It’s taken me a year to finally realize that while there is no ONE size fits all, there are some really helpful tools & resources that can make the process of promoting books more painless! I want share these tips & tricks with anyone who wants to work with me LMK if you want to discuss 💜 #booksky

Just a reminder that the future is indie (at least at first 😜) and this book comes out March 17, 2026! Get ready to swoon ❤️ THE LAST GREAT ALMOST by Quintana McConnell #indieauthor #writingcommunity #booksky

The way I feel so confident about the query package I just sent to an agent I’ve never queried before. It’s the best one yet! Even if she says no, at least I know I put my best foot forward. #amquerying #booksky #writingcommunity

A “not the right fit” rejection email is so cryptic. EVERY book isn’t the right fit for everyone single person that reads it. Querying meets w/ the most subjective opinions in the industry & I’m starting to wonder if any subjective opinion w/ line up with mine. #amquerying #booksky #writingcommunity

Woke up with a bad attitude, looking at my laptop with disdain. Every single day I get my hopes up that there will be *that* email in my inbox. Only to be disappointed again. 😔 #amquerying #hope #writingcommunity #booksky

They grew up together… then, she vanished. Now, 15 years later, she’s torn between the difference of past & future, and figuring out how to hold onto the boy who knew her best without losing herself again. Seeking rep for THE LAST GREAT ALMOST. 67k word upmarket. #questpit #Q #R #LF #amquerying

THE LAST GREAT ALMOST is for fans of Carley Fortune and millennial nostalgia. This second chance could either be the continuation of something that ended before it began. Or, it could be the unraveling of everything they’ve built since. #questpit #Q #R #LF #upmarket #amquerying

"I close the fridge door. I'm parched, but thirst feels irrelevant now. Because nothing in this room can satisfy me. Except her." Face-to-face after 15 years, can Nora & Elliott move beyond small-town optics and secrets, & embrace what they never named? #questpit #Q #R #LF #amquerying

WHEN IN ROME X IT HAPPENED ONE SUMMER #questpit #A #Q #R

COVER STORY x THE UNHONEYMOONERS x EMILY IN PARIS #agentsguide 📷 Small town photographer 💛 Promising romance 🏔️ SW Montana 🍾Champagne-fueled wedding chaos 💍Diabolical planner and editor-in-chief SMALL TOWN FAMOUS now querying #questpit #WF #R #Q #WritingCommunity

She didn't know about the accident.  She didn't know about her paralysis.  She didn't even know about her dead mother.  But what if they told her? E OLIPHANT x WHAT ALICE FORGOT #questpit #Q #A #DIS

an agent's guide for DON'T FORGET ME🕰️☕️🖋️ if you like: - dark academia - second chance - dual POV - dual timeline - hispanic rep - themes of trauma (DV) #questpit #R #Q #NA #amquerying #agentsguide

🎸 daisy jones x knives out 🗡️ the songstress, the high-flyer, the gambler, the sweetheart, the watcher, the matriarch and the rogue. seven suspects. one the killer of renowned rockstar sam corvi. but who? only they can tell you #questpit #Q #A #LF #MY

An #agentguide to THE LAST GREAT ALMOST. Every Summer After x Dawson's Creek in this character-driven romance/lit fic blend told in dual POV. 90s/2000s nostalgia, small town optics, generational trauma, & emotional imprinting. #questpit #Q #R #LF #amquerying #literaryagent

Sent 25 queries this month. Three rejections in the books. I literally hate this. #amquerying #booksky #writingcommunity

Spent the morning at a coffee shop, scribbling observations to shape the next chapter of a new project. 🫣🤎🍂 #amwriting #booksky #writingcommunity

A query rejection at 12:12 AM this morning was a great way to start the weekend *obvious sarcasm*. And, somehow, the fact that the letter was personal and kind made it worse 🫠 #amquerying #booksky #writingcommunity #writers

One of the things I’m repeating to myself on the journey of ✨querying✨. I have an impatient soul and I think October is trying to teach me a thing or two. #amquerying #writingcommunity #booksky #successmindset

My 7 y/o fell asleep in my arms tonight while I sang hush little baby for the first time in ages… and suddenly nothing else matters 🩷 #momlife

It’s true. #booksky

At this point I think all my screen time is spent refreshing my email inbox hoping for a query response… 🫠 #amquerying #writingcommunity #booksky

Simplicity has been commodified and this 11-year-old challenges everything we believe about it. What’s the one thing you’d keep if you were on the prairie? #booksky #writingcommunity #parenting #momlife #dadlife open.substack.com/pub/themulbe...

Well I sent a fresh batch of queries exactly a week ago and, so far, radio silence...🤐 Time to refresh and send another batch I think. 🫠 #amquerying #mswl #WritingCommunity

All im saying is passionate women who want to be creative and beloved have always existed. In fiction and outside of it. But it takes a heck of a lot of courage! #feminist #writer #author #booksky #amquerying #creativity #readingcommunity substack.com/@quintanamcc...

Read this if you’re feeling a little lost, in your writing, in your life, in your cup of coffee. substack.com/@themulberry... #writer #substack #writingcommunity #startingover #leanin #author #morningmotiviation #honesty

Reposting my #agentguide for a manuscript I truly believe in (and so have all the people I’ve asked to read it). ✨ 67k word fast-paced, nostalgic romance + lit fic blend. Layered timelines too! #literaryagent #writingcommunity #mswl #booksky #writesky

Posted my first article to #substack 🫣 about the manuscript I currently #amquerying and how the concept started #nospoilers #fiction #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #literaryagent open.substack.com/pub/quintana...

I think the idea of “you’re only as hot as your last hit” is becoming an increasingly popular concept in the author/writing world. Do you ever feel authors are held to an impossible standard if their previous works have done extremely well? #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #literaryagent

Annotating one of the comps for my fast-paced sports romance + literary fiction blend and having the best time! Do you dive into your comps when querying? #amquerying #amwriting #writingcommunity #author

If a full MS request wound up in my inbox today, I wouldn’t be mad about it… #amquerying #literaryagent #manifesting #tomancewriter

To write today or to read today? That is the question forever on a loop in my brain… #writingcommunity #readingcommunity

The way that I am DEVASTATED I missed #DVpit when I JUST made an #agentguide has me sick. So I’m posting for the sake of posting… Alas, maybe next year 🫣 #writingcommunity #fiction #literaryagent