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zilla @zillawrites.bsky.social · 23d
They say the final act is the hardest to survive. After a lot of blood, sweat, and eleventh-hour decisions, I’m beyond thrilled to announce that I’m now represented by @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social at Mad Woman Literary Agency!

I can't wait to work on making Hotel Adair even more deadly.
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ivytwoods.bsky.social
A guide to my #WIP 🌊 SCULPTOR OF THE WINDS 🌊
Book 1 in a planned duology, it has:
⚓️ Seafaring adventures
🌋Roots in animistic religion
⚡️A physics based magic system
🐙 Sea monsters large and small
🏠 Complex family dynamics
🌎 Accessible worldbuilding

#bluepit📖 #A #F #R #FR #W #LGBT #OV
Over a background with a pink octopus and curling tentacles in dark blue water. The four backgrounds of each picture come together to show one image. In white text: Guide to Sculptor of the Winds by Ivy T. Woods Book 1 in the Sea of Sorrows Duology Romantic Pirate Fantasy Over a background with a pink octopus and curling tentacles in dark blue water. The four backgrounds of each picture come together to show one image. To the left in white text: Pitch When Minna is offered a place weaving the winds—and protecting the ship from monsters—on one of the largest ships in the Fleet, it comes with a catch: her betrothal to the Deckmistress’ son. Bullied by her mother, Minna takes the deal, surprised to find that her betrothed and her new Deckmistress are actually quite tolerable. But when they capture one of the monsters terrorizing the Sea of Sorrows, Minna is forced into the role of jailer while they interrogate the monster, trying to force her to give up the location of the monsters’ lair. But as Minna’s monstrous prisoner proves herself to be surprisingly human, Minna becomes intent on saving her from her inevitable execution, going against her Deckmistress, her betrothed, and the entire crew. But the other monsters are drawn to their own. And they are coming. To the right is a picture of a tall ship with two sails up on the main mast against an orange horizon, with rocks in the foreground on the right Over a background with a pink octopus and curling tentacles in dark blue water. The four backgrounds of each picture come together to show one image. In white text: Comps & Tropes Seafaring adventure Arranged marriage Monster love interest Yearning Bisexual main character Images of the covers for The Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl Bury our bones in the midnight soil by V. E. Schwab Over a background with a pink octopus and curling tentacles in dark blue water. The four backgrounds of each picture come together to show one image. In white text: First Lines The first body was bloated and black, rising and settling with each rush of water up the sand, its sun-bleached trousers caught on a protrusion of rock. Thick veins of black ran underneath the dark skin, branching out and away from the missing chunk of flesh in the dead man’s shoulder. “Fucking seas,” Minna muttered. “Washing in or out, do you figure?” Her father grunted, reaching down to pluck at the torn and bloody pants, dislodging them from the rock keeping the body anchored to the shoreline. The next wave rushed in to claim its prize, sucking the body back down the beach as it withdrew. “I suppose we’ll see.” Her father shielded his eyes with a hand, silver hairs shining in the sun as he squinted inland. “Body can’t be too old. Tide would have taken it.”
January 13, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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ivytwoods.bsky.social
An #editorsguide to 🌲THE LAND OF UNDYING SUMMER🌲
This romantic fantasy has:
🐻‍❄️ Canadian subarctic inspired setting
🌋Roots in animistic religion
⚡️A physics based magic system
👵🏽 Crotchety immortals
🏠 Complex family dynamics
🌎 Accessible worldbuilding

