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Villimey Mist @villimeymist.bsky.social · 7h

You'll have to find out 😉

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Villimey Mist @villimeymist.bsky.social · 7h

I LOVE mushroom soup so you can imagine how hard it was to write that sentence 😭

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Villimey Mist @villimeymist.bsky.social · 8h

#horrorwriterschat

if Icelandic folklore tickles your spooky fancy, then why not check out my short story collection Visceral Discoveries on the 'Zon 😉

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Visceral Discoveries: A Collection of Ill-fitted Horror

Amazon.com: Visceral Discoveries: A Collection of Ill-fitted Horror eBook : Mist, Villimey: Kindle Store

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Villimey Mist @villimeymist.bsky.social · 8h

a man with a green mask is holding a trophy and saying thank you .

ALT: a man with a green mask is holding a trophy and saying thank you .

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Villimey Mist @villimeymist.bsky.social · 8h

"Your arms twitch above your head, your legs swaying to an invisible beat of ghoulish symphony.

Now, you join us in dance. Dance Macabre."

#HorrorWritersChat

Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 8h

Come forth, Baron Crescendo! Let your guitar split the sky open, for more wraiths to dazzle us!

Behold, a note from him, for you!

“The moment you entered the graveyard, the scrape of ancient stone shadowed your ears.”

Finish it! With word of rhyme, before we dance to the end!

#HorrorWritersChat

Art by Jelle Husson, featuring a haunted monastery of many sharp-tipped towers scraping at the midnight sky. The largest is in the centre of the structure’s roof, whose walls are painted white. The monastery is located above a hilly terrain of dark stone and dark green moss. A stony, twisting road leads to the monastery.

Question Four

There he is! Baron Crescendo! Oh how the skies split open to his guitar, how more of us fly in the air! And look, a note from him, just for you!

“The moment you entered the graveyard, the scrape of ancient stone shadowed your ears.”

Well? Go on! Word or rhyme, continue his Muse!

No links, covers, or self-promo! Leave that for the end! Quote the post & include the hashtag!

#HorrorWritersChat

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Villimey Mist @villimeymist.bsky.social · 8h

It's the viking in us, me thinks 😅

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Villimey Mist @villimeymist.bsky.social · 8h

I prefer the spirits of the folkloric variety because you can learn so much history from them.

Fun fact: a ghost in Iceland is typically a draugr or afturganga, meaning walking again. They're more of the zombie variety but still have their minds intact and often seek revenge.

#HorrorWritersChat

Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 8h

Listen to the Symposium’s finest vocalist, as their tenor bends the living into unnatural angles and swivels them into the air! Tell us, what ghosts do you prefer? Of the folkloric tradition, or those invented by authors? And why?
#HorrorWritersChat

Question Three

Art by Jelle Husson, featuring a haunted monastery of many sharp-tipped towers scraping at the midnight sky. The largest is in the centre of the structure’s roof, whose walls are painted white. The monastery is located above a hilly terrain of dark stone and dark green moss. A stony, twisting road leads to the monastery.

It is always a delight to see our violinists perform! How the living bend their splintering bones as they float above us all! Tell us, our ghostly compatriots – which of us are better? Of the folkloric kind? Or invented by our shadowy creators?

No links, covers, or self-promo! Leave that for the end! Quote the post & include the hashtag!

#HorrorWritersChat

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Villimey Mist @villimeymist.bsky.social · 8h

It's the only place I'd visit if I were to go to Paris, honestly 😅

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Villimey Mist @villimeymist.bsky.social · 9h

That would definitely be catacombs. What better way to be closer to the spirits than around their actual bones?

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Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 9h

Now, let us begin! Let the flutes bleat and the trumps blare, snatching all the souls of the living away! What are your favourite haunts? Mausoleums? Lavish estates? What secrets do their wraiths protect within?
#HorrorWritersChat

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Villimey Mist @villimeymist.bsky.social · 10h

LEGENDS & LATTES x CRITICAL ROLE

After a heist gone wrong & forced to ally with the elf who stole her loot, Lore Talis embarks on a perilous journey across an Icelandic inspired continent, filled with dark mist, to exact vengeance on the mage who cursed her.

#DVPit #A #F #LGBTQ #folklore

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Villimey Mist @villimeymist.bsky.social · 9h

Hæ, halló, komiði sæl!

I'm Villimey, a horror author from Iceland. I've written Nocturnal, an ongoing vampire horror series & 3 horror collections.

I just finished my 8th book, a fantasy with horror elements.

My ghastly visage for tonight is a spooky pumpkin cardigan.

