. @slj.com has given "Kindness Glows in the Dark" by @gamavalle.com and illustrated by Mrinali Alvarez Astacio (my client) a starred review! "A striking book with incredible, unique illustrations that is a great addition to any collection"! ⭐ bookshop.org/p/books/kind...

Ahhhh!!! Thousands of Poseys are officially printed! I'm not crying. You're crying! 🥹 She's available for preorder everywhere (yes, even Ama...). And if you're in Austin July 11, come see me at Book People for a story time & signing. RSVP & order link in comments. 🩵 #picturebooks #writers

That’s my book!! 🤩 ⬇️ #TheAtoZteachingtoolkit #Teachers #Educators #k12teachers #ece #teachingbooks #Education #ClassroomManagement #StudentEngagement #Elementary

WHAAA?!! KIRKUS STARRED REVIEW?! With so many lows in the publishing journey, I'll take this high. Keep writing & believing, my friends. 🩵 #kidlit #writingcommunity #publishing #picturebooks #yoga

My brother @chrispanatier & I decided to pursue writing careers at the same time WITHOUT EVEN TELLING EACH OTHER! And here we both are at Barnes & Noble!Baby steps get you to your goals. Don't give up! I'm so grateful to my big bro for being on this path with me.🥹🤯🥳# #writers #authors #picturebooks

I WROTE A BOOK?! See the cover reveal! 🩵⭐️🩵

When author, Susanna Leonard Hill sends you the kindest, glowing email about your writing AND gives you an adorable contest badge, your day is made. THANK YOU! Congrats to everyone involved! #kidlit #picturebook #writingcommunity

✨Contest and Prize Alert: ☃️ 🎁 Start spinning your holiday-themed tales of 100 mighty words and JOIN the Mighty Kidlit Community. 🎄🎅 #kidlit #mightykidlit #pb #mg #ya #gn #chapterbook #community #writingforkids

#questpit A wizard who mentors Chosen Ones wants to retire, but has to complete one last quest first. 🧙‍♂️Retirement-Age Hero 🌞Grumpy/Sunshine 🍻Quirky Humour 🐀Animal Companion 🫖Cozy 🧓Cross-Generational Friendships ⚔️Misfits #OS #AG #A #F #CZ #Humor

Slow Horses x Dark Matter When an intelligence agent is framed for the UK’s role in a temporal disaster, he must clear his name and seal a lethal time rift - before a Russian spy from the future gets everyone killed. #A #S #T #QuestPit #Q

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

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

When Elizabeth inherits two portraits from her wild grandmother, and stores them in her mother's attic, a phantom begins haunting her, guiding her closer to the truth--one that lies behind the sanatorium of your worst nightmare in the Canadian woods. #Questpit #A #H #R

ON SUB! #questpit The Reluctant Mentor: A Cozy, Comedic Adult Fantasy about a wizard who mentors "chosen ones" and is ready to retire off the magical grid--after one last trope-twisting quest with a gaggle of misfits. LEGENDS & LATTES x DREADFUL x ORCONOMICS #OS #AG #A #F #CZ

Raised by corporate vampires with little freedom or choice, Alex is used to Yakuza business rivals and back-alley deals. But nothing prepares him for Jason, a witty bartender who challenges everything he knows, and who harbors secrets as deadly as the vampires after him. 💙📚 #questpit #PR #Q #writing

CABIN IN THE WOODS×JOHN DIES AT THE END×KNIVES OUT When their detective friend is murdered during their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must use their years of #TTRPG experience—and puns—to solve the crime before they're all killed off like NPCs in a badly-written campaign. 🎲🥓 #QuestPit #A #H #MY #W

Pirates of the Caribbean—if Jack Sparrow were a vengeful sapphic ghost possessing a sapphic princess Elizabeth Swann, Will Turner went on a gender journey, and the curse could only be broken when two hearts meet the light—through love or bloodshed 🫀🗡️ #QuestPit #YA #F #Q #LGBT

