Taj McCoy (she/her)
@tajmccoy.bsky.social
Author, Literary Agent (open to queries), Higher Ed Consultant, Private Chef… tumbleweed.
Author website: https://tajmccoywrites.com
Agency website: https://ldlainc.com
Rep: https://bsky.app/profile/jemiscoe.bsky.social
Author website: https://tajmccoywrites.com
Agency website: https://ldlainc.com
Rep: https://bsky.app/profile/jemiscoe.bsky.social
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Congrats to @morganelizabeth17.bsky.social @tajmccoy.bsky.social and Union Square Books!
June 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Congrats to @morganelizabeth17.bsky.social @tajmccoy.bsky.social and Union Square Books!
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How lucky we are to spend the afternoon talking memoirs with agents Taj McCoy, Stephanie Winter and Katharine Sands! @tajmccoy.bsky.social @stephaniewinter.bsky.social
What a wonderful discussion! Many thanks to our panelists.
Replay here soon! manuscriptacademy.com/mswl-live-ag...
What a wonderful discussion! Many thanks to our panelists.
Replay here soon! manuscriptacademy.com/mswl-live-ag...
June 18, 2025 at 7:38 PM
How lucky we are to spend the afternoon talking memoirs with agents Taj McCoy, Stephanie Winter and Katharine Sands! @tajmccoy.bsky.social @stephaniewinter.bsky.social
What a wonderful discussion! Many thanks to our panelists.
Replay here soon! manuscriptacademy.com/mswl-live-ag...
What a wonderful discussion! Many thanks to our panelists.
Replay here soon! manuscriptacademy.com/mswl-live-ag...
Spending Juneteenth in a space with some of the best and brightest in DC. If you’re supporting Black businesses and creatives with intention today, I challenge you to keep that same energy year round. 🤎
June 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Spending Juneteenth in a space with some of the best and brightest in DC. If you’re supporting Black businesses and creatives with intention today, I challenge you to keep that same energy year round. 🤎
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Torrential storms did not keep devoted fans of @novelsbyapril.bsky.social from the launch event for A SIMPLE TWIST OF FATE. And it did not damped the excitement. Readers were treated to a lively conversation between April and @tajmccoy.bsky.social . April, may the sun shine on your next event!
May 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Torrential storms did not keep devoted fans of @novelsbyapril.bsky.social from the launch event for A SIMPLE TWIST OF FATE. And it did not damped the excitement. Readers were treated to a lively conversation between April and @tajmccoy.bsky.social . April, may the sun shine on your next event!
New client deal alert! So proud to rep THE @jlseegars.bsky.social!! www.instagram.com/p/DJTuqXcgQC...
May 6, 2025 at 10:17 AM
New client deal alert! So proud to rep THE @jlseegars.bsky.social!! www.instagram.com/p/DJTuqXcgQC...
Huge thanks to @bookriot.bsky.social for including ZORA in their most recent list of swoon-worthy bookish romances!! 🥰📚
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More Than Words: 6 Swoon-worthy Bookish Romance Novels
This bookish romance novels, set in bookstores or starring authors, are the perfect match for those of us obsessed with love and reading.
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May 2, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Huge thanks to @bookriot.bsky.social for including ZORA in their most recent list of swoon-worthy bookish romances!! 🥰📚
bookriot.com/bookish-roma...
bookriot.com/bookish-roma...
Brother's Best Friend... Is He Off Limits?
Indulgent Behavior with Taj, April 2025
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April 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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First up, @tajmccoy.bsky.social is looking for a spicy romantic mystery!
March 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
First up, @tajmccoy.bsky.social is looking for a spicy romantic mystery!
Nothing like making an early morning spectacle of yourself! I’m the one who tripped and dropped my iced coffee as I was boarding my flight. Yep… TGIF. 😅
March 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Nothing like making an early morning spectacle of yourself! I’m the one who tripped and dropped my iced coffee as I was boarding my flight. Yep… TGIF. 😅
Congrats to @kellyamangan.bsky.social and @alexace.bsky.social for this first starred review!! ✨
Thank so much to my amazing editor, @alexace.bsky.social , who honestly deserves her own superhero cape.
March 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Congrats to @kellyamangan.bsky.social and @alexace.bsky.social for this first starred review!! ✨
THURSDAY!! It’s not too late to sign up. ☺️
2️⃣Just 2 more days until we meet with Taj McCoy, literary agent with Laura Dail Literary Agency to discuss Dialogue in kidlit! 💬 signup www.scbwi.org/events/webin... ✏️ #lauradailliterary @tajmccoy.bsky.social #scbwi #scbwiwebinar #writingdialogue #kidlitwebinar #SCBWIEPA #amwriting
March 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
THURSDAY!! It’s not too late to sign up. ☺️
Anyone else having allergies flare after the time change or is it just me?
March 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Anyone else having allergies flare after the time change or is it just me?
It’s always a pleasure spending time with Jessica and Julie! Lots of (hopefully helpful) information to unpack in the upcoming podcast episode for those querying or looking to start.
We were lucky enough to talk with @tajmccoy.bsky.social yesterday!
This episode is about going from hybrid to traditional (and the new requirements from publishers in 2025), romantic mysteries and thrillers, and your game plan if your dream agent (like so many right now) is closed to submissions.
This episode is about going from hybrid to traditional (and the new requirements from publishers in 2025), romantic mysteries and thrillers, and your game plan if your dream agent (like so many right now) is closed to submissions.
