
… he has a huge career ahead of him. Editors, take note!
It all started with a tweet. “What if Harry Potter went to a HBCU in the South?”
Welp—I am happy to announce I am officially repped by
@petejknapp
and
@ParkandFine
.
#BloodattheRoot
🩸⚜️ is going to be a YA fantasy novel! Black witches. A magical HBCU! And college pooorties!🪄⚜️
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I am only just getting into Schitt's Creek in earnest, which, based on The Internet means I am in for a treat. So far, Catherine O'Hara is the hands-down scene stealer.
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As always, a tremendous thank you to
@beth_phelan
for creating
#DVpit
, for the immense amount of work she does managing it, and for cultivating the community she has around it!
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Writers
#querying
middle grade manuscripts: I'm doing a feedback giveaway this week! Send your manuscript following the guidelines at the below link and I'll reply with short, personalized feedback (or else request the full!).
#mswl
#amquerying
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This past week has been an embarrassment of riches in terms of excellent manuscripts. Editors, I'll have some exciting stories and remarkable new voices to share with you this year!
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Querying a YA or MG? I'm giving short, honest feedback to submissions this week. Details here:
#amquerying
#askagent
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#amquerying
writers, I'm going to dedicate time over the holidays to read submissions, so now is a great time to query!
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The way reading a great book restores my drive and creativity feels like magic, and I'm getting lots of it this week. Feeling excited heading into 2021 to find new talented writers and to help authors bring their books out into the world!
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Friday in publishing: Yes, the weekend is here! I get two days to do *uninterrupted* work!
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Dialogue tip: If your dialogue is getting a touch too stilted because characters are too direct or expository in what they say, try rewriting the dialogue around the facts, and let your reader fill in the negative space. The best text is often subtext.
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I think this is what qualifies as a jaw-drop announcement:
@SomanChainani
's THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD has found its Lady Lesso and Professor Dovey with
@CharlizeAfrica
and
@kerrywashington
! This movie is going to be SO EPIC. Get ready!
Attention students:
@paulfeig
's THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL has made some new additions to the faculty.
😈
@CharlizeAfrica
is Lady Lesso
😇
@KerryWashington
is Professor Dovey
Class begins soon...
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I wasn't yet much of a reader at age 5, but I was definitely still a literary agent-in-training, practicing my best bemused, "so you call this an offer?" expression and stance.
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I'm so excited to now rep Sarena & Sasha and their excellent YA fantasy series. This book is going to be EPIC!!
@PendantTrilogy
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Someone close this app down!
Y'all see that new
@ParkandFine
movie?
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Sorry,
@petejknapp
! The resemblance was too real. 😅
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I often talk to clients about a "pre-inciting incident" -- the thing that has changed in the protag's life before the book's open. This is key for me: that sense that things are in constant flux b/c this is true to life. We're not sitting around waiting for our inciting incident.
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SAME. I would love to find big, ambitious YA and MG -- whether contemporary, fantasy, historical, you name it!
#MSWL
At the top of my
#MSWL
this year: AMBITION. I'm looking for books that take big swings at big feelings and bigger questions, with writing that makes me stop in my tracks and whisper, holy $%!*. Let's do this, 2020.
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#MSWL
-- I'm still on the hunt for middle grade, and would particularly love a fun middle grade series with action, adventure, and perhaps some magic or a dash (or heaping cupful) of the paranormal!
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Querying middle grade writers! Want agent feedback? I'm doing a submission feedback giveaway. Send your query + sample to me per the linked instructions and get a short personalized reply with my top-level thoughts. Find instructions + details here:
#mswl
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There are two types of people in this world: those who refill the ice tray, and those who put it back in the freezer empty.
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The feeling of falling in love with a submission, and a new excellent voice, really never gets old.
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Continuing to put this out in the universe: my hope is to find a big MG series in the next few months: MG fantasy, adventure, paranormal, scifi, etc...something exciting & brimful of imagination and heart, with characters who are at once brave and vulnerable.
#MSWL
#MSWL
-- I'm still on the hunt for middle grade, and would particularly love a fun middle grade series with action, adventure, and perhaps some magic or a dash (or heaping cupful) of the paranormal!
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As always, a huge thanks to
@beth_phelan
for creating
#DVpit
and overseeing this event each year, and to
@reebsthereader
who has been working hard behind the scenes to build out incredible programming around the event, and making sure it goes off without a hitch!
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I am tempted to tweet out my favorite parts of the MG I am currently editing, but I know I shouldn't for many reasons, not least of all that my favorite parts are all 60k words of it. WHAT A BOOK.
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Querying writers, a note on following up with agents when you have an offer/update: it's important to follow the same submission guidelines re: the subject line. Many agents have rules set so that if their name isn't in the subject line, the query may not file into their folder.
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In short: I want to collaborate with clients who are ambitious storytellers with strong visions for their careers...who have something they want to say, and something they want to build. And I want to help them do it. Let's go, 2020!
#mswl
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#PitchWars
authors: If you receive an offer of rep, here are some of the questions you might ask the offering agent:
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Me watching a nervous kid meet an author: That's so cute!
Also me meeting author I admire: Hi I have a name, will tell u when I remember it.
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Hooray! I'm so excited to work with
@AyanaGray
, whose book is full of primordial creatures, cool animals (those to be loved; those to be feared; and those that check both boxes!), and has such remarkable writing. Welcome to
@ParkandFine
, Ayana! We're excited to work with you!
I’m delighted to share that I’m now represented by the phenomenal
@petejknapp
of
@ParkandFine
after querying my Black YA fantasy: BEASTS OF PREY!
Big thanks to
@DVPit_
for connecting us—I’m SO excited and incredibly grateful to those who’ve believed in me from the start!
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'I need to take a day off to catch up on work' -- anyone working in publishing ever.
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Found a Milky Way candy wrapper while making my bed, which I think sums up at least something about this week.
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Hello! I remain excited to sign up new MG & YA authors in 2019! I love anything from quiet middle grade standalones to high concept YA series, and everything in-between, so if you're querying MG or YA, please consider sending my way! A thread with some specific
#mswl
items...
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My pandemic evolution: at the beginning I bought elastic weight bands and a cookbook, but we're almost a year in now and all I'm getting online these days are 5 pound bags of customized trail mix and girl scout cookies.
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This book, this book, THIS BOOK! A massive congratulations to
@AyanaGray
on the sale of BEASTS OF PREY to
@PenguinTeen
-- it's such an unputdownable story of two teens hunting down a beast in a magical jungle, only to realize they may be the ones being hunted. Hooray!
I am actually shaking. SO excited to tell you guys: I'm going to be an author! My debut YA fantasy BEASTS OF PREY, the first in a trilogy, will be published with Putnam Books for Young Readers /
@PenguinTeen
in 2022! Stay tuned! ❤️
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Hello! I was closed to queries in August, but I am open to them now. If you queried me with your MS in August, it will not be read, so please do re-query me now that I am open to submissions again. Thank you!
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Writers! What are your favorite resources (online or books) on world-building? And, separately, what are your favorite free author newsletters that give great advice on publishing and craft? Thank you!
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Agents, trying to keep up with manuscripts with offers of rep this month.
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A submission I'm reading this evening is reminding me of a favorite author super power: the ability to connect readers with a more honest version of themselves by putting truth, in all its messiness, out into the world.
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Still true! If you're querying a MG or YA, I'd love to see it and am excited to fall in love with new stories and sign new authors this year!
#amquerying
#mswl
Writers: I am hungry and excited to sign new clients in 2019, so if you're querying a MG or YA, please consider querying me! You can learn how to do so here:
#mswl
#askagent
#tenqueries
#mg
#ya
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I am SO excited to be working with
@IsiHendrix
on her incredible MG fantasy (& many more to come)! This book is so fun, heartfelt, funny, & at times absolutely, eyes stitched-open scary. Can't wait to work with you
@IsiHendrix
and good to be teaming up with you again,
@cmlwilson
!
