Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 01/09/2026open.substack.comIt’s Hard to Be a Diamond in a Rhinestone WorldYour September Publishing Astrology Breakdown 010
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 12/08/2026open.substack.comWe Were All Rooting for You!Are Go-Sees an Answer to AI in Publishing? 030
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 06/07/2026open.substack.comTwo Conferences, One WeekField Notes On Connecting With An Agent 010
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 22/06/2026open.substack.comYou Are Allowed To Think About the Worst Possible ScenarioOr the One Thing I Wish I Could Tell My Younger Self About Literary Community 000
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 12/06/2026open.substack.comBe Ready When The Luck Runs OutOn Curating, Querying, and Partying 020
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 05/06/2026open.substack.comComputa, Make These Guys Super Gay and HornyAn Investigation Into LBTQ+ Book Sales 000
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 29/05/2026open.substack.comBlue Moon Rises Over PublishingOn Rejections, Missed Connections, and Harnessing Celestial Power 001
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 22/05/2026open.substack.comThe Democracy of PreordersAsk Not What Buying a Book Can Do For You—Ask What You Can Do By Buying a Book 000
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 15/05/2026open.substack.comMy Socratic SummerOn Meryl Streep, Giving Time, and End Goals 020
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 08/05/2026open.substack.comMind the GAPBack to the Basics of Connecting With Your Audience 000
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 01/05/2026open.substack.comDon’t Get Weird, Okay?An Astrological Take On First Encounters With Agents 020
Reposted by Ashley LopezRachel Kambury @rkambury.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Strikes don’t just work at the time—they keep working long after we’ve put away the handwarmers and posters and noisemakers. I’m so proud of @hcpunion.bsky.social, more than words can express.lunch.publishersmarketplace.comHarper Collins Union Ratifies New Contract; Secures Highest Starting Pay in Publishing - Publishers LunchThe Harper Collins Union, part of UAW Local 2110, has ratified a new contract, which mandates a starting salary of $52,500, for a 35-hour week—the highest in the industry. All covered employees will g... 071
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 20/03/2026open.substack.comDon't Call Me StupidHow To Make Your Book Better Than the Movies In One Easy Step 030
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 12/03/2026open.substack.comNo Second LocationsOn AWP, Pitching Your Book, and Knowing Yourself 020
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Not to assign homework the first week of school, but here’s some supplemental reading for my MSWLopen.substack.comA New Year's ApéritifAllow me to reintroduce myself... 051
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 18/09/2025The bag is lying deflated on the ground as the cat runs downtown to on a fresh adventure. See you in my new inbox, friends! 1191
Reposted by Ashley LopezTaco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · 01/08/2025I turned my book in @scribnerbooks.bsky.social today, and I swear to whoever is running the account, you can add Taco Bell Quarterly next to Stephen King, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway. Corporate at Simon and Schuster already said it was already okay to add me in the bio, totally legit 2845733
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 01/08/2025My first draft of this story was in my notes app, bedraggled after a long day in the office, waiting for my train at Grand Central. Which I think is simply to say you don’t need an aesthetic setup to write. So start writing. 0110
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 24/07/2025New to me artist I think about daily 🐔substack.comNo MFA Voice In the ClubWhat can we learn about art from a person dancing with a bucket of KFC? 130
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 23/06/2025I started a little substack that both is and isn’t about publishing and the art of crafting a literary novel. Come hang out with me! open.substack.com/pub/literall...open.substack.comFor Writers Who Want to Go Off-BookWhat can we learn about the literary novel from Nathan Fielder getting weird in the world of aviation? 120
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 07/04/2025You loved the White Lotus season 3 ending. You hated the White Lotus season 3 ending. All *I* care about is that there can be peace in my house again now that we no longer need to debate whether the theme song was better with the wee woos 090
Reposted by Ashley LopezEric Smith @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social · 04/04/2025As we gear up to plan for this year’s bookstore crawl, if you’re an author in the region who wants to be in the mix, reach out! I send 50+ local bookstores a spreadsheet of writers and their books in the region. And if YOU want to sponsor or partner up, give a shout! www.phillybookstorecrawl.comphillybookstorecrawl.comThe Philadelphia Bookstore Crawl 25214
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 30/03/2025I was a little ghost flitting around #AWP this year. The only photo of me is this one and it’s not even at the conference. I do my best work in the background. That’s where the magic happens. 170
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Me telling myself I can definitely fit any books I buy this weekend at #AWP in my carry-on 170
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Me pitching my work innie how fun #AWP will be but they recognize an ORTBO when they see one 150
