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#MSWL

by Michelle | Jul 25, 2015 | agenty stuff, authors, chapter books, diversity, I like, illustrations, kidlit, MG, MSWL, picture books, querying, recent, social media, writing, YA

Once again #MSWL day is upon us. For the uninitiated, #MSWL is a Twitter hashtag that agents and editors use to indicate the kinds of manuscripts they’d like to see in their query inbox. These include a variety of genres, age groups, subjects, ideas, characters,...
The Books with the Pictures

The Books with the Pictures

by Michelle | Jun 14, 2015 | agenty stuff, I like, illustrations, kidlit, MSWL, my authors, picture books, querying, recent

I’ve been expanding my interests as an agent from MG and YA to include books for the littler crowd. I’ve found some incredible author-illustrators whose work is so amazing I can’t even describe, and I want more.* Especially since editors who’ve...

Big Isn’t Always Better

by Michelle | Aug 18, 2013 | agenty stuff, editing, I like, kidlit, MG, MSWL, publishers, publishing, querying, reading, recent, respect, writing, YA

Publishing is in flux. Anyone who pays attention to the industry knows that. But that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. With change comes opportunity, and some of the smaller independent publishers out there are in a prime position to innovate and try different...

More than romance

by Michelle | Apr 28, 2013 | agenty stuff, authors, I like, MSWL, NA, publishing, querying, rant, reading, storytelling, writing, YA

This was originally a comment I made on the HuffPost article “Lovesick and Tired: Unnecessary Romance in YA,” but it encapsulates my thoughts on romance and relationships within YA that I’m reposting it here.  YA literature is, at its heart,...

Why YA needs strong female characters

by Michelle | Jul 15, 2012 | agenty stuff, authors, diversity, I like, MSWL, publishing, rant, reading, respect, storytelling, writing, YA

I’ve kept largely quiet on the commotion surrounding comedian Daniel Tosh and a woman in the audience who said he joked about how funny it would be if she were gang raped. The resulting debate is disturbing in many ways,* as the (largely male) negative response...
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