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PJ McIlvaine @pjmacwriter.bsky.social · 22m

Thanks!!

PJ McIlvaine @pjmacwriter.bsky.social · 24m

Lmao

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1h

Good lord.

@apnews.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4h

Jeffries: This is the second time it's been shut down under Donald Trump, and he's nowhere to be found. He's got time to be on the golf course, but apparently doesn't have time to sit down with Democrats to reopen the government.

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PJ McIlvaine @pjmacwriter.bsky.social · 24m

‘Stay true to yourself – and fly closer to the sun’: what I’ve learned from 50 years of rejection

Rejection should be my middle name!!

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PJ McIlvaine @pjmacwriter.bsky.social · 26m

Horny Divorcee

Remote Island

Unreliable Narrators

Inheritance Battle

Toxic Frenchie

Murder Most Foul

KNIVES OUT WITH SEX!

THE LOST HEIR OF MONK ISLAND, sassy, snarky, contemp romantic murder mystery romp!

Warning: Most everyone dies (but not the dog).

#DVPit #A

PJ McIlvaine @pjmacwriter.bsky.social · 57m

When tween Claire's video touting the miraculous healing properties of Black Gold seaweed goes viral, it unleashes a tsunami of trouble that has her questioning her identity in #SEAWEEDGIRL, an MG coming-of-age contemp Eco-Fantasy.

EMILY WINDSNAP X NO VACANCY

#DVPit #MG #Con

PJ McIlvaine @pjmacwriter.bsky.social · 1h

Eden, a popular high school senior, was looking forward to her Senior Prom until an anonymous tip to a government hotline ignited a devastating firestorm of tragic consequences.

SAVING EDEN, contemporary adult social drama.

THE DOORMAN X LITTLE LIES EVERYWHERE

#DVPit #Con #A #YA

Life in a small town before an anonymous tip unleashed a storm of brutal consequences.

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PJ McIlvaine @pjmacwriter.bsky.social · 2h

Horny Divorcee

Remote Island

Unreliable Narrators

Inheritance Battle

Toxic Frenchie

Murder Most Foul

KNIVES OUT WITH SEX!

THE LOST HEIR OF MONK ISLAND, sassy, snarky, contemp romantic murder mystery romp!

Warning: Most everyone dies (but not the dog).

#DVPit #A

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PJ McIlvaine @pjmacwriter.bsky.social · 2h

Love grows in the rockiest of places.

Pregnant widow Marybeth never expected to fall in love again. And especially not with the bad boy who broke her heart the night her best friend was killed.

FEARLESS HEARTS, historical murder mystery.

#DVPit #Mys #R #WF

PJ McIlvaine @pjmacwriter.bsky.social · 2h

When tween Claire's video touting the miraculous healing properties of Black Gold seaweed goes viral, it unleashes a tsunami of trouble that has her questioning her identity in #SEAWEEDGIRL, an MG coming-of-age contemp Eco-Fantasy.

EMILY WINDSNAP X NO VACANCY

#DVPit #MG #Con

PJ McIlvaine @pjmacwriter.bsky.social · 3h

Remember, in #DVPit, likes are ONLY for agents and editors.

Ever hopeful for my champion to arrive on a horse or a Harley.

a man is looking through binoculars with tremors written on the bottom right

ALT: a man is looking through binoculars with tremors written on the bottom right

media.tenor.com

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 5h

Reporter's notebook: I actually began working on this story shortly after footage of the incident showed up last month.

But by the time I finally got ahold of folks, the story grew: 2 *other* faith leaders I spoke with *also* reported being shot w/pepper balls while protesting this ICE facility.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 23h

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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PJ McIlvaine @pjmacwriter.bsky.social · 3h

Writers will know exactly what I mean!

#booksky
#writers
#writingcommunity

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PJ McIlvaine @pjmacwriter.bsky.social · 3h

Eden, a popular high school senior, was looking forward to her Senior Prom until an anonymous tip to a government hotline ignited a devastating firestorm of tragic consequences.

SAVING EDEN, contemporary adult social drama.

THE DOORMAN X LITTLE LIES EVERYWHERE

#DVPit #Con #A #YA

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PJ McIlvaine @pjmacwriter.bsky.social · 3h

Greenwood is 82 years old.

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Ann Rose @annmrose.bsky.social · 11h

It's #DVPit day and I'm excited to check out pitches but it looks like hashtags are having trouble on this site... So I guess that means I'll have to keep my eyes peeled over the next few days and if you think we could be a match PLEASE use the link in my pinned post. (Or if I give a ❤️)

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Jennifer March Soloway @marchsoloway.bsky.social · 9h

I will be checking #DVPit all day, but there’s a good chance I’ll miss your pitch, even though it might be perfect for me.

If you think I could be a good fit, please query me with the form below.

I’m eager to find great projects. It might be yours.

Best of luck!!!

Jennifer March Soloway @marchsoloway.bsky.social · 9h

Happy #DVPit! If I ❤️your pitch and you think I could be a good fit, please query me via my QM form:

QueryTracker.net/query/Jennif...

Please include #DVPit in the referral line and your pitch in the query letter.

I love a good story and hope to read yours.

Best of luck!

Query Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency

QueryTracker.net

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 7h

Due to the technical difficulties with #DVpit hashtag searches this morning, we've increased the total pitch limit to 7 maximum pitches per project (please still only post once/hour)! Pitching still takes place between 8AM-8PM ET today, Oct 8th
For more complete rules/guidelines go to dvpit.carrd.co

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 4h

no they're LITERALLY exaggerating this issue. there is absolutely no data backing up their claims. ffs just say that!!

NBC news: The discussions come as Trump has sought to deploy National Guard troops in several major cities — including Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland, Oregon — saying they’re needed to reduce crime and protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials from protesters. Critics have said that the Trump administration is exaggerating issues in those cities.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 4h

This administration is flooding the zone so furiously that people have largely lost track of the lethal attacks on boats in the Caribbean, the gov’t shutdown, the economy, failed release of the Epstein files & so much else. It’s a tactic of would-be strongmen.

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PJ McIlvaine @pjmacwriter.bsky.social · 4h

Lisa Gerin @lisagerin1.bsky.social · 4h

GENE POOL is like Clea Shearer's CANCER IS COMPLICATED AND OTHER UNEXPECTED LESSONS with a Jewish humorous twist. Surviving breast cancer twice as a BRCA1 gene carrier (once during the pandemic) with lessons, genetics and humor. #DVPIT #A #MEM #JV

PJ McIlvaine @pjmacwriter.bsky.social · 4h

#DVPit
#MG
#Historical

Move over, Nancy Drew!

Orphaned heiress Violet Yorke has more tricks up her sleeve than Houdini.

VIOLET YORKE, GILDED GIRL, a historical mystery adventure with a feisty tween detective who sees ghosts, is about to take staid NYC by storm.

Richter scale: 10 plus.

PJ McIlvaine @pjmacwriter.bsky.social · 4h

Two families.

One prosperous.

One struggles.

Until an anonymous tip to a government hotline ignites a brutal firestorm of tragic consequences.

When the American dream became a nightmare.

#DVPit #Con #A #YA

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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 8h

You’ll never be able to convince me ripping an American citizen out of their Chicago apartment in the dead of night, zip tying their hands and refusing to let them call their lawyer is ‘America First’

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

NN: Dems say you won't swear in Grijalva bc you don't want her vote on Epstein

JOHNSON: No. It's scheduling

NN: But there have been Rs sworn in during pro forma sessions

MJ: Only reason was bc they flew in their family

NN: So if she flies in her family you'd do it?

MJ: Again, it's a distraction

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