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Carrie Walsh

@carriewalsh.bsky.social

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London Irish Writer | Pop Culture Yapper | Working Class | Currently querying my first novel 🏳️‍🌈🇮🇪 www.carriewalsh.co.uk https://mirrorballbycarrie.substack.com/

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Carrie Walsh @carriewalsh.bsky.social · Aug 16

BACKSTAGE: Paddy, a famous actor is desperate for MORE. He makes a bloody deal for more fame.

FRONT OF HOUSE: Betty, a naive usher embarks on an affair. It pushes her artistically and morally.

But at what cost is the price of their souls and artistic voice?

#PosterPit #A #Q #C

A navy blue background with three movie images. One of a girl walking through the seats of an auditorium. Another image is of an audience watching a play. The third is a man on stage under a spotlight.
The main yellow text in a retro font reads "WELCOME TO THE ELYSIAN"
The top cast text title reads "Paddy Mulholland" "Wally Hudson" "Betty Wandle"
In wreaths the text reads "LITERARY FICTION" "FAME AND ARTISTIC AUTHENTICITY" "WORKING CLASS/QUEER STORY"
The yellow text on the bottom reads "London theatre is full of desperation and debauchery, and the Elysian Theatre is no exception."
The tag line of comp titles reads "BOY PARTS x HAMLET x MULHOLLAND DRIVE x THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT x EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS"

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Carrie Walsh @carriewalsh.bsky.social · Aug 16

MULHOLLAND DRIVE x HAMLET x TTPD

Paddy is a b-list Irish actor. He is desperate for MORE fame and Hollywood movies. While starring in a mediocre play, he makes a bloody deal with a Hollywood producer. His sanity is pushed to the edge as his career blossoms
#posterpit #a #q #c

A movie poster with the title WELCOME TO THE ELYSIAN in yellow. The title is against three movie stills.
The top is a man agitated in a theatre auditorium.
The second is a shot of a bouquet of funeral roses in an Irish village.
The third is a row of red auditorium seats

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Carrie Walsh @carriewalsh.bsky.social · Aug 16

EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS x TTPD

Betty is a shy art student working as an usher at the Elysian.Her mad coworkers become her muses.

There is an affair.

Innocence & morals are lost in the decay of theatre.

Will Betty become the woman & artist she is meant to be?
#posterpit #a #q #c

A black and red movie poster. The title in yellow text reads WELCOME TO THE ELYSIAN. There are three stills all in a red hue. The top image is of a couple infront of a theatrical red curtain. The second image is a girl in a red photography dark room. The third is a row of red auditorium seats.

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char 𖤓 @charyoung.bsky.social · Aug 16

🎸 daisy jones x knives out 🗡

the songstress, the high-flyer, the gambler, the sweetheart, the watcher, the matriarch and the rogue. seven suspects. one the killer of renowned rockstar sam corvi. but who? only they can tell you

#posterpit #q #a #lf #m

a movie poster for my novel ALL THE DEVILS. the main image on the poster is of a man with his face obscured showing only his eyes. this image is in black and white.

over the image is some text. in the left hand corner is a snippet stating the following “there would be no them from the tomorrow that had already begun. the devils were done. the dream destroyed.” on the right of the image is some information about the novel as follows: daisy jones meets knives out, a literary mystery, crossover potential.

underneath the image is more text. first we have the tagline “the song of death never sounded so sweet”. next is the novel’s tile “all the devils”. “a novel by char young” follows this and then underneath is the novel’s pitch as stated above in the post. finally at the bottom are the words “coming soon to the query trenches” and “strand studios”

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Carrie Walsh @carriewalsh.bsky.social · Aug 16

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Carrie Walsh @carriewalsh.bsky.social · Aug 16

I just remembered this place exists. Oooops!

Carrie Walsh @carriewalsh.bsky.social · May 7

Thank you so much

Carrie Walsh @carriewalsh.bsky.social · May 7

(I couldn't resist making one for my current WIP as it's on my mind constantly!)

From 1846 Ireland to 2025 Australia.

A day in the life of seven Irish women, connected across 3 centuries by blood, bogs, secrets, and the ever-changing tides of life.

#questpit #W #HF #LF

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Carrie Walsh @carriewalsh.bsky.social · May 7

BOY PARTS x MULHOLLAND DRIVE

⭐WELCOME TO THE ELYSIAN⭐

literary fiction complete at 87k and querying now!

🪰 Faustian deal
🪰 bisexual celeb in crisis
🪰 biblical visions
🪰 unexpected muses
🪰 decaying theatre
🪰 #metoo inspired
🪰 working class rep

#questpit #q #a #LF

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Carrie Walsh @carriewalsh.bsky.social · Apr 21

Currently over on the other place, lots of writers are doubling down on their AI use and are being called out for it, rightfully so. It's insane how much these people are defending something that didn't exist two years ago?! Their brains are completely rotten with it!

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Carrie Walsh @carriewalsh.bsky.social · Apr 19

Get your tickets for the performance of a lifetime!

"Through the dust, the smudge of pollution, the pigeon shit and grey lustre of the static Shaftesbury Avenue miasma, Paddy’s name was finally back in lights, glowing through the October gloom."

#PosterPit #PosterPitQ #litfic

A black poster with yellow writing "WELCOME TO THE ELYSIAN" and a RGB split graphic of an Irish actor portraying the character of Paddy Mulholland and a quote in yellow that reads "The visions of maggots were like his rehearsals - ghosts trapped in a liminal space. Caught half way between real life and real performance, imitating something once real, a projection of his inner thoughts."

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Carrie Walsh @carriewalsh.bsky.social · Apr 19

anything that has anything Lynchian immediately has my attention!

