Two days late because I’m a dunce, but HAPPY SCORPIO SEASON!!! ♏️ ❤️

The prologue of THE WRONG WITCH TO HEX WITH is proof that, once you’re established, you can get away with anything. We debuts & queriers are stuck having to dream up perfect openings with the promise that, if they’re not chef’s kiss, an amazing book will never get read. I’m not bitter. 🙄 #writesky

When your significant other scrunches up the sheets and takes over the bed so you have nowhere to sleep. But it’s okay because (1) you don’t sleep, anyway, and (2) ✨words✨are coming…

I've made some new Diverse Book feeds. -Trans & Nonbinary Books 📚💙💕 -Black Booksky 📚🖤 -Black Queer Bookworms 🌈📚🖤 -Disabled & Neurodiverse Books ♿📚 They're linked with emojis & or keywords they pick up/to put your posts on them, in this thread🧵👇 Also in thread: Queer SFFH 🌈📚🪐. Aro & or Ace Books

Holy crap. Sweating more profusely now. 😅

Haven't done one of these before, here it goes! #MeetTheAuthor

A high school reunion comes to an abrupt end when the dead body of the class jock shocks the school’s gymnasium in this cozy mystery debut, perfect for fans of Ellery Adams and Eva Gates. May 12, 2026 Available NOW for pre-order!

Apple Watch keeps telling me to stand, and I'm very, "Fuck you, I'm writing."

Hey, @jsinsheim.bsky.social @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social do y'all know the answer to this question?

Question: Has anyone EVER gone from a "maybe" pile to getting an offer? Is the "maybe" pile more of a consolation prize? No, really--I'm super curious! Have you, or has anyone you know, ever been successful (beyond a request) from the maybe pile?

SWEATING. 😅

New scientific discovery: Refreshing your query inbox every hour does not cause (or even correlate with) speed of query/full responses. 😫

Thank you so much for the love on my pitches today. So excited to send some new queries/fulls. Hope everyone had a great day. I was traveling, so I didn’t get to support as much as I wanted—but I’m here now. Go team! So proud of y’all.

Elisa is magical. Not to mention passionate, dedicated, and fantastically editorial. Go query her. She’s awesome.

One love, one lifetime. Anyone else will die. When Raine's fiance abandons her, she swears she'll never love again. But there's 1 man she's blissfully inept at avoiding! Thank the stars for ride-or-die besties who think family curses are dumb. Friends who believe in love. And in you. #DVpit #A #R

The next man Raine loves will die, thanks to family karma. You can't escape karma. I mean, you can *try*... Magic isn't turning pumpkins to stagecoaches. Or reducing bad guys to toads (Raine's ex would've croaked long ago!). No, magic is learned and practiced. And sometimes you fail. #DVpit #A #R

Thanks to a centuries-old family curse, the next man Raine loves will die. Yet being around Joe necessitates loving him. He sets her heart--her very soul--afire. Two broken hearts. One vile solution. Only one way out. But does she have it in her? Good witches don't kill. #DVpit #A #R #Upmarket

If I kiss him, he'll die. Yet how can I not? Maybe if I engage my body, but not my heart... Yes. Stop your stupid fluttering. Witches don't kill. Doctors don't kill. My insistence on indulging this flame Will land him 6 feet under. Hmm. Surely one tiny kiss couldn't hurt. #DVPit #A #R #Upmarket

What do you do when you're falling in love... Yet the next man you love will die? Because curses suck. Easy. Keep him at arm's distance. Easy! Just don't kiss him. Easy? Shut your fluttering heart up. Miserable. Fail. Derelict of duty as a witch. Such. A. Delightful. Sin. #DVpit #A #R #Upmarket

Carley Fortune x IRREGULAR WITCHES Thanks to a family curse, the next man Raine loves will die. Plan A: Don’t fall in love. Yeah, til she accidentally meets a hot rocker-slash-attorney & is blissfully inept at staying away. Plan B: Kill the curse before it kills both him & her HEA. #DVpit #a #r

Yay #DVparty Day 6: New WIP! Plotting a dual timeline commercial novel (Great Depression era vs. modern day). Two intertwined love stories, one HEA, & a lazy golden retriever. Major theme: the power of voice Minor theme: science vs. spirit Yep, there are witches, too. 🧙‍♀️ And a magic shop.🔮 #A #R

#DVParty Day 5 Song Police: “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic” Bc Raine is a witch. No, she can’t turn a pumpkin into a coach. Nor can she turn you into a toad (or her ex would’ve croaked long ago). Magic is cultural, ingrained in belief. #A #R #Upmarket #ND #Own youtu.be/w0QCFQByBQo?...

