CONGRATULATIONS!!! We found your "twin stranger" online 👯‍♂️ [[[[Click to reveal your doppelganger]]]]* *warning: invite her into your life at your own risk--she may not leave... #UnhingedPit #YA #Q #Querying #SpeculativeFic (forgot to cross post over here yesterday 🫣)

Imagine if the Great Gray Owl struck the same sense of awe as the Great White Shark. I don't paraglide. I'm afraid of Great Grays. Or What do people expect when they're swooped away in the woods at night? That's *their* habitat.

Busy week in the #querytrenches: ☹️Newest full request rejected 😭Oldest full request rejected 🫤2 query rejections 😁New full request 🤯New partial request from a 60+ day old referral

Nothing beats an idea so exciting you're done sleeping #writingcommunity

'Tis the season 🎃 #pumpkinspice

Definitely my favourite review of my book so far. Given that the book is called ‘Chaos Theory’, I think they mean chaotic as a compliment, and, well, I cannot deny that the rest is accurate! Out Friday, eep!

The social media sweet spot. #goals

Want to reduce your negative replies? Just keep sending out queries...(as your total sample size increases, the negative percentile decreases). Follow me for more tips!😅 #querytrenches

"I'm not who you think I am..." 👀 #1stlinepit opening lines of SELF/ISH by James Schannep www.instagram.com/reel/DN-u7H8... #querying #YA #YoungAdult crossover appeal #BookClub ##thriller #comingofage

What's the hardest part of the query letter for you, #amquerying authors? For me, it's comps. Rarely, if ever, are my influences from the past 5 years. Rarely, bestsellers. Often, different genres. Hell, some aren't even books. I get it's a marketing tool, but that's not why I ✍️

Full request rejections just hit harder 🤕 Make that 4 fulls pending... #amquerying

Me, querying again after only 18 months of being agented, now sending out my FIFTH FULL MANUSCRIPT REQUEST Today's mood:

Okay, #PosterPit, the #PosterPitAwards are now OPEN! In the 🧵 you'll find all the categories. Please nominate ONE poster for each category - or like existing nominations! If one book is already nominated, you don't need to post it again! End Date: August 18th at 8 AM EDT!

SELF/ISH: A social app called Twen offers $1 mil to the first 100% match “twin strangers." Can Hannah lure her doppelganger out from beyond the streetlights and into the limelight? She’ll need to confront who she truly is inside… #PosterPitQ #CO #T #YA / #A #posterpit #Q #C #SPF

Hannah spends most days wishing something extraordinary would happen, but when a supernatural doppelgänger shows up happy to take her life, she must confront her inner demons, or risk being replaced by the shapestealer. #PosterPitQ #SPF #CL #YA crossover #A #T #PosterPit #Q #C

The pregnant sex ed teacher is the first to fall. Then anyone who’s touched or been touched is up in flames and speaking with one voice. In the shadow of the spread, two girls must learn all they were never taught and see if you really can fight fire with fire #PosterPit #AG #YA

SELF/ISH: They say everyone has a doppelganger. When an online craze offers millions to whoever finds their “twin stranger," a high school cryptid hunter named Hannah learns winning comes with a price, as her double tries to take her life. #PosterPitQ #YA #C #CL #PosterPit #Q #T

Made this incredibly reductive venn diagram for my fellow authors in the trenches. Hope this helps. #amquerying #writingcommunity #querytrenches "How an Agent Feels About Your Manuscript"

So happy to be finally able to share the cover - and title - of my debut novel! ‘Chaos Theory’ is a romantic comedy set in the world of Irish tourism, following the story of Maeve McGettigan as she navigates the chaos of love, work and robots! Will be published by Storm on 5th September.

I'm officially closing myself to queries. Agents, if you've received my submission, I look forward to hearing from you, especially those who have requested the full. In the meantime, I'm getting back to the important part of this career ✍️ #amwriting #writingcommunity

Wanted to give a big shout out to the #WritingCommunity on here, who brought the support big time during yesterday's pitch event. You all rock -- and so did your pitches! Thank you all for your positivity and enthusiasm. Now, back to it! ✍️

Mantra.

Hannah spends most days wishing something extraordinary would happen, but when a supernatural doppelgänger shows up happy to take her life, she must confront her inner demons, or risk being replaced by the shapestealer. #questpit #Q #LF #S #T #YA crossover #A

What if your double wanted to steal your life? #S #T #QuestPit Vibes for SELF/ISH. A fetch is a supernatural doppelgänger, often invited into the real world through a mirror. Smartphones can serve as a mirror for a teen, in more ways than one. Beware what gazes back! #YA w/ crossover #A #Q #querying

What an intriguing concept! 🌟 The quest for identity and the thrill of doppelgangers always make for a captivating story. Can't wait to see how Hannah navigates this twist! #DoppelgangerDrama #SFF #YA

They say everyone has a doppelganger. When an online craze offers millions to whoever finds their 100% match “twin stranger” online, a high school cryptid hunter named Hannah learns winning this contest comes with a price, as her double tries to replace her. #questpit #SFF #YA #Q #S #T #amquerying

SELF/ISH: A social app called Twen offers $1 mil to the first 100% match “twin strangers." Can Hannah lure her doppelganger out from beyond the streetlights and into the limelight to claim their millions? She’ll need to confront who she truly is inside… #questpit #q #YA #S #T #agentguide

Things I need to tell myself: I WILL get a fantastic new agent I WON'T get replaced by AI My efforts WILL be worth it SHUT UP brain #amquerying #yesagain

Reminding myself of this in the midst of setbacks and steps forward.

I don't know who needs to hear this today, but your fellow writers are your community, not your competition.

Professional advice: Celebrate prematurely. Don't wait to see if it pans out. You've created this moment for yourself and that's more than enough.

If almond milk, why not potato milk? And what's next, mushrooms indistinguishable from beef? Pretty sure this is going to end up in a Sci-Fi story...

I've been following this mammoth development for years, but didn't realize how close we were. It's staggering. Dozens of species go extinct daily largely due to human recklessness even as projects like this hit the headlines, but I suppose this is the age of cognitive dissonance.

When I submit my "final" draft.

This is the kind of nuance I'm looking for.

A tool to see which books are in the pirate library Meta scraped for AI. Five of my titles pop up in the search. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Looks like a good excersize for Sci-Fi as well 🌌

Whew! Just unpacked my office....7 months after moving. Why? I made it a priority to finish my novel first (and finally submitted to my agent earlier this month). Does that make me crazy? Maybe. Publishing moves at a glacial pace, but it won't be because we're waiting on me.

I realize that saying, "I just sent my new novel to my agent" might sound obnoxious to those still in the trenches. My apologies. But this is my first time saying it. So, I hope it's also somewhat inspiring. I just sent my new novel to my agent. Yeah, I like how that sounds.

Writers going down Sci-Fi rabbit holes like:

My word processor: "The spice must flow."

One of the very best feelings while rewriting is finding a connection that works so well, it looks like you planned it that way from the very start.

Today marks one year since I got an agent! In case anyone thinks that means the start of overnight success, I'm here to report it's been a crazy ride filled with sleepless nights for us both. Let's recap the year: (a🧵)