paige wheeler
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Lit Agent, wine lover, reluctant runner, book reader, recovering Luddite, badass, mom
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Yikes! Just read this in the whitepaper: "Penguin Random House uses AI to analyze book manuscripts for market potential and reader engagement. AI tools assist in making data-driven decisions regarding book acquisitions."
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Everyone handles writing differently. When writing a first draft, try writing the whole story before going back to edit. Get everything onto the page. Have fun with it! Then go back and make edits once you know where your story is headed.
#WritersWednesday
#WritingAdvice
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Your agent is going to be your partner for–potentially–years to come. They are going to be your fighters for your book. So don’t overthink your query. Let your manuscript shine and let the agent see what and who they’ll be working with! Don’t be afraid to be yourself.
#querytips
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It's that time again.
#IWSGPit
If I "heart" your tweet, send me your query and the first 10 pages. Thanks!
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Many writers I know started with poetry and short stories, or even fan fiction! How did you get your start? Did you dive straight in to manuscripts?
#WritingCommunity
#AuthorsOfTwitter
#writerswednesday
#writing
#writers
#write
#novelist
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#QueryTip
Don't send out queries until you feel confident about your manuscript. You'll probably only get one shot with each agent. Make that shot count.
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We're about to enter challenging time to query agents--and for agents to submit to editors: the holiday season. Are you going to hold off on queries, or keep going through the holidays and wait for responses after?
#querying
#query
#agent
#author
#queryingtips
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Querying is different for everyone! Don’t get discouraged because your path looks different than someone you know.
#querytips
#querying
#agentlife
#authorlife
#writerlife
#writing
#books
#bookcommunity
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I'm so deeply honored and excited to work with you. Looking forward to fun and exciting times.
I’m beyond excited to announce I am now rep’d by the amazing Paige Wheeler
@pwheeler_agent
at CMA!!! I can’t wait to see what the future holds!
Thank you to the
#WritingCommunity
for all your support. I could not have gotten through the
#amquerying
trenches without you!😘
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What books are you reading this month? We’d love to add something good to our TBR!
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If you’re lucky enough to get feedback about your query or partial from an agent, don’t take it for granted! We don’t have time to do that for everyone, and it means we see a lot of potential in your work that we want to help you draw out.
#QueryTips
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Happy
#WritersWednesday
! One author I loved when I was little was Frances Hodgson Burnett who wrote The Secret Garden and A Little Princess. Who was your favorite author growing up?
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My husband shared this with me. I think he saw it from a writing on writing FB post. Seems accurate, right?
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Our 17 minutes. We were the only ones at my son's elementary school who participated.
#gunsense
#walkout
#NationalSchoolWalkout
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We read hundreds of queries every week. If you want yours to stand out, make sure your hook is catchy. Also, it's super helpful if you provide comp titles.
#WritingCommunity
#BookTwitter
#Agent
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We are closing to queries very soon (12/15). Here's a reminder that querying etiquette matters! Follow submission guidelines, be professional, and express gratitude. Make agents want to work with you beyond just loving your manuscript.
#QueryingEtiquette
#WritersLife
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Just to be clear--I'm not a writer. I read, I critique, I offer editorial suggestions, I sell, I negotiate, I chase money. But I try to offer encouragement to others.
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#WriterWednesday
(but on a Thursday). When you become inspired and don't have access to your usual writing utensils, are you a voice memo, notes app, or pen-and-paper kind of writer?
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Let your passion shine through in your query! Don’t get too caught up in the formal aspect of it all and let that cloud how in love you are with your manuscript.
#querytips
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Don’t let yourself get too caught up in your first draft! Get your ideas down then worry about the rest later. There’s always time to tweak your work.
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What’s everyone’s reading goals for this year? In my inbox, I’m looking to read more romance, middle grade, YA, gripping women's fiction, nonficton
#agentlife
#mswl
#readinggoals
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There are 24 hours in a day. 1440 minutes to seize the day so stop letting time pass you by and finish the sentence, finish the chapter, and finally finish the book.
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I just bought 4 books that I may never get the chance to read, but having them nearby makes me happy
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When querying us at CMA, remember to put the name of your intended agent in the subject line!
#QueryTips
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This just popped up on my FB feed: In case you thought 2020 couldn’t get any worse, Merriam-Webster just officially recognized “irregardless” as a word.😱
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Don’t be afraid to spend time writing a scene that you know won’t make it into your finished manuscript. The better you know your character’s thoughts and reactions to any given situation, the more they’ll come alive on the page.
#WritersWednesday
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#QueryTips
We understand sending lots of queries out at the same time. BUT! Make sure you’re not sending to two agents at the same agency. Prioritize one agent and match their manuscript wishlist with your query!
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With the holidays coming up, be prepared to wait a bit longer to hear back from the agents you’re querying. They need a little time off too!
#querytips
#literaryagent
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Query tip - basic formula for a captivating query.
1. Who is your character?
2. What do they want?
3. How are they going to get it?
4. What happens if they don't get it?
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I'd love to see more contemporary, historical, or inspirational rom-coms in my inbox! Querying authors, please see my page on the CMA website if you think your manuscript might be a fit.
#agentlife
#mswl
#iamwriting
#query
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Critique partners and beta readers are so important. But what's even more important is knowing when to be influenced by opinions, and when *not* to.
#Writing
#betareader
#critiquepartner
#novel
#author
#agent
#WritingCommunity
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@BillGates
LOVE THIS! "Warren Buffett says to be successful at almost anything you need this one trait…I couldn’t agree more"
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How I thought I'd handle the death of my dog: I'm a badass. I'm stoic. I've got this. How it turned out:
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#QueryTip
: Research! Don't send your query to every agent out there. Find the ones who represent your genre and align with your work
#WritingCommunity
#Querying
#AgentSearch
#GenreMatch
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Anyone act out their own scenes to get a character’s movements or a scene’s descriptions just right? (Or find that fake conversations are an excellent way to write authentic sounding-dialogue?)
#WritersWednesday
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Best line I overhead yesterday from virtual kindergarten:
a little boy at 10am: WHEN DOES THIS DAY END???
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As a general reminder, CMA is a boutique agency with multiple agents. Don't forget to specify who you're querying in your email, and avoid querying two agents at once with the same project. Wait to hear back from one agent before reaching out to another.
#QueryTips
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Why aren’t these people being treated as terrorists? Such a double standard. So obvious.
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Thrilled to announce our new podcast Pen to Print: Insider Tips with Creative Media Agency. We’ll have some exciting sneak peaks & a few opportunities to connect with our agents that you won’t want to miss!
#iamwriting
#publishing
#books
#writingcommunity
#literaryagent
#querytip
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If you’re bored, the reader’s gonna be bored. Don’t be afraid to make big, unexpected moves in your plot, even if it strays from your outline. Keep yourself interested!
#WritersWednesday
#writingtips
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About to say goodbye to Hudson the office dog. He considered staff and delivery people part of his pack. He’s a sweetie and will be missed. Knowing when to let go it’s so hard.
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Still have a few pieces of chocolates left from Valentine’s Day? Romance + Crime Fiction. 🤪
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You probably already heard that Romancing the Runoff raised over $400,000. But did you know Stacey Abrams put RULES OF ENGAGEMENT up for auction, and it’s going for $2,700?
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The title of your manuscript doesn’t have to be set in stone, but an attention grabbing title can help you stand out among the crowd!
#QueryTip
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Happy Birthday to me! So excited to see this publish on my special day---what a treat. Happy book birthday to
@_Sheila_Roberts
for BEST LIFE BOOK CLUB. Yay!
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I mention this fequently; esp true for nonfiction but also fiction: When including a short author bio, highlight what about your experience makes you the ideal author for this story! What makes you uniquely qualified to write it, or what spark led you to write it?
#QueryTips
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Go time! Good luck USA. I’m volunteering today. Please send positive thoughts for a successful election 🤞
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Ugh! The whole lot of them are horrible. The National Rifle Association’s annual meeting is set to be held in Houston starting on Friday. Former President Donald J. Trump, Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas and Senator Ted Cruz are among those scheduled to address the gathering.
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