Editorial Asst: It's #amquerying #ChaosPit Day! 🐱 Me: What's that? 🤔 E.A.: Promote 🌊SEA CURSER🌊 in a funny way Me: But it's speculative & parts are scary 🫣 E.A. Like what? Me: Remote island, curses, Maine myths, people vanishing, ancient sea creatures 👹 E.A. Ancient like you? Me: Ha ha #amwriting

Happy Trans Day of Visibility 🏳️‍⚧️ Not everyone can be safely "loud and proud" so remember to be understanding of people's situations, and keep standing up so that someday everyone can be visible without fear 💙🩷🤍

It's Monday #writingcommunity! 😵‍💫☕☕☕ I was checking out the new books posted in the #MWPA newsletter (kudos to Victoria Hood!) and came across reference to Girl Noise Press. Love their mission--and their name! #writesky #amwriting #amquerying www.girlnoise.press

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. ~ Albert Einstein #Quotes #Opportunity #BookObsessed #WritingTipsDaily #CurrentlyWatching #CozyReading #Querying #AIArt #Writesky

Good morning #writingcommunity! ☕ Just a quick PSA regarding the Anthropic settlement, and a reminder that the deadline to file a claim is this coming Monday (3/30). 🗓️✔️ #amquerying #writesky #amwriting

Query letter check! Hand your query to a friend, set a 60-second timer ⏱️, then ask: Who's the protagonist? What do they want? What's stopping them? What are the stakes? If they can't answer, REVISE. 🚨 manuscriptacademy.com/query-letter-pop-quiz-test-clarity #AmQuerying #WritingCommunity #QueryTips

Good morning #writingcommunity 🖊️ Today is... International Day for Achievers! 😀 Perfect for a "Full Request Monday," right? 📝 If that doesn't work out, it's also National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day and National Cocktail Day... 🍹🍫 #amquerying #amwriting

APRIL - Pitch Events! April 1st, we start the month off with #ChaosPit (chaospit.org)! April 18th, #PosterPit (@posterpitevent.bsky.social)! Then, on April 29th, we close out the month #QuestPit (@questpit.bsky.social)! #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #AmQuerying #AmWriting

#PosterPit is coming up this April 18th! So, get your posters and pitches ready! There are a even PRIZES this year! #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Writers #AmWriting #AmQuerying #AmAgenting #LitAgents

✨Currently #Querying✨.... THE SEA CURSER A contemporary speculative novel grounded in Maine's coastal mythology 🌲🌊 #agentsguide #amquerying

Sending out gratitude today for my amazing critique group. 👩‍👩‍👧‍👧 Thank you for your support, and for helping me become a better writer. 🙏 🖊️ Wishing everyone the support of a #writingcommunity (& sunshine) on this first day of spring! 🌹 #amquerying #amwriting

Good morning #writingcommunity! 🔅 This link provides some amazing tips for writing the dreaded/hated/much-maligned synopsis. A great resource! 📝 Off to caffeinate myself... then polishing up THE SEA CURSER for querying! ☕ #amwriting #amquerying

According to my Editorial Assistant, napping is the only appropriate response to a stormy Monday. ⛈️ Guess I'll have to write without her... 😸 🖊️ Hope your day is a productive one, #writingcommunity! #amwriting #amquerying

Being a writer is hard. Cultivating a following, when it goes against your introverted nature, is hard. Rejection is hard. Sending love to the writers showing up in these spaces and filling it with art, when sometimes we barely have energy to show up for ourselves. ❤️ #amquerying

Great "Presentation Party" last night with the #ManuscriptAcademy! 🥳🎉 Ivan Taurisano shared great insight on "Stories Under Fire" & publishing in times of book bans. When books are challenged, it means that stories matter & have power- and people care! 📚 #writesky #amquerying #writingcommunity

How many times can you re-read your own query letter before it starts to go mushy and you no longer speak the English language? I think my limit is 15.

