Greetings, Revelers, and welcome to my 2026 #RevPit #10Queries thread. I'm kicking off my first session now, but will attempt to thread my future sessions so people can find all of my posts together - that's my plan 🤷‍♀️ First, some hashtag shortcuts #MG = Middle Grades #YA = Young Adult #A = Adult

Cherry blossom season is the best season 🌸

The first book in @matteaorr.bsky.social's historical mystery series, THE LAST TELEGRAM OF MRS. HUDSON, comes out September 3 from @headofzeus.bsky.social, and you can preorder it NOW at most major retailers! Isn't that cover stunning? 🤩

This hits so hard

Good luck to all the #RevPit hopefuls!! Now that you've submitted, it's time for the fun part 🔥 👯Find your new best friends and critique partners ✨Write something silly just for fun 🎨Make some art or bake some bread 💙Participate in #RevPitWaiting questions 🕯️And light your good luck candles 💚💙💜

My quarterly newsletter drops tomorrow! Sign up for: 📚Reading Recs ✍️Writing Tips 💜Chronic Illness Living This one has a big spotlight on the #RevPit competition, which opens to submissions this week! Check it out at irisandersi.substack.com #ReviseandResubmit #WritingCommunity

That’s right, it’s #RevPit season! RevPit is an annual contest where winners can receive edits from prof editors (including me!). Come join our lovely community and talk all things writing and editing (even if you aren’t planning on entering). #AuthorServices #AuthorCommunity #Editor

This auction is officially live! There are a ton of amazing auction items up for bid. Special edition books, query critiques, and so much more! All proceeds help out queer and trans folx facing financial hardship ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Hey #RevPit, have logline questions or want some feedback on your logline? Reply here, and I’ll get to as many as I can. Logline explanation: www.jenichappelleeditorial.com/post/essenti... Another explanation: www.threads.com/@reginablack...

When I submitted to #RevPit last year, I was curious about what happened to the previous year’s winners. In the comments below, a few folks from the 2025 cohort have reflected on their experience! We'd love to hear stories from others as well! #reviseandresubmit #revpitcommunity

Oh hey #RevPit! It's time for my #MeetTheEditor. Are you ready?????

ANNOUNCING the 2026 RevPit Participating Editors! reviseresub.com/editors

I'm donating a query letter + 50 page MS critique to raise money for immigrant defense funds and mutual aid! The auction starts soon, and there's a ton of excellent bookish items up for bid! 12am EST 2/17-11:45pm EST 2/19 www.32auctions.com/bookloversfo... #bookloversforliberation

We've lost an amazing editor and friend. We'll miss Megan deeply. Thank you for all you've brought to this world. www.gofundme.com/f/support-me...

SURPRISE!!! Ecstatic to share that I am now an Associate Literary Agent at Storm Literary Agency! I'm so excited to continue working with this talented group in this new capacity. For an idea of what I'm looking for, I'll drop a link to my wishlist 👇 I'll open to queries 2/16!

Let the Saturday morning edits begin 🔥

Some personal news…

Publishing for Minnesota auction is now open!! There’s so may amazing items and you can even bid on a query and first 5 pages critique from me! www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...

The Publishing for Minnesota Auction goes live at midnight on Wednesday. The number of items for auction has doubled since I first heard about it this evening and they're still adding more: www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...

For anyone feeling uncertain where to donate because of decision paralysis, you can easily Venmo @CANMN any amount to support mutual aid in Minneapolis -getting essentials like food and diapers to people who feel afraid to leave their homes right now. Call your reps. Be a good neighbor. FUCK ICE.

Spotted a charming mural earlier today. So cute it might just inspire a scene in my current WIP ✍️🐉🦋

I’M AGENTED! So exciting to be repped by @maraalyse.bsky.social at Azantian Literary Agency 💚 #amagented #agentedauthor #writingcommunity Photo Credit: @hello_meagain on Instagram

So Discord just released a survey about how people feel about implementing AI features! If you feel so inclined to politely (or not so politely) tell them how you truly feel...here is your chance. 🚨🚨🚨 #Writesky #AntiAI #Booksky #Discord #Writingcommunity discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

I'M OFFICIALLY AGENTED! Please consider subscribing to my newsletter to be the first to know which agent I signed with and follow along with my author journey👀 irisandersi.substack.com Official social media post coming soon! Newsletter announcement drops tomorrow 💙

Forgot to share this lovely coffee shop shot on BSKY from earlier this week ☕ I usually try to hit up coffee shops on Saturday mornings for focused writing/editing time, but I'm avoiding public spaces in case of post-Christmas virus surges. I hope everyone stays healthy and safe this December 💙

The bookstore + coffee shop combo might be my favorite. Excited to work on some edits today! #amwriting #editingmodeactivated #morningfuel

I just had the most fun at a creative author photo shoot this morning! The goal was to keep my identity lightly obscured, and the photographer totally nailed my vision! I can’t wait to share photos. . . along with some exciting news 👀 #writesky #writingcommunity

This has been a year where I learned how to tell myself, “I’m proud of myself,” something that took over 30 years to get to and a lesson I didn’t know had been missing. So here is my Wrapped 2025 ❤️📚 #writingcommunity #writers #writesky #wrapped

Just messaged some really amazing artists to help design a custom author portrait / illustration. Fingers crossed one of my top picks has time to take on a commission 🤞🎨

Excited to announce that Our Elsewhere has won the general fiction category for the 2025 Book Pipeline Unpublished contest! bookpipeline.com/winners Honored they recognized Our Elsewhere--a speculative fiction where a widow journeys across worlds via death to find and save her husband.

MOREL SUPPORT 50% Sapphic Rom-Com. 50% Fantasy. Featuring: 🍄 A sentient mushroom with chaotic advice ❤️ Chronic illness rep 🫀 Literal and figurative heartache 💰 Sexy bandits ❤️‍🔥 Sapphic romance 🔥 Let's burn down the government vibes 95% drafted 📝 #WipPit #A #F #RC #RF #W #LGBT #WIP

I debated wether to post this one or not but, I thought it would bring someone fighting imposter syndrome a bit of comfort to know they aren't alone. We're not going to let it win people, I REFUSE ✨💕 youtu.be/QQbSbDEAVMA?... #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Authortube #BookSky

New candle to help manifest my author dreams 🕯️🍄‍🟫🌲⛰️🕯️

I’m very lucky to live in a place with so much writing inspiration! For example, watching salmon spawn is perfect for every genre: 🐟Romance: salmon literally die for love (shortly after spawning) 🐟Horror: salmon go through a zombification phase 🐟Thriller: fish vs fisherman #writingcommunity

How many times can I refresh my query inbox in one day? 🕯️🕯️🕯️

Let the Saturday morning writing begin ☕️✍️

For everyone🕯️manifesting🕯️their author dream, what do we think an invitation for THE CALL smells like?🕯️✨ 🌲The Deep Woods 🌊Sea & Salt 🥐Freshly Baked Goods 🍂A Fall Day ❓Something else? (Suggestions in comments welcome!) My candles are lit! 🤞 #writingcommunity

THE DEVIL LOVES A CEO: A Sapphic Paranormal Rom-Com She's a Fast-Fashion CEO and the worst person you've ever met. She's the literal devil and a total romantic. If they want love, the CEO will need to make some major changes to avoid eternal damnation. 😈 ❤️🔥 #QuestPit #PR #RF #A

Excited to share my WIP novel: MOREL SUPPORT 50% Sapphic rom-com. 50% fantasy. Featuring: 🍄 A sentient mushroom with chaotic advice ❤️ Chronic illness rep 🫀 Literal and figurative heartache 💰 Sexy bandits ❤️‍🔥 Sapphic romance 🔥 Let's burn down the government vibes #QuestPit #A #F #RC #RF #W

POTIONS UNINCORPORATED Think HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE x THE SPELLSHOP 💜 Chronic Illness Rep 🌱 Plant Magic 💚 Bisexual Witches 🐈‍⬛ A Snarky Familiar 😈 Evil Pharmaceutical Potion Company ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine Romance ☕ Cozy Vibes #QuestPit #Q #A #R #F #chronicillnessrep #ownvoices #LGBTQ #cozyfantasy

Getting closer to finishing my first draft of Morel Support! Featuring: 🍄 A sentient mushroom with chaotic advice ❤️ Chronic illness rep 🫀 Literal and figurative heartache 💰 Sexy bandits ❤️‍🔥 Sapphic romance 🔥 Let's burn down the government vibes #WIP #writingcommunity

Please check your kid’s Halloween candy tonight. Apparently requests for a synopsis are being hidden in candy bars.

I can’t hype this book up enough! Agents are going to fight for this one. Keep an eye out for the day Nadine finally takes it to the query trenches! 👀

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

🕯️Manifesting good news in my querying inbox for the next seven days🕯️ The work has been put in. Please let an agent feel the same way I do about my book 💚

Over the moon for my writing friend! 🎉 Proof that patience and persistence can lead to the dream coming true. I can't wait to buy your book💚 Good luck on sub!! 🍀

Time to make some progress on my whimsical romantic fantasy novel 🍄❤️ Step 1: acquire Saturday morning writing fuel ✅

A witch struggles to manage her chronic illness flare ups thanks to her demanding job as a potion maker. It’ll take working with a cheerful thief (a very attractive, softly-masculine witch) to stand up to Potions Inc.—a greedy pharmaceutical potion company. #DVpit #Cozy #A #R #F #CI #DIS #LGBT

Themes of POTIONS UNINCORPORATED, a cozy romantic fantasy with chronic illness rep! 💚 You don't have to go through life alone 😴 It's okay (and normal!) to rest/take breaks 💙 Friendship and love are what matters most 😈 Big Pharma/Capitalism = the real enemy #DVpit #Cozy #A #R #F #CI #DIS #LGBT

THE DEVIL LOVES A CEO 😈 ❤️🔥 A fast-fashion CEO finds herself falling for the actual she-Devil, but the CEO will have to make some major lifestyle changes if she doesn't want to end up as a damned soul ❤️‍🔥 ✨ A Sapphic Paranormal Rom-Com ✨ #DVpit #LGBT #CI #DIS #RomCom #PR #R #A