This landed in my inbox by the amazing @jenichappelle.bsky.social She gives 'the best' advice! Incidentally, she recommended a heap of craft books to me and I read *every*single*one of them. It was like having my own master class & I came out on the other side with so many more skills in my toolbox.

Love these ladies--forever helping us writers. I'm excited for #MSWL Day . . .

There's a lot of pitch events here at the start of the year, so it's pretty hard to keep track. Here's a list of the ones we know of and when they're happening! #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Writers #AmQuerying #AmWriting

BUFFY X THE EX HEX In SF, a self-taught hedge witch screws up a spell binding herself to a vexing handsome wizard chased by an ancient cult. Now she needs to fix the disaster while avoiding the demon dogs hunting them because if the wizard dies, they both die. #p2pit #A #R #UF

Love the vibe of this book :)

Catalina just wants to move on from her time in rehab, her friends’ murders, and her girlfriend dumping her, but when her ex tells her that the serial killer who murdered their friends isn’t done, she knows she has to face her past. #P2Ppit #UW #YA #Q

CARAVAL x HOTEL MAGNIFIQUE 😞 Stifled 16yo fed up with her father's rules 🫣 🔮 uses her deceased Mom's illegal snow globe portal to travel to another world 🌏 🤥 must risk incarceration or execution 👀 🤔 to uncover a sinister ruse behind her mother's death ☠️ #P2Ppit #Q #YA #F

After discovering her deceased mom owned illegal snow globe portals to another world, 16yo Miranda, stifled by disciplinarian father, must be a rule breaker & navigate the magical world to uncover the truth about Mom’s death. Only hitch? Execution if she’s caught #P2Ppit #Q #YA #F

🔊 The #writingcommunity voted & we’re Announcing Path2pub’s 2025 Pitch Event: #P2Ppit 2025’s first pitch event!! #P2Ppit stands for Path to Publication Pitch. It’s a Twitter/Bluesky pitch event for writers to post pitches of their books either for industry participation or 🧵

Izzy’s dad is a hero who fights wildfires, and her favorite day is the day he comes home—until the day he doesn’t. With her mom and her trusted stuffie, Penny Panda, by her side, Izzy navigates the heartbreak and whirlwind of emotions after her father’s tragic death. #bluePit #Q #PB 📖

I Am Otter x Prep and Landing. On the day before Christmas, an otter will devise, a plan to save Santa, when the temperatures rise. #Bluepit #Q #PB

INUYASHA x SAILOR MOON x DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS ✨College lacrosse player turned fated magical girl (portal fantasy) ✨Forbidden magic + forbidden romance ✨Found Family after Family Trauma ✨Sexy sparring ✨D&D wild magic #bluepit #ya #f #r #wip

Practical Magic x Go Hex yourself HEARTS & HEXES 📖 Witchy Cozy RomCom #bluepit #Q #A #F #R #P ❤️ Mentor/Mentee 🧹 Witches are real 🥰 Overcoming grief/building trust 🌟heart wrenching secrets 🧙‍♀️ Granny knows 😍 slow burn 🤣 rom-com 🌶️ low heat 🏠 Sentient house ❤️ HE

Glamorous Notions x The Heiress 💍 1950s NY High Society 💀Murdered Husband 👗Couture Gowns 🫦Noir Romance 🍸Sexy Bartender 💰Handsome Rich Widower 📖Family Secrets 🔫Mob Boss w/a Promise #bluepit #A #S #T #Hs #Q

Here is my list for #BluePit 1. Luna & the Golden Owl #Q #Juvenile #EarlyReader #F 2. Tears Beneath the Weeping Willow #W #YA #HF 3. Falling Up #W #MG #F 4. Chasing the Wind #W #MG #F

In the Antarctic snow, a teen ex-assassin falls for his professor and psychiatrist whom he’s destined to kill. Whom he braves Hell, medicine, and arts to bring back. Fairy tale x Murder mystery Việt culture x Narnia Detect Conan x TGUWG Platonic polyamory #A #SF #F #LGBT #DIS #M #OV #BluePit📖 #Q

"Even If We're Broken" Over-40 millennials each fighting their own mental health battles reunite for a summer archaeology job after 12 years and an ocean apart in this emotional own-voice debut novel for readers who enjoy slow-burn friends-to-lovers romances. #BluePit #P #I #A #WF #R #OV #DIS #LGBT

#BluePit📖 #YA #Q #F CARAVAL x HOTEL MAGNIFIQUE 😞 Stifled 16yo fed up with her father's rules 🫣 🔮 uses her deceased Mom's illegal snow globe portal to travel to another world 🌏 🤥 must risk incarceration or execution 👀 🤔 to uncover a sinister ruse behind her mother's death ☠️

New FREE contest for writers of Young Adult Fiction — tinyurl.com/wdwcon1 — Judged by agent Eric Smith, via @writingdaywksp.bsky.social . Winners get an agent critique of their work. #YA #Contest #writingdayworkshop

#BluePit📖 #YA #Q #F When 16 yo Miranda’s transported to another dimension via her deceased mother’s snow globe Miranda yearns to learn why her mom owned the portal. The only hitch? Using the illegally owned globe in search of answers could land her incarcerated in a dark world or worse, executed

@sharleneharvey.bsky.social hey everyone! I’m happy to be here at last. (It looks very similar to “the bird” 🐦) What’s everyone working on right now? I’m thick in agent research and reworking my query letter (for the millionth time 🫣)