#bluepit📖 #A #F #R #FR #OS soon 👀
On a background of a foggy coniferous forest. The background of the four images fit together to show a stream with rocks working its way between two hills in the forest, both covered with trees. In white text: An Editor’s Guide To The Land of Undying Summer by Ivy T. Woods Adult Romantic Fantasy 108,000 words On a background of a foggy coniferous forest. The background of the four images fit together to show a stream with rocks working its way between two hills in the forest, both covered with trees. On the left side of the picture is an ink drawn map of a continent. In white text: Pitch When a half-dead priestess is forced to work with a wandering mage to figure out why mages are dwindling among her people, they develop a reluctant camaraderie. But when he kills a guard, her people’s distrust escalates into a full-scale uprising, leaving the two loners to save the living, the dead, and each other. Though not necessarily in that order. On a background of a foggy coniferous forest. The background of the four images fit together to show a stream with rocks working its way between two hills in the forest, both covered with trees. In white text: Comps The atmosphere and vibes of: - The Gilded Crown by Marianne Gordon - Blood Over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang The Humour Of: - Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher On a background of a foggy coniferous forest. The background of the four images fit together to show a stream with rocks working its way between two hills in the forest, both covered with trees. In white text Chapter One - The End of Darkness No Guide could resist the Call of Return forever. But this time, when Tilaani’s trembling hands closed on the spiked rocks of the Wolf’s Fangs, the agonizing need for the missing part of herself had dulled to an aching throb. The Call would take her eventually. But not today. Today, she was already running late. “Shit!” Tilaani snatched her cloak from the icy stalagmite she had been using as a hanger and staggered to a slim crack in the cliff face. It had been a century since the passage had opened in one of El’Drek’s rages but the frozen stone was still jagged, tugging at her shirt as she sidled through, thin cloak clutched in one hand. Wind whistled through the crevice, peppering her exposed skin with hard snow. It melted, steaming as it touched her. Time within the cavern had always been malleable, misaligned with the world outside. Shinac had always claimed the shifts were random but Tilaani had her doubts. It always seemed to stretch whenever she was in a hurry. She wouldn’t put it past any of the dead—either Blessed or Barred—to extend time merely to inconvenience her. And now, backing up this theory, the sun was high overhead and the few hours she had spent being lectured by the Ancients had become nearly an entire night and day in the land of the living. Allak would be insufferable if she was late.
January 13, 2026 at 5:30 AM
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annahirsch.bsky.social
HAMNET x NOSFERATU

The black sheep of a powerful 14th-century Irish family pursues a forbidden romance with the eternally young banshee who’s haunted his estate for generations, but as the bubonic plague closes in he must choose between the living and the dead.

#BluePit 📖 #A #Q #H #HS #D #Gothic
Gothic mood board for a fiction novel featuring a skull, medieval Irish imagery, catholic symbolism, and gothic horror romance vibes. Text in the center reads "The Banshee of Clan Murtagh, 80,000 word gothic horror, SmoochPit 2025" The Pitch: When Ciarán Murtagh hears the cry of his family’s eternally young banshee, he hunts her down to learn who in his family is fated to die. In the struggle, his touch triggers memories of the banshee’s previous life as a servant of his household—and she demands to know more. They meet by moonlight searching for answers in the banshee’s memories, and Ciarán’s growing attraction sets him on a path of macabre desire. But as the devastating bubonic plague closes in, Ciarán must decide whether to stay by his dying family or succumb to the seduction of the death-bringer.
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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annahirsch.bsky.social
A DOWRY OF BLOOD x THE BACHELOR

Holland only agrees to date Dracula on TV to boost her influencer career. When producer manipulation goes too far, she tries to leave, but finds the eliminated girls haven’t been sent home—they’ve been fed on.

#BluePit 📖 #A #H #W #HU
Mood board depicting dark, campy vampire aesthetic with a silhouette of Dracula. Headline reads "Who Wants to Be Dracula's Bride" with tagline "This season's to die for".
January 13, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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chloemarcus.bsky.social
92K - Dual POV - YA FANTASY

🏰 HERS - FANTASY
🛝 Childhood Friends
👭 Sister Bonds
👩‍🍼 Inherited Magic
🏃‍♀️‍➡️ Leap, Then Look
💋 Kiss, Marry, or Kill?

🧌 HIS - HORROR
💑 Childhood Sweethearts
💕 Self-Sacrificing Loyalty
💀 Soul Selling
🤔 Anxious, Overthinker
🫀 Cannibal Witch

#Bluepit #bluepit📖#YA #Fantasy
January 13, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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annahirsch.bsky.social
I’m thrilled to finally share the updated guide to my gothic horror novel, THE BANSHEE OF CLAN MURTAGH. Now revised through the 2025 SmoochPit Mentorship program!

