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Author Alexis Veenendaal

@alexisveenendaal.bsky.social

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(she/her) Author of Cozy Comedic Fantasy, rep'd by Madison Potter at Olswanger Literary. 📖 Not the main character. Short story published, mapmaker, crocheter, D&D nerd, Canadian in Wales. Currently ✨ VAGUE ✨ https://linktr.ee/alexisvauthor

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Author Alexis Veenendaal @alexisveenendaal.bsky.social · 19d

Absolutely ecstatic beyond words to be able to announce my DEBUT NOVEL publishing with DAW Books!!!!

That's right! My doddering old wizard novel will soon be a real, tangible thing 🍾Thank you so much to my wonderful Agent, Madison Potter, and my Editor, Aranya, for believing in this story 🫶

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Author Alexis Veenendaal @alexisveenendaal.bsky.social · 2d

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Author Alexis Veenendaal @alexisveenendaal.bsky.social · 11d

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Author Alexis Veenendaal @alexisveenendaal.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you!!

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Author Alexis Veenendaal @alexisveenendaal.bsky.social · 13d

Some things my beta readers/family and friends have said about my upcoming debut, HERO ADJACENT 🤣
#cozyfantasy #heroadjacent #writingcommunity

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DAW Books @dawbooks.bsky.social · 18d

We are thrilled to announce the upcoming publication of HERO ADJACENT by debut author Alexis Veenendaal 🥳 This is a cozy fantasy about an elderly wizard who must guide misfits to save the world armed with a ballpoint pen, an armadillo(ish) sidekick, and unwarranted optimism!

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Author Alexis Veenendaal @alexisveenendaal.bsky.social · 19d

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Author Alexis Veenendaal @alexisveenendaal.bsky.social · Aug 24

The cozy tale continues with chapter two of #talesandtankards
Read it on my substack: alexisveenendaalauthor.substack.com/p/tales-and-...

#cozyfantasy #bookstagram

Author Alexis Veenendaal @alexisveenendaal.bsky.social · Aug 23

I'm starting up my monthly author newsletter now that I've finally got some publishing news on the way! Subscribe at www.alexisveenendaal.com 🥰📖

#writingcommunity #authornewsletter

Author Alexis Veenendaal @alexisveenendaal.bsky.social · Aug 18

The key to being an author (and also a fantasy protagonist):
🐈 Animal companion
😴 Ability to survive with minimal sleep
☕ A dark attachment
🕳️ Hope in the direst of circumstances
🐉 Willingness to slay a dragon
#writingcommunity #author

Author Alexis Veenendaal @alexisveenendaal.bsky.social · Aug 17

A new series perhaps? 👀 A comedic, cozy fantasy tale, perchance? Ale, board games, books, and platonic besties, you say?

Subscribe to my Substack to get hooked on "Tales and Tankards". Chapter one out now! (Find the link in my bio).

#cozyfantasy
#substack #talesandtankards

Author Alexis Veenendaal @alexisveenendaal.bsky.social · Aug 17

This one sounds incredible!
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B. van Bodegom 📃is querying & writing @bvbodegom.bsky.social · Aug 16

CABIN IN THE WOODS × JOHN DIES AT THE END

When their detective friend is murdered during their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must rely on years of #TTRPG experience—and puns—to solve the crime before they're all killed off like NPCs in a badly written campaign.
#PosterPitQ #A #H #M #Posterpit

This is a horror movie-style poster for "DAD BODIES" with the tagline "THE GAME JUST TOOK A DAD TURN." The design features a large D20 die (showing numbers 19, 1, 7 and 13) at the center top, surrounded by blood splatter effects against a dark background with a gothic manor silhouette.Six men are arranged around the bottom portion, each showing expressions of terror or shock with hands raised defensively. They're labeled with names: Vincent, Sam, Troy, Hank, Marv, and Dave. The poster includes several review quotes in decorative frames: "I had to stop eating" and "OMG" and "EW! Haha!!" all attributed to beta readers.The poster credits "Written and Directed by B. van Bodegom" at the top and includes a "BIG 5 INTEREST" badge. At the bottom is a movie rating-style disclaimer with "RESTRICTED" rating and warnings about strong language, violence, and adult content.

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Author Alexis Veenendaal @alexisveenendaal.bsky.social · Aug 17

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Charli Rae @charlirae-writes.bsky.social · Aug 16

Imagine opening a book and finding your grandma’s 10th birthday. Or your classmate’s worst day. In The Last Blank Page, every book holds the last borrower’s memory… until the story starts to vanish. #PosterPitq #posterpit #MG

Author Alexis Veenendaal @alexisveenendaal.bsky.social · Aug 17

Thank you 😊

Author Alexis Veenendaal @alexisveenendaal.bsky.social · Aug 16

A twist on the hero's journey (Title TBD)
🪕Unexceptional hero
🧙‍♂️Cantankerous old wizard
🔮Misunderstood warlocks
🚬Cigar-eating animal companion
🌿Tree-hugging druids
🌶️🐾🫙Warriors with weird hobbies

Announcement coming soon(ish)
#PosterPit #A #F #AG

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · Aug 16

A humorous, illustrated middle grade like LAST KIDS ON EARTH with aliens. For reluctant readers. Author-illustrated and repped by @KristaVanDolzer #PosterPit #AG #SF #F #MG

An illustration of a 12-year-old boy in an epic stance looking off into the distance. He wears a T-shirt/tank and shoulder pads. It’s a closeup shot of a coliseum behind him with red flags waving. Sunlight glints off his shield as he prepares for a fight.

