With the political turmoil, I find it hard to focus on my WIP, and yet, writing helps me deal with stress. #writingcommunity #authorslife #thenextfouryearscannotpassquicklyenough

Met with a great group of CPs last night. I received much valuable feedback on my WIP. Plus, we had a great time taking tangents that made me laugh. #writerslife #critiquepartnersarethebest #draftquest

An orphan discovers memory-powered magic. His pendant holds more than memories; it links him to an organization of eldritch beings manipulating humanity. To stop their rise and uncover the truth about his family, Gaethin must confront his past to harness the magic to save his future. #F #A #2025pit

Mohan's company sends him to India to test a robo-kitchen on the gated community he's been running from all his life. Now, he must confront caste, class, & gender for the first time, getting everyone to "never cook again!" to save his job, visa and the life he's built for himself #A #SF #2025pit

For his crimes against decency and for being just an ornery little son of a gun, Lipsnitch Snilly is banished from his tribe of fellow goat people. Well, that's fine. He found a talking crow and he's off to learn dark magic in Ohio before the world ends. (COLOR OF MAGIC X DEADWOOD) #pit2025 #F #HA

FEVRE DREAM x THE EXPANSE An Earther vampire, a Beltor addict, & a Martian ex-marine begrudgingly join forces after an Asteroid Belt gang guns down another, stealing their goods. The three pursue a common enemy who is far stronger—& older—than any of them could ever imagine. #Pit2025 #A #T #SF #H

The Gathering is mandatory by Jasper Carrion’s decree. Villagers compete to partake in the Feast, a four-hour eating orgy, for those lucky enough to snag RING balls matching two sets of numbers selected at random, desire can be enjoyed in excess. A HUNGER ARTIST X THE RUNNING MAN #A #H #pit2025

And orphan discovers memory-powered magic. His pendant holds more than memories; it links him to an organization of eldritch beings manipulating humanity. To stop their rise and uncover the truth about his family, Gaethin must confront his past to harness the magic to save his future. #F #A #2025pit

Good luck with #2025pit everyone! 🥰 I've already seen so many good pitches! Reply or like here and I'll repost yours. (I'm on CET time so if it's after 5 PM EST I'll repost tomorrow) #writingcommunity

Many trans folks pray for their body to change, but Ben unwittingly calls forth a pantheon of forgotten gods, all eager to grant him the perfect dick. To feel whole in his body, Ben must survive an endless nightmare of cosmic bargains. #F #H #HA #A #2025pit #LGBTQIA #Transauthor

Windjacker is the story of a drifter, a former assassin, a journalist, a marshal, two pirates and a heap of goddamn trouble in an aether-filled universe where dragons can take you to the stars and pirates sail rigged ships through the void #Pit2025

40K men's suicides last year.In Consider the Goat, only Amos Schmidt’s love for his goat&the compassion of new friend Joel Meyer can save Amos,the victim of transgenerational war PTSD,from becoming 40K+1.This book redefines the meaning of friendship between two men. On the RoadxKiteRunner #pit2025

For everyone pitching today - If your dream agent does not like your pitch, don’t get discouraged. It can be hard just to be seen. #pit2025 #draftquest #queryingishell

#2025pit Vampire Kyle can’t stop biting people. Touching Isla, a witch, cools his cravings. When a coven frames Kyle for murdering local kids, he and Isla must pick sides. Fight each other, or join together, and find the real killer before their families are both destroyed. #Satire #YA #romantacy

A murder in the wilderness upends a survey expedition. The lead surveyor enlists the only investigators around to help, a tired mercenary and a memory-bending illusionist. But they are not all they claim, and the crime just one part of a conspiracy growing at the edge of an empire. #F #A #2025Pit

MONDAY — It’s #2025Pit Are you an unagented writer who has completed a manuscript? Are you in search of a literary agent? Great, on Monday I’m hosting a pitch event here on BlueSky I hope will connect authors & agents who may like to work together. How does this work? Glad you asked!

