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Ariel Finkle

@arielfin.bsky.social

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Member of SFWA & of Codex querying “The Golden Stair”(Shortlisted in RevPit 2025), a YA romantasy to be my debut novel once published. Short stories published in COLORING OUTSIDE THE LINES, HISTORY THROUGH FICTION, NECRONOMI-ROMCOM, and more. She/her. 💫

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Ariel Finkle @arielfin.bsky.social · 11h

The name Lir/Liir reminds me of that one character from the wicked books :-)

Ariel Finkle @arielfin.bsky.social · 11h

My new pitch for THE GOLDEN STAIR, now w/ fancasts 🐦‍🔥

Ash follows a magical lure to a forest tower where a beautiful golden-haired girl lives. Until he realizes his blonde lover is an evil witch, and the soulmate bond really pulled him to the lost princess with 75-ft-long bushy brown hair.

Sabrina Carpenter in her manchild music video, here standing in as the fancast for the witch Gisela

Cropped photo from a nylon magazine photo shoot of a young actor Adam Brody, here standing in for the character of Ash

Movie still of actress Emmy Rossum playing Christine daae, here standing in for the character of Princess Raizel

Ariel Finkle @arielfin.bsky.social · 16h

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

Revise & Resub @reviseresub.bsky.social · 28d

🎉We're baaacckk!!!🎉

RevPit's #10Queries October event opens for submissions October 10!

#amwriting #writersky #writersofbluesky

RevPit #10Queries Returns Enter on October 10. Don't forget to Sign Up for Substack

Ariel Finkle @arielfin.bsky.social · 1d

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Ariel Finkle @arielfin.bsky.social · 2d

Sounds so interesting!

Ariel Finkle @arielfin.bsky.social · 2d

Yep! It’s a twist on the Rapunzel story, and the villain is basically what if Glinda was a complete menace

Ariel Finkle @arielfin.bsky.social · 2d

This one loves ye olde rock music too :)

Ariel Finkle @arielfin.bsky.social · 2d

THE GOLDEN STAIR (🌿RevPit ‘25 Shortlist🌿) has tropes like:
👑Princess in STEM x Aspiring Bard
🐦‍🔥Prophecies & soulmate magic, sent by firebird
🌙Guitar serenades to your gf living in a tower
🪞A villainess transforming into the heroine to trick the prince into loving her instead
#DVPit #JV #YA #DIS #F #R

Ariel Finkle @arielfin.bsky.social · 2d

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Ariel Finkle @arielfin.bsky.social · 2d

a wave in the ocean shaped like a heart .

Alt: a wave in the ocean shaped like a heart .

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Ariel Finkle @arielfin.bsky.social · 2d

Intriguing 👀

Ariel Finkle @arielfin.bsky.social · 2d

Gisela dreams of leaving her tower to place the crown on her perfectly blonde hair. For now, she courts the bard boy lured to her by soulmate-finding magic. But his true soulmate’s Raizel: her tower-mate & the longhaired brunette princess she’ll usurp w/ her witch magic
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#F #R #DVPit #YA #JV #DIS

Ariel Finkle @arielfin.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks!!!

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Ariel Finkle @arielfin.bsky.social · 2d

Sounds great💚 🐉

Ariel Finkle @arielfin.bsky.social · 2d

Very very intriguing~

Ariel Finkle @arielfin.bsky.social · 2d

I love your choice of song inspired title

Ariel Finkle @arielfin.bsky.social · 2d

This looks really fun

Ariel Finkle @arielfin.bsky.social · 2d

☀️TANGLED x WICKED☀️

Princess Raizel’s fine giving her crown to the young blonde witch at her tower. Even if Gisela mocks R’s 75 ft long bushy brown hair. Or if Gisela courts the cute bard boy lured to the tower by soulmate-finding magic…Except his true soulmate is Raizel.

#DVPit #JV #YA #DIS #F #R

Ariel Finkle @arielfin.bsky.social · 2d

So exciting!

Ariel Finkle @arielfin.bsky.social · 2d

Yep :O She will appear as she plays a part in the future prophecy magic that all the main characters get wrapped up in 🐦‍🔥🧡❤️

Ariel Finkle @arielfin.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you!