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Corrine @corrineonawhim.bsky.social · Aug 16

BABEL meets BAD SUMMER PEOPLE in this adult historical fantasy novel about rich boys doing stupid things like summoning demons.

🕰 Historical fantasy
🎭 Friends-to-foes
📜 Demon bargains
🎼 Grumpy violinist MC
☀️ Bar Harbor Gilded Age
🪑 Murder Mystery
🌹 Queer Rep

#Q soon! 💌

#PosterPit #F #HF #A

A fake movie poster picturing a man in a brown suit and a red bow tie. This novel is for fans of Babel, Bad Summer People, and Vicious! Some details are listed next: historical fantasy, friends-to-foes, demon bargains, grumpy violinist MC, Bar Harbor Gilded Age, murder mystery, and queer rep.
The tagline in the middle says, "You can pay to escape the heat but the company is hell."
The novel is titled The Tarnished Gentlemen and is about rich boys doing stupid things like summoning demons.
It also says "Coming soon to the query trenches!"

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Author Alexis Veenendaal @alexisveenendaal.bsky.social · Aug 16

Obsessed with the tagline

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Ash is 🌟vague🌟 @ashleyrugg.bsky.social · Aug 16

#YA with crossover appeal // BRIDGERTON x DRACULA
✨6 ms requests✨

🦷His life is at stake for biting her
🦇Her life is at stake for surviving it
👑All she wanted was to find family, now she has to 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦
🩸Blood is thicker than water… 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑡𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑦.

#PosterPitQ #SPF #R #H #PosterPit

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Author Alexis Veenendaal @alexisveenendaal.bsky.social · Aug 16

Professor Hark is sent to a prestigious school that trains the best adventurers in the kingdom. His mission from the Bureau: secretly audit the professors there. What he doesn't expect is oddball colleagues and students who finally give him a home.

#PosterPit #W #AG #F #A #Cozy

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Lotte is querying @lottevansande.bsky.social · Aug 16

JUST ADD WATER // adult romcom with open door spice

🪼 small town
🪼 one camper / one bed
🪼 golden retriever x black cat
🪼 workplace romance
🪼 one-sided rivalry
🪼 forced proximity

Querying in October ❤️

#posterpitw #posterpitq (soon) #posterpitA #posterpitR #posterpit

Movie poster with an ocean theme - clownfish and the words JUST ADD WATER, swimming into inboxes late 2025
Cynical Sedna is far from amused when cave diver Kai joins her in the tank during mermaid shows but when the two embark across Australia to help another aquarium, she finds the animals she helps aren’t the only ones swimming their way into her heart

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AJ Super @ajsuper.com · Aug 16

What would you do if you had the power to protect what you love?

So what if Nyx’s humanity slips a when she uses her new AI-god abilities against a power-hungry Galactic Queen. If she doesn’t, she’ll lose everything she ever wanted--her own crew and a real family.

#PosterPit #P #A #SF

A movie-style poster with a woman covered in purple filaments and purple and yellow text.

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Author Alexis Veenendaal @alexisveenendaal.bsky.social · Aug 16

Sentient mushroom you say 👀

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Emma Al-munshi @emmaalmunshi.bsky.social · Aug 16

Introducing the #PosterPit premiere of…

A KINGDOM TO DROWN ME

The Knight and the Moth x Heavenly Bodies

Will the waves of a broken Kingdom come crashing down on Mona Al’Maii?

☀️ Grumpy x Sunshine
🌊 Sunken kingdom, hidden beneath the ocean
🌟 Magical politics
⚔️ Quest

#W #F #R #NA #RF

A mock movie poster for a book. The background is an overlay of a close-up of a beach and the tree line of a misty forest.
The Images show:
- Outline of a woman with a sword
- Outline of a man with a bow and arrow
- Outline of an eagle
Text across the top reads:
GRUMPY x SUNSHINE
INSPIRED BY ATLANTIS
SLOW BURN WITH a chilli
LOST MAGIC, all of these with 5. Stars

Title reads: A kingdom to drown me, a romantasy novel by Emma Al-munshi

QUERYING SOON
Tagline is: Will the waves of a broken kingdom come crashing down on Mona Al’Maii

Then a mock up of a film rating that reads NA, Contains Mild 'Spice" mild violence and some scenes that readers might find exciting/terrifying

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Victoria Jayne (they/them) is querying ya fantasy @victoriajayneoh.bsky.social · Aug 16

#PosterPit #YA #F #C

A transfemme plant-killer garden witch works with a rival music witch to supply magic to an ancient flower for three months. When MC’s autistic meltdown turns the flower sentient, she must learn to regulate her emotions to conceal the scandal.

Anime style poster for A Harmony of Witches. Girl with curly hair, flowers, music and hand holding. So… were you gonna consult me before working with our mortal enemy?
The jig is up.
Yeah, no shit, Melody

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Author Alexis Veenendaal @alexisveenendaal.bsky.social · Aug 16

Omg love this art