Allison Hong Merrill (洪吉珍)

Happy #MSWL day! Bumping my longer MSWL list here, but I'll also add in a few things I'm looking for in particular!

@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...

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

Agent Jessica Berg's #MSWL: Contemporary, Horror, Gothic Romance, Historical, Narrative Nonfiction YouTube video by The Manuscript Academy, LLC

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

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!

Three middle-aged couples posing together, smiling at the camera.

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

Three women stand next to one another. The one in the middle and the one on the right each holds a book written by the same author.

I love being a part of the #writingcommunity, celebrating my wonderful friend’s book launch.

😂😂😂 Oh my old brain! Sometimes I forget where I leave the to-do list for him.

I'm so old, I need to leave a note on my desk to remind myself to go back and flush the toilet.

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...

"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

"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

What a wonderful daughter you are! I hope your dad feels much better.

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...

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'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 📚💙

That’s fantastic! Congratulations to you both! 🎉

What a special experience! It must make you feel wonderful.

#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

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

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

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.

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.

Congratulations! 🎉

"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

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.

That looks so good! 😍

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.

This One Quick Wellness Hack I Discovered You'll be amazed

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...

I'm so grateful for this generous gift Jane offers. If you're a writer, take a look.

Thank you so much for your generosity, Jane! *hugs*