Closing in on the end of SOME DESPERATE GLORY by @emilytesh.net and I am so anxious it’s making me nauseas 😭 this act three is a doozy 😭

Well, the fact that Leverage Redemption won’t get a season 4 isn’t exactly a surprise, but I am so sad 😭 every episode this year was so delightful and I’m really, really hoping we’ll get lucky again and a third iteration of Leverage will be in our future sometime 🤞🏻

All right, my QM is officially closed for the year! As publishing slows down for a few weeks, I'll be hunkering down to get some rest. I'll see you all in January. :)

All right, I know my inbox wasn't open for that long, but I am preparing to close for the year THIS SUNDAY, December 7. If you've got something for me, now's your chance! Send it in before Sunday, or else wait until January. :)

A lot of people who look like me will have a lot to say about Alice in coming days and I stand by this: We take up too much space, something Alice and I talked about a lot. I'm focusing on letting Alice speak for herself, and uplifting those she asked to represent her.

Congress’s shutdown deal eliminated key food safety rules, blocking agencies from enforcing measures to prevent contamination and trace outbreaks. This rollback has coincided with a surge in hospitalizations and deaths from foodborne illnesses.

What a privilege it is to be a younger disabled person in a community shaped by Alice Wong. Rest in peace, Alice.

Happy fall, everyone! 🍂 I am officially open to queries once again! If you've got something in my categories, please submit to my QM at querytracker.net/query/3926 !

Hooray! @authorsabb.bsky.social is *OFFICIALLY* a nonprofit, and is now open for donations! For the last two years we've been doing all this w free tools, or paying out of pocket, & we were STILL able to get SO MUCH DONE. Imagine what we could do with $$$ www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/donate/

Heads up for local friends.

I'm running a free, virtual event with the Orange County Library System in about half an hour to talk about taking your book on sub! My goal is to put writers' anxieties to rest and demystify one of the most nerve-wracking stages in the publication journey. attend.ocls.org/event/14071355

It’s been a pleasure working with Lex and everyone in the politics vertical at Teen Vogue. I’m heartbroken that my column, Disability Visibility, is gone. Teen Vogue was one of the few places that published disabled journalists regularly. I just spent the last 2 months working on my next column

we closed this application yesterday. we got an unbelievable 18,588 applications totaling $4,157,600 in $100 and $250 requests. we have sent $53,000 to 224 people and will continue to send more. if you are able to donate, you can do so at ndsdj.org/snapdonate thanks to EVERYONE who has donated!

Continue to commend @ryannorth.ca for writing plots that allow Alicia to be part of the action, to solve problems in unique and useful ways. I continue to really appreciate the care and creativity with which you approach her blindness! This is my fave book every month 😊

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I have been pacing while reciting a pitch letter to myself for so long that when I sat down to look something up in the thesaurus I typed in "thesaurus"

Thank you so much for the warm welcome, GiannaMarie! I'm so excited to have found an agent who is just as passionate about increasing disability representation in literature as I am.

So delighted to share today that I've added another wonderful author to my client list! 🤩🥳 Please welcome @ejephess.bsky.social to our growing Neighborhood!

All right, it looks like October is shaping up to be a delightfully busy month for me! I won't have the time to consider taking any new clients for a few weeks, so I'm going to shut my QM form for a little while, starting THIS SUNDAY, October 12th.

I don’t rep GNs, but I’m really rooting for Rachel to get signed! I loved her recent essay in the Disability Debrief newsletter and would love to see more people have access to her art!

Hello again! I suspect, based on my schedule for the day + the hashtag bug I will not be as active in requesting queries for #DVPit as I usually am for pitch events, but here’s all my info anyway!

Novavax secured! ✌🏻💉

Soo glad for Crip News, I totally would've missed that Eli Clare has a new book out!!!!! BRILLIANT IMPERFECTION was one of the very first disability theory texts I read and it holds a special part of my heart for that. Cannot wait to get a copy of UNFURL!!

my friend gushing to me about @dirtbagqueer.rocks's OOTB: "when people say 'an unflinching examination of the trans experience' this is what they SHOULD be talking about!!!"