TANGLED x WHERE THE DARK STANDS STILL x BLOOD LIKE MAGIC A girl who can alter emotion—but not her own anxiety— breaks her 6-yr exile in an enchanted tower to investigate an outbreak of magical rage infecting her coastal city that only her rare magic can subdue. #2025Pit #Q #YA #F #LGBTQ #writersky

LAST AIRBENDER x MISTBORN Ursa's best friend moved away without telling her. Oh and on the same day, Ursa's arrested for apparently being a blazing star in human form. The princess, born without that honor, rebels for her—but Ursa doesn't care about that. Just why her friend left. #YA #F #2025Pit

HERE WE GO AGAIN x ITS A SIN While honouring his uncle's dying wish to reunite six iconic drag queen activists, a young gay man learns dark secrets about his adoptive mother. When she demands he stops his search, he must choose—his uncle’s legacy or the woman who raised him. #2025pit #A #CON #LGBT

To everyone pitching today, good luck! May the slush pile gods be with you! @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social #pitch2025 #draftquest #queryhellisreal

Picking up after a brief break, the story is now at a post-dinner argument about religion, caste, development and political econ, and the west between acquaintances across the left-lib-right spectrum. I'm honestly transfixed at how true to real life the characters and arguments are. 7/x

Reading Devika Rege's Quarterlife for research. One protagonist is a WSJ-reading atomized neolib ding-dong (a personal attack against past me) and the other is a great study of the RETVRN mentality that English Medium Brahmans in urban Maharashtra have adopted in reaction to US exceptionalism 1/x

Ancient magic stirs in the Atlantic Ocean, transforming one hundred humans into mermaids. This includes Audrey Harker, who questions if this miraculous change is really predestined fate, or if it’s an orchestration of something much more sinister. THE MERMAID RESURGENCE #A #F #RM #R #2025pit

When a powerful ghost and a weary ghost hunter find themselves inexplicably bound to one another, the two would-be adversaries must work together to uncover the mystery of their new connection before the curse completely destroys their souls. THE GHOST-BIND #A #F #P #2025pit

Better than reality.

#writingcommunity #authorsofbluesky #indieauthors #booksandwriting Am halfway through Bride by Ali Hazelwood. This fantastic book has helped me cope with the anxiety-inducing news. Anyone else reading to escape?

#writingcommunity #authorsofbluesky #indieauthors Am halfway through Bride by Ali Hazelwood. This fantastic book has helped me cope with the anxiety-inducing news. Anyone else reading to escape?

Seeking MG representation? Check out the Mixed-up files today for a pitch party. fromthemixedupfiles.com

Check out my latest on fantasy at the mixed up files. fromthemixedupfiles.com

✨GIVEAWAY✨ To say thank you to all the readers who boost my books, I’m giving away three copies of Mari and the Curse of El Cocodrilo. To enter, share this post and comment your favorite book by a queer or POC author. Ends 10/9. Good luck!

Stop by the Mixed up Files of MG Authors and check out my interview with Adrianna Cuevas about monsters, Cuba, and her latest publishing news. fromthemixedupfiles.com @adriannacuevas.bsky.social

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Check out my latest blog post on why we need diverse heroes at The Mixed Up Files of Middle Grade Authors. #kidlit #mglit #weneedsiversebooks fromthemixedupfiles.com/wndmg-wednes...

Hey hey it's that B&N preorder sale and I finally get to share about it for my own book! I'VE GOT MY MIND SET ON BREW is an enemies to lovers workplace romcom set in the craft beer brewing world. Out 4/2024! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ive-got-my...

I AM BOTH is part of the 25% off preorder sale w/ @barnesandnoble! Use code “PREORDER25” at checkout from now to Sept 8 #BNPreorder www.barnesandnoble.com/w/i-am-both-kerisa-greene/1143062643?ean=9781250865021 *This won’t include book swag. For stickers & goodies preorder through #EastCityBookshop

I’m speaking about my favorite topic—the Middle Grade Voice! Hope to see you online Oct 11! #girlpowerhour

Reminder that tomorrow at 5pm is our weekly #MiddleGrade chat! We've had a lovely couple of weeks so far, so if you can pop along and join in, it'd be great to see you! #authors #writing #kidlit

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Repost with one of your favorite hobbies.

Always a good day when Pragmatic Mom publishes an updated list of carefully curated #kidsbooks! Today she includes MY MOMMY MARCHES from UK's Lantana on her updated Books for Young Activists www.pragmaticmom.com/2017/02/book...

Romance authors are awesome! More than a few kidlit authors contributed stuff too. Great job, peeps!!!

See a list of links to all my custom kidlit community threads at debbieohi.link/bluesky-kidlit

If you are a kidlit/YA editor who works for a traditional publishing house, please reply? To creators: Do your research before querying, to see if editor IS accepting queries & to make sure they are the right fit for you & your work. Do NOT query directly via Bluesky. Be professional/courteous.

@kellygarcia22.bsky.social I admit to having gone a little overboard while visiting a couple of indie bookstores last weekend. Good news, I’ll be able to take advantage of lots of reading time with the upcoming three-day weekend. These are at the top of my TBR pile.