Rachel Estep, Literary Agent

Literary Agent. D4E0 Literary Agency. Queries Closed.

[Rachel Estep, Literary Agent @REstepLit]

New Wish List Visuals! More in the thread. You can also find a newly updated fresh happy wish list in words at https://t.co/vWFo4PSVcm

[Dakota Jackson @DakotaELJackson]

good news time: I am officially an agented author! I’m super excited to be joining Team Sunshine with Rachel Estep @ D4EO Agency 😍☀️

[Rachel Estep, Literary Agent @REstepLit]

There is still time to sign up to pitch me tomorrow! I am heavily seeking folk horror, eco horror, and psych thrillers- but I also would love a Dark Romance or a Cozy Paranormal Romance.

[Writing Day Workshops (Writers Conferences) @writingdaywksp]

The 2026 Online Florida Writing Workshop is an online “How to Get Published” writing event on October 9-10, 2026. Writers are welcome to attend virtually from anywhere! More info:
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#amwriting #amquerying #literaryagent #writingcommunity

[Mallory McDougall🫍🌸🎨 @bymallorymcd]

The entire editing process is my agent saying “I have an idea, you can hate it or say no” and me saying “OMGG YESSSSS!!!🫶🏻🫶🏻😍😍♥️”

Anyway I love you @REstepLit

[Rachel Estep, Literary Agent @REstepLit]

@HLDocherty Im not reading it yet. Save your anxiety 🤣

[Rachel Estep, Literary Agent @REstepLit]

@bymallorymcd If you get a Netflix level deal and you come to my cell phone screen with "so about that sticker" so help me god Mallory 🤣🤣🤣

[Rachel Estep, Literary Agent @REstepLit]

Watching the original Spy Kids movies with my 8 year old is healing my soul.

[Rachel Estep, Literary Agent @REstepLit]

@DNicholsAuthor I have one client who didn't go out until nearly a year after signing because we worked throu edits together. Another went out 4 months after signing because we knew a movie was coming out that would possibly hype up a comp/genre space and create buzz

[Rachel Estep, Literary Agent @REstepLit]

@DNicholsAuthor I didnt do ANY submissions in August because a ton of editors take vacation at the end of summer and what you dont want to do is submit and have it get buried in their emails and missed while they are out of office. Which happens.

[Rachel Estep, Literary Agent @REstepLit]

@BernaEWriter When this goes into the query trenches someday, I would very much like to see it👀👀👀👀

[Rachel Estep, Literary Agent @REstepLit]

**Raises hand**

MMF is very high on my wishlist.

[Rachel Estep, Literary Agent @REstepLit]

@rihdaraklay 6. Long series. Think JD Robb, Janet Evanovich, etc. 30+ books in the series If they did a PM announcement for every deal it would flood the platform.

This is not a comprehensive list but some reasons I have heard!

[Rachel Estep, Literary Agent @REstepLit]

Publishing fact of the day! Not all agents post to Publisher's Marketplace, making it a confusing source of information for querying authors looking to research their agents sales history. PM posts are optional and there are several reasons why agents would choose not to do them!

[Rachel Estep, Literary Agent @REstepLit]

@rihdaraklay 3. Strategic announcement timing. Sometimes the publisher plans to announce the book in some specific marketing move.
4. NDAs, ghostwriters, privacy concerns of the author.
5. Really complicated deals the involved multiple editors and agents and are hard to word.

[Rachel Estep, Literary Agent @REstepLit]

Please note; I do post to PM! This is not sharing personal preferences just relevant industry information.

[Rachel Estep, Literary Agent @REstepLit]

@nicholewinterss @DanahAALLL Email me! My messages are private I believe.

[Rachel Estep, Literary Agent @REstepLit]

One more in the queue and then I am caught up again! If you need help with comps, query letter, or anything else, please reach out!

[Rachel Estep, Literary Agent @REstepLit]

Excited to share that I will be taking on a VERY LIMITED number of editorial services!

Operations titled "Pay The Electric Bill" and "Go to London Book Fair" are in full swing so please reach out if you are interested!

[Rachel Estep, Literary Agent @REstepLit]

I accidentally grew huge and gorgeous crops of Habeneros, Tabasco Peppers, and Jalefuegos.

My house doesn't eat a lot of high spicy 🤣

So far I have made a Mango Habenero BBQ and it looks like more soon.

This will be fun!

[Rachel Estep, Literary Agent @REstepLit]

Narrowing down my partials is actually feeling impossible difficult. So many of them are so damn good.