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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Taking all that I learned at the Writer’s Digest Annual Conference this weekend and beginning the editing process for Glitch. ✨ #herewegoagain #sunday #writingcommunity #WriteSky #amediting #Glitch #YA

A picture of a desk in an apartment. On the desk is an open notebook with writing notes and an iPad tablet with a keyboard.

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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

My 2nd Writer’s Digest Annual Conference weekend has come to an end. I’m so grateful I got to attend again, and right at home in New Jersey! Every single session I attended was just what I needed as I approach my first round of edits on a new & improved Glitch. ✨✍🏻 #WDC26 #writingcommunity #WriteSky

A picture of a name tag with five colorful ribbons attached. Text on name tag:

Writer’s Digest
Annual Conference
Jessica Junqua
Bordentown, New Jersey

Text on Ribbons (used to identify genres you write):
Past Attendee
Young Adult
Literary Fiction
Science Fiction
Thriller

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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A year ago today… 🥹 Today I’m back at the Writer’s Digest Conference, this time in my home state of New Jersey! Last year was about querying/pitching Glitch. This year it’s all about craft and networking. Looking forward to an amazing weekend! ✍🏻 #WDC26 #Glitch #writingcommunity #WriteSky

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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I’m excited to announce that my first chapter of Glitch won 3rd Place in the Literary Fiction category at Critique Match’s FictionFive Contest! Thank you #CritiqueMatch for the opportunity to share my work and grow as a writer! ✨ #Glitch #writingcommunity #writesky #fictionfive #contest #winner

A graphic with a dark blue background and blue-purple glitch sprinkled through out. In the center, another graphic with a light blue background and the following text:

Critique Match
FictionFive Contest 2026
Literary Fiction
3rd Place
Jessica Junqua
“Glitch”
www.critiquematch.com

A graphic with a dark blue background and blue-purple glitch sprinkled through out. In the center, another graphic with a orange background and the following white-colored text:

Literary Fiction
Winners
1. Mike Sherriff - “The Last Rational Man”
2. F.A. Dialdin - “All The People I Remember”
3. Jessica Junqua - “Glitch”

Honorable Mentions
- Michaela Socolof - “Memory Room”
- Dalia Lepa - “In Another Land”
- Peter Genoway - “The Offering”

This graphic is from Critique Match and it is announcing the winners of their FictionFive Writing contest in the Literary Fiction category.

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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Excited to announce that Smile for the Camera received an Honorable Mention in the Mainstream/Literary category at the @writersdigest 94th Annual Writing Competition! 🎉 Thank you to the judges for reading & recognizing my story! #writersdigest #writesky #shortstory #winner #competition #amwriting

A collage graphic with the following words up top: Announcing the Winners of the 94th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Congratulations to the winners of the 94th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition!

Mainstream/Literary Short Story

The graphic card for Smile for the Camera which is a picture of a hand holding an iPhone in camera mode.

Honorable Mentions:

"Terms of Haunting" by Caroline Hall
• "Tapestry" by John Garvey
• "Short Story/Fiction" by Susan Eastham
• "Olive Theory" by Serrina Zou
• "My Family Tree" by Mary Upton
• "The Raccoons" by Kyle Wong
• "Mama's Baby" by Haley Bebout
• "His Forest" by Meredith Gebhardt
• "Rejection Letter" by Ty Green
• "Gold and Bones" by L.J. Longo
• "Dream Journal" by Sunthorn Capellini
• "An Ordinary Guest" by Tamar Mezvrishvili
• "The Bad Luck House" by Cath Bibeau
• "Bloom" by Gwendolyn Bellinger
• "Boys Like Us" by Siavash Saadlou
• "Downed" by Gabrielle Glaslyn
• "Mourning Dove" by Christine Roy
• "Smile for the Camera" by Jessica Junqua (this line is highlighted in the graphic)
• "The Quiet Howl" by Garin Demirjian

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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

THE DIVIDING SKY x HELL FOLLOWED WITH US A glitching world, a grieving family, and a queer 16-year-old girl fighting off the voice in her head—before she becomes the prototype for a disgraced inventor’s next evolution of control. ✨⚡️ #PosterPit #Q #YA #SPF #T

A movie style poster for the novel GLITCH. Up top, the character names are written:

Lea Rigby
Arthur Jove
Luke Rigby
Alek Rigby

Then: A Novel By Jessica Junqua

Two blurbs with vines enclosing them—

“Vividly Imagined and Emotionally Compelling”
And
“A Book About Siblings, Survival, and Selfhood in a World That Has Forgotten What It Means To Be Human”

Towards the bottom, we get the title GLITCH in a static type of font. At the very bottom—

A YA Dystopian Thriller
Now in the Query Trenches

In the poster itself, we see three characters—Alek, Luke, and Lea Rigby. Lea’s eye is covered with a glitching butterfly. Surrounding them are vivid colors and streaks of static.

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Writing Day Workshops @writingdaywksp.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Have the guts and the imagination. ❤️ Happy Sunday, friends. #writing #writinginspiration

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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

A glitching world, a grieving family, and a queer 16-year-old girl fighting off the voice in her head—before she becomes the prototype for a disgraced inventor’s next evolution of control. ✨✨✨ For fans of THE DIVIDING SKY and HELL FOLLOWED WITH US. #questpit #Q #YA #S #T #DYS

$A collage of 5 pictures: three figures in darkness, a glitching city, a beautiful autumn road in the Catskills Mountains, and the image of two individuals on a road trip. Then in text: Glitch by Jessica Junqua The pitch: After a mysterious explosion fractures sixteen-year-old Lea Rigby’s reality—glitching entire towns and leaving survivors zombified in tech headsets—she escapes with her older brothers, the only family she has left. While static spreads across the sky and buildings blink in and out of existence, Lea clings to joy, to adventure, and to the role of holding her broken family together. But when a disgraced inventor—Arthur Jove—injects her with a prototype implant meant to replace the headsets he created, Lea’s mind begins to turn against her. Now haunted by static-filled visions, a voice that isn’t hers, and the fear that her body no longer belongs to her, Lea must fight to stay herself. If she loses, she won’t just be consumed—she’ll be weaponized. Glitch is a story about siblings, survival, and selfhood in a world that’s forgotten what it means to be human. Then in bolded letters: 92,000 words - YA Dystopian Thriller w/ Speculative Tech Elements.$

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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Greetings from the Writer’s Digest Conference in Baltimore! Today was an amazing day filled with workshops and networking. I’m so excited to return tomorrow for Day 2! 📖📚✍🏻✨ #WDC25 #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmQuerying @writersdigest.bsky.social

A selfie of myself, Jessica Junqua. She is wearing a black and white geometric tank top, her dark blonde hair is tied back, and she has makeup on. Her blue eyes are wide with excitement. She is holding up her conference name tag to the camera, which covers her mouth. On the name tag: Writer’s Digest Annual Conference. Jessica Junqua. East Brunswick, NJ. Below the name tag are three colorful flags to signify the genres she writes: Young Adult, Science Fiction, and Thriller.

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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Behind every curated post lies a darker truth—Sasha’s life as the daughter of an influencer spirals into horror when their perfect brand begins to rot from the inside out. My #YA short story Smile for the Camera has been published in #DugUpMagazine! Check it out! #WritingCommunity #publishedwriter

A graphic with a black and white image of someone taking the picture with a cell phone of a young girl. In blue/purple colored text up top, the title Smile for the Camera. In a black box down below: A Short Story by Jessica Junqua.

The cover of Dug Up Magazine. Volume 3: July 24, 2025. A graphic featuring a selection of authors and artists’ names.

FEATURING:
JESSICA JUNQUA
LOGAN WARD
LISA LAHEY
ABIGAIL MARTIN
JOHN MARK KING
MONTY BURR
RICK MCQUISTON
DANIEL LETZ
MADISON PIERRE
THOMAS BULL
R.K. WEIR
WILL CHERICO
FRED TAULBEE
BILL WOLAK

COVER ART: GABRIEL TAVARES

On the right hand side, art of a blue man being swallowed by a black demon like character.

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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Good morning! Today’s going to be a great day. ☀️ I’m attending the Writer’s Digest Conference this weekend in Baltimore, Maryland! Looking forward to meeting new people, pitching my novel Glitch, & attending workshops! ✍🏻✨ Anyone else going? #WritingCommunity #WDC25 #amwriting #amquerying #writing

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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

For Glitch: Waiting On The Sky To Change by STARSET & Breaking Benjamin Glitch has a very rock (and pop punk) influenced sound and both bands’ music were on loop while writing this story. 🎧🎶✍🏻✨ #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #amquerying #Glitch #writingprompt

The Spotify Code for the song Waiting On The Sky To Change by STARSET and Breaking Benjamin. The album art is very space influenced with an astronaut standing on a rock starting at a galactic triangle with a moon inside. The reason for posting is to share what the opening credits song would be for my novel Glitch.

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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Huge thanks to the #WritingCommunity for the love & support for Glitch & Fragments of Us during #BluePit 💙 I also had a wonderful time at the @writehive.bsky.social Annual Conference this weekend! Feeling inspired & energized! ✍🏻✨ To all the new friends/followers, welcome! 🤗 #amwriting #amquerying

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Tempest Teapot ❌ 👑 🐸 @tempestteapot.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Kahyla faces a DEMON’S BARGAIN where all the options are bad: fight with soul-destroying magic or lose her family, her beloved, and her life. ⛓️‍💥Feminist within patriarchy 🦶😒 Heel-face turn 🔥❤️ Slow burn 🕴️Powers via Possession 🚶‍♀️Coming of Age 🗣️Quiet girl finds her voice #BluePit 📖 #Q #F #R #YA #A

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Sasha Green @sashagreen.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