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NEWS! I'm rejoining the agency that gave me my start:
@parkliterary
. So excited to be back with this powerhouse!
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Hello! I'm unable to participate in
#pitmad
today, but I am open for queries and eager to see your YA and MG submissions this fall! Please see our submission instructions here or go to and click "submission instructions" at the bottom of the page.
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Hard to understand how it'll be August on the other side of the weekend, but nonetheless! I am excited to catch up on all the reading in August and am on the hunt for some exciting projects to sell this fall. A
#MSWL
thread...
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LaDarrion always had a vision for this book. He kept by it, he never faltered, and he gave it his all every step of the way. And now it is a
@nytimes
bestseller. Congratulations
@ItsLaDarrion
, you did it!!!
🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨BLOOD AT THE ROOT is an instant New York Times Bestseller.
A book about a country Black boy from Alabama with ancestral magic who gets accepted into a magical HBCU is on the NEW YORK MF TIMES!!!
Thank you, God. Thank you, Ancestors.
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Also, a HUGE thank you to
@beth_phelan
who does an astounding amount of work in the months leading up to
#dvpit
. Her thoughtfulness, thoroughness and passion are gifts to the industry and community. THANK YOU BETH!
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Thank you to my teen years in the closet for granting me the super power of compartmentalization. I don't know how anything would get done this year without it.
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Congratulations,
@brendadrake
, on the exciting new deal with
@EntangledTeen
for ANALISE RISING. Get ready, readers -- this one will be fun!
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A HUGE thanks to
@beth_phelan
, who does so much work all year long to make
#DVPit
the smashing success it has been. THANK YOU BETH!
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Dear Goddess, we sacrifice this hour of sleep to you in gratitude for the gifts you are about to bestow upon us: long days, warm weather, and a green and blooming world.
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Email currently in my drafts folder: "Hi, Unfortunately I have to reschedule. I'm cancelling everything today to sit here and quietly freak out about these amazing
#DVPit
pitches, and to refresh my inbox approximately every 3 seconds. Thank you for your understanding."
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#ThankYouBeth
for all that you do. I'm amazed when I think about how much of yourself you put into
#DVpit
, and how huge an impact it's had on so many people's lives (mine included) and the industry as a whole.
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CHECK IT OUT! BEASTS OF PREY is going to get the movie treatment with
@netflix
, and the book is out this coming Tuesday, September 28th. An epic book, and sure to be an epic film. Congrats,
@AyanaGray
!
The news is out!!!! BEASTS OF PREY has been optioned by Netflix!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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This is still true! If you're querying a middle grade or YA, I hope you will consider sending your submission my way -- I can't wait to read and I'm excited to find some projects to work on over the summer!
#mswl
Hello! I remain excited to sign up new MG & YA authors in 2019! I love anything from quiet middle grade standalones to high concept YA series, and everything in-between, so if you're querying MG or YA, please consider sending my way! A thread with some specific
#mswl
items...
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A huge congratulations to
@AyanaGray
on debuting on the
@nytimes
bestseller list!
I'm a NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Just got to read a revision of part of
@IsiHendrix
's middle grade fantasy series and WOW, this book has always been a treat but it's quickly becoming a treasure. I laughed, I screamed, I pumped my fist in exhilaration. I laughed some more. This book is going to be so incredible!
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At the start of 2019 our agency nearly doubled in size and became Park & Fine. I'm so excited and proud to be part of this team & to work with my brilliant & generous colleagues, and I can't wait to see what we all do together in the years ahead!
The Park & Fine team had a blast at the agency's kickoff party earlier this week! Our team is off to an exciting start: we've been busy signing new clients, closing book, film & TV deals, and launching new titles into the world. We can't wait to see what the rest of 2019 brings!
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I have a new website!
Check it out:
And, check back soon for details regarding a middle grade query feedback giveaway!
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Happy
#NationalComingOutDay
! It took me a LONG, often anguishing time after coming out to start shedding internalized BS & grow into my queer superpowers. I wish you patience wherever you are in the process. You're getting there; it's always a work in progress but worth the work!
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