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Tiff Bartel

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Viet-Canadian illustrator, writer, multimedia artist, general goblin. Treaty 1 territory. Queer, ND. She/they. https://tiffbartel.com #SCBWI #SCBWICanadaWest @cartoonist.coop

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Tiff Bartel @tiffbartel.com · Aug 6

Sorry to yap, but: I just finished a 72k-word first draft of my #WIP adult spec fic/soft sci fi novel and I'm stoked.

Now I have to find something else to work on while I let it congeal before tackling the edits.

#writingcommunity #amwriting #writesky

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Emily Paige @emilypaigedraws.bsky.social · 13h

peachtober day 11 - seagull✨
#peachtober25 #peachtober25seagull

this was another tough one for me since seagulls don’t really fit in the woodland critter vibe lol, but then I saw a quilt online with animals in the pattern and was inspired to make this cozy bedtime scene!

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Ginger Ngo | Illustrator 🤡 @gingerngo.bsky.social · 1d

Yup, it is most definitely "colourwork sweaters and hot chocolate while waiting for the bus" weather.

#kidlitart

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ak-writes.bsky.social @ak-writes.bsky.social · 3d

The Jasmine Throne x The Phoenix King
An #agentsguide to EMBROIDERED, a South Asian inspired adult fantasy complete at 97k words.

Title page character sketched by Jazz and colored by me.

A woman (sketched by Jazz, colored by me) holds a veena in front of a palace (public domain Canva image). The title says "Embroidered"

The pitch: In an 1800's India-inspired world, a court musician plays pretty melodies at night, and by day, plots deadly revenge on the governor to reclaim her inheritance. But when a runaway princess with a devastating smile arrives in her city, the civil unrest that ensues might kill them both first

Four different comp titles: The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri, An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir, The Phoenix King by Aparna Verma, and The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh. The descriptors include: themes of colonialism and cultural erasure, heroines that grow into themselves and lean into rebellion, South Asian mythology and folklore + female rage, and revenge plots derailed by unexpected love.

One section holds the opening lines: “There were traditions that existed for the sake of continuity— careful connections to our roots and ancestors— and then there were those we could do without. Amma’s daily performance, I thought, fell into the latter.”

One section has an excerpt: “I just nodded, shifting my gaze back to the idol. Her golden cheeks glistened and I was desperate to change the subject. “They say when your plea to the goddess truly moves her, she cries sea-water tears.”

“I’ve heard of that,” Roshni said, brightening. “If you catch them, I think they grant wishes?”

“Do they?”

“Myths.” The kumari shrugged. “Things for me to believe in and for you to analyze skeptically.”

I had to grin at that, leaning towards her. “Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m the more faithful out of the pair of us.”

She rolled her eyes, tilting up her chin even as her lips stretched wide. “I do love your nath,” she admitted. Her fingers came up to press against the gold hoop at my nose.

And suddenly it was too much contact. Too little contact. Every sensible thought I’d ever had left my head.”

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Jeremy Ghost Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 1d

I'd love for you to read my Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book during the Halloween season.

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

This is a photo of a paperback copy of The Atrocities by me (Jeremy C. Shipp). The cover features a creepy old manor house, storm clouds, and a hedge maze. The book is against a brick wall with vines growing around and over the book.

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The Striped Bananas @thestripedbananas.bsky.social · 1d

Attention writers, artists, and musicians of uplifting and hopeful works! We're helping run this BlueSky event in November 🌻

#HopePit Community @hopepit.bsky.social · 2d

Let's spin visions of hope & resilience!

🌞🌱

We hope you can JOIN US Nov 9 for #Hopepit, uplifting all types of media under the big #hopepunk & #clifi ⛱️ umbrellas.
Here on 🦋.

#solarpunk #permaculture #hopecore #hope
#WritingCommunity #GameDev #IndieDev #TTRPG #Comic
#WriteSky #Writers #MusicSky

Flier for #Hopepit
Sunday, Nov 9
community connect Nov 5 - 8

🌞🌱 Let’s elevate hope! 🌱🌞

An inclusive community-building hype event for voices of light & vision in the darkness.

Open to creators of all media telling stories of hope, resilience, sustainability, mindfulness, climate change, & collapse navigation

#Hopepit

🌞Use the #Hopepit hashtag to share your pitches, books, videos, articles, and art

🌱We encourage the use of additional tags, like: #hopepunk, #solarpunk, #clifi, #IndigenousFuturism, etc

🌳Not sure which genre? JOIN US anyway!

🌱We 💛 resource sharing & discussion threads!

@hopepit.bsky.social

climate fiction hopecore hopepunk clifi #Climatefiction nomadpunk solarpunk #solarpunk #hopecore indigenous futurism pitch hype permaculture

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Eloise Chakour | Writer | Querying @echakour-writes.bsky.social · 1d

I just entered #RevPit #10Queries. Enter now for a chance to win free feedback on your query and 1st 5 pages!

reviseresub.com/mini-events/...

October 2025 10Queries

Are you readying your manuscript to query agents? Are you preparing for this year’s RevPit event? What better way to know if your query an

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Ellen Hawkins Studio @ellenhawkins.bsky.social · 1d

The crystal ball reveals... change is coming! For #ABLArtFest @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Gouache illustration of a witch peering into her crystal ball revealing the words "change is coming"

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 3d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Tiff Bartel @tiffbartel.com · 2d

Cyberpunk heists and found families forever!!! 🤝

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Tiff Bartel @tiffbartel.com · 2d

Thank you so much!

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Melissa Manlove @mmanlove.bsky.social · 3d

Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is [email protected]. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...

Melissa Manlove – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website

www.manuscriptwishlist.com

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Tiff Bartel @tiffbartel.com · 2d

Thank you! 😊

Tiff Bartel @tiffbartel.com · 2d

You get it! 🫠 Thank you!

Tiff Bartel @tiffbartel.com · 2d

Thank you! 💖

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La Fumettista @lafumettista.bsky.social · 2d

Mab’s Drawlloween Club, Day 9: Undead

Ellen and Count Orlock from the 2024 Nosferatu film.

#horrormovieart #nosferatu #mabsdrawlloweenclub #drawlloween #vampire

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Tiff Bartel @tiffbartel.com · 2d

Thank you! 💖

Tiff Bartel @tiffbartel.com · 2d

I'm excited to share that I'll have a short fiction piece in the upcoming Health Scares for Halloween issue of @flaremagazine.bsky.social ! What's scarier than chronic mystery illnesses? 💀 (Thank you, EIC Kelly!)

#writingcommunity