It was a surreal experience to read my work from this incredible anthology & SIGN BOOK! This book is SO helpful for writers of any genre. 100% of the proceeds go to Hurricane Helene support. Thank you @noracarpenterwrites for curating & for @burlwoodbooks for printing! Also thanks to @firestormcoop

Honored to be a part of this meaningful anthology! Thanks to the publisher, Burlwood Books & our ever-talented editor & person behind the project, Nora Shalaway Carpenter. #authors #hurricanehelene #wnc #WriterCommunity

Introducing the three POV & the lovely Widow for my novel Threads of Aerythel: Dragonfly - a dark epic fantasy. Check out all my questpit posts for a full picture! #questpit #A #Q #DF #LGBT Post 2/4

#youdeservepit #DRAFTING #EDITING #WIP #R #DR #SOUTHASIANFMC #LATINOMMC VICIOUS PRINCE X RECKLESS X GOD OF FURY X KING OF SLOTH Every villain needed his muse.

And now, for the purposes of keeping the two pitches together on a pinned comment, I present both #Questpit pitches in one location, to be pinned: bsky.app/profile/smok... bsky.app/profile/smok...

There is a quiet magic in the constantly shifting cycles of nature. Seasonal midpoints create a framework to slow down. Celebrate the WHEEL OF THE YEAR with crafts, recipes, & natural observations. Bring family together with each other, with seasonal shifts and with nature. #Questpit #Q #MG #A #NF

I've joined Blue Sky. I'm a children's book author. Most people know me for these two books. But I've written more than 20. The full list is here: www.patzietlowmiller.com/my-books

PITCH: In a world controlled by corporate vampires, two men struggle for autonomy. Will a chance meeting lead them to freedom~or a web of subterfuge, where every thread brings a monster offering death or permanent confinement? #YouDeservepIt 📖 💙📚 #Q #R Power Hungry CEO x Abandoned Puppy Bartender

🚨TITLE REVEAL!🚨 I’m so excited to announce the title of my Central African inspired YA Fantasy book: SOULCAST It’s about a boy with dangerous blood magic who must compete in a deadly competition to save his mother’s soul, before it’s sacrificed to the Gods of the Underworld

17 is hard, but when you're set to take over presidency from your father, survive a ☠️ attempt, are betrayed by the two you love & learn your role is to maintain peace by keeping 200yo lies & manipulating the public or start the biggest war in centuries, 17 is REALLY hard. #QuestPit #Q #YA #SF #LGBT

Worlds collide when a dark queen's journey to break her curse forces her to take a human prisoner back to her realm. His brother will do anything to find out what happened, including infiltrating an exclusive nightclub where men seem to disappear. #P2Ppit #a #f #q #amquerying 📖

💫 CROWNED IN LIGHT 💫 NICK AND NORAH'S INFINITE PLAYLIST X RAVEN CYCLE SERIES 🌹Romance/Romantasy 👨‍👨‍👧Polyamory ❤️‍🔥Slow Burn 👨‍👨‍👦‍👦Found Family ⚖️Gods & Goddesses 🎵Music! ♿Diversity 🏳️‍🌈LGBTQIA+ 💖Soul Mates ✨Magical Realism Agent's guide included 📖 #2025Pit #Q #A #YA #R #NA #F #RF #SPEC #SPF #LGBT #OV

BLUE SISTERS X THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GREY When the charred remains of model Gracie Green are recovered from a fire at her Brighton flat, a framed picture of Gracie, untouched by the flames at her side, the police suspect foul play & turn to Gracie's sister Faith for answers. #questpit #WIP #A #M

CABIN IN THE WOODS X JOHN DIES AT THE END X KNIVES OUT When their detective friend is murdered during their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must use their years of TTRPG experience—and puns—to solve the crime before they're all killed off like NPCs in a badly-written campaign. #QuestPit #A #H #MY #W

GATHERING THE GLIMMERS X WHEN YOU ARE BRAVE A child is tired of the mean thoughts that plague them, so they write a letter to their "Unkind Mind" to break the pattern of negative self-talk. Lyrical SEL based intended for a slightly older #PB audience. #Questpit #OS soon #AG