#BluePit 📖 #Q #YA #R #LGBT #ND #agentsguide #bluepit For fans of Heartstopper & Felix Ever After ✅ Enemies to Lovers ✅ Found Family ✅ Slow Burn ✅ Secrets and Twists ✅ Boarding School ✅ Seaside Town ✅ Angst with a side of humor

A young man looking out onto the ocean and a wave

A silhouette of a teenager with a backpack against an ocean backdrop

Two teens comforting each other with an embrace

Comparable titles cover pages: Heartstopper, Felix Ever After, I Wish You All the Best, What If It’s Us

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Sage 💙👻🌞❄️🦸🏼‍♀️🦹🏼🦴✨🤖👽 @sagecollins.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

DR HORRIBLE x STARS & SMOKE x RENEGADES 🦸🏼‍♀️ Kickass shapeshifting heroine 🧑🏻‍🎤 Celebrity villain 🗣️ Unreliable narrators 💥 Superhero action 🖤 Obsessive love ✅ Jumping through League’s hoops 👫 Supportive BFF (maybe LI?) 🎤 Voicey POVs 🚪 Scooby Doo doors 😜 Hero & villain share a body? #BluePit 📖 #Q #YA #SF

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Adrien Bryter ~ Comic Book Writer @adrienbryter.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

#Amaryllis She's a former Broadway star on the run from a scandalous past. He's a forgotten film actor who pushes everyone away. When a media circus runs riot over their so-called "relationship", they might just find in each other the healing they never knew they needed. #bluepit💥 #YA #A #R #W

Image of a woman in an empty theatre, she has a red dress and is holding an amaryllis flower.

The title is "AMARYLLIS", the text surrounding it says "Enemies to fake dating to lovers", "the broody one is soft for the fiery one", "cozy, vulnerable romance about overcoming difficult pasts", and "it's *exactly* what you think it is"

Image of a woman in a red dress sitting on a stone wall.

The text says:
"When Maylee became the assistant to famed actor Mr. Dorian Ashby, the last thing she expected was for the media to run riot over their supposed "relationship".

Now she's stuck pretending to date the most prickly man to ever grace the silver screen, all while trying to outrun her scandalous Broadway past.

But maybe he could be one she's been searching for this whole time. Someone at last who can help her heal."

Image of a man in a nice suit standing on a street corner.

The text reads:
"When Dorian Ashby reluctantly hired Maylee to be his assistant, the last thing he expected was to be caught in the camera's lense with her and thrust into the centre of a media circus.

Now he's stuck in yet another relationship made up for the spectacle and this time with a headstrong woman who seems to want nothing more than to push his buttons.

But maybe she could be the one he's been searching for this whole time. Someone at last he can trust with his bruised and vulnerable heart."

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Adrien Bryter ~ Comic Book Writer @adrienbryter.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

UMBRELLA ACADEMY x SAILOR MOON x RWBY + ARTHURIANA #AVALONRising 👪 Found Family is literally magic ✨ ⚔️ Sword + Sorcery + Sci-Fi 💾 💔 Grief, Loss, and Reconciliation 🩹 💢 Family difficulties but they all love each other ❤️‍🩹 (no A!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB-u... #bluepit💥 #YA #F #SF #W

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AVALON RISING - First Animatic Trailer

YouTube video by AVALON Rising

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Petrana 冰冰 Radulovic (she/her) @petrana.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

LOCKWOOD & CO x THE X-FILES When one of Nat's classmates doesn't return from a routine abduction, she begins questioning everything she thought she knew about aliens. She dives into the secrets of her small desert town, which may hold the key to her own past. #BluePit #W #YA #SF #PN #LGBT

A moodboard of nine pink and purple-tinged images, all featuring desert landscapes and alien elements

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Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

ANTHOLOGY OF THE WOODS A witch tale with fangs, fitting nicely on a shelf next to "The Once and Future Witches" & "Garden Spells". ✔️Cottage Core ✔️Twist Ending ✔️Sisterhood ✔️Morally Gray FMC ✔️Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll ✔️Atmospheric ✔️Feminism ✔️Dancing ghosts in a theater 👻 #BluePit📖 #Q #Spec #A

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Danielle Larson @daniellelarson.com · 13/07/2025

An autistic freshman trades her mother's microscopic, narcissistic control, father's physical presence and emotional absence for dorm room freedom. Between found family, first love, and learning to stop apologizing for existing—Rowan creates a life she loves. #BluePit📖 #W #YA #NA #ND #LGBT #OV

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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

FAME x NEVER ENOUGH 🎭 A ruthless arts school 👯‍♀️ Grieving Twin Sisters 🩰 A dancer chasing perfection 🎶 A singer unraveling 💔 Messy friendships & first love 🧠 Mental health, grief, addiction 🕳 How far would you fall to feel whole? Title: Fragments of Us❤️‍🩹 #BluePit #BluePit📖 #YA #Contemporary #W #LGBT

6 Panel Photo Collage for character Olivia Newfield.

Top Left: a photo of various ballet pointe shoes
Middle Left: Two girls facing away from the camera. They stand outside. One girl has long brown hair and a white sleeved top and dark over shirt. The other girl has long auburn hair and a dark top.
Bottom Left: A portrait of a girl sitting at a table, covering her face.
Bottom Middle: A dancer folded over and stretching. The image has a blue hue, very moody.
Bottom Right: Two girls holding hands outside.