The #MWPA is offering four "Standing Up w/ Community by Writing & Acts of Resistance" workshops (some online!) with the goal of "sowing seeds of resistance, of hope, of communal strength, personal clarity, and shared values." The first one is tomorrow! 🖊️ #writingcommunity #amquerying #amwriting

Celebrating a belated #InternationalWomen'sDay, and sending up gratitude to all who identify as women in our lives who support us as writers, creators, dreamers, and advocates for each other. 🙏 #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting #amquerying

Hi #writingcommunity! Today is #NationalProofreadingDay. 👀✔️ Though there are many things I'd rather do than proofreading (laundry, shoveling, watching paint dry), it's a critical part of our craft. In celebration, here's a great article on #editing posted by #janefriedman. #amwriting #amquerying

Woke up to another snowstorm in southern Maine... ❄️🌲 I guess there's no excuse today but to stay inside and focus on querying-- as I ponder into existence my next WIP! 🤔💭 TGIF #writingcommunity! 🍷 #amwriting #amquerying

Querying authors—rejection is a part of this journey! SOMETIMES, when a literary agent passes, it has nothing to do with the actual writing and more to do with what sort of book/author they are looking for! take a breath, and then query the next! #writersky #writer #querying #authors

Hello #writingcommunity! This "Presentation Party" with the #ManuscriptAcademy looks like a lot of fun! (Anything with "party" in the name has to be, right??) 😂🥳🥂 #amwriting #amquerying presentation-party.manuscriptacademy.com

To celebrate #ReadAcrossAmerica Day, the link below provides info on free resources (books!) for teachers and students. 🍎 The theme from #NEA this year is "celebrate diversity." So timely and relevant! Happy reading #writingcommunity! 📚 #amquerying #amwriting www.nea.org/professional...

Not sure what to do for today's #UnhingedPit, so my Editorial Assistant suggested hypnosis... 🙀 Stare deeply into her eyes, and see the ocean waters off Rose Bluff Island. What evil awaits under Maine's wild seas? ✨Now #amquerying ✨ THE SEA CURSER 🌊🌲 #writingcommunity #amwriting #A #S #Q

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Happy TGIF #writingcommunity! 🍷 For those in the northern New England area (or would love to come to Maine in May), early bird registration is open for the 2026 #MWPA Crime Wave conference! 🌲 Hope to meet up with you there! 🔍 #mysterywriters #amquerying www.mainewriters.org/about-crime-...

Hello Friends! Welcome to #MSWL Day 2026! 🎉 This is our second ever #MSWL Day on Bluesky. We’re happy you’re here! You can, as of TODAY, search Bluesky and ManuscriptWishList.com posts at once: manuscriptwishlist.com/smart-search. All posts are verified by a human who works in publishing. ☕

Need help searching all the #MSWL content? Follow this account, @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social, for posts verified by a human who works in publishing. Do a DIY Bluesky search with this method: youtu.be/LnZt1MCjKZE?...

It's here! # MSWL Day is today! 😀 🎉 I can't wait to check out the posts and discover what agents are looking for. 👀 And a quick reminder to this amazing #writingcommunity... this isn't a pitch event. Agents/editors might block you if you post in the # MSWL feed. #amwriting #amquerying

✨Querying✨ THE SEA CURSER As the Creature’s countdown accelerates, Nan must find a way to save her friends & escape Rose Bluff's curse, before evil’s game reaches its cataclysmic climax. ⏺️Closed Setting 🌲Remote Island 👹Ancient Curses 🌊Coastal Mythologies 🙏Loss & Reconciliation #WSPit #amquerying

Happy #WSPit Day! 🖊️😀 ✨Ready to Query✨... THE SEA CURSER What ancient evil lurks off the coast of Maine... ⏺️Closed-Setting 🌲Remote Island 👹Ancient Curses 🌊Folklore & Coastal Mythology 🙏Loss & Reconciliation #WSPitQuerying #A #F #Q #S #amquerying #writingcommunity #amwriting

Hello #writingcommunity! It's almost here... the next MSWL Day is on February 26th! 🖊️💻 A reminder: This isn't a pitch event. Agents + editors will post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes, so we can discover our next best fit for querying. Sure beats shoveling! 😀 #amquerying #amwriting

My Editorial Assistant is on Blizzard Watch here in southern Maine... ❄️🐱 A great day for several cups of coffee (or espressos??) and final edits to my WIP. ☕☕📝 Stay warm #writingcommunity! 🖊️ #amwriting #amquerying #writesky

