Michelle Hauck

WRITERS!! I will be closing to queries on 3/12 (my birthday!!)

I won't reopen again until April, so if you'd like to query me, please get it in before then! #amquerying

querytracker.net/query/Madely...

Part of the literary agent job is tracking. Making sure royalty reports show up, payments, advances, cover art, cover copy, copyedits... Having a slow week so I've been updating my tracking spreadsheets to extend to 2027.

Hi, everyone! I'm thrilled to share the cover of my new book, CALIFORNIA OR DUST. The beautiful artwork is by @loika.bsky.social, the artist who did the cover for LIGHT AND AIR.

To preorder a copy: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/814112...

To add on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

Bwahaha! This is the most hilarious lie yet.

I am now open for queries until end of day March 6th, or until I receive 1,000 queries. I'm accepting Adult Fantasy, Adult Science Fiction, Adult Horror, and Adult Mystery as well as Young Adult Horror. Please only submit using this form: querytracker.net/query/Michel...

LINDSEY GRAHAM: Our goal is to make sure Iran cannot become again the largest state sponsor of terrorism.

WELKER: Does the the president have a plan to guarantee that happens?

GRAHAM: No. It's not his job.

Whoever made this, it’s BRILLIANT.

Trump’s “Board of Peace.”

You can requery if there has been mayor revisions.

You can find my deal announcements and a list of my clients on my website. That way you don't need a PM membership. #mswl

NEW YORK — “growing outrage” after a nearly blind refugee father dropped off by border patrol and left to find his way home in the cold was found dead

I don't represent nonfiction.

Traditional epic fantasy isn't selling at the moment.

Monday

Yes.

No. I'd don't represent WF.

Other subrights as well like foreign or film. Yes, through my QM.

Favorite current authors are Heather Fawcett, TJ Klune, Kingfisher, Rachel Gillig, Alex Harrow. #MSWL

in my fantasy. Just with a more unique plot than most romantasy. I want stories that feel like epic fantasy but with intimate stakes or character driven. I want to see all kinds of representation in fantasy. #MSWL

My heart will always be with any kind of fantasy! All subgenres but I've really been feeling cozy adjacent lately; think cozy but with higher stakes. I'm not looking for pure examples of romantasy with tons of tropes, but I do want romance 1/2 #MSWL

A Deadly Walk in Devon by Nicholas George is on sale for a limited time at $1.99. With a long list of suspects, can a former detective trek through the clues to find a killer?

There's a Kindle sale on this Queer Cozy Mystery!

I love all kinds of science fiction but prefer any subgenre to be character driven. Dystopian. Space Opera. Cozy like Becky Chambers. Stories with feminist themes. Murder mysteries in space. Quirky. Darker. Pretty much everything. #MSWL

For mystery I like cozy or quirky, think Knives Out. But also dark and with thriller elements. I prefer amateur sleuths and locked door, meaning a smaller closed off set of suspects. Smart stories where the mystery and characters are both fully developed. #MSWL

I only take queries though my Query Manager. No emails please.

Remember that I only accept queries through my Query Manager. Any email queries will be deleted. #MSWL

I'd like to see quirky horror and more serious horror. Think social commentary rather than slasher. Horror with romance--though everyone is looking for that. Feminist horror. Folk lore horror. #MSWL

I absolutely would love to see more #LGBTQ+ stories in my queries next week. I like vegan characters. I'm not a fan of time travel stories or stories with circus settings. #MSWL

I'll be watching for stories where a group of found family bands together to take down elite oppressors. #MSWL

I'd love to see more cozy fantasy and science fiction with romance. Sweet or medium spicy is good for me. I tend to prefer fantasy-forward rather than romance-forward so sightly more emphasis on the fantasy plot. #MSWL

I'm looking for more self-published clients who want an agent to exploit their audio rights. #MSWL This is in Adult SFF and Mystery.

I'm opening to queries on Monday and will be posting some #MSWL thoughts today. Check my website for full guidelines but I'm open to adult fantasy, adult science fiction, adult horror, adult mystery/suspense, and young adult horror. I'm not looking for MG, most YA, or romantasy at this time.