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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED

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she/her | Writer of Romanian folklore 🇷🇴 | RevPit '25 Runner-Up | Rep: @madisonpotter.bsky.social @ Olswanger

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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
My post about how my #AgentGuide got me an offer has gotten a lot of attention! I wanted to discuss the reason why talk about what "high-concept" and "fresh takes on the familiar" means. If you'd like help decoding agent MSWLs, the 🔗 is in the post below 🥰
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
I’ve been agented for about a year and in this time I’ve answered my fair share of questions asked by potential clients. In this time I’ve also compiled my own list of extra questions to ask agent’s existing clients that I feel will help you make the right decision for you ☺️
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
THOUGHTS BE BLOODY is available on netgalley! For a limited amount of time, you can read it without requesting :) queer, trans Hamlet retelling set at a magical university! Unreliable narrator/twisty narration, unique magic system, dark academia, some incredible character work! 🔗 in the next post
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
🩵Congratulations to the #RevPit winners!🩵 And to those who didn't get chosen, I wrote you a letter as a First Reader for this season and as someone who applied to mentorships half a dozen time and never "won" I hope that once the disappointment fades (I was always sad), you can see the good 💙
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
It’s almost been a year since I became agented. And I’ve been sitting on some posts for all that time! Query letter. Burnout. Failures. Sub. If you’d like a sneak into what’s coming check out my latest post! (🔗 below)
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
It was such an honor to host the waiting games last year! Hope everyone who participates this spring has a blast!
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Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
A queer sci-fi reimagining of the Greek labyrinth myth ft. 🌌 a sentient, bioluminescent maze 😈 evil AI 💎 crystal-bending powers ❤️🔥 rivals-to-lovers romance between a thief and a prince 💀 an underground cult 🐍 a giant snake 🐺 wolf-rider girls 🌎 cli-fi themes #DVPit #YA #SF #LGBT #ND #TV
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Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
A queer sci-fi reimagining of the Greek labyrinth myth ft. 👑 flirty thief MC / grumpy prince LI 🌌 a sentient maze 💀 an underground cult 🐍 a giant snake 🐺 badass wolf-rider girls 🌎 cli-fi themes 💎 forget healing crystals—these crystals will mess up your vibes so bad #DVPit #YA #SF #LGBT #ND #TV
A moodboard with blue tones. At the center is a glowing blue planet. Surrounding it are: a snake, a cluster of glowing crystals, neon lights forming a geometric pattern, futuristic blocks with glowing lines between them, a pair of hands, some glowing optic fibers, blue crystals laid out in several rows, and some bioluminescent waves. There are two neon squares overlaying the moodboard—one smaller one outlining the plannet at the center, and a larger one crossing through the corner images. Art of Ren and Micah from my YA sci-fi book, commissioned from artist kaizmos. Ren has pale skin and dark brown hair in a half-ponytail. Micah has brown skin and dark brown hair with an undercut. They are both wearing futuristic dark bodysuits with glowing blue lines. They are standing waist-high in water and surrounded by glowing blue crystals. They are holding hands and gazing dazedly at each other.
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IvyBee 🐝 @ivybeewrites.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
MOONRISING x 4 ALL MANKIND A terminally ill engineer enters the world’s most cut-throat job interview that can save his life. When they're sent back to a barren Earth & the competitors start dying, he must set aside past grievances & team up with his rival ex to survive. #DVPit #A #SF #LGBT
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Meredith Rae @merethebookgal.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
BLADE OF SECRETS X THE BONE HOUSES X THE HEDGEWITCH OF FOXHALL A teen blacksmith w/ anxiety must embark on a quest w/ the boy she hates to reforge a magic relic & free their island from a tyrannical god—otherwise, her life belongs to the island’s fog-worshiping cult #DVpit #YA #F #MH #LGBT #DIS
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
So excited to share my #editorsguide for my adult historical fantasy novel THE FANGED HEIR featuring: 🩸 Romanian vampires (strigoi) 🗡️ Political scheming 🖤 Vengeful women ⛓️ A brewing revolution #editors, if interested you can contact Madison Potter @ Olswanger Literary!
An Editor's Guide to THE FANGED HEIR. Historical fantasy. Wordcount: 114,000 words. In a world inspired by the Ottoman occupation in the Balkans, featuring a gender-bent, vampiric Vlad the Impaler, a dethroned vampire must rally the lowest tiers of society to reclaim her crown or live in servitute alongside her kind, under her own vassal nation and its imperial overlord. Tropes and Themes:
Moral ambiguity
Enemies to lovers
Vengeful women
Political schemes
Twist on hurt/comfort
Humanizing pop-culture villains
Exploring tiers of oppressionComps: The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri, The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem, She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan, The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
✨Officially in my #amagented era✨ I'm so incredibly excited to announce that I'm now represented by the wonderful Madison Potter at Olswanger Literary! Madison's vision for VODESA and her general enthusiasm is contagious and I can't wait to work together!
Colored sketch with a man with curly black hair, black eyes, tan skin and a short beard. He wears a sheepish, love stricken expression as he touches two puncture wounds at his neck. Hovering behind him is a vampire with elongated fangs, her arms around his shoulders. There is blood around her mouth. She has long brown hair, slightly tan skin, and a nose with a bump on the bridge. She has 2 scars, one on her upper lip and another across her brow.
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Erin @erinaries.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
#litagents, I'm happy to present my #agentsguide #agentguide for my #amquerying adult speculative novel, THE WORLD OF NO, complete at 97k words. It features: 🟢 coming of age (even for adults) ⚫️ second chance love 🟢 twisted realities ⚫️ Life is messy; jump the hell in already.
Title of my novel; blurred images of faces behind a veilThe pitch for my novel, with a moodboard featuring doors, a dark forest, an empty factory, and shadow figures lurking in doorways.The covers for my comp titles: The Midnight Library, Under the Whispering Door, The Hollow Places, and Dark MatterA snippet from my novel
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Rosemary MacArthur @rosemac.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
I am happy to share an #agentsguide for my YA Fantasy, THE SELKIE'S DAUGHTER. #amquerying #agentguide #yafantasy
Image is a stormy sea batting against rock outcroppings. Over top of the image are the words:

An agent's guide to The Selkie's Daughter
YA Fantasy Romance
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Pitch
When Meirta learns that the village she’s called home her whole life may be hiding secrets (one of which might concern her selkie mother who fled to the ocean years ago), she must count on unlikely allies to help her unlock the magic of her selkie heritage and discover what the village tried to bury.Image has the same background as previous, with the text:

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Neither of them let go of the other. But Lena did raise her other hand, & a second later, Meirta felt the pattern of the wind shift as Lena took hold of it. The snow swirled around them, caught in the flow of Lena’s magic, so it danced in restless, ever-changing mosaics. There was a bird, and then a butterfly, and then a deer. When Lena let the magic go, she took a step closer to Meirta, whispering in her ear.

 “Now you try.”

 Meirta shivered, feeling the warmth of Lena’s breath flutter down her neck, the ghost of her nose tracing her skin. She leaned towards her without thinking, not wanting Lena to move away.

 Lena didn’t. She stood so close to Meirta that she could feel every breath the elf-girl took.

 Meirta raised her own hand, trying to focus on the wind when everything inside of her was chanting fire, fire, fire, but this time it was a delicious sort of fire that she thought she would crave for the rest of her life.
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Comps
Isolated seaside small town setting
Sweet, slow-burn romance (but make it queer)
Uncovering lies
Girls with big, complicated emotions
Atmospheric prose
Creatures from Celtic mythology
Girls discovering their own anger

Beside the comps are images of four books. The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater, A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid, A Consuming Fire by Laura Weymouth, and A House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin Craig
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Meredith Rae @merethebookgal.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Take a look at my updated #agentguide / #agentsguide for the YA fantasy manuscript I #amquerying
A greenish gray background with an image of a foggy island and the text “An Agent’s Guide to FORGED IN DARKNESS YA Celtic-inspired fantasy 89k”THE PITCH
A teen blacksmith must embark on a quest with the boy she hates to reforge a magic relic and free their island from a tyrannical god — otherwise, her life belongs to the island's fog-worshiping cult.SNIPPET 

Cold wind burned Barra's cheeks as she exited the church, but at least the rain had stopped. She gazed out over the cliffside and down to the harbor, where three ships nearing completion swayed in the choppy water. Barra tensed at the sight. If only she could destroy them and everything they stood for.

