The moment we've all been waiting for... Best in Volume for Volume 2 goes to.... @kgrose.bsky.social Karen Grose for: Best Not Repeat What I'm Telling You www.patreon.com/posts/best-i... Big thanks to David Gwyn @davidgwyn.bsky.social for tackling this incredible task.

Most thriller writers kill their own stories with generic questions like "Who did it?" Writer and book coach Julie Tyler Ruiz shared a genius fix... Check out her framework 👇👇👇 www.buzzsprout.com/1841589/epis...

Tomorrow's Thriller 101 Newsletter has... 💡 Insights on your opening pages 🚨 An update on the Storyteller's Society ❓ A question about what we should build next (have your voice heard!) 🔦 An agent spotlight Sign up now so you don't miss it! thriller101.kit.com/05bd16627e

"You should never write your first page first... the first page you write on your first draft will not be the first page that ends up in your book." Latest episode breaks down writing coach April Davila's formula for first pages that hook agents & readers 👇 www.buzzsprout.com/1841589/epis...

You know how your brain asks you to check your email for query responses as soon as you sit down to write? It can be distracting and slow your creative process! Check out this Silos method in the Thriller 101 episode today www.buzzsprout.com/1841589/epis...

One of the top reasons agents stop reading your opening pages? Your opening might not be a true "scene" @amynielsen.bsky.social shares insights on developing an opening agents will love #thriller #amquerying #WritingCommunity www.buzzsprout.com/1841589/epis...

My query inbox is open for all my desired genres, plus I'd love to see a literary mystery in the vein of Tana French, Megan Miranda, or something gritty like David Joy and Michael Farris Smith!

From what I can tell, the average writer sends close to 100 queries before finding an agent (if they find one at all) Don't waste your time pitching to agents who don't represent your genre. It's an absolute waste of time Find agents that are actually looking for YOUR BOOK

I’m looking for an author & their agent to be interviewed on Thriller 101! Ideally published or soon to be published… Would love to ask: - what the agent liked about the submission - how “the call” went - why the author signed w/ the agent - what the process has been like since signing DM me!

Congratulations Meg!

Storyteller's Society Book Club Meeting #1 is in the books! Author: @lizalterman.bsky.social @katieisenhuth.bsky.social @wininoid.bsky.social @leslieconner13.bsky.social @megauchenbach.bsky.social We talked about... - opening chapters - reading vs. audiobook - character development And more!

You've waited long enough. How about we announce #BunkerSquirrel Magazine's Volume 1 #BestInVolume? Drumroll please..... Congratulations @writernatswift.bsky.social Nat Swift !🥳🥂 Read Yield Ahead: www.bunkersquirrel.com/yield-ahead.... Thank you @clgslr.bsky.social for judging!

I'm finally on Query Tracker! If you've been waiting for this, send me your pitches! #MSWL Crime/Mystery/Thriller/Suspense/Upmarket novels. querytracker.net/query/TDRL

Come see @blacktopkid.bsky.social, @itsmarkyall.bsky.social, and me next Saturday at Magic City Books! It’s going to be a fantastic time you don’t want to miss!

Keith Roysdon @keithroysdon.bsky.social shines in this layered piece, taking us on a fantastic journey in only 300 words. Now That's a Deep Subject www.bunkersquirrel.com/deep-subject... We're open for vol 2: #Prompt You think you're ready for the truth? www.bunkersquirrel.com/submissions....

Going to Left Coast Crime? I’ll be on the “Writing About Difficult Subjects” panel Thursday at 3:45 with @pegbrantley.bsky.social, @amyriversauthor.bsky.social, George Cramer, moderated by Sandra Murphy. Come say hi and find out why they put me on the ‘let’s get depressing’ panel two years in a row!

Hey everyone! This week is the monthly #ThrillsandChills chat w/ me & @kellymalacko.bsky.social on Thursday at 8pm CST! #writingcommunity #horror #mystery #suspense #thriller #amwriting #amediting

An all-new episode drops this Wednesday! All about vetting agents... and we chat about some of the shady stuff that you sometimes see. 👀

I always love chatting with @davidgwyn.bsky.social about anything publishing! If you are are Thriller writer this is a must-listen podcast! #writingcommunity #amquerying

"The query is basically the resume for your book, not the jacket copy." Literary agent @amynielsen.bsky.social breaks down EXACTLY what writers need in their queries to stand out Learn the structure agents actually want to see! #AmQuerying #literaryagent #MSWL www.buzzsprout.com/1841589/epis...

THE INSTITUTE X SUCH SHARP TEETH X STRANGER THINGS To Shasha the war with the Tenocks was ancient history until she finds a boy hiding in the desert. They say he can read minds, move objects with his mind, and burn skin to ash with just a touch. All he wants is a friend... #WSPitQ #F #A #SFF

Murder was just a story, until one of them became the plot. Five women create an investigative murder podcast to escape their boring lives, until a murder at a true crime convention forces them to investigate one of their own. #WIPit #WIPitw #A #T

#WSPit #WSPitW #A #F #M #Hu #R #blackbooksky THE WOLF AMONG US ❦ ONCE UPON A TIME 📖set in the late 90s-early 00s 📖red riding hood x big bad wolf 📖black mc who is struggling to write her next book 📖morally grey sheriff "protecting" the city 📖realm hopping to solve mysteries and save fairy tales

Welp, I’m (unexpectedly) back in the query trenches! Agents—if you’re looking for a picture book writer with strong sales, a passion for music + STEAM-themed humor and heartfelt stories inspired by my Puerto Rican heritage, let’s connect! #AmQuerying #PictureBooks

