If you think about it, capri sun is such a pretentious name for a child's juice drink

Men, if you're so sure you're not the problem, why are you so defensive? 👀

I have an idea for a fantasy novel but no idea how to build a world. Any recs for books that do it well?

Detective Benoit blanc jamming to skimbelshanks is everything I never knew I needed

Stop using Spotify until the ICE recruitment ads stop: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky

I fear we as a society have lost the definition of acoustic.

Honestly had a hard time playing strands today

Finally reading Jurassic Park and am kinda blown away by all the sciencey details 🤯

#nokings except this one

Theo wants to sing but mom makes him do student gov. When a ghost (his crush's dead gf) pushes him to talk to his crush, Zac, whose band needs a singer, he learns what can happen when he takes charge of his own life...if a jealous ghost and Zac's buried secrets don’t ruin it. #DVPit #YA #CR #LGBT

KATE IN WAITING x JULIE & THE PHANTOMS Shy Theo crushes on rocker Zac. Zac's dead gf, Freddie, haunts Theo. She needs him to pass a message to Zac. When romance sparks b/t Theo & Zac, Freddie’s jealousy could keep her stuck forever if she finds out. Can Theo keep it a secret? #DVPit #YA #CR #LGBT

LAST BOYFRIENDS RULES FOR REVENGE x HALLMARK Colby, a city boy w/ Broadway dreams, is stuck in rural PA but determined to stay on track. Staging The Nutcracker in a barn might be the key, but a cute 🎄 farm boy makes him question his beliefs & ask what he really wants. #DVpit #YA #CR #LGBT

KATE IN WAITING x JULIE & THE PHANTOMS Theo is haunted by a dead classmate who asks him to deliver a message to her bf, Zac, who’s also Theo’s crush. When sparks fly between Theo and Zac, who will end up getting burned? #DVPit #YA #CR #LGBT

KATE IN WAITING x JULIE & THE PHANTOMS A shy teen is haunted by his crush's dead gf & must pass a message to said crush, sparking unexpected romance. 🧡 love triangle 👻 but one of them is a ghost 🎸 all-queer garage band 🎃 halloween dance in a haunted mansion 🍂 cozy fall vibes #DVPit #YA #CR #LGBT

Too good! 👇

Shy Theo is haunted by a dead classmate, Freddie. To help her cross over, he has to pass a message from her to her bf Zac, who’s also Theo's crush. When Theo finds his feelings requited, jealousies rise & secrets spill that threaten Theo & Zac’s romance & doom Freddie’s soul. #DVPit #YA #CR #LGBT

KATE IN WAITING x JULIE & THE PHANTOMS Shy Theo is down bad for musician Zac. Zac is mourning his dead theatre diva gf, Freddie. Freddie appears to Theo as a 👻 & asks him to pass a message to Zac. When Theo joins Zac’s band, they find they make their own special kind of music. 🎸 #DVPit #YA #CR #LGBT

so nice to connect with other writers during #dvparty! good luck tomorrow, new friends! 🧡

#DVParty day 6: My #WIP is a rom-comystery about a gay influencer whose one night stand gets murdered. When he becomes the prime suspect, he turns to his hookup app to find someone to corroborate his alibi. While proving his innocence, he just might meet a guy who can steal his heart.

IF THE SPIRIT MOVES YOU takes "You Belong With Me" but sung by a boy. Then the "girl like that" dies and begins haunting the boy. When she asks him to pass on a message to their mutual 🧡 interest, unexpected things happen. Here's the playlist: #dvparty #ya #cr #lgbt open.spotify.com/playlist/3gD...

#DVParty #YA #CR #LGBT KATE IN WAITING x JULIE AND THE PHANTOMS Or for the Swifties: YOU BELONG WITH ME x HAUNTED my ghost girl finding out her living boyfriend is now dating the boy she's haunting:

Zacharias Hawthorne is a ghost of his former self. The sight of him sitting alone, staring at his phone is discordant with my memories of him from last spring. Although, maybe the fact that he's here at the Halloween dance planning committee means he's coming back to life. #dvparty #ya #cr #lgbt

#DVParty Meet Theo! The love-struck, too-shy-for-his-own-good teenager being haunted by the ghost of his crush's ex. #YA #CR #LGBT

#DVParty moodboard for my YA holiday rom-com YOU WOULD BE THERE TOO #YA #romcom #LGBT

#DVParty moodboard for my YA romance IF THE SPIRIT MOVES YOU #YA #CR #LGBT

Omg I just saw a TikTok that used "pov" correctly and people in the comments are so confused 🤗

I have new friends here! Meet me on StoryGraph? app.thestorygraph.com/profile/dani...