Things I need to hear right now: 1. We’d like to make a full offer on your house. 2. Your book has a few flaws, but you’re an amazing writer. I’d love to work with you on it. Can we talk? Okay, Universe. Do your thing. 😬

Day 4 of #DVParty: my characters’ memes! LANGUAGE WARNING. #A #R #Upmarket #ND

Opening line from CURSES, KISSES, AND OTHER COMPLICATIONS: Every witch worth her salt knows blood on the moon means trouble’s on the horizon. Yet I ignore the glow drenching the clouds in crimson as I throw my car in park—let bad luck ruin someone else’s night. I’m busy. #DVParty #Upmarket #R #A

Opening line from FALL DAMAGE: Wrapping up after a D&D session was a chaotic storm full of jokes and scrambling to jot down notes to remember for next week. Tonight was different. #DVParty #fantasy #YA

Looking to connect with more writers for the upcoming #DVPit event! #amwriting #romance? Let's connect! Especially if you're also #upmarket/#bookclub! Can't wait to see what you post. #writesky #authorsky #writingcommunity

Opening line from CURSES, KISSES, AND OTHER COMPLICATIONS: Every witch worth her salt knows blood on the moon means trouble’s on the horizon. Yet I ignore the glow drenching the clouds in crimson as I throw my car in park—let bad luck ruin someone else’s night. I’m busy. #DVParty #Upmarket #R #A

gah turning a plot overview into a beat sheet 😫😖 #writesky #writingcommunity

Oh. My. Goth. I have a dual timeline plot outline with two full character arcs, full themes, and a setting. This next book might just happen. There’s that saying that the way to get over one lover is to get under another. Is that true with books, too? #writingcommunity #writesky

Okay, I’m just gonna say it: it’s really, REALLY hard to read and enjoy a story when you have unmedicated ADHD. I can’t take stimulants for medical reasons. I literally struggle to get through a book these days. #writesky #authorsky #amwriting (sort-of) #booksky

On behalf of our terrifying, bloodthirsty ghouls, happy October!! Welcome to SPOOKY SEASON!!!!!!!!! #writingcommunity #amwriting #witchsky

Carley Fortune x IRREGULAR WITCHES Thanks to a family curse, the next man Raine loves will die. Plan A: Don’t fall in love. Yeah, til she ACCIDENTALLY meets a 🔥 rocker-slash-attorney & is blissfully inept at staying away. Plan B: Kill the curse before it kills her chance at happiness. #predv #a #r

I write a lot about karma and intergenerational curses (social/behavioral as well as magical). Do you think our children pay for our sins?

DAMN YOU, QUERY TRACKER UPDATE EMAILS! Making me jump every Thursday afternoon when my inbox dings. You’d think I’d remember by now. Yes, I know I can turn them off. But then I might miss something… 👀

When people use adverbs incorrectly in their advertisements for editorial services…

I think I might be a little too excited about the Rapture tomorrow. Probably not for the right reasons. #witchsky

Holy shit, #WriteSky. Hope is so very, very dangerous. And fickle. And tenuous. 😬

My stance on the solar eclipse happening the afternoon before Mabon begins: It's the universe slamming the door on summer. We turn to the darker part of the Wheel. And it kinda feels like Spirit is saying, "Hey, y'all, watch this." Maybe don't do magic right now. But I dunno. You do you. #witchsky

Hey, Save-The-Catters... is anyone else super frustrated that the STC novel beat sheets go by page, not by word count? That's hard to follow in, say, Scrivener. Frown no more... Jessica Brody has a fabulous beat calculator based on word count: www.jessicabrody.com/2020/12/save...

Holy shit, team. It DOES pay to check your query email every 3.5337 minutes. Especially when an agent is excited about your work. Signed, OCD Writer #28475890183 ❤️ #writesky #authorsky #writingcommunity #omfg #DontGetExcitedYet

New MC. 😂

Where’s my GenX core, #WriteSky? I see so many millennial books out there (absolutely wonderful—don’t get me wrong). Who’s representing?? #writingcommunity

Plotting something new and difficult this morning. My coauthor wasn’t so impressed. She plopped her head into my lap/keyboard and immediately started snoring (sound up!). 😂🥰

The MASSIVE self-doubt and even imposter syndrome upon starting off with a new novel! The themes seem so huge and the characters so intense. And the structure 🤪 Is it just me? How do you get going?? #writesky #authorsky #writingcommunity

We broke our 5K record this morning, running hard in honor of the victims of 9/11 and the pain so many still go through this time every year (and every day without their loved ones). Never, ever forget. How are you honoring this day? #usa #neverforget #writingcommunity

Me: It only takes two seconds to check my querying email account. And I mean, someone TOTALLY could’ve answered in the last 2.5 minutes. Other Me: OMFG WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU STOP IT RIGHT NOW. #writesky #authors #amwriting #amquerying

I never really gave this much thought! My guys tend to have their favorite “ass-hugging” jeans. One of my women is always in scrubs. Another loves miniskirts. I guess I need to pay better attention to the FMC because I have no idea! #writesky

Note from a (formerly) fat girl: If you’re losing motivation on the running trail (or insert workout here), cheer for others. Tell them they’ve got this, they’re killing it, they’re beautiful, etc. I mean it from the bottom of my ❤️—empty compliments suck. But cheering for others keeps me going, too.

Someone please stop me from checking my query inbox about 27474859499922 times a day. 😭 #writesky