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Julia L @calenmir.bsky.social · 3d

#DVPit #A #F #OWN

SHREK starring MALIFICENT

The fairy Rancoria pretends to be evil to get out of parties. When she discovers an evil queen's murderous plot against a preteen princess, she saves the girl via public kidnapping her. Only afterward does Rancoria realize she's just adopted a houseguest

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Marnie is querying a dragon heist romantasy! @amcrollwriter.bsky.social · 3d

A Language of Dragons x Crimson Moth

Pickpocket Kit is hired by the King to infiltrate a gang of thieves. The heist? To steal and liberate the King's dragons from captivity. The problem? The leader of the gang is Kit's ex-best friend and she’s falling back in love with him.
#dvpit #YA #F #DIS #lgbt

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Marnie is querying a dragon heist romantasy! @amcrollwriter.bsky.social · 3d

YA Romantasy SoC x Crimson Moth

A teenage pickpocket is recruited as a spy to thwart a plot to steal the King’s dragons—except the leader of the thieving crew is her former best friend, and she’s falling for him

🐉 friends to enemies to lovers
🐉 betrayal angst
🐉 found family

#dvpit #YA #F #DIS

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Joss 🥀🖤👻 is querying! @writtenbyjoss.bsky.social · 6d

Please let this queen edit your novel, you won’t regret it 🙏

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Julia L @calenmir.bsky.social · 8d

#FriendPromotionFriday friends of mine from college have a Kickstarter for a #SciFi style deck of 155 cards intended to support the development of new card games: www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...

Also, Kickstarter workers are on strike. No boycott, here's how to support: bsky.app/profile/kick...

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Julia L @calenmir.bsky.social · 9d

Hi #WritingCommunity! My poem “An Incomplete List of What Is and Is Not Political” is out now in the IHRAM Press folio America’s Slide Towards Authoritarianism. Included with my poem is a brief statement about my reasons for writing it for anyone curious

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IHRAM books

The cover, which is white and red text on a black background:
An IHRAM Press Rapid Response Publication
America's Slide Towards Authoritarianism
An anthology of writers and artists speaking out about America's unique–and terrifying–political moment.
Edited and curated by Tom Block and Lisa Zammit

Beneath a cover is a repetition of the tagline "An anthology of writers and artists speaking out about America's unique–and terrifying–political moment."

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Joss 🥀🖤👻 is querying! @writtenbyjoss.bsky.social · 10d

Let Kate beta read for you!!!!! Her feedback on my manuscript massively helped my editing process and I cannot recommend her enough!

kate duarte is AGENTED 🏹🗡️ @authorkateduarte.bsky.social · 10d

I'm back on 5er! I'll be offering beta reading services with three available packages 📚🖋️
www.fiverr.com/s/0bgZ3Py

#WritingCommunity #betareader #amquerying #amwriting

Beta Reading
Agented Author
I have beta read traditionally published books
Fantasy, Romance, Horror

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Marnie is querying a dragon heist romantasy! @amcrollwriter.bsky.social · 10d

after amicably parting ways from my previous agent, I'm seeking representation for this YA Romantasy featuring dragons, heists, betrayal and romance!! agent's guide below

#amquerying #agentsguide #romantasy

An agent’s guide to: How to Steal a Dragon (YA Romantic Fantasy)

Pitch: Teenage pickpocket Kit is hired by the King to infiltrate a gang of thieves. The heist? To steal and liberate the King's dragons from captivity. The problem? The leader of the gang is Kit's ex-best friend who she might be falling back in love with.

First lines: The clanging bells of Buckstone's civic watchmen shattered the peace of the night. They announced that somewhere in town, a crime had been committed. It was a warning for citizens to take extra care, lock their doors and shut their windows; it was a signal that danger was nearby.
But Kit Galanis didn't hear warning, or danger.
She heard an opportunity.

Six of Crows (heist novel, found family); A Language of Dragons (political intrigue, morally grey FMC); Heartless Hunter (romance+betrayal, slow burn)

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kate duarte is AGENTED 🏹🗡️ @authorkateduarte.bsky.social · 10d

forgive the "5er", i forgot this isn't the bad place lol

kate duarte is AGENTED 🏹🗡️ @authorkateduarte.bsky.social · 10d

I'm back on 5er! I'll be offering beta reading services with three available packages 📚🖋️
www.fiverr.com/s/0bgZ3Py

#WritingCommunity #betareader #amquerying #amwriting

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kate duarte is AGENTED 🏹🗡️ @authorkateduarte.bsky.social · 17d

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#WritingCommunity

The Frown

One of my friends is an American author, married to an Irishman.