Is there a place in the market for a slightly spicy gay rom-com/mystery? In the tone of Only Murders or The Flight Attendant I'd say... #booksky

OK everyone give me a secret

Theo is down bad for Zac. Zac is still mourning the death of his girlfriend, Freddie. Freddie appears to Theo as a ghost and asks him to pass a message to Zac for her. When Theo starts hanging out more with Zac, the two find they make their own special kind of music. #posterpit #Q #YA #R

Had so much fun reading so many fabulous pitches during #queerpit! Can't wait for them to populate the bookstores. Thank you @queerpit.bsky.social organizers! 🏳️‍🌈💕

Kate in Waiting + Saint Juniper's Folly = IF THE SPIRIT MOVES YOU A shy teenager is haunted by his crush's dead ex-girlfriend. To save her soul, he has to pass a message from her to his crush, sparking more than he ever could’ve expected. #queerpit #YA #RC

IF THE SPIRIT MOVES YOU Kate in Waiting x Saint Juniper's Folly 🧡 love triangle 👻 but one of them is a ghost 🍂 cozy fall vibes 🎸 an all-queer garage band 🎃 halloween dance in a haunted mansion #queerpit #YA #RC

#QueerPit Queer romance FOREWARNING ❤️ NB fashion icon prince 🧡 Hunky royal guard who crochets 💛 Forbidden romance but the internet ships it 💚 Psychic powers 💙 Royal murder mystery 💜 Best friends to lovers HEA 54k, on query #CR #F #R #RS #A #SPF 3 agent RQ's ODD THOMAS as an upbeat queer romance

CAMP DAMASCUS x SUMMER SONS An emotionally underdeveloped trucker and an amnesiac cult escapee walk into a bar (well, a rest stop, actually). Neither of them know the fate of the world rests on their shoulders, but it’s the requested explanation of this meme. #QueerPit #A #H

THE SONG OF ACHILLES x HUNGER GAMES Inspired by Central Africa's Underworld of Kalunga A boy with blood magic must compete in a deadly competition to save his mom's soul from the Underworld, but his growing love for the Prince threatens to destroy the kingdom #QueerPit #Vague #YA

#QueerPit Queer romance FOREWARNING ❤️ NB fashion icon prince 🧡 Hunky royal guard who crochets 💛 Forbidden romance but the internet ships it 💚 Psychic powers 💙 Royal murder mystery 💜 Best friends to lovers HEA 54k, on query #CR #F #R #RS #A #SPF 3 agent RQ's ODD THOMAS as an upbeat queer romance

So excited for #QueerPit 📚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ and see all these amazing stories! Heartstopper x Imogen Obviously 🏠queer care home ❤️fake dating 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️queer gang of chaos 💔healing a broken heart 🥰meet cute 🏳️‍🌈 yearning/reuniting lost loves ❤️ 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 found family #CR #YA

ONLY MOSTLY DEVASTATED x HALLMARK You can take the boy out of New York...but while he’s stuck in rural PA, 16 y/o Colby will do anything to keep his Broadway dreams alive. That is, if he’s not too distracted by the cute boy from the Christmas tree farm. #queerpit #YA #RC

IF THE SPIRIT MOVES YOU tells the story of shy high schooler, Theo, as he navigates the demands of the sassy ghost who's haunting him while pursuing his crush and his dream of singing on his own terms. #queerpit #YA #RC

THE HUNGER GAMES BUT MAKE IT SAPPHIC 🏳️‍🌈 —Dystopia based on TERF movement. —Found family with POC, queer (lesbian, trans, non-binary) and disabled (prosthesis, deaf) protagonists. —Woman - nonbinary - woman polyamory. #QueerPit #D #AC #A #iamquerying

#QueerPit #Q Alice can see ghosts... she'd really rather not 👻 🏳️‍🌈 Queer & trans rep 🧠 Autistic lead 🧽 Cleaning haunted houses 🔪 Serial killer mystery 🌊 Ghosts by the sea 🎭 Dark humour

* 4 full manuscript requests * When a lonely postie finds a bag of lost letters, she begins to deliver them, unravelling forgotten stories, unspoken truths & her own buried past. 🥺Grief 😳Shame 🤫Secrets ✨Redemption Warmth, wit & a sapphic love story 🌈  #QueerPit #A #UP

Reach Out has everything: 👻Ghosts! 👾An ace monster hunter (as in asexual) 🪦Death! 🎸A cellist named Guitar 🐦Birds! 🔪A Lesbian who feeds boys to monsters ❌A Missing Sister! 🎻A psychic who only sees the future of men (gender affirming) 📺90s Vibes! 🔍A girl obsessed w/ true crime #QueerPit #YA #H #M #F

When people go missing, ghosts grow restless, and a building force threatens the barrier between life and the hereafter, these misfit ghost hunters suddenly find that staying out of debt is the least of their problems. #queerpit #a #h #uf #spf #sn

Cobra Kai, but with Chinese martial arts and (obviously) gay. Calvin does Tai Chi. Eli does Kung Fu. They hate each other but are forced to train as teammates for an upcoming martial arts tournament. #QueerPit #YA #CON #R #CR