In case you want a distraction this morning... A great post from #julieartz today on "Show Don't Tell" from Suzy Vadori's podcast. 📝 #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity

I've finally followed the #writingadvice to use the Read Aloud function in Word--it has made a huge difference with the final editing of my WIP! 📝 (The only problem... I get a little motion sick following along with the bouncing cursor...) 🙃 Have a great Friday #writingcommunity! 🍷 #amquerying

Passing along a great blog entry regarding the alarming proliferation of writer-related scams. 🚫 While there's so much good out there among our #writingcommunity, it's truly too bad we also need to watch out for entities with less than honest intent! Happy writing🖊️ #amwriting #writesky #amwriting

Can I respectfully clarify that the MSWL hastag is for agents/editors to let writers know what they're seeking. It's not intended for writers to pitch their works. With #MSWLDay imminent, it's vital this hashtag stays clean. Thanks. #writingcommunity #writersky #amwriting #authors #writers

#WSPit is coming up on February 25th! This is a hype event run by @wipsnips.bsky.social! This year, it is open to ANY stage of writing from WIP to Published! So, mark your calendars and get those pitches ready! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying #AmWriting #AmAgenting #LitAgents #Writers

Happy Monday #writingcommunity! ☕ You know it's a Monday when a new story idea takes over your brain, when you're supposed to be completing edits of your current WIP. 📝 Resistance is futile... 🤪 #amquerying #amwriting

#julieartz posted a great blog about "facing uncertainty with creativity," applicable to writing & all that's swirling in the world around us. She emphasized flow, presence, connection, & creativity as antidotes to uncertainty & chaos. 📝 Lots to ponder... #amquerying #writingcommunity #amwriting

TGIF! 😀🍷 While I love the creative aspects of writing (& even doing the research), & how my characters sometimes tug me in completely different & wonderful directions, what I love the best is being part of such an inspiring #writingcommunity. 🖊️ #amquerying #pretendpanel #pretendpanelists #writesky

Great webinar yesterday w/ Jessica Strawser & Jane Friedman on characters. My biggest take away... making sure my characters' motivations are clear from the onset. 📖 I've already reattacked Chap 1 of my almost-ready-to-query speculative novel & it's much improved! 😀 #amquerying #writingcommunity

Drowning my sorrow from the Patriots' loss, and immersing myself in editing today. 😩🏈 Chocolate or caffeine, anyone?? ☕ #writingcommunity #amquerying #amwriting

Good morning #writingcommunity! (Go Pats!) 🏈 Loved this "Acts of Kindness" bingo card from yesterday's community events in Maine. 🌲 It reminded me of the importance of reflecting kindness, even when things spin out of control. So, I'm sending kindness your way today! 😀 #amquerying #amwriting

If you are querying, make sure to check your spam folders. I sent a request for a synopsis of Book2 and haven't heard back yet. I just have two unread fulls left.

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉 Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying. Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...

"...the hardest part of any artistic pursuit: there is no path, no sure way to get from one place to another, no directions or map. It’s not the road less taken. It’s: there is no road." 🍃 --Leslie Cohen 🖊️ #writingcommunity #amquerying #writesky #amwriting

Deadline extended to 2/15! 📆 This prose/poetry anthology will feature writers living in Maine who are from immigrant and/or mixed culture/race communities. Definitely a timely focus! 🌍 Good luck #writingcommunity! 🤞 #amquerying #amwriting #writesky

It's Monday! (Where's my caffeine??) ☕🤪 Sending out gratitude this morning for my amazing writing & critique partners. 🙏 I've received such insightful input on my ms--I know it'll make it so much better! A huge shout out to all #writingcommunity groups! 🖊️💙 #amwriting #amquerying #writesky

Good morning #writingcommunity! ☕ Bravo to everyone posting for yesterday's #QuestPit! 🖊️ Sharing my #agentsguide for RESISTING THE RABBIT HOLE today; internet went down yesterday... 📚Book Banning 🚫Resisting ICE 🏫Educational Advocacy 👭Unintended Allies #amquerying #A #WF #amwriting #writesky