Thank you to everyone who helped shape this story, including (but not limited to): Jess, @menakawrites.bsky.social , @authorkateduarte.bsky.social , Tori, @audriserat.bsky.social , Johanna, @ajvanbelle.bsky.social , and Ariel. 2/3

This is my #AgentGuide for THE "EVIL" FAIRY, a 107k adult #fantasy / fairytale mashup featuring: -OP former gifted kid MC -Her garden cottage -Too many parties -Unlikely friendship to found family pipeline -Secret identities -Villains you'll love to hate #AmQuerying #Querying #LitAgents

y'all have no idea how proud i am of these 😭♥️ #betareading #betareader #WritingCommmunity #amquerying #amwriting

This third post features @authorkateduarte.bsky.social and her favorite character, Marius. Kate reviewed the second draft of this story, so her feedback helped me tighten plot points and character development. Kate can also be found on 📸 and ❎ 2/3

#DVPit #A #F #OWN SHREK starring MALIFICENT The fairy Rancoria pretends to be evil to get out of parties. When she discovers an evil queen's murderous plot against a preteen princess, she saves the girl via public kidnapping her. Only afterward does Rancoria realize she's just adopted a houseguest

A Language of Dragons x Crimson Moth Pickpocket Kit is hired by the King to infiltrate a gang of thieves. The heist? To steal and liberate the King's dragons from captivity. The problem? The leader of the gang is Kit's ex-best friend and she’s falling back in love with him. #dvpit #YA #F #DIS #lgbt

YA Romantasy SoC x Crimson Moth A teenage pickpocket is recruited as a spy to thwart a plot to steal the King’s dragons—except the leader of the thieving crew is her former best friend, and she’s falling for him 🐉 friends to enemies to lovers 🐉 betrayal angst 🐉 found family #dvpit #YA #F #DIS

#FriendPromotionFriday friends of mine from college have a Kickstarter for a #SciFi style deck of 155 cards intended to support the development of new card games: www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr... Also, Kickstarter workers are on strike. No boycott, here's how to support: bsky.app/profile/kick...

Hi #WritingCommunity! My poem “An Incomplete List of What Is and Is Not Political” is out now in the IHRAM Press folio America’s Slide Towards Authoritarianism. Included with my poem is a brief statement about my reasons for writing it for anyone curious humanrightsartmovement.org/americas-sli...

Let Kate beta read for you!!!!! Her feedback on my manuscript massively helped my editing process and I cannot recommend her enough!

after amicably parting ways from my previous agent, I'm seeking representation for this YA Romantasy featuring dragons, heists, betrayal and romance!! agent's guide below #amquerying #agentsguide #romantasy

I'm back on 5er! I'll be offering beta reading services with three available packages 📚🖋️ www.fiverr.com/s/0bgZ3Py #WritingCommunity #betareader #amquerying #amwriting

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“Grandmother, why is there a sword stuck in that rock at the base of the mountain?” “It’s an ancient magic. If anyone is worthy of ruling over all the people of this land, they will draw it from the stone.” “No one ever has?” “No one ever will.” #AugurMicros2025 @augursociety.bsky.social

hi, y'all. i'm officially leaving twt and bsky. if anyone wants to find me, i'll be over at instagram (authorkateduarte)! i'll lock the accounts instead of deleting them, just so i can keep the username, but i won't be here.

found them! 😊

looking for alpha readers for my immortal longings x baldur's gate 3 project 👀🏒 any mutuals interested?

i don't know if i talk about my own books enough on here, so, hi! i'm kamilah cole. my next book is my adult debut, a standalone dark academia fantasy called AN ARCANE INHERITANCE, which comes out on december 30, which is almost four months from now 🥲 bookshop.org/p/books/an-a...

The Name Her Holy digital ebook is now available on my ko-fi, and while we’re at it it’s ✨💖on sale for only $1✨🌸 from now until Friday! (pretty picture just cause heck I needed something pretty today) ko-fi.com/aubreyennis/...

✒️ publishingwip's progress tracker 🪓

Just saying, today is a good day to support a queer author by preordering a sapphic horromantasy about Klytemnestra and Lady Macbeth meeting in limbo and being unhinged and burning down the world together: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0...

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moodboard for THE DEATH OF FLORENCIA THORN by @luciengroves.bsky.social. i still can't believe i get to read all her insanely great books! 🕯️sapphic romeo & juliet vibes 🕯️grounded fantasy 🕯️“oh no. i'm in love with my sister-in-law!” 🕯️gothic vibes #WritingCommunity

When Merit’s lover chooses her best friend as his next sacrifice, Merit vows to murder him. But to slay a god, she must first find his weakness—and defeat his loyal bodyguard, the wielder of death. #A #DF #QueerPit #Agented

To pay off her father's debt, Frances must become a vampire's feeder. But when she's attacked and left for dead, her supernatural rescuer turns her into a succubus instead. Now, she must rely on her sire to defeat the pious hunters targeting both. #A #QueerPit #FR #Agented

When Merit’s lover chooses her best friend as his next sacrifice, Merit vows to murder him. But to slay a god, she must first find his weakness—and defeat his loyal bodyguard, the wielder of death. #QueerPit #A #DF #Agented

To pay off her father's debt, Frances must become a vampire's feeder. But when she's attacked and left for dead, her supernatural rescuer turns her into a succubus instead. Now, she must rely on her sire to defeat the pious hunters targeting both. #A #QueerPit #FR #Agented

When Merit’s lover chooses her best friend as his next sacrifice, Merit vows to murder him. But to slay a god, she must first find his weakness—and defeat his loyal bodyguard, the wielder of death. #QueerPit #A #DF #Agented

To pay off her father's debt, Frances must become a vampire's feeder. But when she's attacked and left for dead, her supernatural rescuer turns her into a succubus instead. Now, she must rely on her sire to defeat the pious hunters targeting both. #A #QueerPit #FR #Agented

EDITORS 👀 QUEER HALLMARK Liam ran; Duncan stayed. Now, they're paired on a city project--but Duncan doesn't recognize Liam post-transition. Liam thinks he can pretend to be a stranger, but as feelings grow it's only a matter of time before Duncan unburies their past. #queerpit #romcom #onsub

OUTLAWED x VAMPIRES OF EL NORTE Notorious outlaw Birdie teams up with her immortal ex-partner to rob a train and avenge her mother. #QueerPit #A #FR #W #AGENTED Rep: Bonnie Swanson

MEAD MISHAPS x OUTLANDER A groovy demigod falls in love with a medieval knight and together they uncover a divine coup. Romantic, spicy, bonkers in the best way, and there's a pet rock 🪨 #QueerPit #NA #FR #AGENTED Rep: Bonnie Swanson

Artemis Fowl x Deep Dark 11-yo Billie joins a hard-boiled fairy detective to work out who is killing fairies and selling their magic to humans. Power in the wrong hands is dangerous—if she fails, it’s not just the fairy world at risk; it’s her human home too. #F #MG #Agented #Editors #QueerPit

All my #agented #QueerPit pitches down below, for any editors watching 👀✨

To pay off her father's debt, Frances must become a vampire's feeder. But when she's attacked and left for dead, her supernatural rescuer turns her into a succubus instead. Now, she must rely on her sire to defeat the pious hunters targeting both. #A #QueerPit #FR #Agented

When Merit’s lover chooses her best friend as his next sacrifice, Merit vows to murder him. But to slay a god, she must first find his weakness—and defeat his loyal bodyguard, the wielder of death. #A #QueerPit #DF #Agented

🦋 YA dystopian sapphic romantasy 🦋 In a city built on inequality and policed by magical robots, a master thief and a climate activist team up to take down Panergy—the volatile, pollutive magic that is secretly destroying the world—in one explosive heist. #FR #YA #D #Agented #Editors #QueerPit

Okay, here's a second chance: This anthology, which features my sci-fi story "The Storm", has 60% to go. If it's funded in time, I'll post a thread about what it was like to run afoul of Hurricane Harvey in the first week of my second NASA internship #WritingCommunity #SciFi #ScienceFiction

new post! #WritingCommunity #amquerying kateduarte.substack.com/p/agent-guid...

REQUEST THIS NOW!!!!

LISTEN, i chased joss through the woods of REDDIT. that how good this premise is. i was filled with the certainty this book was written specifically FOR ME, and one day later, joss had been added to the writing group.

There is a site obviously created by AI that is pretending to be a continuation of Pitch Wars. It is not, has nothing to do with anyone involved in #pitchwars, and looks quite scammy. Please beware & tell your friends. @brendadrake.bsky.social @kellyekell.bsky.social @authorsoniahartl.bsky.social

for any #editors that might be lurking! 🦋 all of my finished projects in one place ; 🦋 #WritingCommunity

Man, I am so fucking sick of people trying to erase the HEA from genre romance and talking about how any love story could be a romance that I’m coming all the way around to NONE of it is romance because nobody’s on a chivalric quest. Sir Gawain or GTFO.

aaand we have a first line 🥀 #WritingCommunity

Got my grubby hands on an ARC! She's sapphic, vampy, and thorny 🌙 Check the comments for the link 🫡 #WritingCommmunity #booksky

debuting my new guide to A DELICATE HUNGER, an Adult Gothic Romantasy, soon to be #onsub. any interested editors may interact 👀 or contact my lovely agent, @laurenbieker.bsky.social ! art by @kaelidem.bsky.social #WritingCommunity #booksky