Diane Roth

I eat a lot of frozen food and admire the work of contractors. You might catch me writing fiction on occasion-- or maybe it's memoir.

[B.K. Clark @bkclarkauthor]

THE OBSESSION x BEACH READ

She hides behind the death of a spouse and her pen name.

He hides behind humiliation and heartbreak.

When a ghostly threat forces her to his home, he’ll have to open his heart again or risk losing the one who could heal it.

#PitMad #A #R #RS #CR

[Benjamin Grossman @benpaulgrossman]

# JUSTLOVE. A divorced woman, scared to turn forty, and a much younger man attempt to catfish each other, but accidentally fall in love instead. Fish happens. Sometimes. #pitmad #A #R #HA #BVM #POC

[Meredith Towbin @MtProse]

Stay-at-home mom & sci-fi geek Annie thinks writing chick lit is her ticket to a bestseller. But she ends up gutted by her worst-case professional scenario & depression. She must learn to advocate for herself & accept who she is in all her Klingon-loving glory. #PitMad #A #WF #HA

[Sarah @reallyintoblog]

NSYNC x ALMOST FAMOUS
Gossip columnist's guide to redeem her reputation:
🎶 Accept job documenting boy band's 25 yr reunion despite loathing their music
💋 Don’t let band’s secrets land in tabloids - oops
🔥 Ignore your new crush on group’s reformed bad boy
#PitMad #A #R #CR #MH

[MJ Bowman is querying Dark Fantasy! @MJ_Bowman]

AIRMAN x BIOSHOCK INFINITE

Seventeen-year-old airplane racer Theo lives in Grandeston, an airship city full of corruption, on the brink of civil war. When Theo tumbles into a terrorist plot to crash the city, he must take the ship's wheel to save his home. #YA #steampunk #PitMad

[Diane Roth @deerothwriter]

For fans of the SEX IN THE CITY REBOOT:

51yo Dee—self-avowed ageist, separated w/a grown daughter and a failing career—must figure out if a 35yo contractor with a suspicious interest in romance can help her rediscover her mojo and move on with her life. #PitMad #A #HA #WF #R

[Diane Roth @deerothwriter]

MARIA SEMPLE x HELEN FIELDING
Dee is 51, separated, w/grown daughter+failing career. Along comes 35yo “studly” contractor who proposes home impvmnt and...romance? Dee thinks it’s a con...or maybe she’s the ageist in her own story😉 #romcom for GenXers. #PitMad #A #HA #WF #R

[Diane Roth @deerothwriter]

Maria Semple x Helen Fielding

Dee is 51, separated, w/grown daughter+failing career. Along comes 35yo “studly” contractor who proposes home impvmnt and...romance? Looks like a con to the ageist Dee, only maybe he’s for real. Sassy #romcom for GenXers. #PitMad #A #HA #WF #R

[Diane Roth @deerothwriter]

Dee is 51, separated, w/grown daughter+failing career. Along comes 35yo “studly” contractor who proposes home impvmnt and...romance? Looks like a con to the ageist Dee, only maybe he’s for real. Rom-com for GenXers. Maria Semple meets Bridgt Jnes at 50. #PitMad #A #HA #WF #R

[Diane Roth @deerothwriter]

Thank you so much @WritersLeague for choosing Tell Me This Is Real as the Romance category winner in your 2021 Manuscript Contest! I am so thrilled and honored!
https://t.co/uh3qIVmNKz

[Diane Roth @deerothwriter]

Thank you for taking the time to do this great Q&A! #AskAgentBLA

[Diane Roth @deerothwriter]

@bradfordlit Thank you, Laura! The agent who told me that was in her 30s --she didn't think editors she pitched would be interested. A bummer--you've cheered me up! But it does make me wonder if I'd be better off querying agents at least in their 40s so they can relate. Any thoughts?

[Diane Roth @deerothwriter]

The manuscript I'm querying doesn't fit neatly into one genre. Is it best to query with my best guess (upmarket women's fiction), or say that it's women's fiction with subversive humor, literary devices, and romance? #AskAgentBLA