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William - Aspiring Lit. Agent

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'96 Queer living in Chicago! Intern at Creative Media Agency Illustrator+Designer, Writer, Bookworm and Aspiring LiteraryAgent 🖋☕️🌈✨️🍉 https://lnk.bio/willmarstudios ‼️🚫 AI / NFT 🚫‼️

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William - Aspiring Lit. Agent @willmarstudios.bsky.social · Mar 10

Hello, I'm Will(iam)! 🥸☕🏳️‍🌈

I'm a queer illustrator with a reading & getting lost in my own world addiction! 💙📚

Additionally I am a new writer (MG Fantasy called Threadbare) as well as an active critique partner. Maybe we can work together on something! 📝💕

✨LINKS✨ -> lnk.bio/willmarstudios

A nine tiled moodboard showing the vibes of my WIP Middle Grade Novel, Threadbare.

-A large brown moth
-A smog/fog covered sky hovering above a house
-A close up photo of needle and thread
-A close up for a house on fire
-A photo of an unknown individual, with their face buried in a book
-A photo of another unknown individual, face obscured by smoke coming out of their mouth
-A close up photo of a hand painting a bushel of flowers
-A close up of an insect display case
-A cropped photo of a hand adorn with string, possibly holding up a small person

A digital illustration of Curtis Stringfellow, hair disheveled and covering one eye wearing a red cloak and holding a wrapped bundle against their chest surrounded by four comp titled. Looking Glass Chronicles of Alice Novella by Christina Henry. The Whisperwicks by Jordan Lees. The Otherwoods by Justine Pucella Winans. The Uncommoners by Jennifer Bell

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Natalie Aguirre @natalieaguirre7.bsky.social · 1h

Query Critique #GiveawayAlert! Read my interview with literary agent Sophie Sheumaker & enter my #giveaway contest to win a query critique from her at Literary Rambles. She represents MG & YA. #amwriting #amquerying #kidlit tinyurl.com/3ky85ctd

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DOG of BLUD @dogblud.bsky.social · 6h

I see artists trade their patreon and ko-fi links all the time and it seems sometimes like it's only other artists and a handful of regular followers that pass those round.

It really does help. Previous clients saying on comm ads they had a good experience also helps a lot too.

Thomas N. Perkins IV @tnperkins4.bsky.social · 16h

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Gay League @gayleague.bsky.social · 9h

Looking for queer romance? Do you love period settings, impeccable writing, and being drawn in by beautiful art? My review of Anaïs Flogny's Smoke Gets In Your Eyes is at the link. Don't let this GN pass by you!

Published by @abramscomicarts.bsky.social
gayleague.com/queer-romanc...

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William - Aspiring Lit. Agent @willmarstudios.bsky.social · 8h

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"That's Nice!" (SUPERCUT)

YouTube video by Dead Meat

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William - Aspiring Lit. Agent @willmarstudios.bsky.social · 8h

One of my vocal stims is "that's nice"

But it is in the style of James from @deadmeatjames.bsky.social and no one gets it and that's not nice 😂

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SCBWI @scbwi.bsky.social · 5d

We read banned books 📚 SCBWI Staff and our favorite SCBWI blogger @themermancam share our picks for what banned book we’d recommend!

What is your favorite banned book and why is it important to you? Comment below ⬇️

Learn more about how to combat censorship here: www.scbwi.org/essential-re...

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Cheyenne Ewulu @cheyennethegeek.bsky.social · 2d

Do you love queer, lovers to enemy romance? Action? Comedy? What about 420 hijinks? Do you wanna support Black-queer creators? Then consider backing my comic book today where you can get all of those things and more! We have TEN DAYS LEFT! (Please share)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...

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Rowan MacColl @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social · 1d

Hello #portfolioday!
I'm a comic artist and illustrator! I'm going to be avaliable for more work in the next couple of months and would love to be involved in book/ttrpg illustration projects!

