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Ally is querying @rapunzelsrevenge.bsky.social · Sep 15

This might be an unpopular opinion, but if your dog doesn't have perfect recall you have no business taking them off leash in a public space. It doesn't matter how friendly they are, other dogs and other humans might not be.

Ally is querying @rapunzelsrevenge.bsky.social · Sep 4

Autocorrect is getting so much worse. It routinely changes real words that I typed correctly into other words, for reasons of its own.

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Ally is querying @rapunzelsrevenge.bsky.social · Sep 4

If there are any #literaryagents out there enjoying #Wednesday season 2 and wanting more boarding school mysteries on your MSWL... I might have what you're looking for 👀

Ally is querying @rapunzelsrevenge.bsky.social · Aug 25

Fresh mood board for A SYLLABUS OF SECRETS: my teacher-led boarding school mystery with

🍁 A husband and wife dynamic duo
🍁 M/F platonic besties
🍁 School secrets
🍁 A hidden laboratory
🍁 Cozy fall vibes

#amquerying now!

A mood board with images of bookshops, students, a couple, canoes, and a gothic building

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MilkPork @milkpork.bsky.social · Jul 2

Make no mistake:

Alligator Alcatraz IS a concentration camp, and they absolutely ARE planning genocide and ‘ethnic cleansing.’

As a white person, i don’t know what I can do to help, but if all I have is my voice, I will make sure it’s heard.

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Ally is querying @rapunzelsrevenge.bsky.social · Jun 11

Happy pub day @katemckean.bsky.social! I can't wait to get your book in my hands, and I'm so grateful for all the knowledge you've shared through your newsletter over the years.

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Ally is querying @rapunzelsrevenge.bsky.social · Jun 6

Woohoo! Welcome back to the query trenches!

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Ally is querying @rapunzelsrevenge.bsky.social · May 31

Just a reminder not to re-share any AI "art," even if it's funny or contains a message you agree with. You can find things you'll like that were made by real human beings ❤️

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Ally is querying @rapunzelsrevenge.bsky.social · May 28

Hi Arianna! Are you actually open to queries as your display name says? Just checked QM and it says you're closed and to try later!

Ally is querying @rapunzelsrevenge.bsky.social · May 22

"If you write your own correspondence the way humans have always done, maybe we can all still get paid for our intellectual property and have natural resources that haven't been completely over exhausted."
*Leaves room for 30 seconds and they're using chatgpt*

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Ally is querying @rapunzelsrevenge.bsky.social · May 22

Watching mass adoption of AI is like watching the entire world failing the marshmallow test.

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Ally is querying @rapunzelsrevenge.bsky.social · May 14

No need to call me out like this 😭

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Bria LaVorgna @chaosbria.com · Apr 24

Friendly reminder to support your local independent bookstore this weekend!

A slightly less friendly reminder to just not buy books from Am*zon at all.

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Ally is querying @rapunzelsrevenge.bsky.social · Apr 15

I'd love that! Insta DMs work great! And no worries, I'm not entirely sure there *is* a clear cut answer 😂😭😅

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Ally is querying @rapunzelsrevenge.bsky.social · Apr 15

I've gotten some good feedback on the query from people with more experience, which was so helpful, but since all I'm getting so far is form rejections I'm starting to wonder at what point I need to take it as a sign that it's not working and adjust 🤷‍♀️

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Ally is querying @rapunzelsrevenge.bsky.social · Apr 15

Thanks for your advice! I really appreciate it. Also, if the discord you're talking about is PaWriCo, I'm already in there and should probably move to that channel to seek advice 😂 But if you're talking about another writers' discord, I'd love to join that too!

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Ally is querying @rapunzelsrevenge.bsky.social · Apr 15

No, I think that's completely smart and only a little cray cray 😂 I think what I'm struggling with is uncertainty if I'm getting rejections because of lack of interest in the story or if the query itself is dragging the team down, if that makes sense.

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Ally is querying @rapunzelsrevenge.bsky.social · Apr 15

Question for the #writingcommunity especially any #litagents or folks with #amquerying experience: how many rejections should I receive before I need to revisit my query package and/or re-edit my manuscript?

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Ally is querying @rapunzelsrevenge.bsky.social · Apr 14

I definitely feel this! I'm constantly trying to figure out how to balance writing with needing to take breaks, rest, and do other fun things.

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Ally is querying @rapunzelsrevenge.bsky.social · Apr 9

It's giving PaWriCo discord 😂

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TX FReadom Fighters @freadomfighters.bsky.social · Apr 8

The cuts to IMLS will affect every library system in the nation. Use the 5Calls app script to call in support of library services! @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social @everylibrary.bsky.social

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Ally is querying @rapunzelsrevenge.bsky.social · Apr 9

Just a reminder that if you love libraries, you should call and write to your reps to protect their funding!

Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · Apr 8

National Library Week hits different during this time of turmoil and uncertainty.
Thankfully, libraries continue to bring together knowledge, reader connections, community, lifelong learning- you name it. ☺️

This year, it feels especially meaningful.

📚 Happy National Library Week! 📚

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Ally is querying @rapunzelsrevenge.bsky.social · Apr 9

Depends on the context! Guitar is more romantic by default, but the right character could make a ukulele absolutely swoony. The niche-ness of it has potential.

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Ally is querying @rapunzelsrevenge.bsky.social · Apr 7

Four years out of college and I somehow have more stress dreams about not finding a seat in the cafeteria or forgetting a class now than I did then.

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Ally is querying @rapunzelsrevenge.bsky.social · Apr 5

I'm sorry to all my friends who are not part of the writing community, that you have to hear about my book again and again whenever I decide to participate in a pitch event. But not sorry enough to stop 😬

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