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Jackson 🏳️‍🌈 @jrhenry.bsky.social · 15d

Good old #amquerying doodle work while I live in the trenches lol

Jackson 🏳️‍🌈 @jrhenry.bsky.social · 29d

If I finished my artwork for my new WIP would y’all wanna see it #amwriting crowd? 👀

Jackson 🏳️‍🌈 @jrhenry.bsky.social · Sep 7

Of course a pass brings the doubt and imposter syndrome back around the corner. Sigh.

Jackson 🏳️‍🌈 @jrhenry.bsky.social · Sep 1

Something about getting multiple requests on a project before I shelve it gives me so much hope. I hope I hear good news soon #amquerying

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Jackson 🏳️‍🌈 @jrhenry.bsky.social · Sep 7

And for my next #amwriting novel I’m going to write a cozy fantasy about two gay guys falling in love with one being magic and one not.

Because it’s Fall and I want something cute and sweet for my next project 😂✨

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Jackson 🏳️‍🌈 @jrhenry.bsky.social · Sep 6

Oh! Something I’ve always wanted as a personal goal is, as a teacher, show my kiddos that being persistent with your writing works out and is worth it!

And also to go “look I tried and failed too let me help you understand it’s part of the process” 😂

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Jackson 🏳️‍🌈 @jrhenry.bsky.social · Sep 1

Something about getting multiple requests on a project before I shelve it gives me so much hope. I hope I hear good news soon #amquerying

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Jackson 🏳️‍🌈 @jrhenry.bsky.social · Aug 19

Finishing summer off with three full requests for my teacher romance. I’m feeling hopeful for good news! (And for a good year ahead) #amquerying

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Jackson 🏳️‍🌈 @jrhenry.bsky.social · Aug 16

Thank you! It’s one of my favorites I’ve made for sure.

Jackson 🏳️‍🌈 @jrhenry.bsky.social · Aug 16

Oh right! Done :)

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Jackson 🏳️‍🌈 @jrhenry.bsky.social · Aug 16

I would love to send the materials your way! Thank you for your time and consideration!

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Jackson 🏳️‍🌈 @jrhenry.bsky.social · Aug 15

Before school starts up again I just wanted to post about my gay teacher romance for #QueerPit

❤️ Dual POV
❤️ Friends to Lovers
❤️Small Town Vibes
❤️ Midnight Rain to Daylight

#amquerying #R

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Jackson 🏳️‍🌈 @jrhenry.bsky.social · Aug 15

I’m super excited to be on again for #QueerPit tomorrow! Now more than ever we NEED queer literature. It’s time to make our voices heard. I will be sharing all the amazing stories you all post! (Maybe mine too lol) good luck to my amazing friends ✨✨

Can’t wait 🏳️‍🌈🫶

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QueerPit @queerpit.bsky.social · Aug 14

🙌🏳️‍🌈 #QueerPit is tomorrow starting at 8 AM! 🏳️‍🌈🙌

Are you ready? 👀 We are! Can't wait to see you there! 🌈🌈🌈

kermit the frog is dancing in front of a red curtain with the words i 'm so excited !

ALT: kermit the frog is dancing in front of a red curtain with the words i 'm so excited !

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Jackson 🏳️‍🌈 @jrhenry.bsky.social · Aug 9

It still doesn’t feel real that I start teaching again next week at a new school. I have all the feelings!! 🫠

Jackson 🏳️‍🌈 @jrhenry.bsky.social · Aug 6

Happy #questpit to all!!! Good luck!! I’m currently writing a new draft to a new story or I would be joining ✨🫶

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Jackson 🏳️‍🌈 @jrhenry.bsky.social · Jul 26

The vibes my adult romance brings to the function (with a bit of gay disaster of course) #amquerying #WritingCommunity

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Jackson 🏳️‍🌈 @jrhenry.bsky.social · Jul 25

Sometimes I doodle new WIP ideas after I edit. Revising with a new idea on the brain isn’t fun😂😭 #amwriting #amquerying #WritingCommunity

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Jackson 🏳️‍🌈 @jrhenry.bsky.social · Jul 23

New teaser for a WIP that I’ve been toying with in my head (once the revisions for my current WIP are done)

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · Jul 14

BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

From Sotomayor's dissent:

Lifting the District Court’s injunction will unleash
untold harm, delaying or denying educational opportunities
and leaving students to suffer from discrimination, sexual
assault, and other civil rights violations without the federal
resources Congress intended. The majority apparently
deems it more important to free the Government from paying employees it had no right to fire than to avert these very
real harms while the litigation continues. Equity does not
support such an inequitable result.
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The President must take care that the laws are faithfully
executed, not set out to dismantle them. That basic rule
undergirds our Constitution’s separation of powers. Yet today, the majority rewards clear defiance of that core principle with emergency relief. Because I cannot condone such
abuse of our equitable authority, I respectfully dissent.

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Jackson 🏳️‍🌈 @jrhenry.bsky.social · Jul 6

I hope to continue to tell the stories that need to be told. Not the stories that feel “comfortable” in the market.

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Jackson 🏳️‍🌈 @jrhenry.bsky.social · Jun 12

Loving this new WIP #amwriting so much. (Don’t worry. It’s still gay. And spicy) 🏳️‍🌈🫶

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · Jun 10

#BookSky

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Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong, Lit Agent @charmstrong.bsky.social · Jun 9

Hey #WritingCommunity! I'll be taking one-on-one pitches at the 2025 (Online) California Writing Workshop on June 13-14. Join me! Anyone from anywhere can attend. Learn more about the virtual writers conference here: californiawritingworkshop.com

The 2025 California Writing Workshop

Get Your Writing Published: June 13-14, 2025

californiawritingworkshop.com

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Jessica Fisher Riches - is Querying and Drafting @prahajess.bsky.social · Jun 6

#JoyPit #YA #F #Q #Querying #AgentsGuide

Early Magic: Two witches. A portal. And lots of homework. Also a hot vet. And a perfect pair of Prada boots.
"Clueless meets The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina"

Semi circle of images: two teen girls and one teen boy; Early Magic: YA Contemporary Fantasy; comp titles; text: When a cocksure teen witch loses her magic to a cunning daemon, she hatches a ruthless plan to steal it back—even if it means betraying a grieving classmate who’s only just discovered the world of magic. AND: snippet: “Trials did not take place at the covenstead. No, for mundane events such as ruining people’s lives, the witches used the Standish family home.”

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Jackson 🏳️‍🌈 @jrhenry.bsky.social · Jun 6

#JoyPit #A #R #LGBTQIA

🏳️‍🌈 Teachers in love
👀 Dual POV
❤️ open door romance
(If it helps- I cried reading this because it’s beautiful. So did the betas. Great time together).

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