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Jessica Fisher Riches - is Querying and Drafting
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Jessica Fisher Riches - is Querying and Drafting @prahajess.bsky.social · Aug 5
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Early Magic Agents Guide; YA Contemporary Fantasy; When a cocksure witch loses her magic to a cunning daemon, she hatches a ruthless plan to steal it back—thought it means betraying a grieving classmate who’s only just discovered the world of magic. Images: two teen witches and one teen boy; comp titles: Wild is the Witch, A Wicked Magic, Spells for Lost Things, Practical Magic
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#writinglifemonthly November Day 15

I no longer have time for boring, annoying or cliché.

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traceyleewrites.bsky.social Tracey Lee @traceyleewrites.bsky.social · 1d
📚 #WritingLifeMonthly November Day 15📚

This is easy, bad editing. A novel that hasn't gone through enough of an editing process, I will toss it in a heartbeat.

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November #writinglifemonthly Day 15 Follow up to yesterday - what's guaranteed to make you DNF? Build Community - Share. Like.Comment in Group. @traceyleewrites
November 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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🌙 Previous Moons 🌙

A prequel to Early Magic
- Modern druids in Wales
- Dark Academic setting
- second-world portal
- Boss Bitch Villain

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips
#F #YA #books #druids
You're an exceptional student, Mr. Bramwell.” “Thank you.” He managed not to make it sound like a question, but only just. Somehow he’d lost the thread of this conversation and was now blushing, despite himself. She was still standing quite close. “I’ve been following your progress.” She lifted her long hair and moved it to one side of her head, causing another wave of spicy sweetness to bloom around them.“You are the strongest young ovate I’ve seen in years.” “Oh, well—” “There's no point in denying it," she interrupted. "I'm well aware of the skills of my students.” Finally she took a step back, though it was only to look Dylan up and down. “You are different.”
November 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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🌙 Previous Moons 🌙 begins on Nos Galan Gaeaf, aka Samhain. In Dylan's touta, solstices and esbats often mean rituals, not always fun.

#FiFRevPit #RevPitFif #writingcommunity #writersky #writersofbluesky
November 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Previous Moons: Druids were said to inhabit Wales in ancient times, so it just made sense!
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From horror to fantasy to contemporary, setting is important, and can often become its own character. What inspired the setting for your story? #FiFRevPit #writersky #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky
Fall Into Fiction with RevPit. Prompt: What inspired your setting? #FiFRevPit
November 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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🌙 Previous Moons 🌙

A prequel to Early Magic
- Modern druids in Wales
- Dark Academia setting
- second-world portal
- Boss Bitch Villain

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips
#F #YA #books #druids
Images: teen looking out a window, priestess mid-ritual, dark forest, altar, hooded figure in fog; text: The man was nearly at the altar now, and Marged Beynon was already unsheathing the athame. The old druid reached the altar and pushed back his hood. Dylan was relieved not to recognise him—even more so when the man unclasped his robe and let it fall to the ground. He wore no shirt. The Gwyar water scars were clearly visible on his bare back: long, raised curving lines of blue that shaped his personal connection to the touta. At the base of his spine, the shining, silver-white circular scar of his Nwyfre brand shone in the firelight.  Marged Beynon held up the athame and recited some words, then dipped the blade into the trwyth liquid in the bowl.
November 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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#Novmember #10

I love Bollywood.
sagetgreene.bsky.social Sage T. Greene, Author @sagetgreene.bsky.social · 6d
#Novmemeber 10

Corporate-style icebreaker jump scare 😱: tell us a fun fact about you, the author!

This is meant to be fun, so if "fun facts" make you cringe, feel free to adjust this prompt. You could do two truths and a lie, or just give us a non-personal fun fact that brings you joy.
10. Get to know the author: a fun fact about YOU A prompt game for the month of November, titled #Novmemeber (as in meme). Hosted by @sagetgreene.bsky.social . The bottom says "Have fun, interact, and remember alt text!" There is a silly emoji face with wild eyes and tongue sticking out, and some fall-style leaves in the corners.
November 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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November 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Introducing Danika!

Danika is one of two protagonists in Early Magic, a surfer, a grieving daughter, and a newbie witch.

Absolutely adore this art by #rebeccae at bsky.app/profile/erin...

#Q #YA #F #amquerying #booksky #originalart #chibi
Chibi image of modern teen witch
November 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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#RevPitFiF #fifrevpit

I'm going to leave this up to the GIF search!

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#F #YA #books #druids
November 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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#Bookvember

I love Nicola Yoon's *The Sun is Also a Star.* I love the two narrative voices, I love the short timeline, I love how Yoon creates magic between two people in an unlikely but very believable situation. I love everything about that book.
November 11, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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#FiFRevPit #writingcommunity #writersky #writersofbluesky
November 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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I blew it and missed the day, but I'll throw this up anyway:
🌙 PREVIOUS MOONS 🌙
A young druid is determined to prove his missing father is alive. To save him, he must travel to a dying world—one his powerful mentor will stop at nothing to control.

