Query Letter Workshop Cozy Mystery and Mystery-Thriller

Check out my post focusing on mysteries and thrillers for my query workshop today.
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If you're dreaming of those summer days, I come with good news! THE BAREFOOT SUMMER is on sale this month! 😉 Leaving one widow behind is unfortunate. Leaving three widows behind is just plain despicable.

The Barefoot Summer
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Delighted to announce this deal for Warren Smith!

What Exactly Are High Stakes in Fiction? A breakdown on what "high stakes" means.

What Exactly Are High Stakes in Fiction? Here's a breakdown for you. open.substack.com/pub/erinnium...

Tropes versus Story in Queries and Pitches Why One Gets Attention and the Other Gets Requests. What is the difference?

Tropes versus Story in Queries and Pitches is the topic today on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/erinnium...

OUT NOW! FROM FANTASY TO REALITY! Ebook and audio are now available -- it will be part of a collection in print later this year. Happy reading, Y'all!

Kindle:
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Delighted my client is nominated for an Agatha Award for her book WATERS OF DESTRUCTION.

Why Literary Agents Still Matter Now more than ever!

My new post on why literary agents still matter. substack.com/home/post/p-...

A Month-by-Month Guide to 2026's Mysteries & Thrillers A Sri Lankan cab driver finds her latest passenger murdered in the back seat of her NYC taxi. A corporate retreat gets deadly when someone sabotages ...

A Month-by-Month Guide to 2026's Mysteries & Thrillers My client Lai Sanders THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU is featured in March! www.goodreads.com/blog/show/30... via @goodreads

My client, @Lai Sanders’ wonderful debut novel THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU is a top 10 pick for PW’s 2026 Spring list for Mysteries and Thrillers. Check is out: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

It's your lucky day or month in this case! THE LUCKY SHAMROCK is on sale for only $2.99!

A bighearted novel about family, secrets, small-town Texas romance, and—with a little bit of luck—starting over.

🍀 The Lucky Shamrock
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Thank you, Miz Anna! I would love to see the entire Paradise series come to life one day!

"A great friends to lover, small town, meddling family-holiday romance."

Available now!
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Spring 2026 Fiction & Nonfiction Preview: Mysteries & Thrillers On tap this season: promising debuts, provocative prequels, and new novels from Jessica Knoll and Jo Nesbø.

Lai Sanders THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU is in the top ten most anticipated books for Spring 2026 www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Why Patience Is an Author’s Secret Superpower Publishing moves on a timeline entirely its own. It’s not personal. It’s Publishing.

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Giving Thanks for Books (And the Many Ways They Bring Me Joy)

Happy Thanksgiving! I’m all about thanking books and the brilliant folks who write them! Cheers! 🦃🥂#Thanksgiving2025 #books #writing #WritingCommunity #writers #writerscommunity
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A Day in the Life of a Literary Agent Inside the chaos, craft, and constant relationship-building that keep publishing alive.

My new post is up[! A Day in the Life of a Literary Agent open.substack.com/pub/erinnium...

It’s snowing in London! Won’t stick but it’s nice!

The Platform Paradox Why Writing Still Matters Most

My new post on platforms for fiction writers is up. Read it here! How important is a huge platform for fiction writers: The Platform Paradox. #writers #writinglife #writingtips #platform

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Autumn in London is lovely!

Congratulations!! Wonderful news.

The Joy of Representing Women’s Fiction Reflections on nearly three decades of championing women’s voices

My new post on representing womens fiction is up! open.substack.com/pub/erinnium...

At least he was polite in his rain refusal!😂

Writing a Novel Through the Fog How to write if you have the will but don’t have the time.

My new Substack is up. It's all about consistency in writing! Writing a Novel Through the Fog open.substack.com/pub/erinnium...

#leadership #quickleadership #culturedesign #management #executiveskills #burnout | Selena Rezvani (she/her) For every manager, the pace feels unsustainable right now. You're working heroically to keep teams running, but what if your next level of impact lies in changing the system, not just saving the day? ...

Selena Rezvani's amaging book Quick Confidence was featured in a Forbes article on how AI is making for more work for managers by shrinking the workforce: www.linkedin.com/posts/selena...

Erin’s Third Act | Substack My personal Substack. Click to read Erin’s Third Act, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

I'm giving away a free Query package review: query letter and synopsis with a 30 min zoom. Winner randomly chosen Friday, October 10. Interested: drop a comment on my Substack. The winner must be a subscriber of my Substack Erin’s Third Act (it’s free!). Good luck. erinniumata.substack.com

Erin C. Niumata (@erinniumata) I’m almost at 500 subscribers. I made a promise to myself that when I have 500 subscribers I’d give away a query package review. This includes the query letter and synopsis. If you are a subscriber an...

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Erin’s Third Act | Substack My personal Substack. Click to read Erin’s Third Act, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

I made a promise to myself that when I have 500 subscribers I’d give away a query package review. This includes the query letter and synopsis & 30 minute zoom. Drop a comment in the notes section of my Substack. You must be a subscriber of Erin’s Third Act to win. erinniumata.substack.com

Glad you agree! It's a real struggle these days. I love the creative process and I admire people who put real effort into their craft. AI has it's place, but not in the creative process of novel writing. Thank you for sharing.

Why I Cannot Represent AI-Generated Work It has its uses but not in fiction.

Exactly what I have been telling my creative writing students. I am glad to see this kind of messaging on more and more literary agents' submission guidelines.

#EduSky #creativewriting #amquerying #humancreativity #AIResistance

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Jane Goodall, conservationist and chimpanzee champion, dies at 91 Through her groundbreaking work with chimps in Africa, Goodall helped people understand that animals are sentient and intelligent.

Rest in peace Jane Goodall. What a remarkable life! www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...