Michelle Hauck
@michelle4laughs.bsky.social
Literary Agent with Storm Literary Agency | Represents MG, YA, and Adult Fiction | Currently CLOSED to select queries | she/her
https://linktr.ee/michellehauck
https://linktr.ee/michellehauck
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I received over 800 queries in five days and am now closed to queries until I go through all of them. I've read 100 already!
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I've now heard from 3 authors targeted on X by a scammer impersonating Lois McMaster Bujold. Bujold impersonator refers author to "Eleanor Wood at Spectrum Literary", also an impersonation. Goal: to sell editing svcs. Scam is impersonating multiple authors & agents writerbeware.blog/2025/11/14/i...
If a Famous Author Calls, Hang Up: Anatomy of an Impersonation Scam - Writer Beware
You open your email program one morning. The usual work stuff. Some spam (annoying that it got past your filters!). A couple of newsletters (maybe later). You sip your coffee, scroll down. Wait. What’...
writerbeware.blog
November 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I've now heard from 3 authors targeted on X by a scammer impersonating Lois McMaster Bujold. Bujold impersonator refers author to "Eleanor Wood at Spectrum Literary", also an impersonation. Goal: to sell editing svcs. Scam is impersonating multiple authors & agents writerbeware.blog/2025/11/14/i...
Curling is on this weekend!
a squirrel is standing on a curling stone in front of a banner that says france3alpes
Alt: a squirrel is standing on a curling stone in front of a banner that says france3alpes
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Curling is on this weekend!
I just bought a sweater de-fuzz thing and whenever I need a break from editing I buzz the fuzz off my sweaters! Sense of accomplishment engaged!
November 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I just bought a sweater de-fuzz thing and whenever I need a break from editing I buzz the fuzz off my sweaters! Sense of accomplishment engaged!
I received over 800 queries in five days and am now closed to queries until I go through all of them. I've read 100 already!
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I received over 800 queries in five days and am now closed to queries until I go through all of them. I've read 100 already!
Sweater weather.
November 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Sweater weather.
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Breaking news: The Trump administration over the weekend ordered states to stop distributing full food assistance benefits for November to the 42 million low-income Americans risking food insecurity.
Trump administration orders states to pause paying full SNAP benefits
A memo issued by the Agriculture Dept. warns states that if they fail to comply with the new orders, they will face consequences.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Breaking news: The Trump administration over the weekend ordered states to stop distributing full food assistance benefits for November to the 42 million low-income Americans risking food insecurity.
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Breaking News: The Trump administration told states to undo any steps to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families, threatening financial penalties if the states do not comply. It was unclear how that would affect the program.
Trump Live Updates: Airport and SNAP Benefit Disruptions Amid Shutdown
nyti.ms
November 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Breaking News: The Trump administration told states to undo any steps to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families, threatening financial penalties if the states do not comply. It was unclear how that would affect the program.
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President Trump is seen in the Oval Office after a man collapsed during a White House event.
The event on lowering the costs of weight loss drugs resumed after an attendee collapsed, prompting administration officials to pause the event and usher reporters out of the room.
nbcnews.to/47KinRo
The event on lowering the costs of weight loss drugs resumed after an attendee collapsed, prompting administration officials to pause the event and usher reporters out of the room.
nbcnews.to/47KinRo
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
President Trump is seen in the Oval Office after a man collapsed during a White House event.
The event on lowering the costs of weight loss drugs resumed after an attendee collapsed, prompting administration officials to pause the event and usher reporters out of the room.
nbcnews.to/47KinRo
The event on lowering the costs of weight loss drugs resumed after an attendee collapsed, prompting administration officials to pause the event and usher reporters out of the room.
nbcnews.to/47KinRo
Reminder that I'm closing tomorrow at 10 pm EST.
I'm now open to queries at querytracker.net/query/Michel... !! Do not send queries to my email as they will be deleted. I'm open until 10 pm EST on November 7th, accepting all Middle Grade and Young Adult. Also accepting Adult Mystery, Fantasy, Romantasy, Science Fiction and Horror.
Query Michelle Hauck at Storm Literary Agency
QueryTracker.net
November 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Reminder that I'm closing tomorrow at 10 pm EST.
Another secret able to be shared! So happy to announce a four book audio deal for client J.E. Larson on her Valdor Romantasy series!
November 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Another secret able to be shared! So happy to announce a four book audio deal for client J.E. Larson on her Valdor Romantasy series!
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Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
November 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
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Congratulations to artist María J. Guarda. Her picture book, PALOMA FLIES AWAY has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration! This beautiful book leaves a forever imprint @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social @carnegiemedals.bsky.social @stormliterary.bsky.social
carnegies.co.uk/illustration...
carnegies.co.uk/illustration...
