🧵It’s with a heavy heart that I announce I’ll be off boarding my position with Metamorphosis Literary as an agent in May. It’s been such a privilege to work with the amazing agents there and the wonderful authors who let me be their advocate and trusted me with their work.

Hi friends, I’m having to close to queries now for the foreseeable future due to personal reasons. Thank you so much for sharing your work with me and I’ll try my best to get back to everyone within the next twelve weeks 🫶

So honored to be featured on the inaugural episode of the You, Me & The Writing Journey podcast about how the writing journey and mental health intersect. This podcast is filling a much needed gap in the publishing/literary community. Please give it a listen and/or share as you can!

‼️IT'S HERE‼️ Episode 1 of @ymwjpodcast.bsky.social is now live on Spotify, Apple, iHeart Radio, YouTube, & Amazon! New episodes for Season 1 will come every Sunday! Follow, share,⭐️the podcast, & enjoy💜🫶 #writingcommunity #writers #kidlit @demimschwartz.bsky.social @carolinejtrulit.bsky.social

A few of the many literary agents I highly esteem for their work for the #writingcommunity @carolinejtrulit.bsky.social Amy Nielsen @planningforsun.bsky.social Brandy Vallance @keslupo.bsky.social @roseclifflit.bsky.social @amandalitagent.bsky.social @carecareyou.bsky.social and so many more!

✨Episode 1 of the @YMWJPodcast is ready to go live Sunday morning!! We laughed, we teared up, and we felt seen. We hope you do too. Follow the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or IHeartRadio and stay tuned. ✨#writingcommunity @demimschwartz.bsky.social @carolinejtrulit.bsky.social

I’ll be low key creeping on #2025pit. If I like your pitch, Submit to me through my pinned post!

This episode includes inspiring words from these wonderful humans: Jessica Berg at @roseclifflit.bsky.social , @keslupo.bsky.social , @amynielsen.bsky.social , @srhartleyauthor , @carolinejtrulit.bsky.social , and @demimschwartz . Enjoy ❤️

👀👀👇👇👇 #writingcommunity #YMWJPodcast with @roseclifflit.bsky.social @amynielsen.bsky.social @keslupo.bsky.social @carolinejtrulit.bsky.social @demimschwartz @srhartleyauthor @drenderturmaud.bsky.social

Everybody follow my amazing client, Demri 🖤🖤

I wanted to share my new author website on Bluesky too! 🖤 I’d love for you to take a look…and keep an eye on all my socials for an announcement soon! 👀✨ #writingcommunity #authorslife demriredmon.wixsite.com/demriredmona...

Hi Bluesky! My name is Demri, and I’m a YA (gothic) horror author. I write YA historical fiction & fantasy too. I’m repped by @carolinejtrulit.bsky.social and we have some ✨exciting✨ news to share soon. I’d love to connect with fellow writers on here! 🖤 #writingcommunity #Author #Amwriting

I just recorded the @ymwjpodcast.bsky.social Episode #1 with @carolinejtrulit and @demimschwartz and we all left like: 🥹🥹🥲 There was so much vulnerability, authenticity, and joy. I CANNOT WAIT to share it with you on ⭐️February 2nd⭐️!!! #writingcommunity #YMWJPodcast

The Howland Lit offices are closed today. Sending everyone love and peace as we each navigate the emotions of today ❤️

I realize adults read YA but I think we NEED to be very careful we’re not alienating the teens these books are supposed to be for. Which is what I’m seeing with YA books that have toxic romances at their core and a lack of consent. Is that the kind of relationship you hope for for teen girls? 🤨

#QueryTip When sending your queries, for me anyway, one of the most important aspects is WHAT ARE THE STAKES. What might the character win or lose by overcoming whatever their obstacle is. And the higher the stakes, the better. But without them at all—or very low stakes—I have to pass. Remember it!!

To be honest, I can sign an amazing author with so much potential that only had a few full requests and not fall in love with a story that received 25 so please don’t let that number get you down. The right advocate will not care about something like that.

There is ✨something ✨ in my inbox. News coming soon!

Well my day has been made as both an agent and an author 😭🫶

I’m open exclusively to BIPOC and LGBTQ+ writers from now to 04/01/25:  Looking for: Adult Romance Adult Fantasy Middle Grade Horror and Mystery In any genre, stories that feature dynamic characters with non-visible disabilities or mental illness QueryTracker.net/query/2782

Yes!!! 👇👇 #writingcommunity please take just 1-3 min. to fill out the form below so that we can make episode 1 of @ymwjpodcast.bsky.social the best possible! forms.gle/zQTxXmycyF1dXW…#amqueryingn#amwritingn#kidliti#YMWJPodcastst

Everyone please consider filling this out so we can have a wonderful first episode of You, Me & The Writing Journey podcast. This podcast is filling a gap that is much needed at the intersection between writing/publishing and mental health.

Hi everyone! 👋 I wanted to introduce myself over here. I’m Caroline J Trussell, an author, junior literary agent with @metamorphlitag.bsky.social and a mental health and chronic illness advocate. Follow me for agenting/querying updates! 😁 I’m also on X as @/carolinejtrulit!

It’s my balloon day 🎈🥳

A reminder to myself as we get ready for a new year not to pressure myself about things I can't control. As an agent, and writers too, there's a lot that is out of our hands.

I close to queries tomorrow morning. I hope everyone has a great New Year! Tomorrow is my balloon day so I will be seeing Wicked and eating pasta (not at the same time)

The Blueberry Awards are given to, "honor children’s literature that strengthens kids’ connections with nature and fosters action for the planet." Essentially these are nature and climate books with an eye to instilling a love of the natural world.

Have fully transitioned from X over here. Friendly reminder that I close to queries on January 1 and won’t open up again until May. To query me, please use: QueryTracker.net/query/caroli... To find what I’m looking for, read here: www.metamorphosisliteraryagency.com/submissions

Have fully transitioned over here except for occasional porch events. Felt that the algorithm on X was stirring up so much anxiety in me and I feel so much better being only on here

Please follow my account dedicated solely to agenting- @carolinejtrulit.bsky.social 🖤 this account will be only for authorly things