Well, if anyone's looking for a YA dystomance taking the no-teacher school thing to the next level, I've got you covered. #amquerying

So, it's been a full month, and I've only sent 3 queries. Guess I better get cracking! 🏹

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work. "You're all fabulous. Now go home and memorize your lines."

Spoiler: Toward the end of my YA sci-fi, my MC discovers she has seven siblings. Of a kind. And yeah, maybe it is a bit autobiographical. Even weirder, I didn't even notice the connection until I was writing it. Not sure what's weirder: life or the writing process. #writingcommunity #amquerying

Philip K. Dick: In my short story "Sales Pitch" I invented the fasrad, an autonomous commercial AI that destroys your life and drives you insane, as a cautionary tale Tech Company: At long last, we have created the fasrad from classic sci-fi short story "Sales Pitch"

"We must not allow ourselves the luxury of surprise. Be calm when the unthinkable arrives. Modern tyranny is terror management. When the terrorist attack comes, remember that authoritarians exploit such events in order to consolidate power." - Timothy Snyder, March 8, 2026

My antagonist is the CEO of Mythos Corp. Picture Ariana Grande as Glinda with a scalpel. Work IS play, and that involves teetering around on sparkly pink heels while replacing a victim's organic parts with circuitry. In the end, ta-da! Myth-based cyborg 🔱🤖🩷 #awesomecharacters #amquerying #writesky

I think everyone should probably stop what they're doing and look at @kameronhurley.com's adorable duck posts. I'm up coughing at 4 am, and it's all my brain wants or needs right now. #writingcommunity

Looking forward to kicking this dastardly illness so I can do things like work, talk, write, and query again. Oh, and breathe deeply... without dissolving into a wheezing, coughing, aching, so I can't rest, ocean floor creature. Below, actual footage of me. #amquerying... next week?

"...two interpretive frameworks: a foreign war as a mechanism to destroy democracy at home; and a foreign war as an element of personal corruption by the president." - Timothy Snyder, Feb 28

This is tomorrow, folks! A great opportunity to see who's looking for a book like yours. 🤖🏹💘 #amquerying #kidlit

Is anyone else watching Sandokan? Okay, the writing feels kind of predictable, but somehow it has managed to hold our attention up to the end. Even with the large amounts of eyeliner and heavy-handed theme song, it's pretty entertaining! P.S. Speaking of pirates, @billeisele.bsky.social...! 🏴‍☠️

Met a new pal at a party last night. It still happens in America! Bonded over post-apocalyptic fiction and we agreed to swap recommendations. Made me think of all the literary folks here and I would love to get more recommendations! #BookSky Here's my personal fave list:

She was amazing! You can't fake joy like this 🧡

The laws in my MC's city force citizens with no tech in their bodies into a fenced-in slum. Like clones, they're limited in the type of jobs they can access. If you commit a crime, you're bound to end up in cyber-cells which are absolutely no fun at all. #februaryworldbuilders #amquerying #YA 🏹

In a dystopian future, CEO Venus converts humans into cyber-soldiers. When 17yo Psyche is caught infiltrating Mythos Corp. to find her sister, she is forced into a deadly AR Underworld game & must rely on her electric connection with cyborg Eros to survive. #cupit #YA #SFR #DTR #LGBT #amquerying💘🤖

THE MYTHOS GAME (dystopian YA): 🔱Greek myth retelling - Eros & Psyche 🏹streetwise rebel-in-distress LI (with wings) 💘 slow burn legendary romance 💗PINKaholic jealous CEO 💉forced cyber-conversion 🩸deadly Underworld AR game 🐑vicious golden sheep-bots #cupit #YA #SFR #DTR #LGBT #amquerying

#cupit #ya #rf #wip #AgentsGuide to my YA Cozy Romantasy pitched as WICKED meets LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS -20 agent requests -2 big five editor full requests -winner of two mentorships (Writehive and RT) -in revisions now!

HELL IS WORK Virgil Mora, Hell's consultant, must restore Heaven's faith in Hell to save the angel he's fallen for. Feat. ❤️‍🔥 Grumpy X Sunshine ✍️ Magical Contracts 🦋 AuDHD Rep 🖤🐘🤍💜 Ace Romance 👨‍💼 Cosmic Power, Imposter Syndrome #CuPit #W #A #F #LGBT

🧁 She's a jaded pastry chef 🍰 He's a charismatic baker ❤️‍🔥 When their rivalry reaches an all-time high & sweet lies turn to bitter truths, will they achieve their desires unscathed or will all they've worked for burst into flames? Coming soon to a bookstore near you 👀 #Cupit #CR #POC #BIR #NA #A #W

WARCROSS x CINDER x Greek mythology Tormented by screams in her augmented mind, fiery 17yo Psyche must use her telepathy to find her sister and free rebellious cyborg Eros from an AR Underworld game before the jealous CEO Venus programs him to destroy her. #cupit #YA #SFR #DTR #LGBT #scifi 💘🤖🏹

SPELL BOUND x THE SUNBEARER TRIALS Mother Nature's dying. Cheerful summer prince Ray (16yo) battles brooding Jack Frost (17yo) to inherit her powers. With Jack's frozen 🩵 melting in a world of climate change, Ray may have to lose the contest to save the boy he loves #CuPit #YA #RoFa #LGBT #CliFi

