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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Oh yes! Author-casting my characters is an early process in my book planning lol Nicholas Duvernay would also 100% work for Caius

Dove Cameron as Lily
Felix Mallard as Caius
Jordan Fisher as Zev
Paulina Chávez as Stella
Anya Taylor-Joy as Freya
Nico Parker as Ariel
Michael Mando as Gabriel

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I could be convinced to find alpha readers for my currently untitled #YA #CF #R Calliope is a demon hunter who wakes up one day to find her short term memories are broken. Orion is a reaper tasked with retriving the soul of an angel who escaped proper death and is now hiding in Calli's body. #ABCPit

Calliope Reid collage.
A photo of various knives, a puzzle of Starry Night, a scenic phoot of a valley with a river cutting through and a person's legs, a campsite on a lake, a journal full of writing, a starry page that reads "STARS: For my partI know nothing with certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream. -Vincent Van Gogh", and a photo of Freya Allen.

Orion collage.

A photo of the Orion constellation, a close up of a hand holding up a crown, the tarot card Death, a hand + arm that slowly turns to black smoke, hands that are completely covered in black and sparking, an eye where the eyeball is black and the iris is white, and a photo of Curran Walters.

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

In search of beta readers/critique partners for AN OATH WITH THE STARS, an 89K word #YA #UF about a girl who chooses to become a monster hunter to exact revenge on the creature who killed a friend and later attacked her family. I'll also tag #R bc the love triangle is part of the plot #ABCPit

An Oath With The Stars collage highlighting the Tiers.
Tier 1: Ghosts (a foggy graveyard)
Tier 2: Werewolves (a red full moon)
Tier 3: Vampiers (a close up of a mouth with fangs)
Tier 4: Gorgons (a green statue of Medusa)
Tier 5: Puca (a foggy morning meadow with a single horse grazing)
Tier 6: Elementals (someone dancing with fire)
Tier 7: Basilisks (a red and black snake looking at the camera)
Tier 8: Demons (a silhouette of a demon)
Tier 9: Angels (Castiel from Supernatural with his shodow wings spread)
Tier 10: Constellations (a clear night sky)

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

CHOSEN: In which Lily and Zev have their first one-on-one conversation, Lily finds out exactly why he is cold toward her. #WIPSnips

“God, the names. First Caius and now you. Both of you sound like you’re repeating a mantra or a script. Why is everyone so obsessed with names around here?”
“Because that’s what we are. Monster hunters who’ve lasted generations. It means something when you can trace your blood all the way back to the foundation of the Chimeras. Or if you have enough wealth, you’re untouchable.” He sighs. “I fucked up and didn’t search the perimeter properly and some human kills half my promotion case. And then to have my best friend and chosen partner vouch so desperately for the one who got in our way to join us.” He exhales shakily. “And you want to know the worst part of all of this? You’re sweet. To everyone. To Stella, to Tad, to me. After what I’ve said and how I’ve ignored you. And Tad…he’s never acted the way he has since he found you that night. You’re friendly, your presence lights him up, how could I hate you for a clear accident? And yet…the judgement from everyone is suffocating.”

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

CHICKEN: In which Tad explains what attribute he's gotten from each monster injection, while leaving the one Lily wants to know about most out of the explanation.

“Ghosts don’t have blood, right? There’s no option for an injection there. Gorgons and basilisks have poisonous blood. We learned the hard way, centuries ago, injecting that shit was deadly. No injection. With the werewolf blood, I was gifted the ability to see in the dark. Vampire blood was the blessing of never being allowed in sunlight, púca blood is the reason my hair is white.”
I wait for him to continue about the horns. He only stares at me, his mischievous smile something of a taunt. Like we’re playing a silent game of chicken. Who’s going to mention them first?
“And the horns?” Me, I guess.

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

When you're a city girl and the clearest night sky you've seen is the moon and her brightest companions, then on your 18th birthday you're a thick glass wall away from the cosmos.