#RevPit #writingcommunity #writersky #amquerying
reviseresub.bsky.social Revise & Resub @reviseresub.bsky.social · 9d
#MockPit #FiFRevpit starts now! Until 8 p.m. ET, post your pitch and get feedback from editors and other participants. Feel free to jump in with advice and praise, too! The more feedback, the better.

#RevPit #writingcommunity #writersky #amquerying
hashtag Mock Pit; logo Fall into Fiction with RevPit; hashtag FiFRevPit; fall designs such as leaves, flowers, and berries.
November 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Reposted by Jessica Fisher Riches - is Querying and Drafting
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#WIPSnips The word for November 10th is 'local', but I'm going with 'village'. 'The Book of Ashes', Chapter 9 (again) and carrying on a couple of paragraphs from yesterday's WIPSnip. A 'Hercules' is a brand of bicycle. Jenny Birdfoot is supposed to be hiding in Paul's shoulder bag and keeping quiet.
Pulling the Hercules up on to its stand outside the village post office. He drew in a deep breath. Now all he had to do was drop off the day's mail, collect a certain mysterious letter and head back to Harpham House without anybody seeing Jenny Birdfoot. Walking in the door he was immediately enfolded in the subtle mixed scents of ink and office gum with delicate overtones of worn linoleum, dust, blotting paper and old varnish. The post office's public interior space was not much larger than the kitchen of some of the flats he'd rented in London and the décor in yellowing flyspotted cream paintwork, worn maroon matchboarding and rubbed thin varnished woodwork would be dubbed 'shabby chic' by some of his former city friends, but here it was just age and quiet neglect.
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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🌙 Previous Moons 🌙

A prequel to Early Magic
- Modern druids in Wales
- Dark Academic setting
- second-world portal
- Boss Bitch Villain

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips
#F #YA #books #druids
Images: teen boy looking out a window, close up of couple kissing; text: She held her hand at her throat, touching the necklace, and when she looked up at him again, he could tell she wanted to say something. He raised his eyebrows and nodded and she took a deep breath. “When I was very young, my mother was attacked. That’s what left her so ill.” Below them, the waves crashed. “Attacked…” Dylan repeated the word, searching her eyes for more. “Magically attacked,” she clarified. “My mother was a witch. Is a witch.” He gaped, mind reeling. “The local police got absolutely nowhere, investigating. They didn’t understand the true nature of what had happened, of course. “My mum’s coven helped my father look for answers, but they didn’t have a lot to go on. Eventually my Da found somebody who knew somebody. An old lady in the area had stories of a man. She called him yr Swynwr.” “The enchanter,” Dylan translated.
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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🧹 EARLY MAGIC 🧹

What?! I (16y) lost my magical lamen and my name and spied on my own grandmother to try and get into another coven. And yeah, I may have summoned a daemon. Oh, and I sort of betrayed another witch. But she started it.
AITA?

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reviseresub.bsky.social Revise & Resub @reviseresub.bsky.social · 10d
A favorite! Pitch your MC as an Am I The A****** post 🤭 #FiFRevPit #writingcommunity #writersky #writersofbluesky
Fall Into Fiction with RevPit Prompt: Pitch your MC as an AITA post. #FiFRevPit
November 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Let me see. Rowan has a list.

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips #Q #F #YA #AmQuerying #witch
November 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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📚 #WritingLifeMonthly November Day 09 📚

I will never forget my awe as Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor unfolded.

#writingcommunity #BookSky #BookSky💙📚 #bookskyclub #bookish #books #tbr #tbrpile #indie #amreading
traceyleewrites.bsky.social Tracey Lee @traceyleewrites.bsky.social · 7d
📚 #WritingLifeMonthly November Day 09 📚

Is there anything better than reading a masterpiece of prose for the first time? Rereading them is great, but it's never the same.

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November #writinglifemonthly Day 09 What's a book you wish you could read again for the first time? Build Community - Share. Like.Comment in Group. @traceyleewrites
November 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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My goal is to connect every story I write, even if only slightly - like Madeleine L'Engle!

#LateNightWrite
blackbirb.bsky.social Blackbird @blackbirb.bsky.social · 7d
#LateNightWrite Do your WIPs ever tend to share the same setting or location? Do you tend to write stories with similar themes?

Quote or reply below using the hashtag!
Simple canva graphic displaying the same prompt as the body of the post.
November 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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POTIONS UNINCORPORATED:

A curmudgeonly witch with a chronic illness must work with a cheerful thief to stand up to a greedy pharmaceutical company🌱🐈‍⬛ 💚

💜 Bisexual Romance
💙 Chronic Illness Rep

Think HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE X THE SPELLSHOP

#HopePit #A #RF #F #Cozy #OwnVoices #Q
Potions Unincorporated is written on a black journal with ivy stems and a mushroom on the cover. The tropes are listed with arrows on the right side: Grumpy x Sunshine, Found Family, Evil Pharma Potion Company, Plant Magic, Chronic Illness Rep, Cozy Vibes
November 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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🇨🇿 The Best Kisser in Prague 🇨🇿

She tells herself she's got the Future all figured out.
He's pretending he's let go of his Past.
Will Mika and Dominik miss the magical Now?