⭐ www.rowanmaccoll.com
⭐ [email protected]

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William - Aspiring Lit. Agent @willmarstudios.bsky.social · 1d

Day 5.) Poppy

🥀🥀🥀

[ #willmarstudios #artsky #peachtober25 #kidlitart #peachtober ]

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田亀源五郎 Gengoroh Tagame @gengorohtagame.bsky.social · 1d

[INFO] Official English translated edition of 'Fish & Water' will be released from Pantheon/Penguin Random House on Jun 23, 2026 in both of physical printed book and ebook. Pre-order available. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/778491...

Fish and Water by Gengoroh Tagame: 9780593702222 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

A tender and beautifully illustrated story, FISH AND WATER is a new graphic novel from Eisner award-winning graphic novelist Gengoroh Tagame. He asks: What if The Odd Couple were Japanese, living in t...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

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Kaylee's Boyfriend @megsyv.bsky.social · Jun 16

Artists Meeting Artists

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William - Aspiring Lit. Agent @willmarstudios.bsky.social · 2d

Already signed up! 😄

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Toshi the Fat Stoner @pandatoshi.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day and fuck Christopher Columbus :3

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William - Aspiring Lit. Agent @willmarstudios.bsky.social · 2d

lmfao ok good! 😂Thank you!

William - Aspiring Lit. Agent @willmarstudios.bsky.social · 2d

By throw away... do you mean just keep it in the drafts and work on something else, right?

...right🥲?

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HAHther 🌿 @hahanimation.bsky.social · 2d

Library app dangerous
You'll be like "let me try this series" and then within half a month you've read all the books.

And then you get sad the journey is over and then re read them...

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William - Aspiring Lit. Agent @willmarstudios.bsky.social · Oct 14

Happy #indigenouspeoplesday 💙

[ #graphicdesign #typography #queerartist ]

A graphic that reads Indigenous People's Day in a light blue letters behind orange stripes in front of a teal background with the words "Fuck Christopher Columbus!!" Repeated in red handwritten font

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William - Aspiring Lit. Agent @willmarstudios.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Indigenous People's Day

BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 2d

Janet saying: Fun fact: Columbus is in the Bad Place
because of all the raping, slave trade, and genocide.

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Void🔞 | VGen @voiddebris.bsky.social · 7d

iPad artists, HUGE news!!

Affinity designer, publisher, and photo can be purchased FOR FREE rn

No subscription, just free

Here's how

1) Download ALL THREE apps on the app store

#DigitalArt #iPadArtist #Art #Affinity

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Screenshot of affinity photo, publisher, and designer in the apple app store.

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William - Aspiring Lit. Agent @willmarstudios.bsky.social · 2d

You are absolutely correct 🙌

William - Aspiring Lit. Agent @willmarstudios.bsky.social · 2d

Aye that's pretty cool!!!! I have yet to see that, but glad to know what I can expect!

William - Aspiring Lit. Agent @willmarstudios.bsky.social · 2d

Day 4.) Gingham

Very slowly catching up🙂‍↕️

[ #willmarstudios #peachtober25 #artsky #kidlit ]

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William - Aspiring Lit. Agent @willmarstudios.bsky.social · 3d

AHAHAHAHAHA This is perfect for them!

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 3d

ICE / Border Patrol threatening to arrest a cyclist for following and recording in Chicago

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Esme Symes-Smith @esmesymessmith.bsky.social · 3d

⚔️ 24HRS LEFT TO GUARANTEE SWAG! ⚔️

Esme Symes-Smith @esmesymessmith.bsky.social · Jul 5

Somehow we're little under three months away from SIR CALLIE AND THE FINAL STAND coming out (!?!?!?!)

Please purchase from your local indie if you can, and if you pre-order through The Novel Neighbor, the book will come with some ✨ Cool Swag ✨

thenovelneighbor.com/item/ZoOPMvN...

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