I am currently drowning in manuscripts I am so excited about reading (& am preemptively bummed about because I know I can& #39;t sign them all). But something hit me as I was scrolling through my subs: 

#amquerying #writingcommunity #amagenting

Some of these I was iffy about from the pitch alone because they sounded like topics that had been done before or topics that don& #39;t normally interest me, but the writing blew me away. (Especially my #SFFpit queries?! Y& #39;ALL. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer">)

So, writers, a couple of reminders: Don& #39;t write for what& #39;s selling now (because even if you sold your book tomorrow, it might not come out for 2+ years), and don& #39;t NOT write what you want to write because it& #39;s not selling now or because someone else wrote something similar.

Write what you& #39;re passionate about. I truly believe an incredible voice telling the story of your heart can make ~anything~ sellable. Write with confidence & tell YOUR story. If your voice makes it feel new, it can work! It& #39;s 100% about voice. My inbox is proof of that.

Now, if you& #39;ll excuse me, you& #39;ve all put me in a very difficult position with this reading I have to do.