Quintana McConnell
@qmcconnellwrites.bsky.social
The way I feel so confident about the query package I just sent to an agent I’ve never queried before. It’s the best one yet! Even if she says no, at least I know I put my best foot forward.
#amquerying #booksky #writingcommunity
#amquerying #booksky #writingcommunity
November 6, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The way I feel so confident about the query package I just sent to an agent I’ve never queried before. It’s the best one yet! Even if she says no, at least I know I put my best foot forward.
#amquerying #booksky #writingcommunity
#amquerying #booksky #writingcommunity
A “not the right fit” rejection email is so cryptic. EVERY book isn’t the right fit for everyone single person that reads it. Querying meets w/ the most subjective opinions in the industry & I’m starting to wonder if any subjective opinion w/ line up with mine. #amquerying #booksky #writingcommunity
November 6, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A “not the right fit” rejection email is so cryptic. EVERY book isn’t the right fit for everyone single person that reads it. Querying meets w/ the most subjective opinions in the industry & I’m starting to wonder if any subjective opinion w/ line up with mine. #amquerying #booksky #writingcommunity
Woke up with a bad attitude, looking at my laptop with disdain.
Every single day I get my hopes up that there will be *that* email in my inbox. Only to be disappointed again. 😔
#amquerying #hope #writingcommunity #booksky
Every single day I get my hopes up that there will be *that* email in my inbox. Only to be disappointed again. 😔
#amquerying #hope #writingcommunity #booksky
November 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Woke up with a bad attitude, looking at my laptop with disdain.
Every single day I get my hopes up that there will be *that* email in my inbox. Only to be disappointed again. 😔
#amquerying #hope #writingcommunity #booksky
Every single day I get my hopes up that there will be *that* email in my inbox. Only to be disappointed again. 😔
#amquerying #hope #writingcommunity #booksky
They grew up together… then, she vanished. Now, 15 years later, she’s torn between the difference of past & future, and figuring out how to hold onto the boy who knew her best without losing herself again.
Seeking rep for THE LAST GREAT ALMOST. 67k word upmarket.
#questpit #Q #R #LF #amquerying
Seeking rep for THE LAST GREAT ALMOST. 67k word upmarket.
#questpit #Q #R #LF #amquerying
November 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
They grew up together… then, she vanished. Now, 15 years later, she’s torn between the difference of past & future, and figuring out how to hold onto the boy who knew her best without losing herself again.
Seeking rep for THE LAST GREAT ALMOST. 67k word upmarket.
#questpit #Q #R #LF #amquerying
Seeking rep for THE LAST GREAT ALMOST. 67k word upmarket.
#questpit #Q #R #LF #amquerying
THE LAST GREAT ALMOST is for fans of Carley Fortune and millennial nostalgia.
This second chance could either be the continuation of something that ended before it began. Or, it could be the unraveling of everything they’ve built since.
#questpit #Q #R #LF #upmarket #amquerying
This second chance could either be the continuation of something that ended before it began. Or, it could be the unraveling of everything they’ve built since.
#questpit #Q #R #LF #upmarket #amquerying
November 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
"I close the fridge door. I'm parched, but thirst feels irrelevant now. Because nothing in this room can satisfy me. Except her."
Face-to-face after 15 years, can Nora & Elliott move beyond small-town optics and secrets, & embrace what they never named?
#questpit #Q #R #LF #amquerying
Face-to-face after 15 years, can Nora & Elliott move beyond small-town optics and secrets, & embrace what they never named?
#questpit #Q #R #LF #amquerying
November 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"I close the fridge door. I'm parched, but thirst feels irrelevant now. Because nothing in this room can satisfy me. Except her."
Face-to-face after 15 years, can Nora & Elliott move beyond small-town optics and secrets, & embrace what they never named?
#questpit #Q #R #LF #amquerying
Face-to-face after 15 years, can Nora & Elliott move beyond small-town optics and secrets, & embrace what they never named?
