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Emily Shete

@emilyshete.bsky.social
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Middle School Teacher, Author, watching NASA from the querying trenches.

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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
SUNWARD X THE PITT When the order comes to evacuate the terraformed moon they call home, a rag-tag medical team must outlast the imploding planet while they try to save as many of their fragile patients as they can until THE LAST LIFEBOAT arrives. #DVPit #A #SF #ND
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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Thank you everyone who participated in #DVparty this week! See you all TOMORROW, SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 at #DVPit!! Marginalized creators with completed unagented work come pitch your projects to literary agents and editors from 8AM - 8PM Eastern Time!!
#DVpit 2026
unagented marginalized creators can pitch their unpublished project in 300 characters on bluesky to participating literary agents & editors
Wednesday September 30th 2026
8:00AM - 8:00PM ET
go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info & rules
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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Last day of #DVParty Give us a taste of your work before #DVPit! Day 5 (9/29/2026): Tease your next project! As always have fun and be respectful! Go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info
DVparty 2026
Day 5: september 299, 2026

Hype up your next project

post on bluesky with #Dvparty hashtag. Open all day!
please use alt-text if you post images. No AI generated images allowed.
Have fun and make friends leading up to #DVpit
follow at @dvpit.bsky.social or go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When a former child soldier gets one last order from her old commanding officer, she finds herself on a farming colony ship where she faces unimaginable betrayal, the chance for love, and a discovery that shatters everything humanity knows about space travel. #DVParty #A #SF #ND
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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We're on Day 4 of #DVParty Tease the projects you plan to pitch during #DVpit! Day 4 (9/28/2026): Your story as a meme/gif! As always have fun and be respectful! Go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info
DVparty Day 4: September 28. 2026
Post your story as a meme/gif

post on bluesky with #Dvparty hashtag. Open all day!
please use alt-text if you post images. No AI generated images allowed.
Have fun and make friends leading up to #DVpit
follow at @dvpit.bsky.social or go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
THE LAST LIFEBOAT When the world is ending, what do you prioritize? Will you save yourself or those who can’t get out of bed? For five medical professionals the choice is clear, they’ll let the world burn before they give up on their patients. #DVParty #A #SS #ND
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Community: Troy Barnes Enters Chaos Meme
ALT: Community: Troy Barnes Enters Chaos Meme
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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#DVParty Time! It's Day 3! Tease the projects you plan to pitch during #DVpit! Day 3 (9/27/2026): Post your opening line! As always have fun and be respectful! Go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info
#DVParty Day 3: september 27, 2026
Post your opening line

post on bluesky with #Dvparty hashtag. Open all day!
please use alt-text if you post images. No AI generated images allowed.
Have fun and make friends leading up to #DVpit
follow at @dvpit.bsky.social or go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
THE LAST LIFEBOAT #DVParty #A #SF #ND
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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Day 2 of #DVParty Give us a taste of the projects you plan to pitch during #DVpit! Day 2 (9/26/2026): Introduce your main character(s) As always have fun and be respectful! Go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info
#DVparty Day 2: september 26, 2026
Introduce your main character

post on bluesky with #Dvparty hashtag. Open all day!
please use alt-text if you post images. No AI generated images allowed.
Have fun and make friends leading up to #DVpit
follow at @dvpit.bsky.social or go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
How long can they keep the most people alive? THE LAST LIFEBOAT #DVParty #A #SF #ND
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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#DVParty Time! Tease the projects you plan to pitch during #DVpit! Day 1 (9/25/2026): Post a Moodboard or art for your project! As always have fun and be respectful! Go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info
DVParty 2026 Day 1: September 25, 2026
Post a moodboard or art for your project

