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Michael Gattis
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He/him Aspiring #fantasy #author 📖 🐲 Dad by day, #writer by naptime 🧑‍🍼 #AmQuerying (I'm just leaving these parentheses here until I think of something clever to say)
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To save himself from prison – and the world from plunging into war – the Ayth Sea’s most bumbling pirate begrudgingly sets out to find Espira’s true heir: his estranged, resentful daughter.
Comps: Think Jack Sparrow + The Black Prism (Brent Weeks)

#2025Pit
#F
#A #YA crossover potential
Outlining a novel from scratch is like making your own puzzle pieces and jamming them together until some sort of picture presents itself.

Reading your first draft is like realizing that picture looks like a three-year-old's drawing of the Mona Lisa.

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#WIPSnips vibes! #gradient = hill.

Never underestimate the power of a haunting children's melody...nor the unexpected honk of a goose.

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#WIPSnips vibes. #Charge = cost.
This was a fun little short story to write.

Premise: a support group for people with niche and useless superpowers.

MC: can fry a single egg per day.

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Good Morning #SFpit!

It's been a while since I took part in a pitch event, so here's my #agentsguide for #literaryagents.
Presenting my #A #WIP that I guess is a #SSF with a small dash of #F to it.
CAVERN CLIPPER (TREASURE PLANET X JOURNEY TO THE EARTH).
Thanks, Pam! It shouldn't be anyone's favorite demon haha.
Every Maga's response to No Kings: "What a great success! It must have worked, because there are no kings!"

Me, realizing there must have been lots of tea at the Tea Party protests:
a man wearing a hat that says hds is standing in front of a door
ALT: a man wearing a hat that says hds is standing in front of a door
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Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
#WIPSnips vibes today. #loaf = bread.
This was a fun one to write because I sought out cliches to use, rather than avoid them. It was the point.
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Yeah, good advice. Thanks for grounding me! Grain of salt and all that haha.
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Me: best friend, please give me critical feedback on this story I've worked my ass off to hone to perfection.

Friend: it kinda sucks except this one part. Also I don't get it.

Me:
a man is wrapped in a blanket with his arms crossed .
ALT: a man is wrapped in a blanket with his arms crossed .
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This #ultimate #WIPSnips from a short story where the king falls in love with an evil sorceress.
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Today, I finally learned the value of being SPECIFIC in my writing. Short stories really force this. You can pack in a lot of information by not saying "he missed his wife" and instead saying something like "he missed their impromptu and tuneless karaoke sessions."
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Today's #WIPSnips #push from a tongue-in-cheek short story about a chef who owns a restaurant called "Cliche's." Seasons the dishes (stories) she makes with overused tropes and cliches.

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I'm a sucker for a cute dog pic! Enjoy your unplugged time. Very important.
Truly some #WIPSnips vibes today for #prize. This is part of a short story I'm going to enter for The Hope Prize. Still lots of editing ahead.
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THE KINDLER
What’s trickier than straddling 2 worlds as an immigrant kid? Discovering there’s also a 3rd. When Danbi digs up her estranged father’s secrets in a hidden world, she finds a magic-stealing killer on the hunt for her rare powers. Better figure out how to use them.
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Thank you so much! I will check out both of these routes 😃