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Send a Query to Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency

NONFICTION AUTHORS: STOP HERE AND READ!!!

IF YOUR PROJECT IS NONFICTION, I need you to go to the following website and download my proposal template, then follow the instructions to submit your proposal to me. Here's the link: Proposal Template.

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IF YOUR PROJECT IS SELF-PUBLISHED: STOP HERE AND READ!!!

IF YOUR PROJECT IS SELF-PUBLISHED, I need you to go to the following website and download my Q&A, then follow the instructions to submit your proposal to me. Here's the link: Indie Author Q&A.

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ALL AUTHORS STOP HERE AND READ:

If you currently have an open query with another Marsal Lyon agent, please wait until you have received a disposition on that query before opening a new one with me. MARSAL LYON DOES NOT ACCEPT QUERIES TO MORE THAN ONE AGENT AT A TIME.

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I AM CURRENTLY ONLY ACCEPTING QUERIES FOR THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF PROJECTS:

ROMANCE. Anything "Dark." (Anything traditionally considered taboo, but: I am not looking for Non-Con or Rape Fantasies! Please do not send me those tropes).

"Dark" and "Drama Intense" (Think trauma healing tropes like Quiet Obsession by I.A. Dice, or the now very outdated After series by Anna Todd)
Mafia Romance
Omegaverse
Why Choose / Reverse Harem
Dark RomCom (Think: Butcher and Blackbird, Lights Out, or X Marks the Stalker)
Motorcycle Club Romance
Vigilante Romance
Stalker Romance
Horror Romance (Think: Blackthorne by J.T. Geissinger)
Paranormal Romance
Supernatural Romance
College / New Adult Romance
Hockey Romance
Sports Romance
Dystopian Romance
Cozy Romantasy

COZIES

Cozy Horror
Cozy Fantasy
Cozy Romantasy

OTHER

Domestic/Psychological Suspense (Think: B.A. Paris, Ruth Ware, Shari Lapena)
Horror
Standalone Mystery (Think Frieda McFadden)
NonFiction (If submitting nonfiction, you MUST FIRST go to Cathie's Proposal Template and follow the directions to submit).

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PLEASE DO NOT SEND ME A PROJECT THAT IS NOT ON THE ABOVE LIST UNLESS I HAVE INVITED YOU TO DO SO OR YOU ARE USING A REFERRAL LINK FROM ANOTHER AGENT OR ONE OF MY CLIENTS.

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Send a Query to Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency

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IF YOUR PROJECT IS SELF-PUBLISHED: STOP HERE AND READ!!!

ALL AUTHORS STOP HERE AND READ:

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