Friday, May 29, 2015

Must-See Site for Writers

If you have not already discovered it, you have to check this out.  Agents and editors have been posting their wish lists on Twitter for some time with #MSWL.  The site above takes you to those archived wish lists.  I'm not sure when I discovered it.  Maybe about a year ago.  But it is fantastic!  I'm completely addicted.  I check the site every day to see who may be searching for my particular genre.  If the agent listed is someone I don't recognize, I begin my additional searching through usual trusted sites to see what kind of rep this agent might have.

I'll admit, it seems kind of stalkerish, but the best thing we can do as writers who want to be published someday is make ourselves informed.  #MSWL works for agents and editors too.  What better way to find exactly what they're looking for.  A writer can query that day and mention #MSWL in the subject line.  I'm thinking you might just vault ahead of some other would-be queriers.  Just a thought.  The site also helps to show current trends.

Anyway, if you haven't already, check it out.  What a resource!

WIP: sequel to my finished MS
Book I'm reading:  Forever, Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Song I currently love to write to:  "Photograph" by Ed Sheeran