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Mary Kate Allen @bymkallen.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

The Summer Read: Fault Lines is live. Neve Hill doesn’t break. She finishes what’s started. A ruined hometown. A criminal family. An old flame that never quite went out. And a woman who learned the hard way that power is survival. Read Chapter One now.

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The Summer Read: Fault Lines — Chapter 1

Neve Hill doesn’t break.

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Just A Grandmom🇺🇸 @grandmompa.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

❤️📚❤️📚❤️📚❤️📚❤️📚❤️📚❤️

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J.W. Gant @johnwgant.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

#QuestPit to AGENTS and writers. The search function in X is broken. Agents cannot isolate to one genre. That breaks the entire pitch system OVER THERE. By way of contrast, the search works fine in Bluesky, where there's a thriving writing community, and this pitch event is running smoothly. 😎

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a blue sky with a butterfly and the word bluesky on it

ALT: a blue sky with a butterfly and the word bluesky on it

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Mary Kate Allen @bymkallen.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Thanks! MMC may or may not be based on my hubby, who is a surgeon. :)

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B. van Bodegom 📃is AGENTED @bvbodegom.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

CABIN IN THE WOODS × JOHN DIES AT THE END × JUMANJI When one of them is murdered at their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must rely on years of #TTRPG experience—& ball-busting puns—to solve the crime before they're all butchered like NPCs in a badly written supernatural campaign. #QuestPit #A #H #Q

Poster-style graphic with a black background and heavy red blood splatter. Large distressed white and red text reads “DAD BODIES.” A dagger runs horizontally through the letters, and a 20-sided die showing low numbers appears on the right. Along the bottom are black silhouettes of heads with X-shaped eyes. Beneath, smaller text reads “ROLL FOR FUCKERY,” and at the bottom: “A co(s)mic horror novel by B. van Bodegom.”

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Emilia Young | Author @emiliayoung.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

☕️ THE THINGS WE RUN FOR #Editors Emma Bridge has done everything to make this plan work. She’s got the new name, the new town, the new life . . . She’s also got a nosy boy next door who’s stopping at nothing to get to know her. #QuestPit #YA #C #MY #R #AG #OS #LGBTQ #OV

Editor’s Guide To:
The Things We Run For
YA Contemporary with Romance and Mystery
82k Words
Represented by Amanda Wooden at SBR Media

4/13/1996
Run. What a powerful instinct.
Emma Bridge had wanted nothing more than to be with her two siblings in a home that felt safe, but those wishes never came true. With nothing left to lose, Emma runs away from the spotlight of the Hills to a small town across the country, but this new home is anything but the safety she’d been after.

The weight of the world has fallen on her shoulders, and she can’t carry it alone. But with her old name in every police station and her new name on every tongue in town, she’s not sure who she can trust to help carry the burden.

What we know:
-Runaway in Hiding
-Fake Identity (turned real identity)
-Mental Health Rep
-Genderfluid and Pan Rep
-Found Family
-90s Small-Town Nostalgia
At the bottom, the name Emma Bridge is crossed out and replaced with Peyton Freys

6/23/1996
“The Hills have Eyes”

There’s a collage of pictures. Picture one is of two people, one sitting on the counter with the other in front of them. Picture two is go a small-town street with snowy homes to either side. Picture three shows a row of high school desks. Picture four shows a box of police evidence. Picture five shows a group of kids sitting behind an abandoned building. Picture six shows someone flipping off a police car. Picture seven shows a paper with the words “Child Custody Hearing” printed on it. The last picture shows a boy sitting at a school desk, writing something into a notebook.

In the bottom right, it says ON SUB SOON

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Sara Duran ✨is AGENTED✨ @saraduran.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Wouldn’t be #QuestPit without a new guide 🤍 • • • ANNIHILATION x BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN 💫two exiled men (and their secrets) 💫one lunar prison (and its horrors) 💫a cosmic entity that wants them dead 💫the love they’ll lose if they don’t survive #SF #H #R #LGBT #AG

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Mary Kate Allen @bymkallen.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

A barn owner who survives by enduring. A trauma surgeon who survives by controlling. A horse kick, an ER meet-cute, and the slow-burn kind of love that doesn’t fix grief, but gives it somewhere to rest. #questpit #Q #A #R #U #WF #litagentsguide

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Mary Kate Allen @bymkallen.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Stopped to smell the roses this morning before my day was consumed with writing.