November 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Congratulations to artist María J. Guarda. Her picture book, PALOMA FLIES AWAY has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration! This beautiful book leaves a forever imprint @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social @carnegiemedals.bsky.social @stormliterary.bsky.social
carnegies.co.uk/illustration...
carnegies.co.uk/illustration...
I'm now open to queries at querytracker.net/query/Michel... !! Do not send queries to my email as they will be deleted. I'm open until 10 pm EST on November 7th, accepting all Middle Grade and Young Adult. Also accepting Adult Mystery, Fantasy, Romantasy, Science Fiction and Horror.
Query Michelle Hauck at Storm Literary Agency
QueryTracker.net
November 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I'm now open to queries at querytracker.net/query/Michel... !! Do not send queries to my email as they will be deleted. I'm open until 10 pm EST on November 7th, accepting all Middle Grade and Young Adult. Also accepting Adult Mystery, Fantasy, Romantasy, Science Fiction and Horror.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Check out a few new releases from Storm Authors @chuckstorla @dhawkinsauthor.bsky.social and Holly Whitmore! All clients of @jennaschmenna.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Check out a few new releases from Storm Authors @chuckstorla @dhawkinsauthor.bsky.social and Holly Whitmore! All clients of @jennaschmenna.bsky.social
Since I open to queries next week, I'll answer questions until Wednesday at 5 pm EST. You can ask about my wishlist or publishing in general.
October 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Since I open to queries next week, I'll answer questions until Wednesday at 5 pm EST. You can ask about my wishlist or publishing in general.
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So, uh... turns out putting This Princess Kills Monsters on sale actually worked.
October 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
So, uh... turns out putting This Princess Kills Monsters on sale actually worked.
Donated to the local Food Pantry today.
October 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Donated to the local Food Pantry today.
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Ebooks of This Princess Kills Monsters are currently on sale for $1.99 (or equivalent) across all platforms!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/753910...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/753910...
This Princess Kills Monsters by Ry Herman: 9780593733080 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A princess with a mostly useless magical talent takes on horrible monsters, a dozen identical masked heroes, and a talking lion in a quest to save a kingdom—and herself—in this feminist fairy...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Ebooks of This Princess Kills Monsters are currently on sale for $1.99 (or equivalent) across all platforms!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/753910...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/753910...
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Facts.
op: dejoncampbell (via IG)
op: dejoncampbell (via IG)
October 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Facts.
op: dejoncampbell (via IG)
op: dejoncampbell (via IG)
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Inside the Hermitage, the winter palace where Tsar Nicholas II and his family lived before they were executed—in a country where Russians were starving.
October 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Inside the Hermitage, the winter palace where Tsar Nicholas II and his family lived before they were executed—in a country where Russians were starving.
Agent day: editing in morning, scheduled chat with a client and another chat with an editor, logged editor passes and notified clients, made notes on a contract, updated WFH agreement, sent some subs.
October 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Agent day: editing in morning, scheduled chat with a client and another chat with an editor, logged editor passes and notified clients, made notes on a contract, updated WFH agreement, sent some subs.
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"A 60-year-old couple earning $85,000 may have to pay $31,000 for a health insurance plan in Kentucky...
$28,000 for a plan in Oregon...
$44,000 for a plan in Vermont..."
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
$28,000 for a plan in Oregon...
$44,000 for a plan in Vermont..."
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Health insurance sticker shock begins as shutdown battle over subsidies rages
Many states have shown rising premiums ahead of open enrollment for Affordable Care Act plans. The government shutdown is driven by Democrats and Republicans being far apart on the issue of extended s...
www.washingtonpost.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"A 60-year-old couple earning $85,000 may have to pay $31,000 for a health insurance plan in Kentucky...
$28,000 for a plan in Oregon...
$44,000 for a plan in Vermont..."
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
$28,000 for a plan in Oregon...
$44,000 for a plan in Vermont..."
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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A Cuban man deported by the United States to Eswatini is on a hunger strike at a maximum-security prison having been held there for more than three months without being charged or having access to legal counsel under the Trump administration’s third-country program. https://to.pbs.org/4hnLSwE
A Cuban man deported by the U.S. to Africa is on a hunger strike in prison, his lawyer says
The man, Roberto Mosquera del Peral, was among a group of migrants sent to Eswatini in mid-July as part of the Trump administration's expanding third-country deportation program. The program has been ...
to.pbs.org
October 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
A Cuban man deported by the United States to Eswatini is on a hunger strike at a maximum-security prison having been held there for more than three months without being charged or having access to legal counsel under the Trump administration’s third-country program. https://to.pbs.org/4hnLSwE
It's always going to be a thrill to find client books in bookstores! And it's bright yellow so you can't miss it! With an adorable old hound dog!
October 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
It's always going to be a thrill to find client books in bookstores! And it's bright yellow so you can't miss it! With an adorable old hound dog!