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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Gratitude!🎉😊🤖 This weekend I received feedback from writer friends @mayaplim.bsky.social and Tracy Lynn Hill under the most beautiful pagoda in Golden Gate Park! Tonight I received notes on my query via the SFF Genre Party with @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social. Genre Party folks, would love to chat!

Beautiful green and red pagoda next to a green lake and stone bridge with pine trees nearby.

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Celebrating passing 10K on my latest #MG #WIP. 🎉 One of my side characters might be cursed to turn into this:

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Corgi Smiling

Alt: Corgi on a couch licking lips and smiling

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Received a query rejection for my myth-based #YA #dystopian adventure! The word I've chosen from the rejection is "time." Please share a few lines from YOUR fabulous #manuscript with the word #time! 🎉🎉 #writingcommunity #amquerying #keepgoing @billeisele.bsky.social @lizzyinlille.bsky.social

On a pink and orange background: "The tunnel hums. Instead of losing energy, Mal seems inspired, jackknifing in new directions. The faint hum grows louder, vibrating up my spine. As if stirred by the humming, the voice in my mind murmurs. Not a scream this time. A whisper. A sob."

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

There is such a thing as too many outlines. For one manuscript, I mean. 🤪

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Why do I like the musical Hadestown? Because it's a lesson in trusting yourself and believing in your abilities and artistry. Also, it's a lesson in trusting those who love and support you. Like Orpheus, my greatest enemy is usually myself. How do we confidently stand behind our work?

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Hadestown Tony Awards

Alt: In the Hadestown, Orpheus sings on his knees holding a red flower while lamps swing above him.

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Great writing hour today with @lizzyinlille.bsky.social and my kiddo, who is writing a MG mystery with a Holmes-related concept. I made progress on my Inkheart-esque MG. @lizzyinlille.bsky.social is seeking a new agent! Her picture books (and the turquoise people in them) are quirky and adorable!! 👓

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Cuteness Overload Cute Cartoon

Alt: A cartoon plant squishing its face with the phrase "cuteness overload"

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E.M. Anderson | author & schism enthusiast too hot for Bluesky @elizmanderson.com · 04/09/2026

hey! I'm in this! or rather will be come September 26!

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Back when I was on the *other* site, I decided to share a line of text from my manuscript every time I received a query rejection. The line would include a word from the response, and others could join in. Well, now that my theatrical summer has wound down, it's time to begin this process again! 😊

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Cool Cat Ready with Sunglasses

Alt: Cat puts on sunglasses and says "I'm ready."

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I've been quiet on here because my kiddo's been in an excellent production of Macbeth for weeks, and I've had the pleasure of listening to this masterpiece over and over again. So, yeah, I've been slow on the writing and querying, but man, have I been absorbing poetry. 🧡🎭🩸⚔️

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Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Welcome to the Translunar Travelers Lounge, it's Saturday August 15 2026, and we have 13 new stories for you. Issue 15 is live! translunartravelerslounge.com

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Translunar Travelers Lounge

a speculative fiction magazine

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Spouse's birthday in the a.m. Kiddo performed some professional Shakespeare this afternoon. Ice cream and cookies in the afternoon. And we finished the day with an Ani deFranco concert. THAT'S WHAT I CALL A KILLER DAY!!😀😁🦋

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

My kiddo is teaching me the joys of Owl House and Steven Universe. Too much fun!! 🤩😍🦁🐦

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

This made me possibly appreciate the movie more. 🙂 This plus more people buying The Odyssey at bookstores.

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Gabriella Noelle 📚 🇵🇷 @briellanoelle.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Debut romance authors please take advantage of the event hosted by @litconnect.bsky.social this month: #LoveatFirstPitch . Check out my page for my #MSWL and get those pitches ready!

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Late to the game, but #MG and #YA writing is how I balance out the adult narratives I typically explore as a theatre artist. It's also a way for me to reach out to my kiddo's generation and tell a story that *might* empower someone. 😊 Someday soon!

