What do each of the characters in Sinners have to teach us about ourselves? I wrote a little something about it. #Blacksky #Writersky open.substack.com/pub/mjivory/...

#Questpit #Q #YA #PR #R Warm Bodies X Stranger Things Zombies. Ravenous. Relentless. Cute? When geeky teen Blaire stumbles upon Integra, a beautiful being with undead characteristics, she must keep her new zom-bae safe from a shadowy organization and all the horrors of simply surviving high school.

Barely a week into his first adventure with his mage best friend(/crush), luckless Mick finds himself stuck in the body of a dragon with a god in his head. Now he and mage Eleanor must navigate what it means to be the dragons' chosen—before his existence triggers a divine war. #QuestPit #W #NA #RF

Giving my #SFF novel a little boost in case some other eyes (or agents? 👀) might like to see it. #Q #questpit

Agent’s Guide to “Mark of a Magpie”! 📖🐦‍⬛ When a small-town thief crosses paths with the kingdom’s big-shot assassin, an unlikely partnership is born; but can their goals align before their egos and secrets land them both a spot on the gallows? #QuestPit #Q #YA #NA #F #R #RF #agentsguide #amquerying

THE ROOTS OF DESTINY, my 97,000 word near-future YA science fantasy, combines the hauntingly beautiful atmosphere of WHERE THE DARK STANDS STILL with the strong, Black FMC in LEGENDBORN with 14 requests! #LitAgents, ‘🩵’ for a query or submission. #QuestPit #Q #YA #F #SF

In the Service of Gods and Admirals Mass Effect x Treasure Planet 🎬 New Adult Scifi/fantasy 🚂 Steampunk ♀️ FMC 🚀Solar-Sail Spaceships 🔮 Crystal magic 🧠 PTSD 🦸‍♀️ Reluctant hero 🪐 Planet Hopping 👽 Many Alien species ⚖️ justice/redemption/revenge #Questpit #W #SFF #writingcommunity

ARCANE X THE BLADE ITSELF Three people ripped apart by fate. Each step they take drives them further apart and plunges the world into chaos. Can they find each other before they perish or will evil forces use them to break the world forever? 🗡️🩸🌲 SHADOW OF THE ELDERS #QuestPit #P #A #F #DF

THE PROPHETS x AVATAR: TLA A drowning Miami, where a Christian sect seeks to save superhuman souls. Elijah and Keith have a secret: they kissed on Saturday. But when Elijah bursts into flame in church on Sunday, Elijah calls it punishment, Keith calls it power, and hell breaks loose. #questpit #Q

Despite navigating heartbreak, I: 1. Wrote two short stories and just submitted one to a contest 2. Got my website back up and running, though it is simple (but that's okay!) 3. Started a Substack and wrote my first article. I'm doing pretty alright I think. And it was a welcome distraction.

I just successfully finished a flash fiction piece. If you know my wordy ass, you know why I'm asking you to clap lol.

Anybody doing #questpit this Wednesday? I'm thinking of participating!

BLUESKY I HAVE A QUESTION: Where might a writer pitch a short story about conjure and the ancestors that's not really a horror story but draws on horror elements. FIYAH's upcoming theme doesn't seem to fit, unfortunately.

When my novel is optioned and adapted, I’d like Barry Jenkins to direct it. It is set in Miami, after all.

None on earth unmoved can stand chile…

Today I got to have a sit down dinner and Kiki with my two fly ass godmothers. And we talked about mental health. They asked me about my dating life without judgment. They empathized with the challenges of being an adult. I’m genuinely so warmed to have spent time with them.

Chapter Six ADHD SIng About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst

"I'm Desiree Slate's daddy!" "I'm Harry Slate's daughter!" Omg Clean Slate is such a sweet show!!

I blame N.K. Jemisin.

I speak French but I really REALLY need to brush up. I’m conversational at best and that’s pushing it. I’m also studying Japanese.

Team Fluff came back with the upset against Team Ruff! nypost.com/2025/02/09/e...

I also think sometimes ppl try too hard to "write" as opposed to doing the requisite work of witnessing, hearing, and feeling. I believe the most resonant creative writing happens when we write to the quick of the thing. But to do that, you have to experience it. In earnest. Without pretense.

I genuinely feel like I can do and be anything. Oh my God look at us.

“Say Drake…”

VICTORY SCREEEECH

Lisa: *bursts into coffee room* FLYYY EAGLES FLYYYYY- Barbara: *as a choir alto* ON THE ROAD TO VICTORRRYYY. YES LORD! Ava: Y'all see my baby daddy Jalen out there showin' out? Janine: Jalen has a gf? And you don't have a child? Ava: No, but you DO have students. Go bother them instead of me🙄

This is my personal redemption for the Falcons in 2017.

Another funny piece of this is that Taylor Swift has that song Bad Blood featuring Kendrick Lamar lol. Beef just all in the air.

Honestly this beef is a lesson in lack of discernment. I don't know WHAT would tell you to engage in a beef with Kendrick Lamar Duckworth.

Chile see if they wanna reboot Degrassi

the whole stadium going "a minoooooorrrrr" is WILD

Shoutout to the makers of the world for real

this song always makes me think of how magical and powerful Black Panther made me feel. Wow.

Kendrick is an ARTIST you hear me???

LET'S GOOOO SAMYELL JACKSON

LET'S GO PHILLLAAAAYYYYY

I know it’s LOUD in Philly right now. Almost wish I was there

OOOOHHHH PHILLY THAT WAS NAAAASTTTYYYY!!

Please read, donate and share if you can. There’s a lot of news in this fundraiser post about how ICE is treating people in detention now also. gofund.me/9f5eefc6

Good on it since 1776 tbh

TUH!! HELLO!

Favorite thing to do lately: Take my query letter to a bookstore and ask the bookseller to read it and recommend a book it reminds them of.

Gumball is HILARIOUS my money is with that damn cat and fish

No like they crack down on emulators but also don’t make older gens accessible, make it make sense.

I remember when #4 hit the Twitter streets. Had the TL in a chokehold for what felt like years.

Etymologies teach us a lot. Let us consider, for example, the word “civil.”