HAZELTHORN X YELLOWJACKETS Lucas, a sullen painter working at his local community theater, must cooperate with Mira, a self-absorbed seventeen-year-old, to save his best friend from the theater’s botanical horrors. #Bluepit #H #SP #Q #YA #Bluepit📖 #📖

THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE x STEPFORD WIVES THERE'S NO PLACE 75k / Spec Fic w/ Social Horror "Home is where the heartbeat is." 💒 Dual PoV 🏚️ Socially Engaged Thrills 🇺🇸 American Housing Market ⚠️☠️ Slow burn danger #H #SP #BluePit #Fiction #A #📖 #Q #Fiction #Novels #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

🌳 Anne of Green Gables 🏚️ The Haunting of Hill House 🔎 Anything by Kate Atkinson, Tana French, Gillian Michaels, or Donna Tartt 🎵 Florence 🫁 🏞️ Parks and Rec / Schitt's Creek / Fleabag Anything with women behaving "badly." #BluePitHype #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #amquerying #writers #BluePit

This scared the bajeezus out of me when I was 12 at Girl Scout Camp.

You're going to get left behind if you don't use Al." Leave me then. Leave me with my critical thinking skills, my ability to read and write long- form, and books without needing Al summaries.

The world would be a better place if more people read books

Truth. If I didn't keep track, I couldn't tell you any from last month...

100% pantser on the first draft! Later revisions are much more methodical. The first one, though, is fistfuls of spaghetti at a wall. #SummerOfStories #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WritingPrompt

"It is better to know one book intimately than a hundred superficially." -Professor Julian Not sure if I always agree with this unforgettable character, but I'm happy to go back to this novel, again and again, that started the Dark Academia craze. #donnatartt #BookSky #writer #novels #fiction

This book felt like a long, confiding conversation with a trusted friend. Not exactly "feel good," but spare and honest as hell. #BookSky #ReadingCommunity #WriteSky #bookworm #books #novels

Physical books. You own them. They don't require updates. They don't surveil you or collect and sell your data. They are a genuinely safe hallucinogen that leaves you smarter and more empathetic and with a longer attention span the more you use them. Free from the library. What's not to like?

Tom Perrotta's packed some heavy hitters (my personal favorite was Little Children - the book and film). Ghost Town is quiet and subtle so far, small parts slowly coming together. Barry the cat is enjoying it too. @tomperrotta #booksky #writesky #writingcommunity #readsky

Obama Center Reflecting Pool

Well, devouring this one. So funny, so sharp. Gotta slow down to enjoy it. Will stop with the inuendos... #booksky #writesky #readingcommunity #writingcommunity #litfic #contemporaryfiction

Visiting #Nashville for the first time. I really wanted to see @parnassusbooks.bsky.social , and lo and behold! Fun surprise. 📚📚📚 #books #novels #annpatchett #bookworm #tennessee

Damn right, Southwest Airlines. #literatureonly @paultremblay.bsky.social #paultremblay #crimenovels #noir #bookworm #booksky #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #novels #amquerying

Wanted something sharp, biting, funny, British. #bookworm #fiction #readingcomminity #writingcommunity #readsky #contemporaryfiction

Loving the simplicity and humor of this book. Always a joy to find a story that feels like a bunch of neighbors, in a small town, you know all-too-well. #booksky #bookworm #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #fiction #litfic #reader #writer

Here's my favorite bit of writing advice. Make a list of all the things you are a weird little freak about. Pick three of them that are unrelated. Make a story where those three things intersect in some way. You are going to have fun

Amen

Need to remind myself of this.

Any other writers dread reverse outlines but know they're a necessary evil? #writingq #writingcommunity #writesky

1. I annoyed a bunch of clinical psychologists asking a ton of questions about their profession. 2. I wrote the WiP from a comfy psychoanalyst's chair. 3. I read over a dozen books on the opioid crisis in America. I swear my book is a comedy. #CampRevPit #CampTrivia

Definitely "I mistrust/don't like you as a person" to "We are so alike, let's be friends forever." Also imposter syndrome to big-dog confidence. #TropeSunday #CampRevPit

I defer to Lucy. #gifrevisions #camprevpit #RevPit #amquerying #amrevising #amwriting #5amwritersclub

A perfect rainy weekend for a coming-of-age whodunit. 🔎🔎 #readsky #bookworm #readingcommunity #listofsuspiciousthings #mystery

Just a reminder that the Epstein Files were supposed to be released 124 days ago.

Amen, Snoopy.

