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Bethany Averie ~ Querying YA Fantasy

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YA Fantasy Author Ambassador for @unhingedpit.bsky.social I'm a Catholic wife and mother When working w/ someone I mention that I'm learning disabled (AKA"neurodivergent")

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Bethany Averie ~ Querying YA Fantasy @writingbybethany.bsky.social · 15d

What's on the menu? Oh just a dislike-at-first-sight, wintry stuff, holiday (Christmassy) fun, an edict, a feud, etc. It's SUGAR & FROST #UnhingedPit #YA #F #Fantasy #Q

Wintry background with a gold-colored square in the middle with the words: Menu, Dislike-at+first-sight, magic, a secret, a feud, hit chocolate, coffee, apple cider, cinnamon rolls. At the bottom of the graphic: SUGAR & FROST, a YA Fantasy by Bethany Averie

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 18h

Scam alert: there's an IngramSpark impersonator at ingramsparkbookpublishers dot com. Part of a wave of publishing/ghostwriting scams from Pakistan that hijack authors looking to self-publish--they often "borrow" well-known publisher names but this one also "borrows" the real IngramSpark's logo

Screenshot of IngramSpark impersonator's contact form, with chat window where scammer sales rep "Travis Clark" claims that "We are Ingram Spark's hands-on services department. You will be able to find our information here: https://www.ingramsparkbookpublishers.com/

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Bethany Averie ~ Querying YA Fantasy @writingbybethany.bsky.social · 21h

Happy Wednesday! God bless you. Have a wonderfully whimsical day! 🙂

Bethany Averie ~ Querying YA Fantasy @writingbybethany.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Monday! God bless you. Have a marvelous day! 🙂

Bethany Averie ~ Querying YA Fantasy @writingbybethany.bsky.social · 4d

Advice for #BookTour/Marketing folks: Do not cold email an author & not personalize the email, not mention any of their work, or how you found them, or anything. When this happens, they're all red flags to me. #WritingCommunity #writerslife #authorslife #thingsNOTtodo

Bethany Averie ~ Querying YA Fantasy @writingbybethany.bsky.social · 5d

Happy Friday! God bless you. Have a fun-filled day! 🙂

Bethany Averie ~ Querying YA Fantasy @writingbybethany.bsky.social · 6d

Happy Thursday! God bless you. Have a great day! 🙂

Bethany Averie ~ Querying YA Fantasy @writingbybethany.bsky.social · 7d

"Put On Your Sunday Clothes" from the musical, "Hello, Dolly!" makes me think of what I posted on a certain other platform about dealing with wrinkles/bumps in one's life.

Bethany Averie ~ Querying YA Fantasy @writingbybethany.bsky.social · 7d

Happy Wednesday! God bless you. Have a wonderful day! 🙂

Bethany Averie ~ Querying YA Fantasy @writingbybethany.bsky.social · 8d

Super short blog post for September is up. LOL, I almost missed posting one this month. Oops! Link: writebybethany.blogspot.com/2025/09/supe...

Super Quick September Update...

Happy Tuesday Everyone! Wow, September is OVER tomorrow; today being September 30, 2025--the last day of the month. Writer's Life News: S...

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Bethany Averie ~ Querying YA Fantasy @writingbybethany.bsky.social · 8d

Whenever I get a DM or email from some random person w/the whole "I'm so-and-so & I want to connect w/other writers." Then immediately asks "What are you working on?" My spammer/scammer radar goes off & I delete the email & often will block the person. It's just too 🚩 for me.

Bethany Averie ~ Querying YA Fantasy @writingbybethany.bsky.social · 8d

Happy Tuesday! God bless you. Have a great day! 🙂

Bethany Averie ~ Querying YA Fantasy @writingbybethany.bsky.social · 9d

Happy Monday! God bless you. Have a marvelous day! 🙂

Bethany Averie ~ Querying YA Fantasy @writingbybethany.bsky.social · 12d

Happy Friday! God bless you. Have a fantastic day! 🙂

Bethany Averie ~ Querying YA Fantasy @writingbybethany.bsky.social · 13d

I should've added that this is necessary because it catches things I might miss otherwise.

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Jenee is writing 😘 😈 & 🌊 ✨ @2thestrugglebus.bsky.social · 13d

I’m currently booked for full edits! I will reopen early 2026. But feel free to DM me for 20- and 50-page edits :)

Jenee is writing 😘 😈 & 🌊 ✨ @2thestrugglebus.bsky.social · 13d

#writingcommunity

Editing Services
First 20 pages + Synopsis = $50
First 50 pages + Synopsis = $75
Full manuscript edit = $5 per 1k words
Butcher Special = $5 per 1k words, prorated
to assist with cutting down word count, prorated to when goal is achieved.

DM to schedule !

Bethany Averie ~ Querying YA Fantasy @writingbybethany.bsky.social · 13d

I'm sure it'll take less than 30mins. to 1 hr. for readers to get through one of my chapters of the manuscript I'm editing...but when doing read aloud edits, it takes longer b/c I stop & make changes. Then I either re-listen to that part, or keep going. #amediting #writerslife

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Jenee is writing 😘 😈 & 🌊 ✨ @2thestrugglebus.bsky.social · 13d

#writingcommunity

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Bethany Averie ~ Querying YA Fantasy @writingbybethany.bsky.social · 13d

Congratulations, Julie!

Bethany Averie ~ Querying YA Fantasy @writingbybethany.bsky.social · 13d

Happy Thursday! God bless you. Have a terrific day! 🙂

Bethany Averie ~ Querying YA Fantasy @writingbybethany.bsky.social · 14d

Yikes, I just noticed a typo! It should've read Kallie SUGAR, not Frost. I'm so embarrassed. Well, I guess it adds to the whole theme of UnhingedPit!

Bethany Averie ~ Querying YA Fantasy @writingbybethany.bsky.social · 14d

A conversation I had w/a friend made me think of the practice of "Souling", putting me in mind of a song my dad used to play on guitar & that me & my siblings would sing w/him. this group, RUNA, is very close to the lyrics/melody Dad taught us: youtu.be/ZZ8QlFSaZZ0?...

RUNA - SOUL CAKE - OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

YouTube video by RUNA

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Bethany Averie ~ Querying YA Fantasy @writingbybethany.bsky.social · 14d

I think that my younger brother who speaks German well, plays piano, and is a fan of Billy Joel, would appreciate this.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 14d

Give us a word, you’re the dictionary man.

Give us a word tonight.

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Ryan Hall, Y’all @rhyall.bsky.social · 14d

TROPICAL UPDATE: Tracking three systems right now. Hurricane Gabrielle is heading out to sea - no US threat.

Two NEW disturbances brewing: AL93 has 90% chance of development today/tomorrow. AL94 is the concern - 80% chance of development near Bahamas later this week.

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Bethany Averie ~ Querying YA Fantasy @writingbybethany.bsky.social · 14d

You're welcome! Anybody who can make me raise an eyebrow about Santa in a bar fight while simultaneously honoring Steve Urkiel deserves some kind of recognition. That character is iconic & part of my younger years! Thanks for the nostalgia! 👍

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Jenee is writing 😘 😈 & 🌊 ✨ @2thestrugglebus.bsky.social · 15d

We hope you’ve all had a great time! Be sure to nominate your fave! There’s going to be ✨ prizes ✨

Unhinged Pitch Event @unhingedpit.bsky.social · 15d

Hey you brilliant peeps - While you keep the #UnhingedPit posts rolling in, be sure to bookmark your fave pitch (not your own) so you can nominate the author on our awards post tomorrow!

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