🇨🇿 Expats in Prague
🇨🇿 Early-90s nostalgia
🇨🇿 A crossroads in history

#WIP #NA #R #HS #WipSnips
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Image: Prague arcade with vaulted ceiling; text: At five, Dominik takes his break. He nods to Irish Jacqui and she slips off her stool. Together they head outside to stand in front of the bar in the arcade, joined a moment later by Mike, who has the joint. Jacqui has her camera and points it directly above them as Mike exhales, catching the smoke and the vaulted ceiling. “Art?” Mike passes the joint to Dominik. Jacqui narrows her eyes a bit. “You say that as if it’s a bad thing?” Mike shrugs and looks up. “It’s a ceiling.” She snaps a picture of him. “I thought you were an actor. You should get it.” “He’s an extra,” Dominik says. Mike mock-winces. “Ouch.”
November 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow Chips

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traceyleewrites.bsky.social Tracey Lee @traceyleewrites.bsky.social · 8d
📚 #WritingLifeMonthly November Day 08📚

Something a little silly this month. What would your band name be? Mine is "Heartless Thai Curry"

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November #writinglifemonthly Day 08 The last book you finished + the last food you ate = your band name. Go. Build Community - Share. Like.Comment in Group. @traceyleewrites
November 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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🌙 Previous Moons 🌙

A prequel to Early Magic
- Modern druids in Wales
- Dark Academic setting
- second-world portal
- Boss Bitch Villain

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips
#F #YA #books #druid
Images: teen looking out a window, stormy sea, woman mid-ritual, caer, hooded, robed figure walking through mist; text: It was cold in the caer sidi. It always was. The walls of the cavern passages were lit with sconces, but the fires never seemed to warm the dampness; they barely lit the chambers. The youngest children looked terrified. They always did. They entered the Hall of Illumination. Passing the ten large, conical metal fireplaces, Dylan inhaled deeply, glad there were no new littles. This was where they usually began to cry. The long rows of stone sensory deprivation boxes, the pyrth goleuedigaeth, did look very much like caskets. And what was it all for?
November 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Introducing Rowan!

She is one of two teen-witch protags in Early Magic, a fashionista, a boss biatch, and may or may not have lost her magic. Oops.

Absolutely adore this art by #rebeccae at bsky.app/profile/erin...

#Q #YA #F #amquerying #booksky #originalart #
original drawing of a fashion-forward red-haired teen with a color-block dress, boots, and super cute fuzzy purple hat.
November 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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*The Best Kisser in Prague*
🇨🇿
90s vibes
Slow burn
#WIP #NA #R #HS #WipSnips
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity
Image: close up of feet of couple kissing; text: Elsa pulls Mika aside. “I have a present for you.” She puts something in Mika’s pocket. “It’s happy stuff.” They split up at the end of the arcade, Elsa and Alex heading down the road to the theatre. It seems Dominik is coming along to the house party, though Mika isn’t sure she believes they’ll ever get there. The directions look complicated. As they head to the tram, Dominik and Anthony make a funny pair: Anthony small and long haired, every movement like a dancer; Dominik tall, short haired, serene - or distracted. Luckily, Anthony’s superpower is flirting with straight boys, so he takes care of the entertaining, while Mika hangs back and opens the plastic baggie Elsa gave her. Light blue pills with happy faces stamped on. They reach the tram stop and Mika passes a pill to Anthony and then approaches Dominik. He bends over to see what she’s got in her hand. “Rad.” He takes the baggie and fishes one out.
November 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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🌙 Previous Moons 🌙

A prequel to Early Magic
- Modern druids in Wales
- Dark Academic setting
- second-world portal
- Boss Bitch Villain

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips
#F #YA #books #druids
Images: teen boy looking out a window, stormy ocean, druidess mid-ritual, table full of potion bottles, hooded figure walking through mist; text: An hour later it was still not snowing when Dylan, Cat and Gwen exited the Law Hall, wriggling into their coats. On the steps, Madoc and the other penguins lounged with two pilfered bottles of champagne. “Oh, there’s my impressive brother,” Madoc called. “One to watch.” His friends laughed. “Time for the kiddies to go home, eh?” “Goodnight, Madoc,” Catrin called over her shoulder. “Gwen, you want a real escort home?” Madoc yelled. She didn’t look at him as they hurried across the road. “He’s drunk,” Catrin said. Madoc’s final retort barely carried to Dylan’s ears through night. “I’m watching you!”
November 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM