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Alex Aguilera @galexy321.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Currently, I'm assembling the missing pieces of my "ready to query" puzzle. 🧩 The edges are complete, and the image is getting clearer, but I'm still filling in gaps to (hopefully) build my best chance to land an agent.🤞 #CampRevPit #CampMap #CRPSugarGliders

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a cartoon of a penguin laying on a table playing with puzzle pieces

Alt: A cartoon of a penguin hard at work and deep in thought completing a jigsaw puzzle.

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Alex Aguilera @galexy321.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Good morning! Late #CampRevPIt arrival here (thanks to an overactive week of work/life 😅), but I'm excited to catch up on all the fun. I'm Alex, a lover of stories in all forms. My novel, THE PUZZLER: PEACE BY PIECE 🧩, is a #MG #Fantasy with actual puzzles for readers to solve! #CRPSugarGliders

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white rabbit from alice in wonderland is holding a pocket watch and crying

Alt: rabbit from Alice in Wonderland is holding a pocket watch and crying, "Oh my fur and whiskers. I'm late, I'm late, I'm late!"

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Alex Aguilera @galexy321.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Congrats to all the #RevPit winners and runnners-up! 🎉 And a huge thank you to every editor and author who made #RevPitWaiting such a phenomenal experience. I'm so happy I took the leap! In other good news, I just signed up for #CampRevPit and can't wait to continue connecting with you all there! ✨

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a group of people are sitting in front of a tent with the words happy camper below them

Alt: A family of four sitting in front of a tent doing a happy dance in wearable blankets with the words "Happy camper!" below them

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Alex Aguilera @galexy321.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

As much as I aspire to reach the level of organization I admire in a Plotter, I am a Pantser through and through! 😅 I do outline my premise in as much detail as possible before diving into a draft, but I have found the best plotlines emerge when I let my characters take the wheel. #RevPitWaiting

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a child is driving a red toy car down a street .

Alt: A child is riding into the street in a toy car with sunglasses on and both hands raised in the air giving the "rock on" gesture. Underneath are the words "We will be fine"

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Alex Aguilera @galexy321.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Best read: The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner (coworker recommended). The voice & worldbuilding in this book! I'm in awe 🤩 Most anticipated: As a superfan of The Midnight Library by the inspiring @matthaig.bsky.social, I'm counting down the days until I get to read The Midnight Train. #RevPitWaiting

Front cover of The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner showing two hands cradling a stone and gem pendant and a Newberry Honor medal recognition

Front cover of The Midnight Train by Matt Haig showing a train with drawings of a couple on a bridge, trees, and stars in its large cloud of smoke

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Alex Aguilera @galexy321.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

With two kids, 7 and 5, whose favorite word to say is “Mommy,” I’ve found that my most focused writing space is out of the house. 🥰 That means I’m often hauling my MacBook to one of three happy places: Starbucks, Foxtail Coffee, or Barnes & Noble. Chai accompaniment: mandatory! #RevPitWaiting

An open MacBook laptop on a table at Starbucks with a venti iced lavender cream chai next to it

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Alex Aguilera @galexy321.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Using my wildcard to shout out my comps & their amazing authors who inspired me to dream of a place for my book too 🧩 ✨Amari and the Night Brothers- @bbalston.bsky.social ✨The Mystery of Locked Rooms- @lindsayncurrie.bsky.social ✨Strangeworlds Travel Agency- @ldlapinski.bsky.social #RevPitWaiting

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a drawing of a girl hugging a pink book by debbie oh

Alt: An illustration by Debbie Ridpath Ohi showing a girl smiling and crying while hugging a book with a heart over her head

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Alex Aguilera @galexy321.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

THE PUZZLER: PEACE BY PIECE 🧩 centers around 12-year-old Layne, but she's not the only one bringing the main character energy. Her 10-year-old brother, Bash, is another critical piece of this #MG #Fantasy puzzle, and his fiery confidence was so much fun to write! #RevPitWaiting

