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Haley ✨

@halphelan.bsky.social
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romance + fantasy writer | she/her 🩷💜💙 rep’d by Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong

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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Omg Cathie I don’t think you’re ready. It’s amazing
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Obsessed 😍
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Love youuuu ❤️
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Reading bits and pieces of this has been so fun! The kind of book that actually makes you laugh out loud ✨
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Beth “B.R” Smith @brsmithbooks.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
🌊A small boy finds a body floating in the fish hold of his father’s boat. 🌊A writer packs up her missing lighthouse keeper father’s things. 🌊A private investigator searches for the missing and the drowned. 🌊A horror rises from the deep. #questpit #onsub #editors #m #h #a #os
A killer whale tail rises from a Black Sea, a red-headed woman throws back her hair, a lighthouse stands against a wind-whipped sky.
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Emma Al-munshi @emmaalmunshi.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Presenting to the #questpit & #writingcommunity crew… Reasons to love To Ruin the Sky ⚡️ Kingdom of the Wicked x Crescent City ♥︎Led by a sassy, 'shadow mommy' FMC 🫶🏼Fresh take on Romantasy 🪞#MiddleEasternRep 🚨Fills that Xaden-shaped hole in your life #agentsguide #RF #Q #NA #writersky
Reasons to love To Ruin the SkyELECTRIC SEXUAL TENSION.
Excerpt reads: There's a possessiveness in how he touches me and I wish I hated it.
"How would you punish me?" I breathe out, unable to control my impulses.
Fingers touch my zip as he slowly slips it down, millimetre by millimetre. My body is completely in his thrall, unable to decipher the beat of my heart from the thump of the speaker's bass.
Cloudy background with one half of a lightning boltMORALLY-GREY IS THE COLOUR OF CHOICE...
Two moodboards with information about the two main charactersINCLUDES TOP TIER TROPES...
Four book comparisons: Crescent City, Kingdom of the Wicked, Book of Azrael, Quicksilver with tropes attached
The other half of a lightning bolt with a cloudy background
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
This sounds so good!!
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
THE SPELLSHOPxLATE BLOOMER A witch, moonlighting as a lady knight, must team up w/ a human to save the ren faire 🪽 magical renaissance faire ✨ women in armor 🧚 meddling magical creatures 🔮 palm readings ⛅️ grumpy/sunshine 🔥 twin flames #questpit #F #R #lgbtq #AG #OS soon
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Gwend💫lyn Vines @gwenvines.academics.blue · 07/05/2025
ARCANE x BLD OVR BRIGHT HVN x DISCO ELYSIUM 🧑‍🎓cut-throat postgrad STEM academia w/ 🩺corrupted magic tech/ethics 🩻body horror 🤌obsessive ace yearning 🧠neurodivergence as power 🚨unreliable narrator 🛠️blacksmith biceps 🏆dangerous duels 🌿strange plants 👤& the strange man growing them #questpit #A #F #Q
Image from a medical textbook of a man with his arm extended, skeletal structure shown in part, with the text "an agent's guide to SEE IN ME THE WOLF by Gwendolyn Vines," an #agentguide #agentsguide for an #amquerying manuscript.PITCH: (dark STEM academic science fantasy, 107,000 words) 
When Institute grad student Jim invents a device that could revolutionize medicine, his intoxicating suitemate Bash warns him it could be weaponized—and stops at nothing to prove his point. Are Jim's degree & the lives he could save worth staining his conscience?

For fans of:  the grounded and ugly magical academia of BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN, BABEL, and THE TWO DOCTORS GORSKI; the criticism of tech venture capitalism of RIPE; the obsessive acespec yearning, body horror, and unreliable narrator of DON'T LET THE FOREST IN, and the corruption of tech and its makers of ARCANE.A painting in the background of a blond man viewed in profile, head bowed, with an X drawn across his face through which an xray of his skull and spine is visible. The text reads

THEMES:
ivory tower classism & egos
manipulative relationships
neurodivergence as power
grey ethics in technology
academic power abuse
consent in medicine
code-switching

in the lower right hand corner in dark text, it reads
(there was only one bed)Image: a silhouette walking up the stairs, head haloed by a lit chandelier.

