Sarah Hersman is querying

SFF author, neuroscientist, classical singer. Can usually be found in my book nook with a cup of tea or a beer, depending on the time of day.

[Sarah Hersman is querying @sarahjhersman]

@laurenspieller How can you as an agent tell the difference between "this doesn't fit genre categories well and won't sell" and "this doesn't fit genre categories well and will sell bc XYZ"?

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

Also in the Alabama ruling on frozen embryos is this:

“Doctors must create just one embryo at a time. Each embryo, no matter how poor its quality, must be transferred. Only one embryo may be transferred at a time. If the cycle fails, the whole process must start all over again.

IVF patients would have to accept the transfer of a single low-quality embryo that is certain to fail—and to do so one embryo at a time. Each transfer requires months’ worth of expensive medication, including injectable, both before and after the procedure. And each failed cycle requires the patient to start all over again. Most states (including Alabama) do not require insurance to cover IVF, and each cycle can cost up to $30,000. This would force patients—the ones who can afford it—to undergo doomed, single-embryo transfers, one by one.”

If you know ANYONE who has been through IVF, you know exactly how fucking cruel this is.

[Sarah Hersman is querying @sarahjhersman]

Romantasy isn't when there's sex scenes.

It's when you're teaching the prince to fake love for his best friend so his whole world doesn't collapse and desperately trying to ignore how he's staring at you.

[T. L. Coughlin is ✨AGENTED✨ @TL_Coughlin]

Romantasy isn’t when there’s sex scenes.

It’s when you’re screaming at him how it can’t be you, how you’re fated to someone else, yet with every ounce of his being he knows you belong to each other.

Little does he know, all it takes is one touch…you simply can’t bear to do it.

[Sarah Hersman is querying @sarahjhersman]

@MeaganBurgad Hi Meagan, I'm considering querying you! Would you consider contemporary fantasy romance as a genre? Your QueryManager has "romance" and "fantasy" separate so I thought I'd check!

[Sarah Hersman is querying @sarahjhersman]

Out of 12 agents queried in the first batch in Nov, I have one form rejection, one "almost took this" rejection, and one partial request. Here's to 2024 being the year! #amquerying

[Sarah Hersman is querying @sarahjhersman]

@carolinejtrulit Romcom romantasy will be headed your way!

[Sarah Hersman is querying @sarahjhersman]

@AmandaJK_ Time. You can accumulate the other two.

[Sarah Hersman is querying @sarahjhersman]

@yanti8ve You're not enough.

[Sarah Hersman is querying @sarahjhersman]

@TycheBooks

[Sarah Hersman is querying @sarahjhersman]

I had no idea that prisons across the US ban thousands of books, and that fantasy and science fiction are common topics. People everywhere should be able to imagine new ways of being.
https://t.co/PjqNeJjmPu

[Orion's Belt magazine @OrionsBeltMag]

Returning to life after finishing a long piece of writing is akin to resurfacing after spending days underwater. The world looks strange and warped, and the sunlight feels overwhelming. It's a fantastical and bizarre but satisfying experience.

[Jenna Satterthwaite @JennaSchmenna]

✨It’s COVER REVEAL DAY!!!! ✨Cover designer Elita Sidiropoulou has my eternal gratitude as does the whole amazing team at Mira including of course my incredible editor @leahmol 🍾😭😍🤩

Please share/repost, spread the feminist rage of my debut…and of course ❤️pre0rd3r❤️!!!

[FBA @FelicityBryan]

We are so excited to announce that we will be hosting a #pitchingevent from Thursday 30th November to Friday 1st December using the hashtag #FBAPit 🥳

Our theme is: Curl Up With a Good Book

Check out our handy set of guidelines with more details here: https://t.co/x46E0qu1OJ

[Scott Reintgen @Scott_Thought]

Ok. Here are ten pitfalls I’ve seen that keep people from getting published. 🧵

[Sarah Hersman is querying @sarahjhersman]

@BagBonesPress Minds lost and found

[Sarah Hersman is querying @sarahjhersman]

@BrandoKo_Writer Put that one in the compliments doc and keep on keeping on!

[Sarah Hersman is querying @sarahjhersman]

@judahmahay Story sounds awesome! Another comp outside the lit world would be Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, check it out if you haven't! Good luck with querying!

[Sarah Hersman is querying @sarahjhersman]

@Kchollow_writes Boxing, of all things! Had never tried it but was looking for a way to get back in shape and it surprisingly cured my low back pain. Such a good flow exercise!

[Sarah Hersman is querying @sarahjhersman]

@DKemeridou By day she dreams of wings...and the Night delivers.

[Sarah Hersman is querying @sarahjhersman]

@KirchoffMelonie A scene in a closet or equivalently awkward space! Sometimes you just have to pull people out of the action for some close discussion, or "discussion" as the case may be.