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Taylor Rivers @authortaylorrivers.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Nothing humbles you more than being on submission.

Taylor Rivers @authortaylorrivers.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

They can build a facility to house immigrants in 8 days but have "no idea" how to help the homeless, many who are veterans. They can spend billions to go to war, but they won't provide children free lunch. What land of the free is this?

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Taylor Rivers @authortaylorrivers.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

The United States is facing a humanitarian crisis. The amount of crimes against humanity I've witnessed just on social media is horrendous and should scare all of us.

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KD📚🌎🌊🇺🇸 @kdnerak33.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

“Alligator Alcatraz” will begin operations on Wednesday. This is your reminder that a prison without due process is a concentration camp.

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Taylor Rivers @authortaylorrivers.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

At what point does America get assistance from other countries? Where is the line? Alligator Alcatraz is one of the most disturbing things I've ever seen, yet it feels like screaming into a void.

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Taylor Rivers @authortaylorrivers.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

I've been in a horrible writing slump for a few days, but when I opened my fortune cookie after dinner last night it told me I would be inspired soon. <333 (pls be soon like today soon)

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

New York City's homicide rate is lower than the nation's as a whole. In Trump-friendly Alabama, the homicide rate is triple the rate in NYC. But Stephen Miller spreads fear of big cities and immigrants because he's a disgusting racist.

Stephen Miller: NYC is the clearest warning yet of what happens to a society when it fails to control migration.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done. My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it. I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.

Zohran looking out on a victory night crowd.

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Taylor Rivers @authortaylorrivers.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Intellectual girl summer 🙋🏻‍♀️

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Taylor Rivers @authortaylorrivers.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

I'm so sick of the times we're living in.

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Taylor Rivers @authortaylorrivers.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

It's times like these where we need writers the most. We need to dream again, think again, hear other voices. And if I'm being honest, sometimes I need some escapism from the news I see everyday. Living in America right now is hard- but please don't stop creating.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

So...the ICE agents?

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

It doesn’t matter to Trump that Pete Hegseth endangered U.S. armed forces by sharing attack plans with his wife, his brother and a journalist. It matters to Trump that Hegseth is willing to order American troops to attack American civilians. That’s why Hegseth is there.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Facts: - Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass both publicly stated they did not request National Guard assistance. - Under normal circumstances, National Guard deployment requires state approval unless the Insurrection Act is invoked, which Trump has not done.

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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

if you teach any subject other than AI and you want students to do their own work, then the solution to the challenge posed by generative AI is neither to embrace generative AI in the classroom nor to spend class time exploring the limits of generative AI in the classroom it is to teach the subject

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Here’s the thing, if they are picking up folks working in the country illegally, I’m going to need to see some white guys also being arrested for employing people working illegally in the country. Otherwise, it’s just racism.

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Taylor Rivers @authortaylorrivers.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

I've read many articles about the declining literacy rate in America, and if you can't see how that's reflected in politics, then you are missing the point and have lost the plot.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Trump is in the process of destroying our justice system, Harvard, CBS News, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the careers of countless scientists, and many other things that make America great. If we don't stop him, he’ll eventually get around to you.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 29/05/2025

Breaking news: A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to bar international students from enrolling at Harvard. The ruling grants Harvard a win in one of the most high-stakes battles in its ongoing war with the administration.

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Judge orders Trump administration to allow Harvard to enroll international students

The administration’s action was illegal and would cause irreparable harm because about a quarter of Harvard students are from other countries, lawyers argued

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Taylor Rivers @authortaylorrivers.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

I'd love to see a community where younger writers and authors could get advice from mature writers/authors. Sometimes I feel as if I need a shift in perspective.

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Taylor Rivers @authortaylorrivers.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Over on TikTok, a man who has had a Booktok account for a month, has just received a book deal. The catch? He has NO manuscript.

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Francesca Riccardi @litagentfran.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

So happy to be working with you, Taylor ❤️

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Taylor Rivers @authortaylorrivers.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

I am so excited to tell you all that I have a LITERARY AGENT!! I'm rep'd by @litagentfran.bsky.social at Kate Nash Literary Agency and I couldn't be more excited!! 🥹❤️

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Taylor Rivers @authortaylorrivers.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Just felt my first earthquake, and I live in Georgia 😭🥴

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Gareth @writerwilson.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

This is without doubt the best article I've ever read about how to write the dreaded synopsis. It includes an example and details on why it works. Even with all the spoilers, I need to read this book! Thank you @keslupo.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/kesialup...

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How to write a good synopsis

with a real-life example by yours truly!

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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Given that most, if not all MAGA merch is made in China, I'll be really curious to see what happens to their pricing and availability 😁

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Taylor Rivers @authortaylorrivers.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

How is this not terms for impeachment????

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John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

In the 90s, I genuinely thought the Internet would cure loneliness. But it turns out that for me anyway the Internet addresses loneliness the way alcohol addresses anxiety.

