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Author MONA. K
@maxtonhall12.bsky.social
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Author MONA. K @maxtonhall12.bsky.social · Oct 6
The one where hearts break. Maxton Hall season 2, the series based on my novel "Save You", is on Prime Video. #maxtonhallonprime
#WritingCommunity #AuthorsOfTwitter
maxtonhall12.bsky.social
meme-y reactions to episodes 1-4!! spoilers if you squint

#WritingCommunity
#Amquerying
November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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thejennaeatough.bsky.social
The Family Curse. When the whole family bares the curse, suspicion is immediate.

Take a quick midweek break with this weeks' new #flashfiction #fantasy #story. Don't miss the other author's takes as well.

#amwriting #authorslife

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The Family Curse, Author Jenna Eatough Flash Fiction from Writing Prompt "The whole family had been cursed" 2025-11-26
November 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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samlienhard.bsky.social
I have some published short stories and novellas, such as my cosmic horror novella The Book at Dernier. www.amazon.com/dp/B077Y6HYH7
The Book at Dernier
Amazon.com: The Book at Dernier eBook : Lienhard, Samantha: Books
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November 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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writemeariver.bsky.social
What if the one thing you wished for at age thirteen followed you your whole life? #AmQuerying #Speculative #Fiction #Retelling #Reimagining #EarlyBargains
writemeariver.bsky.social Keely Brice @writemeariver.bsky.social · 21d
A speculative retelling of GREAT EXPECTATIONS set in a world hungry for truth but obsessed with image, UNMET follows an aspiring journalist who makes a supernatural pact with a shadowy fugitive—only to fall for the daughter of a billionaire whose buried secrets could cost her everything. #QuestPit
November 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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bmfwriter.bsky.social
On the Wile, women earn power through bloodshed. Ripley's first kill should prove her worth among her sisters, until her sickle falters over a man who refuses to beg. Bound by dark magic and forbidden desire, they risk awakening a fate worse than death.

#GhostPit #PitDark #YA #H #R #F
October 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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natalieaguirre7.bsky.social
#Book #GiveawayAlert! Enter to win R. M. Romero's #middlegrade The Tear Collector & read her guest post about how climate impacted her story at Literary Rambles. #amreading #amwriting #kidlit #teachers #librarians tinyurl.com/4jvxbphj
November 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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sarahastolat.bsky.social
THE YEAR OF THE WITCHING x SPEAR

All Elaine of Astolat ever wanted was to love and serve Sir Lancelot forever. But when she wakes upon her funeral barge with lilies blooming from between her lips, she must pose as her missing twin brother to find who tried to kill her.

#WIPPit #amquerying #F #LGBT
A moodboard for my WIP. Black and white images of Elaine of Astolat looking at Sir Lancelot's shield, a cluster of skulls, a woman in a forest, a segment of the Round Table which shows Sir Lancelot's name, a narrowboat in a lake, bloody hands, a lily, the silhouette of a woman with a sword, and an engraving of Lavaine and Torre mourning Elaine as she lies dead in her boat.
November 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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rsheridan92.bsky.social
An agent’s guide to THE SLOW BURN 🚒🎄

She’s an event planner with her promotion on the line. He’s a firefighter, and her dad is his chief. Together, they have to pull off the fire department’s holiday gala 👀

#questpit #r #q #amquerying
An agents guide to THE SLOW BURN an 82,000 word romcom by Rebeccah Sheridan The Pitch She’s an event planner with a promotion on the line. He’s a firefighter, and her dad is his chief. Together, they’re planning the fire department’s holiday gala. When the spark between them fans into a no-strings flung, they’ll find out how complicated “casual” can be. Comps Just My Type by Falon Ballard: Workplace politics, toxic boss Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan: From fling to feelings, “no one gets hurt” Lovelight Farms by BK Borison: small-town, holiday romance, found family Tropes Small-town Slow burn Holiday romance “Keep it casual and no one gets hurt” Found family MMC in uniform (firefighter)
November 5, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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writeredsilva.bsky.social
BENEATH THE HONEY SKY is a high-concept commercial romantic thriller complete at 80,000 words, perfect for fans of You Shouldn’t Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose and Fairy Tale by Stephen King. #amquerying #literaryagent #litagent #readingcommunity
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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megmizwrites.bsky.social
FLEABAG X SCHITT'S CREEK

A young, broke therapist will do anything to treat a wealthy, scandal-ridden client - only to be embroiled in their own mess as a result.

☘️ Comedy
🌸 Intergenerational Families
♥️ B-plot Romance
🕸️ Mental Health

#WIPpitch #F #Cont #Writingcommunity #amediting #bclub
November 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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petraglover.bsky.social
My ND brain went AWOL during #QuestPit. I read the posts then promptly forgot. AND I'm in the wrong time zone, so it was always going to be interesting. Here it is, fashionably late! #MG #OwnVoice #Dis #AmQuerying #disabledwriters #Q #MY
November 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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s-mcdermott.bsky.social
#agentsguide #amquerying
A woman silhouette A man's silhouette
November 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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mattroywriter.bsky.social
MOTHER OF MONSTERS. Outcast Echidna & her family must stop spree killer Harry, who has targeted them in order to prove himself to his father in an inverted retelling of Hercules’ Labors. Featuring a cast of modern analogues to the characters of Greek and Roman myth. #bluepit📖 #A #SP #Q
Image from an Ancient Greek vase of Heracles fighting Cerberus, the three-headed dog.
July 13, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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mattroywriter.bsky.social
#WIPPIT #A

YOU AND ME AND THE END OF THE WORLD

“Tell me how you came through all of this/
And found your way to me.”

A collection of speculative #poetry about love, community, hope, and despair…before, during, and after the end of the world.

#writesky #writeandgrind
November 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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racheletell.bsky.social
LOOK I found a future reader in the wild! SQUEE!!! This seriously made my whole week. (Quote posted with permission.)

#YAauthor #AmQuerying #QueryTrenches #AuthorJourney #writersofbluesky
A gold-framed screenshot of a social media post. The top post reads: “Meanwhile I’m over here pitching a manuscript that’s basically Mob Psycho 100 meets NXIVM documentary, with a little bit of Return to Oz and Jacob’s-Ladder-but-make-it-Disney-Princess thrown in for the vibes.” Below it is a highlighted comment from another user that says: “WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT DESCRIPTION 👀👀👀 How does Jacob’s Ladder + Disney Princess even work?!?! What do I have to do to read this?!?!?!?!?! 😳😳😳” The background is a soft, dark image with a girl's face surrounded by curly hair woven with flowers and gold glitter accents.
November 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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sarahastolat.bsky.social
THE YEAR OF THE WITCHING x MORGAN IS MY NAME

All Elaine of Astolat ever wanted was to love & serve Sir Lancelot forever. But when she wakes upon a funeral barge with lilies blooming from her lips, she must pose as her missing brother to find who tried to kill her.

#YouDeservepIt #A #F #H #LGBT #Q
A moodboard for my WIP. Elaine of Astolat looking at Sir Lancelot's shield, a cluster of skulls, a woman in a forest, a segment of the Round Table which shows Sir Lancelot's name, a narrowboat in a lake, bloody hands, a lily, the silhouette of a woman with a sword, and an engraving of Lavaine and Torre mourning Elaine as she lies dead in her boat.
January 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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storytellertalent.bsky.social
QueryTracker's data on 2 million queries reveals exactly when and how to submit for maximum agent response. Here are the numbers. Comment LIT AGENT for more details.
#litagent #literaryagent #querytracker #querytips #amquerying
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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huntergay.bsky.social
an #agentsguide to my queer historical romantasy, featuring:

☠️ necromancy
💖 slow burn romance
✨ oblivious, unreliable MC
🏳️‍⚧️🌈 exploring the beauty of living as who you are without shying away from the pain it takes to get there

#amquerying
November 14, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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carolinekwriting.bsky.social
Not querying yet (finishing final revisions) but testing out my agents guide!

SINNERS x IWAV

Angeline wakes up with a taste for blood and 200 years of missing memories. As visions reveal flashes of her past, she must uncover the truth before danger crosses her doorway.

#QuestPit #W #A #F
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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racheletell.bsky.social
Spent way too much time in Canva last night, but it was a good distraction from the query trenches. New cover art for The Refinement: Mercury, plus mock-ups and trope notes for my other 3 WIPs.

Which one's your favorite?
Which WIP should I focus on first?

#YABooks #amquerying
A dark academia-themed promo slide for The Refinement: Mercury by Rachel E. Tell. The left side features a mock book cover with a soft-focus photo of a girl's face surrounded by flowers and golden sparkles, framed in shadow. Above her, the title reads "The Refinement: Mercury." Below is the tagline: Till the well runs dry. The background is black with honey-gold accents. On the right, handwritten white text lists: “90k word upper YA dark fantasy cult horror” “neurodivergent rep” “stands alone, trilogy-ready” “slow burn grumpy mentor/student to friends to lovers” “an egregious amount of Jungian theory.” At the top, a label reads: Status: Querying. A glitchy, surreal horror-themed slide for Distortions by Rachel E. Tell. The book cover features a warped double image of a woman's face in neon green, blue, and purple, with data-like distortion effects. The bold title "DISTORTIONS" appears at the bottom in all-caps with a cyan and magenta 3D effect. Background is dark maroon with smoke textures. On the right, white handwritten text lists: “YA paranormal psychological horror” “stand-alone novel” “multiple POV” “‘stranger comes to town’ trope” “inspired by Silent Hill and The Haunting of Hill House.” At the top, a label reads: Status: Drafting. A romantasy-themed slide for The Ariad by Rachel E. Tell. The mock book cover shows a silhouetted figure in front of desert rock formations under a star-filled purple sky, framed by ornate white scrollwork. The title reads “The Ariad” in white fantasy font. The background of the slide is muted pink with a galaxy motif. On the right, handwritten white text lists: “new adult post-apocalyptic romantasy” “stand-alone novel” “blacksmith fmc / fish out of water” “ragtag band of heroes” “mmc gets stabbed for fun, might not be human at all.” At the top, a label reads: Status: Drafting. A gritty, thriller-style slide for Broken Link by Rachel E. Tell. The book cover is black with three torn-paper photo fragments showing intense eyes against a broken mirror backdrop. A white illustration of a broken chain winds diagonally across the center. The title “Broken Link” is in bold red font. The background resembles dark riveted metal. On the right, handwritten white text lists: “YA genre-bendy superhero thriller” “mind-linked dual POV romance” “teen agents solving a cold case murder” “physically strong fmc who knows if you’re lying” “kidnapper/murderer getting brought to justice.” At the top, a label reads: Status: Full Re-write.
November 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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kaygoodstadt.bsky.social
#SipHappens centers around a diverse ensemble whose biracial identities, sexual orientations, spiritual practices & histories R rooted in the interrogation of ✡️ as both lineage/choice. Through ☕️ as ritual/rupture, it explores what we inherit, conceal & what we’re willing 2 redefine in pursuit of ❤️.
November 8, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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rybryd.bsky.social
⚔️OATHS OF THE DAMNED (100K)⚔️

The Witcher X The Last of Us X Between Two Fires

🗡️Aging cursed knight
🧙A possessed girl
🍺Self destructive MC/addiction
🏰 Haunted caves/dungeon crawl
🐶 Self righteous dog sworn to silence
🪄 Choice over prophecy
🧑‍🧒 found family
🦸 Reluctant hero

#questpit #Q #F #DF
November 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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gtnorheim.bsky.social
A Reckless Rhythm: Sixteen-year-old Nadine disregards her doctor’s wishes to ‘play it safe’ and challenges the limits of her faulty heart, completes an impossible bucket list, and becomes YouTube famous in the course of one year.

Gilmore Girls X Everything, Everything
#castpit #amquerying #YA #C
November 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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jcsang.bsky.social
When the secrets your buried comes knocking on your door, you’ll try at all cost to keep it hidden… right? #medicalthriller #psychologicalthriller #thrillerbooks #comingsoon #amquerying
November 12, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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johnberkowitz.bsky.social
13yo Clio learns too late magic and curses are real when a wish whisks her and her BFF to 1508 Ireland where Clio must prevent the curse that kills every first-born in her family. Clio races to save her ancestor’s life but must give up her BFF to go home. #MG #Historic #Fantasy #amquerying
Wish Upon a Curse by John Berkowitz
November 15, 2024 at 1:14 AM