Margarita Monday! It was a long day!

I never thought of #RevPit as a true contest with a winner. It was more about being picked or not picked. Not sure if this helps anyone else recalibrate, but it does for me. It’s also okay to be a bit bummed.

Happy to see a few in the horror genre were picked for #RevPit! All of the projects look so good! I bet it was super difficult to choose.

It's finally here! Time to announce our 2026 #RevPit Annual Contest winners and runners-up! reviseresub.com/showcase/rev...

Well, I just got settled in to work and realized that I have 13 minutes to wait for the big #RevPit announcements! Sending all the good vibes, hugs, joy and whatever else you need to everyone who entered!

@jenichappelle.bsky.social has inspired me to write down my tropes and themes and think about ways to market my modern ghost story novel! Trope 1 - cursed object!

I am very excited to get some mail soon. It's my contributors copy of the Running Wild Press anthology my paranormal western story is in! #amwriting #paranormal Check it out if you'd like: runningwildpublishing.com/projects/

It's a rainy day in Oregon, but it's a GREAT day to see a movie. Mario movie here we come! Yoshi for LIFE! #rainyday

Just watched a short program on Artemis II with my 7 yo. We all thought it was amazing! #space #moon

Artemis II Astronauts Back in Houston, Reunite with Families The crew now will begin their postflight reconditioning, medical and human performance evaluations, and lunar science debriefs. www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio... #Artemis 🧪🔭

My students are working on their comps this week. And, as always, they're singing praises of @aealexander.bsky.social's comp-finder databases. www.aealexander.com/comp-finder-... #WritingCommunity #WriterSky

25th Amendment!!

Hey, authors, if you're wondering where that AI marketing scammer who just solicited you got your contact information, it could be because your books are in the ALLi bookstore. Just saw documentation suggesting that AI agents are trawling through the store database.

Apparently I like to use the phrase "I chalked it up to" in my ms. I don't think I've ever said that in my real life before. Maaaaybe I've thought it? Revisions are happening! #RevPitWaiting

I'm excited to head out to Literary Arts tomorrow night to see my friend from grad school read her new memoirella! It's a novella, but. memoir in essays and stories. She had been formulating the idea over a decade ago and now it has become a book! It makes me hopeful for me and excited for her!

A lit agent on Threads asked what part of your revisions are you avoiding. My answer: Making sure my family tree is accurate. Trying to decide if I want to simplify it so it doesn’t go back quite as far. Any advice on a typical family tree in modern horror novels? #writing #RevPitWaiting #horror

What is the creepiest thing your cat has brought you?

Revisions are happening and I'm seeing some threads I can take out. I'm working on simplifying my story. I'm really good at making things complicated/convoluted. #RevPitWaiting

I am heavily influenced by Asian writers like Yoko Ogawa, Bora Chung, and Banana Yoshimoto. Other influences include Shirley Jackson, Ursula LeGuin and Margaret Atwood! What about you? #RevPitWaiting

I recommend having a writing group that humors your use of magic candles and play dough for candle holders! #revpit #writingcommunity

Oh! Here is my wildcard post. #RevPit I love when I get things that coincide with a writing project I am working on. It always makes me feel like I am spending time doing something I am meant to. #RevPitwaiting

We will be using a couple of supplies for my WIP review at my writing group tonight!

Writing group tonight! I am going to get feedback on my draft!

Back at work after a vacation is hard! Also, I wanna check out the #10Queries threads but I can’t! I guess I will save that for later.

I am getting closer to a much better query! I was starting to feel a bit down, but I think I am heading in the right direction after reading through a few more of the 10queries. #RevPit

We also attended a No Kings protest at Dawes park while spring breaking!

Delivered these crochet items to my niece and nephew over spring break. We spent time in Chicago and Evanston. Glad to be home! The weather was super up and down while we were there.

#Revpit I am pretty sure I am in one of the editors 10Queries. If it isn’t me, then I am still going to take the advice and apply it to my query and pages!

"The Mythical Creature Conservatory" is a top 32 title in the #RevPit bracket challenge. Vote for the MCC! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I can't seem to get enough coffee these days! What is up with that?

My new Substack is up. I review a short story from @sonorareview.bsky.social! Gentle River, How to Die Well by Travis Cohen Acosta. I almost missed March for my reviews! open.substack.com/pub/christir...

Seeing a lot of job descriptions with improper grammar. It especially bugs me when the posts are for communication roles where writing is a huge part of the job and they want you to have a master’s degree… things like capitalizing every word in a paragraph…

I love the feeling of starting a new anticipates book! Right now, that is this one, Midnight Timetable by Bora Chung!

Why do I look like my mom now that I have reached a certain age and got a shorter haircut? Hahaha! I gotta mix up my stylezzzz!

A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all

I love seeing all the pets!

I just wrote a draft of a short story! I haven’t written a short story in months because I was revising a novel. I used a character from a past unpublished novel and I am liking it. Who are my short story/novelists out there? Do you ever use characters from your novel in a short?

We're halfway through the initial rounds and have moved to the right side of the bracket! Up against each other today in round 9: - The Necromancer's Wife - Mouth Piece Cast your vote here: forms.gle/h78rVwu1vbau... #RevPit #RevPitWaiting #RevPitBracket2026

Round 10 of the title bracket! Which one's your favourite? - Maybe Today, Satan - The Henry Haters Cast your vote here: forms.gle/49NRUZS94F6o... #RevPit #RevPitWaiting #RevPitBracket2026

I am looking for a short story to review on my Substack this week! Drop a link if you have one to recommend! Anything goes.

We have our first winners! Moving on in the bracket from rounds 1-4: The House That Built Us I Still Dream in Indigo Love and Other Commodities A Feast for Lambs Congratulations! #RevPit #RevPitWaiting #RevPitBracket2026

The title bracket continues with Round 6: - Bite Shift - The Me I Used to Be Cast your vote here: forms.gle/6PQsB6Z2XhaP... #RevPit #RevPitWaiting #RevPitBracket2026

Oof all the titles so far have been amazing, and today is no exception. This is tough! First up this morning, for Round 5, we have: - Macarons and Monsters - Aliens Have Kidnapped Christmas Cast your vote here: forms.gle/EgsEQ12xB88b... #RevPit #RevPitWaiting #RevPitBracket2026

Get your votes in for rounds 1 and 2 of the bracket before the polls close tonight! The House that Built Us vs. The Stars and the Ghost They Created: forms.gle/nF9sP9GbVfa6... Dad Bodies vs. I Dream in Indigo: forms.gle/JAyFX3gyx1B6... #RevPit #RevPitWaiting #RevPitBracket2026

The title bracket continues with Round 3: - Love and Other Commodities - Something Like Always Cast your vote here: forms.gle/bAKk73zWU796... #RevPit #RevPitWaiting #RevPitBracket2026

Which of these Round 4 titles should move on in the bracket? You decide! - A Feast for Lambs - Nor Gloom of Night Cast your vote here: forms.gle/wDSekLZkbCWb... #RevPit #RevPitWaiting #RevPitBracket2026

A large HORNET, or maybe it was a wasp, was in my office. I had to kindly take them out into the open air! I didn’t like that!

#RevPit Did we see who won the titles contest? I love titles and gotta see it!

If you like K-dramas and books I recommend a romance is a Bonus Book on Netflix! I took this screenshot because it mentions a novella that I read may years ago based on a friend saying a lot of other books etc. reference it! Ta-da! Who else has seen in? What did you think?

Just for fun!