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kate duarte is AGENTED 🏹🗡️ @authorkateduarte.bsky.social · 19d

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brain rot

Hi, hello, I lied.

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Julia L @calenmir.bsky.social · Sep 6

“Grandmother, why is there a sword stuck in that rock at the base of the mountain?”

“It’s an ancient magic. If anyone is worthy of ruling over all the people of this land, they will draw it from the stone.”

“No one ever has?”

“No one ever will.”

#AugurMicros2025 @augursociety.bsky.social

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kate duarte is AGENTED 🏹🗡️ @authorkateduarte.bsky.social · Sep 5

hi, y'all. i'm officially leaving twt and bsky. if anyone wants to find me, i'll be over at instagram (authorkateduarte)! i'll lock the accounts instead of deleting them, just so i can keep the username, but i won't be here.

kate duarte is AGENTED 🏹🗡️ @authorkateduarte.bsky.social · Sep 5

found them! 😊

kate duarte is AGENTED 🏹🗡️ @authorkateduarte.bsky.social · Sep 4

looking for alpha readers for my immortal longings x baldur's gate 3 project 👀🏒
any mutuals interested?

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kate duarte is AGENTED 🏹🗡️ @authorkateduarte.bsky.social · Sep 4

I'll dm you!

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kate duarte is AGENTED 🏹🗡️ @authorkateduarte.bsky.social · Sep 4

looking for alpha readers for my immortal longings x baldur's gate 3 project 👀🏒
any mutuals interested?

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kamilah cole @wordsiren.bsky.social · Aug 26

i don't know if i talk about my own books enough on here, so, hi! i'm kamilah cole. my next book is my adult debut, a standalone dark academia fantasy called AN ARCANE INHERITANCE, which comes out on december 30, which is almost four months from now 🥲

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An Arcane Inheritance (Deluxe Edition)

Check out An Arcane Inheritance (Deluxe Edition) - A modern-day dark academia fantasy with a twist, perfect for fans of Babel and A Deadly Education.Warren ...

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Aubrey 💖🏳️‍🌈 @clericofthevoid.bsky.social · Aug 25

The Name Her Holy digital ebook is now available on my ko-fi, and while we’re at it it’s ✨💖on sale for only $1✨🌸 from now until Friday!

(pretty picture just cause heck I needed something pretty today)

ko-fi.com/aubreyennis/...

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kate duarte is AGENTED 🏹🗡️ @authorkateduarte.bsky.social · Aug 26

✒️ publishingwip's progress tracker 🪓

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Danai Christopoulou | Pre-order VILE LADY VILLAINS @danaiwrites.bsky.social · Aug 26

Just saying, today is a good day to support a queer author by preordering a sapphic horromantasy about Klytemnestra and Lady Macbeth meeting in limbo and being unhinged and burning down the world together:

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Vile Lady Villains

Buy Vile Lady Villains by Christopoulou, Danai (ISBN: 9780241763926) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

www.amazon.co.uk

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kate duarte is AGENTED 🏹🗡️ @authorkateduarte.bsky.social · Aug 26

Gale Dekarios

Quintessa Knight @quietblkgrl.blacksky.app · Aug 26

If anyone can tell me what color this is I will apologize to a man

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kate duarte is AGENTED 🏹🗡️ @authorkateduarte.bsky.social · Aug 19

It's so good!

kate duarte is AGENTED 🏹🗡️ @authorkateduarte.bsky.social · Aug 19

moodboard for THE DEATH OF FLORENCIA THORN by @luciengroves.bsky.social. i still can't believe i get to read all her insanely great books!

🕯️sapphic romeo & juliet vibes
🕯️grounded fantasy
🕯️“oh no. i'm in love with my sister-in-law!”
🕯️gothic vibes

#WritingCommunity

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kate duarte is AGENTED 🏹🗡️ @authorkateduarte.bsky.social · Aug 15

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kate duarte is AGENTED 🏹🗡️ @authorkateduarte.bsky.social · Aug 15

To pay off her father's debt, Frances must become a vampire's feeder. But when she's attacked and left for dead, her supernatural rescuer turns her into a succubus instead. Now, she must rely on her sire to defeat the pious hunters targeting both.

#A #QueerPit #FR #Agented