Sarah N. Fisk
The Tobias Literary Agency
My Manuscript Wish List®
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.
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