The biggest panel features a quote by Nikola M. La Vallée: “I would dance until my body gave out, then I would collapse into the earth, and dream of Dancing again.”

6 Panel Photo Collage for character Charlotte “Charlie” Newfield.

Top Right: a photo of Christine Daée from the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical The Phantom of the Opera.
Middle Right: a pair of hands holding a rose flower.
Bottom Right: A picture of a boy and a girl illuminated only by stage lights. They are almost about to kiss.
Bottom Middle: A girl standing in a theater surrounded by plush red theater seats.
Bottom Left: Two girls reaching towards the moon and sky outside.

The biggest panel features a quote from The Phantom of the Opera: “Try to forgive, teach me to live. Give me the strength to try.”

6 Panel Photo Collage for my story’s setting—a performing arts high school.

Top Left: a photo of Manhattan street signs, Broadway and W 53rd Street. There’s also One Way signs and a traffic light facing away.
Bottom Left: a photo of a front entrance for a School of Performing Arts

Top Right: a scene of an acting class in progress. 4 humans are on stage and one man sits in the audience directing a scene.
2nd Right: a scene of a contemporary or lyrical dance class in progress.
3rd Right: a scene of a class in progress. A group of students sit in a circle and a teacher stands in the center teaching.
Bottom Right: a scene of dancers dancing from the 80s movie Fame.

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Sage 💙👻🌞❄️🦸🏼‍♀️🦹🏼🦴✨🤖👽 @sagecollins.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

WREN MARTIN RUINS IT ALL x THE SOUND OF STARS 18yo Hale & his celebrity BFF have 1 week to film a blockbuster episode and attract investors for their futuristic-TikTok musical. But planetary power outages and weather-system glitches thwart their ability to deliver. #BluePit 📖 #Q #YA #SF #LGBT

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Alexis ☕ is querying @abookishchai.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Here’s my #agentsguide to A CROSSROAD OF LILIES, my complete YA romance with a speculative twist! 🍄A magical mushroom curse 🍄A friends-to-lovers romance 🍄A retired childhood actor 🍄A bullied scholarship student 🍄An otherworldly secret they both must keep #Bluepit📖 #R #YA #Q

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savdoesbooks @savdoesbooks.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

FOREIGN BODIES is Euphoria X The Last of Us (if it had androids, duh), a YA Crossover spec fic. Found family, wealth disparity, unchecked oligarchs, genetic manipulation, perseverance, science, identity, connection, grief, mental illness & addiction. #BluePit📖 #BluePit #YA #NA #SF #SP #OV #ND #Q

a photo collage. top left shows a smoggy city skyline. middle left is a teary eye on a dirty face. Bottom left depicts a wildfire blazing across dry landscape. The centre is a science lab with glass tanks containing wet specimens and scattered bottles. bottom middle shows two silhouettes facing each other in a dimly lit space. Bottom right shows a group of people struggling through smoke and ash with shovels, fighting a fire. The background of the collage is a cityscape at night.

an image collage. top left shows a fist punching through glass. Top center shows two figures running, blurred in motion. Top right depicts a rioting crowd waving red flares, engulfed in smoke. Bottom left features protesters and flares held in disagreement. The background is a digital screenwith the phrase 'what if we never met?' in red text. In the middle is a close-up of an eye, with the reflection of flames, and glitter trailing down like tears.

a photo collage. top left shows two people touching foreheads. Overlaid is a closeup of hands clasping, and overlaid beneath is a scan of a hand. Top right is a screencap from anime Bubblegum Crisis, a city surrounded by high-rise buildings. Beneath, blue text reads 'a human being whose original human parts have had to be replaced'. Bottom left shows riot police in black gear. The centre bottom is a dark industrial space with green lighting. Bottom right shows a distressed woman staring into a mirror.

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Ziv @zivmontenegro.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Agents/Editors guide to my YA literary sci-fi INTERSTELLAR meets NOPE with the emotional appeal and first alien contact of ARRIVAL (2016) & the suspense and alien hostility of THE FIFTH WAVE Today is 2094 & dealing with grief. What worse could possibly happen? #YoungAdult #literary #scifi #BluePit

This book will make you cry like it did to me even though I wrote it

Pitch:

After encountering an alien while dealing with grief, Astra, a runaway, must choose between saving humanity from an alien invasion and reconciling with her dad before it’s too late.

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Jessica Fisher Riches - is Querying and Drafting @prahajess.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

EARLY MAGIC - in the query trenches now! #BluePit📖 #Q #YA #F On the path to coven initiation - amid mutual rivalry, poor romantic choices, and math homework - one girl chases the truth and the other clings to power. If these witches don’t work together, magic itself could be on the line.

