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Alda J. Maris

@aldajm.bsky.social

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YA writer / Fantasy / Paranormal and any crazy story I can think of. Dreaming of the day I finally visit Scotland … and the rest of the world !

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Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · Mar 14

Creatures of dark magic stalk the night, waiting for their time to rise.

#RevPit #YA #F #dualPOV

Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · 7d

I just entered #RevPit #10Queries. It’s not too late to enter now for a chance to win free feedback on your query and 1st 5 pages.

YA Speculative Fiction FORGET ME NOT.

He was a stranger after all. Someone who know a lot more about the terrifying things that hid between the unseen shadows of the day and the promising secrets of the night.

Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · 7d

This looks amazing Chloe! 😍

Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · 7d

Getting ready to submit my YA speculative fiction with mystery elements.

These Deadly Prophesies x Bittersweet In The Hollow

* Enemies To Lovers
* Slow Burn
* Tortured Hero
* Forced Proximity
* Hidden Truth
* Murder Mystery
* Demons & Monsters
* Discovering Of Powers

#RevPit #10Queries

Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · 10d

Sassy talking ghost and bone magic! What a cool concept 👻

Liz 👻🍂🪦 @thewriteratlas.bsky.social · 10d

For his thesis, Aris is researching Weston Rane, inventor of bone magic. After he accidentally conjures West’s ghost, Aris thinks his biggest problem is how to get the ghost to talk about the truth of magic’s creation, until someone tries to kill him to keep West’s secrets buried. #DVpit #A #F #LGBT

Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · 10d

I can’t begin to describe the feelings those first few pages has already given me 🥹 thanks to our writing group!

E. O'Mara @eomara.bsky.social · 10d

Some crying, some laughing, some gushing at the adorable antics of cute kids. FAMILY SCIENCE is a women’s fiction with romance that integrates real developmental science (written by a psych PhD) into a family drama.
For those who like Jojo Moyes, Emma Straub, and Ali Hazelwood
#DVPit #A #CR

Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · 10d

It’s all about CHEMistry! 🧪 I’m all for the slow burns 🔥

Fay Irwin (pen name) @fantasyscience.bsky.social · 10d

If Andy Weir and Ali Hazelwood co-wrote a book, it would be CHEMPORTAL, in which 2 awkward scientists race against time, corporations, and cults to save the world.
#DVPit #A #SF #R

❤️‍🔥 slow-burn
🥸mistaken identities
🔥rivals to lovers
🧪real chemistry
📖portals, but only for books
💪 LBTQ and ND rep

Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · 10d

This just warms my heart. 💚

Iris Andersi @goodwords.bsky.social · 10d

Linatta Mosset: curmudgeon, witch, plant-enthusiast, and a secret harborer of a sense of humor 🌱

Her best friend is Toad, a cat-shaped familiar with a snarky (but loveable) attitude 🐈‍⬛

Chronic illness makes life challenging, but her journey is full of heart 💚

#DVpit #Cozy #A #R #F #CI #DIS #LGBT

Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · 10d

Those damn humans! 🖤

Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · 10d

A deadly secret you say…sold!

Jules Nickerson @julesnickerson.com · 10d

🩸 GET OUT x CRAZY RICH ASIANS 💰

When his fiancée invites him to her immigrant parents’ home, he learns they’re a wealthy Taiwanese American family with an import-export empire in New York City, but he must escape their mansion when he learns a deadly secret about the family business.

#DVpit #A #H

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Arumi Writes (too much) @arumiwrites.bsky.social · 10d

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS x UNTIL WE SHATTER

A trio of modern-day Valkyries must defeat the corrupted souls of the dead & ease their mortal pain. When a Soul Reaper begins consuming souls instead, one Valkyrie’s dark secret threatens to destroy the barrier between the living & dead.
#A #SFF #R #F #DVpit

a photo of a city at twilight, with mountains in the background

Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · Jul 10

That would be hysterical 🤣🤣 although the age gap might creep her out.

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maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · Jul 9

What if your SISTER was getting MARRIED and didn't tell you that your EX from 10 years ago was COMING and now you are going to be NEXT DOOR to him for a whole week in the MIDDLE OF NOWHERE? OH and your BREAKUP was really MESSY and full of FAMILY DRAMA!