EXCERPT from SEE IN ME THE WOLF by Gwendolyn Vines/@gwenvines

This time, though, it was not Six whose face was bathed and baptized by light. It was Bash’s, his lone gold hoop gleaming amidst his curls, the spindly shadows of his lashes stretching over his dark eyes, and the sleeve of his linen robe where it draped from his arm rendered translucent by the sun’s rays. It was Bash who sat atop his regal, woody throne and passed judgment upon Jim.

Jim, his blond hair set aflame not by Kontrolle or diffuser but by the sun’s fleeting gift, stared back, waiting. Unlike Etienne, the King Reluctant, Jim had never been told he was the best. Unlike Six, the King Desirous, Jim had never needed to be the best. Unlike Bash, the King Apparent, Jim had never been the best.

Jim’s calling, his compulsion, was to be of use. That is all he had ever needed, wanted, or been. And it was Bash, now, to whom he wished to be useful.
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Lauren Groff @legroff.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Fellow authors, I love you, and I know it feels like we don’t have a choice, but B&N and Am*zon both scheduled sales this week to preempt Independent Bookstore Day, a hugely vital source of income for indie bookstores. Please don’t promote their sales; please promote your local indie this week.
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Kelly Beck @kellylbeck.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
When town disaster & trailer park queen, Stella, robs a bank to pay for her grandmother's care, she didn't expect the teller to be her neat & tidy ex-boyfriend. Kidnapping him to save her identity, they weave through her hair-brained escape...& like, omg she's actually pulling this off? #PosterPitW
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Omg amazing!!!
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Crystal Leigh (is querying) @crystalleighwrites.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
THE RACING LINE is Drive to Survive meets Lauren Asher's Dirty Air series with some Count Your Lucky Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur and it's coming to the query trenches this summer! #PosterPitW #R #PosterPit #LGBTQ #amediting
A movie poster with a race car at the top and two women at the bottom: one is brunette and looking at the camera, the other is redheaded, wearing sunglasses, and leaning against the car. 
Text: 
Second Chance Romance, Lesbian X Bi Babe, Smashing Glass Finish Lines, First Loves
A sapphic F1 romance by Crystal Leigh
The Racing Line
What happens when the woman breaking barriers in Formula 1 comes face-to-face with the girl who broke her heart?
Querying Soon
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
A little moodboard to soft launch my sapphic, low fantasy romance about a magical renaissance faire and the witch who has to team up with a human to save it from going into foreclosure Coming soon to #editors 🧚‍♀️
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Omg wait you’re right. Hop on the next twister headed this way I’ll make the guest bed
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
So glad you didn’t wake up in Oz
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
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a cat wearing a blue shirt is sitting on a laptop computer
ALT: a cat wearing a blue shirt is sitting on a laptop computer
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Thank you!!
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Haha thank you!!
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
All yours
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Yes, I’m obsessed. Not the asshole (maybe just a little)
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
ARCANExRED RISINGxHANDMAIDS TALExPARENT TRAP Soren is just a girl with no ragrets 😎 #unhingedpit #ds #sf #lgbtq #ag
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
TWILIGHTxUNDERWORLDxSHREK she bites him, he likes it #unhingedpit #A #U #F #R #OS
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Lindsay Bowen - A SWINDLER'S SONG April 6 '27 @beckgotbooks.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
AITA for following my heart? I mean it's not like I WANTED to be tossed into a demon filled upside-down reality. Our overlords lied to us about most of it anyway. Maybe those rebels are on to something after all 🤔 Signed, disillusioned demon hunter #UnhingedPit #OS #A #F
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elizabeth *is agented* @erichardsonbooks.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
YELLOWFACE but TRADWIVES When your new book is so unhinged not one but TWO separate people tell you they had dreams it got published 💁🏼‍♀️ #unhingedpit #a #OS
A text that says ELIZABETH I HAD A DREAM TRAD SOLD AT AUCTION FOUR WAYS A text that says Ok but would you believe me when I tell you I haven't stopped thinking about your pitch for this and legit had a dream you got a book deal last night?!
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Lavender latte llama you ❤️❤️❤️
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
What if…we made a discord group open to all authors with a smooch in their book, regardless of genre, to collaborate, share and grow? A space to find beta readers, query critiques and industry knowledge from other authors willing to lend a hand down? Any takers? 👀 @kellylbeck.bsky.social
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Omg been there 😅 you can do it!!
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Jenny Mader (agented✨) Writer @jennymader.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
I'm so excited my romantic fantasy is now on submission🤞 Thanks Cathie! @charmstrong.bsky.social OF SPARROWS & DRAGONS 🐉 - Strong Heroine - Secret Identities - Slow Burn Romance - Enemies To Lovers - Enchanted Realms - A Witch's Evil Prophecy - Fate vs Choice #writingcommunity #Fantasy
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
So excited for you Jenny! 💛
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
👀👀👀
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Thank you so much! 💕
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Elizabeth, hello
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Fancy seeing you here 😍😍😍
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
The best critique partner a gal could ever ask for ❤️
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
You’re the best ❤️
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
This book made me cry more times than I can count. I can’t wait for it to find a home ❤️
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
I’m an insufferable plotter and maker of unhinged plot ideas. My current hyperfixations include: • Arcane & the soundtracks • Gardening • Embroidery • Haunted Airbnbs • Really Weird Books Can’t wait to connect with other writers ❤️ #writingcommunity #booksky #onsub
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
It’s been a minute since I’ve been active, so I thought a reintroduction was needed ❤️ I write romantic SFF, and my urban paranormal romance, IF THE MOON HAD TEETH, is on submission with my wonderful agent, Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong. I’m currently drafting a sapphic futuristic dystopian ✨
A picture of yours truly ❤️Text: An editors guide to IF THE MOON HAD TEETH by Haley Phelan 