An image of film reel stills, including a witch, a forest, a ferris wheel, a full moon, young witches

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Nia Brown💫is querying💫 @niabrown.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

LEGENDBORN x STRANGER THINGS x ATLANTIS A girl and her maddeningly charming childhood friend shelter a young star who falls to their sinking hometown while also trying to solve a string of disappearances surrounding a local lab. #bluepit #bluepit📖 #agentsguide #YA #F #R #SF #M #SP #Q #OV #POC #ND

A purple background with light colored stars. The text reads "An Agent's Guide to Starfallen By: Nia Brown YA Low Fantasy 115K Words" At the very bottom is the tagline "The sun by day. The moon by night. Recite these words. Release the light.

This post is split into two sections. On the left side is a collage of eight square images. Image 1 is of a glowing figure with no distinct features. Image 2 is of a pair of hands, cradling a glowing purple object. Image 3 is a picture of the universe tinted purple. Image 4 is a close-up of a dark-skinned individual focusing on their eye which has a violet iris. Image 5 is two people standing in the middle of a road in the woods with backpacks. Image 6 is of an empty street lined with trees and lit by light blue otherworldly light. Image 7 is of a dark-skinned individual with short afro-textured hair, white eyes, and a serious expression. They are wearing an accessory that covers their face in a lattice pattern with miniature diamond emblems at each intersection. Image 8 is a still shot of a young animated figure running towards a star in the distance with their arms spread.

To the right is text that reads "the pitch" is in all caps. Beneath it reads Legendborn x Stranger Things in all caps. Beneath that is the pitch which reads "Three years ago, Jada Fraser fled to her hometown after having nearly burnt it to the ground, but returns to find it now subject to flood waters rather than flames. She is convinced their saving grace lies in wish-granting stars—but they haven’t come to Earth in decades...

That is until one falls from the sky—her chance at redemption.

The only problem? It’s just a kid that can hardly control its magic. She teams up with her (maddeningly) charming childhood friend, Khalil Kirkwood, to protect the star which is being hunted by forces both human and celestial. But there are other odd happenings. Strange disappearances. Constellation beasts in the woods. And North Star Labs whose scientists are all hiding something.

It's either sink or swim as a catastrophic flood threatens to take everything before summer’s end."

On a blue background are two navy boxes. On the left it has an underlined title that reads What To Expect. Beneath that, there are bulletin points that read celestial magic. Snarky, supernatural kid. Something is wrong in the woods. Slow burn+friends to lovers+mutual yearning. Literary themes w/ commercial appeal. Main cast: BIPOC, disabled, neurodivergent (diabetic, ptsd, anxiety, fat, burns MC rep)

In the box to the right, the title reads Literary Comps in all caps. Beneath it are images of three books. Tracy Deonn's Legendborn which has an illustrated cover of a black girl with her arms wreathed in glowing magic on the cover. Ava Reid's A Study in Drowning which has an illustrated cover of a girl standing with her back turned in front of an older looking desk in a room of rising water. And Where the Dark Stands Still by A.B. Poranek which has an illustrated cover of a young woman wearing a dress standing in lush woods while a figure with antlers stands behind her in the shadows. Beneath each of the books is more text. Under Legendborn it reads Black FMC, Modern Magic, and Small Southern Town. Under A Study in Drowning, it reads Compelling Mystery and Real World w/ Fantasy Elements. Under, Where the Dark Stands Still, it reads Lush Atmosphere and Unsettling Forest.

On a blue background is a navy rectangle. At the top of it in blue capital letters it reads Opening Scene and is framed by stars on either side. Beneath it is a screenshot of a scene which reads:

Jada Fraser always found herself on the wrong side of the law. Today was no exception. The contents of her bag beat against her back with every pounding step. Binoculars, camera, and her trusty notepad—everything she needed to procure proper proof.
“Stop! You’re trespassing on private property!”
A glance over her shoulder revealed an officer hot on her heels. He raised his arms, leveling a taser directly at her back.
“Any further and I’ll fire!”
Jada dove behind a tree, just in time to hear a sharp whine pierce the air.
Silver wires struck a nearby trunk and electricity crackled beneath the bark.
The acrid scent spurred her back into motion.
Through the branches, she finally caught a glimpse of blue. If she could just reach the lake, she’d finally prove to everyone that something strange was going on—that she wasn’t crazy.
“This is your last chance!” the officer shouted.
He was right. This was her last chance. She couldn’t afford to stop now.