post on bluesky with #Dvparty hashtag. Open all day!
please use alt-text if you post images. No AI generated images allowed.
Have fun and make friends leading up to #DVpit
follow at @dvpit.bsky.social or go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Meet the incredible medical team of THE LAST LIFEBOAT! #DVParty
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
SUNWARD X THE PITT When the order comes to evacuate the terraformed moon they call home, a rag-tag medical team must outlast the dying planet while they try to save as many of their fragile patients as they can until THE LAST LIFEBOAT arrives. #PreDV #A #SF #ND
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
SUNWARD X THE PITT When the order comes to evacuate the terraformed mood they call home, a rag-tag medical team must fight the dying planet to save their fragile patients until THE LAST LIFEBOAT can save them. #PreDV #A #SF #ND
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I think my red pen doesn’t like me. It doesn’t like this paragraph, that’s for sure.
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Thom needs a hug. I may have been threatened for custody of Thom.
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I may have a title for my book. Maybe. Why is this so much harder than writing the 80,000 word novel?
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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Iceland Volcano Eruption
ALT: Iceland Volcano Eruption
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
My red pen is feeling violent.
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Before #TheLastLifeboat Mya is trying to figure it out on her own. After, she’s calling Vivica. Together they’ll figure it out. They may drag Thom into the drama with them.
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Here we go! #TheLastLifeboat
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I have a lovely scene where my characters distract themselves from the end of the world by reading some smutty books. They fully support the romance genre.
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I have completed surgery! My computer has a new battery. Watching the battery finally creep above 70% for the first time in a month is a relief.
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#PitchDis @pitchdis.com · 03/09/2026
Hi lovely #agents and #editors! This is the last day to register to participate in #PitchDis and be on our official participants list! Please make sure to fill out the form below if you're interested. Pitches will be available for review September 15-18. forms.gle/Yy1g4PaV59v1...
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
My red pen is ready to attack! My printer may not be happy, but I’m hoping that in 280 pages I’ll have an idea of what I want to call this sci-fi beauty.
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I think Robert has the most fun. He doesn't get injured, which is more than most of them can say. He take full advantage of every opportunity to tease Mya about her anxiety. Although Thom's lack of sleep stresses Robert out.
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Draft 0 is now Draft 1. My still un-named sci-fi WIP has a complete plot and characters who don't embarrass me. Some Titles I'm considering: Memory of a Name, The Hope of Swarg, or Faith in Fido. Anyway, here's some visual vides that go with the story.
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I either need to stop killing characters or get a thicker skin. Their death keep making ME cry.
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Sad Pikachu Crying Pokemon
ALT: Sad Pikachu Crying Pokemon
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Nope. No thank you. I write sci-fi disaster fiction. I don't want anything to do with the worlds I write. I work in a middle school. My characters would be eaten alive by the children.
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Nothing like a NASA launch to help motivate me to work on editing my sci fi novel. Much of it was drafted during the Artemis 2 mission.
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Space Shuttle Launch
ALT: Space Shuttle Launch
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Vivica all the way! Her cooking is full of hope and love. When the power goes and they have to switch over to vending machine snacks and MREs morale takes a serious blow.
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Halfway through turning draft 0 into draft 1. I already have a list of things to look out for in draft 2.
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dolly, you were one of the first great story tellers I listened to. Your songs, like your life, were epics. The work you did for literacy changed the world.
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Sweet Cháa: Playful Sip
ALT: Sweet Cháa: Playful Sip
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
My WIP doesn’t have any romantic pairings but in my author head I hope some of them get together after the book ends. I want them to be happy after what I put them through.
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
People are worried about Mya and Thom for very different reasons. You really can’t afford for your leader to fall down a depressive rabbit hole. You also really need your fix-it expert not to die from exhaustion.
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Special ed teacher by day, disaster sci-if writer by night. I’ve always loved the word abyss.
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
As I continue my querying adventure, I'm celebrating the small wins. Today I surpassed 50 queries let loose into the wilds.
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Guinea Pigs Scurrying Down Wooden Ramp
ALT: Guinea Pigs Scurrying Down Wooden Ramp
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
When the terraforming fails, the nights get really dark. #WIPSnips #TheLastLifeboat
What had once been her home was now a nightmare. Only the movement of the air sensor showed that the wind was racing past the hospital. Mya could hear it hissing past the windows, searching for anything to grab onto. In the dark, she couldn't see if any of the bags were still on the helipad or if they'd all been knocked off. The once bright city lights were gone. Either melted into the lava or simply off due to the lack of power. Even in the dark, though, she couldn't see the stars. The atmosphere was so thick with haze that she couldn't see anything beyond the horizon. As she watched, a distant explosion shot lava into the air. A polluted firework briefly brightened the sky, making the thick clouds visible.
