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Jenni Hill @jennihill.bsky.social · 12d

Well this is gorgeous (by feyspeaker)

Ash is 🌟vague🌟 @ashleyrugg.bsky.social · 13d

Welp, there it is, the best rejection I think I have ever (& will ever) receive.

THE BLOOD BETWEEN THE LINES is an 83k YA Gothic romance that's my love letter to Romania meets my love affair with bitey creatures

Any #editors want to be added to the sub list?

#booksky #writesky #writingcommunity

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Ash is 🌟vague🌟 @ashleyrugg.bsky.social · 14d

😍

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Ash is 🌟vague🌟 @ashleyrugg.bsky.social · 14d

I hope you threw an OPE in there for good measure 😂

Ash is 🌟vague🌟 @ashleyrugg.bsky.social · 14d

Jumping in the trend and sharing the first - favorite - final lines from the two main characters in THE BLOOD BETWEEN THE LINES

(under new representation soon 👀)

Blood is thicker than water... but tastes may vary.

If any #editors want on the sub list lmk 🫀

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

OMG! Check out this Airbnb I found! I think it'd be the perfect getaway to explore Romania and try to reconnect with distant family!

We have to go!

👀🍷🫀🇷🇴

#YA #R #UnhingedPit

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Ash is 🌟vague🌟 @ashleyrugg.bsky.social · 23d

How about a little INdifference for today's #WIPSnips?

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Ash is 🌟vague🌟 @ashleyrugg.bsky.social · 23d

How many exclamation points is too many exclamation points?

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SIA! 🍊 @ainosiart.bsky.social · 25d

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Commission page. Starting at $80. Please visit ainosiart.carrd.co for more information.

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Ash is 🌟vague🌟 @ashleyrugg.bsky.social · 24d

✨Now with BIG 5 EDITOR interest! ✨

Updated YA Gothic romance #agentsguide🫀

🦷His life is at stake for biting her

🦇Her life is at stake for surviving

👑All she wanted was to find family, now she has to 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦

#litagents + #editors
~12 requests #querying

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PRINT RUN @printrunpodcast.bsky.social · 28d

NEW EPISODE

Does literary fiction exist anymore? If so, where is it, and what broadly is going on with reading culture in relation to it?

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Episode 181—Tote Bag Mindset

This week we evaluate the pervasive notion that “literary” or “challenging” fiction is going away, and what that means for our reading culture more broadly in age where the AI slop is only becoming m

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Ash is 🌟vague🌟 @ashleyrugg.bsky.social · 29d

It's crazy to think there are some world-building elements I was originally so in love with when I first started drafting that I'm actually considering removing completely as I round the end of this first draft 😱

#amwriting #WIP #writesky

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Ash is 🌟vague🌟 @ashleyrugg.bsky.social · 29d

We all live and die by our words. 🤷‍♀️

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Ashlee MacCallum @ashleedani.bsky.social · Sep 10

As a writer who has followed Literary Rambles for quite some time, I'm super excited to share my interview and contest details with you all! ✨️
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Ash is 🌟vague🌟 @ashleyrugg.bsky.social · Sep 10

#WIPSnips for *outside*. Keeping it PG... for now...

#amwriting #WIP #writingcommunity

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Ash is 🌟vague🌟 @ashleyrugg.bsky.social · Sep 10

Dear #litagents + #editors,

Introducing the #agentsguide to A SAVAGE, INFINITE NIGHT.

🩸 inheritance like a wound that never scabs
👑 devotion that tastes like ash
🩸 siblings made sharp by the same blade
👑 gods who watch but do not answer
🩸 and a girl who bleeds, then rises

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Alex Slater @abuckslater.bsky.social · Sep 9

Today's romantasy craze is directly related to young people 20 years ago falling in love with the experience of reading Harry Potter.

Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · Sep 9

We asked agents about trends they are seeing in the middle grade category, and how they are persevering in a tough climate [of declining sales, and dips in children’s reading scores

Middle Grade Is Down but Never Out

We asked children’s book agents about trends they are seeing in the category, and how they persevere in a tough market.

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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · Sep 8

It's official, I'M GETTING PUBLISHED! 😱

After over 11 years, 259 rejections, 116 CNR, & 4 small press offers, I’ve signed a 3-book deal for WAKE with Phoenix Moirai and @whimsillusion.bsky.social!

I didn’t think it would survive the query trenches! It’s real dream come true! 🥹

#WritingCommunity

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Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social · Sep 8

Hell yes. Go after all of them. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Apple Sued by Authors for Copyright Infringement

On Friday, authors Grady Hendrix and Jennifer Roberson filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Apple accusing the company of illegally using their books to train its AI.

www.publishersweekly.com

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#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event @bluepit.bsky.social · Sep 8

#PitBLK is happening on Sept 21-24 on their pitch site!

Follow @pitblk.bsky.social for more information, or visit pitchpitblk.com!

#Writers #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #AmQuerying #AmAgenting

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Ash is 🌟vague🌟 @ashleyrugg.bsky.social · Sep 7

Created a tracker for my #WIP wordcount. Yes, it's fantasy, and yes, I know 85k is on the lower end, but I'd rather go low than high for this draft. Wiggle room!

#amwriting #writingcommunity

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Ash is 🌟vague🌟 @ashleyrugg.bsky.social · Sep 6

My Margaret 🥰

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Ash is 🌟vague🌟 @ashleyrugg.bsky.social · Sep 6

Boy, do I have a lot of *dust* in my SexySandsWIP 👀

#amwriting #WIP #writingcommunity #WIPSnips #WriteSky

Lately, I’ve given more thought to what Ardael’s gift will be. Shalmar is our War-God, so it will surely be something that makes the taking of life far too easy—something that turns a man’s flesh to dust before he feels the pain of it, or perhaps the power to command a weapon with only his mind.

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#PitchDis @pitchdis.com · Aug 28

Hi #agents and #editors - it's the final countdown! If you'd like to participate in #PitchDis 2025 please make sure you fill out the form below before September 8. Thank you!
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#PitchDis Agent and Editor Registration

Thank you for your interest in #PitchDis! Please fill out this form to register for the event and access pitches from September 16 through September 19. The week before the event, we'll send you instr...

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Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social · Sep 5

LOL. LMAO, even.

Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · Sep 5

BREAKING: Anthropic has agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion to authors in class action lawsuit for pirating their works www.wired.com/story/anthro...

Anthropic Agrees to Pay Authors at Least $1.5 Billion in AI Copyright Settlement

Anthropic will pay at least $3,000 for each copyrighted work that it pirated. The company downloaded unauthorized copies of books in early efforts to gather training data for its AI tools.

www.wired.com

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