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Rae Law - author. The Chrysalis Project 15/04/25 @realraelaw.bsky.social · Aug 31

Ok - here’s an odd one. What famous/popular/blockbuster books would not be picked up if they were queried in 2025?

I’ve been reading some old bestsellers and its exposition hell 👎

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Rae Law - author. The Chrysalis Project 15/04/25 @realraelaw.bsky.social · Aug 16

Now with alt-text...#Rewritten Narnia’s coming of age+cannon fire & female rage.
The sea gives & takes.
It took Dad—imprisoned.
Then gave Mom back. Only now she’s a pirate in 1721.
To save Dad, I’ll cross centuries, face traitors & become something I never expected:A Barrett.
#YA #QuestPit #Q #HF #S

Mock-up movie poster for The Barrett Chronicles. One girl. Two centuries. A tide she can't outrun. Teenage girl standing on deck of a 18th c sailing ship; top half modern clothes, legss in pirate clothes. swath of magic across her waist. Modern lighthouse in the faded background.

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Rae Law - author. The Chrysalis Project 15/04/25 @realraelaw.bsky.social · Aug 16

#Rewritten Goosebumps meets Wimpy Kid in stinky, spooky, spider-infested showdown. A Fart Witch wants to possess Jacob’s Abuela. His brother’s armed with beans. They’ve 1 shot to save the town & Abuela—with flower potion & sibling chaos. #SayExcuseMe #MG #F #PosterPit #Q

Mock-up movie poster for The Curse of the Fart Witch. Witch in the background looming over 6 kids.

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Rae Law - author. The Chrysalis Project 15/04/25 @realraelaw.bsky.social · Aug 16

#Rewritten Narnia’s coming of age+cannon fire & female rage.
The sea gives & takes.
It took Dad—imprisoned.
Then gave Mom back. Only now she’s a pirate in 1721.
To save Dad, I’ll cross centuries, face traitors & become something I never expected:A Barrett.
#YA #QuestPit #Q #HF #S

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Rae Law - author. The Chrysalis Project 15/04/25 @realraelaw.bsky.social · Aug 6

I need to spend more time on BlueSky...it's come a long way over the past months.

Rae Law - author. The Chrysalis Project 15/04/25 @realraelaw.bsky.social · Aug 6

This sounds really great! Get on my bookshelf!

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Rae Law - author. The Chrysalis Project 15/04/25 @realraelaw.bsky.social · Aug 6

The Stray Scales sounds awesome!

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Rae Law - author. The Chrysalis Project 15/04/25 @realraelaw.bsky.social · Aug 6

#Rewritten Goosebumps meets Wimpy Kid in stinky, spooky, spider-infested showdown.

A Fart Witch wants to possess Jacob’s Abuela.
His brother’s armed with beans.

They’ve one shot to save the town & Abuela—with flower potion & sibling chaos. #SayExcuseMe
#MG #F #HA #QuestPit #Q

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Rae Law - author. The Chrysalis Project 15/04/25 @realraelaw.bsky.social · Aug 6

#Rewritten Narnia’s coming of age+cannon fire & female rage.
The sea gives & takes.
It took Dad—imprisoned.
Then gave Mom back. Only now she’s a pirate in 1721.
To save Dad, I’ll cross centuries, face traitors & become something I never expected:A Barrett.
#YA #QuestPit #Q #HF #S

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Rae Law - author. The Chrysalis Project 15/04/25 @realraelaw.bsky.social · Aug 6

#Rewritten
If LemonySnicket & Cpt Underpants had a stinky lovechild.

Saving the town from a Fart Witch?
Normal.

Saving your grandma from becoming the Fart Witch?
Personal.

Middle grade horror with stinks, sentient giant barking spiders & sibling chaos.
#MG #Q #F #HA #QuestPit

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Rae Law - author. The Chrysalis Project 15/04/25 @realraelaw.bsky.social · Aug 6

#Rewritten
Goosebumps meets Wimpy Kid.

Hexes of Eternal Stench.

Barking spiders.

A Fart Witch bent on possessing Abuela.

Only Jacob, his chaos-gremlin brother & their gang can save Woodville from destruction—with super-soakers, sibling mayhem & a well-timed fart. #MG #Q #F #HA #QuestPit

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Rae Law - author. The Chrysalis Project 15/04/25 @realraelaw.bsky.social · Feb 4

This sounds like us - my body sounds like rice crispies. Snap! Crackle! Pop!

