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Quintana McConnell
@qmcconnellwrites.bsky.social
🖊️ Emotionally resonant fiction
QUERYING MY LATEST WORK
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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
November 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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
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
November 5, 2025 at 5:41 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
November 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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
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
October 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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
October 24, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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...
October 17, 2025 at 1:38 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
October 16, 2025 at 5:27 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
October 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Posted my first article to #substack 🫣 about the manuscript I currently #amquerying and how the concept started #nospoilers #fiction #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #literaryagent

open.substack.com/pub/quintana...
October 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Annotating one of the comps for my fast-paced sports romance + literary fiction blend and having the best time!

Do you dive into your comps when querying?
#amquerying #amwriting #writingcommunity #author
October 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The way that I am DEVASTATED I missed #DVpit when I JUST made an #agentguide has me sick. So I’m posting for the sake of posting… Alas, maybe next year 🫣 #writingcommunity #fiction #literaryagent
October 9, 2025 at 8:48 PM