iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Abbie @alafleur38.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I disappeared mid-camp but I’ve been lurking and cheering for everyone!!!!! My MS: 🌌🔭 💫🫶🏼✨ 🥐 🪐🛰️⛺️📖

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EvelynHail, PhD @evelynhail.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

HEARTLESS HUNTER X SLAVIC FOURTH WING 🎭 She, a humble servant posing as Duchess, is his executioner-to-be. 🐉 He, the arrogant Dragon Prince, must save a kingdom from the encroaching Ever-Dark. 🖤 Neither anticipated falling for the one destined to be their undoing. #questpit #NA #R #F #DF #Q

A gothic-style book cover titled "Root and Ruin." Centered is a glowing, cyan-blue dragon coiled into a circle, its scales etched with faint, runic symbols. Golden, gnarled roots extend downward from the dragon like branching veins against the pitch-black background. Text at the top reads "Enemies to Lovers," "Fated Mates," and "Fake Identity," with "An Agent’s Guide" in the top right. Subtitle reads "80k • NA Slavic Romantasy," and the bottom logline says, "She is sent to kill the dragon. Instead, she might become his only salvation."

A graphic titled "The Comps" in golden lettering. It displays four book covers arranged in a grid: "Heartless Hunter" by Kristen Ciccarelli, "Fourth Wing" by Rebecca Yarros, "Shadow and Bone" by Leigh Bardugo, and "The Witcher: The Last Wish" by Andrzej Sapkowski.

A self-made fantasy illustration showing a halfway transformed, dark-haired man, Prince Konstantin Veliki, with a silver crown and dragon wings. He is carrying a woman, a humble servant Iva, masquerading as a Duchess Zora, in a long, flowing cream-colored gown as they fly through the air. She is his guest but unbeknownst to him, she is plotting to poison him. In the background, a sprawling forest surrounds a magic academy, Kolegium with colorful, traditional Slavic-style onion domes—gold, silver, bronze and green. Each of the domes represents air, water, fire and earth magic respectively. Snippet text at the bottom reads: "Do you always sequester your guests and take flight with them?"

A self-made illustration set in the catacombs under the magic academy, Kolegium, featuring classical-style statues on the walls. Iva, in dark armor, rides a bright, light blue-scaled dragon; it is Prince Konstantin Veliki in his dragon form.
They face off against a monstrous, ethereal shadow dragon composed of wispy, black smoke and glowing eyes — this is Konstantin’s fallen father Tibor Veliki. A brilliant golden sphere of light, relic of the Slavic god of light, Belobog, called Spark of Creation, floats on a pedestal between them. Text at the bottom of the snippet reads: "Let us dance, little one," the Shadow Dragon hisses in a dry whisper of the fallen. "A worthy foe," Konstantin responds. We take to the air to meet the darkness. Two gargantuan winged silhouettes hover in the abyss, suspended in a precarious balance. They mirror one another; two sides of the same coin, champions of Belobog and Chernobog.

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Abbie @alafleur38.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

#QuestPit #Q #A #R AN EVIDENCE-BASED ROMANCE: an 83,000 word contemporary romance set at Caltech in which a STEM girlie and literature professor must learn co-exist, and maybe even lean on each other a little 🫶🏼✨🌌🔭🌙💫💙

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Abbie @alafleur38.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

#CRPSirens I have absolutely no system and that seems to be the only thing that really works. If I get too rigid, I am far less productive. I write a lot during cracks of spare time and my only real routine is to consistently coming back to it. If I’m struggling, I switch my focus to reading AMAP

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Science is good. We should fund it.

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Elise Howard @elisehoward.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Literary analysis of the day, from the summary judgment dismissing a YA lit plagiarism case, as reported in @publisherslunch.bsky.social : "Hot, sexy, dangerous boys—central to virtually all young adult romance novels—cannot be copyrighted," the court notes.

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Abbie @alafleur38.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

not quite down to the wire but this is the closest I’ve come to a deadline in a long time, lol! just submitted for #revpit excited to see how the cookie crumbles 🤪

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Abbie @alafleur38.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

climbing out of a social media cave to re-introduce myself Hi!! I’m Abbie. I’m a travel physical therapist, black cat mom, and aspiring author. My current project features: 🔭physics & academia 🧚🏼‍♂️sibling guardianship ⚽️women in sports ⛺️only one tent 🤟🏼ASL & deaf rep 🇩🇰Danish pastries

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Hannah Andrade @hhandrade.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Look I just want you all to know that if you need to take some time for yourself, turn off your phone and barricade yourself into a labyrinth of books from whence you shall emerge only once every 1000 years to wreak havoc on the realms of men, that's perfectly natural ok

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🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Calling yourself a king doesn’t make you king. Killing your brother and marrying his wife only to be haunted by his ghost and poisoned by his son before you manage to kill him with the poisoned blade and no one is left but some bloke named Horatio is how you become king

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Emily is writing @emilylwrites.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

When Carter starts to fall for another contestant on a popular reality dating show, he must decide between his original plans and the direction his heart is pulling him or he may ruin both in the process. #agentguide #QuestPit #Q #R #A #LGBT

An Agent's Guide to Finding Mr. Right
88,000 words
Queer Romance
Coming back to the trenches 2/22/25

Pitch: When Carter starts to fall for another contestant on a popular reality dating show instead of its female lead, he must decide between his original plans and the direction his heart is pulling him—but being reality-TV famous in a franchise with an audience that can turn on a dime could cost him his cause and the man he's falling in love with.

