WHAT THRIVES IN DARKNESS, a 88,000-word LGBTQ+ YA myth-inspired fantasy about charting your own course—even when those who love you would rather own you. 🌿 queer Hades/Persephone 🌿 slow burn 🌿 grumpy/sunshine 🌿 found family 🌿 “touch him and die” 🌿 a ghost corgi #queerpit #q #yafantasy #amquerying

YOUR DEATH IS NOT YOUR OWN is an adult necromantic fantasy combining an f/f take on NBC’s Hannibal with the death magic of Kerstin Hall’s ASUNDER. It's a heart-worming tale of belonging and the dangers of falling in love with an undead sociopath #A #F #H #QueerPit

NAUSICAÄ X FF7 Hana is gifted magic that could restore life to her dying world, but the power might destroy her. Allied with a broken mentor, a ruthless noble, and a beguiling prince, she must learn if she is meant to save the world or if it is even worth saving. #Queerpit #F #CLI #A

Framed for the murder of the father who once ordered her to the plank, a cursed, cold-hearted pirate is forced into an uneasy alliance with a sly, beautiful captain to carve out the truth behind the death before the pirate lords carve her down. #QueerPit #YA #F #DF #FR #H #M #AC

BEAUTY & THE BEAST x STAR TREK Roan, part of the last team of archaeologists sent to Earth, stumbles into an ancient bunker haunted by the synthetic mind of a trillionaire. She’s the only one who can fix his tech, but can she save him before Earth is swallowed by the Sun? #QueerPit #A #SF #FTA

DON’T LET THE FOREST IN X YOUR BLOOD, MY BONES Portrait of a Fawn- YA Speculative Horror 🦌 #revpit 2026 Winner 🥀creeping dread horror 🥀bickering spirit hunters 🥀queer rep: bisexual fmc 🥀a haunted, forest-infested theater #Queerpit #YA #H #SPF

THIRTEEN YEARS (71k, Adult Southern Gothic Folk Horror) The Devil kept his promise. Fame, fortune, sold-out crowds. Thirteen years later, the debt comes due. To save her soul, a musician must convince others to surrender theirs before the Hat Man comes to collect. #A #H #QueerPit

Monday again. 🥲 I’m convinced weekends operate on fast-forward while Mondays insist on being the director’s cut. Coffee is brewing. Outlook is opening. Motivation is… loading. #MondayMotivation #MondayBlues #Coffee #WorkLife

Writers don’t have “favorites.” We have: “This character is my precious baby.” “This one exists solely to make everyone’s life worse.” “And somehow they’re best friends.” #WritingCommunity #BookSky #AmWriting

One of my favorite things about getting older is realizing you don’t have to outgrow being curious. Learn the weird fact. Read the obscure book. Ask the odd question. You never know what random thing ends up becoming the spark for your next big idea. #WritingCommunity #Curiosity

Growing up, I never imagined I’d end up living in Seattle, working in tech, writing horror novels, and being comfortable enough to be completely myself. Life has a funny way of surprising you. Happy Pride to everyone still writing their own story. 🌈 #Pride #LGBTQ #WritingCommunity

I don’t want to stay at the Stanley Hotel because I think it’s haunted. I want to stay there because if it is haunted, I have questions. 👻 #WritingCommunity #BookSky #Horror #Haunted

flagging this little update for ya 🍧: Post from @nickwenderski.bsky.social: https://bsky.app/profile/nickwenderski.bsky.social/post/3moszh6idnc2a More intel at https://writequeryhook.com #writingcommunity #querytrenches #amquerying #pubtips

Somewhere along the way, I stopped waiting to feel “ready” and just started doing the thing anyway. Turns out that’s how most good stories, and most good lives, actually begin. #WritingCommunity #BookSky #AmWriting #QueerWriters #LGBTQWriters

Writers: What’s the strangest rabbit hole you’ve gone down while researching a book? I’ll start: I somehow ended up reading about 19th-century funeral photography when I was supposed to be writing. #WritingCommunity #BookSky

One of the hardest lessons I’ve learned is that effort and timing aren’t the same thing. You can do everything right, put in the work, and still have to wait. I don’t like that lesson, but apparently life keeps assigning it. Anyone else still working on that one? #LifeLessons #PersonalGrowth

Good morning to everyone except the version of me that thought staying up late on a Sunday was a good idea. That guy made some poor choices. #MondayMood #NeedCoffee #BookSky

Querying has taught me that writing the book might actually be the easy part. Now I spend my time staring at my inbox and convincing myself response times mean something. Writers, what’s the longest you’ve waited for a reply? #AmQuerying #WritingCommunity #BookSky

Current querying status: Agent requests full manuscript. Me: Stay calm. Be professional. Also me, 17 minutes later: What if they’ve already read the whole thing and are currently discussing it with their coworkers and planning my future book tour? 😅 #AmQuerying #WritingCommunity #BookSky #horror

Catbus is REAL!!

I learned most of my vocab from reading books, so learning that some people think there shouldn't be novel words in books is very weird. I don't know what words you don't know. That is not my problem.

I think every writer has a theme they accidentally write about over and over again. Mine appears to be: “That was a terrible idea.” “Yes.” “But you’re going to do it anyway?” “Absolutely.” #WritingCommunity #BookSky #AmWriting

Time for a midweek mood check! Use a pic, GIF, or vid to share how you feeling today 🖤

As a writer, I spend an unreasonable amount of time asking: “What are you willing to sacrifice to get what you want?” Turns out it’s a useful question in fiction and real life. #WritingCommunity #BookSky #AmWriting #WritersOfBluesky #HorrorBooks #AmQuerying

Anyone else hear a song and immediately think about their manuscript? Listening to “Cards I Can’t Take Back” and thinking about THIRTEEN YEARS. I guess I’m a sucker for stories about bargains, consequences, and debts that eventually come due. youtu.be/Da_EWGtppMw?... #BookSky #WritingCommunity

Horror writers: what’s your favorite piece of folklore, urban legend, or local ghost story? I’m from southeast Missouri, so I grew up hearing some strange ones. #HorrorCommunity #WritingCommunity #Folklore

Hello, Bluesky! I'm Nick. I write Southern Gothic horror and folk horror. I'm mildly obsessed with ghosts, crossroads bargains, and what people are willing to sacrifice for their goals. Figured it was finally time to stop lurking and start meeting people. #WritingCommunity #HorrorBooks #QueerWriters