But there are so many. More than I’ve seen in my entire life. I grew up in this city. I’ve experienced navigation by flickering streetlamps, rainbow Christmas light constellations, and wishes on headlights. The only night sky I’ve ever known is the moon, the planets, and the brightest stars. The few vacations we took when I was a kid, given the flowers in the store, were in other cities. Of course, I’ve seen photographs of the universe, but none of them come close to the radiance shattering my mind.
And one day, I’ll step inside and risk my life for immense power.

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

😨 Wait I can explain! The -ly thing is rough because words like "only" exist and my MC's name is Lily. And I didn't do the math to see what words are spoken in dialogue vs in the narration where they could be taken out. This is still pretty bad though lol #CRPDryads #CampRevPit

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

#CRPCabinRaids #CRPDryads I'm so glad you asked! (For Caius, Nicholas Duvernay also works really well in my head) And if you ask my husband, Giancarlo Esposito is who he pictures for Gabriel. Clearly I need to be clearer in the text when it comes to Gabriel's age...

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

I'm so behind🫣 #CampRevPit #CRPDryads This exchange between Lily and Caius is a great showcase of growing up "human" and becoming a Chimera vs growing up a Chimera. This may be her first time dealing with this reality, but it certainly isn't her last.

“When Thaddeus said you were monster hunters, I didn’t think ‘monsters’ included the lost souls of little girls who aren’t hurting anyone.”
“If you want to continue doing this to Ascension, you need to work on your expectations. Some monsters look exactly like humans, some like animals. Unless you want to risk your life and mine, you can’t have those kinds of thoughts in the middle of a field case. Deal with it after.”

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

2. UNTITLED is a dual POV YA contemporary fantasy. Calliope is a demon hunter who wakes up one day to find her short term memories are broken. Orion is a reaper tasked with retriving the soul of an angel who escaped proper death...and is now hiding in Calliope's body. #CRPDryads

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

I have a couple: 1. AN OATH WITH THE STARS (my revpit sub) is in the editing stages. It follows Lily as she joins an organization of monster hunters to get revenge on a fire elemental for the killing her friend and trying to kill her family. #CRPDryads

An Oath With The Stars collage

a library shelf with books labeled "Ghosts", a sihlouette of a demon, the clear night sky, a girl with flames on her body, a girl with pink hair, a shadow of a human hand with werewolf claws, a sihlouette of a couple about to kiss, vampire fangs

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Incredibly out of context memes, but memes nonetheless🩷 #RevPitWaiting

Gru presentation meme. Gru is labeled as 'Caius'.
1st panel says "1. Become Lily's Guide so she can't cheat her way to Ascension"
2nd panel says "2. Be rude to her and give her a mean nickname"
3rd and 4th panels say "3. Fall in love with her"

Miniminuteman meme where he's standing in front of a blackboard with "How do we know its not [an elemental]? -Critical thinking"

(He is labeled as Tad)

Good Place meme where Chidi is labeled as Tad and Eleanor is labeled as Lily.

Chidi (Tad) says, "I know you're deflecting by making jokes about how hot you are--"
Eleanor (Lily) says, "It's not a joke! I'm a legit snack."

Beaking Bad meme of Walter shouting in the car with the windows up.

the text says "LILY!!!!! ANSWER YOUR PHONE"

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

"What can I say? Parents love me." -Tad Flynn And he's right. #RevPitWaiting

My dad has his phone hooked up to the store speakers blaring a shuffled playlist of their favorite eighties and nineties hits.
“Hello!” I shout over the music. “Your favorite child is here!”
My dad turns around and beams. “Tad!”
“Ivan! It’s been too long.” Tad smirks down at me and I roll my eyes.

