🔥 🔥 🔥 I love this one!!

Can’t wait for this one!! ♥️

A day late, but I fell asleep before posting this. So I am doing it now. Call me a rebel. 🤷‍♀️ 99k words ~ professionaly edited ~ beta-read. I will fight for this story till my death. 🖤✨️ As long as it doesn't get in the way of a nap. 🤦‍♀️ #questpit #YA #A #DF #RF

For agents seeking horror wrapped in aching romance, seething feminine rage, and slow-burn tension that simmers until it scars. The Women of the Wile is a gothic tale of blood-soaked magic, forbidden love, and a girl who chooses desire over duty, even if it kills her. #questpit #Q #H #RF #YA

For #literaryagents seeking: 🔥 a slow-burn that smolders 💔 trauma that scars but doesn’t define ✨️ the radical power of women healing each other in a world that told them not to survive. …and a girl who stops running from her nightmares, and becomes one instead. 🖤 #questpit #Q #DF #RF #YA #A

FILTHY RICH VAMPIRES X DEMON W/ BENEFITS ✨ UNDER THE SALEM MOON 🌙 🤫 Dark Family Secrets 😱 Suspense & Mystery 🧙‍♀️ Magic & Cozy Elements 🧛 Vampire Boyfriends 😈 Exes with a Vengeance ❤️ Love Against the Odds #QuestPit #A #R #RF #ParanormalRomantasy #Q

FIVE BROKEN BLADES X ONE DARK WINDOW 🍃 CALL TO THE WIND 🍃 🚫 Forbidden Love 👩‍❤️‍👨 Friends to Lovers ⚔️ Harrowing Heists 🤴 Fighting for Freedom 🏔️ Grouded Fantasy 🪄 Elemental Magic #QuestPit #A #F #Q

A Song to Drown Rivers meets How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days in LADY HAN'S MANUAL FOR MATRIMONIAL MAYHEM, in which the mischievous bride fights for divorce with chaos: 😈 unlikeable heroine ⚔️ enemies-to-lovers 💑 marriage of convenience 👑 political intrigue #questpit #A #RF #W (line editing for #Q soon!)

#QuestPit #Spec #WIP Jaded 29yo telepath Cal seizes a fresh start working in a rural special education school to hide from her magical failures. When the school risks being shut down, she unites with her students, community and a charming farmer to save it, and discovers another type of magic—hope.

Pitch: In the historic town of Salem, Arabella Fairheart finds herself caught btwn the untold truth of her family’s past and a forbidden love with Halloran Bloodhorn, a vampire determined to resist his deadly cravings and win her heart before the supernatural portal closes to his world. #amquerying

✨Under the Salem Moon ✨ Out in the query trenches now. IG @hopefulromanticbooks #amquerying #querying #queryingauthor #literaryagents #speculativefiction #horror #romance #paranormal #paranormalromance #salembooks #salem #vampires

#writingcommunity Self-Care Tip #12 NAME YOUR BRAIN This is one of my favorite go-to techniques to share. It’s simple, easy, and usually effective. It can be any name. Personifying an issue or problem can be extremely helpful in gaining space and perspective. ⬇️ #querytrenches specific example:

Can anyone disagree??

I’ve been watching #VampireDiaries for the first time ever. Almost finished with Season 1! 1. How did I miss this show when it was on!?? 2. I truly hope vampire romances make a come back, not just for my book, but bc I love it! So good! 🧛

#WritingCommunity #QueryTrenches Self-Care Tip #10 Writing a traumatic moment without traumatizing… As a MH advocate, I’ve narrowed this post down to 3 objective tips to help you and your writing. The bottom line—these tips will help to protect your peace (and your story).✌️

Finally got over my Fear Factor and submitted my manuscript to a small press that requested a while ago. Still have a handful of fulls out with agents. Not sure what to do about those lol but here’s to hoping! 🤞

#writingcommunity #querytrenches Self-Care Tip #9 I got a whole bunch for today! Continuing from last week’s post on Writer’s Block, just remember—managing your anxiety and taking care of your mental health will help improve your writing! Here’s why ⬇️

#WritingCommunity Self-Care Tip #8 The Infamous Writer’s Block. From the perspective of a therapist, I believe “writer’s block” is just a side effect of severe anxiety. Paralysis by analysis. We are so overwhelmed by the process of writing… ⬇️

#Writingcommunity #Querytrenches Self-Care Tip #7 I took my own advice for the past two weeks and disconnected to focus on my family and writing for a bit… and maybe deal with the topic of this article… 🫣 Did any of these 3 points speak to you? Check out my post on self-doubt :)

#WritingCommunity Self-Care Tip #6 Managing Expectations in the #querytrenches Here’s an easy technique you can use. Whether you’re fearing a pitch event, a fresh batch of queries, or the return on a manuscript request—this is a great tool. Ask yourself these 3 questions ⬇️

A poster for “Mark of a Magpie”! 📖🐦‍⬛ When a small-town thief crosses paths with the kingdom’s big-shot assassin, an unlikely partnership is born; but can their goals align before their egos and secrets land them both a spot on the gallows? #Q #YA #NA #F #R #Dis #PosterPitQ #PosterPit #amquerying

In the Query Trenches Now: A headstrong young woman and her sister must harness newly awakened magic to defeat a depraved god hunting them to consume their rare power. 🖤❤️‍🔥✨️ #PosterPitQ #A #NA #F #R

Okay, I’m always so impressed by the creativity of the #writingcommunity, but these #PosterPit creations are amazing!! 🤩 What a fun pitch event!

