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📎There's a lot of beauty in ordinary things. #amquerying #amwriting 📚LR: Maeve Fly 🍎 Support Teachers 💜♠️ 🩸 in my FINAL GIRL era🔪🩸

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zilla @zillawrites.bsky.social · 22d

The new Agent's Guide to
MURDER NIGHT AT HOTEL ADAIR, my The Haunting of Hill House x The Shining #A #H project.

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At Hotel Adair, the rooms are luxurious, the deaths are creative, and the check-out time is non-negotiable.
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MURDER NIGHT AT HOTEL ADAIR comps and tropes

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zilla @zillawrites.bsky.social · 2h

Does anyone know of a discord of literary interns (or even newer lit agents willing to let an intern lurk and learn)? I want to immerse myself a bit more and have a support system as we learn the insides of this industry.

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Jeni Chappelle @jenichappelle.bsky.social · 1d

If you entered #RevPit #10Queries I’d love to learn about your story! If you have a pitch or logline or aesthetic or just want to tell me about it, drop it in the replies

Please enjoy this pic of Luna looking spooky, even if you didn’t enter 10Queries

Black cat with striking green eyes is curled up on a black cushion

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zilla @zillawrites.bsky.social · 3h

Love this title!

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Round Table Mentor @roundtablementor.bsky.social · 23h

We are SO excited to announce our 2025-2026 Round Table Mentors! The talent, dedication, and energy of this team is simply incredible.

Full bios and wishlists will be up on our website soon!

📢🗓️For interested parties—mentee applications open Nov. 6, so mark your calendars!

Mentors Part 1:
Molly McDonough
Deena Helm
Julie Lew
Megan Bontrager
Seren Kilig
Natalie Kikić
Deandra Davis
Christie Curry
Eunice Kim
Carmeline Melchior
Corvin A. Doupagne
Rachel Kitch
Samantha Chong
Fatiha Rais
Shepard DiStasio
Thea Liu
Damara Allen
Karis Rogerson

Mentors Part 2:
Julie Hafsa Derbal
Tali Shammas
Lilly Lu
Cassy Klisch
Camille Chong
Bayley Mae
Amanda Helander
Libby Kennedy
Taylor Pitts
Shaina Cordas
J.D. Myall
Asia Murphy
Grace Morrow
Meredith Mooring
Ellen Mulholland
Chantel Pearson
Stephanie Kim Johnson
Caitlyn Averett
Sabina Martin

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Revise & Resub @reviseresub.bsky.social · 1d

It's time!!! Enter #RevPit #10Queries for your chance at winning free feedback on your query + first 5 pages!

reviseresub.com/mini-events/...

#amwriting #writersky #amquerying

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Revise & Resub @reviseresub.bsky.social · 1d

TOMORROW!!
Who's ready to enter to win? Take the opportunity to get feedback. Even if you don't win, you'll be able to see feedback and tips from our experienced editors on querying and starting off your story strong! #writingcommunity #10Queries #RevPit #amquerying #writersky

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zilla @zillawrites.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you so much! ❤️❤️

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 2d

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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zilla @zillawrites.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

zilla @zillawrites.bsky.social · 2d

😂😂😂 not a lie told

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K.A. Hela ✨ Prepping for edits...again✨ @jundlife.bsky.social · 2d

Yelp review is as follows: Love the piano, the dumbwaiter was pretty cool; then all my friends started dying. Perfect place to bring your ex you hate. 3/5 stars.

zilla @zillawrites.bsky.social · 2d

At Hotel Adair, doors lock on their own, spectral scenes play out in empty rooms, & Cody's friends begin dying in ways her favorite slashers can’t script. If she wants to protect her bff &survive, she must become a Final Girl who doesn’t just fight monsters but herself.

#DVPit #A #H #CI #LGBT #ND

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 2d

That's a wrap on #DVpit 2025!
Thank you to everyone who participated, volunteered, or supported!
Thank you to the agents & editors who showed up!
And thank you to our board @peterlopez.bsky.social & @katchowrites.bsky.social & @claribelortega.com who brought #DVpit to Bluesky!

Thank you
to everyone who pitched, supported, or volunteered for #DVpit 2025
follow @dvpit.bsky.social to stay in touch

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 2d

What's Hot: Horror is our latest Substack, by me but mainly by fantastic publishers Sophie Robinson of @torbooksuk.bsky.social and Anna Jackson of Orbit. What's hot now, what's oversaturated, and what are the emerging trends? Find out here.
open.substack.com/pub/thenotso...

What's Hot: Horror

By Ed Wood (representing crime, thriller, gothic, horror, and book club authors)

open.substack.com

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zilla @zillawrites.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you!!

zilla @zillawrites.bsky.social · 2d

😂😂😂

zilla @zillawrites.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you so much ❤️❤️

zilla @zillawrites.bsky.social · 2d

😂😂 she loves her bestie!

zilla @zillawrites.bsky.social · 2d

❤️❤️❤️

zilla @zillawrites.bsky.social · 2d

thank you! I so agree!

zilla @zillawrites.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you! It was a lot of fun to play with the characters that way!

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🩸🔄🕯️

zilla @zillawrites.bsky.social · 2d

When Cody & friends check into Hotel Adair, she expects to strengthen her bond w/her bestie. But the hotel feeds on insecurities and fear. As unresolved issues + bodies pile up, reality warps. Cody must confront the hotel’s hunger if she wants to save her bff & check out.
#DVPit #A #H #CI #LGBT #ND

zilla @zillawrites.bsky.social · 2d

We all have a little monster in us!

zilla @zillawrites.bsky.social · 2d

Wes Craven has nothing on this hotel!

zilla @zillawrites.bsky.social · 2d

omg this pitch works so well with your comps!!

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