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

For some reason, this is my favorite post this evening😍🐍

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Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Morning Kitten #Caturday

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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

"I come in peace" - A dance of friendship 🐶💙🐶 A Border Collie and an Australian Shepherd meeting for the first time. #dogs #friends

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

One of the pleasures of a pitch contest is when you don't hear any response for awhile, and then, out of the blue, after you've nearly forgotten about the contest, you get good news...! 🎉

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Kermit the Frog Dancing Wildly

ALT: Kermit the Frog Dancing Wildly

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Slow-motion capture of hand-feeding a male Northern Cardinal. TT: Ugo Troccoli

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Okay, I need to celebrate the stunning work of my talented writer friend Paper Cicada. Look at this beautiful MG fantasy, The Source of Everything! 🤩🎉 And I'm tickled to have my first mention in the acknowledgements. 😊 #kidlit #amwriting #amreading #MG

Glossy front cover of a hard bound book with picture of a boy and girl on a pirate ship in the sky with magical, glowing images framing them. The book title is The Source of Everything and the author is Paper Cicada.

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Eros & Psyche x Cinder x Warcross Tormented by screams in her mind, a fiery teenage orphan must free her sister and a charismatic cyborg from a tech company's deadly Underworld game before the myth-obsessed CEO programs him to destroy her. #YA #scifi #amquerying #kidlit #mythology #dystopian 🤖🏹💘

Two androids, Greek columns, a cyborg girl, labyrinth, a red bow and arrow, a statue of Eros with a bow, a polluted sunset and city skyline, and the phrase "Survive the myth, Change the future"

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I've been dithering. Dithering about what to write next while I query at a snail's pace. 🐌 I have a burning desire to write today, so I'm going to stop dithering and write something. 🔥

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

@sangitachowdhury4371 captures a Jacana Bird walking along with 2 chicks under her wings: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s...

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Today my kiddo had her first rehearsal for Macbeth. It's a professional production, and the talent is over the top. She's especially excited that she gets to die onstage. Yeah, us theatre people are weird. 😊🎭

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

A day after The Late Show ended, Colbert hosted an episode of public access program Only In Monroe, reviving his 11-year-old gag. How bad is CBS/Paramount taking it? They issued copyright complaints for a show they don't own. 🤣 CBS would hate it if you watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DlF...

Matthew Keys
@MatthewKeysLive
Paramount is apparently trying to suppress copies of "Only in Monroe" from appearing on other social platforms by filing frivolous copyright notices, even though the show was produced by a public access TV channel and doesn't use their intellectual property...
https://x.com/MatthewKeysLive/status/2058567331992023172

Michelle Kinney
@MichelleKinney
Happened to us at The Mayday Network as well — this is insanity.
https://x.com/MichelleKinney/status/2058596263004721436

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I want to give a big shout out to the generous agent who gave me all kinds of actionable feedback on my pages. Query Tracker doesn't allow messages after a query is settled, which is logical, though I very much wanted to thank this agent for her time. I hope this "thank you" will reach her! 🏹🪶🌼

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Meet some of the Inkredibles! We spent the morning editing picture books, doing character outlines, submitting to contests, drafting new projects, developing synopses, and editing final drafts. #writingcommunity is the best. 🧡❤️🧡

Several people on a Google Meet call smiling and waving at the camera.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

If we actually want to appreciate moms, we should be providing free childcare, healthcare, and guaranteed income for stay-at-home parents to put more money in families’ pockets and ensure no SAHP is reliant on a partner for their economic security. Idk I think that’s better than 15% off a vacuum.

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Inspired by my writers' group, I've recently created Theatre Thursdays. I've noticed that us kidlit writers feel pretty comfortable sharing our hopes and challenges, but theatre professionals seem to be less so. My goal is to create space for revitalization, creative ideas, and caring connection 🧡

Laptop, green matcha in a mug, and oats with dates, sitting on a table in a cafe.

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Sharing some kitty love from sunny Santa Cruz this morning. 😽🌞🧡

Two brown tabby cats gazing affectionately at each other

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

These "Inkredible" authors remembered my birthday with balloons, ramen, and carrot cake!! 😍 (Please note the AMAZING artwork of @amynelder.bsky.social in the background) Writer friends. Don't know what I'd do without them 🥲😭🥰 #writingcommunity #amquerying #amwriting

Four smiling women in front of a Happy Birthday sign, one holding three balloons. Two pieces of artwork in the background.

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

ONE DAY MORE... Guess what I'm taking my kiddo to see on Sunday. If you're in the know, hit me with another line... 🎭

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💙🪄 Keep Rising 🪄💙 @keeprising.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

💛 her sweet kitty is magic 🪄 💛🖤💛🪄 #caturday 🪄💛🖤💛

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

In the in-between hours when I'm not writing or teaching the acting process, I'm helping kids with breath and mindfulness. My Spring class ends next week, and I'm going to miss it...! 🥲

A woman in a green shirt with short hair back in a bandana holds one foot off the ground in a standing yoga pose.

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

For years, my mantra has been "Do one thing a day that scares you." I'm realizing this philosophy may be the only thing that forces me to jump-start my painfully cautious querying process. I did the work. I'm proud of it. I need to get it out there. 🤖🏹 #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

I had one of those days where I got to know myself better. You know the ones? Oh, that's what matters to me. Oh, that's the sort of thing I struggle with. Oh, that's what I'm really passionate about. Learning days. 🧡 Meanwhile, two queries sent. One job interview down. Breathe in. Breathe out.

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Well, if anyone's looking for a YA dystomance taking the no-teacher school thing to the next level, I've got you covered. #amquerying

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

So, it's been a full month, and I've only sent 3 queries. Guess I better get cracking! 🏹

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work. "You're all fabulous. Now go home and memorize your lines."

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Spoiler: Toward the end of my YA sci-fi, my MC discovers she has seven siblings. Of a kind. And yeah, maybe it is a bit autobiographical. Even weirder, I didn't even notice the connection until I was writing it. Not sure what's weirder: life or the writing process. #writingcommunity #amquerying

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Elly "Enormity" Bangs @ellybangs.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Philip K. Dick: In my short story "Sales Pitch" I invented the fasrad, an autonomous commercial AI that destroys your life and drives you insane, as a cautionary tale Tech Company: At long last, we have created the fasrad from classic sci-fi short story "Sales Pitch"

A search result for "Fasrad - Hosted AI Agents"

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

"We must not allow ourselves the luxury of surprise. Be calm when the unthinkable arrives. Modern tyranny is terror management. When the terrorist attack comes, remember that authoritarians exploit such events in order to consolidate power." - Timothy Snyder, March 8, 2026

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

My antagonist is the CEO of Mythos Corp. Picture Ariana Grande as Glinda with a scalpel. Work IS play, and that involves teetering around on sparkly pink heels while replacing a victim's organic parts with circuitry. In the end, ta-da! Myth-based cyborg 🔱🤖🩷 #awesomecharacters #amquerying #writesky

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

I think everyone should probably stop what they're doing and look at @kameronhurley.com's adorable duck posts. I'm up coughing at 4 am, and it's all my brain wants or needs right now. #writingcommunity

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Looking forward to kicking this dastardly illness so I can do things like work, talk, write, and query again. Oh, and breathe deeply... without dissolving into a wheezing, coughing, aching, so I can't rest, ocean floor creature. Below, actual footage of me. #amquerying... next week?

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a close up of a bowl of food with a flame coming out of it

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

"...two interpretive frameworks: a foreign war as a mechanism to destroy democracy at home; and a foreign war as an element of personal corruption by the president." - Timothy Snyder, Feb 28

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

This is tomorrow, folks! A great opportunity to see who's looking for a book like yours. 🤖🏹💘 #amquerying #kidlit

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