Ms. Courtney Miller-Callihan

Handspun Literary Agency

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Courtney Miller-Callihan

Handspun Literary Agency

Website:
handspunlit.com
Twitter (X):
@millercallihan
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This agent is seeking the following genres:

Fiction

Fantasy
Mystery
Romance
Women's Fiction

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Known Clients (current & past)
KJ Charles
Christine D'Abo
Delphine Dryden
Elizabeth O. Dulemba
Mazey Eddings
Vicki Essex
K. E. Flann
Alison Ashley Formento
Alison Formento
Alexis Hall
Rhonda Helms
Talia Hibbert
Rose Lerner
Laurie Perry
Kathreen Ricketson
Scott Rigby
Richard Ryan
Author Comments
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jackiemcmahonwriter
03/28/2024 11:50 AM
Queried 3/28
RD1981
03/24/2024 01:52 AM
From her "wishlist".
"speculative fiction (all genres) that draws from the author’s culture, background, identity, and experience, especially stories that don’t (sorry) center an ordinary white boy who turns out to be the Chosen One TM (again, sorry)."

This is the type of stuff that, quite frankly, annoys the ever-loving hell out of me. Why should it matter what the skin color of a character is in the first place? The whole "chosen one" trope has become so broad that, in just about any sort of grand setting story, especially in the genres of sci-fi and fantasy, it could apply to any protagonist. If you don't like that type of story, say you don't like that type of story. But to try and isolate your dislike to a story that involves an "ordinary white boy"... Just imagine if the word "white" was replaced with any other race, religion, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, etc. and tell me how that would be the slightest bit appropriate to put down in text. That should be the most basic rule of thumb. Take a statement that you want to make and change just the group you're talking about to any other group. If it suddenly becomes grossly inappropriate, that's your first clue that what you're about to say is a problem.

If you want to promote diversity in literature, that's great. Say that. Anyone, regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, etc. can sit down and write a wonderful story with endlessly diverse characters and those stories deserve to get just as much attention as any other. But making openly discriminating or bigoted statements like this should not be acceptable, and the skin color of the person saying it doesn't matter. It's the mentality that's the problem. When will these people realize that you don't fix the toxic mindsets of the past by simply redirecting that same toxic mindset to another group.That just makes you no different than the people whose toxic mindsets you're supposedly trying to oppose. And toxic people like that shouldn't be allowed on this site. Closed-minded agencies like this one immediately go to the do-not-query list.
Nancyresnick
03/21/2024 10:03 PM
Nice form letter rejection at 14 days. WF 78k.
KLButcher
03/21/2024 01:08 PM
QM: 03/04/2024
Rejection: 03/21/24

100k adult rom-com
darcy_falkenstrom
03/14/2024 08:39 AM
QM: 03/06/24
140k LGBTQIA+ medieval mystery, romance
CNR: 03/14/24




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