This year was a big one for me. I found the courage to query my first novel and started writing my second. As I plow through draft three edits, I can't help but wonder what 2026 will bring. 💚 #writingcommunity #writers

And that's the second draft done and dusted! 💃 #writingcommunity #writers #amediting

Thank you to @ashpreads.bsky.social for the feedback on my #10Queries entry. 💜 I'm very excited to dive back into my opening pages! #RevPit

It's #10Queries day! Thank you to all the editors for their feedback. I'm excited (and nervous) to dive in to the advice and try to guess which is mine 💜 #RevPit

My entry was selected for #10Queries! I'm a bundle of nerves and excitement. What a great bit of news for the weekend! 💜 Cheers #RevPit! And thanks in advance to the editor providing feedback 💚

I had an excellent editing day where something just clicked. I knew I needed a different ending for a chapter but wasn't sure what it should be. But I think I just found it? 💃 #writingcommunity #amediting

I didn't meet my September goal. But that's okay! I spent a lot of the month examining and breaking down the end of Act 2 and Act 3. So we're pushing that soft goal of finishing draft 2 to October and see how I get on. #writingcommunity #amediting

My (very soft) September goal is to finish draft two. We'll see how I get on. I'm in the midst of reading through the changes I've made so far for chapters 1-15! #writingcommunity #writers

Now that August is coming to an end, I can say this was an excellent editing month. I'm roughly two thirds of the way through draft two! 🪄 Writing my second book is going much faster than writing the first. #writingcommunity #writing #amwriting

Made it back from Dublin and immediately hopped into edits on my second draft. 😎 Let's see where this month takes me! #writingcommunity #writers

Finished my first draft of my #WIP !! Now for some much needed rest. #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity

Seven chapters left before I finish the first draft of my #WIP !!! #amwriting #writingcommunity

THE GAMES THE GODS PLAY x NETTLE AND BONE Sam would do anything to save her dad. Even sell her soul. 🧙 adult fantasy 🪽 Greek reimagining 🥾 hero's quest 😈 devil's bargain 🩷 demigod-mortal romance 💀 petulant gods 👨‍👧 heartbreak and healing #questpit #q #a #f

Agent's guide to THE JOURNEY TO THE END OF THINGS. A grieving daughter has the chance to fix the mistakes of her past. But is she willing to risk her soul to do it? ✨Greek reimagining ✨Devil's bargain ✨Demigod-mortal romance #questpit #q #a #f #agentsguide #amquerying

#CampRevPit was an absolute delight. I had a wonderful time getting to know the #CRPLunaMoths 💚

Ex Hex meets GBBO. 🪄Two exes come face-to-face for the first time in 10 months to compete in a brewing competition. But the cash isn't the only thing on the line, their hearts are too. Seeking critique partners + betas in a few months! ❤️ #CampRevPit #ABCPit #CRPLunaMoths

I’m not entirely sure where the idea came from. But I decided on celestial-themed names for most of my characters. So I spent a lot of time on baby list websites until I settled on Seren and Leo! #CRPLunaMoths

Moving on to the next project when you start querying something. It took me several weeks/months but when I turned to something new, it completely changed my mindset. #CampRevPit #CRPLunaMoths

Leo prefers healing potions to salves. Even though they are far more difficult to make (requiring moonwort plucked underneath a cloudless night sky) and are far less effective for the abrasions necromancers typically sport. (Maybe because they taste exactly like Seren.) #CRPLunaMoths #CampRevPit

Once I finish my first draft, I'll let it sit for a bit before diving into first revisions! #CRPLunaMoths

Having some technical difficulties with my internet, so no proper moodboard from me. But here's a clip of someone else's treacherous father to give you a taste of Arwin, Leo's sorry excuse for a parent. #CampRevPit #CRPLunaMoths

1.) Faeries will guide you home so long as you like your ears pinched and your hair pulled. 2.) Vampires turn into bats and sleep upside down during the day. 3.) Trolls are smarter than you think. So don’t make a bet with them if you want to keep your fortune intact. #CampRevPit #CRPLunaMoths

Definitely my frequent medical appointments! Sometimes I have two or three in a week, plus my infusions to treat my immune deficiency. 🙃 #CRPLunaMoths

In all seriousness, I print out my manuscript and edit by hand. I’ll go back to the computer once I’m done with my first pass. #GifRevisions #CampRevPit #CRPLunaMoths

💕 Second chance romance 💋 One night stand to ‘get it out of the system’ 👫 Forced proximity 🫂 Found family 🌟 Fated Romance 🧙🏼‍♂️ Competition setting #CampRevPit #CRPLunaMoths

Leo: Seren (though he’s trying his best) and Opus (his matchmaking talking cat) Seren: Potion making and her vampire best friend, Andromeda. She would argue against including Leo, but she did singe off her eyebrows brewing a potion that causes absence to make the heart grow colder. #CRPLunaMoths