#HorrorWritersChat

Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 9h

Be welcomed to the ethereal music hall! A stringed aperitif is in order… do tell the Symposium what do you write, from where… and what IS, indeed, your wraithful visage for tonight?
#HorrorWritersChat

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Villimey Mist @villimeymist.bsky.social · 9h

CRITICAL ROLE x THE BLACKTONGUE THIEF

🎻 a cursed bard out for vengeance
⚔️ an assassin elf with a craving for blood
🪓 a stoic fighter who likes to rage
💥a spiderfolk sorcerer with volatile magic

They're not mankind's choice for saving the world. Only they can do it, though

#DVPit #F #A #folklore

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Villimey Mist @villimeymist.bsky.social · 10h

LEGENDS & LATTES x THE BLACKTONGUE THIEF x CRITICAL ROLE

What does a cursed bard with enchanted violin have to do get revenge on the mage she once trusted?

- ally with an enemy elf
- deceive a spiderfolk soldier for his volatile magic
- travel through a deadly mist

Easy!

#DVPit #A #F #LGBTQA+

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Villimey Mist @villimeymist.bsky.social · 10h

It's so tasty 👅

Villimey Mist @villimeymist.bsky.social · 10h

Thank you 😊

Villimey Mist @villimeymist.bsky.social · 10h

Trust me, it has all the vibes 😁😉

Villimey Mist @villimeymist.bsky.social · 10h

LEGENDS & LATTES x CRITICAL ROLE

After a heist gone wrong & forced to ally with the elf who stole her loot, Lore Talis embarks on a perilous journey across an Icelandic inspired continent, filled with dark mist, to exact vengeance on the mage who cursed her.

#DVPit #A #F #LGBTQ #folklore

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Villimey Mist @villimeymist.bsky.social · 11h

Ugh, it sounds so good. Feed it to my veins already 😁

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Katherine "Kat" Silva @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social · 16h

Hey, friends. You'll see a lot of people using these hashtags and participating in this today. Some of these pitches will be pretty awesome sounding. Please do not like or repost if you are not an editor or agent. You can support us by commenting or quote-reposting though! We appreciate you!

#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 1d

TOMORROW (Oct 8th) is #DVpit! Any unagented Marginalized writer or artist seeking out representation is invited to participate from 8AM - 8PM ET!
Please make sure you review our rules & guidelines before the event: dvpit.carrd.co#faq

#writersky #booksky #artistsky #weneeddiversebooks

#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.

#DVpit 2025 has 70+ Agents & Editors committed to participate & boost marginalized creators from the following literary agencies and publishers:
Andrea Brown Lit
Ash Literary
Azantian Literary Agency
Dystel, Goderich & Bourret
Folio Literary Management
Gallt & Zacker Literary
Gelfman Schneider Literary
Hachette
Grand Central Publishing
Little Brown Books for Young Readers
Harper Collins
Harlequin
Hanover Square
HG Literary
Inked in Gray Press
Jill Grinberg Literary
Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency
Macmillan
Feiwel & Friends
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Roaring Brook Press
Saturday books
Wednesday books
Mad Woman Literary
Neighborhood Literary
New Leaf Literary & Media
Open Book Literary
Page Street Publishing
Park, Fine & Brower
Penguin Random House
Ballantine
Berkley
Delacorte
Labyrinth Road
Penguin Workshop
Viking
Root Literary
Simon & Schuster
Aladdin
Atheneum
Atria
McElderry
Sheldon Fogelman Agency
Sourcebooks
Stonefruit Studio
Triada US
Writers House
Zando

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 1d

TOMORROW (Oct 8th) is #DVpit! Any unagented Marginalized writer or artist seeking out representation is invited to participate from 8AM - 8PM ET!
Please make sure you review our rules & guidelines before the event: dvpit.carrd.co#faq

#writersky #booksky #artistsky #weneeddiversebooks

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Villimey Mist @villimeymist.bsky.social · 12h

It has ALL the DnD vibes 😏

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Villimey Mist @villimeymist.bsky.social · 12h

Anything that Kat puts out, I'm there!

Katherine "Kat" Silva @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social · 15h

CROSSROADS x LAKE PLACID

SORROW EATER: a grieving widow makes a deal with an ancient crocodilian god for vengeance on a small Maine town #DVpit #A #H #LGBT #MH

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Villimey Mist @villimeymist.bsky.social · 12h

Love that vengeance is a theme in our stories 😉

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Villimey Mist @villimeymist.bsky.social · 12h

Thank you 😊

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Villimey Mist @villimeymist.bsky.social · 12h

Thank you 😊 same to you 🙌

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