CJ Pedra
@cjpedra.bsky.social
Writing: comics. Querying: contemporary fantasy GN script. Vibing: Kpop, Baroque music, Dickens.
Today I’m waiting on my second query review response. If this one echoes the first by fundamentally confirming my project has potential, I don’t think I’ll stress over the third as much. We’ll see 🤞
#amquerying #GraphicNovel
#amquerying #GraphicNovel
January 18, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Today I’m waiting on my second query review response. If this one echoes the first by fundamentally confirming my project has potential, I don’t think I’ll stress over the third as much. We’ll see 🤞
#amquerying #GraphicNovel
#amquerying #GraphicNovel
Query review #2 arrives w/in 24 hours.
My plan: Stay productive. Work on the next project. Do yoga. Don’t obsess over email.
Reality: Staring at my inbox like it’s a bowl of curry.
Writers in the query trenches know.
#amquerying #writingcommunity #querytrenches #amwriting
My plan: Stay productive. Work on the next project. Do yoga. Don’t obsess over email.
Reality: Staring at my inbox like it’s a bowl of curry.
Writers in the query trenches know.
#amquerying #writingcommunity #querytrenches #amwriting
January 17, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Query review #2 arrives w/in 24 hours.
My plan: Stay productive. Work on the next project. Do yoga. Don’t obsess over email.
Reality: Staring at my inbox like it’s a bowl of curry.
Writers in the query trenches know.
#amquerying #writingcommunity #querytrenches #amwriting
My plan: Stay productive. Work on the next project. Do yoga. Don’t obsess over email.
Reality: Staring at my inbox like it’s a bowl of curry.
Writers in the query trenches know.
#amquerying #writingcommunity #querytrenches #amwriting
Since my first-ever query review meeting, I’ve had this Brave Girls’ song on high rotation. I think I’m vibing with its close yet far away theme.
By the way, more #bbgirls, please 🥰
#kpop #bravegirls
You and I (우리끼리 (You and I)) youtu.be/Z_oMferChqU?si… via @YouTube
By the way, more #bbgirls, please 🥰
#kpop #bravegirls
You and I (우리끼리 (You and I)) youtu.be/Z_oMferChqU?si… via @YouTube
You and I (우리끼리 (You and I))
YouTube video by Brave Girls - Topic
https://youtu.be/Z_oMferChqU?si…
January 17, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Since my first-ever query review meeting, I’ve had this Brave Girls’ song on high rotation. I think I’m vibing with its close yet far away theme.
By the way, more #bbgirls, please 🥰
#kpop #bravegirls
You and I (우리끼리 (You and I)) youtu.be/Z_oMferChqU?si… via @YouTube
By the way, more #bbgirls, please 🥰
#kpop #bravegirls
You and I (우리끼리 (You and I)) youtu.be/Z_oMferChqU?si… via @YouTube
Cannot believe the Big 5 editor feedback I received:
‘This fills a gap in the market.’
Not ‘there’s a market for it.’ A gap. An absence. A space waiting for exactly this story.
Will this improve my rejection rate?
#amquerying #graphicnovel #writingcommunity #cozyfantasy
‘This fills a gap in the market.’
Not ‘there’s a market for it.’ A gap. An absence. A space waiting for exactly this story.
Will this improve my rejection rate?
#amquerying #graphicnovel #writingcommunity #cozyfantasy
January 16, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Cannot believe the Big 5 editor feedback I received:
‘This fills a gap in the market.’
Not ‘there’s a market for it.’ A gap. An absence. A space waiting for exactly this story.
Will this improve my rejection rate?
#amquerying #graphicnovel #writingcommunity #cozyfantasy
‘This fills a gap in the market.’
Not ‘there’s a market for it.’ A gap. An absence. A space waiting for exactly this story.
Will this improve my rejection rate?
#amquerying #graphicnovel #writingcommunity #cozyfantasy
Just got Big 5 editor feedback re: my graphic novel:
‘I think you have a very interesting project here.’
Every rejection suddenly stings less.
#amquerying #graphicnovel #writingcommunity #cozyfantasy
‘I think you have a very interesting project here.’
Every rejection suddenly stings less.
#amquerying #graphicnovel #writingcommunity #cozyfantasy
January 16, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Just got Big 5 editor feedback re: my graphic novel:
‘I think you have a very interesting project here.’
Every rejection suddenly stings less.
#amquerying #graphicnovel #writingcommunity #cozyfantasy
‘I think you have a very interesting project here.’
Every rejection suddenly stings less.
#amquerying #graphicnovel #writingcommunity #cozyfantasy
Friday Feelings: Tired, grateful, nervously excited about my query review Zoom meeting today.
#amquerying #amwriting
#amquerying #amwriting
January 16, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Friday Feelings: Tired, grateful, nervously excited about my query review Zoom meeting today.