Today, Feb 14th, I begin querying THE MYTHOS GAME, my #dystopian #YA #scifi retelling of the myth Eros & Psyche. 💘🤖 Eros hopes you all have a good philter (love potion) ready to imbibe and will be participating in the #cupit pitch fest today! 🏹 🧃💝 Excited to begin! #amquerying 💖🥀#venusiswatching

In The Mythos Game, my MC is psychic, and one of her friends receives visions of the future. It makes them targets of the main antagonist, who wants to use them as myth-based cyber-soldiers. #WIP #FebruaryWorldbuilders #YA

These last couple of weeks have been nutty. Some exciting theatre projects took over my life and slowed my editing process. But my kiddo just got cast as Peter in Peter and the Starcatcher, this whimsical, bare bones interpretation of Peter's origin story. I'm so proud of her! #kidlit #WIP #YA 🍃🍃🌟✨

For some reason R.E.M. was the vibe I needed for my #dystopian #YA #WIP. Still trying to figure out why. What music are you all listening to as you write your #kidlit?

Waving to @billeisele.bsky.social, my CP, who keeps me sane and helps me feel like I *might* know what I'm doing!😅 And I can share this reading material now that he's made it past a certain point! One theme in my #YA #WIP concerns AI and the misogyny that spawns distorted fabrications of women.

This week: Casting the Tempest. Re-editing the script. Teaching a 4-hour workshop. Kiddo's 3 birthday events, film class, and auditions. I'm ZONKED! But I'm on track to start querying my dystopian #YA on Feb 14. 💘Bots and clones and mythology, oh my. Here's some reading material that inspired me.

I love that "hee hee hee, so what?" 😆 You gotta laugh at the absurdity

My beloved 4 years in Minneapolis (before work and life took me to New York) are why, amidst all the atrocities of this land, I will *never* give up on the hope of what this country can be. Because of this right here. This right here.

The harbor seal of the apocalypse applauds this message 🤣🦭

I understand that jd vance will be visiting my city today. I hope he leaves quickly, feeling humiliated. Exit, pursued by a bear.

I, have, some, concerns, about, AI 🤖 But, maybe, that's, how, bots, talk #WIP #dailyamusement #writingcommunity #amediting

Um, kitties. I need to write!! 😹🙃😅 #WIP #notcaturday #YA #kidit #amediting #writingcommunity

What if Pygmalion, in the future, looked like this? 💗🌺💗🌺 What if she was the crafty CEO? 💻 And what if she was more than meets the eye? 😉 #mythosgame #YA #dystopian #valentinesday #Feb14

Listening to Prince's demo version of Manic Monday www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnPX...

Writing with my Inkredibles pals at the de Young (with crafts from Maya!) followed by packing food at Second Harvest for MLK Day! Busy! But I've just finished the last major edits on THE MYTHOS GAME, and I'm feeling hopeful. Querying kick-off Feb 14th!! 💘🏹🤖❤️ #WIP #YA #amwriting #writingcommunity

Wishing everyone a peaceful New Year's Eve and a New Year filled with joy, resilience, and community. 🎉 #writingcommunity

"It was cold, bleak, biting weather: foggy withal." - Charles Dickens

We are failing our kids

Our favorite ND heroes are back for Season 2! At our house, an eager audience of loyal fans brought their fervent, rapt, and highly distractable energy, (the best kind). New tradition: watch the show, eat a delicious Greek salad and dolmades, and geek out about the books. 📚🔱#PercyJackson #kidlit

As a theatre director, I would assert it's about more than just the size of the screen. Sure, you can watch a film or even a play on your phone. But gathering with strangers to experience and consider a story together still has value and meaning.

Title of this piece: "Hope." As I recently told @smacquignon.bsky.social (thx for the reminder, Stephen), I've been obsessed with red balloons since watching Albert Lamorisse's 1956 film, The Red Balloon, when I was a kid. #KidLit #RedBalloon

Ooh, "percent." Here's a snippet from Chapter 1. #WIPSnips #WIP #YA #dystopian 🤖💘🏹 #writingcommunity #kidlit

There's a dude who lives on the street behind us who occasionally shouts in a guttural voice: "WHO GOES THERE?" Yes, he actually says "WHO GOES THERE?" in the voice you'd imagine. Tonight he decided to take it up a notch and shouted: "THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED!" I love Santa Cruz.

This entire thread is spot on. Yes, us lecturers have to get creative, yes, the students are really struggling, yes, us teachers are struggling, and yes, we can still make a difference.

word of the day: impede from my #YA #WIP #WIPsnips 🤖💘🏹 #writesky #kidlit #writingcommunity

Dear people who make AI animal videos: Cats don't act like that. Dogs don't act like that. People don't act like that either. You're welcome and goodbye 🙃

I love this idea considering I just finished co-directing an all-kid version of Macbeth! (It went surprisingly well!) #SundayMacbethChat

Sending ❤️ to the Inkredibles, our international group of writers who gather online to write, illustrate, giggle, and share ideas! Here's some of us!🎉 @lizzyinlille.bsky.social @billeisele.bsky.social @amynelder.bsky.social @uriiswriting.bsky.social @megantroup.bsky.social @angieisaacs.bsky.social