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Scarlet Mitchell is a 👻g..g..ghost!👻 @scarletvmitchell.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

All lonely and depressed Helena wants is to fool her therapist long enough to graduate. She never expected to fall in love with a gargoyle. Then the stones begin to crumble, and war bubbles out of Hell. To save her new friends, she must make an unthinkable journey. #BluePit 📖 #Q #YA #F #LGBT

Text next to an image of dragon gargoyles reaching out from a cathedral steeple-
Rooted in Stone
YA Urban Fantasy
100k words

Words written over a dark black background with a crow motif-
Rumors say that St. Romain’s is haunted. That suits lonely, troubled goth-girl Helena, perfectly fine. Right away she is fascinated by the eerie sculptures on the campus chapel. Wounded by past rejections, she is reluctant to open up to anyone. All she wants to do is fool her therapist long enough to not get kicked out of another school. When she develops a crush on the mysterious and beautiful Kia, Helena learns her secret… Kia is a gargoyle. The statues are not just stone, but powerful guardians of a rift between worlds. These uncanny guardians quickly find a friend in Helena, but she hides a dark power of her own.
When war spills through the rift, the stones of their beloved chapel begin to crumble and Helena is drawn into the battle to protect the world. Trapped in a strange, technicolor netherworld, our goth-girl heroine must face the darkness within or risk the collapse of both worlds and the destruction of her newfound family of stone… and Kia with them

Text over a lightened turquoise scale and fin motif, like a mermaid’s tail-
“Coral and Bone” by Tiffany Duane
“Bleeding Violet” by Dia Reeves
“Daughters of Smoke and Bone” by Laini Taylor
“Don’t Let the Forest In” by CG Drews

Text over an image of the milky way above a quiet lake in the forest, a rowboat in the foreground-

Tropes-
Morally gray angels
Darkness is not evil
Found family
Queer MC

Themes-
Explorations of power
Mental health rep and self-discovery

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Jaye Viner (she/her) @jayeviner.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

A woman haunted by memory loss finds herself leading a top-secret program to train the next generation of government leaders, including a cohort of augmented clones, in an attempt to safeguard peace and security in a post-nation-state world. #BluePit 📖 #A #SF #Q #DIS #LGBT

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bryan-writes.bsky.social @bryan-writes.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

THREADS THAT BIND X DELICIOUS MONSTERS Francine just wants her father back: impossible, until she finds a doll that can make her feel warm and loved whenever it is held. But it can also kill her if it is held too tight—and someone just stole it out of her purse. #BluePit 📖 #Q #YA #T #Thriller #PN

A mood board showing 5 neon images and 4 black and white ones. The neon images show New Orleans at night, and the black and white images show unsettling photos, including a scared girl, a couple in love, and hands tied-up in yarn.

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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

THE LAST TO LET GO x HELL FOLLOWED WITH US 🤐 A quiet teen ⚡ Glitching cities 📡 Post-explosion tech takeover 🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Sibling loyalty 🧬 An inventor’s twisted obsession 👁 A voice in her head, not her own 🕳️ If she breaks, she won’t just be consumed—she’ll be weaponized. #BluePit #BluePit📖 #YA #SP #Q #LGBT

A four picture collage.
Top Left: a girl in a brown jacket and gray hoodie. You don’t see her eyes, just the nose down.
Top Right: the words “Don’t Listen to the Static”
Bottom Left: a hand grasping onto television static.
Bottom Right: a girl wearing a headset, surrounded by computers in a blue room.

A four picture collage:
Top Left: a man sitting cross legged, looking up.
Top Right: three siblings holding each other tight.
Bottom Left: the words “The World’s Not Safe Anymore” carved into a white door.
Bottom Right: the quote: “If we don’t have each other, we don’t have anything.” By S.E. Hinton.

A four picture collage:
Top Left: a man wearing glasses writing math equations on a see through clear white board.
Top Right: the quote “we aren’t breaking you, we are fixing you.”
Bottom Left: a selection of surgical tools laid out in front of a gloved man.
Bottom Right: a needle piercing the skin of a person by a man wearing gloves.

A four picture collage:
Top Left: a girl in a hospital gown running down a hospital corridor
Top Right: the quote “your new life is going to cost you your old one.”
Bottom Left: a girl attached to wires along her spine is watching a series of science fiction looking computer projections
Bottom Right: a girl with her eyes closed, wires placed around her head, the image has a blue hue.

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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

This will be my first #BluePit! 💙 I’m still figuring out BlueSky and navigating the app & event, but I’m very excited to be here & look forward to sharing my stories and seeing yours! Thanks everyone for being an awesome community! #WritingCommunity #BluePitHype #AmQuerying #AmWriting #WriteSky

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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Three musical moments from “Glitch,” a YA dystopian thriller about siblings, survival, and selfhood in a world that’s forgotten what it means to be human. #PlaylistPitch #YA #SF #DYS #T #Q Credits: -Radioactive by Imagine Dragons -Hushabye Mountain by the Sherman Brothers -Float On by Modest Mouse

Glitch by Jessica Junqua (An Excerpt)

It's getting darker now, the light-gray sky dimming to a sinister slate. Alek coughs up front, swiping his nose with his wrist. Luke is tapping his fingers against his thumb, one after the other. We're silent, but we're together.

As I look to the ashy sky, the song "Radioactive" plays in my head again.

Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive

Credit: Radioactive by Imagine Dragons

#PlaylistPitch

Glitch by Jessica Junqua (An Excerpt)

"Alek?" I call out in a whisper.

"Lea?" he responds right away.