#amquerying #amwriting
#amquerying #amwriting
Reposted by CJ Pedra
Some fun news!
This year's Eisner Ward Judges have been announced: Tiffany Babb, Jerry Dear, Dr. Randy Duncan, Katie Pryde and Regine Sawyer
2026 Eisner Award judges named: Babb, Dear, Duncan, Pryde and Sawyer
This year's Eisner Ward Judges have been announced: Tiffany Babb, Jerry Dear, Dr. Randy Duncan, Katie Pryde and Regine Sawyer
www.comicsbeat.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Some fun news!
There’s no one way to write a comic script, but it starts with a solid understanding of script format.
Found my way toward a format created by Fred van Lente, but his website took me the rest of the way. Thanks, FVL
Fredvanlente.com
#comics #cstips #WritingCommmunity
Found my way toward a format created by Fred van Lente, but his website took me the rest of the way. Thanks, FVL
Fredvanlente.com
#comics #cstips #WritingCommmunity
January 14, 2026 at 7:26 PM
There’s no one way to write a comic script, but it starts with a solid understanding of script format.
Found my way toward a format created by Fred van Lente, but his website took me the rest of the way. Thanks, FVL
Fredvanlente.com
#comics #cstips #WritingCommmunity
Found my way toward a format created by Fred van Lente, but his website took me the rest of the way. Thanks, FVL
Fredvanlente.com
#comics #cstips #WritingCommmunity
#bluepit lessons:
There are kind folk willing to support no name newbies. THIS = inspiring.
Otherwise: Prepare more art. Second, if you’re working pitch day, maybe pick a diff fest to participate. Prepare better than I did.
Lastly, be grateful for learning. I learned much, thanks.
#bluepithype
There are kind folk willing to support no name newbies. THIS = inspiring.
Otherwise: Prepare more art. Second, if you’re working pitch day, maybe pick a diff fest to participate. Prepare better than I did.
Lastly, be grateful for learning. I learned much, thanks.
#bluepithype
January 13, 2026 at 11:38 PM
#bluepit lessons:
There are kind folk willing to support no name newbies. THIS = inspiring.
Otherwise: Prepare more art. Second, if you’re working pitch day, maybe pick a diff fest to participate. Prepare better than I did.
Lastly, be grateful for learning. I learned much, thanks.
#bluepithype
There are kind folk willing to support no name newbies. THIS = inspiring.
Otherwise: Prepare more art. Second, if you’re working pitch day, maybe pick a diff fest to participate. Prepare better than I did.
Lastly, be grateful for learning. I learned much, thanks.
#bluepithype
#bluepit newbie here: Thanks for the good vibes, folks. Just home from work, so I’ll be playing the good vibes forward this evening—before I post my third pitch. Be well.
#bluepithype
#bluepithype
January 13, 2026 at 10:41 PM
#bluepit newbie here: Thanks for the good vibes, folks. Just home from work, so I’ll be playing the good vibes forward this evening—before I post my third pitch. Be well.
#bluepithype
#bluepithype
My first-ever pitch: One seeks stars. One summons storms. Both learn the strongest magic is what we choose to let go.
15 characters. 6 interwoven plots. 5 pop songs. 1 GN that refuses to pick a genre while delivering cozy vibes and an enchanting touch of romance.
#bluepit 💥 #Q #A #OV #LGBT #F
15 characters. 6 interwoven plots. 5 pop songs. 1 GN that refuses to pick a genre while delivering cozy vibes and an enchanting touch of romance.
#bluepit 💥 #Q #A #OV #LGBT #F
January 13, 2026 at 2:18 PM
January 13, 2026 at 11:12 AM
VIVIZ (비비지) - 'La La Love Me' MV
YouTube video by BPM Entertainment
youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:29 PM
#bluepit: Is this okay for ALT text? Should it be shorter?
Book cover for RELEASE showing two silhouetted figures back-to-back against a starry night sky. One reaches for a star, lightning crackles around the other. The glowing title spans over them before deep blue cosmic clouds.
#bluepithype
Book cover for RELEASE showing two silhouetted figures back-to-back against a starry night sky. One reaches for a star, lightning crackles around the other. The glowing title spans over them before deep blue cosmic clouds.
#bluepithype
January 12, 2026 at 8:42 PM
#bluepit: Is this okay for ALT text? Should it be shorter?
Book cover for RELEASE showing two silhouetted figures back-to-back against a starry night sky. One reaches for a star, lightning crackles around the other. The glowing title spans over them before deep blue cosmic clouds.
#bluepithype
Book cover for RELEASE showing two silhouetted figures back-to-back against a starry night sky. One reaches for a star, lightning crackles around the other. The glowing title spans over them before deep blue cosmic clouds.
#bluepithype
#BluePitHype! What does your character want? Let’s ask them:
Me: “Ari, what do you want?”