Will be calling tomorrow! Thank you for this very informative post @meactnet.bsky.social you've made it super easy to understand what's going on and take action!

The thing no one tells you about getting serious about garment sewing is that it makes you the most insufferable person to watch TV with. The fit of a garment is a telling story detail and it bugs me to no end when it’s in conflict with the intended characterization

A continuation of the electrolytes adventure: I’ve learned that Liquid IV’s price tag is due to the fact that the salt taste is so well hidden. Top flavors so far for me are Firecracker, Blackberry Peach, and White Peach

I’m so heartbroken to hear the news about Bluestockings. It was such a comforting place to visit and I miss being a part of the Bluestockings community. So sad to hear it’ll be closing 😭

“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.” Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!

I would really love to see more political disability in my inbox––disability history, disability politics, disability culture, disability art. There's very little overlap between the disability art scene and disability in fiction, and I would love to bridge this gap! #mswl

Very excited to participate in this year’s #PitchDis @pitchdis.com ! :) ♿️

Want to put it on the record that I would love to see more intersectional disability stories in my inbox, especially by BIPOC authors! #mswl #DisabilityTooWhite

I am reading A.R. Capetta’s COSTUMES FOR TIME TRAVELERS right now and I’m having a blast. What a delight!!!

I’m excited to announce I’ve signed with @giannamarie.bsky.social at Neighborhood Literary! Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I’d find someone who loves this story as much as I do, whose vision for this YA project aligns so perfectly with mine. I can’t wait to see where this journey leads us!

I'm so excited to announce that I have signed my very first client! 🤩🥳 Please welcome the lovely @nicolettawrites.bsky.social to the Neighborhood!!!

If you are angry, as you should be, that restricting access to the vaccine will make covid worse and more dangerous, please start wearing a mask, which actually does a significantly better job of preventing transmission in the first place.

Longing for fall… today feels like maybe a tiny taste?

So I've been tentatively investigating electrolyte mixes and so far what I've learned is that the taste of raspberry LMNT is indistinguishable from toothpaste at the dentist with a side of salt 🥶

PSA for people querying me: I only accept queries through QueryManager. This means that if you try to query me another way, I will not be reading your query. I really, really do not want emails or DMs from y'all!

Note to #QueerPit people: if I like your pitch, please come submit your query package to me through QueryManager! If you’re a genre that I don’t have in the choices there, please pick whatever’s closest. :)

Very excited for this tomorrow! :)

Congratulations, Raven!! I’m so, so excited to see this book out in the world! :)

Okay adding my voice to the chorus of minds blown here, this is wild. Especially since allo media portrays people moving on from one crush to a new one “too quickly” in such a negative light!

A reminder that a: fancy fonts are fucking annoying to read and b: the noise they generate for some screen readers is an abomination. Quit using that shit. I haven't spoken about this crap in a while but there's a reason it's literally in my pinned post.

I know I was just gushing over THE UNEXPECTED CONSEQUENCE OF BLEEDING ON A TUESDAY a little bit ago but wow, that book would kill as a teen drama.

I've spent the past year trying to help my friends get housing and keep them out of nursing homes. @longcovidsafetynet.bsky.social is the labor of love and frustration that has come out of this struggle. truthout.org/articles/esc...

Disabled pals writing MG, YA, or adult SFF, this #MSWL is for you!

This book was incredible, it covers so many disability topics that I’ve rarely seen discussed in fiction, all while keeping the reader totally engaged with the characters. If you want to read about the systemic injustice of attendance policies, pick this one up!

I just started THE UNEXPECTED CONSEQUENCES OF BLEEDING ON A TUESDAY by @kelseybtoney.bsky.social and it’s blowing me away. What a killer intro chapter!!

It's time!! My official #MSWL profile page is live! I'm so excited to see what y'all are going to send me! www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/gi...