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james gemmill

@jameshgemmill.bsky.social

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trans + agender || writes adult horror + spec fic with queer MCs || writing my first novel || ghostface sun, blair witch moon, dracula rising || @roundtablementor.bsky.social mentee '25 https://linktr.ee/jamesgemmill

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james gemmill @jameshgemmill.bsky.social · 7d

THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE x COME CLOSER x WE USED TO LIVE HERE

A closeted, disgraced investigative reporter follows the lure of a paranormal entity tied to her family to uncover the truth behind a decades-old tragedy haunting the small town her mother ran away from. #roundtablementor #UN #A #H #M

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james gemmill @jameshgemmill.bsky.social · 5d

thank you so much! i'm excited to keep cheering you on!!!

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james gemmill @jameshgemmill.bsky.social · 5d

feeling so lucky for to have my @roundtablementor.bsky.social community today.

yesterday was the culmination of a year’s worth of work on my first book. sharing it was scary; receiving love & support made it less so.

and now? time to revise and prep for the query trenches in early 2026.

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james gemmill @jameshgemmill.bsky.social · 6d

yay! exactly what i was going for 🫶🏻

james gemmill @jameshgemmill.bsky.social · 6d

eek thank you so much, jamie!!!

james gemmill @jameshgemmill.bsky.social · 6d

🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

james gemmill @jameshgemmill.bsky.social · 6d

flawed (and possibly very boneheaded) FMCs for the win!

james gemmill @jameshgemmill.bsky.social · 6d

i don't know what i want more: to go live in this commune or read this book! maybe both?!

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Jane Perry @janeallisonperry.bsky.social · 6d

CIRCE X MIDSOMMAR

In an isolated commune formed by one immortal woman and her hundreds of magically-inclined daughters, a firstborn son must find a way to lock himself into a perpetual state of boyhood or else risk exile into the terrifying world of the Man-Beasts. #RoundTableMentor #A #F #H

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james gemmill @jameshgemmill.bsky.social · 6d

safe to say i am so thrilled by every fellow @roundtablementor.bsky.social 2025 mentee's pitch and am excited to read every single book! what a fantastic bunch that i am truly honored to be part of!!

#roundtablementor

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Tiffanie Leung Abbott @tleungabbott.bsky.social · 6d

A CITY FULL OF SANTAS X FRIENDS ARE FRIENDS, FOREVER

Novice baker Bonnie wants to gift her neighbor some holiday sweets. But after a series of kitchen catastrophes, she’s ready to give up until she learns a piece of home is a gift from the heart in DUMPLINGS FOR CHRISTMAS.

#RoundTableMentor #PB

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EMBlaauw @emblaauw.bsky.social · 7d

AMARI x MEGAMIND

When a magical villain school recruits (aka kidnaps) 12y/o Carsen, she must win her freedom by becoming the best villain in her grade, or else the school will use Carsen’s strange magic to return her supervillain aunt to power. #MG #F #UN #roundtablementor

A mood board with the title "The Villainous Institute for Better Education" in the center, surrounded by graphics of dark towers, kids fighting with magic, and robotic creatures and dragons. Beneath the title it says "a middle grade novel".

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james gemmill @jameshgemmill.bsky.social · 6d

this pitch is sending a big, big shiver up my spine -- and i want MORE! 🫶

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E.S. Huberty @eshuberty.bsky.social · 7d

20 years ago, Sloane’s best friend vanished in Widow’s Woods. It’s only one of the forest's strange tales, and when Sloane’s daughter Noah discovers an altar, she's led to the truth about her family’s role in a cult that once satisfied the forest’s bloody demands. #A #H #AG #roundtablementor #horror

A book cover-style graphic for "The Girls of Widow's Woods," a novel by E.S. Huberty on submission, with the descriptors, "Adult folk horror, Yellowjackets meets The Blair Witch Project, mother-daughter POVs, cults and generational trauma, and coming-of-age, coming-of-rage."

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Natalia Wik is in her ✨querying✨ era @weavinguptales.bsky.social · 7d

Sailor Moon x The Untamed but sapphic x Indonesian mythology

A messy time-bending magical girl makes a pact with a queen of monsters to save her cursed family, but she must literally steal the heart of her true love to do so

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#roundtablementor #YA #F #UN

Moodboard of 7 images including an open pocket watch held in a hand, two faceless girls in an embrace and wearing old-fashioned dresses, an Indonesian mythological figure with fangs and large eyes, an Indonesian dagger, hands clasping potion bottles, a body of water flowing, a dagger being held by a faceless figure in an old-fashioned dress

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james gemmill @jameshgemmill.bsky.social · 6d

if you ever need a beta reader, sign me up!

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Sonja J Kaye @sonjajkaye.bsky.social · 7d

Natalie pretends to be a good girl at the country’s most elite boarding school but secretly craves to hurt(kill?) people. Wouldn't that be more fun?

When new girl Aylin sees through Nat’s mask a game of cat&mouse begins where desire and danger blur.

Until someone dies

#roundtablementor #YA #T #UN

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james gemmill @jameshgemmill.bsky.social · 6d

oh i love this!!

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elif ⚡ @rydeen1997.bsky.social · 7d

Meet NYMPH'S POND, mentored by @cjsubko.bsky.social! ♥

BOOK OF LOVE x OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA
🧜 an artist's coming of age
🧜 complex mom-daughter r/s
🧜 hostile small town
🧜 majority queer female cast
🧜 battles w/ self-esteem
🧜 water powers as a gate to past trauma
#roundtablementor #A #F #L

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james gemmill @jameshgemmill.bsky.social · 6d

i am so intrigued 😍 any pitch that starts out with "haunted by grief" is one i want to dive into more deeply. this sounds gorgeous and exciting!

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Ara Lani is having a #NonStopNovember @aralani.bsky.social · 7d

Haunted by grief, Amara’s quest for death leads her to Xelan, the Black Widower. But when their union yields her survival and an unwanted soul tie, Amara and Xelan must navigate their new bond as they face Xelan’s perilous world, and the forces that were after her all along.
#roundtablementor #A #F

Mood board of the living wife:
Top L-R: A close up of a man in medieval clothing, Two hands bound by a long red ribbon, a curly haired girl leaning on a statue.

Middle L-R: Glowing amber eye, the words ‘The living wife’ in white against a black background, a sun globe lamp encased in branches.

Bottom L-R: A close of a man in a white shirt holding a sword, a clock striking twelve, a bride clutching her bouquet to her chest.

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Shaya Lin Susan @shayalinsusan.bsky.social · 7d

STEPFORD WIVES x Tradwife influencers

Max infiltrates a tradwife cult to save her sister. But alongside sourdough and selfies, an ancient evil lurks beneath the cottage-core facade.

👰Cult leader
👹Neolithic god
🩸Sacrifices
👻Feminist horror
🤎POC MC
❤️‍🔥Sapphic Horrormance
#roundtablementor #YA #H #UN

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Crissie (C.T. Wood) @crissthecreative.bsky.social · 7d

When Larkin discovers she’s pregnant after a very out-of-character one-night stand with a man who turns out to be the Greek god Apollo, she must face monsters, vengeful gods, & most terrifyingly, her feelings for Apollo to protect herself & her unborn child.

#roundtablementor #A #R #F #Con #UN

A a graphic showing a temporary cover of a book called a Greek god got me pregnant by CT Wood showing the various tropes and themes of the book including one bed, Demi FMC #ownvoices, bi MMC, accidental pregnancy/force, proximity, nerdy girl and golden retriever boy, dysfunctional family (I mean, they are the great gods),love versus lust monster fights, sun related double entendres, forbidden love, and love is both medicine and poison

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james gemmill @jameshgemmill.bsky.social · 6d

these visuals are so gorgeous and enticing! i love it!

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rachael @rachaelallysa.bsky.social · 7d

BIANCA TORRExLAMAR GILES

When town sweetheart goes missing, Etta can’t pass up the chance to fix her financial issues and debunk the town swamp monster. But when fact blurs with fiction, it leaves her overwhelmed questioning who—or what—she can trust
#roundtablementor #YA #M #UN

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Taylor ✨querying a horror rom 👽♥️🎲✨ @taylorkowens.bsky.social · 7d

To save her sister, Destiny joins a luck-bending alien in a dangerous Vegas con. His borrowed human body is breaking, her heart is unraveling, and every win brings them closer to ruin. Now it’s love or family. Either choice could destroy them both.
#roundtablementor #A #H #R #UN

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