CALIFORNIA NOIR x QUEER ROMANCE Felix chases a lifelong dream of owning a tour boat to a seaside town. There he meets a secret crime boss named Jay. They form an instant and powerful connection. But the town has dark secrets that threaten to tear them apart. #WSPit #WSPitQ #A #C #R #M #LGBT

🌊Everyone fears for the souls of the drowned.🌊 In this gothic mystery, a horror writer investigates her lighthouse keeper father’s mysterious drowning, only to face a revenant called the Mariner in a decommissioned lighthouse off the coast of Washington State. #WSPit #WSPitS #A #M #H #editorsguide

🖤 Manor With a Mind 📖 Cryptic Diary 💀 Generational Blood Curse 🕯 Gaslight, Gatekeep, Ghosts 🏚 Slow-burn 🖋 Arranged? Lovers? Ghostly Trauma Bonding? 🔥 If the House Doesn’t Kill You, Love Might 🕰 1919 but Make It Haunted ⚰ Who Needs a Dowry When You Have a Death Curse? #WSPit #WSPitQ #A #H #P #Hi #M

Lord Henry Wotton, Basil Hallward, and Sybil Vane have all been important characters in Dorian Gray's life. But what if their true accounts reveal that they were not just who they always seemed to be? What was the truth behind Dorian Gray's glamorous life? #WSPitQ #YA #Hi #T #LGBT

#WSPit #WSPitW #A #H #T Mermaids With An S #WIPSnips readers will be familiar with my nautical-themed, conspiracy body horror #WIP. Wanting to learn more about his girlfriend's hobby, an unfortunate typo leads Will to a website... Maybe the town population isn't dwindling "naturally" after all.

JOHN WICK x THE COLOR OUT OF SPACE Professional hitman Jason seeks revenge for the murder of his brother, but his wife Ayana suspects a more sinister conspiracy at play. 🩸 cosmic horror 🩸 criminal underworld 🩸 married MCs 🩸 villain protagonist #WSPit #WSPitW #A #H #T

Introducing my new adult thriller DAUGHTER OF ZEPHYR: ⛈️ An isolated island covered in mist 🙏 A leader who demands unwavering loyalty 🗡️ A community where loyalty is a fragile shield 🔥 A young woman whose faith won't protect her from the darkness #QuestPit #T #WIP #Agentsguide

On Zephyr Isle, loyalty to the Father is law. When Ivy finds a body hung on holy ground she must choose: rule, or die. #WSPit #WSPitW #T #A

GLASS ONION but w/ ❄️+👻 When Abby attends a party in a snowy cabin in the mountains, she doesn't expect to: ⭐ face her sister during a year-long feud ⭐ run into her ex-boyfriend ⭐ get murdered at the party, become a ghost, & solve her own murder before other guests die. #WSPit #WSPitW #T #A #M

In Chicago, 1929, a math genius living in a crime syndicate’s luxury hotel allies with an investigative duo to solve a series of murders, while secretly pursuing her own revenge. 🏳️‍🌈 #ownvoices ☠️campy & dark 🃏found family, violent women, speakeasies & more #wspit #wspitq #NA #A #M #T #Hi #C

No more secrets! I'm so excited to announce that I'm a literary agent with @roseclifflit.bsky.social and I'm open to queries on Friday! Huge thanks to @jessicaberg.bsky.social for the encouragement and mentorship! MSWL below!

You know that feeling you get when an agent requests your full? Want more of that? Writers in The Storyteller’s Society are already landing full manuscript requests from agents! One writer’s request rate skyrocketed after feedback on her query Do you want to be next? ⏳ Only 3 days left to join

The cost of NOT joining The Storyteller’s Society? ❌ Feeling stuck ❌ Not knowing if your WIP is ready ❌ Wasting years trying to figure it out alone ~$1.50 a day could change your writing career forever What's your literary legacy worth? thriller-101-storytelling-society.mn.co/landing?spac...

🚨 LAST CHANCE 🚨 The Storyteller’s Society closes in 5 days! This isn’t just another writing group... It’s a traditional publishing accelerator for thriller, mystery, and suspense writers. 📝 Get feedback 🎤 Pitch directly to agents 🔥 Join a dedicated writing community Check bio

Tomorrow, I'll be signing copies of my book Burn This Night at the B&N at the Glendale Americana from 3 to 5 PM. Stop by and say hi! Glendale Americana The Americana at Brand 210 Americana Way Glendale, CA

What makes the Storyteller's Society different? Come see for yourself... Sign up to receive more information (check bio) and I'll answer all your questions.

Love this! Can’t wait to have @jennaschmenna.bsky.social share in the Storyteller’s Society

What does $1.50 per day get you? Not much. But it can get you access to... ✅ a dedicated writing community ✅ feedback sessions ✅ guest experts ✅ author events ✅ polls ✅ top resources ✅ writing sprints ✅ and more It's time to get serious about your writing Check Storyteller's Society in bio

Love the move! Getting signed up

Episode 4—all about the "elusive" maybe pile—is up now!!

WRITING MY OWN REALITY Here we go again. Now querying my second novel a dark and funny #realitytvmurdermystery #writer #amquerying #secondnovel #gaywriter #gaybear

I’m listening to the audiobook of MADE FOR YOU by @jennaschmenna.bsky.social for the Storyteller's Society Book Club and LOVING IT!! Can’t wait to discuss this one.😁 @davidgwyn.bsky.social #BookSky #WritingCommunity

I’m part of the first cohort of writers in @davidgwyn.bsky.social Storyteller’s Society. For any mystery/thriller/suspense writers out there: I highly recommend checking it out.

How much further would you be in your writing career if your weeks looked like this... Check link in bio #StorytellersSociety