Allison Hong Merrill (洪吉珍)
@allisonhongmerrill.bsky.social
~Taiwanese immigrant
~Author of "Ninety-Nine Fire Hoops" (Won 65 Book Awards)
~Co-author of "The Paper Daughters of Chinatown Young Reader's Edition" & "The Not-So-Secret Lives of Real Mormon Wives"
#amquerying Upmarket Fiction
allisonhongmerrill.com
~Author of "Ninety-Nine Fire Hoops" (Won 65 Book Awards)
~Co-author of "The Paper Daughters of Chinatown Young Reader's Edition" & "The Not-So-Secret Lives of Real Mormon Wives"
#amquerying Upmarket Fiction
allisonhongmerrill.com
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Happy #MSWL day! Bumping my longer MSWL list here, but I'll also add in a few things I'm looking for in particular!
A quick hello as I move my presence to this platform: My name is Maeve, and I’m a literary agent at Aevitas Creative Management representing historically marginalized authors writing in commercial genre fiction for all ages and graphic novel. I love high stakes, a fast pace, and voicey characters ✨
February 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Happy #MSWL day! Bumping my longer MSWL list here, but I'll also add in a few things I'm looking for in particular!
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@manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social Open to queries soon. Seeking strong, diverse, multi-cultural voices. PB's with humor, whimsy. YA/MG that oozes coming of age, distinct voices. Adult fiction- friendships, emotional angst, family saga, deep/edgy storylines.
www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/sy...
www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/sy...
Syrone Harvey – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
www.manuscriptwishlist.com
February 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
@manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social Open to queries soon. Seeking strong, diverse, multi-cultural voices. PB's with humor, whimsy. YA/MG that oozes coming of age, distinct voices. Adult fiction- friendships, emotional angst, family saga, deep/edgy storylines.
www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/sy...
www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/sy...
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Hi Friends! A note that your #MSWL smart searches can include as much detail as you like.
Try book, movie and TV comps, names of similar authors, keywords.
You're not trying to impress an agent in an elevator--just trying to find connections.
Try it here! manuscriptwishlist.com/smart-search
Try book, movie and TV comps, names of similar authors, keywords.
You're not trying to impress an agent in an elevator--just trying to find connections.
Try it here! manuscriptwishlist.com/smart-search
Smart Search – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
manuscriptwishlist.com
February 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Hi Friends! A note that your #MSWL smart searches can include as much detail as you like.
Try book, movie and TV comps, names of similar authors, keywords.
You're not trying to impress an agent in an elevator--just trying to find connections.
Try it here! manuscriptwishlist.com/smart-search
Try book, movie and TV comps, names of similar authors, keywords.
You're not trying to impress an agent in an elevator--just trying to find connections.
Try it here! manuscriptwishlist.com/smart-search
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Next up in our Agent + Editor #MSWL: Jessica Berg at Rosecliff Literary.
Jessica is looking for a broad range of fiction and narrative nonfiction including Contemporary, Horror, Gothic Romance, Historical, Narrative Nonfiction & Memoir.
Plus, tips on what works for memoir.
youtu.be/FQmjPy4Ocb8
Jessica is looking for a broad range of fiction and narrative nonfiction including Contemporary, Horror, Gothic Romance, Historical, Narrative Nonfiction & Memoir.
Plus, tips on what works for memoir.
youtu.be/FQmjPy4Ocb8
Agent Jessica Berg's #MSWL: Contemporary, Horror, Gothic Romance, Historical, Narrative Nonfiction
YouTube video by The Manuscript Academy, LLC
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February 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Next up in our Agent + Editor #MSWL: Jessica Berg at Rosecliff Literary.
Jessica is looking for a broad range of fiction and narrative nonfiction including Contemporary, Horror, Gothic Romance, Historical, Narrative Nonfiction & Memoir.
Plus, tips on what works for memoir.
youtu.be/FQmjPy4Ocb8
Jessica is looking for a broad range of fiction and narrative nonfiction including Contemporary, Horror, Gothic Romance, Historical, Narrative Nonfiction & Memoir.
Plus, tips on what works for memoir.
youtu.be/FQmjPy4Ocb8
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We can't wait! We have new features lined up for #MSWL day Wednesday.
We're hoping to make the ManuscriptWishlist.com profiles more useful for both your left (facts, genres, tags) and right (creative, visual, emotional) brain.
About to do a final meeting with our tech team--wish us luck!
We're hoping to make the ManuscriptWishlist.com profiles more useful for both your left (facts, genres, tags) and right (creative, visual, emotional) brain.
About to do a final meeting with our tech team--wish us luck!
The Official Manuscript Wish List Website – #MSWL: What do you wish you had in your inbox?
ManuscriptWishlist.com
February 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We can't wait! We have new features lined up for #MSWL day Wednesday.
We're hoping to make the ManuscriptWishlist.com profiles more useful for both your left (facts, genres, tags) and right (creative, visual, emotional) brain.
About to do a final meeting with our tech team--wish us luck!
We're hoping to make the ManuscriptWishlist.com profiles more useful for both your left (facts, genres, tags) and right (creative, visual, emotional) brain.
About to do a final meeting with our tech team--wish us luck!
Going to a house party. Chatting with strangers.
Talking about motherlands.
Opening FamilySearch app.
Discovering 9th cousins!
I love this kind of human connection. 🥰
#familysearch
Talking about motherlands.
Opening FamilySearch app.
Discovering 9th cousins!
I love this kind of human connection. 🥰
#familysearch
February 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Going to a house party. Chatting with strangers.
Talking about motherlands.
Opening FamilySearch app.
Discovering 9th cousins!
I love this kind of human connection. 🥰
#familysearch
Talking about motherlands.
Opening FamilySearch app.
Discovering 9th cousins!
I love this kind of human connection. 🥰
#familysearch
I love being a part of the #writingcommunity, celebrating my wonderful friend’s book launch.
January 26, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I love being a part of the #writingcommunity, celebrating my wonderful friend’s book launch.
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MONDAY — It’s #2025Pit
Are you an unagented writer who has completed a manuscript?
Are you in search of a literary agent?
Great, on Monday I’m hosting a pitch event here on BlueSky I hope will connect authors & agents who may like to work together.
How does this work? Glad you asked!
Are you an unagented writer who has completed a manuscript?
Are you in search of a literary agent?
Great, on Monday I’m hosting a pitch event here on BlueSky I hope will connect authors & agents who may like to work together.
How does this work? Glad you asked!
January 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
MONDAY — It’s #2025Pit
Are you an unagented writer who has completed a manuscript?
Are you in search of a literary agent?
Great, on Monday I’m hosting a pitch event here on BlueSky I hope will connect authors & agents who may like to work together.
How does this work? Glad you asked!
Are you an unagented writer who has completed a manuscript?
Are you in search of a literary agent?
Great, on Monday I’m hosting a pitch event here on BlueSky I hope will connect authors & agents who may like to work together.
How does this work? Glad you asked!
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"Here are eight new literary agents actively seeking clients. New agents are a boon to writers. They are actively building their lists, and will go the extra mile for their clients."
publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2025/01/8-ne...
#Writers #Authors #WritingCommunity #Writing
8 New Agents Seeking Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Thrillers, Literary Fiction, YA, Memoir, Nonfiction and more
Here are eight new literary agents actively seeking clients. New agents are a boon to writers. They are actively building their lists, and w...
publishedtodeath.blogspot.com
January 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"Here are eight new literary agents actively seeking clients. New agents are a boon to writers. They are actively building their lists, and will go the extra mile for their clients."
publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2025/01/8-ne...
#Writers #Authors #WritingCommunity #Writing
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"Steal someone's thunder" — To take credit for someone else's work or ideas. Originates from an 18th-century playwright, John Dennis, who was enraged when another play used his sound effect of thunder.
#idiom #amwriting
#idiom #amwriting
January 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"Steal someone's thunder" — To take credit for someone else's work or ideas. Originates from an 18th-century playwright, John Dennis, who was enraged when another play used his sound effect of thunder.
#idiom #amwriting
#idiom #amwriting
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I made a list of all the pitch events we know about in the BlueSky #WritingCommunity so far.
I've included links to all the hashtags, whether they're an agent pitch or a hype event, what kinds of manuscripts are included, and the accounts associated with the events!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I've included links to all the hashtags, whether they're an agent pitch or a hype event, what kinds of manuscripts are included, and the accounts associated with the events!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Pitch Events on BlueSky
Pitch Events on BlueSky Rules of Thumb All pitch events have their own rules, but here are a few rules of thumb for best results on BlueSky. No AI – all work should be your own (commissioned art shoul...
docs.google.com
December 13, 2024 at 7:14 PM
I made a list of all the pitch events we know about in the BlueSky #WritingCommunity so far.
I've included links to all the hashtags, whether they're an agent pitch or a hype event, what kinds of manuscripts are included, and the accounts associated with the events!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I've included links to all the hashtags, whether they're an agent pitch or a hype event, what kinds of manuscripts are included, and the accounts associated with the events!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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I'm so happy to find a whole list of pitch events for the #WritingCommunity 😄 I'm saving this for use throughout the year.
#Writersky #amwriting #amediting #booksky #writersky 📚💙
#Writersky #amwriting #amediting #booksky #writersky 📚💙
I made a list of all the pitch events we know about in the BlueSky #WritingCommunity so far.
I've included links to all the hashtags, whether they're an agent pitch or a hype event, what kinds of manuscripts are included, and the accounts associated with the events!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I've included links to all the hashtags, whether they're an agent pitch or a hype event, what kinds of manuscripts are included, and the accounts associated with the events!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Pitch Events on BlueSky
Pitch Events on BlueSky Rules of Thumb All pitch events have their own rules, but here are a few rules of thumb for best results on BlueSky. No AI – all work should be your own (commissioned art shoul...
docs.google.com
January 12, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I'm so happy to find a whole list of pitch events for the #WritingCommunity 😄 I'm saving this for use throughout the year.
#Writersky #amwriting #amediting #booksky #writersky 📚💙
#Writersky #amwriting #amediting #booksky #writersky 📚💙
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#mswl send me some literary fiction! family & relationship stories, stories about sex, identity, belonging, colonization, betrayal, friendship, romance. make me fall in love at the level of the line, let me deep dive into amazing character work. would love some #litfic for the new year #amquerying
January 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
#mswl send me some literary fiction! family & relationship stories, stories about sex, identity, belonging, colonization, betrayal, friendship, romance. make me fall in love at the level of the line, let me deep dive into amazing character work. would love some #litfic for the new year #amquerying
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Finally, I'm open to nonfiction for adults and teens! I want to learn something new, discover unique angles on topics I love, and find accessible projects. I'm actively seeking memoirs/narrative; true crime stories; women's, POC, and LGBTQ+ issues; gardening/sustainability; and food content. #MSWL
January 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Finally, I'm open to nonfiction for adults and teens! I want to learn something new, discover unique angles on topics I love, and find accessible projects. I'm actively seeking memoirs/narrative; true crime stories; women's, POC, and LGBTQ+ issues; gardening/sustainability; and food content. #MSWL
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We’re happy to welcome Donovan Levine to ManuscriptWishList.com! Donovan is looking for genre fiction, upmarket fiction, and non-fiction memoir. Read more here: www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/do... #MSWL
The Official Manuscript Wish List Website – #MSWL: What do you wish you had in your inbox?
ManuscriptWishList.com
January 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
We’re happy to welcome Donovan Levine to ManuscriptWishList.com! Donovan is looking for genre fiction, upmarket fiction, and non-fiction memoir. Read more here: www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/do... #MSWL
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Here’s a situation I encounter frequently: An author struggles to make progress on a manuscript because the structure is standing in the way. Sometimes we need to get out of our own head and talk with someone else to see that.
Get Out of the Silo | Jane Friedman
One writer found herself chained to an idea that just wasn’t working, and needed fresh perspective from a colleague in order to break free.
janefriedman.com
January 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Here’s a situation I encounter frequently: An author struggles to make progress on a manuscript because the structure is standing in the way. Sometimes we need to get out of our own head and talk with someone else to see that.
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"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it"
- Maya Angelou
- Maya Angelou
January 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it"
- Maya Angelou
- Maya Angelou
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How to write: Stop not writing. Keep your butt in the chair. Write really bad small sections of the whole—passages, moments, episodes, memories—til you have an incredibly shitty 1st draft. Then take out the boring parts, the lies and pretensions. Then write a better 2nd draft.
