I’m sad to share that starting Sept 15, I’ll be pausing unsolicited queries through the end of the year 💙 I’m still happy to consider referrals or connect at a conference or pitch events. Thanks for understanding!

Hi! 👋🏻 I’m a literary agent at The Ampersand Agency actively building my list 📚 Here is my manuscript wishlist 👀 #mswl To submit, please send three chapters/50pp to [email protected], along with a synopsis and a brief bio.

#DroughtMonitor 9/2: Conditions worsened again from the Ohio Valley to the Central Mississippi River region. The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic also worsened. The West saw scattered monsoon-related improvements. #Drought2025’s Footprint: 29.1% of USA drought.gov NOAA

Happy Thursday! God bless you. Have a wonderful day! 🙂

I hear thunder!

New hurricane coming

I can't speak for other authors, but I do have some songs that are ones that I most like to listen to when I'm writing or editing. I keep the volume low, but it's something about certain songs that I sometimes like to play in the background while I work. #writerslife

We're tracking Invest 91L in the atlantic, which is looking more concerning for the lesser Antilles. My coastal awareness model is throwing yellow "aware" dots across the islands. Stay tuned...

Happy Friday! God bless you. Have a fun day! 🙂

Hurricane Kiko is forecast to approach the Hawaiian Islands during the early to the middle portion of next week. However, it is too soon to determine the exact location or magnitude of these impacts, and interests there should continue to monitor the progress of this storm at

There is still time to sign up to pitch to me tomorrow! I would love to get at least two last minute sign ups today (I am a girl with a goal, okay?) Sign up or share!

I know many of you will be preparing your #PitchDis pitch over the weekend, so here's a list of what you'll need for the event and a couple of reminders.

Timing matters. Market matters. Bandwidth matters. Sometimes ‘not now’ really does mean ‘not now.’

Is it just me or have others experienced an influx of Spam calls?

Brandy Vallance, Literary Agent & Author Writing Day Workshops (Writers Conferences) Send 'em my way! I still have 3 or 4 slots open!

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia until 12 AM CDT

Five years ago (almost to the day), I posted a video on YouTube called "How to Get a Book Published by a Big 5 House." No fancy camera, no mic. Just me sitting on my couch reading notes from my laptop, hoping a few authors would find it helpful. In that video, I say, "I'm going

Hey everyone! Given some discussion between pitch event hosts and the oversaturated pitch market recently, the #PosterPit team has decided to limit our event to once annually - the third Saturday of April, each year. Our next event will be in April on the 18th!

Here we go

Okay, change of plans - I'll be here until 3pm EDT for the final #AskPitchDis before the #PitchDis. If you have any last minute questions reply this post.