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Krystal Gregory (#amquerying) @kgregory13.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing! Thank you.

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Krystal Gregory (#amquerying) @kgregory13.bsky.social · 1d

What tips would you offer querying authors? I'm curious as to what to look out for. I am SUPER new to all this.

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Krystal Gregory (#amquerying) @kgregory13.bsky.social · 1d

Best Halloween Candy?
A) Hersey's Bar
B) Reese's Cup
C) Skittles
D) Other - List in Comments

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Krystal Gregory (#amquerying) @kgregory13.bsky.social · 1d

This is hilarious.

Krystal Gregory (#amquerying) @kgregory13.bsky.social · 2d

Dear Diary, They say Dampton has no ghosts. Tell that to the courthouse clock, the river coughing up a tooth, and the mark, two curling lines, carved in my chair like a thank-you note. I came home to bury the past. Yet the past finds me.#agentsguide #GhostPit #A #T #MM

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Crystal Bayless ✍🏻is writing & editing✍🏻 @crystalbauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Here is my list for #GhostPit

1. Which Witch
2. Rutello: Arealia and the Last Flame
3. Ghosts of Our Past
4. The Doll Murders
5. Rutello: The Dark Veil
6. Arterin Academy

Feedback/critiques are welcome.

A black background with spider webs and hanging spiders at the top.

Below the webs is the title Which Witch is a golden yellow color with orange trim to look like light in a pumpkin. There are also the words A collection of spooky season poetry & short stories.

Below the words are 2 pictures. On the left is a witch holding a staff in a yellow hued forest and field. On the right is a Jack-o'lantern. Below those two are 3 pictures. Left to right is an orange hued skull, a zombie woman in a white dress by a business, and a willow tree in a graveyard at night lit by yellow lights from the background.

Top left to right. A cloaked man sitting in a pub smoking. A woman in a forest in a red and white dress carrying a baby dragon.

Middle left to right. A horror zombie looking horse head coming out of water. A bird-like entrance in water with a girl in white. A castle bathed In red light and a red moon in the sky.

Bottom left to right. 3 cloaked figures riding 3 black horses through fog. A foggy forest with a red sun and curly words in the fog Rutello: The Dark Veil, What happens when monsters and fears come to life? A deer antlered, large, shadow creature with white eyes in a foggy forest.

A black background.

Top is a curly orange font for the title, Rutello: Arealia and the Last Flame. It has fire to each side of it.

In the middle is a pic of a woman in a dress shadowed in front of flames. To the left top to bottom is: a mob going toward homes, a woman in a dress with wings and a feather mask holding a raven/crow, a woman in a black hooded cloak, and 2 women a red head and black haired walking beside each other in a field.

The right top to bottom: a woman in a purple dress with fur around the neck/shoulder area holding a staff and a snowy owl, a woman holding a wolf in wood vines, a woman with antlers riding a big bear with flames in her hands, and a red headed woman in a green dress holding a fox licking her face.

At the bottom between the bottom left and right pics are 3 pics, left to right: a shadowed woman standing in a forest, a black haired girl in a black dress in the woods holding a raven/crow, and a woman in a red cloak doing a spell revealing a fire

The top left pic is a castle with a lawn with purple flowers leading to it and the title in purple Arterin Academy. The right is two books, two potion bottles with yellow and blue liquid and a wand in front of the brick.

The middle left pic is a lane of wisteria with a quote “I try not to think about what saving our world has cost them, even though I can’t help thinking that it has been worth it.", FADE by Kailin Gow, Fever. The middle right is a cobblestone road with rock houses/shops with plants and lanterns.

The bottom left pic is a girl with a purple Hooded cloak holding her hands up in a misty field of purple flowers and a quote “Because I must do something while I still can. Each soul is still incalculably precious.” Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White.

The Bottom middle is a sorcerer in a rocky valley holding a staff that's producing purple lighting and a quote That is what revolutionaries do. “We sacrifice ourselves to save others.” Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Sympath

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Stephanie Winter @wintersleep85.bsky.social · 2d

NAUSICAÄ X FF7

A young woman is blessed with magic that could restore life to a dying world. Allied with a mentor who thinks the world should burn, a ruthless noble with her own agenda, and an enigmatic prince, she must evade enemies and learn if she is meant to save the world.

#ghostpit #Q #A #F

A misty forest. A raven. Trees and a cloudy sky. A fence. A person using an umbrella in a forest. The back of a woman.

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Makenna Rae | Querying Author @makennarae-writes.bsky.social · 5d

TRIAL OF HEIRS

🖤 morally ambiguous FMC
🗡️ political intrigue
⭐︎ ballroom scenes
⛓️ perilous path to power
❤️‍🔥 forced proximity
🌑 ancient magic
☠ tragic characters
🕯️ antagonistic family dynamics
⚖️ ethical dilemmas
🩸 visceral horror

#WritingCommunity #Fantasy

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Jim the Vampire @jimthevampire.bsky.social · 2d

#ghostpit

A supply run turns deadly when the starship Tartarus is diverted to rescue survivors of a viral outbreak in deep space. With a secret order empowering the ship's AI to take charge, Elara and her crew must solve the mystery behind the virus and whatever their AI is becoming.

#A #W #SF

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MechaniChris @chrisakins.bsky.social · 2d

GRIM PORTENTS

HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE X CONSTANTINE

A man is murdered by a hell-beast on his wedding day. Now, with the help of the reaper who collected his soul, he must uncover who is releasing monsters from Hell if he wants to return to the life he was robbed of.

👻 #SP #F #H #PN #OWN #GhostPit

Grim Portents cover featuring a skeleton hand holding a feather and emerging from an open book. The title is on a burning banner that envelops the feather and a large beast looms over it all. At the top, the tagline reads: Welcome to the first day of the end of your life…

"I HAD ALWAYS TOLD MYSELF IT WAS A FIGMENT OF MY IMAGINATION, THE MIND PLAYING TRICKS.
IT WAS JUST A SHADOW. BUT NOW THE MONSTER HAD BEEN GIVEN A NAME, AN IDENTITY.
IT WAS REAL."

Bill Baker wants nothing more than to marry the woman he loves, but when his wedding is interrupted by a rampaging hell-beast, his life is thrown into disarray.
Desperate for a second chance, he will do anything to set his future back on track.
Now, with the help of a soul-collecting reaper named Sonny, he must uncover who is releasing monsters from Hell, in order to earn back the life that was stolen from him and prevent the oncoming end of days.
Faced with the choice between what is right and what is easy, Bill may have to sacrifice all he holds dear for one last shot at life.

Black and white sketch of characters Bill and Sonny. Bill is a dark featured man in a suit and kind of a Mark Ruffalo vibe. Sonny is a rotting corpse man with a cardigan.

Ad for Grim Portents, featuring a print copy of the book and an ebook on an iPhone. A QR code that takes you to my website and the words “Scan to learn more about debut paranormal fantasy novel Grim Portents” below it. Under that, it says “Available online anywhere books are sold!” And above it all is the tagline “Welcome to the first day of the end of your life”

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Krystal Gregory (#amquerying) @kgregory13.bsky.social · 2d

#PitDark #A #DR #FA Somnireth runs on sleep. Iris, a Hollowed dream thief, should have died when Captain Cruze caught her. Instead, a forbidden Dreamlock snapped tight. The Hypnarchs say nightmares can’t cross over. The sigils on Iris' skin disagree.

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Krystal Gregory (#amquerying) @kgregory13.bsky.social · 2d

Dear Diary, They say Dampton has no ghosts. Tell that to the courthouse clock, the river coughing up a tooth, and the mark, two curling lines, carved in my chair like a thank-you note. I came home to bury the past. Yet the past finds me.#agentsguide #GhostPit #A #T #MM

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Krystal Gregory (#amquerying) @kgregory13.bsky.social · 2d

Amazing!! Congratulations @ksonnack.bsky.social

Krystal Gregory (#amquerying) @kgregory13.bsky.social · 2d

Dear Diary, They say Dampton has no ghosts. Tell that to the courthouse clock, the river coughing up a tooth, and the mark, two curling lines, carved in my chair like a thank-you note. I came home to bury the past. Yet the past finds me.#agentsguide #GhostPit #A #T #MM

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Krystal Gregory (#amquerying) @kgregory13.bsky.social · 3d

Tossed 20,000 words. On the bright side, my backspace key has just earned Employee of the Month. #AmWriting #AmQuerying #WritingCommunity #AuthorLife

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Krystal Gregory (#amquerying) @kgregory13.bsky.social · 5d

Let's get #darkpit and #ghostpit off to a good roll and some good vibes. Let's make a #shortstory. I'll start.

Wet fingerprints climbed the stones. A voice at my ear: “I never left.”

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Krystal Gregory (#amquerying) @kgregory13.bsky.social · 7d

Goal for today: 3,000 words.
Reality: 1,500 if caffeine cooperates.
Someone check on me in an hour—I might be buried under plot holes and self-doubt. Send snacks, not sympathy.
#amwriting #WritingCommunity

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Krystal Gregory (#amquerying) @kgregory13.bsky.social · 8d

Every “no” is just a plot twist on the way to your big “yes.” Keep writing, keep querying, and remember—some stories just need a few rejections to build character. At least. That is what I tell myself.
#AmQuerying #WritingCommunity #KeepGoing

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Krystal Gregory (#amquerying) @kgregory13.bsky.social · 9d

I just want the confidence of a golden retriever who’s never been told “no” in its life. #Vibes #MainCharacterEnergy #amquerying #amwriting #WritingCommunity

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Krystal Gregory (#amquerying) @kgregory13.bsky.social · 10d

Writing is wild—you pour your heart out, question your sanity, and call it art. Then someone messages, “This made me cry,” and suddenly all the caffeine, chaos, and emotional damage feel worth it. #AmWriting #WritersLife #amquerying

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Krystal Gregory (#amquerying) @kgregory13.bsky.social · 12d

Sometimes I watch trash TV and call it “character research.” If Shakespeare had access to The Bachelor, we’d have gotten Much Ado About Red Flags. #AmWriting #WriterLife

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Krystal Gregory (#amquerying) @kgregory13.bsky.social · 12d

The voices in my head won’t shut up—so I gave them character arcs, trauma, and a query tracker all their own. #AmWriting #WritersLife #SendCoffee

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Krystal Gregory (#amquerying) @kgregory13.bsky.social · 12d

Being a writer means arguing with imaginary people and calling it productivity. #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmQuerying

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Krystal Gregory (#amquerying) @kgregory13.bsky.social · 13d

Querying agents is just sending little love letters to strangers and hoping one says, “Yes, I adore your chaos—let’s sell it.” #AmQuerying #WritersLife #HopeAndCaffeine

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Krystal Gregory (#amquerying) @kgregory13.bsky.social · 13d

Tea, gossip, and mild hexes brewing.
Spell check and sip, ladies.
Double, double, Earl Grey trouble.