#questpit #Q #R #LF #amquerying
Reposted by Quintana McConnell
November 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Reposted by Quintana McConnell
COVER STORY x THE UNHONEYMOONERS x EMILY IN PARIS
#agentsguide
📷 Small town photographer
💛 Promising romance
🏔️ SW Montana
🍾Champagne-fueled wedding chaos
💍Diabolical planner and editor-in-chief
SMALL TOWN FAMOUS now querying
#questpit #WF #R #Q #WritingCommunity
#agentsguide
📷 Small town photographer
💛 Promising romance
🏔️ SW Montana
🍾Champagne-fueled wedding chaos
💍Diabolical planner and editor-in-chief
SMALL TOWN FAMOUS now querying
#questpit #WF #R #Q #WritingCommunity
November 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
COVER STORY x THE UNHONEYMOONERS x EMILY IN PARIS
#agentsguide
📷 Small town photographer
💛 Promising romance
🏔️ SW Montana
🍾Champagne-fueled wedding chaos
💍Diabolical planner and editor-in-chief
SMALL TOWN FAMOUS now querying
#questpit #WF #R #Q #WritingCommunity
#agentsguide
📷 Small town photographer
💛 Promising romance
🏔️ SW Montana
🍾Champagne-fueled wedding chaos
💍Diabolical planner and editor-in-chief
SMALL TOWN FAMOUS now querying
#questpit #WF #R #Q #WritingCommunity
Reposted by Quintana McConnell
an agent's guide for DON'T FORGET ME🕰️☕️🖋️
if you like:
- dark academia
- second chance
- dual POV
- dual timeline
- hispanic rep
- themes of trauma (DV)
#questpit #R #Q #NA #amquerying #agentsguide
if you like:
- dark academia
- second chance
- dual POV
- dual timeline
- hispanic rep
- themes of trauma (DV)
#questpit #R #Q #NA #amquerying #agentsguide
November 5, 2025 at 5:44 AM
an agent's guide for DON'T FORGET ME🕰️☕️🖋️
if you like:
- dark academia
- second chance
- dual POV
- dual timeline
- hispanic rep
- themes of trauma (DV)
#questpit #R #Q #NA #amquerying #agentsguide
if you like:
- dark academia
- second chance
- dual POV
- dual timeline
- hispanic rep
- themes of trauma (DV)
#questpit #R #Q #NA #amquerying #agentsguide
Reposted by Quintana McConnell
An #agentguide to THE LAST GREAT ALMOST.
Every Summer After x Dawson's Creek in this character-driven romance/lit fic blend told in dual
POV.
90s/2000s nostalgia, small town optics, generational trauma, & emotional imprinting.
#questpit #Q #R #LF #amquerying #literaryagent
Every Summer After x Dawson's Creek in this character-driven romance/lit fic blend told in dual
POV.
90s/2000s nostalgia, small town optics, generational trauma, & emotional imprinting.
#questpit #Q #R #LF #amquerying #literaryagent
November 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
An #agentguide to THE LAST GREAT ALMOST.
Every Summer After x Dawson's Creek in this character-driven romance/lit fic blend told in dual
POV.
90s/2000s nostalgia, small town optics, generational trauma, & emotional imprinting.
#questpit #Q #R #LF #amquerying #literaryagent
Every Summer After x Dawson's Creek in this character-driven romance/lit fic blend told in dual
POV.
90s/2000s nostalgia, small town optics, generational trauma, & emotional imprinting.
#questpit #Q #R #LF #amquerying #literaryagent
Sent 25 queries this month. Three rejections in the books. I literally hate this.
#amquerying #booksky #writingcommunity
#amquerying #booksky #writingcommunity
October 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Sent 25 queries this month. Three rejections in the books. I literally hate this.
#amquerying #booksky #writingcommunity
#amquerying #booksky #writingcommunity
Spent the morning at a coffee shop, scribbling observations to shape the next chapter of a new project. 🫣🤎🍂 #amwriting #booksky #writingcommunity
October 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Spent the morning at a coffee shop, scribbling observations to shape the next chapter of a new project. 🫣🤎🍂 #amwriting #booksky #writingcommunity
A query rejection at 12:12 AM this morning was a great way to start the weekend *obvious sarcasm*. And, somehow, the fact that the letter was personal and kind made it worse 🫠
#amquerying #booksky #writingcommunity #writers
#amquerying #booksky #writingcommunity #writers
October 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A query rejection at 12:12 AM this morning was a great way to start the weekend *obvious sarcasm*. And, somehow, the fact that the letter was personal and kind made it worse 🫠
#amquerying #booksky #writingcommunity #writers
#amquerying #booksky #writingcommunity #writers
One of the things I’m repeating to myself on the journey of ✨querying✨. I have an impatient soul and I think October is trying to teach me a thing or two.
#amquerying #writingcommunity #booksky #successmindset
#amquerying #writingcommunity #booksky #successmindset
October 24, 2025 at 3:22 AM
One of the things I’m repeating to myself on the journey of ✨querying✨. I have an impatient soul and I think October is trying to teach me a thing or two.
