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authorlavleo.bsky.social
Lavender Leonidas is querying & writing
@authorlavleo.bsky.social
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Author, Oxford comma advocate, & a joy to have in class. She/her. 🧿 Querying a vampire romantic fantasy novel & working on a new project! 🐆
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authorlavleo.bsky.social
weekly self-reminder:
remembering that in order for me to write something meaningful I have to stop trying to convince the google doc that I'm clever and f*ckable
May 31, 2025 at 6:23 PM
authorlavleo.bsky.social
#amwriting a new thing 🐆
a mood board with images of: a foot with a virgin mary tattoo on it; a man and a woman embracing on the porch of a house; a woman walking alongside a highway at dusk; a psychic shop; a woman with dead roses on her chest; a growling jaguar
May 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
authorlavleo.bsky.social
#amquerying authors whose stories have darker themes- as one of you, I've received several query passes specifically citing the dark theme as the reason for the pass. I know it isn't for everyone, and that's okay. But it's made me wonder /🧵
a photo collage containing images of: a 1950s couple in evening wear, a vase of lily of the valley flowers, the reflection of red lips in a compact mirror, a ringed hand holding a teacup, a license plate that spells DARLING, and two pairs of feet crossed on a coffee table.
March 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
authorlavleo.bsky.social
#WSPitQ #WSPit #A #F #R #P
When everything Belan learned about vampires turns out to be a lie, deciding whether or not to trust a handsome vampire lord is more than just a life or death decision- her research, the mysteries of her childhood, and her heart are all on the line.
A photo collage including: a woman holding a teacup, a man standing in front of a misty mansion, a blonde woman wearing a robe with celestial symbols, and a stack of books.
February 27, 2025 at 3:58 AM
authorlavleo.bsky.social
Multiple query rejections in a row.
Inner critic:
A photo of Kim kardashian with the caption “not bad for a girl with no talent”
February 26, 2025 at 4:12 AM
authorlavleo.bsky.social
light some candles for me pls 🕯️
an image from query tracker showing the poster's query as unread and surrounded by rejections
February 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
authorlavleo.bsky.social
When everything Belan learned about vampires turns out to be a lie, deciding whether or not to trust a handsome vampire lord is more than just a life or death decision- her research, the mysteries of her childhood, and her heart are all on the line.
NINTH HOUSE x EMILY WILDE
#Cupit #A #RoFa #PR #HR
A black and white image of a vampire's fangs about to bite someone's neck with the caption "love bites"
February 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
authorlavleo.bsky.social
NINTH HOUSExEMILY WILDE
When everything Belan learned about vampires turns out to be a lie, deciding whether or not to trust a handsome vampire lord is more than just a life or death decision- her research, the mysteries of her childhood, and her heart are all on the line.
#QuestPit #Q #F #R #PR #FR
A close up image of an eye with a purple iris. A search engine text box is overlaid containing the words: signs of vampirism
February 13, 2025 at 2:41 AM
authorlavleo.bsky.social
#QuestPit #Q #F #R #PR #FR
When everything Belan learned about vampires turns out to be a lie, deciding whether or not to trust a handsome vampire lord is more than just a life or death decision- her research, the mysteries of her childhood, and her heart are all on the line.
NINTH HOUSExEMILY WILDE
An image of a woman with her back against a carved stone sarcophagus. Light is shining on her chest and appears to be coming out of her mouth and eyes. A search engine text box is overlaid containing the words: weird experience in ancient tomb
February 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
authorlavleo.bsky.social
When everything Belan learned about vampires turns out to be a lie, deciding whether or not to trust a handsome vampire lord is more than just a life or death decision- her research, the mysteries of her childhood, and her heart are all on the line.
#QuestPit #Q #F #R #PR #FR
NINTH HOUSExEMILY WILDE
An image of male and female crossed feet on a coffee table. A search engine text box is overlaid containing the words: tips for kissing with fangs
February 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
authorlavleo.bsky.social
#QuestPit #Q #F #R #PR #FR
NINTH HOUSExEMILY WILDE
When everything Belan learned about vampires turns out to be a lie, deciding whether or not to trust a handsome vampire lord is more than just a life or death decision- her research, the mysteries of her childhood, and her heart are all on the line.
An image of a place setting with blood on the plate, overlaid with a search engine text box containing the words: how to get blood out of silk
February 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
authorlavleo.bsky.social
New plan for submission rejections unlocked
#writingcommunity #amquerying
I forgave everybody, I gave up, I got drunk. - Jack Kerouac, On the Road
February 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
authorlavleo.bsky.social
Does this meme make me look old? Don't care!
Yr locked in a room alone with three adult men but you feel perfectly safe. who are they (image is of Ardeth Bay, Rick O'Connell, and Jonathan Carnahan from the film The Mummy)
February 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
authorlavleo.bsky.social
I wasn't able to be as active during #2025pit as I wanted, but I saw some great pitches and added to my growing TBR. 👀 Thank you for the support! And dang, I just really love coming up with new ways to pitch my story.
A woman with pale blonde hair walks away from us over a green lawn. She is wearing a blue robe embroidered with celestial symbols. A woman with light blonde hair sits in an elegant dining room. She has a cup of tea and there is a classical painting behind her. A woman with light blonde hair reaches for a book on a bookshelf. Her back is toward us.
January 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
authorlavleo.bsky.social
#2025pit #Q #A #F #R #FR
When everything Belan learned about vampires turns out to be a lie, deciding whether or not to trust a handsome vampire lord is more than just a life or death decision- her research, the mysteries of her childhood, and her heart are all on the line.
NINTH HOUSE x EMILY WILDE
A woman with light blonde hair reaches for a book on the shelf in a library. We only see her back.
January 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
authorlavleo.bsky.social
#2025pit #Q #A #F #R #FR
NINTH HOUSE x EMILY WILDE
When everything Belan learned about vampires turns out to be a lie, deciding whether or not to trust a handsome vampire lord is more than just a life or death decision- her research, the mysteries of her childhood, and her heart are all on the line.
A woman with light blonde hair sitting in an elegant room. She has a cup of tea and a classical painting is on the wall behind her.
January 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
authorlavleo.bsky.social
#2025pit #Q #A #F #R #FR
When everything Belan learned about vampires turns out to be a lie, deciding whether or not to trust a handsome vampire lord is more than just a life or death decision- her research, the mysteries of her childhood, and her heart are all on the line.
January 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
authorlavleo.bsky.social
#YouDeservepIt #Q #A #F #R #FR #litagents #litagent #amquerying #litagentsguide

NINTH HOUSE x EMILY WILDE
Belan and the Bones of Evil, adult romantic vampire fantasy. Agent's guide by Lavender Leonidas Pitch: A human college student spying on a vampire lord grapples with her growing feelings for him as they rush to cure a mysterious vampire disease and avert an interspecies war. Blurb: Troubled college researcher Belan Knězová is juggling her tranquilizers with her reference materials as she tries to find a cure for a vampire disease that could launch her academic career into superstardom. Her headmistress tasked her to spy on Leo Wade, the Vampire Lord Regent of Europe and her host for the summer, but she never expected her interest in his fangs to surpass the scientific. Growing closer to Leo makes Belan question what she’s been taught about vampires, and who might stand to gain from anti-vampire prejudice. She and Leo race to find a cure before the fragile truce between the species crumbles into war, and before Belan loses her mind completely. Tropes and themes: historical AU 1952 England. Slow burn forbidden romance. Vampire x human. Touch her and d!e. Mental health rep with no magical cure. Dark academia.
January 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
authorlavleo.bsky.social
#YouDeservepIt #Q #A #F #R #FR
When everything Belan learned about vampires turns out to be a lie, deciding whether or not to trust a handsome vampire lord is more than just a life or death decision- her research, the mysteries of her childhood, and her heart are all on the line.
January 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
authorlavleo.bsky.social
#youdeservepit #Q #A #F #R #FR
When everything Belan learned about vampires turns out to be a lie, deciding whether or not to trust a handsome vampire lord is more than just a life or death decision- her research, the mysteries of her childhood, and her heart are all on the line.
January 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
authorlavleo.bsky.social
not me scrambling to prep for another pitch event
an image of phoebe from the show friends lying on the floor in her pajamas. text: do you have a plan? I don't even have a "pla."
January 24, 2025 at 1:52 AM
authorlavleo.bsky.social
"My child's completely fine," your child watches Pride and Prejudice almost every week just to hear two monologues and a hand flex
January 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
authorlavleo.bsky.social
#P2Ppit thread if you're looking for a vampire romance that feels like this:
January 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
authorlavleo.bsky.social
NINTH HOUSE x EMILY WILDE
Vampire x Human
Forbidden romance x People who don't care
Old movie glamour x Dark academia
We are both pretty awful already x We could make each other worse
#P2Ppit #Q #A #F #R #RF
January 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
authorlavleo.bsky.social
Our heroine may not have any childhood memories or healthy coping mechanisms, but what she does have is a growing fascination with the fangs of the vampire lord she's spying on and no sense of self-preservation.
#P2Ppit #Q #A #F #R #RF
January 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM