Also, sincere thanks to the always spectacular @thejordache.bsky.social and @emilydaluga.bsky.social for seeing this series through to its conclusion and shaping this story into what it is. It's been such a thrill getting to work with you on these books, and I really can't say it enough🖤
secret passageways, and desperate hand-holding between rivals (as enemies, for business reasons)).
Thanks to everyone who's already read this far, and loved this pair of horrible trans disaster wizards as much as I do. I can't wait for you to see how Rat and Harker's story ends, and while I can't say a lot, I can promise that there are still a few more twists ahead (and, even more magic,
A SINGLE BRUTAL FATE is officially out🖤 🗡️
I'm fully open to queries again!
I'm still extremely interested horror and thrillers, so if you've seen my genre-specific MSWL it still stands, but I'm also looking for adult, YA, and MG in a range of genres--you can find my full MSWL at www.leepaigeobrien.com/manuscript-w...
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A SINGLE BRUTAL FATE author copies are in🖤 🗡️
Preorder link: https://buff.ly/40Y6ow3
A BRUTAL FATE Valentines snippet for those who celebrate🖤 🗡️
🖤🗝️ ✨ Next month✨ 🗝️ 🖤
(And, otherwise, hope you're ready for another semester of these two trans disaster wizards being an absolute menace to magic society and maybe falling in love🗡️✨ )
Now that we’re less than a month out from A SINGLE BRUTAL FATE’s release, I’m going to be posting a bit more.
This is honestly a really strange time to have a book coming out as a trans author, so if you can’t do lighter content & shouting about books right now, please feel free to mute me <3
five author events this month down, one more to go, tomorrow night at @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social! come out of the rain to a cozy bookstore for a cozy book. there's seriously no more heartening place to spend time than an indie bookstore right now
✨New Client Announcement✨
I’m so excited to share now that it’s official! Please welcome @dpjannerson.bsky.social to @lookingglasslit.bsky.social!
He has a YA thriller that’s deeply sinister and impossible to stop thinking about, and I absolutely can’t wait for everyone to see what’s in store🔪
Happy book birthday to BOLD NOT TOO BOLD by @hachepueyo.bsky.social
✨🎉🎊
The Shape of Water meets Mexican Gothic in this sapphic monster romance novella wrapped in gothic fantasy trappings!!
AVAILABLE NOW
My novella BUT NOT TOO BOLD is finally out! 🕷🗝 Meet the strange owner of the Capricious House in your preferred bookshop, or order in the link below:
linktr.ee/hachepueyo
BUT NOT TOO BOLD (which will come out in less than one week!) has just been chosen as one of Amazon's Best Books of February in the Science Fiction & Fantasy category 😳
www.amazon.com/But-Not-Bold...
Happy to see BUT NOT TOO BOLD here (and in great company!) 🕷
Hey! Thanks a ton for checking! I'll DM you!
...and, of course, this is by no means a definitive list! I'm always excited to be surprised by new submissions and see stories I hadn't expected, so if you think we might be a good fit and you're querying an adult or YA horror or thriller, please feel free to reach out!
anything with a strange, unsolved crime at it's center, or a cold case that's become shrouded in speculation and lore; casts that are bound together by old secrets (and lies, and resentments); old groups of friends drawn back together by a mystery
see above for Rich People Being Horrible, but anything with an element of class critique, or that has a glossy and well-mannered surface (and claws underneath); stories that are intricately plotted and full of twists; imposters and identity games; dwindling casts and closed-circle mysteries;
or anything that can keep me guessing.
Also: Thrillers with a strong sense of place or an atmospheric setting; diverse thrillers, and especially queer and disabled domestic thrillers; thrillers set in cut-throat professional or creative fields; morally grey MCs;
Thrillers:
I'm on the lookout for pacy, commercial thrillers, and psychological thrillers and domestic suspense especially. As above, I'm always excited to see a new take on an old setup, or genre-savvy writing that can twist the story in a new and unexpected direction, and love a mystery
nerdy and horrifying deep dives that will absolutely ruin an obscure or seemingly mundane topic I hadn't known I should be afraid of; anything that has me rooting for the cast to survive (even if we know they can't); "I'm not trapped with the killer, the killer is trapped with me" energy
upsetting architecture (haunted house? cursed hotel? abandoned castle? yes to all); anything that feels like a creepypasta--viral rituals, lost/cursed media, horror lore that sounds like it crawled out of an internet forum in the early 2000s; anything that captures the feel of found footage;
Also always looking for new spins on classic horror premises; anything with buckets of atmosphere or edge-of-your-seat tension; body horror (and especially body horror from queer, disabled, and BIPOC voices); rich people being horrible; horror that's glittery, opulent, and rotten underneath;
Horror:
I'm always eager to find queer horror (of both the "critically engages with horror as a lens for queer experiences" variety and the "just came here to make a splattery gay mess" kind. If it's queer, unhinged, and going to keep me awake at night, I'd love to see it in my inbox)
Hey #amquerying! I’m reopening to queries for adult and YA horror and thrillers!
If you’re querying in these genres and think we might be a fit, I’d love to hear from you—you can reach me at leesubmissions@lookingglasslit.com with your query letter and first 10 pages!
MSWL in 🧵
Hey! (haha, feeling called out but you're not wrong lol)
