Kayla Herrera
@kaylaherrera.bsky.social
YA fantasy author of debut gothic romantasy retelling of Pinocchio 🖤
proud Latina 🇲🇽
Prefers rainy days and dark castle corridors ⛈️
Columbia Publishing Course alum '21 📖
proud Latina 🇲🇽
Prefers rainy days and dark castle corridors ⛈️
Columbia Publishing Course alum '21 📖
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Kayla Herrera
@kaylaherrera.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Things to remember if you're a first-time author:
✨ One sentence at a time is still progress
✨ Plotter or panster, every first draft is messy
✨ Progress doesn't always mean word count
✨ You do NOT have to write chronologically
✨ Always remember what drove you to write your story
#WritingCommunity
✨ One sentence at a time is still progress
✨ Plotter or panster, every first draft is messy
✨ Progress doesn't always mean word count
✨ You do NOT have to write chronologically
✨ Always remember what drove you to write your story
#WritingCommunity
So excited to share with the #WritingCommunity that I'll be working with Celeste Dador this summer as a @write-mentor.bsky.social Summer Programme mentee! I cannot wait to see what this summer brings as I work with Celeste to polish my YA romantasy reimagining of Pinocchio for the Agent Showcase ⭐️✨
May 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
So excited to share with the #WritingCommunity that I'll be working with Celeste Dador this summer as a @write-mentor.bsky.social Summer Programme mentee! I cannot wait to see what this summer brings as I work with Celeste to polish my YA romantasy reimagining of Pinocchio for the Agent Showcase ⭐️✨
Someone seriously needs to talk about the stages of emotions someone goes through after getting a developmental edit back on their manuscript because it is SO real
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
April 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Someone seriously needs to talk about the stages of emotions someone goes through after getting a developmental edit back on their manuscript because it is SO real
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
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Yet another fake literary agency: New Life Creatives Media. Website is more convincing than most, but withers quickly under scrutiny: agent photos and book covers are stolen from Trident Media Group newlifecreativesmediaproduction.com
Home - New Life Creatives Media
newlifecreativesmediaproduction.com
March 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Yet another fake literary agency: New Life Creatives Media. Website is more convincing than most, but withers quickly under scrutiny: agent photos and book covers are stolen from Trident Media Group newlifecreativesmediaproduction.com
Reposted by Kayla Herrera
Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚
Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏
Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏
January 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚
Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏
Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏
Something uplifting I saw today: Every first draft is perfect because a first draft's only job is to exist ❤️
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
January 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Something uplifting I saw today: Every first draft is perfect because a first draft's only job is to exist ❤️
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
December 25, 2024 at 9:40 PM
December 4, 2024 at 2:47 PM
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It’s not enough to have talent.
It’s not enough to be persistent.
It’s not enough to be resilient.
You need timing and luck.
But
Only persistence and resilience and talent can get you luck at the right time.
It’s not enough to be persistent.
It’s not enough to be resilient.
You need timing and luck.
But
Only persistence and resilience and talent can get you luck at the right time.
November 30, 2024 at 4:45 PM
It’s not enough to have talent.
It’s not enough to be persistent.
It’s not enough to be resilient.
You need timing and luck.
But
Only persistence and resilience and talent can get you luck at the right time.
It’s not enough to be persistent.
It’s not enough to be resilient.
You need timing and luck.
But
Only persistence and resilience and talent can get you luck at the right time.
This is an utter tragedy. Go disrupt something else and leave the book publishing industry alone!
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
New publisher Spines aims to 'disrupt' industry by using AI to publish 8,000 books in 2025 alone
A new publisher has claimed it aims to “disrupt” the books industry by publishing 8,000 books in 2025 alone using artificial intelligence.
www.thebookseller.com
November 25, 2024 at 4:22 PM
This is an utter tragedy. Go disrupt something else and leave the book publishing industry alone!
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
November 24, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Something I have struggled with since I began writing is having confidence in my own writing. Acknowledging that I am a good writer. Accepting that I am more talented than I realize without feeling icky for admitting that.
The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt 🥺
#WritingCommunity
The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt 🥺
#WritingCommunity
November 22, 2024 at 9:48 AM
Something I have struggled with since I began writing is having confidence in my own writing. Acknowledging that I am a good writer. Accepting that I am more talented than I realize without feeling icky for admitting that.
The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt 🥺
#WritingCommunity
The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt 🥺
#WritingCommunity
Can anyone recommend character artists whose style could match a gothic romantasy? I'd really love to find an artist to work with next year to bring the characters from my novel to life! 🖤
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
November 19, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Can anyone recommend character artists whose style could match a gothic romantasy? I'd really love to find an artist to work with next year to bring the characters from my novel to life! 🖤
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
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I’m trying to make my first Starter Pack! Where are all my @write-mentor.bsky.social friends? Hub members/writers/anyone involved in any way. I’d love to find everyone on Bluesky. Please give me a wave if you want to be added
go.bsky.app/4xu4cAe
go.bsky.app/4xu4cAe
November 18, 2024 at 6:37 PM
I’m trying to make my first Starter Pack! Where are all my @write-mentor.bsky.social friends? Hub members/writers/anyone involved in any way. I’d love to find everyone on Bluesky. Please give me a wave if you want to be added
go.bsky.app/4xu4cAe
go.bsky.app/4xu4cAe
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Good morning #WritingCommunity! If you're following our Substack, a new #AgentAntics newsletter has dropped! Enjoy! For those who don't know what this is, @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social & I do a weekly newsletter for authors w/"inside secrets" of the lives of agents.
open.substack.com/pub/agentant...
open.substack.com/pub/agentant...
What I Wish I Knew Before I Became a Literary Agent
Becoming a literary agent was a natural progression for me, coming from a teaching background and having a passion for books and storytelling.
open.substack.com
November 18, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Good morning #WritingCommunity! If you're following our Substack, a new #AgentAntics newsletter has dropped! Enjoy! For those who don't know what this is, @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social & I do a weekly newsletter for authors w/"inside secrets" of the lives of agents.
open.substack.com/pub/agentant...
open.substack.com/pub/agentant...
Helpful tools I've used as an author, a 🧵
📖 Trello for plotting + planning (yes I take time to add pics)
📖 Reedsy for plotting, planning, finding editors, + drafting
📖 Microsoft Word + Scrivener for drafting
#WritingCommunity
📖 Trello for plotting + planning (yes I take time to add pics)
📖 Reedsy for plotting, planning, finding editors, + drafting
📖 Microsoft Word + Scrivener for drafting
#WritingCommunity
November 19, 2024 at 11:05 AM
Helpful tools I've used as an author, a 🧵
📖 Trello for plotting + planning (yes I take time to add pics)
📖 Reedsy for plotting, planning, finding editors, + drafting
📖 Microsoft Word + Scrivener for drafting
#WritingCommunity
📖 Trello for plotting + planning (yes I take time to add pics)
📖 Reedsy for plotting, planning, finding editors, + drafting
📖 Microsoft Word + Scrivener for drafting
#WritingCommunity
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If you find yourself wondering if a new book will solve all your problems today, the answer is yes
November 18, 2024 at 9:04 AM
If you find yourself wondering if a new book will solve all your problems today, the answer is yes
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AN AGENT/EDITOR'S GUIDE TO: ✨️DAGGER OF THE TSAR✨️ my adult fantasy Anastasia Romanov retelling
🗡 In this lush and immersive Anastasia retelling, Feared assassin Alya has two choices: spill blood or the prince spills her buried secrets.
➡️publishing ppl interact if you'd like to see this in ur inbox!
🗡 In this lush and immersive Anastasia retelling, Feared assassin Alya has two choices: spill blood or the prince spills her buried secrets.
➡️publishing ppl interact if you'd like to see this in ur inbox!
November 11, 2024 at 9:25 PM
AN AGENT/EDITOR'S GUIDE TO: ✨️DAGGER OF THE TSAR✨️ my adult fantasy Anastasia Romanov retelling
🗡 In this lush and immersive Anastasia retelling, Feared assassin Alya has two choices: spill blood or the prince spills her buried secrets.
➡️publishing ppl interact if you'd like to see this in ur inbox!
🗡 In this lush and immersive Anastasia retelling, Feared assassin Alya has two choices: spill blood or the prince spills her buried secrets.
➡️publishing ppl interact if you'd like to see this in ur inbox!
Reposted by Kayla Herrera
The NE Teen Book Award longlist is here! Some of the top YA titles published in the last year. Follow @nebookawards.bsky.social for updates
November 17, 2024 at 5:14 PM
The NE Teen Book Award longlist is here! Some of the top YA titles published in the last year. Follow @nebookawards.bsky.social for updates
Things to remember if you're a first-time author:
✨ One sentence at a time is still progress
✨ Plotter or panster, every first draft is messy
✨ Progress doesn't always mean word count
✨ You do NOT have to write chronologically
✨ Always remember what drove you to write your story
#WritingCommunity
✨ One sentence at a time is still progress
✨ Plotter or panster, every first draft is messy
✨ Progress doesn't always mean word count
✨ You do NOT have to write chronologically
✨ Always remember what drove you to write your story
#WritingCommunity
November 18, 2024 at 10:22 AM
Things to remember if you're a first-time author:
✨ One sentence at a time is still progress
✨ Plotter or panster, every first draft is messy
✨ Progress doesn't always mean word count
✨ You do NOT have to write chronologically
✨ Always remember what drove you to write your story
#WritingCommunity
✨ One sentence at a time is still progress
✨ Plotter or panster, every first draft is messy
✨ Progress doesn't always mean word count
✨ You do NOT have to write chronologically
✨ Always remember what drove you to write your story
#WritingCommunity
🚨THIS🚨
daily reminder to support your local library, even if that’s just by checking out ebooks! 📚
November 18, 2024 at 6:51 AM
🚨THIS🚨
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Wrote something I really like this morning. God, what a feeling.
November 15, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Wrote something I really like this morning. God, what a feeling.
100k words later, I’ve finally finished drafting my YA romantasy Pinocchio retelling! Celebrating now, crying over revisions later 🖤🥳
a woman in a red dress is reading a book in front of a bookshelf that says the end
ALT: a woman in a red dress is reading a book in front of a bookshelf that says the end
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2024 at 7:41 PM
100k words later, I’ve finally finished drafting my YA romantasy Pinocchio retelling! Celebrating now, crying over revisions later 🖤🥳
Every author has a Spotify playlist dedicated to their WIP amiright?
a girl with long brown hair and green eyes is wearing a striped jacket
ALT: a girl with long brown hair and green eyes is wearing a striped jacket
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Every author has a Spotify playlist dedicated to their WIP amiright?