January 7, 2025 at 6:51 AM
How to write: Stop not writing. Keep your butt in the chair. Write really bad small sections of the whole—passages, moments, episodes, memories—til you have an incredibly shitty 1st draft. Then take out the boring parts, the lies and pretensions. Then write a better 2nd draft.
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Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace. ~ Albert Schweitzer
January 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace. ~ Albert Schweitzer
Everything @allisonkwilliams.bsky.social shares, I absorb. This article is a must-read.
"Your calendar will never magically pop up 'Today You Can Focus Entirely on That One Project.' To finish that book rusting in the back of your mind, you must actively bring it forward." @allisonkwilliams.bsky.social shows us how in her new year blog essay.
brevity.wordpress.com/2025/01/02/i...
brevity.wordpress.com/2025/01/02/i...
This Year You’ll Finish Your Book…Here’s How
By Allison K Williams Is this the year you recommit to a project that’s languished, unfinished, for months or years? The one where you think: one day…when I can dig out my notes…and have a few soli…
brevity.wordpress.com
January 2, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Everything @allisonkwilliams.bsky.social shares, I absorb. This article is a must-read.
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I discovered a new wellness hack for 2025 and you won't believe how cheap and easy it is.
katemckean.substack.com/p/this-one-q...
katemckean.substack.com/p/this-one-q...
This One Quick Wellness Hack I Discovered
You'll be amazed
katemckean.substack.com
January 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I discovered a new wellness hack for 2025 and you won't believe how cheap and easy it is.
katemckean.substack.com/p/this-one-q...
katemckean.substack.com/p/this-one-q...
I'm so grateful for this generous gift Jane offers. If you're a writer, take a look.
I have overhauled my cornerstone article/handout on key book publishing paths. For the last 10 years, it's been 1 page. Now it's 2 pages. It better covers the finer distinctions writers now encounter in the market. Free to use/share/distribute, no permission required. Link below.
January 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I'm so grateful for this generous gift Jane offers. If you're a writer, take a look.
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HELP! I'm looking for a book with some or all of these aspects:
MUST BE
👉 Women's Fiction
👉 Trauma themes
👉 Returning home when you'd rather eat shards of glass
BONUS POINTS FOR
👉 Reuniting with old friends/lovers
👉 Angsty/Angry main character
👉 Trust issues
👉 Found family
MUST BE
👉 Women's Fiction
👉 Trauma themes
👉 Returning home when you'd rather eat shards of glass
BONUS POINTS FOR
👉 Reuniting with old friends/lovers
👉 Angsty/Angry main character
👉 Trust issues
👉 Found family
a fluffy cat is sitting on a wooden table with the words `` help '' written on it .
ALT: a fluffy cat is sitting on a wooden table with the words `` help '' written on it .
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January 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
HELP! I'm looking for a book with some or all of these aspects:
MUST BE
👉 Women's Fiction
👉 Trauma themes
👉 Returning home when you'd rather eat shards of glass
BONUS POINTS FOR
👉 Reuniting with old friends/lovers
👉 Angsty/Angry main character
👉 Trust issues
👉 Found family
MUST BE
👉 Women's Fiction
👉 Trauma themes
👉 Returning home when you'd rather eat shards of glass
BONUS POINTS FOR
👉 Reuniting with old friends/lovers
👉 Angsty/Angry main character
👉 Trust issues
👉 Found family
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I have a newsletter that, rather amazingly, goes out to 17k readers each week, and that I spend a lot of time trying to make as useful to writers as possible.
Today’s post is about literary resolutions. I hope you’ll read it and let me know what you think. 💛
Today’s post is about literary resolutions. I hope you’ll read it and let me know what you think. 💛
How to Enjoy Your Writing Life in 2025
On constructively framing your goals for the year
open.substack.com
January 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I have a newsletter that, rather amazingly, goes out to 17k readers each week, and that I spend a lot of time trying to make as useful to writers as possible.
Today’s post is about literary resolutions. I hope you’ll read it and let me know what you think. 💛
Today’s post is about literary resolutions. I hope you’ll read it and let me know what you think. 💛
How fascinating!
For Maths fans, 2025 is a square.
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
January 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
How fascinating!