🌙Under the Salem Moon ✨ Arabella Fairheart is determined to feel happy in her repetitious, Salem-based life. When her heart crosses paths with a handsome, magical stranger, Arabella finds her world turned upside—down, especially when a secret about her own family is revealed. #PosterPitQ #A #R #F

🍃 Call to the Wind 🍃 When her conman father threatens everything she holds dear, twenty-year-old Ellora will have to choose between saving her loyal best friend or her forbidden elvish love, in the midst of a dangerous scheme that could be the end for them all. #PosterPitQ #PosterPit #A #R #F

#PosterPit is on this Saturday, April 19th! Remember to like and REPOST as that’s how pitches get seen by more people on BlueSky. Remember Alt Text is important too! Not only doesn’t it make your pitch accessible, BlueSky search uses the keywords in Alt Text too! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

#Writingcommunity Self-Care Tip #5 Building Resilience 💪 Resilience is your ability to endure a difficult situation. If you’ve been in the #querytrenches for a while, you know how important it is to take care of your mental health. Here are some ways to build resilience ⬇️

Okay, finally made something of an author page. Thank you, Canva, for being a writer’s best friend. 😅 IG @hopefulromanticbooks

Just signed up for CeCe Lyra’s “Writing Emotion & Relationships” online workshop! Starts June 18th. This past Fall, I took her “Hacking Writing on a Line Level” course, and found it so helpful. It changed my entire approach of how I edit/revise. ✍️ Check out her IG for info. #writingcommunity

#WritingCommuntiy Self-Care Tip #4 Querying can be such an overwhelming process, esp if this is your first experience in the #querytrenches. While there are many resources out there to help you succeed, this post is all about the mental work. See ⬇️ for examples of a well-balanced mindset 💪

Completed two R&Rs. Still have a handful of partial/full requests floating out in the #querytrenches. Been letting a first draft sit for awhile before I start editing. Do I send out more queries or start working on something new? 🤷‍♀️

Happy #WorldHealthDay everyone. Remember mental health is just as important as physical health

#WritingCommunity Self-Care Tip #3 Knowledge is Power! In all things difficult, educating yourself about the process is empowering. ➡️ It helps decrease feelings of helplessness. ➡️ It allows you to gauge your locus of control meter, in a healthy way. ⬇️ are a few resources, that have helped me:

Was going through my kindergartner’s hw folder today…this is how he’s been signing all of his schoolwork 😆 He said his teacher “knows” it’s him bc he’s the only R2-D2 in the class. The force is strong with this one lolol #StarWars @markhamillofficial.bsky.social

Self-Care Tip #2 Doubt & the Weary #Writer’s Soul Reframes for the #writingcommunty. What is your inner critic saying? How can you challenge that negative self-talk? Write a list of reasons you love to write. In moments of self-doubt, this is your anchor when discouragement clouds your vision. ⬇️

The romantic tension in a romance must increase with frequency and intensity as the novel progresses until they let go of their external goal or obstacle temporarily for the sake of the relationship. #WritingTips #AuthorServices #AuthorCommunity #Editor #BookLightEditorial #BookCommunity

Took the day off to chaperone my daughter’s field trip to Medieval Times 👑⚔️ I think I was just as excited as the kids 😆🤓 If you’ve never been, you must go!

As a MHtherapist, there’s a 101 reasons I could tell you why support groups can be helpful. As a writer, navigating the #querytrenches, I have found it to be essential. This can be such a difficult process. I’m so grateful for my writing group and hope to pay it forward to the #writingcommunity ⬇️

Just got a request from a pitch event 🤩🤞 Couldn’t have come at a better time! #querytrenches

That TBR stack keeps growing… 🫣 #books #bookclub #writing

The Cruel Prince X The Bone Season Call to the Wind 🚫 Forbidden Love 👩‍❤️‍👨 Friends to Lovers ⚔️ Harrowing Heists 🤴 Fighting for Freedom 🏔️ Grounded Fantasy 🪄 Elemental Magic #PopUpPitA #LuckyPit #PopUpPit #A #R #F

A Discovery of Witches X The Ex Hex Under the Salem Moon 🤫 Dark Family Secrets 🧙‍♀️ Magical Realism 🧛 Vampire Boyfriends 😈 Exes with a vengeance ❤️ Bloodlust or Love? #PopUpPitA #LuckyPit #PopUpPit #A #R #Romantasywithparanormal

Beach Read X Before We Were Strangers Love Undercover 🤦‍♀️ Jerk Ex-Boyfriend 📈 Personal Growth 🥵 Off-Limits Older Brother 🤐 Secret Romance 🫣 Emotional Stakes 💼 Workplace Meet-Cute #PopUpPitA #LuckyPit #PopUpPit #A #R

It’s been awhile since I posted what my book club’s been reading. There is no rhyme or reason how we choose! January- Wedding People February- Quicksilver March- A Fate Inked in Blood Danielle L. Jensen is such an incredible writer! I highly recommend any writer read her works. #writingcommunity

Had to work late tonight! But I’ll be 👀 for that replay!! #writingcommunity #writersky

You know how everyone wants "high concept" books these days? Have you ever felt fuzzy on what that actually IS, or how to write one? Yup, I wrote a class for that. It's very quick & very cheap, because this is a question I end up answering a LOT. #writingcommunity www.sanctuaryeditorial.com/classes

This is an incredibly helpful breakdown, @aealexander.bsky.social! The recent book examples are great too. I write SF and have often felt confused over how to classify my subgenre. www.aealexander.com/post/10-sci-...

Awesome FREE resources for #writingcommunity #writersky #amquerying

The first round of queries are starting to come in. As painful as it was, deciding to rewrite the entirety of my fantasy novel was worth it. 🍃🤞

The Ripped Bodice: A Romantic Bookstore Finally made it here. First pizza then books. 🍕📚