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Taylor Rivers @authortaylorrivers.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

I've been holding my breath (and freaking out internally) but I received an offer of representation for my novel, Romance Reviewed. 😭😭😭

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 20/04/2025

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about strikes in Yemen to a second unclassified Signal group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said. nyti.ms/4jBQ1wV

Pete Hegseth is pictured wearing a blue suit, looking to his left. A headline reads: "Pete Hegseth Said to Have Shared Sensitive Attack Details in Second Signal Chat." Photo by Eric Lee/The New York Times

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Sky News @news.sky.com · 21/04/2025

The priest of Gaza's only Catholic parish says that Pope Francis called the church 'every day' from the beginning of the war, in October 2023, until the Saturday before Easter. Father Gabriel Romanelli said the pope gave a blessing to 'all the citizens in Gaza' in his last call 🔗 trib.al/HTXR28a

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Taylor Rivers @authortaylorrivers.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Full manuscript request 🥹🫶🏻

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Riley Silverman @rileysilverman.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Please stop using ChatGPT in general, but also, please, please stop using it and then taking what it says to you as fact. It's usually wrong! It doesn't fact check itself. It just creates approximations of information based on other text! It's basically magnetic poetry that sets the world ablaze.

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Rosecliff Literary @roseclifflit.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

If your synopsis is bloated, try the “AND THEN” test. Read your draft out loud. Every time you naturally want to say and then..., stop. That’s where you’re stuffing too much in. Cut where needed.

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 28/02/2025

It bears repeating.

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Taylor Rivers @authortaylorrivers.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Standing with Ukraine during this disgusting time in America 💔

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

You should be fundamentally mistrustful of a political movement that despises investigative journalists and writers while loving pundits and talking heads

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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Guidelines for our first ever Author Hype Event #WSPit #WIPSnips has always been about growing community. You all show up everyday (some since day one) sharing pieces of your writing. Here's the chance to go beyond snips and pitch your work! More infographics to come, but here's a start

Text: What? #WSPit. Author Hype Event. Industry Participation welcome. When? February 26, 2025, your time zone. Where? Bluesky only.

Authors: Please do your due diligence to vet anyone who requests your materials before sending it.

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General Guidelines: Regular #WIPSnips participation not required. Pitch must fit in single post. All imagines use alt text. No Generative AI. Published works, thread any links or direct to link in bio. Limit three posts per work. Use appropriate hashtags. Be kind. Like, respot, comments Highly encouraged.

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To make indsutry participation easier or help readers find published books, use the special hashtags to note where you are in the process. You can use only #WSPit but it may affect indsutry visibility.

WIPs: #WSPitW, Querying: #WSPitQ, Agented(but not on sub): #WSPitA, On submission: #WSPitS, Published: #WSPitP

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Other hashtags

Age range - please include: Adult - #a, New Adult - #NA, Young Adult - #YA; Middle Grade - #MG; Picture book - #PB

Optional: Crime - #C; Fantasy - #F; Historical - #Hi; Horror - #H; Humor - #Hu, Lit-fic - #L; Memoir - #Me; Mystery - #M; Non-fic - #NF; Paranormal - #P; Poetry - Po; Romance - #R; Sci-fi - #SF; Thriller - #T; Women's Fiction - #WF; 2SLGBTQIA+ - #LGBT; BIPOC - #BIPOC; Creators who are disabled - #Dis

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Lianne Robinson @205lianne.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

All my favorite tropes! I'd buy this in a heartbeat!

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Taylor Rivers @authortaylorrivers.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Book reviewer Eloise swore she'd never return to her hometown. But when her mother dies, she’s stuck in Appalachia with her biggest rival, bestselling author Rhodes Sullivan. Forced proximity, Southern charm, and long-buried feelings? This is not the plot she planned. #Cupit #CR #A

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Taylor Rivers @authortaylorrivers.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Riding high from questpit! Who wants to swap support for #cupit tomorrow? 🫶🏻

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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

HAPPY PLACE + EVERY SUMMER AFTER = NONE OF THIS WAS REAL If you love someone, let them go and if they come back for your sister's wedding, then nothing can possibly go wrong. She broke his heart years ago. She wants him back. He doesn’t trust her. But should she even trust him? #questpit #q #r

An Agent’s Guide to
None of This Was Real
Adult Contemporary Romance

The Pitch

If you love someone, let them go and if they come back for your sister's wedding, then nothing can possibly go wrong.

Jasper’s life in NYC is falling apart. She might get fired and she’s not over her last relationship. She arrives at her family’s lake house in the Quebec Laurentians for her sister’s wedding week only to find her favorite ex is also invited. She broke his heart years ago. She wants him back. He doesn’t trust her. But should she even trust him?

Comps:
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
Happy Place by Emily Henry
Seven Summers by Paige Toon

What to expect
Canadian Setting
Two timelines
Family Drama
2010s Nostalgia
Flawed characters

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Taylor Rivers @authortaylorrivers.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Book reviewer Eloise latest review of Rhodes Sullivan’s novel made him her sworn enemy. But when her mother dies, she’s forced back to Appalachia… where Rhodes is researching his next book. Old grudges ignite, but between shared grief and small-town charm, something else starts to burn🔥 #QuestPit

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Taylor Rivers @authortaylorrivers.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Eloise makes a living reviewing love stories—she just never expected to live in one. When her estranged mother dies, she’s forced back to Appalachia, Georgia.The worst part? She’s not going alone. Stuck with her rival, author Rhodes Sullivan, the trip is a recipe for disaster. #R #QuestPit #Q

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Taylor Rivers @authortaylorrivers.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Writing about southern Appalachia has been so healing.

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questpit || next event: NOV 4th @questpit.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Only two more days until #questpit! how are you preparing?

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Hi Bluesky! Glad to be here.

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