Thank you. Always a pleasure to have reputable information!

Just a huge thanks to all the kind likes and reposts for me in #posterpit yesterday. I loved all the posters and am now going to have to up my art game before the next one!

Graphic with a blue-to-green gradient background and the title “The Wrong Shape” in large white letters, with the “O” in pink. Beneath it reads: “Struggling to fit in? Now try doing it when you’ve just been turned into a 5ft worm!” At the bottom: “31,000 word middle grade comic fantasy. Slithering to a query trench near you.”

When Freya wakes up as a five-foot worm, she thinks she’s got problems.
Then her mum makes her go to school.
A 31,000-word MG comic fantasy about body image, acceptance and playing the violin when you don’t have arms.
#mg #f #posterpit #q #mglit #amquerying

Whichever one has the prettiest cover, obviously! 🤣

Poster with blue-to-green gradient background and bold white title THE WRONG SHAPE, with the O in pink and a curved pink line beneath. Tagline reads: “Freya’s school forbids magic. Does turning into a giant worm count? Asking for a friend.” 31,000-word MG comic fantasy.

When Freya wakes up as a five-foot worm, she thinks she’s got problems.
Then her mum makes her go to school.
A 31,000-word MG comic fantasy about body image, acceptance and playing the violin when you don’t have arms.
#mg #f #posterpit #q #mglit #amquerying

Congratulations to everyone who took part and huge thanks to all who have given their time and energy to putting this together. Good luck to everyone for the results tomorrow! 🥰

I'm 2/3 the way through my WIP, that I've got to get finished!

I did that with Natasha's, spotted my exact one (it's always the really great one, isn't it?), then remembered I didn't actually send mine to Natasha! 😀

I love writing in first person, although I don't enjoy reading it so much! Two things that help me are: a)being AuDHD, so that your concentration has mini-flips if you linger too long & b) remembering that if your writing is adding nothing in terms of plot, understanding or progress, then stop!

I think this is the most excited I've been in months. Maybe something, maybe nothing, but eeeeeeeeek! #amquerying #mglit #amwriting

Me too.

I haven't found mine yet. But yes, wait until you've had an e-mail from your editor.

Ooooh! I love a good mystery! 🤣

If my Maths is correct, 52. 🥰

I love The Writers' and Artists' Yearbook. Not only does it have stacks of agents, but it also has really interesting essays from agents, which help to demystify the process. I tried The Novel Factory and Plottr, but neither worked for me.

My three dogs. 🥰

I think this is the most informative snippet.

Apparently Past Me entered the HarperCollins Author Academy…
and Present Me has been waitlisted for 2026!
I’ll take that 😄 It's lovely to have a bit of encouragement, something that says I'm on the right track! #amquerying ##yalit #amwriting #mglit

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Exciting writing news: my YA WWI novel Where Is the War?, about a girl who disguises herself as a boy to enlist, has been selected for feedback from Hamline University’s MFAC faculty. Very grateful for fresh eyes while the manuscript is on submission. #amwriting #kidlit #amquerying #yalit

I think this counts as my best rejection of 2026! So grateful to this agent for their kindness. 🥰🥰🥰 #kidlit ##amquerying #yalit #mglit #amwriting

I got a lovely one this week too. Thanks for the reminder that I must share it. It feels like a win even when it's a rejection, doesn't it? 🥰

That's such a sad explanation to have to give. I think you might find that we're all grateful for a form letter these days! 🤣

In a maelstrom of lies and distraction, writers become the last keepers of truth.
Keep writing. It matters.

I totally hear you. I'm on immuno-suppressants and it's so frustrating when people don't consider others. I don't get out much anymore, so it's not such a problem anymore. But that shouldn't have to be the case. Big hugs.

What a lovely #mswl! It's great to read about someone who has slightly quirky tastes, like so many of us! 🥰

I've just queried Eva, but now I think you might prefer it, as it's an immersive historical adventure. There were so many agents on last night that I ended up a little confused! 😅

I write historical and fantasy. I feel your pain twice over!

I love your kindness, thank you!

It's lovely to see that editors are interested in the type of stories I write! If you could just let the agents know...? 😂