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Why yes, Tad does have max Charisma stat. And yes, Lily did dress up as Jessica Rabbit for Halloween to tease him🫶 It's also wild that I don't have 'film' in any of my current works in progress #WIPSnips #RevPitWaiting

I stop because I only want to be alone with him. It doesn’t matter where. I take off the bright red wig, then the nylon cap, and I search for every bobby pin I used to hold the net cap to my head. It’s a struggle since I’m holding the wig and several pins already while trying not to drop any of them. Tad takes my hands, bringing them away from my head. He calmly picks up where I left off, running gentle fingers over the net cap and finding the last few pins. He gives them to me then carefully pushes the cap off my head. My pastel pink hair falls in loose, messy waves around my shoulders. His hand covers his heart. “There she is. If I faint here in the hall, know it’s because you’ve stolen the air from my lungs.”
“I was told you loved Jessica Rabbit.”
“Of course. She’s a crazy hot character in a great movie. But I loved her when I was twelve. This,” he says as he tucks my hair behind one of my ears, “is infinitely better.”

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

From AN OATH WITH THE STARS, in which Tad uses Lily's parents' names and she hates that for herself🫰 #WIPSnips #RevPitWaiting

“I’m also officially giving this back to you.” He takes out the original flash drive with the security footage of the fire. “I’ve looked through the video so much it’s burned into my brain and infected my nightmares. The drive also has other family-related stuff, so I figure Ivan and Tara want it back.”
I wrinkle my nose at him as I take the flash drive and put it on my desk. “Don’t use my parents’ names like you’re close with them.”

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

2nd: A rewrite for THE TREASURES OF HADES. I'm changing some big things about it so it's a complete overhaul. 3rd: THIS BROKEN WORLD. YA zombie apocalypse novel that follows Nova and Malachi as they navigate the end of the world and the brginning of winter. (Collage below) #RevPitWaiting

Black background. A photo of a person, a messy convinience store aisle, cabins, someone hiding behind a tree, the woods with orange light, bloody footprints, a gun chamber with only one bullet, 4 colors (brown, moss gree, light green, orange). There are words associated with the story (Family, Zombies, Campsite, Silence, Late Autumn)

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I'm glad you asked! 1st: A currently untitled YA urban fantasy, dual POV. We follow Calliope Reid, a demon hunter who becomes possessed by the soul of an angel, and Orion, the reaper who's hellbent on saving her before the angel's soul consumes Calliope's. #RevPitWaiting

Collage for Calliope Reid.
TL-->TR: A photo of a variety of knives, a puzzel of Starry Night, a photo of a river cutting through two autumn colored mountains with someone's legs in the shot.
M: A passage that reads "Stars. For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream. Vincent Van Gogh"
BL-->BR: A campsite with a late and mountains in the background and a lit campfire in the foreground, a journal with lots of writing and some things circled in red, a photo of Freya Allen.

An Orion collage:
TR-->TL: the Orion constellation, a crown, the Death Tarot card
M: Curran Walters with red and yellow lighting
BL-->BR: an arm turning into black smoke, two arms with charcoal black hands and veins that end in fire, an eyeball close up where the iris is white and the eyeball is black.

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Meet Olive (orange) and Zagreus (void), my Halloween themed cats. #RevPitWaiting

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

From a wip that I've recently found inspiration for again while RevPit Waiting. #WIPSnips #WriteSky

As much as I would like an answer to his diet, I’m looking forward to the chicken and waffles with a side of turkey bacon, so I’ll ask again later. I unroll my paper napkin and set up my utensils when Orion’s hand launches across the table to grab my left wrist. He’s gentle when he pulls my hand closer to him. He studies the bruise on my knuckles.

“When were you going to tell me about this?” he asks in a low voice.

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Lily opts for a non-violent approach for her first ghost exorcism. #WIPSnips #RevPitWaiting

“Where’s Hannah.” A little girl shimmers into view in front of me. She sits cross-legged. Her dress is wrinkled and dirty, and her brown hair is a mess. She scans me. “You’re pretty.”
God…a real ghost. I grew up watching ghost hunting shows, and I’ve always believed they were real. Sitting and talking to one is an experience eleven-year-old me didn’t think she’d ever have.
I smile at her. “Thank you. Hannah is visiting her grandparents, but she’ll be back in a few days. She was worried you’d be lonely, so I offered to play with you until she returns. My name is Lily, and he’s Caius, but you can ignore him. He was bad, so he doesn’t get to play princesses.”
Caius rolls his eyes at me.

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Can't not use AOWTS for this. And of course I have to use an excerpt that features one of Tad's many lily related nicknames for her, though this is one of the tamest ones. #WIPSnips #RevPitWaiting

“Sorry,” he lets go. “Not that one. You’ll find out about the sixteenth floor when you become a Chimera.”
“When? You sound so sure.”
“Believe me, you’re gonna say yes.” He steps closer and points at the buttons. “Two to five are bedrooms. There are a few on the first floor we can look at so you can get an idea of what those look like.”
“Can’t I see yours?”
He raises a brow at me, a mischievous smile curling his lips. “You either have to be friend status or take me on a minimum of three dates before you can invite yourself into my bedroom, Easter Lily.”

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Lily (my main character) is basically these two photos and the color pink🪷

Troubled Birds phot that reads "I'm three ounces of whoop-ass"

Troubled Birds photo that reads "I may have run roughshod over his pride and feelings--but I got my 10,000 steps."

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Note: Injecting the blood of a fire elemental /could/ have dangerous consequences #WIPSnips #RevPitWaiting

“What are you doing?”

Caius stands in the doorway of the training room with a navy duffle bag in one hand. He looks at me with furrowed brows, and I can’t entirely fault him for it. I sit in the center of the room snapping my fingers over a pink cherry blossom scented candle.

“Plan B. But it’s not working so I guess it’s up to Plan C.” I gesture to him before putting the candle on the floor against the wall with my water bottle.

“What was Plan A?” He drops his bag against the weapons wall to my left.

“Waiting for my attribute to manifest itself. Even if that meant self-combustion in the library.” I imagine what my dad must’ve seen when the elemental burst into flames in the store. “I’m done waiting. We’re going to force it out.”

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

There are several moments, but this one spoke to me today. #RevPitWaiting

Snippit on a starry night sky background:

I want to cry, but my body won’t let me. “How can I keep my family safe when a vampire could walk into the shop and kill them? Or a friend of Chrys’ sleeps over and kills them all because they were secretly a werewolf? Or—”
“You kill monsters.” As if it’s that simple. “That’s why we do what we do. That way your family, and my sister, and every unknowing person in the world remains in the dark.”

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

AN OATH WITH THE STARS: -YA urban fantasy -89k words -1st in an intended duology #RevPitWaiting

An Oath With the Stars collage with 8 photos
TL->TR: Library shelf labeled "Ghosts", silhouette of a demon, clear night sky filled with stars.
ML->MR: Girl staninding in a lake with the water up to her hips facing away from the camera as flames are on her back, hair, and arms; close up of a girl's face, she has pink hair
BL->BR: shadow of a hand with claws, sihlouette of a couple about to kiss at sunset, a mouth with fangs grinning.

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

17-years-old Lily uproots her especially normal life to exact revenge when a fire elemental attacks her family's floral shop/house. “I don’t owe you any explanations beyond ‘I chose this life.’ And, hey, if the rent in your head is free, I think I’m okay staying there for a while.” #RevPitWaiting

Character collage. Top Left: plates of pink cake slices with white icing. Top Right: Dove Cameron with pink hair, looking off into the distance. Middle Left: a lit match with a pink flame. Middle: vase of pink lillies. Middle right: pink square with white writing that reads 'Lilyana "Lily" Fairbairn'. Bottom: Pink D20 with gold numbers and designs.

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

AN OATH WITH THE STARS sees Lily choose to become a monster hunter when a fire elemental attacks her family's home. As she navigates her new life, her quest for revenge leads her into the paths of Tad and Caius, two boys who hate each other. Things only get complicated from there. #RevPitWaiting

Starry background with white text that reads:
(On left) What You'll Find:
-Monster hunters
-Rivals-to-lovers
-D&D inspired magic
-Love Triangle
-Found Family
-Girls supporting girls
-Forced Proximity
-Lust before Love and Love before Lust
-A Villain who will do anything to become a god

(On Right) (Some) Trigger Warnings:
-Violence
-Cursing
-Death
-House fire
-Blood
-Needles (injections, tattoos)
-Character backstory involving abuse (neglect, physical)
-Bullying

Starry background with white text that reads:
Excerpt:
“I’m assuming that’s also the reason for all the layers.” I gesture at him from head to toe to umbrella. “I’m sweating just looking at you.”
“Observant. I can’t be in direct sunlight.”
I cross my arms over my chest. “What happens if you are?”
He eyes the window on the wall to my right and the block of daylight draped over the floor and part of one table. He walks over, pushes up one sleeve of his hoodie, and curls his fingers into a fist. He sticks his hand into the sunlight. Wisps of smoke rise as his skin sizzles like bacon. The flesh boils and cracks. My hand flies to my mouth but it does nothing to hide my shock. Creatures made of fire are one thing, but to watch human flesh smoke and bubble, to hear it snap like twigs in a campfire, makes my stomach flip. He keeps his hand in the beam for a few more seconds until he wrenches it back, cradling it to his chest. He winces, grinds his teeth together, as he closes the distance between us so he can show me his skin harden like rock.
“Will it stay like that?” I ask.
“No. I’ll get it looked at when I go home.”
“Sure. What exactly is a Chimera?”
He rolls his sleeve back down. “Well, in Greek mythology, they’re monsters that are one part lion, one part—”
“I meant you. And Zev. And the woman.”

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Year 6! Give it up for year 6!🔔 Excited to throw my story and characters into the #revpit ring

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Taking insp from another #Revpit hopeful: If anyone #RevPitWaiting wants to swap MSs, I'm down. Or if you want to beta read AOWTS but don't want to swap, that works too. My MS is a YA urban fantasy w/ monster hunting, revenge, and a love triangle. DM me if you're interested. (1/2)

What You'll Find:
-Monster hunters
-Rivals-to-lovers
-D&D-inspired magic
-Love Triangle
-Found Family
-Girls supporting girls
-Forced Proximity
-Lust before love and love before lust
-A villain who will do anything to become a god

(Some) Trigger Warnings:
-Violence
-Cursing
-Death
-House fire
-Blood
-Needles (injections, tattoos)
-Character back story involving abuse (neglect, physical)
-Bullying

“I’m assuming that’s also the reason for all the layers.” I gesture at him from head to toe to umbrella. “I’m sweating just looking at you.”

“Observant. I can’t be in direct sunlight.”

I cross my arms over my chest. “What happens if you are?”

He eyes the window on the wall to my right and the block of daylight draped over the floor and part of one of the tables. He walks over, pushes up one sleeve of his hoodie, and curls his fingers into a fist. He sticks his hand into the sunlight. Wisps of smoke rise as his skin sizzles like bacon. The flesh boils and cracks. My hand flies to my mouth but it does nothing to hide my shock. Creatures made of fire are one thing, but to watch human flesh smoke and boil, to hear it snap like twigs in a campfire, makes my stomach flip. He stays like that for a handful of seconds until he wrenches his hand away, cradling it to his chest. He winces, grinds his teeth together, as he closes the distance between us so he can show me his hand as the skin hardens like rock.

“Will it stay like that?” I ask.

“No. I’ll get it looked at when I go home.”

“Sure. What exactly is a Chimera?”

He rolls his sleeve back down. “Well, in Greek mythology, they’re monsters that are one part lion, one part—”

“I meant you. And Zev. And that woman.”

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Posting this again with photos bc I haven't figured out why bluesky doesn't like when I try to upload my own gifs🙃

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

No art for AOWTS, though I'd like to get something commissioned at some point, but I do have fan (author?) casts: (My husband also has his own for some of them, Giancarlo Esposito as Gabriel and Daniel Sharman as Caius for example) #RevPitWaiting

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

When the guy who introduced you to the monster hunting world knew your parents for 2 years before meeting you. #WIPSnips #WriteSky

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Glistening light drips from the full moon. #1stLinePit #YA #UF #WIP (blind rewrite)

Collage with a blue background and 6 photos (Silhouette of a girl at the beach at sunset, gold chess pieces on a board, a hand holding snow, a pier at the beach at sunset, silhouette of 3 friends looking up at the clear night sky, and an ocean wave.)

"The Treasures of Hades" is written in white on the bottom left hand corner. And there is a white trident in the top left and a white bow and arrow in the bottom right corner to accent the collage.

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Pulling this from the blind rewrite draft of TToH🌊 #WIPSnips #amwriting #WriteSky

“Who’s your parent?”

He tilts his head. His eyes sparkle with amusement. “You can’t tell?”

“From what I’ve seen you do my options are somehow limited and limitless. But I could guess.”

He swallows hard. “Artemis.”

A laugh escapes me before I can stop it. That’s impossible. Heidi taught me Artemis only has daughters. “You’re lying.”

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Context for the 1st one: it was made when my husband reread chapter 2. #RevPitWaiting

Screenshot of a scene from Breaking Bad where Walter White is screaming in a car where the windows are closed.

In white text at the bottom, it reads: "LILY!!!! ANSWER YOUR PHONE"

Gru presentation meme that has Gru labeled as "Caius" in all 4 panels.
Panel 1: "1. Become Lily's Guide so she can't cheat her way to Ascension"
Panel 2: "2. Be rude to her and give her a mean nickname"
Panel 3+4: "3. Fall in love with her"

2 stills from The Good Place during a conversation between Chidi and Eleanor. 1st still has Chidi labeled as Tad saying, "I know you're deflecting by making jokes about how hot you are--"
2nd still is Eleanor labeled as Lily responding, "It's not a joke! I'm a legit snack."

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Tad has some bangers, but I think it's about time to shed some light on Caius. #RevPitWaiting

“I thought you were at a funeral,” he states.
“I was.”
“Then why aren’t you wearing black?”
I look down at my lilac sun dress, arguably the last thing someone would expect for funeral attire. “Pen—Ty’s partner—wanted today to be a celebration of Ty’s life. Her favorite color was purple, and her favorite season was summer, so I chose this.”
“Well, you look… It’s a…” Caius swallows. His voice is strained, as if he’s having trouble saying something nice.
I look over at him. “Are you trying to compliment me?”
“Not anymore.”

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

WE ARE DUST AND SHADOWS YA/NA Urban Fantasy Cassie finds out the gods are real when she accidentally saves one from death. He recrutes her to help get his powers back. Fantasy things ensue and things may not be what Cassie is led to believe (classically). (6/6)

Cassie Collage 1: Yellow themed.
A kitten silhouetted against the setting sun, a lemon dessert, a jar of honey, a woman in a yellow sweater and jeans, a rainbow flower, a girl with fairy lights wrapped around her

Cassie Collage 2: Green themed.
A hand with green lightning in the palm, green lightning, green nebula, a girl on fire, Danny from GoT gir with the dragon wings opening behind her, a stained glass window with green light rays, silhouette of a person looking like they're going to stab the moon (the sky is green), and a page that says "As my story came to a close I realized that I was the villain all along."

Nightmare Collage 1: Purple themed
A guy whose hands are covered in soot that fades as it goes up his arms, a person made of galaxies, a purple galaxy eye, a black box that says "I could set this world on fire and call it rain", black angel wings, The definitions of the word "Amaranthine" (adj.) "undying, immortal; eternally beautiful. (adj.) a deep purple-red.
Two hands (palms up) covered in glitter with purple lighting, a face covered in purple, blue, and pink glitter, a guy covering his face with completely black fingers.

Nightmare Collage: Red color themed
A slice of pomagranate, a wall with words in red lights "What do you think when you look at me?", a guy looking up at a red night sky, a faded silhouette of someone pressing their hands against a glass wall, silhouette of a person back lit by red smoke, a guy with his head thrown back surrounded by smoke, the definition of the word "Revenant" (noun) a person who has returned, especially supposedly from the dead. One person pressing their hand to another person's chest, hand and heart both glow red.

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

THIS BROKEN WORLD YA dual-POV, post-zombie apocalypse, first in an intended trilogy??? Duology??? Nova worries that her group won't survive the first winter. Malachi comes with an offer that would ensure their survival. But are some things too good to be true? (3/6)

Photos from left to right: shattered glass on a cement floor, a person looking into the distance with blood on their neck, a horde of zombies, someone walking on a fallen tree, abandoned cars, a locked chain-link fence, a neighborhood, someone hiding behind a tree armed with a knife, an orange forest, bloody footprints on a road, a wrecked convinience store floore, a map with "RUN AWAY" written on it, a person with their hood up, a revolver chamber with only one bullet.

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Ooooo an excuse to yap! 🧵 (1/6) #RevPitWaiting THE TREASURES OF HADES: YA Urban Fantasy, first in an intended series that stemmed from the question: What if The Chosen One wasn't the POV character? This one is my baby. It's the one I subbed to RevPit my first 3 years, and she's been shelved...

Comp collage for TTOH: The background is a blue and purple gradiant night sky with stars. The cover for THE ROSEWOOD HUNT by Mackenzie Reed is in the top left corner. The cover for THE LIGHTNING THIEF by Rick Riordan is in the bottom left corner. The album cover for OneRepublic's HUMAN is in the top middle, and OneRepublic's NATIVE in the bottom middle. Game cover for ASSASSIN'S CREED ODYSSEY is in the top right, the album cover for Trans-Siberian Orchestra's CHRISTMAS EVE AND OTHER STORIES album cover is in the middle right and the cover for Sherrilyn Kenyon's INFINITY is in the bottom right. 'THE TREASURES OF HADES is written in white in the center of the graphic. And filling the empty spaces between covers are white line drawings of a bow and arrow, a moon with light beams coming off it, an ocean wave with a sun, and a star chart.

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Some wind for the Lily x Tad ship for those sailing (like my husband lol) #WIPSnips #WriteSky

"Killing above your Tier is isolating. It’s always an accident, yet other Chimeras treat you like it was planned. So, when you armed yourself and followed through with the kill, it felt like I finally found—”

I wait for him to continue. When he doesn’t, I prompt him. “Found what?”

“Someone who would understand me. In that moment I was drowning in your magnificence. But I was selfish. Stella had Zev muffle that hour in your mind and that’s where it should’ve ended. I couldn’t live with that. I found you and so quickly you slipped through my fingers. So, I dusted off an ancient law that hasn’t been used in a hundred years and pleaded with Gabriel to let me give you the chance to join us. Zev fought me on it because everything was already taken care of. I don’t think we’ve ever argued like that.”

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Meet my Halloween cats: Zagreus and Olive🖤🧡 He'll be 3 this summer, and she's turning 8 next month. He loves her, she tolerates him lol #revpitwaiting

My black cat Zagreus laying down while looking back at me

My orange and white cat Olive sitting in the sunlight

Olive asleep in the sun while Zagreus licks her head.

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Posted this one for #revpitwaiting a few days ago, but I can't *not* reuse it. Alexa, play "feelslikeimfallinginlove" by Coldplay #WIPSnips #WriteSky

Tad takes my hands, bringing them away from my head. He calmly picks up where I left off, running gentle fingers over the net cap and finding the last few pins. He gives them to me then carefully pushes the cap off my head. My pastel pink hair falls in loose, messy waves around my shoulders. His hand covers his heart. “There she is. If I faint here in the hall, know it’s because you’ve stolen the air from my lungs.”
“I was told you loved Jessica Rabbit.”
“Of course. She’s a crazy hot character in a great movie. But I loved her when I was twelve. This,” he says as he tucks my hair behind one of my ears, “is infinitely better.”

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Video games: TFT (Set 14 is about to come out and I'm really excited for that), League of Legends, Marvel Rivals, R.E.P.O, Phasmophobia, BG3 TV/anime: Severance, Silo, Pantheon, Beastars, Solo Leveling D&D: I'm playing a snow leopard Tabaxi, Soulknife Rogue. #revpit Also...Cats:

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

I have a handful of favorites, and this scene is one of them. The only context: It's Halloween🎃 #RevPitWaiting

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

A collage for the Tiers Chimeras work through to achieve Ascension🌌 #RevPitWaiting

A collage for each Tier of monster with their corresponding label:
Tier 1: Ghosts (a dense fog over a graveyard)
Tier 2: Werewolves (a full red mooon)
Tier 3: Vampires (fangs and red lips)
Tier 4: Gorgons (a green statue of Medusa)
Tier 5: Pucai (a dense fog and setting sun over an open field and a single horse)
Tier 6: Elementals (a person on fire)
Tier 7: Basilisks (a red and black snake looking directly at the camera)
Tier 8: Demons (silhouette of a demon)
Tier 9: Angels (Castiel from Supernatural with his shadowy wings visible)
Tier 10: Constellations (a clear night sky full of stars)

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Meet Lily🪷 She's sweet like the desserts she loves to bake, her love for family + friends burns hot, and she always aims to see her dreams become a reality. Lily was never one for revenge. Then something set her parents' flower shop on fire. #revpitwaiting #revpit

Lily Fairbairn Collage
5 photos, 1 text block
Photo 1: plates of pink strawberry cake with white frosting.
Photo 2. A faceless girl with pink hair
Photo 3: A lit match, but the flame is pink
Photo 4: Vase of pink Easter lilies
Pink text box with "Lily Fairbairn" and "October 30th" written in white
Photo 5: A pink and gold D20

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Thought I'd resurrect Miriam's This or That graphic from the shadows of my saved Canva designs for this (+ an excerpt). It's about monster hunters who inject monster blood to gain attributes like cat eyes, fire powers, fangs, horns or the inability to be in the sun. #revpitwaiting #YA #UF

This or That graphic with ascepts of a book in rows and columns. 1 thing from each row is highlighted in pink to show what An Oath With The Stars has:
One POV (Highlighted pink), Dual POV, Multiple POVs
No SFF, Light SFF (Highlighted Pink), High SFF
Central Romance (Highlighted pink), Side Romance, No Romance
First Person (Highlighted pink), Third Person Close, Omniscent
Linear (highlighted pink), Non-Linear, Dual Timeline
Set in Past, Set in Present (highlighted pink), Set in Future
Not Scary (highlighted pink), Spooky, Horror
60-85K Words, 85k-110K Words (highlighted pink), 110K+ Words
Happy Ending, Bittersweet Ending, Cliffhanger (highlighted pink)
Standalone, Duology (highlighted pink), Trilogy/Series

Excerpt with a starry night sky background.

“I’m assuming that’s also the reason for all the layers.” I gesture at him from head to toe to umbrella. “I’m sweating just looking at you.”

“Observant. I can’t be in direct sunlight.”

I cross my arms over my chest. “What happens if you are?”

He eyes the window on the wall to my right and the block of daylight draped over the floor and part of one of the tables. He walks over, pushes up one sleeve of his hoodie, and curls his fingers into a fist. He sticks his hand into the sunlight. Wisps of smoke rise as his skin sizzles like bacon. The flesh boils and cracks. My hand flies to my mouth but it does nothing to hide my shock. Creatures made of fire are one thing, but to watch human flesh smoke and boil, to hear it snap like twigs in a campfire, makes my stomach flip. He stays like that for a handful of seconds until he wrenches his hand away, cradling it to his chest. He winces, grinds his teeth together, as he closes the distance between us so he can show me his hand as the skin hardens like rock.

“Will it stay like that?” I ask.

“No. I’ll get it looked at when I go home.”

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Sara @fictionalrealms.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Don't have "skate" so I chose "skip". Here's another one from my revpit submission #WIPSnips #WriteSky

“Vampire fangs are retractable.” He says it like it’s obvious.
“Oh, my bad. I must’ve skipped that part in all the werewolf study packets I was given.”

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