An image of a person made of jigsaw puzzle pieces with one piece missing from the back of their head. The person is looking at and holding up the missing piece in their hand with text above them that says: "Sometimes all a person needs is that one missing piece." Over the person is the label "The Brainiac Brother," and above the missing piece in their hand are the words: "The Brainiac Brother's chill when his math isn't mathing"

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Alex Aguilera @galexy321.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Anyone who knows me knows I live for punny wordplay and a good “dad joke,” so I couldn’t resist this chance to craft my own version of the iconic Abbott and Costello “Who’s on First?” skit. 😅 In THE PUZZLER: PEACE BY PIECE 🧩, Mr. Y Naught is a Muppet-like letter Y with a face. #RevPitWaiting

Colorful jigsaw puzzle piece border surrounds book excerpt text that says: “White, did you say? But these crosses are red, not white.”
“Oh goodness, deary, please X-cuse me. I meant ‘yt’ as in correct, as in precisely, as in… how do you say it? ‘Right.’ I just tend to speak in Ys. Which is Ys, but not wise, if you can see why?”
Layne’s head was starting to hurt. But she flashed a supportive smile at Mr. Y Naught and reassured him. “Of course! I get it now. Shall we?” She pointed toward the blue puzzle board and the line of six Xs.

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Alex Aguilera @galexy321.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

I am incredibly fortunate to have 3 Alpha reader heroes in my corner (my husband, brother & longtime friend @cjhannas.bsky.social) who’ve carried me through countless eras, evolutions & edits of this story. Without them, THE PUZZLER would still be a wish unfulfilled & unfinished. 🧩✨ #RevPitWaiting

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Alex Aguilera @galexy321.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I do have PB manuscripts I dream of seeing in book form: CLUCKY THE UNLUCKY🐣: Born silent, a chick sets out to reverse his “bad” luck & find his voice. THE SEA ELVES 🌊 AND THE TREE ELVES 🌳: Polar opposite Elf kinds separate to keep the peace until an orphaned baby crosses the wall. #RevPitWaiting

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a cartoon duck is scratching his head with his hand .

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Alex Aguilera @galexy321.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

So tough! 🫠 But since we're talking inspiration, here are the authors of some of the first "big kid books" I got lost within: ✨ Gertrude Chandler Warner (THE BOXCAR CHILDREN) ✨ Mary Norton (THE BORROWERS) ✨ E.B. White (CHARLOTTE'S WEB, STUART LITTLE) ✨ Beverly Cleary (RAMONA series) #RevPitWaiting

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a cartoon of a girl holding a blue book with the website debbiechi.com written below her

Alt: a cartoon of a girl hugging a book with a heart flashing above and the website debbiechi.com written below her

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Alex Aguilera @galexy321.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Meet Gucci! 🐾 Our forever fur baby (turned guardian angel) joined the family when I was 18. This explains her bling-forward collar and her name, which of course I chose 🥰 Now, Gucci’s spunky Chihuahua-ness lives on in my novel, and she’ll always live in my heart! ❤️ #RevPitWaiting

Tiny Chihuahua standing on carpet wearing a collar with rhinestone letters that spell her name: GUCCI

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Alex Aguilera @galexy321.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

My song for THE PUZZLER: PEACE BY PIECE 🧩 is “Contra La Corriente” (“Against the Current”) by Marc Anthony ❤️ ‘90s salsa vibes & lyrics relevant to multiple characters, even my villain 😬 “There is not a day that passes that I don’t remember you…“ 🎵 #RevPitWaiting youtu.be/421JK0r1KKk?...