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Mary Kate Allen @bymkallen.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Let me show you my two favorite characters and the scenes where they started making sense. Hint: It’s not at the beginning of the story. open.substack.com/pub/kissntel...

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Story Notes Sunday

Why these are my favorite hero and heroine I've written

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Mary Kate Allen @bymkallen.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Starting the Saturday in one of my favorite ways. Sunrise, coffee, fire pit to celebrate two fulls and a partial for my querying novel. #writinglife #writingcommunity #amquerying

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Mary Kate Allen @bymkallen.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Romance writer here. I write about craft, not just vibes—and I’ll show you the difference. Kiss & Tell with MK is where it happens. 🔗 kissntellwithmk.substack.com #amwriting #romancewriter #writingcommunity

The top posts from Kiss & Tell with MK's Substack.

The bio for MK Allen, an award-winning screenwriter and author.

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Mary Kate Allen @bymkallen.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

This Writing Life Wednesday gives a shoutout to the myth of the perfect writing space. Here we go. open.substack.com/pub/kissntel...

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Writing Life Wednesday

The Myth of the Perfect Writing Space

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Writing Day Workshops @writingdaywksp.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Are you writing romance or women’s fiction? Agent Rachel Beck is judging a new FREE contest for writers. Ends on April 20, 2026. Winner gets an agent critique! Enter here: tinyurl.com/wdwcontest9 #literaryagent #writer #bookclub #author #writingcommunity

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Mary Kate Allen @bymkallen.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

My HS drama teacher died over the weekend. With sarcasm and biting wit, he taught me how to read & follow a script. Josh Sirmons was a rare star. His partner, Shane, kids, & family are in my heart. We all hurt without him, but I've learned that's the cost of love.

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Mary Kate Allen @bymkallen.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I remember when I first started as a reporter fresh out of college, the bare minimum was 2 stories a day. By the end of the first two months on the job, it increased to 5 a day.

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Mary Kate Allen @bymkallen.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

This Writing Life Wednesday is about writing with bravery in mind. In my querying novel, WHERE THE RED BARN STANDS, bravery showed up in every page. So let's talk about that. #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity open.substack.com/pub/kissntel...

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Writing Life Wednesday

The Scene Changed When I Stopped Letting Memory Be Gentle

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#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event @bluepit.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

APRIL - Pitch Events! April 1st, we start the month off with #ChaosPit (chaospit.org)! April 18th, #PosterPit (@posterpitevent.bsky.social)! Then, on April 29th, we close out the month #QuestPit (@questpit.bsky.social)! #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #AmQuerying #AmWriting

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Mary Kate Allen @bymkallen.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

There’s one very important craft skill that doesn’t get nearly enough attention from writers: Bravery. #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity open.substack.com/pub/kissntel...

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Mary Kate Allen @bymkallen.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Don’t laugh yall. The brain ain’t braining today. I blame pollen.

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Mary Kate Allen @bymkallen.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

If only QT would let me query you. :( Sending hope that you find what you're looking for!

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Mary Kate Allen @bymkallen.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Writers love to treat rest like a reward. It’s not. It’s part of the process. Without it, the work starts to disappear. New #writinglifewednesday on my Substack: kissntellwithmk.substack.com/p/writing-li... #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying #writersofX #screenwritingcommunity

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Writing Life Wednesday

Why Rest Is a Critical Part of Writing

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Mary Kate Allen @bymkallen.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Where are my writers? Let's be friends!

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Mary Kate Allen @bymkallen.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

It's the same for us writers on our journey to a finished story.

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Mary Kate Allen @bymkallen.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

#StoryNotesSunday is about rewriting for the sake of the story. Because no one cares about a character who doesn’t grow. Writers shouldn’t expect to be the exception. #amwriting #amquerying #editing #writingcommunity open.substack.com/pub/kissntel...

The agent’s guide cover of a manuscript titled Emergency Contacts. It shows the silhouettes of a man and woman with their heads together in a romantic embrace.

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Mary Kate Allen @bymkallen.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

So I’m new. Who wants to be buddies with a writer who likes to talk craft and strategy and support the people around her? I’m an award-winning author and screenwriter you’ve never heard of. But I’m here. With snacks.

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