Katie Brown

Announcement time! My agent is leaving the business & I'm querying again. I've got two MG projects (not worked on by previous agent) ready to query. Writing friends, if you have an agent you love, please let me know. #agents please reach out if you think we'd be a good fit!

@andiesmithbooks Happy anniversary, Andie! And congratulations!

It’s officially been one year since I joined the team at CMA and since then I have: 🌟 received 5,262 queries 🌟 opened to picture books 🌟 signed 13 new clients 🌟 announced my first deal 🌟 closed some 👀👀 things I can’t wait to share Let’s keep going. 👏🏼✨

@SkylarkLit @mjdaisywrites Congratulations! This is fantastic! I'm so happy for you

🎉 Delighted to announce that @mjdaisywrites is the newest member of #TeamSkylark. Welcome, Megan! It’s great to have you and your funny, zombie mystery book on board! 😊

@ciarasmithagent Form responses to queries are totally ok!

Terribly sorry but I will not be opening queries tomorrow. I will keep yall updated. Also in order to get through queries, I do need to take off mental load where I can. As I'm evaluating each for fit and craft, that will have to come from relying on forms very heavily.

@demimschwartz Happy RevPit Submission day!

I got my #RevPit submissions!!! 💜💎

@myleejmiller @REstepLit Oh my gosh!!! Mylee!! This is so amazing. Congratulations!

I HAVE A BOOK DEAL??? Yes, that's right - I HAVE A BOOK DEAL!! For Bone Dust, which is now titled "HEART OF BONE"! I could not be more ecstatic to share this news with you all, and I owe a massive thanks to my agent @REstepLit and everyone who helped make this happen!

@RowanBrightonB Yay!! Congratulations, Rowan!!!

So excited to finally share that my first published book will be coming in Fall of 2027!! The community here has really shown up for White Trash Witchcraft across the years and I'm so incredibly to all of you! 💛

@TheBeeMorris Oh wow! Look at those amazing stats! Congratulations!

Final querying stats for KILL ME MAYBE 🔪💞 The past month has been absolutely wild and I can't wait to share some more news soon!! 🤞 Thanks for bearing with me! 🫶 *This is my 3rd time in the trenches in the last 3 years and I have almost 200 rejections for my first 2 projects!*

@saraduranauthor Thanks for sharing!

I’m so happy to share both my QueryTracker success interview and some stats from my querying journey! The transparency of other authors helped me so much while #querying, so I’m excited to pay it forward ☺️ 🔗 in replies!

@saraduranauthor @MLA_Matthew Congratulations, Sara!!!

I’m thrilled to share that I’ve signed with @MLA_Matthew at Megibow Literary Agency! Matthew and I first connected during a pitch event, and after our call, I knew he would be the absolute best champion! I’m ecstatic to work with him and cannot wait for what’s next ✨

@demimschwartz Wow...I didn't realize it was that time again!

Tomorrow, the #RevPit submissions window opens, which means until it closes, I’ll be stalking the spreadsheet that shows us only title, genre, and chosen editors like it’s my full-time job again. 💜💎

Two months into drafting my adult romantic cozy fantasy and I've hit 40,000 words! I'm officially halfway there! Now... should they kiss, or shall I prolong the longing?!

@TheBeeMorris Bee!!! This is fantastic! Congratulations!

🎵 Hey I just met you / and this is crazy / but here's my number / so CALL ME VAGUE 🔪❤️

@TheBeeMorris I'd just written 3k words, and I was so upset, but thankfully, it turned out ok!

@authorkatebrown Omg the absolute relief when you realise you have just lost hours and hours of work 😆

that moment after your laptop updates and your scrivener doc reverts to an old version so for a moment it looks like you lost 20,000+ words 🫠

@author_laurenk Yay!!!! Congratulations

After years of cheering other amazing creatives on and genuinely celebrating their wins, I can finally say I have my very own ✨vague✨news! #kidlit #writingcommunity #amquerying

@theislandwriter @andiesmithbooks Congratulations!

NOT SURE I’LL EVER GET OVER THE THRILL OF SIGNING PUBLISHING THINGS!!!! 📸 of me SEALING THE DEAL & accepting offer of representation w/ @andiesmithbooks and CMA last week🎉😭🤩 #publishing #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #kidlit #author #scbwi #writers

spreading some love today with a free query critique 🥰💘 to enter, just follow me, rt this post, and comment. I’ll draw a name tomorrow 💌🫶🏻 #WritingCommunity #amquerying

@rrreadsbooks Thanks for the opportunity!

@chelseascottbks Aww! Chelsea, you're the best ♥️

Find yourself a writing bestie who cheers you on every step of the way. Katie's support has been immeasurable.

Chelsea weaves mystery, horror, and a thrilling tale together beautifully in this book.