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Contra La Corriente

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Alex Aguilera @galexy321.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Impossible to pick a favorite, so here’s a list of classic & current titles I love! 📚 ✨PB: Strega Nona, Being Frank ✨MG: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman ✨YA: The Fault in Our Stars ✨A: The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern, The Midnight Library #RevPitWaiting

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Alex Aguilera @galexy321.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

I adore uber-specific similes and metaphors, and this #snippet has two of my favorites from THE PUZZLER: PEACE BY PIECE 🧩 I’ve also always enjoyed a little atmospheric spookiness in #MG (Thank you, R.L. Stine!), and these lines show how I worked to (hopefully) capture that vibe. #RevPitWaiting

Rectangle graphic with a jigsaw puzzle piece border surrounding a passage from my Middle Grade Fantasy novel, THE PUZZLER: PEACE BY PIECE, that says: Huddled together, the siblings nudged open the creaky gate. They traveled in lockstep down the dirt-blackened driveway, taking care not to trip over the tree roots rising like veins through the cracked concrete.
After they had progressed about halfway to the house, Layne gasped.
"Bash." She tightened her grip on her brother's arm as the sun dipped lower, a golden egg yolk turning the branches piercing the sky into wobbly silhouettes.
"Is that... a body?"

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Alex Aguilera @galexy321.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Anyone else get irrationally overjoyed when you see something out in the world that suggests maybe, just maybe you wrote a book people will actually want to read? My path-affirming sighting today? This library event poster 🧩 And this is why my camera roll is full of puzzle pics 🤣 #RevPitWaiting

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Alex Aguilera @galexy321.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

All the flowers for the creative genius who started this #Moodboard trend. 💐 I had so much fun with this! THE PUZZLER: PEACE BY PIECE 🧩 🔹MG Fantasy 🔹Interactive puzzles 🔹Whimsical world-hopping 🔹Puzzles = Portals 🔹Sibling adventure 🔹Family rescue/reunion quest 🔹90s nostalgia #RevPitWaiting

9-photo grid: older man at desk constructing 3D wooden jigsaw puzzle, Victorian-style brick two-story house, young girl and boy walking a Chihuahua, lighthouse, jigsaw-piece lock and key, rock climbing girl, totem pole, hedge maze, hooded figure walking amid a fiery sky, plus an open book image overlay showing a castle on one page and my book title THE PUZZLER: PEACE BY PIECE on the other page

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Alex Aguilera @galexy321.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Single! Close 3rd. In THE PUZZLER: PEACE BY PIECE 🧩, Layne is a risk-averse 12-yr-old who likes keeping life boring because boring feels safe. But what happens when the safe choice isn’t the right choice? Will Layne step out of her comfort zone to step up for her family? #RevPitWaiting #MG #Fantasy

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Alex Aguilera @galexy321.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

#RevPitWaiting #OriginStory: The idea of jigsaw puzzles as portals to other worlds came to me in 3rd grade. From the moment I handwrote the short story in my friend's basement, this project has lived in my mind and heart in many forms through many seasons, and I am thrilled to finally share it! 🧩

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a woman named heidi is on a wheel fort game show

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Alex Aguilera @galexy321.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

When two siblings stumble into the creepiest house in town, they unlock a life-altering secret forcing them into a race through enchanted puzzle worlds to save their family. THE PUZZLER: PEACE BY PIECE 🧩 invites readers to solve along with every puzzle, riddle, & clue! #MG #Fantasy #RevPitWaiting

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Alex Aguilera @galexy321.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Hi, #RevPitWaiting fam! 👋🏼 I’m a nonprofit comms director & former TV anchor/reporter who loves written & video storytelling! 🎥 Early AM vampire hours are my most creative. I call it my “MomME time” when my kids & hubby are asleep 🥰 I’ve dabbled in adult short stories, but my heart is in #kidlit! ❤️

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Alex Aguilera @galexy321.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Felt inspired by the beautiful #RevPitWaiting moodboards I’ve been seeing, so I dove into the deep end and created my own! THE PUZZLER: PEACE BY PIECE 🧩 🔹MG Fantasy 🔹Interactive puzzles 🔹Whimsical world-hopping 🔹Puzzles = Portals 🔹Sibling adventure 🔹Family rescue/reunion quest 🔹90s nostalgia

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Alex Aguilera @galexy321.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Cut it thisclose to the deadline thanks to a too-large manuscript file size (11:58 AM submission anyone?), so I am elated to report that my first-ever #RevPit entry is IN! 😅🎉 Congrats to all who slayed this monster of a task and turned this dream into reality. Let the #RevPitWaiting games begin!

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