I needed this book. Diving into Making Nonfiction Comics to level up my scripting. What craft books have changed how you write? #GraphicNovel #AmWriting #ScriptWriting #ComicBooks

Few days ago, I listened to this Brave Girls’ song for emo-stability. Today, I’m listening with grateful celebration. Let’s make it re-chart! Let’s get Rollin’ again, please 🥰 #kpop #bravegirls #bbgirls You and I (우리끼리 (You and I)) youtu.be/Z_oMferChqU?si… via @YouTube

Today I’m waiting on my second query review response. If this one echoes the first by fundamentally confirming my project has potential, I don’t think I’ll stress over the third as much. We’ll see 🤞 #amquerying #GraphicNovel

Query review #2 arrives w/in 24 hours. My plan: Stay productive. Work on the next project. Do yoga. Don’t obsess over email. Reality: Staring at my inbox like it’s a bowl of curry. Writers in the query trenches know. #amquerying #writingcommunity #querytrenches #amwriting

Since my first-ever query review meeting, I’ve had this Brave Girls’ song on high rotation. I think I’m vibing with its close yet far away theme. By the way, more #bbgirls, please 🥰 #kpop #bravegirls You and I (우리끼리 (You and I)) youtu.be/Z_oMferChqU?si… via @YouTube

Friday Feelings: Tired, grateful, nervously excited about my query review Zoom meeting today. #amquerying #amwriting

Some fun news!

There’s no one way to write a comic script, but it starts with a solid understanding of script format. Found my way toward a format created by Fred van Lente, but his website took me the rest of the way. Thanks, FVL Fredvanlente.com #comics #cstips #WritingCommmunity

My third-ever pitch: One seeks stars. One summons storms. Both learn the strongest magic is what we choose to let go. Between the stars and storms, one character kneels before another and whispers, “It’ll hurt less if we kiss.” #bluepit 💥 #Q #A #OV #LGBT #F

#bluepit lessons: There are kind folk willing to support no name newbies. THIS = inspiring. Otherwise: Prepare more art. Second, if you’re working pitch day, maybe pick a diff fest to participate. Prepare better than I did. Lastly, be grateful for learning. I learned much, thanks. #bluepithype

#bluepit newbie here: Thanks for the good vibes, folks. Just home from work, so I’ll be playing the good vibes forward this evening—before I post my third pitch. Be well. #bluepithype

My second-ever pitch: One seeks stars. One summons storms. Both learn the strongest magic is what we choose to let go. Between the stars and storms, one character kneels before another and whispers, “It’ll hurt less if we kiss.” #bluepit 💥 #Q #A #OV #LGBT #F

My first-ever pitch: One seeks stars. One summons storms. Both learn the strongest magic is what we choose to let go. 15 characters. 6 interwoven plots. 5 pop songs. 1 GN that refuses to pick a genre while delivering cozy vibes and an enchanting touch of romance. #bluepit 💥 #Q #A #OV #LGBT #F

Let’s support these folks as they do their writing thing. bsky.app/profile/did:... #bluepithype

My #bluepit hype song is ready to go. #bluepithype

#bluepit: Is this okay for ALT text? Should it be shorter? Book cover for RELEASE showing two silhouetted figures back-to-back against a starry night sky. One reaches for a star, lightning crackles around the other. The glowing title spans over them before deep blue cosmic clouds. #bluepithype

#BluePitHype! What does your character want? Let’s ask them: Me: “Ari, what do you want?” Ari: “Chaos. Freedom. Stars. Wait, can the dead eat—never mind, forget I said anything.” #bluepit 💥 #Q #A #LGBT

#BluePitHype! DAY THREE: What does your character love? Let’s ask her: Me: “Batia, what do you want?” Batia: “None of your business, but I’ll take a martini.” #bluepit 💥 #Q #A #LGBT #F

Never done a pitch event before 😬 I’m reading everything 🤓 Learning how to write the pitch itself 🤨 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #bluepithype

She loves her grandson. He loves the castaway. They love the unborn. The magic loves joy. And, the story loves genre-bending. #bluepithype #cozyfantasy #comics

Since meeting my writing goal of the week, I’ve had #LESSERAFIM on repeat 🔥 #kpop #amquerying #comics

Manuscript Academy appointment: scheduled ✓! Week’s goal accomplished. Professional query feedback before the next submission round. The work is done. Now to make sure agents can see the vision. #AmQuerying #WritingCommunity #GraphicNovel

Opening days at the day job + querying = survival mode activated. My goal is to revise my query letter by the end of the week. Sometimes small steps count as progress. #AmQuerying #WritingCommunity

Slo-speed listening: Been using 0.75x for audiobooks and general listening. Been kind of a revolution for when I’m listening for comprehension, immersion, and such. It feels kinda radical. #SlowListening #AudiobookLife #books #readerscommunity

Querying is like buying a drink for the cutie at the end of the bar—ends up embarrassing for all parties involved. #amquerying #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerslife

While my cozy fantasy graphic novel is being queried, I’m deep in craft study for my next project: a manga-inspired script. Araki is teaching me new visual possibilities. ✨ #graphicnovel #manga #amquerying #amwriting

