Jocie Leigh

Querying YA Author, genre blender, reader, dreamer, writer, and revision enthusiast (all about sharpening that craft!)

[Jocie Leigh @jociewrites]

Check out my agent’s guide for my #dystopian romance novel, OUR HOUSE OF LIES!

📰 Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo X Scythe
👄Perfect for fans of Gossip Girl
⚖️🏛️Set in Washington DC
🎤 Media Manipulation

#questpit #YA #writingcommunity
#Q

[Jocie Leigh @jociewrites]

I’m one proud mama. My son is the starting pitcher in his little league championship game tonight. 😭🤞😍 On an unrelated note, my anxiety ridden body is not built to be a pitcher’s mom. 😳🫣😬
#baseballmom #momlife #writingcommunity #writerslift

[Jocie Leigh @jociewrites]

Woke up before my kids this morning and had a productive hour and a half writing, revising, and polishing off some queries! I love getting a jump on the day. Let’s do this, #writngcommunity! Keep chasing the dream. 😍
#amquerying #YA #morningperson

[Jocie Leigh @jociewrites]

No writing today. It’s family jam day!
🍓❤️😍🍓
#writingcommunity #amquerying

[Jocie Leigh @jociewrites]

My children often get reckless to the point of self endangerment riiigghht
when I start to gain momentum in a writing session. It’s their super power.
🤦‍♀️😫🤷‍♀️
#writingcommunity #amquerying #momlife

[Jocie Leigh @jociewrites]

@cuttybraughn It’s usually here on X/Twitter or Instagram. It’s most often a post from different agencies or writer/ publishing accounts I follow that boost awareness for a newer agent.

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I love when I get a new agent alert that on the hunt specifically for my genre (YA spec/dystopian) 😍💻
#amquerying #writingcommunity #YA #queryingtrenches

[Jocie Leigh @jociewrites]

My husband surprised me this morning with an overnight solo writer’s retreat at a local tourist resort near our town.

He’ll handle our kids while I get time alone to write until my heart’s content—without interruption! #thatsthedream
#happywife #writingcommunity #amquerying

[Jocie Leigh @jociewrites]

Woke up w/ a renewed vigor for a WIP I’d been stuck on for months. I had an outline, but couldn’t find a way to connect 2 important plot points. Something clicked today & my keyboard is metaphorically smoking from the speed of my rising word count. 🎉 #writngcommunity #amquerying

[Jocie Leigh @jociewrites]

Asking for a friend…
Which is easier: Querying or potty training a reluctant toddler?

It’s me. I’m the friend. 😳🤦‍♀️
#WritingCommmunity #aspiringauthor #amquerying #sendhelp

[Jocie Leigh @jociewrites]

Today is the day. I put a WIP on the back burner for a while to explore a new project. But the break has become a crutch… I need to get back into the groove and crank out the rest of this story! #writingcommunity #amquerying #YA

[Jocie Leigh @jociewrites]

There was no writing today. I spent my time outside in the dirt and sunshine with my kids. I feel absolutely rejuvenated.

I’m hoping that inspiration hits when I sit down to write after my kids go to bed exhausted and properly worn out.
#writingcommunity #amquerying #YA

[Jocie Leigh @jociewrites]

@LeeAnnCooperrr I’ve been there and I totally understand what you’re feeling… it’s a strange sensation!

[Jocie Leigh @jociewrites]

@KT_Carlisle Good for you! Congrats on book 8 and a new niece or nephew! ❤️

[Jocie Leigh @jociewrites]

The happy ending I intend to write is in critical condition and will remain so until May stop feeling like March outside.

My writer’s heart is in desperate need of consistent summer sunshine.
#writingcommunity #amquerying #YA

[Jocie Leigh @jociewrites]

@LeeAnnCooperrr @elizanane Congratulations! That’s incredible!

[Jocie Leigh @jociewrites]

@KT_Carlisle Good point! Querying is a very layered process, and apparently so was my question! 😂 After a three year journey, let me just say, I am THRILLED for you. Your persistence paid off and I wish you the best of luck!

[Jocie Leigh @jociewrites]

#agented writers: how long did you #query before you signed with your agent? I know for some it’s years and for some lucky others it’s only a month or two. But I’m curious what the stats are in my small Twitter/X circle.
#amquerying #writingcommunity

[Jocie Leigh @jociewrites]

I have three boys (ages 3, 5, 9) outside w/ their shirts off, hauling bricks for a house project my husband began yesterday. My 7 year old girl is baking desserts in her mud bakery.

I don’t care one iota about the mess.
They’re letting me write!
#writingcommunity #amquerying

[Jocie Leigh @jociewrites]

@GloverPetr61747 That’s what I’m hoping for! I research both agents thoroughly before querying and it was a really close call between the two, so if I got a response from either of them, I would be one happy lady!

[Jocie Leigh @jociewrites]

Tell me how this happened. 😳I emailed a query to an agency’s general query intake address. In the subject line, I specified which agent I’m querying, & received a confirmation email, then an additional email from a DIFFERENT agent saying she’ll get to it soon?!?
#amquerying
🧵

[Jocie Leigh @jociewrites]

@KatieFerrie1 I’m in your slush pile and in the name of fresh eyes, please take your time! Even if it slows you down, it means a lot that you try to give each of us your full attention.