@CoreyTheWriter

#amquerying agents for book club fiction (mothers, sisters, daughters). Dog fanatic. Ally. Opinionated but likable. 10/10 Room Rater. #writingcommunity

 British Columbia
coreythewriter.com
Joined July 2011
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Tali Shammas@talishammasAug 2
To all authors who think you need to have connections or spend money to get an agent, every client I have signed thus far has come from a cold query on QT. Keep at it!
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Me too Rachel, but carded for the seniors discount.
rachel mcmillan 🇨🇦@rachkmcFeb 13
I get carded at the wine store if I don't wear makeup
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Jenee Dutary@JeneeDutaryFeb 13
I started querying in 2023. In 2024 I cried on vacation every night because I didn't want to query anymore but couldn't convince myself to stop. That book is being published this year, and I'm ✨ vague ✨ with another. I was terrified to query again, but I'm glad I did.
Vicky Weber - Agent, Author, Educator
@vickyweberbooksFeb 13
A lot of success stories skip the part where someone almost quit for very reasonable reasons.
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WeRateDogs
@dog_rates18 Nov 2025
This is Mack. In his head he absolutely crushed this agility course. Who are we to tell him otherwise. 14/10
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Bart 🌊⚓️
@BartGonnissen18 Nov 2025
In Greenland, the last supply ship of the season has departed. No more ships until June 2026, and the ice has cleared. (📸 sermilik_adventures_)
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Giller Prize
@GillerPrize18 Nov 2025
Souvankham Thammavongsa is the winner of the 2025 #GillerPrize for her novel, PICK A COLOUR. gillerprize.ca/souvankham-th…
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Last week, I got Zelda and Valentina their own Amazon account. This decal was their first purchase.
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Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary ok I did not have a clue and find it hard to believe it was 14 but ok. No need to celebrate.
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Attended the BC veterinarians social at the @CVMA national convention in Victoria. We dressed for the room - the Bengal Room. Nailed it. @BCVeterinarians
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Russell Crowe
@russellcrowe17 Jun 2025
Visited my 7th province today. 3 more and a territory or two to go. One day. First visited Canada in 1992. It’s an amazing country. You should come and have look for yourself.
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Fabulously helpful. Include emotion!!!
K.C. Harper@kcharper61326 Dec 2024
I've been seeing a bunch of posts about synopsis today. Not sure if this'll help anyone, but here's how I do mine. They take FOREVER to type out so, following my (reverse) outline, I do voice-to-text, saying everything that happens in the story, including character arcs. 1/2
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My lovely girls wish my friends happy holidays and they wish all writers appreciative audiences for their books.
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The good news is everything is funny at 50, and at 60, you simply find life ironic and highly entertaining. Enjoy the ride. The squirrels appreciate your camaraderie.
rachel mcmillan 🇨🇦@rachkmc26 Dec 2024
anyone else hit 40 and then just cry at everything like "omg that squirrel! just trying to provide for the winter"
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I suspect I’ll find one in my stocking tomorrow morning.
Hallie Christensen@hallie_christen24 Dec 2024
My author trophy for this year:
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On my roof.
Mike Holmes@Make_It_Right9 Nov 2024
If I gave you 20k to fix your house, where would you put it?
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Thank you for donating 600 pairs of shoes. Fabulous spirit.
Vessi 💧
@VessiFootwear23 Oct 2024
Facts.
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I’ve received this one. More than once. I thought they found my premise fantastic and my writing to have potential.
Author Benjamin Ryan
@brclothwrites13 Oct 2024
“…we didn’t quite fall in love with this as we had hoped…” This phrase is used a lot in literary agent rejections I receive, and I always find it a bit demeaning. Is it just me? #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying #AmWriting
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An hour. Big agent. Began “Dear Jake”. My name’s Corey.
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Phoebe Morgan@Phoebe_A_Morgan10 Oct 2024
Frankfurt is a weird time for writers; it can feel like everyone is getting 6 figure deals (they’re not!). To do something for those who aren’t yet at that stage, I’m offering a free critique of your first 10k words & synopsis (fiction only) - to enter RT by midnight Sat! 📚✍️
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