Šejić’s Harleen isn’t just an origin story: It’s a tragedy drawn in empathy & ink. It shows that, sometimes, villains fall in love before they fall. It pulses w/a curious tension that meets both the male and the female gaze. #Harleen #DCComics #graphicnovel #amwriting #comics

Dual protagonists: One spells. One sabotages. Magic binds them. Secrets divide them. Two powers: One family. A story about what we choose and what we let go. Querying 2026. More to come. 💙 #graphicnovel #amquerying #cozyfantasy #comics

In The Man Who Invented Christmas, Dickens argues with Scrooge in his study with other characters materializing around him. First time I found language for my own writing process. Before: weird. After: validated. #amwriting #writerslife #writingcommunity #graphicnovel

Literary doesn’t mean boring. My graphic novel has a hilarious trickster spirit, pop songs, bawdy humor, and a pot joke or two. #graphicnovel #amquerying #cozyfantasy #comics

A story where magic creates life, not just destroys it. My graphic novel has storms, shipwrecks, cosmic journeys with blueberry picking, shared shelter, kitchen time, & three guys who huddle. Sometimes the best rebellion is joy. ✨ #comics #fantasy #graphicnovel #cozyfantasy

I’ve a queried an agent, but I’d like to consult w/an agent at the same agency via The Manuscript Academy. Should I just not? Tips for handling this? #amquerying #amwriting

A story where magic creates life, not just destroys it. My graphic novel has storms, shipwrecks, cosmic journeys with blueberry picking, shared shelter, kitchen time, & three guys who huddle. Sometimes the best rebellion is joy. ✨ #comics #fantasy #graphicnovel #cozyfantasy

Agents often request art along w/a graphic novel script. Makes sense. But, this means if a publisher doesn’t like the art, the script dies on sub. Script first w/storyboards makes more sense, as publishers oft prefer input on the art. #amquerying #graphicnovel #comics

I shared my good beta reader feedback, so here’s the less favorable comment: “Agents are still figuring graphic novels out. Querying a script will be a journey for you. 1,000 followers will help. But, that will also be a journey.” #amquerying #amwriting #comics

One more share from my beta reader, as I’m relieved. “You wrote characters with emotional intelligence, affection for one another, and vulnerability without shame. Your dialogue has voice. THIS will find readers, who will quote your characters.” #amwriting #amquerying #comics

My beta reader D plot notes are in, & I’m relieved: “You didn’t make them props. They’re special to you, and it shows. When you write characters this fully, readers feel it. These three will be loved. Yes, you ‘landed’ them. Trust that!” #writingcommunity #amwriting #comics #amquerying

Graphic novel scripts live in publishing’s weird middle space. Most agents won’t touch them without art. Solution: editor pitches? Betting that’s what I’ll wind up doing. #amquerying #graphicnovel #comics

Working-class voices on the page: People who work—the ones with working hands—aren’t just working in my graphic novel. They are actually in the story. I see them, and my story 💙 them. #comics #graphicnovel #ownvoices

5 reasons to love my graphic novel: -Visual storytelling that breaks the mold -Epic scope that goes from sea to stars -Magic that creates, not just destroys -Found family & homecoming -Genre-bending fearlessness #comics #graphicnovels #readers #reading

Verbal. Visual. Vibes. Pages where the layout sings, the silence speaks, and magic doesn’t just happen—it reverberates. My graphic novel is a mood you step into. Ready? ⚡ #comics #books #readers #reading

#grimdark and #noblebright kneel before #darkhope, for once brought to our knees, we learn to stand.

My graphic novel asks: What if the power to protect everyone you love is the same power that’s slowly killing them? This tension lives in many classic tales. My story honors this complexity while still believing in hope. #graphicnovel #amquerying #cozyfantasy #retelling

Tired of stories where everyone suffers and nothing matters? My graphic novel has storms—but it also has magic, wonder, family, romance, music, humor, & joy. Feel good again. Sometimes the best rebellion is believing stories can still enchant. Let’s believe again ✨ #comics #fantasy #art

Tired of stories where everyone suffers and nothing matters? My graphic novel has storms—but it also has magic, wonder, family, romance, music, humor, & joy. Feel good again. Sometimes the best rebellion is believing stories can still enchant. ✨ #comics #fantasy #graphicnovel

Working title vs. real title for my graphic novel? 🤔 A friend says I should use a working title on social media until I’m ready to market. Writers/artists: is this a thing or should I use my real title from the start? #GraphicNovel #WritingCommunity #amwriting

Some stories are meant to be reborn. Some need to be reimagined. This is one of them. A tale of storms, magic, and what it means to be human—yesterday, today, tomorrow. #GraphicNovel #Fantasy #comics

An epic vision turns the pages of my graphic novel where ancient stories meet modern magic on pages that reveal three startling secrets. More coming soon 🔥 #EpicStory #fantasybooks #comics

Comic script writing hurts. You fall in love with words and images, then kill half for pacing or space. Every panel demands painful curatorial choices. But, it’s a ‘voluptuous pleasure’ that keeps me writing. #amquerying #amwriting #comics

I’ve written a gay cozy fantasy GN: A New England witch discovers her magic is stealing her family’s ability to love. Querying agents! 🔥 #amquerying #cozyfantasy #comics