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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

All partials have now been responded to. I have 11 fulls remaining. I hope to read all of them before Christmas.

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I was meant to do something else this afternoon but this full has made me sit up and pay attention.

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Focusing on partials over the next few weeks before I read any more fulls. This is so that I know what my options are before I make any more offers. Will hopefully get back to most people in my query inbox soon.

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Having a reading day. Ideally I will finish this full and get through a few partials. Hopefully get back to some of you soon!

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Ki Agency @kiagency.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Ki is so excited to welcome K.L.Grubb to the team. He is joining @helenlane.bsky.social's growing team, and we can't wait for you to read his scary books.

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Wicker peen. That’s it. Send me your weird books #mswl

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Ki Agency @kiagency.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

@kiagency.bsky.social is so excited to welcome Joshua to the team. Joshua writes amazing fantasy and is part of @helenlane.bsky.social group of miscreants and troublemakers - I mean authors. Welcome to Hel's Angels, Joshua. In the words of the team.....ONE OF US!

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Ki Agency @kiagency.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Feast your eyes on the gorgeous cover for Mother of Night by James Bennett Preorder: zandoprojects.com/books/mother... @helenlane.bsky.social @kiagency.bsky.social

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James Bennett | Pre-order "Mother of Night" @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

My deepest thanks to @crimereads.bsky.social for hosting the cover reveal of "Mother of Night". To everyone at @zandoprojects.bsky.social and my wonderful agent @helenlane.bsky.social An exclusive excerpt from the novel is now available on the CrimeReads site: crimereads.com/category/dai... 🏳️‍🌈⚔️📚💙

A man with a melting face looks to heaven is the cover of my new Horror novel "Mother of Night".

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Ki Agency @kiagency.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Congratulations to Meredith Lanzen on the release of Formula Zero. This is one you don't want to miss! And don't forget that winning doesn't always mean coming first! @helenlane.bsky.social

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Ki Agency @kiagency.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

@helenlane.bsky.social is so excited to welcome @remblackstaff.bsky.social to the team. Remington writes wonderful thrillers and fantasy and we cannot wait to share them with you all.

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I have six fulls I am desperate to read and some time in the next few days. Have a good feeling about all of these. Just need the time To read them.

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Ki Agency @kiagency.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

@helenlane.bsky.social (and @kiagency.bsky.social) are so excited to welcome Chiara-Marie to the team. Chiara writes wonderful detective thrillers and is kickstarting Helen's ventures into crime (of the book variety).

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Yay. So excited to have J.D on the team. Cannot wait for you all to read her books.

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

MSWL the vibes of Widow’s Bay.

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

MSWL Until Dawn (film) is one of my new favourite horror films. If you have something with that vibe I would love to see it.

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

MSWL deep sea horror with mermaids. In the vein of Into The Drowning Deep.

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

MSWL would love to see some more books from older protagonists. Especially in horror. Reading The Autumm Springs Retirement Home Massacre and it is awesome.

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I will be closing to queries at the end of June. If you’d like to query me by then it’s via QM only unless it’s a referral or personal request. All other emails are deleted. Please also check what genres I represent or am open to. A lot are being rejected because I don’t rep what I’m being sent.

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Ok, my existing client work schedule has cleared giving me (fingers crossed) a month to focus on my query inbox. This happens rarely and I’ve worked my ass off the last six months to get this small window of time in between planned edits.

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Am desperately trying to read queries. But I've been focusing on full manuscripts recently so I'm going slow. I promise I want to read your work!

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I asked for advice on voting tactically a few months back. Lots of people recommended this and I saved the comments. All of those comments have since been blocked while Reform is everywhere. So this is me pissed off and trying to do my bit before the 7th. stopreformuk.vote

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Update on queries/ partials/ fulls. I have a slightly scary workload for the next few weeks, which means that I am not going to be able to look at queries during that time. If the stars align, I would love to take a reading week towards the end of May (probably won't happen but a girl can dream).

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Polite reminder once again that I only read queries via Query Manager, as per my query instructions. If you chose to email me instead it will be deleted without being read.

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Just been reading a few posts about agents not reading queries. The assumption for this is based on fast deletion rates on QM. I just wanted to give some context to this because it’s unlikely to be that the agent isn’t reading.

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Approaching birthday season. What books would you recommend go on the list for my family to buy for me?

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

A polite reminder that I only accept queries through QM unless specifically asked for it in email format. If you send it through to my inbox it will be deleted.

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Damn, I've just opened up QM and already had 165 queries. I was extra impressed because I sneakily opened 12 hours early and didn't announce it and had ten queries in the first three minutes. Is there some sort of QM alert I didn't know about? Anyway, impressed. You guys are on it.

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

I will be opening to queries from the 1st April. Hopefully all necessary info has been included below and will soon be on the Ki website as well. This will be through QM unless I personally request an email from an author. All unsolicited emails regarding queries will be deleted.

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Ki Agency @kiagency.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

We’re thrilled to be welcoming Davey Jones and his horror-thriller to Ki. He will be represented by @helenlane.bsky.social

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I will be opening to queries towards the end of March after LBF. I still have a few fulls to decide upon which may influence what I am open to. For the moment it is likely to be Adult Action and Adventure, Thriller, Fantasy, and Fantasy Romance. I am unsure on YA Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Sci Fi.

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

My apologies to anyone waiting for something from me. Between a family emergency, personal illness, and LBF looming, I have been a little scattered recently. I am slowly getting back on top of things but LBF is still looming. I anticipate being a fully functioning person and professional by 16/03/26

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James Bennett | Pre-order "Mother of Night" @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Here's the book deal announcement in full. Many thanks to @helenlane.bsky.social of @kiagency.bsky.social and TJ of @zandoprojects.bsky.social It's an honour to work with both and I can't wait to share these novels with you all! 📚💙🏳️‍🌈 #EvilTwin

Publishing announcement for two books from yours truly. "Mother of Night" and "The Dead Hundred".

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

My horror list is STRONG right now. Lots of news coming up but this genre has becoming one of the pillars of my list. I'm not open to queries for a few more months but I am here for the weird and horrifying when I do open. Especially if you can throw some genre blends at me. Terrify me!

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Not coping so well with the world right now. Anyone want to make a list of positive things that happened in the world recently? It can be your life or it can be something you read about. I just need to see some good right now. I'll take anything.

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gita “the formalist” jackson @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Who among us would not launch a thousand ships for the sake of Lupita Nyongo

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

There are so many terrible things happening in the world that it seems wrong to focus on the death of one person. But I have loved Catherine O’Hara since I was a kid. And it feels like I lost someone truly important. But my husband reminded me that her work is there for me to watch any time.

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

I just read a post that said ‘Mistakes are education, not identity’. If you needed to hear that today, this is your reminder.

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Work is keeping me sane right now. But it’s also not healthy to be working this much to avoid thinking about the rest of the world. It’s 2am. I’m tired. I’m also afraid to switch off and let my thoughts roam.

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Watching Nuremberg tonight! Felt appropriate!

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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Not sure if Mike is on here. But so excited to have him on the team. His weird books are a perfect fit for me!!!!!

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