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Dakota Shain Byrd and Bridgette Johnson
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Southern queer writing duo.
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You favorited one of our pitches in DVpit today. We read in your guidelines to format things so that it’s easier to read with your visual disabilities.

Just to make sure, which format is best for you? The basic copy and paste or to add an extra line between paragraphs?

Thank you for the favorite!
Screenshot of your submission form showing a page of our manuscript THE SOUTHERN QUEERS’ GUIDE TO CURSE-BREAKING AND MONSTER HUNTING. It is the format that happens with basic copy and paste. Screenshot of your submission form showing a page of our manuscript THE SOUTHERN QUEERS’ GUIDE TO CURSE-BREAKING AND MONSTER HUNTING. It is formatted to include an extra line between paragraphs.
October 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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We totally forgot to post things this week, so here we go! Mood boards for our manuscript THE SOUTHERN QUEERS’ GUIDE TO CURSE-BREAKING AND MONSTER HUNTING!

These are quotes from our characters, Luce and Cas Harkness, two cousins who share a birthday and a family curse they MUST break. #DVparty
A collage of four pictures and a central rectangle with a starry vertical Asexual Flag with white text in the middle of the collage. Everything is tinted to fit the ace flag colors. The text is a quote from our character, Luce Harkness, who is ace. Top left picture is bloodied hands. Top right shows the front right fender of a 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. Bottom left is a black and white stretch of road. Bottom right is a picture of an ornate dagger. The white text in the central box is a quote saying, “We have a duty above all else: protect others.” A collage of four pictures and a central rectangle with a painted Bisexual Flag and white cracks with text in the middle. Everything is tinted to fit the bi flag colors. The text is a quote from our character, Cas Harkness, who is bi. Top left picture is a bow and arrow. Top right shows two boys holding pinkies. Bottom left is a stretch of road. Bottom right shows the front right fender of a 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. The white text in the central box is a quote saying, “Either way, I can’t go on this murderous road trip without him.” A collage of four pictures and a central rectangle with a red star-scape with white text in the middle of the collage. The text is a quote from our character, Luce Harkness. Top left picture is bloodied hands. Top right shows a hunting knife with a red band on the hilt and random feathers. Bottom left is multihued wings. Bottom right is a black and white stretch of road. The white text in the central box is a quote saying, “Time to head to Alabama and kill a monster.” A collage of four pictures and a central rectangle with red gradient block with text in the middle. Everything is tinted to fit the red. The text is a quote from our character, Cas Harkness. Top left picture is a black and white stretch of road. Top right shows the outside of a motel on a misty night, with the bright red MOTEL sign shining menacingly in the night. Bottom left is the red tentacles of the Giant Pacific Octopus. Bottom right shows the arms of somebody underwater, reaching above them to where light pierces the darkness. The white text in the central box is a quote saying, “We’re not breaking this curse.”
October 6, 2025 at 3:15 AM