"Can you sing to me... like you used to?" The last time I asked for him to sing me a
lullaby, I must have been in middle school. I expect him to refuse. There's a myriad of reasons he'd give. Too late, too tired, he didn't want to wake up Luke…..

"A gentle breeze from Hushabye Mountain. Softly blows o'er Lullaby Bay. It fills the sails
of boats that are waiting. Waiting to sail your worries away."

I'm shocked. I shouldn't be so surprised but considering how irritable and tired Alek has been lately, the fact that he's singing my lullaby right now with his soft, slightly raspy singing voice, it almost makes me emotional again, but I hold it back and just listen.

"It isn't far to Hushabye Mountain. And your boat waits down by the quay. The winds of
night so softly are sighing. Soon they will fly your troubles to sea."

I'm fading fast. As Alek reaches the end, I finally allow my eyes to flutter closed.

"So close your eyes on Hushabye Mountain. Wave goodbye to cares of the day. And
watch your boat from Hushabye Mountain. Sail far away from Lullaby Bay."

Credit: “Hushabye Mountain” by the Sherman Brothers / Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

#PlaylistPitch

Glitch by Jessica Junqua (An Excerpt)

I don't remember the last time we swam together at a beach. Or just had a normal day. My brothers are smiling. I'm smiling. Luke does 'water ballet' to make us laugh. Alek sneaks up behind me, and next thing I know, I'm flying in the air with a squeal before cannonballing into the water. Both brothers laugh hysterically as I come up and spit out salt-water. I enact my revenge by diving under and ever-so-lightly brushing by Alek's ankles. That leads to a good kick in the chest, a million apologies, and an additional splash for scaring him.

Once we have our fill of splashing and playing, we float on our backs, feeling the sun's warmth on our faces. The static is gone, the whispering gone. Oh...this is perfect. As I float lazily, staring up atthe sky, I close my eyes and think about what the theme song would be for this moment. I ponder...and then it comes to me.

"And we'll all float on, okay...and we 'll all float on, okay...and we 'll all float on, okay..."

"Float On" by Modest Mouse. Absolutely.

Credit: “Float On” by Modest Mouse

#PlaylistPitch

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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Literally that’s #Glitch in a nutshell! When a mysterious explosion glitches entire towns & leaves survivors zombified in headsets, 16 y/o Lea Rigby escapes with her two older brothers. But let’s pretend this is before the events of the novel… ✨ #BluePitHype #WritingCommunity #BluePit #AmQuerying

A black, purple, and blue colored graphic made in Canva featuring my three main characters (Lea, Luke, and Alek Rigby) that are featured in my novel Glitch. Up top the question the siblings are answering: What would you do if the world was ending?

In order of text bubbles:

Lea: Would my brothers be with me? Because that’s what’s important to me. Rigbys stick together.

Luke: What is this, 2012? But I mean, if the world was ending, I’d hurry home. Help Alek with preparing. Make sure Lea is okay.

Alek: Geez. Um…I’d make sure my siblings are safe. I’m their guardian after all. They are everything to me, and I don’t know how I could live if something happened to them.

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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

I decided to try something different and have my Rigby siblings share their skills, texting style. ✨☺️ #BluePitHype #WritingCommunity #BluePit #Glitch #AmQuerying

A graphic featuring my three main characters (Lea, Luke, and Alek Rigby) from my novel Glitch sharing what their skills are for BluePitHype. It looks as though they are texting each other.

The dialogue:

Lea: I love to write, and can play the guitar. I wish I was better at speaking in public. Then I could feel like my voice is being heard.

Luke: I guess I’m a good artist.

Lea: Shut up, you’re a great artist!

Luke: Fine, a great artist. I wish I could drive a car. That way, Alek didn’t have to drive us all of the time.

Alek: I can build guitars and other musical instruments. I wish I could go back to school to get my high school diploma…that counts as skill, right?

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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Lea: My role models are my older brothers, Alek and Luke. I admire their strength. Alek’s is loud & clear, while Luke’s is quiet, but fierce. They’ve given up so much to take care of me, & I hope that I can be as strong as them one day. ✨ #BluePitHype #WritingCommunity #BluePit #Glitch #AmQuerying

A character portrait for my novel Glitch. The portrait is on my main protagonist Lea Rigby. (Drawn by Julia Parks) Lea has short, curly brown hair, brown eyes, and pale skin. She is wearing a purple Evanescence T-shirt and blue pants. The name LEA is in white font and in the picture, she looks like she is glitching…perhaps a hint for what’s to come?

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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Introducing… Glitch by Jessica Junqua (Book Cover Edition!) ✨✨ Art by my amazing partner, Julia Parks. 💗 #BluePitHype #WritingCommunity #BluePit #AmQuerying #WriteSky #ArtReveal

A book cover featuring my three main characters, Alek in the back, Luke in the middle, and Lea up front. Lea has an orange butterfly covering one eye. Also in the background is a VR-style headset. In glitching style font: Glitch at the bottom, and Jessica Junqua up top.