One of the greatest pleasures reading novels: you have no idea what the ending will be. Then you have some idea. Then you're completely surprised, and it's better than what you imagined. Pham does this with tight restraint and intelligence. #booksky #bookworm #fiction #novels #readingcommunity

A slim, sharp read. So sad and satisfying. The last chapter wrecked in the best way possible. 💔 #readingcommunity #booksky #fiction #novels #eradication #jonathanmiles

Feeling heartened to have been shortlisted for #revpit. My favorite part of this has been connecting with other writers and joining #camprevpit. Thanks @hannaneier.bsky.social for your helpful feedback and all of the editors who spearhead revpit! #fiction #bookclub #contemporary #amwriting

I love "On Writing" by Stephen King and "Bird by Bird" by Anne Lamott. Getting some of the books with a lot of comments! Thanks for recs #revpitwaiting #revpit

Khakis, capris, board shorts. I'm a pantser all the way. Helps me weed through ideas and surprises. The revisions feel more strategic and pre-planned. 👖 #revpit #revpitwaiting

Unbelievable...oh wait.

There should be a word for the kind of dorky excitement you feel when your fave writer has a new book. 📚 #writingcommunity #booksky #writesky #revpitwaiting #laurengroff #novels #shortstories #litfic

I'm not sure about you, but I think the collapse of US hegemony, a global price spike and recession, and a new ground war in the Middle East are far worse than drag queens reading books at the library.

Here's my sweet little space! I usually start writing before my family wakes up and distracts. My main incentive to get out of bed is a large coffee. By the time I'm "done" each morning, it's bright and there's birds chirping. 🐦 #revpit #revpitwaiting

A fun fact about is I shared my WiP with a few mental health therapists, to make sure the dialogue was authentic/ethical (the MC is a therapist). Also researched a ton about going to school for counseling (these books helped!). In another life that would've been my career 🧠 #revpit #revpitwaiting

Houston, we have a boatload of problems #revpitwaiting #RevPit #fiction

Those early readers are the ultimate push for next drafts/ revisions! Nothing like getting feedback and reactions as a guiding light. 🕯️ Thanks @lhl4.bsky.social / @maggiesbooks.bsky.social ! Found some fab critique partners on AW! Shout out to Cara, Nancy, and Kat ❤️ #revpit #revpitwaiting

Lots of ties 🪢 Horror: Paul Tremblay, Jennifer Thorne Lit Fic: Lauren Groff, George Saunders Mystery: Kate Atkinson, Tana French Thriller(ish): Gillian Flynn, Donna Tartt Humor: Kevin Wilson, Catherine Newman Would read anything by Lily King & Stephen King (no relation!) #revpitwaiting

Life's sweeter with animals. Our cat, Coke, crossed into catnip heaven a few months ago. He looked a lot like this guy! Our other cat, Kola, always looks pissed off. Zuna is a melodramatic hound dog whose voice cracks when she howls. #RevPitWaiting #RevPit

Whitney! *Gets up and sings into a hairbrush*

Hey #revpit / #revpitwaiting Anyone writing another WiP and ready for a beta swap? (65k Spec Fic/Social Horror here). Happy to take a look at others' WiPs and offer feedback. Been a critique partner for a few years and would be great to connect with new writers via RevPit. Feel free to reach out. 🌱

This might be THE hardest question for book lovers! Some favorites (I will forget one and smack my forehead later): #revpit #revpitwaiting Anne of Green Gables Martyr! Nothing to see Here Peter Pan Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine Writers and Lovers

I'm currently reading "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Stephen Graham Jones. His books are these fast, fun scenes through hell, lol. His horror is so campy and gory, it's strangely comforting. I'll have to read Penpal! #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity

Hmm...what a tough/fun question! My favorite snippet is around the climax, when we meet a vital character for the first time who is mentioned throughout. When they finally arrive, the difference in anticipation/reality felt satisfying to write. ❤️ I want to read others' responses! #revpitwaiting

Dual POV! Midge is a first-generation college grad and new mental health therapist. Although brilliant, she suffers from debilitating imposter syndrome. Doriane is a sixty-something matriarch in crisis. She doesn't believe anyone, including a scrappy therapist, can help. #revpit #revpitwaiting

Hi all, I'm a choreographer (yes, I make dances for a living!) and teach writing/dance. I have a sassy four-year-old daughter, and I'm always reading something (faves are horror, lit fic, and book club reads). I'm an ogre without coffee and, like a plant, I need sunlight. 🌱 Nice to meet you!