Ari: “Chaos. Freedom. Stars. Wait, can the dead eat—never mind, forget I said anything.”
#bluepit 💥 #Q #A #LGBT
Me: “Ari, what do you want?”
Ari: “Chaos. Freedom. Stars. Wait, can the dead eat—never mind, forget I said anything.”
#bluepit 💥 #Q #A #LGBT
January 12, 2026 at 1:12 PM
#BluePitHype! What does your character want? Let’s ask them:
Me: “Ari, what do you want?”
Ari: “Chaos. Freedom. Stars. Wait, can the dead eat—never mind, forget I said anything.”
#bluepit 💥 #Q #A #LGBT
Me: “Ari, what do you want?”
Ari: “Chaos. Freedom. Stars. Wait, can the dead eat—never mind, forget I said anything.”
#bluepit 💥 #Q #A #LGBT
Never done a pitch event before 😬
I’m reading everything 🤓
Learning how to write the pitch itself 🤨
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #bluepithype
I’m reading everything 🤓
Learning how to write the pitch itself 🤨
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #bluepithype
January 11, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Never done a pitch event before 😬
I’m reading everything 🤓
Learning how to write the pitch itself 🤨
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #bluepithype
I’m reading everything 🤓
Learning how to write the pitch itself 🤨
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #bluepithype
She loves her grandson.
He loves the castaway.
They love the unborn.
The magic loves joy.
And, the story loves genre-bending.
#bluepithype #cozyfantasy #comics
He loves the castaway.
They love the unborn.
The magic loves joy.
And, the story loves genre-bending.
#bluepithype #cozyfantasy #comics
January 11, 2026 at 1:52 PM
She loves her grandson.
He loves the castaway.
They love the unborn.
The magic loves joy.
And, the story loves genre-bending.
#bluepithype #cozyfantasy #comics
He loves the castaway.
They love the unborn.
The magic loves joy.
And, the story loves genre-bending.
#bluepithype #cozyfantasy #comics
Since meeting my writing goal of the week, I’ve had #LESSERAFIM on repeat 🔥 #kpop #amquerying #comics
January 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Since meeting my writing goal of the week, I’ve had #LESSERAFIM on repeat 🔥 #kpop #amquerying #comics
Manuscript Academy appointment: scheduled ✓!
Week’s goal accomplished. Professional query feedback before the next submission round.
The work is done. Now to make sure agents can see the vision.
#AmQuerying #WritingCommunity #GraphicNovel
Week’s goal accomplished. Professional query feedback before the next submission round.
The work is done. Now to make sure agents can see the vision.
#AmQuerying #WritingCommunity #GraphicNovel
January 10, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Manuscript Academy appointment: scheduled ✓!
Week’s goal accomplished. Professional query feedback before the next submission round.
The work is done. Now to make sure agents can see the vision.
#AmQuerying #WritingCommunity #GraphicNovel
Week’s goal accomplished. Professional query feedback before the next submission round.
The work is done. Now to make sure agents can see the vision.
#AmQuerying #WritingCommunity #GraphicNovel
Opening days at the day job + querying = survival mode activated. My goal is to revise my query letter by the end of the week.
Sometimes small steps count as progress.
#AmQuerying #WritingCommunity
Sometimes small steps count as progress.
#AmQuerying #WritingCommunity
January 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Opening days at the day job + querying = survival mode activated. My goal is to revise my query letter by the end of the week.
Sometimes small steps count as progress.
#AmQuerying #WritingCommunity
Sometimes small steps count as progress.
#AmQuerying #WritingCommunity
Slo-speed listening:
Been using 0.75x for audiobooks and general listening. Been kind of a revolution for when I’m listening for comprehension, immersion, and such. It feels kinda radical.
#SlowListening #AudiobookLife #books #readerscommunity
Been using 0.75x for audiobooks and general listening. Been kind of a revolution for when I’m listening for comprehension, immersion, and such. It feels kinda radical.
#SlowListening #AudiobookLife #books #readerscommunity
January 4, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Slo-speed listening:
Been using 0.75x for audiobooks and general listening. Been kind of a revolution for when I’m listening for comprehension, immersion, and such. It feels kinda radical.
#SlowListening #AudiobookLife #books #readerscommunity
Been using 0.75x for audiobooks and general listening. Been kind of a revolution for when I’m listening for comprehension, immersion, and such. It feels kinda radical.
#SlowListening #AudiobookLife #books #readerscommunity
Querying is like buying a drink for the cutie at the end of the bar—ends up embarrassing for all parties involved.
#amquerying #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerslife
#amquerying #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerslife
January 3, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Querying is like buying a drink for the cutie at the end of the bar—ends up embarrassing for all parties involved.
#amquerying #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerslife
#amquerying #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerslife