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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 7h

Update - my query form says to upload the full manuscript and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get it to say just three chapters, my apologies! If you could just submit the first three that would be great.

Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 9h

Good morning DVPit! I'm so excited the event has returned. If I like your pitch, please feel free to submit your query and first three chapters via this link: querytracker.net/query/penelo...

Query Penelope Burns at Gelfman Schneider Literary Agents

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 7h

I can't quite seem to figure out how not to get it to say full manuscript, so if you could just submit the first three chapters that would be lovely. Thank you!

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 8h

Oh, good question - I am honestly not very well-versed in Query Manager lol! Let me see if I can get that figured out, one sec!

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 9h

Good morning DVPit! I'm so excited the event has returned. If I like your pitch, please feel free to submit your query and first three chapters via this link: querytracker.net/query/penelo...

Query Penelope Burns at Gelfman Schneider Literary Agents

QueryTracker.net

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · Aug 31

It's eight hours long and I think it might just be "songs I liked at the time"

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · Aug 31

I was looking at my old iTunes playlists and apparently I made one for a story I wrote but I remember the story and I'm confused at how the songs added up. I told my husband I don't understand my playlist and he goes "Let yourself cook!!"

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · Aug 28

I have very “boring teeth” but the dentist told me this is apparently a good thing

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · Aug 25

I'm offering two hour-long AMAs for the We the People Summer Fundraiser! You can bid for either one at the links below.

www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...

I'm so looking forward to chatting!

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · Aug 22

Look how gorgeous @emmypax.bsky.social's cover is for ALL WE HAVE LEFT! I'm obsessed!!

The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · Aug 22

Today, we're thrilled to be taking part in the cover reveal for Emily Paxman's upcoming standalone post-apocalyptic romance, ALL WE HAVE LEFT!

Cover artist: Natasha MacKenzie

Due for release 2nd June 2026 from @titanbooks.bsky.social

Read more: tinyurl.com/568f6ktw

@emmypax.bsky.social

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · Aug 22

Today, we're thrilled to be taking part in the cover reveal for Emily Paxman's upcoming standalone post-apocalyptic romance, ALL WE HAVE LEFT!

Cover artist: Natasha MacKenzie

Due for release 2nd June 2026 from @titanbooks.bsky.social

Read more: tinyurl.com/568f6ktw

@emmypax.bsky.social

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · Aug 20

I call myself a "yappy little bulldog" because not only will I not shut up about something, I will stubbornly sit there and not shut up about it. And Snorlax - hey, I can just take a nap while I wait for you to get back to me, but I'm still gonna be in your way and not let you progress until you do.

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · Aug 18

Whenever I tell people about this book I always point to this choice by Amy as one of my favorite parts. It’s brilliant.

Amy Rossi @mossyair.bsky.social · Aug 18

So excited to be on the @writersdigest.bsky.social homepage today, talking about writing a book where the main character — a teenage girl whose identity is subsumed by the desires of powerful men — doesn’t have her own spoken dialogue and why I made this choice
www.writersdigest.com/writing-a-ch...

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · Aug 6

We think we found another tumor less than three weeks after removing one. Taking her to the vet but I’m at such a loss. My poor baby doll has been through so much this year.

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · Aug 6

Idk why I am just now seeing this but congrats!!!! It looks fantastic!!

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · Aug 5

More pics (including an exclusive "Amber gets ready video") on my Instagram!
www.instagram.com/p/DM-mqrvuVf...

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · Aug 5

THE COVER GIRL by the amazing @mossyair.bsky.social is out today from @htpbooks.bsky.social and Amber was so prepared to be a model - look at all her outfits!! I am so so excited this book is out in the world and can’t wait for you to love it as much as I do

A tuxedo cat in a pineapple pillow next to a copy of THE COVER GIRL by Amy Rossi

A tuxedo cat in a kiwi pillow next to a copy of THE COVER GIRL by Amy Rossi

A tuxedo cat in a watermelon pillow next to a copy of THE COVER GIRL by Amy Rossi

A tuxedo cat in a orange pillow next to a copy of THE COVER GIRL by Amy Rossi

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · Jul 25

She's okay!! Today is the last day we have to give her medicine which we are all very relieved about lol

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · Jul 25

My little pineapple 🍍🥰

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · Jul 24

Trying to arrange a meeting with someone in Europe and when I said 9/8 they thought I meant August 8th lol

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · Jul 23

Cover reveal time for Brooke Archer’s incredible A SONG IN THE DARK! It’s gorgeous 😍

A dark blue cover with two figures; a ghostly boy and human girl. The title is A SONG IN THE DARK by Brooke Archer

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · Jul 23

Spoiler alert: @emmypax.bsky.social nailed it.

“How it started” before an email expressing excitement over Emily Paxman’s new book idea. “How it’s going” before the Publishers Marketplace book deal announcement.

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · Jul 21

The vets are SO nice and she hates them all and I'm like "I get it, they took your leg and every time you come here you get prodded and poked at"

Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · Jul 21

Have you ever wanted to read a book that's "Emily Henry meets Station Eleven"? ALL WE HAVE LEFT is that book. So excited for Emily and for the world to get to read this book from Titan in 2026!

Emily Paxman @emmypax.bsky.social · Jul 21

New book deal alert!!!! The sexy apocalypse is coming!!!!!

www.thebookseller.com/rights/titan...

Titan falls for Emily Paxman's 'cosy, post-apocalyptic romance'

Titan Books has acquired Emily Paxman’s All We Have Left, a "cosy, post-apocalyptic romance" set on the islands of Canada’s Pacific Northwest coast, where the author lives.

www.thebookseller.com

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Emily Paxman @emmypax.bsky.social · Jul 21

New book deal alert!!!! The sexy apocalypse is coming!!!!!

www.thebookseller.com/rights/titan...

Titan falls for Emily Paxman's 'cosy, post-apocalyptic romance'

Titan Books has acquired Emily Paxman’s All We Have Left, a "cosy, post-apocalyptic romance" set on the islands of Canada’s Pacific Northwest coast, where the author lives.

www.thebookseller.com

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · Jul 19

We're good now but last night was Rough!! But I was petting her this morning and she was purring :)

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