In bed at 8:30 pm on Friday night because I gotta be at B&Q first thing Saturday morning. 🤪

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Rae Law - author. The Chrysalis Project 15/04/25 @realraelaw.bsky.social · Feb 2

When 12yo Jack learns he's Keeper of the crumbling Skybridge-a magical link b/w Earth & Arcador, he must find 7 Starstones, battle living shadows & face his deepest fears—or lose both worlds & his missing mom forever. #MG #F #AgentGuide #LitAgents

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Rae Law - author. The Chrysalis Project 15/04/25 @realraelaw.bsky.social · Feb 1

Hubs set up our WiFi today - the network name…MI-6 Surveillance.

We’re now waiting for the neighbourhood Facebook group to light up. 😈

Rae Law - author. The Chrysalis Project 15/04/25 @realraelaw.bsky.social · Jan 31

I got a sliver of agent feedback and have rewritten the first 2 chapters of Skybridge. It feels so weird to front load the action instead of building and peeling away layers.

But until I’m a household name with a loyal fan base, I guess I have to play along.

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Rae Law - author. The Chrysalis Project 15/04/25 @realraelaw.bsky.social · Jan 30

Or fainting 🤪

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Rae Law - author. The Chrysalis Project 15/04/25 @realraelaw.bsky.social · Jan 30

Housecoat or bathrobe is what was used in Canada - but it could be a generational thing.

I don’t think those gowns were loungeable.

a woman in a corset is being helped by another woman in a white dress

ALT: a woman in a corset is being helped by another woman in a white dress

media.tenor.com

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Rae Law - author. The Chrysalis Project 15/04/25 @realraelaw.bsky.social · Jan 30

I’ve worked/lived in the UK for years and still can’t bend my brain around dressing gowns.

My brain kneejerks to a regency ball gown. A dress gown.

🙈

a netflix ad shows a group of people dressed in old fashioned costumes

ALT: a netflix ad shows a group of people dressed in old fashioned costumes

media.tenor.com

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Rae Law - author. The Chrysalis Project 15/04/25 @realraelaw.bsky.social · Jan 30

TLDR- on Twitter, I’ve shared some insight on the inherent error in AI detectors.

Frankenstein - 30% AI

I’ve proposed a science experiment where we get together and check the detectors on public domain books to understand the false + rate.

This is more serious than I initially thought…

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Rae Law - author. The Chrysalis Project 15/04/25 @realraelaw.bsky.social · Jan 28

The Skybridge Key was half-ass written in 2020. It was only recently that one of my daughter’s friends read Chrysalis & asked me what else I wrote like that. I told her about Skybridge - she read a bit and loved it.

So I cracked it open and refined it. I learned a LOT in 4 yrs.

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Rae Law - author. The Chrysalis Project 15/04/25 @realraelaw.bsky.social · Jan 28

I’ve just sent my first query for The Skybridge Key.

I reviewed old query letters from 2019 for a different book and yikes. I wouldn’t have read my work either.

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Rae Law - author. The Chrysalis Project 15/04/25 @realraelaw.bsky.social · Jan 27

12yo Jack discovers he's the Keeper of the Skybridge—a magical link between worlds. To save both worlds, he must face shadows, solve ancient trials & recover 7 Starstones to heal the bridge before it collapses. #MG #2025Pit
Comps-Amari+NightBros, KeeperofLostCities

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Rae Law - author. The Chrysalis Project 15/04/25 @realraelaw.bsky.social · Jan 27

When Jack(12) learns he's Keeper of the failing Skybridge linking Earth &Arcador, he must find 7 Starstones, battle shadows, a Leviathon, fiery stag & a giant moth and face his deepest fears—or lose both worlds & his missing mom 4ever.
#MG #2025Pit

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Rae Law - author. The Chrysalis Project 15/04/25 @realraelaw.bsky.social · Jan 24

When 12yo Jack learns he's Keeper of the crumbling Skybridge-a magical link b/w worlds, he must find 7 Starstones, battle living shadows& face his deepest fears—or lose both worlds & his missing mom 4ever. #MG #Q #YouDeservepIt
#TalkingRaven #SnarkyGuide
Comps:Amari+NightBros, KeeperOfTheLostCities

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Rae Law - author. The Chrysalis Project 15/04/25 @realraelaw.bsky.social · Dec 24

Good morning and Happy Christmas - whether you celebrate the religious or secular Christmas, may your next few days be filled with all of those things which brings you joy.

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