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nicole cunningham @nicolecunningham.bsky.social · 13d

always!

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nicole cunningham @nicolecunningham.bsky.social · 27d

thank you so much, you’re so kind!!!

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nicole cunningham @nicolecunningham.bsky.social · 27d

congrats on finishing the first draft! (i still haven’t seen OR read ONE DAY! it’s a huge gap for me!)

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nicole cunningham @nicolecunningham.bsky.social · 27d

incredibly cool!

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nicole cunningham @nicolecunningham.bsky.social · 27d

i’m on board. writers, tell us what you’re working on!

Meg Reid 🦦 @megireid.bsky.social · 27d

Okaaay. We all need to stop scrolling for a bit. My brain feels like it's completely wrecked. Writers, tell me about your works in progress! Cool ideas! Literary schemes!

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nicole cunningham @nicolecunningham.bsky.social · 27d

thank you for sharing! keeping my eyes on querytracker like 👀👀👀

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nicole cunningham @nicolecunningham.bsky.social · 27d

for my fall #mswl i’m really looking for indigenous writers! literary fiction, upmarket, horror, thriller, grounded fantasy or speculative (adult, please!). my queries are open and i am ready to read! @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social #amquerying

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nicole cunningham @nicolecunningham.bsky.social · Jun 20

👀👀👀

Mike Ingram @mikeingram.bsky.social · Jun 19

Hey, I'm accepting book pitches for @barrelhouse.bsky.social for our new nonfiction series, For What It's Worth. Book-length essays (25-30K words) on a pop cultural obsession, ideally with a personal angle that makes the book something only you could write.

Barrelhouse - Book Pitches: For What It's Worth (CNF)

We're accepting pitches for a new book series, For What It's Worth: short (25-30K words) works of creative nonfiction that have some pop-cultural "thing" at their center and combine elements of memoir...

barrelhouse.submittable.com

nicole cunningham @nicolecunningham.bsky.social · Jun 20

yes, if you didn’t get a response from me feel free to resubmit!

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nicole cunningham @nicolecunningham.bsky.social · Jun 20

exactly!!!

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nicole cunningham @nicolecunningham.bsky.social · Jun 20

wait also paging #amquerying - UPMARKET SPACE NOVELS GO!!!!!!!!!!

nicole cunningham @nicolecunningham.bsky.social · Jun 20

and ON THAT NOTE!!! i am so excited that i’ve recently joined trellis literary management - please come find me at my new home! my new wish list will be posted soon @mswl.bsky.social

nicole cunningham @nicolecunningham.bsky.social · Jun 20

OKAY @mswl listen up!!!! i am v hungry for literary and upmarket fiction set in SPACE. i’m not the right agent for hard sci fi, but i want to go exploring the galaxies via grounded speculative stories about what it really means to be a human, for small creatures such as we

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nicole cunningham @nicolecunningham.bsky.social · Jun 20

and ON THAT NOTE!!! i am so excited that i’ve recently joined trellis literary management - please come find me at my new home! my new wish list will be posted soon @mswl.bsky.social

nicole cunningham @nicolecunningham.bsky.social · Jun 20

OKAY @mswl listen up!!!! i am v hungry for literary and upmarket fiction set in SPACE. i’m not the right agent for hard sci fi, but i want to go exploring the galaxies via grounded speculative stories about what it really means to be a human, for small creatures such as we

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nicole cunningham @nicolecunningham.bsky.social · Jun 20

OKAY @mswl listen up!!!! i am v hungry for literary and upmarket fiction set in SPACE. i’m not the right agent for hard sci fi, but i want to go exploring the galaxies via grounded speculative stories about what it really means to be a human, for small creatures such as we

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nicole cunningham @nicolecunningham.bsky.social · Apr 23

the moment i read michael’s novel, i knew it was special. i can’t wait for you to read it too.

Michael Welch @mbwwelch.bsky.social · Apr 23

I've been sitting on this news with a mix of disbelief & joy, so thankfully I can finally say it out loud:

I'm incredibly excited to be represented by @nicolecunningham.bsky.social at The Book Group! I was so inspired by her belief in this book & my writing, & can't wait to work together on it!

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nicole cunningham @nicolecunningham.bsky.social · Apr 23

i’m absolutely over the moon. i can’t wait for the world to read this book!

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nicole cunningham @nicolecunningham.bsky.social · Apr 22

i’m not the best agent for urban fantasy, i’m afraid!

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nicole cunningham @nicolecunningham.bsky.social · Apr 2

thank you so much!! heading to @buffalostreetbooks.bsky.social !!

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nicole cunningham @nicolecunningham.bsky.social · Apr 2

i love this!! the safekeep and north woods

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nicole cunningham @nicolecunningham.bsky.social · Apr 1

it’s so good!!

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nicole cunningham @nicolecunningham.bsky.social · Mar 31

i want to find a novel that feels like an episode of new girl, here’s the vibe:

1) true american/cooler (not like this! eek <3)
2) nick’s dad’s funeral
3) julius pepperwood
4) season 1 finale in the dessert
5) prince

give me friend ensemble cast! give me nick miller love interest!

#mswl

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nicole cunningham @nicolecunningham.bsky.social · Mar 29

i prefer to consider only one query at a time, so i’m happy to wait! :)

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nicole cunningham @nicolecunningham.bsky.social · Mar 28

love the sound of this

nicole cunningham @nicolecunningham.bsky.social · Mar 28

resend it to me with first 50 pgs attached! thank you!

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nicole cunningham @nicolecunningham.bsky.social · Mar 27

okay y’all i will BE THERE and i am SCARED (in a good way) #unhingedpit #writingcommunity

Unhinged Pitch Event @unhingedpit.bsky.social · Mar 26

Reminder for all, #UnhingedPit is open to EVERYONE in the #writingcommunity, designed for creatives to let loose and express their work in a way that makes their heart flutter.

Go ahead and ask all your questions.

Rules
1. Nothing conventional: no standard sentence/paragraph hooks, or lists.
2. All book comps must be 5+ years old and/or obscure
3. Three posts per project

Examples:
Meme boards, character red flags, gif comps, dating profiles, song comps, aita posts, crude stick figure drawings

Be free. Get unhinged.

All projects are welcome. Some tag suggestions:

#A = adult
#YA = young adult
#MG = middle grade
#F = fantasy
#SF = sci-fi
#H = horror
#T = thriller
#U = urban
#R = romance
#SPEC = speculative
#DS = dystopian
#OWN = own voices
#LGBT = LGBTQ+
#PB = picture book
#NF = nonfiction
#P = poetry

#Q = querying
#OS = on submission
#W = WIP
#P = published
#AG = agented

anything else you can think of

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nicole cunningham @nicolecunningham.bsky.social · Mar 22

👀👀👀