Sarah N. Fisk

Sarah N. Fisk is a former mechanical engineer who made the switch to publishing in 2011. They have worked in the publishing industry as an editorial assistant, author’s assistant, publicist, and art director. Sarah is a former Pitch Wars mentor, board member, and Agent Liaison. They host the podcast Queries, Qualms, & Quirks and have a passion for spreadsheets. Sarah is one of the founding members of Disability in Publishing. Updated info and a full FAQ can always be found at www.sarahnfisk.com.

Basics:

• Young Adult (all genres)
• Middle Grade (all genres)
• Adult Romance
• Adult Science Fiction, Fantasy, and other Speculative Fiction except for hardcore horror

Particular Areas of Interest:

• atmospheric fantasies
• speculative mysteries
• books that challenge societal norms, especially gender norms
• personal interest in stories featuring queer characters
• personal interest in characters with disability, neurodiversity, chronic illness, or mental health challenges
• great or complicated sibling relationships
• small town or midwestern settings
• intriguing villains
• mysteries woven into other genres
• characters I can’t get out of my head
• smart heroines
• con artists who are not cis men
• books that are compulsively readable
• romances should have a good amount of heat or a lot of sexual tension for me

Not for me:

• Hardcore horror
• I am not interested in stories that center around who gets to rule an empire
• Not interested in stories that center around sexual assault or have on-the-page rape scenes
• No Military Sci-Fi, please
• Graphic Novels
• Portal fantasies unless it’s really unique
• Stories set in recent historical times (80s, 90s, aughts) need to have a solid reason for the time period for me
• graphic novels
• Any adult genres not listed above (i.e. non-speculative books need to be genre romance. other adult genres that “have a romance” are not for me.)
• Disabled characters who serve solely as an able-bodied main character’s catalyst.
• If the main motivation is related to being a parent, it’s probably not for me.
• Romances between a minor and a non-minor that are not critiqued on-the-page

Submission Guidelines

Please submit your query, synopsis, and first three chapters at the link.

Guidelines & Details