Mikala is ✨ agented ✨

Author | I'm a lawyer but not your lawyer | She/her | Louisville, KY | Racing Louisville Fan. Rep: Cameron McClure at DMLA.

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I'm officially an agented author!

I'm thrilled to announce that I have signed with Cameron McClure at the Donald Maass Literary Agency! Her passion and enthusiasm for MY EX: THE CHOSEN ONE was inspiring and I can't wait to see where the story goes from here!

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Louisville Book Festival today!!!

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New author goal unlocked: Write a story that gets adapted into a movie, inspire someone to write a song for the movie's soundtrack, have a French orchestra play that song during a protest.

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The Louisville Book Festival is less than 10 days away!!! I cannot wait. I'll be volunteering in the Presentation Rooms from 12-3; and maybe doing author check-in if I can convince myself to wake up that early! See you all there!

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One "quick little read-through to double check everything" in your manuscript will take a full 9 hours, longer if you make any edits. And then it won't even be the final read-through. You'll do it again.

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@charscrawls Reframe "rejections" as "passes." You're going to get them. Agents are not rejecting you or your story; they're passing. There are so many reasons an agent may pass on your work that has absolutely nothing to do with you or your skill. Do not take passes as rejections of you.

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@andbeyondfest weekend by the numbers 🎶

🎟️ Ticket: $385
🚗 Parking: $74
🍔 Food: $250
👕 Merch: $355

🎸 4 days of music with friends
💃 32 bands that had me dancing
✨ 1 unforgettable weekend

Worth every penny. Already counting down to next year!

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Immaculate vibes for Day 3 of @andbeyondfest!!

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Found a signed copy of @johngreen’s new book @carmichaelsbook mobile bookstore @andbeyondfest music festival!!!

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@Airilaya Yes!!! I miss it!

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Celiac here. I really miss the Burger King chicken sandwich. Has anyone been successful making a dupe of it?

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Anytime my shoe comes untied, I flashback to my "skip-it" days and then remember I am 41 and should not, under any circumstance, skip it.

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Jane Austen used 'however' at the beginning of a sentence, and so can you.

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@rachkmc 10 Things I Hate About You - so good!

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@pippawestauthor https://t.co/u2Q2EMIpI6

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@pippawestauthor I’m in an online one that’s amazing. Would highly recommend it.

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When I bought my house a year ago, the first room I made my own was my library - I rushed to make it my dream. Fast forward to about a month ago when my house had a little flood and the opportunity came to redo it. 8 hours and 541 pounds of bookshelves later, I’m in love!!

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I'm right there where skies are always summertime blue
And just like that, I'm back to loving life again

Taking a break from editing to reset!!!

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@vickyweberbooks Happy birthday!!!

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@PKCarldon @p_m_sylvestre I've read multiple pieces of advice that said queries should be between 250-350 words. The letter is supposed to answer 5 questions.

I wanted to make sure it answered all 5 questions. But while it looks long; it's only 337 words.

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I've debated sharing this (because trust me, I recognize the unicorn).

It's rarely the first book you query that lands you an agent, and that was true for me. This has been a whirlwind and I am eternally grateful for the kind comments I received from agents during this process.

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@elizanane Thank you!!! 🥹