The Salt Sisters at work below were like a swarm of ants, and the sound of their steady hammering carried across the breeze. Barra eyed the shrouded sun's position in the sky. The solstice ever-neared, along with the vows she was pledged to take.COMPS
The cover of The Hedgewitch of Foxhall with “Slow burn” and “Celtic setting” the cover of BLADE OF SECRETS with “Blacksmith MC” and “Anxiety Rep” and the cover of THE BONE HOUSES with “Banter/Humor” and “Dangerous quest”
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
✨vague✨
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
#litagents this story is amazing!!! Check out the #agentsguide / #agentguide 🫶🏼
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𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 🍃 @charscrawls.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
🎸 daisy jones x knives out 🗡️ the songstress, the high-flyer, the gambler, the sweetheart, the watcher, the matriarch and the rogue. seven suspects. one the killer of renowned rockstar sam corvi. but who? only they can tell you #questpit #Q #A #LF #MY
a moodboard detailing nine images related to my book ALL THE DEVILS in order they are: a neon rock n roll sign, london (notably big ben), a man playing the guitar, a man punching a mirror, a man staring forward into the camera with only his eye showing, someone walking down a hallway, stars falling from the sky, photos hanging from the ceiling and finally, an audience at a gig. all nine images have a red hue.
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Sara Duran ✨is AGENTED✨ @saraduran.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Pirates of the Caribbean—if Jack Sparrow were a vengeful sapphic ghost possessing a sapphic princess Elizabeth Swann, Will Turner went on a gender journey, and the curse could only be broken when two hearts meet the light—through love or bloodshed 🫀🗡️ #QuestPit #YA #F #Q #LGBT
A moodboard showing the pirate (Amir), the princess (Mira), and John.

Amir silhouetted against a cloudy sky with a sword slung over her shoulder and a group of joyful sailors on a pirate ship. She has this quote: 

Continue to love
Continue to forgive
Continue to grow

Mira is shown in the reflection of an ornate mirror. She is wearing long white gloves and a pink ballgown with her hair in a natural updo and the lesbian pride flag is subtly depicted over her photo. There is another photo of two girls kissing in the surf at sunset. Mira has this quote: 

We looked at each other a little too long to be “just friends”

John is shown with his bare back to the viewer, facing the sea with the trans pride flag subtly depicted over his photo. He also has a close up of iridescent mermaid scales and this quote: 

Go bravely, go deeply, or do not go
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
POPPY WARS x Vlad the Impaler She is a dethroned vampire—He, the prince who stole her crown She wants to free vampires from subjugations—He, to free their nation from its overlord Unless they ally, both will remain under the thumbs of their oppressors #QuestPit #Q #A #F #HF
Text: enemies to lovers, Ottoman occupation in the Balkans, wicked twist on hurt/comfort, vengeful women, vampires true to romanian folklore, political scheming

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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
With the official start of my ✨ #amquerying era ✨, I present an updated #agentsguide / #agentguide for VODESA, an Adult Romanian history-inspired fantasy 🧛‍♀️
An Agent's Guide to Vodesa by A.M. BucsaruPitch: In a world inspired by the Ottoman occupation in the Balkans, featuring a gender-bent Vlad the Impaler, a dethroned vampire must rally the lowest tiers of society to reclaim her crown or live in servitude, alongside her kind, under her own vassal nation and its imperial overlord. Tropes: enemies to lovers, vengeful women, history inspired fantasy, vampires true to romanian folklore, political scheming, wicked twist on hurt/comfort. Comps: The Jasad Heir, Mistress of Lies, She Who Became The Sun, And I Darken, A Dowry of Blood, The Jasmine Throne, Empire of the VampireAdult Fantasy steeped in Balkan Culture

115k words

Dracula--Vlad the Impaler--is a national hero in Romania. Despite being held hostage by the Ottomans in his youth, once he ascended to the throne he fought fiercely for the freedom of his country. 

He was defiant and oftentimes cruel, but his loyalty to his people never wavered.

I believe it is time to tell a story from a different perspective, one where he is  not the monster he is so often painted to be.
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Does your MC have a nickname? Who gave it to them, how did they earn it, and do they love/hate it? I WANT TO KNOW! #writersofbluesky #writingcommunity
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Prompts are BAACCKKK! What would someone need to say to your MC to have them completely lose it? 🤬 #BookSky #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
I miss posting prompts 😭 Maybe it's time to bring them back for the whole #writingcommunity? 👀
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IvyBee 🐝 @ivybeewrites.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
To win the meds he’ll die without, Avery must win a survival competition: 🌏 return to the dead planet, Earth 🚀 build a spaceship from scraps 💫 fly it back to Titan 💔 team up with his ex 🗡️ get rid of him before landing 🖤 DO NOT fall for him again #PosterPitQ #PosterPit #SF #A #LGBT
A poster where two men hold hands, half-transparent, with a barren landscape under a starry sky in the background.
The title reads: The Gravity of Hope
Top of the poster:
A genius Engineer fighting for his life
A snarky pilot burnt by betrayal
One deadly competition.
Underneath:
Ivybee presents A Dystopian sci-fi adventure featuring second-chance romance, A survival competition, and a race through space 
perfect for fans of The Ocean’s Echo and FOR ALL MANKIND
A novel written by Ivy Bard. Querying Soon.
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Good luck to everyone participating in #PosterPit! I want to support as many writers as I can so drop a comment if you're posting so I can keep an eye out 🫶
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Procrastinating doing my reverse outline 🤭 A little colored sketch of Vera from VODESA in traditional Romanian clothing. If you see signs of boredom pls 👩🏼‍🦯
A young woman with a terse expression. Her brown hair is in 2 dutch braids with iron ringlets clipped through the braids. She has light skin with a tan, blue eyed and scars through her brow and upper lip. Her nose has a bump on its bridge. She’s wearing a loose white blouse with red flower embroideries, a blue belt, and a black apron with red gold embroideries on top of a white skirt.
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Racquel Kechagias @racquelk.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
First of all congrats 🎉 to all the #revpit winners! 2nd. If like me you didn't win, are feeling a bit down and need some inspiration/love for your MS we do positivity passes in our discord! DM me for the link 😁 #camprevpit #revpitwaiting
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Congratulations @ivybeewrites.bsky.social !!! I've had the pleasure of reading Ivy's previous work, and I'm sure The Gravity of Hope is as amazing as the others! Can't wait for the showcase! 💙
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Jeni Chappelle @jenichappelle.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Y’all I’ve been thinking about VODESA nonstop since I picked it up. This is vampires like you’ve never seen them, and I feel sure @ambucsaru.bsky.social has a bright writing career ahead of her #RevPit
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Congratulations to all the #RevPit winners! It was lovely recognizing so many names from the waiting games <3
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Me pretending to work while refreshing the #RevPit page even though I'm fully aware it's 3 am in the US How will I survive until 7 pm 😭 (it's 10 am right now 💀 I should call in sick and go to sleep for another *checks watch* 8.5 hours)
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Blythe Gilpin @blythewrytes.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Y’ALL WE WROTE BOOKS!!! 📚 I think it’s something we can take for granted but like????? You created a whole new story or world from nothing?? Absolutely magic ✨ No matter what happens tomorrow, take some time to celebrate how amazing you are!!! #RevPit #RevPitWaiting
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Sonia Ayoub @thesoniaayoub.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
#RevPitWaiting No matter what happens tomorrow, remember: You. Wrote. A. Whole. Book. That's something to be proud of. Even if our names aren't listed, let's get out there and query, self pub, indie pub, or shelve our books. The world is open. Let's go for it and keep cheering each other on.
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
#RevPitWaiting T-1 TOMORROW is the day, friends. I am honored to have provided entertainment, or at the very least, distraction for this past month. Let's not be strangers after this 🤗
4/13 - Encouragement. Results are in TOMORROW! I know it’s daunting, but let’s give each other some much needed kindness! Words of encouragement go a long way!
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
#RevPitWaiting last weekend! For me: Editors & the Community A BIG thank you to the editors and the #RevPit board for being so kind and helpful and going above and beyond what was initially promised. #10queries? More like #30queries. 1/2
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
#RevPitWaiting T-2! Before a 'journey' that I've started is coming to an end, I like reminding myself of what I'm thankful for. What good things have come from the journey. Things that I wouldn't have had if I didn't put myself out there to possibly experience disappointment. [pls not me lol]
4/12 - THANK YOUs. Is there anyone you’d like to thank? Someone who made #RevPitWaiting better? Who helped you get to today?
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
I've seen mentions of #RevPit runner-ups in editor threads. Does anyone know what this means? (Are we supposed to know what this means or is it a surprise?) 💙
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
#RevPitWaiting... this weekend will be difficult 😮‍💨 QUERYING #RevPit book - but I'll wait a little to see if I get any 10queries feedback first 🫣 DRAFTING WIP - Shockingly I have a lot of free time outside of work rn so I have a daily 2k goal. SUPER excited for this one!
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
#RevPitWaiting T-3 Even after #RevPit winners are announced, our writing journeys are far from over. We'll still be walking down our paths, just with upgraded tools thanks to the editors & our community. So what's next for you?
4/11 - Writing Goals. Regardless of what happens on Monday, what are your next writing goals? Do any of us have similar paths?
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Ivy T. Woods @ivytwoods.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Enjoy the beat sheet/outlining tool I made for three act structure. If you put in your target word count it will calculate what word count you need for various key points. docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #revpit #revpitwaiting
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Novel Beat Plotting Reference Template
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
#RevPitWaiting! FOUR MORE DAYS!!! I have lots to say about craft books and other resources. All of my 'choices' are more aimed towards "I have a solid grasp on writing, but I feel like I can do better but I'm not sure what to do to improve". I'm still on this path myself and I found them AMAZING
Story Engineering. Craft book by Larry Brooks. I will NEVER shut up about this book. My go to beat-planning method is STC, but it’s too vague around Fun&Games and BGCI. My Act 2 sucked cause I took FUN too literally.

BUT THEN! Story Eng. Used together with STC saved me. It gives a whole new perspective on act 2 and the chapters on characters are also amazing.Brandon Sanderson. YouTube Lecture FREE. Maybe I’m a hater but i was SOOO skeptical. What are this dude’s credentials? What can he say that I haven’t read in a craft book?

I was wrong. Incredible lectures. Super engaging, funny, uses examples that everyone knows. SFF writers NEED to watch. He is a very good teacher and there’s lots to take away. I only started watching last week so this is post reading a dozen craft books. The Fire in Fiction. Craft Book by Donald Maass. As the title states, the book is FIRE.
Some craftbooks are amazing for when you start out, but then you kind of outgrow them and your writing is fine but you know you can do better, but there aren’t really any resources out there for that last oomph. 

Fire in Fiction is your oomph. Amazing exercises at end of chapters to elevate your story. More of a revising book than a drafting one.
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
#RevPitWaiting Day T-4 This is my FAVORITE prompt #RevPit! Editors have been so kind & helpful with 10 queries (even posting more than is required!) And I also think WE have the capacity to help each other be better writers. So let's share 🤗
4/10 - Resource Share. What are your fav craft books? Resources that helped you improve? Let’s help each other be better writers!
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
#RevPitWaiting Day 24! I might've pulled another switcheroo... There was a slight miscalculation on my part and I hadn't anticipated that virtually everyone talked about their hobbies in their personal intro. So #RevPit ... the dreaded question:
4/9 - Plotter or Pantser. Tell us a little about your writing process! Do you discovery write, plan every detail, or a mix of the two?
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Another day of #RevPitWaiting! Best of 2025: READ ML WANG! If you love pain, RF Kuang, SWBTH, Kaikeyi just TRUST. BOBH = Babel. Anticipated 2025: THE SUMMERS BETWEEN US is coming out May 13th! @noreennanja.bsky.social is amazing and I'm soooo excited for it!
5 star reads of 2025: One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig, Kaykei by Vaishnavi Patel, The Sword of Kaigen by M. L. Wang, Blood Over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang, Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne CollinsMost anticipated releases of 2025: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab, Ten Incarnations of Rebellion by Vaishnavi Patel, Katabasis by R. F. Kuang, Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry, The Summers Between Us by Noreen Nanja, The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
#RevPitWaiting Day 23! TBR and Best of 2025 tier lists! I couldn't pick between one or the other so why not BOTH Post screen shots of your TBR, images of your 5⭐ reads in 2025, or tell #RevPit peeps what book you're looking forward to the most this year!
4/8 - Best of 2025. Tell us your best and/or most anticipated reads of 2025! Just don’t tell my endless TBR pile, okay?
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
#RevPitWaiting Day 22! Art excitement!!! This is a terrible cover I made for my #RevPit book featuring MC Vera!
A mock-book cover with a stained-glass background and a woman wearing a traditional Romanian blouse with embroideries on the chest and shouders. She has blue eyes and dark brown hair with scars on her lip and eyebrow. Her hands are bloody and she's holding a crown over her head. The book is titled VODESA by A.M. Bucsaru
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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
#RevPitWaiting Day 22! One week left #RevPit people! (Freaking out) My most anticipated prompt by far. I can't wait to see everyone's ART! Let's give a shoutout to all the creators if you commissioned from anyone and drop their @ Don't forget to include ALT text!
4/7 - Art! Do you have any commissioned works? Any art you’ve made with your characters? Share it with us!
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