Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 09/10/2026open.substack.comThe Winner Takes It AllHow Meaningful Are Prizes in Your Author Bio? 020
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 · 25/03/2025I want to hear three compelling or propulsive sentences, one laugh line, and an ending that ends on an image. You can do it in 5 minutes, beloveds! 000
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 · 22/02/2025Right?! I thought we were done but the movie said, Wait! There’s MORE! 110
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 · 16/02/2025I’d be happy to take a look. Please query me! www.waxmanliteraryagency.com/submitwaxmanliteraryagency.comSubmitting — Waxman Literary Agency 000
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 12/02/2025This is me now! www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/as...manuscriptwishlist.comAshley Lopez – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website 071
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Narratives exploring a piece of culture that’s been erased or muted especially from writers who are personally connected to that culture 130
Ashley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Realistic female friendship stories of all ages (and particularly queer friendship stories) Family stories (particularly multiple POV family stories and mother/daughter narratives) Reportage. Get me in the inside scoop! 140