March 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
It’s always a pleasure spending time with Jessica and Julie! Lots of (hopefully helpful) information to unpack in the upcoming podcast episode for those querying or looking to start.
As an author, I relate to my writer friends most when we’re buried under deadlines and executive function isnt quite… functioning. The squad gets me when no one else does. 🙃
Author Maintenance
Indulgent Behavior with Taj, March 2025
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March 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
As an author, I relate to my writer friends most when we’re buried under deadlines and executive function isnt quite… functioning. The squad gets me when no one else does. 🙃
Hey, friends. What is your least favorite author admin/maintenance, and why is it updating your website?
March 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Hey, friends. What is your least favorite author admin/maintenance, and why is it updating your website?
As promised, my QM is open, but please don’t think that you have to rush. Take your time and submit when your manuscript is revised and polished. If I have your full, thank you for your patience!
March 2, 2025 at 12:53 AM
As promised, my QM is open, but please don’t think that you have to rush. Take your time and submit when your manuscript is revised and polished. If I have your full, thank you for your patience!
Psst… I have updates. 🥰 And my inbox is opening this weekend!
We are so excited to welcome @tajmccoy.bsky.social to the LDLA team! Follow the 🧵for more info about what she's looking to find for her list!
March 1, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Psst… I have updates. 🥰 And my inbox is opening this weekend!
Just 10 days until THROW AWAY THE KEY is out in the world! If you miss Zora and Granny Marion, you're sure to get your fix, but Emma is the highlight of this story. I thought I'd share a little taste of the tropey goodness from this sapphic romance. Preorder: https://buff.ly/3Eq2uVe
February 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Just 10 days until THROW AWAY THE KEY is out in the world! If you miss Zora and Granny Marion, you're sure to get your fix, but Emma is the highlight of this story. I thought I'd share a little taste of the tropey goodness from this sapphic romance. Preorder: https://buff.ly/3Eq2uVe
I got to speak with @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social about my wishlist recently to talk about the kinds of stories I’ll be searching for this year. An announcement on when I’ll be reopening for query submissions is coming soon! #mswl
Have you met @tajmccoy.bsky.social?
She's delightful!
Find out if you'd be a good fit for her list by viewing her new #MSWL video here: youtu.be/jeGOLBwf8kE?...
She's delightful!
Find out if you'd be a good fit for her list by viewing her new #MSWL video here: youtu.be/jeGOLBwf8kE?...
Agent Taj McCoy's #MSWL (Rees Literary): MG, YA, Romance, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Memoir & More
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February 7, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I got to speak with @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social about my wishlist recently to talk about the kinds of stories I’ll be searching for this year. An announcement on when I’ll be reopening for query submissions is coming soon! #mswl
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#Kidlitartpostcard for February! I've been redrawing some old pieces in my new style. and I'm open to picture books, early readers, middle grade and more!
repp'd by @tajmccoy.bsky.social at Rees 🫶
Updated Website 💕 ronnirunyonillustration.com
repp'd by @tajmccoy.bsky.social at Rees 🫶
Updated Website 💕 ronnirunyonillustration.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
#Kidlitartpostcard for February! I've been redrawing some old pieces in my new style. and I'm open to picture books, early readers, middle grade and more!
repp'd by @tajmccoy.bsky.social at Rees 🫶
Updated Website 💕 ronnirunyonillustration.com
repp'd by @tajmccoy.bsky.social at Rees 🫶
Updated Website 💕 ronnirunyonillustration.com
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DC area folks: Save the date! Join me & @tajmccoy.bsky.social to celebrate the release of SOMETHING CHEEKY on March 6 at @loyaltybooks.bsky.social
RSVP here www.loyaltybookstores.com/somethingche...
RSVP here www.loyaltybookstores.com/somethingche...
January 31, 2025 at 7:32 PM
DC area folks: Save the date! Join me & @tajmccoy.bsky.social to celebrate the release of SOMETHING CHEEKY on March 6 at @loyaltybooks.bsky.social
RSVP here www.loyaltybookstores.com/somethingche...
RSVP here www.loyaltybookstores.com/somethingche...
Black History Month, day 1 with @miasosaromance.bsky.social @nikkipaynebooks.bsky.social & Tracey Livesay. 🥰🤎
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February 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Black History Month, day 1 with @miasosaromance.bsky.social @nikkipaynebooks.bsky.social & Tracey Livesay. 🥰🤎
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Greetings, queriers! Initially, I’d planned to reopen QM right around now, but January has thrown some wrenches into my process. The plan is to reopen the second half of February now, but do check back here for updates!
January 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Greetings, queriers! Initially, I’d planned to reopen QM right around now, but January has thrown some wrenches into my process. The plan is to reopen the second half of February now, but do check back here for updates!
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I'm just going to (re)post this whenever I need to remind myself. Maybe it'll help you too?
1. Focus on things in your control & take ONE action there.
2. Limit your inputs. You can't help if you're paralyzed.
1. Focus on things in your control & take ONE action there.
2. Limit your inputs. You can't help if you're paralyzed.
January 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I'm just going to (re)post this whenever I need to remind myself. Maybe it'll help you too?
1. Focus on things in your control & take ONE action there.
2. Limit your inputs. You can't help if you're paralyzed.
1. Focus on things in your control & take ONE action there.
2. Limit your inputs. You can't help if you're paralyzed.
I’ve officially had my first mahjong experience and I’m in love. 🥰
January 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I’ve officially had my first mahjong experience and I’m in love. 🥰