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Me checking in for my #AWP flight while reading about plane crashes 2292
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Another March Madness, another opportunity to base my picks solely on the cuteness of the mascots much to the chagrin of my family 020
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 22/02/2025I just watched The Substance and not to be an a**hole and spoil it for anyone, but I’m just never going to stop thinking about that boob on an umbilical cord hitting the stage at the end. Like a sandbag bringing down a curtain. Horrific and hilarious. 160
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Clocking in for #MSWL Day duty 🫡 I’ve updated my profile on the website (will be linking below) but the tldr of it is that I’m looking for #horror #speculative #contemporary #upmarket and #literary #fiction for #adult and #ya. For #nonfiction I want to see #jounrnalism and #culturalcriticism 5695
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 01/02/2025“If I hadn’t already been radicalized, giving birth definitely would have radicalized me.” I hope you’ll read this interview and preorder @shayneterry.bsky.social’s LEAVE (coming to shelves 2/25/25) 060
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 31/01/2025If you’re looking for an editor who will hold your book’s feet (lovingly but firmly) to the fire, that’s kind of my jam. New profile up on Reedsy after much cajoling, so come work with me 🤓 reedsy.com/ashley-lopez-2reedsy.comAshley Lopez - Editor | ReedsyNew York, NY, USA Editor: A detail-oriented literary agent who has worked on New York Times bestsellers and brings a love for language to everything she does. 1151
Reposted by Ashley LopezEvette Dionne (Mostly on Threads) @freeblackgirl.bsky.social · 21/01/2025I was the EIC of Bitch Media for nearly five years. Few things bother me more than people saying “I wish Bitch still existed” because keeping it alive was so damn hard. I wrote about that conundrum for @theflytrapmedia.bsky.social. If you want an indie pub to survive, then please pay for it.theflytrap.beehiiv.comPay Me What You Owe MeIndependent media always gets homages on social media after it shutters – what if that support amounted to monetary donations that helped keep it alive and thriving? 6379116
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Spent a few hours today at MoMA to feel something 2190
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 19/01/2025If you are a writer who felt a small shudder of relief last night when the weird little pop-up apologized about the scrolly sanctuary being down because now you were forcibly freed from the algorithm and could finally work on your book… 📣📣 KEEP THAT ENERGY📣📣 0251
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 15/01/2025My one regret today is that I didn’t leave my little glass office near Grand Central to go see Adam Scott in his little glass office in Grand Central. 041
Reposted by Ashley LopezRosie Schaap @rosieschaap.bsky.social · 08/01/2025As a longtime Brooklynite, and lifelong library lover, could I be more thrilled to see THE SLOW ROAD NORTH on The Brooklyn Public Library's list of Favorite Books from 2024? Fuhgeddaboudit!discover.bklynlibrary.orgBrooklyn Public Library's Favorite Books from 2024 - Brooklyn Public Library BooklistBPL's librarians and staff members are pleased to share their favorite reads from 2024, featuring a wide variety of genres. Happy browsing! 0101
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 08/01/2025I know it’s bad form to reference a video on TikTok on a social media app that is not TikTok, but I believe this is the interpretation of the Macbeth witches Shakespeare would have wanted us to have www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYTxDrsa/tiktok.com(Thunder and lightning. Enter three witches) #shakespeare #midwestshakespeare #macbeth TikTok video by Reba Buhr 120
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 07/01/2025@readandbreathe.bsky.social’s first book went viral and has gone to multiple printings for a reason! WHAT MY FATHER AND I DON’T TALK ABOUT is going to be an absolute banger. The bookends to all our trauma: Mom AND Dad! 032
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Be the unhinged out of office message you wish to see in the world. 060
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Okay, but what does it say about you if you see yourself in the Existentially Anguished Planter? 100
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 02/12/2024This may be too niche, but I just keep thinking about that woman on TikTok who couldn’t believe a housekeeper would have a T Anthony bag. And also what is a T Anthony bag. (No one tell me. I have Google but there’s so little mystery left in life.) 020
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Yes, because the issue isn’t that we don’t have disintegrating and limited media coverage for the books already on the shelves. Let’s add 8k more titles into the mix courtesy of these gentlemen. 040
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 21/11/2024At the end of the night Kate told us to get back to work 🫡 1160
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Oh to be a little cat sharing a bed with another little cat blissfully unaware of the world outside or how rude it is to touch another person’s face without permission 0200
Reposted by Ashley LopezTaco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · 18/11/2024This is how you become a writer: just pick one of the things that is deeply wrong with you. Make it a character. Now send it on a self-help journey or try to kill it. Now call it a book. 474283464283
