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Love that :)
Exactly!
Gah I love this 🤍
Raven this is so exciting!!! Thanks for sharing your stats and journey 💓
How many authors do you typically take on in a avg year? Agent numbers are always so mind boggling 😅 You must mumble in your sleep "that word count is too high"🫠
This is either brilliant or horrifying 😆
Throw the damn shoe already 😅 Poor pup
Uh you absolutely do!
How's it going? I haven't read a King in ages, maybe I'll pick one up too
AHHH I can't wait 🤩💜
Sounds heavenly ☀️
Sounds like I need more interesting foot wear 🫠
Seeing many queries for #YA novels with elite-college bound students. #JMSWishList: I would love to find more YA novels about a kid headed for a state school or community college. I find those kids just as vibrant, complex, interesting and relevant as the top achievers. #JMSQueryBoxTrends
Big hugs.... these are the times we need your book THE MOST
SO pretty!
Forest fires are healthy! Bring back science and species diversity, not more chemicals 😵💫
Someone put this in a book!
Why are writers so cliquey! I've met some of the nicest people in this community, but ugh, also been excluded and it does NOT feel good 😣
Mainly to give to other writers?
I'll have to go check out some mg series on my shelves and see-- now I'm curious!
Okay bookmarks I was for sure thinking of! Who do you tend to pass the biz cards too-- like librarians and school teachers? Or are people asking you on the street "oh you're a writer! where can I find you?" or something
Yay MG!
I loved that book as a kid... I wonder where my copy went 👀
Oh my goodness-- I can't wait to add all these to my TBR!!! YAY for kidlit-- more MG!!! 💜
How exciting!!! Congratulations! 💚
Great length!!
Yay Blair!!!
Oh I love the title for this! And look for gorgeous the art is 😍
What was your top read so far this year? I need ALL the MG books 😍
Oh my heart, how cute 😍
We'll convert you one day... keep drawing those kitties 😻
And a wonderful cover!!
Nutty fun! I adore that 😍 I have a special place in my heart for squirrels 🐿️
YAYAYAY! You got this 🥰
Nothing announced yet... but soon!
We all need more honey and Pooh Bear in our lives 💚
This is adorable
So so cool 😍
Yes to more spooky MG!
Wild! Was she nice?
In kidlit sequels, is the convention to age the character art up slightly, or keep the kids the same age?
Maybe it's whats.... on their minds 🤣
Scorpions get bad raps 😅
YES! We need more books for reluctant readers 💙
I love how the dog is like "what sign?! let's go!"
Wow these make my heart 😍
Good for Summerween too 😍
YAS! We need more MG!!!!
Wow!
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Dull!!!! 🫣
“A writer, I think, is someone who pays attention to the world.” —Susan Sontag #WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub
SO SO true 😍
Beautiful! 😍
Do authors need business cards? No... right? My spouse thinks I do 🤔 #writingcommunity #amquerying
It's a great newsletter!! Everyone sign up to hear all the wonderful things! 💜
Had an exciting day yesterday! Feel emotionally drained today so browsing old vacay pics-- here's a fun one from Antarctica! #writingcommunity #amquerying
Love this!!!
Oh my gosh this is GORGEOUS!
The most important thing to remember is.... keep going, never give up. Send one more query even if you think you've sent them all. Write one more page when you're emotionally and mentally able to do so. Keep brainstorming. Keep editing! #amquerying
Sending everyone all the luck tomorrow for the pitch event! Can't wait to see all the inspiring and beautiful mood boards people have been working on 😍 #amquerying
Going to a Bush concert tonight!
Mmm beef stroganoff sounds so yummy
Imagine how an AI narrator would handle M dashes 😬
I must be tired, the first time I read that I was imagining you visiting 60 schools in a day 🥵😆
Hehe, a secret nemesis?
Yay! I hope it's all so amazing! 🤩
Congratulations!!! How exciting 🤩
Sending big hugs (for the whole world)
Oh my goodness these are the cutest little monsters! I like the polka dotty one
Fingers crossed a portal opens up to another world 🤞😉
I had a friend in college whose job it was to test those, always sounded pretty fun 😜 Just every Saturday he'd be at the airport, sliding down slides.... I guess everyone's gotta be doing sumthin
Hehe kitty isn't very impressed with the days schedule either 😆
I wish I had taken a linguistics class... hmm maybe I can take one at a community college for fun or something 🤔
My agent updated her website and now I'm on it! I feel so official now 😝
I've been into fountain pens lately which are so fun to write with! They also have gazillions of ink colors you can add so thats also fun
I'm a fan 😻Before I had Abyssinians which are even more gorgeous (imo)
So precious. I have 2 tonkinese which are a bit similar 🐾
Big hugs!
And the funny thing is no one is mentioning that if you eat excess protein it gets turned into sugar in your body and stored as fat 🙄
Yay! Congrats!!
Who's your team?
I love this vibe 💚 I hope the panel went well!!
I love when we can find inspiration like this! I can't wait to see which spooky vibes this brings to your next book 🥰
So exciting! Congratulations!! 🤩
Try throwing the book across the room, maybe it'll shake up the characters thoughts 😜
Ooo adding this to my TBR!
Wow so many queries so fast!
Manuscript Academy is such a wonderful place to be! A very fun corner of the internet with such a welcoming community 💜
Yay congrats Lauren!
Yearning & longing are a must in romances!
Never too many ducklings 💚
Welcome!! Such a gorgeous kitty, I think we need more pictures 😻 Look at those eyes!
Yay!!!
Great cover!!! Congratulations this is so exciting 😍
Solid choice! This looks so fun 😍
What a fun color to write in! It's like tangerine or desert sunset 🧡
Oooo adding this to my TBR!
Baby otter doing baby otter stuff!
If anyone is looking for a fun corner of the internet, Laini Taylor's patron community is such a welcoming place for writers 💙