Taran and Corvus thought judging the local brewing competition was just another job, something to do for a few years before retirement. But the devil’s in the details and now they’re judging their 305th annual competition. #CampRevPit #CRPLunaMoths

Officially made it across the halfway point on word count. 💃 Now for two days of filling my well at the LA Festival of Books. 🥰 #amwriting #writingcommunity

This one's quite hard because I write best with silence. That being said: "Made of Stone" and "Souls A' Fire" by Matt Corby (for Seren) "Runaway" by Aurora and "I Love You, I'm Sorry" by Gracie Abrams (for Leo) "Close to You" by Gracie Abrams (for both of them) #CRPLunaMoths

With no money to fix her destroyed apothecary, Seren enters the brewing competition for a chance at the prize. But she didn't realize she'd have to battle her own ghosts to win. And that's nothing to say of the house of horrors she now calls home. Cozy Fantasy to Horror #CampRevPit #CRPLunaMoths

In line with today's villain theme: "Arwin looked torn between turning the butler into a carrot and losing the only help he had or listening to an opinion he didn’t care about." #CampRevPit #CRPLunaMoths

Arwin would argue Leo's competition entry is yet another instance of him being a disappointment. Leo wouldn't need the money for necromancy school had he not lost his scholarship by spending his time drawing the lowly village apothecary he fell for instead of studying. #CampRevPit #CRPLunaMoths

This is how we meet Leo! “It was meant to turn gold, not birth baby basilisks!” He frowned over the potion instructions. “I even did that weird clapping thing I thought of. Oh, here it is. I added the rat tail before the cemetery dirt.” #CampRevPit #CRPLunaMoths

My couple dated for eight years before breaking up ten months prior to the start of the novel. Their first scene together is when they find out the other is competing in the magical brewing competition. Let's say my FMC is so angry, she sets a popcorn stand on fire. #CRPLunaMoths

I'm sitting on the cusp of 39k this morning. I'm so close to the midway point I can taste it. The first Act felt like climbing a mountain, but I've been sailing through Act 2 (with the occasional storm to battle through). #RevPit #CRPLunaMoths

I was discussing GBBO with one of my best friends. It's been my comfort show for years. I had the thought a magical version would be it's own little slice of joy. And here we are! #CRPLunaMoths

Happy #CampKickoff fellow #CRPLunaMoths! I'll be writing my cozy fantasy romance for #CampRevPit. Think the Ex Hex meets GBBO with Assistant to the Villain vibes. There's talking cats, a second chance romance, and potions ingredients galore! 🧙‍♀️

Had a good writing day even if I wasn't feeling my best. It's officially been a week since my surgery so I'm reminding myself to take things slow. #amwriting #chronicallyill

Surgery on Wednesday was a success. I'm still very sore and find myself easily out of breath. But I'm hoping I might be able to write 400 words today and reach 20k on my WIP. It might take several naps to get there though. #chronicallyill #chronicallyillwriters #amwriting

Almost 20k words in to my new WIP! I'm getting there. #amwriting

Spending my morning preparing for surgery next month, spending the afternoon plotting my next book. I guess that's one way to take my mind off of #RevPit #writing #amquerying

When you're querying, each new week brings with it the possibility that an agent stumbles across your submission, requests your full, then falls head over heels for the book of your heart. To all #AmQuerying writers, I really hope THIS is your week. 🖤

Submitted to #RevPit. Keeping my fingers crossed! 💜

DIVERGENT x AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER 🐉 Adult fantasy 🔮 Elemental x diverse magic 💖 Rivals to lovers 🔥 He falls first 👯‍♀️Found family 🤫 Secret rebellion 🍎 Mental health rep 🛏️ One bed 🐴 One horse #questpit #q #a #f

DIVERGENT x AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER An agent's guide to TAINTED. The future queen flees the kingdom when her magic is declared evil and winds up in a secret rebellion. But can she fight against the people she loves? 💖 Rivals to lovers 👯 Found family 🍎 Mental health rep #questpit #q #a #f

KAOS x PERCY JACKSON Convinced she killed her father, Sam enters a high stakes deal for her soul with Hades to get three days to find him and make amends. But that's not enough, she's planning a rescue attempt too. #questpit #q #a #f #amquerying

THE GAMES THE GODS PLAY x PERCY JACKSON Sam would do anything to save her dad. Even sell her soul. 🧙 adult fantasy 🪽 greek reimagining 🥾 hero's quest 😈 devil's bargain 🩷 demigod-mortal romance 💀 petulant gods 👨‍👧 heartbreak and healing #questpit #q #a #f

Agent's guide to THE JOURNEY TO THE END OF THINGS. A grieving daughter has the chance to fix the mistakes of her past. But is she willing to risk her soul to do it? ✨Greek reimagining ✨Devil's bargain ✨Demigod-mortal romance #questpit #q #a #f #agentsguide #amquerying

Has anyone started to use the new Tome app? What do we think?

I have, admittedly, been quiet on here because I may or may not be revising my opening pages. 🙃 #amquerying #WritingCommunity