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Rachael Clarke / R.A. Clarke

@raclarkewrites.bsky.social

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**Querying** Author/Illustrator 🇨🇦 #kidlit #SCBWI. 💓 Writer of adult SF/F/H #shortfiction #scifi. Race to Novus (cloakedpress). Stay-at-home mom of boys. Contestant on reality TV show. 📽 #writeorflightshow www.rachaelclarkewrites.com

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Rachael Clarke / R.A. Clarke @raclarkewrites.bsky.social · Apr 20

I'm still pinching myself. Guys, I've been chosen to compete on a first-ever writing-related reality TV series: the Write or Flight Show! I leave for filming in Cusco, Peru on May 4th. Wish me luck! 📽😃

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#writeorflightshow #writinglife #realitytv #chanceofalifetime

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Rachael Clarke / R.A. Clarke @raclarkewrites.bsky.social · 3h

Martial art of sound? How neat is that concept! 🔥

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Rachael Clarke / R.A. Clarke @raclarkewrites.bsky.social · 3h

Meet cute, fake dating, yep! 👀

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Rachael Clarke / R.A. Clarke @raclarkewrites.bsky.social · 3h

Awesome comps. The premise hooked me in, for sure. :)

Rachael Clarke / R.A. Clarke @raclarkewrites.bsky.social · 3h

This sounds like a great time.

Rachael Clarke / R.A. Clarke @raclarkewrites.bsky.social · 3h

Those stakes are intense! 🔥

Rachael Clarke / R.A. Clarke @raclarkewrites.bsky.social · 3h

This sounds very intriguing. :)

Rachael Clarke / R.A. Clarke @raclarkewrites.bsky.social · 3h

Thank you so much! 🤗

Rachael Clarke / R.A. Clarke @raclarkewrites.bsky.social · 3h

Your comps hooked me in right away, and the premise held me. Good luck!

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Rachael Clarke / R.A. Clarke @raclarkewrites.bsky.social · 3h

Oh, yay, awesome to hear you think so. Thanks! :)

Rachael Clarke / R.A. Clarke @raclarkewrites.bsky.social · 4h

Had me at badass with a sword!

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Rachael Clarke / R.A. Clarke @raclarkewrites.bsky.social · 4h

This sounds awesome.

Rachael Clarke / R.A. Clarke @raclarkewrites.bsky.social · 4h

This sounds intense and very engaging!

Rachael Clarke / R.A. Clarke @raclarkewrites.bsky.social · 4h

This sounds insanely fun. Great Comps!

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Rachael Clarke / R.A. Clarke @raclarkewrites.bsky.social · 4h

HANNA X SPIDERHEAD
Locked away in a clandestine lab, a daring hacker twin, a clone anomaly carrying secrets, and a desperate robotics expert must face malicious oppressors, their origins, their own inner demons & maybe even each other in an explosive bid for truth and freedom. #DVPit #Dis #A #H #SF

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 5h

If your hashtag searching is not working for #DVpit we created a feed for the hashtag. Please always try to search the hashtag first, but this feed includes all posts under the hashtag as well. We will update during the day as we learn more from bsky bsky.app/profile/did:...

#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 6h

#DVpit 2025 has officially begun!
Today, Oct 8, 2025 from 8AM-8PM ET marginalized creators seeking out representation can pitch their completed manuscripts & portfolios to participating Agents & Editors!
Don't forget to use #DVpit in your posts!
Pls read rules before participating: dvpit.carrd.co

#DVPit Rules
-#DVpit (Diverse Voices Pitch) is a Bluesky event for marginalized creators that have been historically underrepresented in publishing to pitch their work to agents & editors
-Post your pitch on Bluesky on Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025
between 8AM ET - 8PM ET
-Only post once per hour (6 max pitches per project)
-Must have a polished, query ready manuscript or art portfolio.
-Pitch must include the #DVpit hashtag (illustrators pitching their art must use the #DVArt hashtag)
-A like from an agent = a query request
-A repost from an editor = interest in submission once you've signed with an agent
-A like from an editor = editor who takes unagented submissions
-Please do not like or repost a pitch if you are not an agent or an editor. Support other creators by replying to their pitch or
quote-reposting their pitches
-Visit dvpit.carrd.co for more detailed guidelines.

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Rachael Clarke / R.A. Clarke @raclarkewrites.bsky.social · 4h

Congrats! And I can totally empathize with coming back from burnout. Glad youre back at it. :)

Rachael Clarke / R.A. Clarke @raclarkewrites.bsky.social · 2d

I am officially starting my novel querying journey today! I am excited, nervous, terrified...all the things. But most of all, I am so insanely pumped for folks to read my psychological sci-fi horror book "Becoming Grace!"😄🤞#amquerying #scifihorror #writingcommunity

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Rachael Clarke / R.A. Clarke @raclarkewrites.bsky.social · Apr 20

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Amethyst Loscocco @amethystwrites.bsky.social · Sep 10

Trying to spend more time here and wanted to share my latest personal #essay with a dash of space science published last month with Electric Lit! 💫
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My Father Passed Through My Life Like a Comet - Electric Literature

Stability is no more a prerequisite for parenthood than it is for the formation of planets

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Picture Book Gold @picturebookgold.bsky.social · Apr 15

Two important books to read this month!
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Rachael Clarke / R.A. Clarke @raclarkewrites.bsky.social · Apr 20

Blue steel!

Rachael Clarke / R.A. Clarke @raclarkewrites.bsky.social · Apr 20

You're very welcome!

Rachael Clarke / R.A. Clarke @raclarkewrites.bsky.social · Apr 20

Congratulations! It was a very enjoyable read. :)