Weston Reindl
@westonsaintjames.bsky.social
Middle-grade writer telling stories I wish I had growing up #LGBTQ+ #OwnVoices #AmQuerying
Pinned
A pet peeve of mine: someone comparing “good” and “bad” writing and while reading the “good” one aloud they perform it, emphasizing the right words and pausing at the right moments. But for the “bad” one, they sigh every word and suddenly punctuation is invisible. Clearly, there’s a bias. #writing
October 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
A pet peeve of mine: someone comparing “good” and “bad” writing and while reading the “good” one aloud they perform it, emphasizing the right words and pausing at the right moments. But for the “bad” one, they sigh every word and suddenly punctuation is invisible. Clearly, there’s a bias. #writing
Can’t forget this one as well! This book is so creative and I learned a lot that I can add to my book!
October 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Can’t forget this one as well! This book is so creative and I learned a lot that I can add to my book!
My recent NYC book haul!
October 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
My recent NYC book haul!
THE WHISPERWICKS x THE CURSE OF EELGRASS BOG
Here’s what you’ll find in Juniper’s world:
🪲 Glowing beetles
🪳🕯️Bug magic
☕️ A magical tearoom
🐛🐞Entomology Club
🪦🎡 Graveyard Carnival
🧙♀️⚔️ Witches and Hunters (the game)
🥤❤️🩹 Healing Soda
👻 Paranormal Tour
🤫🧶 Family secrets unraveling
#DVPit #MG #F #LGBT
Here’s what you’ll find in Juniper’s world:
🪲 Glowing beetles
🪳🕯️Bug magic
☕️ A magical tearoom
🐛🐞Entomology Club
🪦🎡 Graveyard Carnival
🧙♀️⚔️ Witches and Hunters (the game)
🥤❤️🩹 Healing Soda
👻 Paranormal Tour
🤫🧶 Family secrets unraveling
#DVPit #MG #F #LGBT
October 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
All the bugs in Aunt Tabitha’s apartment are dead and sorted into various jars, and The Entomagical Textbook of Spells says exactly how to use them. But when 12yo Juniper brews a potion to make his pesty cousin vanish, he pays the price by fading away limb by limb.
#DVPit #MG #F #LGBT #OWN
#DVPit #MG #F #LGBT #OWN
October 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
THE CURSE OF EELGRASS BOG x WITCHLINGS
When 12yo bug-enthusiast Juniper moves to Burwick, he discovers his aunt is a witch who uses insects for magic. Inside her spellbook is a potion to make his pesty cousin vanish. But magic always has a price and now he’s fading away.
#DVPit #MG #LGBT #F
When 12yo bug-enthusiast Juniper moves to Burwick, he discovers his aunt is a witch who uses insects for magic. Inside her spellbook is a potion to make his pesty cousin vanish. But magic always has a price and now he’s fading away.
#DVPit #MG #LGBT #F
October 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
THE CURSE OF EELGRASS BOG x WITCHLINGS
Juniper thinks he knows everything about insects. That is until he discovers The Entomagical Textbook of Spells. Inside are insect spells, bug charms, and a vanishing potion that can get rid of the biggest pest of all—his cousin, Olive.
#DVPit #LGBT #MG #F
Juniper thinks he knows everything about insects. That is until he discovers The Entomagical Textbook of Spells. Inside are insect spells, bug charms, and a vanishing potion that can get rid of the biggest pest of all—his cousin, Olive.
#DVPit #LGBT #MG #F
October 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
#DVParty my current WIP is a MG Horror - The Hunt for Mason Woods.
12yo Alfie goes monster hunting in the woods with his best friend, Mason, and comes out alone. After a week of search parties, Alfie returns to the dark woods alone. He finds Mason, but something is different about him.
#MG #LGBT
12yo Alfie goes monster hunting in the woods with his best friend, Mason, and comes out alone. After a week of search parties, Alfie returns to the dark woods alone. He finds Mason, but something is different about him.
#MG #LGBT
October 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
#DVParty Also, I missed yesterday’s post but here’s Juniper when the bugs start to get a little too close. Lol
a cartoon character says " why it 's a whole flock ! "
Alt: Pleakly from Lilo & Stitch says " why it 's a whole flock ! " after more and more mosquitos land on him.
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October 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
#DVParty Also, I missed yesterday’s post but here’s Juniper when the bugs start to get a little too close. Lol
#DVParty I’ve been trying to make a playlist for Juniper for a few months now but it’s hard finding songs for MG with a darker vibe. But I found a few songs that relate to the theme and topics in the book. Lmk if you have any songs for a gay boy who loves bugs and is fading away. Lol
#MG #F #LGBT
#MG #F #LGBT
October 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
#DVParty #MG #F
Opening lines:
“Juniper heard the hiss just three days after moving into Aunt Tabitha’s apartment. He was still getting used to the strange noises, like the creaking floorboards, the bones of the walls cracking, and the broken radiator routinely spitting steam every six hours.”
Opening lines:
“Juniper heard the hiss just three days after moving into Aunt Tabitha’s apartment. He was still getting used to the strange noises, like the creaking floorboards, the bones of the walls cracking, and the broken radiator routinely spitting steam every six hours.”
October 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I’m late to the #DVParty
Meet 12yo Juniper Webb: a bug- enthusiast 🪲🐞🐜 who can be too independent for his own good. But when he begins to fade away, he questions if making his cousin disappear was worth it, and must learn to trust his family and friends before he fades away forever.
#MG #F #LGBT
Meet 12yo Juniper Webb: a bug- enthusiast 🪲🐞🐜 who can be too independent for his own good. But when he begins to fade away, he questions if making his cousin disappear was worth it, and must learn to trust his family and friends before he fades away forever.
#MG #F #LGBT
October 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I had so much fun during the #DVParty today. Thanks everyone for sharing your inspiring mood boards and interacting with mine. It’s great to see all the creativity and imagination for your books!
October 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I had so much fun during the #DVParty today. Thanks everyone for sharing your inspiring mood boards and interacting with mine. It’s great to see all the creativity and imagination for your books!
October 2, 2025 at 5:02 AM
THE CURSE OF EELGRASS BOG x WITCHLINGS
When 12yo bug-enthusiast Juniper moves to Burwick, he discovers his aunt is a witch who uses insects for magic. Inside her spellbook is a potion he uses to make his pesty cousin vanish, but his plan backfires and now he’s fading away.
#PreDV #MG #LGBT #F
When 12yo bug-enthusiast Juniper moves to Burwick, he discovers his aunt is a witch who uses insects for magic. Inside her spellbook is a potion he uses to make his pesty cousin vanish, but his plan backfires and now he’s fading away.
#PreDV #MG #LGBT #F
September 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
All the bugs in Aunt Tabitha’s apartment are dead and sorted into various jars, and The Entomagical Textbook of Spells says exactly how to use them. But when 12yo Juniper makes his cousin vanish, the consequences of magic creep up on him and now he's fading limb by limb.
#PreDV #MG #F #LGBT #OWN
#PreDV #MG #F #LGBT #OWN
September 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
THE CURSE OF EELGRASS BOG x WITCHLINGS
Juniper thinks he knows everything about insects. That is until he discovers The Entomagical Textbook of Spells. Inside are insect spells, bug charms, and a vanishing potion that can get rid of the biggest pest of all—his cousin, Olive.
#PreDV #LGBT #MG #F
Juniper thinks he knows everything about insects. That is until he discovers The Entomagical Textbook of Spells. Inside are insect spells, bug charms, and a vanishing potion that can get rid of the biggest pest of all—his cousin, Olive.
#PreDV #LGBT #MG #F
September 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Started using #Substack recently to post my writing when I'm not working on my manuscripts. This is my first post about my personal style aesthetic and how it has been shaped over the years. #menswear #fashion #blog #writing #ivystyle #preppy
Un-athletic Sporty Aesthetic
How my childhood has shaped a contradicting style.
open.substack.com
June 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Hi #writingcommunity is anyone interested in swapping query letters and first chapters? #amquerying
March 4, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Hi #writingcommunity is anyone interested in swapping query letters and first chapters? #amquerying
Reposted by Weston Reindl
THE CURSE OF EELGRASS BOG x WITCHLINGS
Juniper is used to insects following him until he moves to Aunt Tabitha’s strange, bugless apartment where the only pest is his cousin, Olive—and he finds a way to get rid of her. But his plan backfires and now he’s fading away.
#WSPit #WSPitQ #MG #Own #LGBT
Juniper is used to insects following him until he moves to Aunt Tabitha’s strange, bugless apartment where the only pest is his cousin, Olive—and he finds a way to get rid of her. But his plan backfires and now he’s fading away.
#WSPit #WSPitQ #MG #Own #LGBT
February 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Reposted by Weston Reindl
Gabriel is a witch. Summer isn't. Sure he's suspicious when the cute con-artist opens up a witch shop next to his apothecary. But when she's accused of murder through love potion, he reluctantly comes to her aid. How to catch a killer, when magic is in the air?
#wspit #wspitw #rc #conwitchwip
#wspit #wspitw #rc #conwitchwip
February 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Gabriel is a witch. Summer isn't. Sure he's suspicious when the cute con-artist opens up a witch shop next to his apothecary. But when she's accused of murder through love potion, he reluctantly comes to her aid. How to catch a killer, when magic is in the air?
#wspit #wspitw #rc #conwitchwip
#wspit #wspitw #rc #conwitchwip
Everything Juniper learned on the Scare-a-normal Tour is true—ghosts and magic are real. And the ghost in his apartment knows the perfect spell to get rid of his pesty cousin. Because of her, he’s always in trouble. Besides, the spell is only temporary…or so he’s told.
#WSPit #WSPitQ #MG #LGBT #F
#WSPit #WSPitQ #MG #LGBT #F
February 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Reposted by Weston Reindl
Lost Talent
A Deadly Education X Mob Psycho 100
At Magic School, Mina was told she was 'a Mage of no particular Talent'. But now that she has graduated, will her memories of school help her rescue her missing best friend and solve the mystery of his dissapearance?
#WSPit
#WSPitQ
#NA
#YA
#F
A Deadly Education X Mob Psycho 100
At Magic School, Mina was told she was 'a Mage of no particular Talent'. But now that she has graduated, will her memories of school help her rescue her missing best friend and solve the mystery of his dissapearance?
#WSPit
#WSPitQ
#NA
#YA
#F
February 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM