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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 · 28d

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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Bethany Averie ~ Querying YA Fantasy @writingbybethany.bsky.social · 45m

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

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Happy Tuesday! God bless you. Have a terrifically treat-filled day! 🙂

Bethany Averie ~ Querying YA Fantasy @writingbybethany.bsky.social · 1d

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

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

I have a different take on the fairytale princesses, Cinderella and Snow White: A Philosophical Interlude Mid-October... share.google/k8FbWh407bZK...

A Philosophical Interlude Mid-October...

Hi Everyone! October is moving along and we're halfway through the month already. I say it often, but I can't help it. It seems like time ...

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

Happy Friday! God bless you. Hope you have a fantastic day! 🙂

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

So, tomorrow (Friday, Oct. 17, 2025) I'll have a blog post up. A little different than my usual posts, but well, it was on my mind. For those who are fans of fairytales, you might be interested!

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

If I break out into a Broadway tune, don't mind me. I come from a family who are all likely to do such a thing.

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

If you haven't tried Two Dumb Dames Fudge from Eureka Springs, you're MISSING OUT! They DO ship.
twodumbdames.com 46 years in business & still family owned & operated & STILL the best fudge I've ever had in my entire life. SO yummy!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Vicky Weber - Agent, Author, Educator 📚 @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social · 8d

You can’t control when trends hit. The only thing you can control is finishing the book.

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

Happy Monday! God bless you. Hope you have a marvelous day! 🙂

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

Happy Friday! God bless you. Hope you have a fantastically fun day! 🙂

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

Happy Thursday! God bless you. Hope you have a wonderful day! 🙂

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 13d

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 · 14d

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

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

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

Bethany Averie ~ Querying YA Fantasy @writingbybethany.bsky.social · 17d

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 · 18d

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

Bethany Averie ~ Querying YA Fantasy @writingbybethany.bsky.social · 19d

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

Bethany Averie ~ Querying YA Fantasy @writingbybethany.bsky.social · 20d

"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 · 21d

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

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

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 · 21d

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.