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E.S. Hanson @erinsamhan.bsky.social · Apr 19

#PosterPit #PosterPitQ #F #H #A

MOSSWOOD

An unusual town. A dark, eerie forest. A string of disappearances. Three misfits. A mystery they would die to solve.

THE RAVEN BOYS meets PIRANESI by way of David Lynch in this dark coming-of-age with queer & autistic representation!

A poster with an aged off-white background. In the center, a photo of foggy coniferous trees is overlayed with Josefa de Ayala's The Sacrificial Lamb painting. Above it, in a dark red sans-serif font, it reads "11-year-old Analía Monroe only finds solace in her small circle of misfits---her younger half-sister Rajel and best friend June---and the dangerous, magical world of Mosswood deep in the forests of their rural Oregon hometown, but their obsession may have deadly consequences." The photo is outlined with a dark red border. Above the border, in green sans-serif text, it reads "There is something in the woods." Below the lamb, there are dark red blood drips which give way to the title, a green serif font reading "MOSSWOOD" and then "a novel by E.S. Hanson." Below that, in the same red sans-serif font, it reads "Adult contemporary fantasy, folk horror, dark fae folklore, eerie forests." Bordering the image are small golden guardian angel figures.

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Gert Ramm 🦋 @rammwriter.bsky.social · Apr 19

The Strangehorn mausoleum in Highgate Cemetery conceals a time machine - a one-way ticket to Victorian London. When three cousins become stranded in 1860, their search for a way home is threatened by a gang of necromancers - and their grandfather is a prominent member.

#A #F #PosterPit #PosterPitW

Against a black background is the form of a man wearing a gas mask and holding a flaring red torch aloft. The smoke from the torch is rising to form the image of a red, distorted human skull. Above the image, text reads: “When I drink Italian wine, I see dead people”

Below the image, text reads:

Resurrection Men
A novel by Gert Ramm
A time portal inside a mausoleum sends three cousins to Victorian London, where they must rescue their grandfather and stop a necromancer from raising an army of the dead.
Coming soon to the spirit aisle

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Carrie Walsh @carriewalsh.bsky.social · Apr 19

Paddy & Betty fall prey to the toxic dynamic of the theatre industry. Both must face whether their artistic ambitions are worth the cost of their mouldering morals and careers.

🎭Faustian deal
🎭Bisexual celebrity in crisis
🎭Art school wankers
#posterpit #posterpitQ #litfic #A

A red poster that says WELCOME TO THE ELYSIAN in yellow font. In the centre there is a picture of a theatre auditorium in reds and pinks, an usher watches over the audience and the curtained stage. Also in yellow text it says "London theatre is full of decay, desperation and debauchery. London's Elysian is no exception."

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Carrie Walsh @carriewalsh.bsky.social · Apr 5

"Paddy found himself on cobblestones blistering with the wet neon glow of Soho around him. "

WELCOME TO THE ELYSIAN

complete at 87k | Literary Fiction

#amquerying

#1stlinePit #A #Q #CON #LF #writingcommunity

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Carrie Walsh @carriewalsh.bsky.social · Mar 28

and finally, some important information alongside an important playlist

#UnhingedPit #q #lgbt #literaryfiction

open.spotify.com/playlist/54U...

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Carrie Walsh @carriewalsh.bsky.social · Mar 28

🚩 Paddy and Betty are both complicated souls. Some would say they have many red flags...🚩
#UnhingedPit #lgbt #q #literaryfiction

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Carrie Walsh @carriewalsh.bsky.social · Mar 28

Presenting at #UnhingedPit my complete at 88k words: WELCOME TO THE ELYSIAN.

in an old London theatre. 2 awkward sluts (one a famous bisexual actor, one an usher) wrangle affairs, selling their souls, challenging power dynamics & power bottoms
#lgbt #a #literaryfiction #q

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Carrie Walsh @carriewalsh.bsky.social · Mar 28

So many beloved pop stars getting their hearts broken in Hampstead!

Pop Base @popbase.tv · Mar 28

Ariana Grande on new track ‘Hampstead’:

“I’d rather be seen and alive,
than dying by your point of view.”

Cover for ‘Positions’ by Ariana Grande which features a track titled ‘pov’ (point of view).

Carrie Walsh @carriewalsh.bsky.social · Mar 26

I keep forgetting about this account! I am here! I started novel no2 officially this week? I've started going to the gym. Yet in a 2 month long endometriosis flare up. Life is... certainly doing its thing.

Carrie Walsh @carriewalsh.bsky.social · Feb 11

Happy Birthday to me. Just almost stepped in human shit in the tunnel at Tulse Hill station 😐

Carrie Walsh @carriewalsh.bsky.social · Feb 9

My latest WEEKLY R.E.P.O.R.T up on my substack. Featuring Doechii, Toby Carvery, Amandaland and Hacks 💖

mirrorballbycarrie.substack.com/p/weekly-rep...

weekly R.E.P.O.R.T

this week's post has been sponsored by my STYE

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Carrie Walsh @carriewalsh.bsky.social · Feb 8

HACKS WRITERS, WAS THIS A SEX AND THE CITY *AND* MAD MEN PISSING CROSSOVER? Because if it's just a magnificent coincidence I am delighted either way!

Carrie Walsh @carriewalsh.bsky.social · Feb 6

I've been dealing with a migraine AND a stye and just watched first two episodes of Amandaland and the Shin Fame/Sinn Fein joke nearly made me piss my self laughing

Carrie Walsh @carriewalsh.bsky.social · Feb 6

I work in a v niche area of homelessness now, and in the last year our services have been completely overwhelmed, the rise in 2024 was incomprehensible and yet I still cannot believe the number of street homeless in central London.