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• Chinese/Korean-Drama Style Historical Romance (own-voices authors)
• Chinese-/Korean-Drama Style Fantasy Romance (own-voices authors)
• Romance
• YA Romance
• Romance (Christian/Inspy)

For the C- and K-drama romances, I am particularly looking for something that might have been inspired by/drawing from Chinese costume dramas or sageuks and involve palace intrigue, political revenge, betrayal and healing, Wuxia (martial arts chivalry) and as a sub-genre, Xianxia (high fantasy with supernatural elements). I love how many characters from different and rival clans/realms often fall in love who are already married in these, so I'm looking for contract and fake marriages, arranged and forced marriages, undercover and stealth marriages, etc. I also love a featured secondary couple who is falling in love alongside the leads, and would love both drama and moments of humor to bring balance to the narrative. These are also very much slow-burn emotional storylines that take a hot minute before finally leading to stolen kisses (that through emotional tension feel giant in their execution) and finally to the bigger payoff. In film, they are also beautiful in imagery, costumes, movement (martial arts) etc. and so I would like someone who can bring that world-building and imagery to the written page and make me feel I am there. Make it work for a US reader and I'll be signing someone. And a note to writers from other Asian cultures: If you’re writing this kind of romance, drawing from your own cultural traditions, please feel free to query under these subheads! I’d love to see what these tropes, dynamics and cinematic storytelling look like through other cultural lenses, too.

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Additional Info for those who want to read:

AUTO PASSES: Word count outside of genre expectations or age group. You don't tell me what's at stake for your main character in your pitch.NOTE ABOUT AGENCY: A response from one agent is a response from all, so choose wisely. You can only query one of us. Yes, we can see when you do. Also please note, 9 times out of 10, if it's a historical based in reality (not talking about a fantasy with a historical feel), another Spencerhill agent is a better fit.MOST IMPORTANT PART OF FORM IS THE BOX FOR "PITCH": This is what I look at first. This must be a concise elevator pitch that makes me want to read your sample, so HOOK ME HERE. It must include plot arc (what results because of the story problem) and stakes (what your main character will lose or gain if they don't/do solve the story problem).

Here are examples of good pitches from my client's work: PITCH EXAMPLE ONE:THE CLACKITY is about a girl (MAIN CHARACTER) who must enter an abandoned abattoir that acts as a gateway to a world of ghosts, witches, and monsters to play a game (PLOT) with deadly consequences (STAKES) in the hopes she'll rescue her aunt, the local paranormal expert (STAKES).

PITCH EXAMPLE TWO:THIN AIR is a locked-room thriller (GENRE) set on an eight-hour luxury flight bound for Paris, featuring 16 high school students competing for a prestigious scholarship (PLOT)—one someone is willing to kill to win (STAKES).

PITCH EXAMPLE THREEBEWARE THE MERMAIDS is about a close-knit group of 50-something women who call themselves the Mermaids and buy a sailboat to challenge one of their own's cheating husband to a sailing race from Newport Beach to Mexico (PLOT) on a voyage of self-discovery with a twist—winner take all or lose everything (STAKES).