Every manuscript I ever sold has been in Word.docx. I have only ever submitted to publishers in that format. Legit questions Editors: Can you accept a submission in Google docs? Would you? Would it be required to convert to Word if it were acquired?
Anne Tibbets - Literary Agent
@annetibbets.bsky.social
Literary Agent/Writer/Grants Coordinator. Doing my part for HCFVC, Donald Maass Literary Agency, and murders in space. https://maassagency.com/anne-tibbets/
Had my own Remarkably Bright Creatures dream where I was a professional aquarium designer who befriended an octopus named Hector and I am sad the dream is over. 🐙
How long does it take to stop waking up multiple times a night and wonder where the cat is at, before remembering after 17 years, he's no longer there? Ugh. Asking for me.
I believe I am caught up on queries received through April.
AHHHH! Jennifer Pashley's THE HOUSE GUEST officially launches today! If you're into bisexual psychology modern Gothic- THIS IS FOR YOU
BEWARE IMPOSTERS: I will NEVER solicit writers via email. To query me go here: QueryTracker.net/query/AnneTi...
Query Anne Tibbets at Donald Maass Literary Agency
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Two factor authentication is a great idea until your phone fries like a french fry and you have to start completely over from the tidbits you saved on the cloud with a brand new phone.
To anyone reading this - we are ACTIVELY SEEKING someone to cover indie comics as a regular beat...but everyone is making 15 minute videos now and it's hard to get them to put down the camera. I get that we need both platforms. Anyway who wants to write about comics, DM me.
Quick Shot: BULLET WOUNDS Your character does NOT need a bullet removed to magically cure them. Removing it can cause MORE damage…especially in a dingy basement. Instead, they’ll die from sepsis from their untreated intestinal wound #writing #scriptsky #scriptskyuk
Too many large possibilities hanging in the unknown... Must. Not. Pace.
Kathryn Dean: Worried & Nervous
ALT: Kathryn Dean: Worried & Nervous
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My #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social #BookSky is I AM THE MONSTER UNDER THE BED by @emilyzinnikas.bsky.social, due in Sept. from @macmillanlib.bsky.social @stmartinspress.bsky.social. Great title & cover. Debut. Unsolved teen massacre. Did she or didn't she? Can't wait to get back to it!
Used this phrase in a conversation with a GenZ and confused them thoroughly. Am I the only one who knows what this is?
Private Conversation Device
ALT: Private Conversation Device
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I have finished reading the queries for March of this year. If anyone is morbidly curious, out of 195 queries received that month (this does not include several referrals I received through clients and colleagues) I requested to read 10.
(Somewhat) back to the land of the living after having the flu.
Sleepy Cartoon Bear Wiggles
ALT: Sleepy Cartoon Bear Wiggles
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Big news if you follow publishing scams: Michael Cris Traya Sordilla, CEO of PageTurner/Innocentrix--one of the biggest ever Philippine scam operations that was busted by the FBI last year--pleads guilty; ordered to pay over $48 million in restitution for victims www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr...
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Anthropic copyright settlement update: Authors are reporting receiving notices like the one below, with a new claims deadline. This is presumably an effort to find rightsholders who have NOT filed a claim yet; if you've already filed a claim, you don't need to file a new one.
![Dear Potential Class Member,
We write to inform you that we received claim(s) for the following book(s) in the Anthropic Copyright Settlement. Our records indicate that you may share a copyright interest in the following work(s):
[redacted]
You may have already received the Court-approved Class Notice that includes details about your rights and options under the Settlement, which is also posted on the settlement website at: www.AnthropicCopyrightSettlement.com.
The deadline to file a claim to receive a payment from the Settlement for the work(s) listed above is 70 days after the date of this Notice. If you have already submitted a claim for the work(s) listed above, you do not need to resubmit your claim.
If you have any questions, please contact us by phone at 1-877-206-2314 or by email at info@AnthropicCopyrightSettlement.com.
Sincerely,
Anthropic Copyright Settlement Administrator](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uy6mloyr37qtcdml3bq6a6o4/bafkreie2dmiawsk3a4qf65tklij4wi4uhqkpzx2m6ishqbz2kltqjq2tka)
Here's the link to my on camera interview with the great Jon Ciccolini at @beadleandgrimms.com as we discuss the upcoming Deep Space 9 murder mystery game HOLOSUITE HOMICIDE!! youtube.com/watch?v=2Nea...
Interview with Anne Tibbets, writer for the new Star Trek Murder Mystery game "Holosuite Homicide"
YouTube video by Beadle and Grimm's
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Wordle 1,765 1/6 OMG IT FINALLY HAPPENED! THE START WORD I'VE BEEN USING FOR !!YEARS!! WAS THE WORD TODAY! I AM IN TEARS LOL 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Dream Report: A Journalist major, an Accounting major, an ROTC Criminal Justice major, & a Computer Science major team up & investigate a cold serial killer case from their university's history & find out the killer is still active. Gen Z amateur detectives! WHO HAS A MANUSCRIPT LIKE THIS I WANT IT
You know what would also help her afford her husband's cancer treatments? UNIVERSAL FUCKING HEALTH CARE JESUS FUCKING CHRIST HOW IS THIS GODDAMN COUNTRY STILL LIKE THIS MAYBE GRANDMA SHOULDN"T HAVE TO DELIVER FOOD LIKE A TEENAGER IF WE HAD A DECENT FUCKING SOCIETY!!!!!!!!!!
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5mo agoSharon Simmons, the DoorDash grandma who was just part of a Trump photo op at the White House, says on Fox News that "no tax on tips" helped her because she couldn't afford her husband's cancer treatments
First the Pope now the Hungarian election...? #KissofDeathVance
Yeah sex is cool but have you experienced the crushing electoral defeat of a fascist pig? 🐷 #Orban
So many The Other Bennet Sister spoilers here in the US I bought the book and read it over the weekend. So, good job! I guess. Book sales. YAY! I'm sure I'm not the only one who did that, but still. All the spoilers. It's a little disappointing.
This is TONIGHT, y'all! Join us online or in person! www.crowdcast.io/c/year-of-th...
Year of the Mer -- L. D. Lewis in conversation with Mia Tsai
Register now for Year of the Mer -- L. D. Lewis in conversation with Mia Tsai on crowdcast, scheduled to go live on April 6, 2026, 07:30 PM EDT.
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L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch Apologist 🧜🏾♀️@ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 5mo agoA thread of L News fired off between Day Job Emails: First, a couple of YEAR OF THE MER tour dates! @itsamia.bsky.social and I kick it off at Charis in Decatur Mon 4/6! charisbooksandmore.com/event/2026-0... Then I'm at Love & Legends in Brooklyn Thurs 4/9: www.eventbrite.com/e/ld-lewis-f...
How I feel after giving an on camera interview...
a cartoon of bugs bunny wearing a hat
ALT: a cartoon of bugs bunny wearing a hat
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May the Monday terror gods turn their gaze upon your enemies!