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Rebecca Matte @rebeccamatte.com · 1d

Hi there and thanks for asking! Definitely wait for Hannah to reply first. If it's a pass, you can use the link I had posted at any time - just make sure to flag in the referral line it was "DVPit"

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Rebecca Matte @rebeccamatte.com · 2d

Just an update to #amquerying: I have 102 queries already! Wow, you all amaze me with your creativity and enthusiasm!

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Rebecca Matte @rebeccamatte.com · 2d

The crazy thing is that I don't play video games! Basically just Hades. (And Cult of the Lamb, but that's a thing with my partner)

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Rebecca Matte @rebeccamatte.com · 2d

I have no objection to something previously self published! I would say that if it is, it's best if there is a pretty substantial readership or a non exclusive license (or limited one that has ended). If you did it yourself and it's relatively small, it's more of a challenge but not a totally no!

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Rebecca Matte @rebeccamatte.com · 2d

Reminder #amquerying: I open to queries at midnight tonight (in 45 minutes)! I'll stay open until I reach 500, to maintain a bit of sanity and ensure that I can get back to people in a reasonable time.

My goal is to keep opening quarterly, so please don't stress about missing out or bad timing.

Rebecca Matte @rebeccamatte.com · 24d

Heads up #amquerying: I will be open to queries from *October 12-19*, or until I reach 500 queries.

I am just about through the 500 queries I received in June - it has taken me 4 months due to health, working 3-3.5 jobs and making sure I have some balance remaining.

Thanks for understanding!

Rebecca Matte @rebeccamatte.com · Jun 5

In advance of reopening to queries on *June 13* to marginalized creators, I have updated my Manuscript Wishlist on my website.

Most of my wishlist remains perennially true, but I wanted to pull out some things I'm especially excited to see right now:

#mswl #amquerying #amwriting #writingcommunity

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Rebecca Matte @rebeccamatte.com · 2d

*Opens computer at 11pm*

Don't start playing Hades II, don't start playing Hades II, you *won't* put it down for 2 hours, make good decisions.

*Stares at Steam app as the sirens sing in my head*

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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 3d

From my hemiplegic migraine group

“You don’t look sick” Thanks that’s the goal. But here is what you don’t see. I cancel plans, I rest for hours after a shower, I forget basic words mid sentence, I grieve a version of myself barely remember, fight everyday against a body that doesn’t cooperate. It is not just tired. It is chronic illness.

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Rebecca Matte @rebeccamatte.com · 5d

I’m having some lingering Covid brain fog and pain, so I wasn’t as thorough today as I would have liked! But I do open to queries on October 12, and I do encourage anyone who think I might be a good match to query me then!

Thanks everyone for your amazing books and pitches 💖

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Rebecca Matte @rebeccamatte.com · 6d

Depends on the person, but for me the answer is yes! I go to conventions and am going to try to travel to book events (with reason and means) as long as I can!

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Rebecca Matte @rebeccamatte.com · 6d

I love to hear @courtney-floyd.com talk about her debut, and now you can see why too:

Check out the Big Idea behind HIGHER MAGIC wherein Courtney dives into how academia expects you to be a floating brain: whatever.scalzi.com/2025/10/08/t...

Many thanks to @scalzi.com for sharing his platform!

The Big Idea: Courtney Floyd

Though neurodivergent people tend to love the world of academia and absorbing information, the systems and structure of higher education is often antithetical to the needs of differently abled peop…

whatever.scalzi.com

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Rebecca Matte @rebeccamatte.com · 6d

@courtney-floyd.com ‘s debut novel HIGHER MAGIC is officially out in the world and available for purchase!

HIGHER MAGIC is dark academia art at a public grad school, feat. A talking skull, unions and fighting institutional ableism in academia!

bookshop.org/p/books/high...

Higher Magic

Check out Higher Magic - <strong>"<em>Higher Magic</em> is my catnip. By what dark arts I know not, Floyd has summoned up a wonderful wizard-grad-school slice-of-life, replete with organizing, romance...

bookshop.org

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Rebecca Matte @rebeccamatte.com · 6d

Happy book birthday to @courtney-floyd.com and HIGHER MAGIC!

Thrilled to be at the launch party to celebrate Courtney and her wonderful debut with friends, skulls, and chocolate!

@htpbooks.bsky.social

Beautiful brick building with arches, and a sign in front reading “Book Launch Courtney Floyd HIGHER MAGIC”

Photo of myself and Courtney in the library, holding HIGHER MAGIC

Image of Courtney standing behind a table stacked with copies of HIGHER MAGIC, along with stickers and skulls

Courtney and a blond woman sit on high chairs before an audience speaking about HIGHER MAGIC, with a copy of the cover between them

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Rebecca Matte @rebeccamatte.com · 6d

I’m so excited for #DVPit (though I am going to try to be somewhat reasonable)!!