#unhingedpit #q #a #r #u

jasper looking at her ex bf next door instead of being on time for her sister's wedding

a tumblr post that says the adventures of loverboy and hatergirl

headline: everyone goes through breakups. here's why mine is the saddest and worst.

fuck, why is My ex-boyfriend who i think might still hate me. so attractive

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Ann Littler @annlittler.bsky.social · Jul 9

Me: Hey, you awake?

Husband: Oh no.

Me: What if I did my #unhingedpit post like it’s set in a Fallout universe?

Husband: It’s midnight.

Me: *Opens Canva app while grinning maniacally.*

#YA #Q #T #DYS #SF #ANWH

Fallout-style poster

BE HAPPY. BE PRODUCTIVE. BEHAVE.

🎙️ Feeling trapped in endless work cycles?
📋 Exhausted from mandatory compliance?
🚨 Ready to break free… but afraid of the consequences?

✅ There’s a better way!

Introducing

SCAVENGEROPRAM™

The revolutionary mindset reset that helps you embrace your assigned role with 110% enthusiasm!

⚠️ WARNING:
Some users report unexpected urges to:

❌ Question authority

🔥 Ignite rebellions

💘 Fall in love with fellow insurgents

SCAVENGEROPRAM™

Because freedom is overrated.

🧬 Side effects may include revolution. Use only as directed.

Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · Jul 9

Now if only Charlotte Dobre could read this on YouTube… *manifesting*

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Bree Buonomo @breebwrites.bsky.social · Jul 9

#UnhingedPit #A #H #Q #VillainPOV

Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · Jul 9

That’s like my favorite Barbie movie too! Now I need this version 😍

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Anna is writing gothic horror 💌 @annahirsch.bsky.social · Jul 9

What if Barbie's Princess and the Pauper was a dark, bloody romantasy? Don't worry, I already wrote it.

#UnhingedPit #F #R #Q

A still of Preminger from Barbie Princess and the Pauper holding a mock book cover for What Bleeds Beneath by Anna Hirsch

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Jessica Fisher Riches - is Querying and Drafting @prahajess.bsky.social · Jul 9

EARLY MAGIC
#UnhingedPit #Q #YA #F

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Jade Mason @jademasonwrites.bsky.social · Jul 9

LOVE, LIES, AND LETTING GO
Nellie’s newly jobless, broke, and asked to be in her BFF's $$$ wedding party. Oh, and her ex-work rival, Miles, is in the wedding too. She’s totally, perfectly fine though 😰
Life can be a real b****! #UnhingedPit #agentsguide 📌 #amquerying #wf w/ #r

LOVE, LIES, AND LETTING GO
Nellie’s newly jobless, broke, and asked to be in her BFF's $$$ wedding party. Oh, and her ex-work rival, Miles, is in the wedding too. She’s totally, perfectly fine though 😰
Life can be a real b****! #UnhingedPit #agentsguide 📌 #amquerying #wf w/ #r

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Bree Buonomo @breebwrites.bsky.social · Jul 9

These Mortal Woes: If Twilight, Euphoria Season 1, and Misery became a thruple, then had a baby that grew up and had to unpack all their trauma.
#unhingedpit #A #H #Q

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Catherine “Halloween meme participant” Winters @catherinewinters.com · Jul 9

#UnhingedPit #SF #LGBT #R #Q

The lowercase word "book" in a fancy serif font. That is all.

Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · Jul 9

#YA #F #W #SupernaturalRomance #UnhingedPit

Here is one last minute post.

My goal in life is to turn FORGET ME NOT to be as cute and viscous as these cats are 😌😼😸 #monsters #magic #gods and #human nature at its best/worst…what could go wrong?

Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · Jul 8

This snippet will live rent free in my mind for the foreseeable future 💚

Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · Jul 7

Thanks @jademasonwrites.bsky.social for the fun prompt.

Here is my bingo card and #snippets from 2 MS. Sorry, they turned out kind of long. Not good at cutting words, but I’m a work in progress 😅

#writingcommunity #writesky #writer #snippet

Bingo card

Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · Jul 3

Also tagging: @itinerantginger.bsky.social