Lorrie Ness she/her

You might find it helpful to look at The Manuscript Academy website. They have live events with agents where you can ask those exact questions. Lots of online seminars and trainings. Good resource :). You might also find the podcast The Shit No One Tells You About Writing helpful (hosted by agents!)

Always loved this one by Dave Coverly.
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Love my LED light for shifting the mood when I write. What mood does purple bring?

I was just listening to an episode of The First Draft Club podcast where the author who creates it talks about when critiques are destructive. What you went through makes me think of that. Great podcast!

Wasn't it fun? Red shirts was also good, if you're a Scalzi fan! Dungeon Crawler Carl also had a great talking cat named "Princess Donut." I'm not a gamer, but I totally enjoyed that book. The cat reminded me of Hera from Starter Villain :)

"Eliminate" that's extreme! Everything has a place, exposition too!

Nice quote!!!

Yes! There are several of us here represented by A.J., (agent siblings as someone else referred to us 😀). Morgan is the newest member to our lil' group! I'm definitely over the moon.

Publisher's Marketplace Deal Announcement A LEGACY OF BLOOD AND BONE By Millie Abecassis Fiction: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Millie Abecassis’ A LEGACY OF BLOOD AND BONE, a sapphic fantasy set in an alternate history Belle Époque France in which an heiress blessed with blood magic works together with a clairvoyant teacher to protect her family from her power-hungry brother and his allies’ deadly magic, to V. Ruiz at Brick & Bloom by Row House, in a nice deal, for publication in fall 2025, by A.J. Van Belle at The Booker Albert Literary Agency (world English).

Coming soon at Row House Publishing, my debut novel A LEGACY OF BLOOD AND BONE, a sapphic historical fantasy set in France during the Belle Epoque 🌹

Huge thanks to my agent @ajvanbelle.bsky.social at the @bookeralbertagency.bsky.social for helping make this a reality!

I now have an agent!!! I am SO excited to have AJ repping my little trolls and scientists! I couldn't have asked for a better champion.

A graphic with CYANOSIS at the top, saying MORGAN WODRING is now represented by A.J. Van Belle of the Booker Albert Agency. The background is an illustration of a man and a woman back to back with a purple wyvern between them.

I am bouncing off the walls to announce that I'm now represented by @ajvanbelle.bsky.social of @bookeralbertagency.bsky.social! From the get-go, they understood this strange world and its characters and helped them to shine bright. I'm excited to begin this mycorrhizal symbiosis!

A pitch in the format of a movie poster, with a picture of a woman looking to her left, her face not visible. The background is a blurry image of a building at night. The scene makes it look like she is about to go into the building. At the top of the poster, above the book's title, are text vignettes reading "retro futurism" "murder mystery" and "isolated city". Below the title is a brief description of the plot that reads "Bright City never sleeps, thanks to C3’s luma-powered electricity. When C3 CEO's niece is found dead on the company’s premises, the investigation is botched. Only Reine, C3’s new head of security, seeks the truth—even if it means risking her job, her reputation, and her freedom."

Coming June 2025 at Polymath Press, BRIGHT CITY, SHATTERED is a sci-fi mystery novella set in a fictional city that feels like a character itself.

#PosterPit #PosterPitP #SF #M #A

Congrats! You must be over the moon! A.J. is AMAZING!!!

No problem! Good luck with your querying journey 😀

YouTube video by BookEnds Literary Agency There is a Method to the Querying Madness

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing is great! I also LOVE the following channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mBB...

New Anthology: Hope in A Grimdark World | We at Inked in Gray Press are excited to announce a new anthology in collaboration with AJ Van Belle!STELLAR PARALLAX: HUMAN HOPE IN GRIMDARK WORLDS. Let’s ...

For anyone with a hopeful sci-fi short story looking for a place to submit...

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Podcast Episode 40: The Bright in the Gyre | Reckoning Subscribe via RSS, Google Podcasts, Android, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, Apple or Amazon. Aaron: It's time once again for the Reckoning Press Podcast! I'm Aaron Kling, audio editor for Reckoning, and this ...

New podcast episode! Edited and introduced by Aaron Kling, @annapele.bsky.social reads @suchnadine.bsky.social's “The Bright in the Gyre” from Reckoning 7, in which a fungal scientist races terminal illness to find a cure for the plastic pollution that poisoned her: reckoning.press/podcast-epis...

Headshot of a fluffy grey and white cat wearing a suit and tie.

With a cover like this, how can you not read it? Had to give this book a shout. Cheeks were literally aching from endurance smiling. Stay hydrated as you read. Laughing till you cry can otherwise leave you desiccated like a prune!

Jessica is an incredible fiction and poetry author. Here is a link to one of her incredible readings!
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Check out more of her writing and resources for authors at her website.

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Much deserved. That poem is incredible :)

Showcasing a killer poem from a talented friend!
www.theshorepoetry.org/anna-pele-wake

Thank you for the well wishes!

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much!

Congratulations! That's amazing news. I'm excited to be working with The Booker Albert Literary Agency too. Hope you're celebrating & good luck with your manuscript :)

"This was the moment I began

dividing myself. One perimeter opening to another
is a body defined by entry."

#TodaysPoem #poetry
Conception by Lorrie Ness (@lness.bsky.social) (2022 @feralpoetryandart.bsky.social) tinyurl.com/3wceft6c

Thank you so much for reading!

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much!

A.J. Van Belle A.J. Van Belle ***CLOSED TO QUERIES***

I'm thrilled to announce that I'm being represented by an incredible literary agent, A.J. Van Belle at the Booker Albert Literary Agency. 🎉
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