#amquerying #writingcommunity #booksky #successmindset
#amquerying #writingcommunity #booksky #successmindset
My 7 y/o fell asleep in my arms tonight while I sang hush little baby for the first time in ages… and suddenly nothing else matters 🩷 #momlife
October 22, 2025 at 3:18 AM
My 7 y/o fell asleep in my arms tonight while I sang hush little baby for the first time in ages… and suddenly nothing else matters 🩷 #momlife
At this point I think all my screen time is spent refreshing my email inbox hoping for a query response… 🫠
#amquerying #writingcommunity #booksky
#amquerying #writingcommunity #booksky
October 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
At this point I think all my screen time is spent refreshing my email inbox hoping for a query response… 🫠
#amquerying #writingcommunity #booksky
#amquerying #writingcommunity #booksky
Simplicity has been commodified and this 11-year-old challenges everything we believe about it.
What’s the one thing you’d keep if you were on the prairie? #booksky #writingcommunity #parenting #momlife #dadlife
open.substack.com/pub/themulbe...
What’s the one thing you’d keep if you were on the prairie? #booksky #writingcommunity #parenting #momlife #dadlife
open.substack.com/pub/themulbe...
October 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Simplicity has been commodified and this 11-year-old challenges everything we believe about it.
What’s the one thing you’d keep if you were on the prairie? #booksky #writingcommunity #parenting #momlife #dadlife
open.substack.com/pub/themulbe...
What’s the one thing you’d keep if you were on the prairie? #booksky #writingcommunity #parenting #momlife #dadlife
open.substack.com/pub/themulbe...
Well I sent a fresh batch of queries exactly a week ago and, so far, radio silence...🤐
Time to refresh and send another batch I think. 🫠
#amquerying #mswl #WritingCommunity
Time to refresh and send another batch I think. 🫠
#amquerying #mswl #WritingCommunity
October 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Well I sent a fresh batch of queries exactly a week ago and, so far, radio silence...🤐
Time to refresh and send another batch I think. 🫠
#amquerying #mswl #WritingCommunity
Time to refresh and send another batch I think. 🫠
#amquerying #mswl #WritingCommunity
All im saying is passionate women who want to be creative and beloved have always existed. In fiction and outside of it.
But it takes a heck of a lot of courage! #feminist #writer #author #booksky #amquerying #creativity #readingcommunity
substack.com/@quintanamcc...
But it takes a heck of a lot of courage! #feminist #writer #author #booksky #amquerying #creativity #readingcommunity
substack.com/@quintanamcc...
Jo March Syndrome (and the Leap I Finally Took)
Sometimes I forget that the choices I make are up to me.
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October 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
All im saying is passionate women who want to be creative and beloved have always existed. In fiction and outside of it.
But it takes a heck of a lot of courage! #feminist #writer #author #booksky #amquerying #creativity #readingcommunity
substack.com/@quintanamcc...
But it takes a heck of a lot of courage! #feminist #writer #author #booksky #amquerying #creativity #readingcommunity
substack.com/@quintanamcc...
Read this if you’re feeling a little lost, in your writing, in your life, in your cup of coffee.
substack.com/@themulberry... #writer #substack #writingcommunity #startingover #leanin #author #morningmotiviation #honesty
substack.com/@themulberry... #writer #substack #writingcommunity #startingover #leanin #author #morningmotiviation #honesty
Mulberry Hearth (@themulberryhearth)
Want to know what today is?
The first day of the rest of my life.
So I woke up, had coffee, and stared at the ceiling with tears in my eyes.
Why didn’t I wake up tougher? Richer? Happier?
Why can...
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October 15, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Read this if you’re feeling a little lost, in your writing, in your life, in your cup of coffee.
substack.com/@themulberry... #writer #substack #writingcommunity #startingover #leanin #author #morningmotiviation #honesty
substack.com/@themulberry... #writer #substack #writingcommunity #startingover #leanin #author #morningmotiviation #honesty
Reposting my #agentguide for a manuscript I truly believe in (and so have all the people I’ve asked to read it). ✨
67k word fast-paced, nostalgic romance + lit fic blend.
Layered timelines too!
#literaryagent #writingcommunity #mswl #booksky #writesky
67k word fast-paced, nostalgic romance + lit fic blend.
Layered timelines too!
#literaryagent #writingcommunity #mswl #booksky #writesky
October 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Reposting my #agentguide for a manuscript I truly believe in (and so have all the people I’ve asked to read it). ✨
67k word fast-paced, nostalgic romance + lit fic blend.
Layered timelines too!
#literaryagent #writingcommunity #mswl #booksky #writesky
67k word fast-paced, nostalgic romance + lit fic blend.
Layered timelines too!
#literaryagent #writingcommunity #mswl #booksky #writesky