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Mya tries to keep caffeine on hand, but Vivica keeps taking it away. Vivica keeps bandages close by at all times. Thom always carries duct tape with him. Bethany likes to keep a good (or bad) book close by. Robert actually always has caffeine close by. Together they just might stay alive.
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Robin Gibb & Bee Gees: Stayin' Alive (Aha Ha Ha)
ALT: Robin Gibb & Bee Gees: Stayin' Alive (Aha Ha Ha)
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Its a synonym day! I'm going with bucket. Or really anything that can hold water. #WIPSnips #TheLastLifeboat
They started in the basement with a stash of buckets Thom knew about. Back in the cafeteria, Robert started to clean the buckets while Mya and Thom kept searching. Bins full of holiday ornaments were emptied and carried to the washing station. Clean trash bins from custodial made them both squirm but were added to the collection. Every water bottle, tub, empty pharmacy jar, and bowl was soon sitting somewhere in the cafeteria full of clean water.
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
How about cold? #SundaySnips #TheLastLifeboat
She could feel the filters on her air mask give out. The sulfurous smoke floated into her nose and mouth. Its poisonous taste promised sweet rest. She held her breath. How much longer did she need to stay awake? The cold crept from the metal beneath her through her scrubs. For the first time in days, she felt cold. She let out her breath. The pain in her lungs mimicked the blisters on her feet, the burns on her fingers, the cut on her head, the slice on her elbow. The roar of an ancient god rolled towards her as the last of the terraforming gave out.
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Mya is somewhere in the middle. She has lucky days and she has unlucky days. The interesting one is Thom. He is about as unlucky as they come.
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
It is a synonym day. While my characters enjoy multiple meals together, the only spice I mention is salt and pepper. I even checked the scene where they discuss spicy books, nope. So we're going with seasoning. #WIPSnips #TheLastLifeboat
Mya nodded. She couldn't look at Vivica. She heard the other woman's words, but it didn't remove the feeling that she'd doomed all these people to die. If she'd just scheduled things differently, maybe they'd have made it off the moon. Maybe they'd be alive when this was all done. She pulled the chili out of the heating package. The top tore off cleanly. She grabbed the plastic fork and took a bite. Surprisingly, it actually tasted good. "Whoever made this understands seasoning."
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Spoiler warning, not everyone makes it off the moon. #WIPSnips #TheLastLifeboats
Mya sat there with her hand around her patient's wrist. Silently, she held his hand, counting his pulse. She heard the ventilator give out. Mya counted as his pulse weakened. His face changed color in the faint green light, but Mr. Alavera never woke. Mya watched the sun start to rise through the hazy red and orange clouds that covered the moon in a glowing, poisonous blanket. She realized she'd counted to one hundred between pulse beats as the sun fully cleared the horizon.
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Mya is more afraid of being alone than of dying. #WIPSnips #TheLastLifeboat
Mya watched her boss. She'd considered him a friend. She held back the tears that wanted to follow him. In that moment, it hit her that not only was she going to die, but she was going to die alone. At least she’d been there for her grandfather when the cancer took him. All of her friends would be evacuating before her. They may not even realize she was still on the moon. Well, except for Thom. She sniffed and shook her head as Vivica led another group outside.
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Honestly, a walk in a park. They deserve a break. Something peaceful and quiet. Plus I think they would enjoy looking at nature without the threat of earthquakes or lava.
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I saw the eclipse! My photography skills are not up to parr so you will have to use your imagination. To help, picture me on the sidewalk with the Fedex guy arguing with someone about a signature nearby.
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I'm using breaking, but this is also a vibe post. Mya is absolutely heartbroken after losing one of her patients. #WIPSnips #TheLastLifeboat
She collapsed at the desk, head on her folded hands. The tears came. Full body sobs that shook her more than any of the quakes. She wasn't sure if it was her body or her mind that was breaking, but she knew something was. With the breaking, everything poured out of her. Her fear and anger dissolved into tears. She mourned Carlos and Angie. She mourned the other twenty-four patients she might still lose. She mourned her friends who had stayed behind and risked their own lives. She mourned her grandfather, more than ten years dead. She mourned that she hadn’t been able to hold his hand while he died due to all his pain. She mourned her own life. The tears ran out before her emotions could settle. The dry sobs wore her body down until all she could do was breathe. Her brain wasn't ready to deal with the rising sun, not when everything felt so bleak.
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
After the last month I would love for Mya and her team (A doctor and four nurses) to teach me better first aid. Vivica would be especially helpful from her time leading the Emergency Department.
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Emily Shete @emilyshete.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Yes Thom, we can be battle buddies. #WIPSnips #TheLastLifeboat
"For the sake of honesty, I'll let you know that I sliced my head open in the last quake. Vivica doesn't think I'm concussed, though. Just a little bloody. Also, Bethany cut her arm." Mya admitted.
"If we got injured at the same time, does that make us battle buddies?" Thom asked.
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