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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Hi everyone! My name is Jess (she/her) and I’m an actress & author from New Jersey. I’m currently querying Glitch (YA speculative thriller) & writing Fragments of Us (YA contemporary). I love musicals, reading, baking, & my 3 cats! Looking forward to #BluePit! ✨ #BluePitHype #WritingCommunity

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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

THE LAST TO LET GO x HELL FOLLOWED WITH US x SHAMELESS (TV) A glitching world, a grieving family, and a queer 16yo girl battling the voice in her head—before she becomes the prototype for a disgraced inventor’s next evolution of control. #MiseryPit #YA #DT #Q

A collage/moodboard for my novel Glitch which I’m pitching through MiseryPit. It features thriller inspired images (like robots, headsets, mind control, etc.), pictures of sibling trios, static, and quotes like “we’ll protect each other.” “we don’t have a lot, but we’ve got each other.” And “if you don’t control your mind, someone else will.”

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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

#WIPSnips You’re not used to the noise, the pace, the everything of NYC. But your crush is next to you…so maybe you’ll be okay. 💕🏙️ #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIP #amwriting #FragmentsOfUs #YA

A screenshot of text. White background, black text.

"Jesus," Rosalie mutters as we step outside and we're smacked in the face by icy wind.
"Seriously can't wait for spring."
"Me too," I reply, voice also low as I jam my fists into my coat pockets. Rosalie speeds
ahead, and I guess that's just normal in New York City. The streets reek of weed, urine, and
pollution so I tuck my nose into my scarf. Every car honk, motorcycle roar, and loud voice has
me flinching like a skittish cat. The crowds swallow us up and my hands tremble, desperately
wishing to latch into Rosalie's coat so I don't lose her.
She's just so...confident. Helps when you've lived here all your life. Like a ninja, she
slides past every person, every crowd. Crosses streets, even if the lights are red. Ignores a man
who whistles at her.
That's when I catch her glazed over eyes. Her rigid posture, and heavy footsteps against
the dirty, cracked sidewalk. The "don't fuck with me" aura. I'd give anything to have just a sliver
of that. Then I wouldn't care so much about anything.
Charlie is also confident, but thinking of her only twists the knife deeper. Then again,
what does that say about me? Little baby Olive, too scared to function. My sister and Rosalie are
more competent than me. Things have got to change.
"You okay?" I ask eventually, since she's been silent this entire time. We turn down a
street and it's quieter. Tall white-brick buildings and barren trees surround us on either side.
"Hm?" Rosalie snaps from her spell. "Oh... yes. Are you?”

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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Querying can be brutal. I love my book. I’ve worked on it for years. But the silence and rejections still hit hard. Some days I question everything. But I’m still here. Still writing. If you’re feeling this too—you’re not alone. #amquerying #writingcommunity #writer

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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

3 queries submitted today for Glitch. The process is both exhilarating and nail-biting, but I’m in it for the long haul. Someone out there is the right match for this story, and I can’t wait for them to find it. ✨✍🏻 #amquerying #writingcommunity #writerslife

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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Writers, real talk: Can having adult side characters (22-30) in a YA book hurt its marketability, even if the teen MC (16) is the clear POV & emotional center? I’ve heard mixed takes from various sources. Any insight on here? ✍🏻 #amquerying #writingcommunity #writer #YA #writing

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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Day 2 Haul from the New Jersey Bookstore Crawl. This was a super fun weekend and I’m so excited to read all of my new books! 📚✨💕 #BookSky #NJBookstoreCrawl #bookcommunity #readersofbluesky #bookhaul

A haul from the New Jersey Bookstore Crawl. This includes a Bisexual pride flag, a Wolfe & Kron coaster, a fidget, two stickers, a bookmark, two motivational quote cards, and one book titled The Beauty That Remains by Ashley Woodfolk.

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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Day 1 of the New Jersey Bookstore Crawl complete! 📚✨ Here’s today’s haul! #bookish #njbookstorecrawl #bookhaul #amreading #readersofbluesky

A picture of goodies from a bookstore crawl spread out on a bed. There are two bookmarks (one Pride themed that says Book Nerd on the front and one with three birds), three stickers (one with books, one that says One More Chapter, and one of three pink flowers), a small notebook (with a celestial cover pattern), and three novels: Coda by Emma Trevayne, Shatter Me by Tahreh Mafi, and How To Make Friends With The Dark by Kathleen Glasgow.

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Jessica Junqua @jessicajunqua.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Happiness is a good book and a sleepy cat on your lap. 🥰🐱📖 (The book (Beta by Rachel Cohn) didn’t make the picture, but it’s there!) #CatsofBlueSky #LazySundayAfternoons #WritingCommunity #AmReading #CozyReads

An orange tabby cat is curled up asleep on a bed, nestled between a pair of stretched-out human legs. The human legs have on black leggings and dark red socks on the feet.

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TC @tcustodis.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Happy Pride Month 2025 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Be gay do crow stuff #pridemonth #pridecrows

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