If I like your pitch, please send your query and first 10 pages to: QueryTracker.net/query/RMatte...

And remember this is but one way to be recognized, so enjoy the day and keep up the amazing work!

Query Rebecca Matte at Bradford Literary Agency

QueryTracker.net

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Rebecca Matte @rebeccamatte.com · 7d

I mean….Hera…

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Courtney Floyd @courtney-floyd.com · 7d

Newsletter post - in which I celebrate my very first BOOK DAY, share some of the moments that made up my debut year, and remind you to claim your digital swag if you preordered.

buttondown.com

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Rebecca Matte @rebeccamatte.com · 8d

Casual views on my drive to Vermont today

Country road in Vermont around a bend with an inn to the left and varied foliage ahead

Tree hanging over a lake, with reflections of fall foliage in the water and a boat on land

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Courtney Floyd @courtney-floyd.com · 10d

Happy Saturday! I did a Q&A with The Nerd Daily, in which I talked about my publishing journey and disclosed what I sort of things I wrote as a 7 or 8 year old.

Q&A: Courtney Floyd, Author of 'Higher Magic' | The Nerd Daily

We chat with author Courtney Floyd about Higher Magic, which follows a struggling mage student with intense anxiety must prove that classic literature contained magic—and learn to wield her own storie...

thenerddaily.com

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Courtney Floyd @courtney-floyd.com · 11d

Chatting with @maxgladstone.bsky.social about Higher Magic was such a full circle moment for me. His feedback on the first few chapters of an early draft at Viable Paradise helped me unlock the R&R that got me my fantastic agent, and the rest is history... or debut year, anyway. 💚

In a Way, the Skull is an Assistive Technology

An Interview with Courtney Floyd, author of Higher Magic

maxgladstone.substack.com

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Rebecca Matte @rebeccamatte.com · 12d

Oh hey that’s me :)

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Rebecca Matte @rebeccamatte.com · 13d

Congrats on the move!!

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Courtney Floyd @courtney-floyd.com · 17d

10 days until HIGHER MAGIC is out! I loved the way @mkhardywrites.com did their countdown with snips from their novel, so I’m doing that, too.

In this snippet, Bartleby is practicing describing her exam spell with her mentor. It’s… not going great. @htpbooks.bsky.social @htphive.bsky.social

A quote graphic featuring a decorative image of the moon, the skull from HIGHER MAGIC’s cover, and the following text: HIGHER MAGIC
"I used algorithm-and rune-enhanced
Markov Chains to train a spellwork construct to identify common patterns in early novels and grimoires from the same period. Once it's fixed, it should. caught myself, tried again. "It will generate new narrations using those patterns and, hopefully…. um… definitely?"
I cleared my throat, wishing I could shed another layer. The office felt at least ten degrees hotter than it had been when I'd walked in.
OUT IN 10 DAYS.

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Rebecca Matte @rebeccamatte.com · 18d

My e-bike was a game changer - in Brooklyn it means I can get everywhere without worrying about public transit. I used to commute on it over the bridge, and it works when my body doesn’t.

Also aside from upfront cost, which is big, it saves a ton of money over time.

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Rebecca Matte @rebeccamatte.com · 22d

Oh it's chronic, so it's always up and down! Though I did just make it through a bout of covid, so I am actually feeling better right now, thank you! :)

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Courtney Floyd @courtney-floyd.com · 22d

pspsps only a few more hours to enter the goodread giveaway for HIGHER MAGIC, y'all www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

Book giveaway for Higher Magic by Courtney Floyd Sep 01-Sep 21, 2025

Enter to win one of 5 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Sep 01-Sep 21, 2025. Enter for a chance to win 1 of 5 finished reading copies of HIGHER ...

www.goodreads.com

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Rebecca Matte @rebeccamatte.com · 24d

Heads up #amquerying: I will be open to queries from *October 12-19*, or until I reach 500 queries.

I am just about through the 500 queries I received in June - it has taken me 4 months due to health, working 3-3.5 jobs and making sure I have some balance remaining.

Thanks for understanding!

Rebecca Matte @rebeccamatte.com · Jun 5

In advance of reopening to queries on *June 13* to marginalized creators, I have updated my Manuscript Wishlist on my website.

Most of my wishlist remains perennially true, but I wanted to pull out some things I'm especially excited to see right now:

#mswl #amquerying #amwriting #writingcommunity

Manuscript Wishlist — Rebecca Matte | Matter Services, LLC

www.rebeccamatte.com

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