🖤 Medieval Ireland
🖤 She's the monster
🖤 Bubonic plague
🖤 Only one grave

#agentsguide #gothic #horrormance
Photo of a creepy gothic forest with the outline of red skeletal hands reaching in. Text reads "An Agent's Guide to The Banshee of Clan Murtagh: a gothic love story. 80,000 words, adult horror, by Anna Hirsch." Torn paper with a graphic of praying hands holding a rosary. Text reads: The pitch: Ireland, 1348: When Ciarán Murtagh hears the cry of his family’s eternally young banshee, he hunts her down to learn who in his family is fated to die. In the struggle, his touch triggers memories of the banshee’s previous life as a servant of his household—and she demands to know more. They meet by moonlight searching for answers in the banshee’s memories, and Ciarán’s growing attraction sets him on a path of macabre desire. But as the devastating bubonic plague closes in, Ciarán must decide whether to stay by his dying family or succumb to the seduction of the death-bringer. For fans of: the yearning in the time of plague in Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell, the Catholic horror in The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas, and the death-crossed lovers in Nosferatu directed by Robert Eggers. A spooky forest with a red outline of a skeletal deer overlayed on it. Large text reads: The first line: I was a boy of ten when I first saw death, but I'd heard her for years.
January 11, 2026 at 3:13 PM
zillawrites.bsky.social
🍾✨ My NYE date ✨🍾
December 31, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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authormorganw.bsky.social
Hey #amquerying fam, I will be opening up to queries tomorrow!😱

I have an updated MSWL here: www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/mo...

You will notice it is pretty similiar with some minor updates and that I am opening up to YA Mystery! The QM link is in my bio, I hope to see you in my box soon!☺️
December 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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lecrockett.bsky.social
Big news on the blog for querying writers in 2026!

scribblesandwanderlust.com/2025/12/22/q...
Querying Update
I have a number of deal announcements I still need to share on this blog, as well as my favorite books of 2025 and the forthcoming MSWL for 2026. But this particular update seemed the most urgent f…
scribblesandwanderlust.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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abliterary.bsky.social
Thanks for your patience everyone! I'm excited to announce that I'm reopening to queries on January 1st! Check out my MSWL page for my current wishlist! www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/an...
Annie Bomke – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
www.manuscriptwishlist.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
zillawrites.bsky.social
I finally got to write a HIGMA of my own! I break down stats for each of my manuscripts and how I changed as a writer.

(Hint: It's about being true to yourself or something...)
www.rjhawthorne.com/thoughts-new...
December 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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alexbrownwrites.bsky.social
🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

I’m so stoked that I get to work with @zillawrites.bsky.social and all of her fantastic ideas!

Editors! Get ready for a haunted hotel that brings out your worst qualities—just like the toxic friends you’re trapped with—in this fun, meta adult horror debut coming your way in 2026! 😈✨
zillawrites.bsky.social zilla @zillawrites.bsky.social · 23d
They say the final act is the hardest to survive. After a lot of blood, sweat, and eleventh-hour decisions, I’m beyond thrilled to announce that I’m now represented by @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social at Mad Woman Literary Agency!

I can't wait to work on making Hotel Adair even more deadly.
December 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
zillawrites.bsky.social
They say the final act is the hardest to survive. After a lot of blood, sweat, and eleventh-hour decisions, I’m beyond thrilled to announce that I’m now represented by @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social at Mad Woman Literary Agency!

I can't wait to work on making Hotel Adair even more deadly.
December 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
zillawrites.bsky.social
This has been the longest wait.
zillawrites.bsky.social zilla @zillawrites.bsky.social · Dec 3
Blackout Poetry: Querying Edition ✨
December 19, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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gabriela-stluke.bsky.social
Things are wrapping up for the year but I've fully revised my manuscript and posting my updated #agentsguide for LAST CHANCE MATCH with agent interest! #litagents, if you're interested in this concept, it's ready to read over the holidays ❤️

#amquerying
An agent's guide to LAST CHANCE MATCH, a 93k adult speculative psychological horromance: find the one who's to die for. Welcome to the inaugural season of Last Chance Match, a government-funded dating show for the soulmateless to find their other half. Set in a tropical location, eighteen hopeful singles will compete for the chance to have a soulmate and all the benefits that come with it such as: free healthcare and education, better job opportunities and exemption from soulmateless extermination at thirty. Due to limited resources and population control, only three couples can win. Are you ready to find the one who’s to die for? 28-year-old soulmateless Cera thinks the opportunity could represent a second chance until the show takes a dark turn and a fellow contestant is killed by the robot host. The infuriatingly attractive but mysterious Ryde swears he’ll get Cera home safely so long as they remain coupled to protect one another from elimination. But the fatal games they play for the nation’s entertainment pick the contestants off one by one, leaving Cera and Ryde to fight for their happily ever after—and to make it out alive. The opening pages of LAST CHANCE MATCH The Comps: SQUID GAME BLACK MIRROR LOVE ISLAND THE COMPOUND BY AISLING RAWLE HIDE BY KEIRSTEN WHITE
December 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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writingdaywksp.bsky.social
AGENT SPOTLIGHT: Jon Michael Darga of Aevitas Creative Management!

Jon Michael answers our most pressing questions and gives their best advice. Learn more, and see if they might be your dream agent, on our blog:
writingdayworkshops.com/blog

#amquerying #amwriting #writingcommunity #literaryagent
December 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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cbcreative.bsky.social
Your pitch is often the first thing a literary agent will read, and it could make the difference between the agent opening your manuscript straight away or adding it to the end of a very long reading list 📑

Read our 6 pitfalls to avoid when pitching:
6 pitfalls to avoid when pitching your novel
Writing a pitch for your novel can be daunting. The pitch is often the first thing an agent will see when looking at a submission, and it could make the difference between the agent opening your…
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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weratedogs.com
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
December 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
zillawrites.bsky.social
The last hour has been so so fun.
December 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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ljrennert.bsky.social
Attention querying writers! I will be closing to queries for the winter holidays, and giving myself some extra time to catch up. I will be closed from Dec. 22 to Feb. 1, opening back up the morning of the 2nd. *Please remember that I only accept queries through my Query Manager (link on my website).
December 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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kellyesparza.bsky.social
BIG news! My adult speculative mystery is a SEMI-FINALIST for the fiction category for the Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards! In my #amquerying era but in a flare so I’ve been delayed BUT this means a lot as a @uarizona.bsky.social Creative Writing & English alum! ❤️ 719 subs total!🤯
December 8, 2025 Dear Writer, Thank you for entering your work in the Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards competition. We appreciated the opportunity to read your writing. We received 719 submissions, and because of the many submissions of high quality, competition was tough and the judges’ decisions were difficult to make. Your submission is a semi-finalist in the fiction category. Finalists are invited to participate in Tucson, March 16-17. 2026, with workshop leaders Laura Da’, Caleb Gayle, Jason Mott, Shonda Rao… Pictured: strike out of cost of workshop and two white arrows in blue boxes pointing at semi-finalist.
December 9, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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waywordwriters.bsky.social
Writers - are you considering a change for 2026? Thinking of trying a new genre? Join us as we discuss the pros and cons of GENRE HOPPING! with Neighborhood Literary Agent @ericsmithrocks
#writer #writerpodcast #author #writingcommunity #agent #authorlife
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z01Y...
EPISODE 99 - Genre Hopping and Author Branding - Insights from Literary Agent & Author Eric Smith
YouTube video by Way-Word Writers
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December 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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melaniefigueroa.bsky.social
A heads up to querying authors! We're reaching that time of year when offer of rep deadlines may need to extend past the standard of two weeks and into the new year if you want to give everyone the opportunity to consider. Many agents, including myself, are out of the office starting next week.
December 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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kterrette.bsky.social
In case you hadn’t heard!! Lindsey was my intern for over six months, and she is more than ready to take on this new role at MLM. Check out what she’s looking for and definitely query her. You can find out more at martinlit.com.

#querying #newagentalert #kidlit
December 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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zillawrites.bsky.social
The new Agent's Guide to
MURDER NIGHT AT HOTEL ADAIR, my The Haunting of Hill House x The Shining #A #H project.

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At Hotel Adair, the rooms are luxurious, the deaths are creative, and the check-out time is non-negotiable.
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MURDER NIGHT AT HOTEL ADAIR MURDER NIGHT AT HOTEL ADAIR pitch MURDER NIGHT AT HOTEL ADAIR comps and tropes MURDER NIGHT AT HOTEL ADAIR first page
September 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM