Literary Agent | Spencerhill Associates | Twin-mom + 1.
I like to stay up late. I wish I could sleep in. And I drink coffee to support my bad habits. Yet there’s productivity in my sleep-depriving ways. I love my wonderful clients (Go #TeamSpencerhill!) and make it a point to work hard to see them succeed. I also can’t wait to discover who might join that list, and wonder if that somebody might be you. One thing I do know, authors come in all stages of development, and no matter where you are on your journey, I hope you might find me a sympathetic and helpful voice as you learn and develop your craft. You’ll find a Q&A on this site if you have questions, and I’m also active on Twitter (@HerringAli) offering #writetips and just in general being uber chatty.
TO QUERY me, please USE THIS ONLINE form: http://QueryManager.com/Ali. I do not consider queries sent to my email address or the Spencerhill general email account. I only answer queries sent to my personal email if I’ve requested them via a contest or you have a referral. Do not make me ERASE you a la Arnold Schwarzenegger. I’ve been known to occasionally forego the “form” query response and give feedback too, and while time doesn’t always permit this, I wish I could do it for everyone.
Writers. Keep writing.
Have pen. Will fly. 
Ugh– going back to requery using the query manager form! Thanks!
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Good! Thanks!
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If I queried 7 months ago and got a rejection, but now your Twitter #MSWL matches exactly what I have, can I query again (and reference your tweet)?
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Hi Arakaki, I’m afraid if you’ve received a pass for a work without an invitation to do a revision, then that pass is final. Sorry! But please query again with new work.
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Hi Ali— I was just wondering whether you’re open to LGBT genre fiction, so long as it fits with your MSWL criteria? Thanks!
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Thanks for your question. I’m open to looking at everything. It just has to be the right story for me. 🙂
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Hi Ali, I’ve been eagerly awaiting Sept 6th with intent to query you with my SF manuscript, which is currently under review by two different editors that I pitched at a conference. However, your Twitter profile says “closed to queries.” Is that still the case? If I submit to you through the Spencerhill Query Manager, will that lead to the big ERASE, Schwarzenegger-style?
Thanks! Sincerely, Bria Burton
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Hi, once the link is active, you’re good to query. I just checked and it is! Thanks for the reminder. I’ll update my bio. 🙂
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Great! Thank you. I sent in my submission and received confirmation from Query Manager, so looks like I got through okay. Yay!
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I like your style, Ali.
You seem like a genuinely caring, decent person.
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