Set on the backdrop of a full moon Text: THE PITCH
dahlia-half human, half vampire-goes undercover to court the most dangerous vampire hunter, compelling him in order to find a cure poisoning the blood of humans. There’s only one problem. For the first time, she craves the taste of blood. His.
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Allissa is Querying📚 @allissawrites.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
The writer retreat finally made it out of the groupchat✨ Can’t believe we’ve been friends for over a year and are just now getting together! Happy Birthday @halphelan.bsky.social 🎉💕 #writingcommunity
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Queen Allie 😌
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
I am SO excited for you!!
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
This book has my entire heart ❤️
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Is this manuscript by any chance a sequel of a book about to come out???
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Haley ✨ @halphelan.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Wait he looks like Newt from Fantastic Beasts
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Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong, Lit Agent @charmstrong.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Hey #WritingCommunity! A new Agent Antics w/Cathie & Vicky has dropped! This is the weekly newsletter @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social & I write for authors wanting to know more about querying, agents, submission, etc. Enjoy! agentantics.substack.com/p/you-askedi...
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You Asked...I'm Answering!
Burning Questions for Which Authors Demand Answers!
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Kelly Beck @kellylbeck.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
"At my core, I’m still the same author sending her a manuscript one month after our contract hoping & begging it meets her approval." Pt. 2 to my HIGMA story: transforming my writing to meet my agent's @charmstrong.bsky.social standards #booksky #writingcommunity open.substack.com/pub/kellylbe...
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HIGMA Pt 2: I almost Canceled my Contract with my Agent after Four Weeks
Aka how my writing went from zero to hero
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