Comps:
covers for The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun, Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld, Here fore the Wrong Reasons by Annavel Paulsen and Lydia Wang, and Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Note: (They're all pink. That's just how it works.)

Tropes: Kidney Donor MC, Bi 4 Bi, Slow(ish) Burn, Reality TV shenanigans, Forced Proximity, Anxiety Rep.

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Gina Denny @ginad129.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Most common issue I’m seeing in manuscripts in 2025 so far: Every scene is doing one thing and one thing only. Try for at least two, but all four would better: - push plot forward - explore setting - internal character stuff - external character/relationship stuff #writingtips

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Katie 🏝️🧡 @katiegwrites.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Introducing my #agentguide to RIVAL ISLE, my adult romcom I #amquerying! #litagents, if you’re ready for the Adventure of a Lifetime complete with romance, humor, and a knock-off Jeff Probst, feel free to interact 🧡🏝️ #WritingCommunity

RIVAL ISLE

An adult romcom complete at 95k words

THE PITCH

A twenty-six-year-old survival reality show contestant fakes a romance with her rival—who happens to be her long lost love—in order to win viewer votes and earn the cash prize that will save her family’s dying board game café.

WHAT TO EXPECT

second chance romance
fake dating
reality TV/beach setting
zany cast of side characters
complicated sister relationship
challenges and eliminations
quarter life crisis

COMPS
Survivor
The Unhoneymooners
Love Island
Name Your Price

EXCERPT

The audience would probably love that shit, anyway. The only time I ever voluntarily participated in voting for a reality show was my sophomore year of high school when I fired off ten text messages every Tuesday night for my favorite Dancing with the Stars pairing because I was convinced they were knocking boots behind the scenes.
Turns out they hated one another. They did win the season, though.
Wait a second.
My head jerks up so quickly I pinch a nerve in my neck.
A lightbulb in my mind burns to life at the same time a separate piece of advice from Bernie bounces between my eardrums: “Make yourself vital.”

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Abbie @alafleur38.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

3rd draft of the new WIP done!! vibes: 🌊🏄‍♂️🎧🌞🍒🏖️🌅🔭 word count: 96,356 chapter count: 32 & an epilogue

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

I think I have a pretty good mix of bird photos, shitposters, media thinkers, and science communicators!

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Emily is QUERYING a romantic fantasy and writing romantasy 🐉 @emhenn921.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Raegan longs to continue in her late mother’s footsteps, but when the king announces her betrothal to the prince-her x-bff & 1st love-she’ll have to swap her mage smock for a tiara, all while unraveling secrets long-held within the palace walls. #YouDeservepIt #WIP #A #Romantasy

A collection of pictures depicting a cold, rocky island kingdom full of dragons and magic and complete with betrayal and love

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

I'm spending the rest of the day writing a fanfic about Vine and TikTok boinking each other in every single way.

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Abbie @alafleur38.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

@ginad129.bsky.social Hi! I’m a fan of your content and I love going back to the query like a boss series, is there a way to find that after tomorrow?

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Veronica Bane @veronicabane.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Los Angeles teachers, if you lost your classroom library in the fire, I am a HS English teacher and YA author and I will get you books whenever you're ready for them. The bookish community is here for you. There is no expiration date. tinyurl.com/LAFireBookDo...

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

It’s ok to feel sick over the state of things.

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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

anyway. practice kindness like it's a skill, because it absolutely is.

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Rebekah Jones @georebekah.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change. Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk: www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...

noaa.gov

Wildfire climate connection

Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...

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Abbie @alafleur38.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

also, not that anyone asked, but here’s a mood board for the WIP I am currently revising and hope to query next year. 🌊🏄‍♂️☀️ ft the girl who got promoted to his tech job when he’s fired, and a pro-surfer making a comeback after injury and addiction

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Abbie @alafleur38.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

manifesting my 2025 🕯️I will graduate with my doctorate 🕯️I will pass my board exam & get my license on the first try 🕯️I will travel internationally 🕯️I will move! (location TBD) 🕯️I will write another book 🕯️I will sign with a #litagent

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Emily St. James @emilystjams.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Sometimes, I write something into a manuscript, even though I know I'm just going to cut it a few drafts later, because an author is allowed to have a little darling as a treat.

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

I don't think I want a new year this time around, I want a gently used year like a 2015 or maybe a 1998 if it's in good shape idk

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I am giving a commencement speech soon and I keep thinking that the only piece of advice I really want to give is “do things more.”

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Sandra Newman @sannewman.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Writers: yes, you are still a "real" writer if you - have never published anything - have no readers - didn't write anything this month - didn't write anything this year - can't articulate words anymore - can only float and mournfully wail - were murdered ten years ago on this very spot

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Jo Conklin Author @joconklin.com · 30/11/2024

If you’re looking for a free way to support an author, did you know you can ask your library to stock a book you want to read that they don’t have yet? And usually it’s a very basic online form? Google your library name plus the words “request a title” or “suggest a title” to find yours.

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Hannah Andrade @hhandrade.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Did I finish that book or did that book finish me?

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