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Jillian Alderman @jillianalderman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Imagine if you didn't know about eclipses. What story would you tell yourself about what you saw? I explore this on my new substack, The Wayward Archives, in a post titled The Curious Case of the Vanishing Sun thewaywardarchives.substack.com/p/the-curiou...

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The Curious Case of the Vanishing Sun

Dragons, omens, severed heads, and our enduring fascination with eclipses.

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Jillian Alderman @jillianalderman.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

✨ Excited to pitch THE ISLAND IN HER BLOOD 🌴 A soil scientist is sent to a thriving remote Caribbean island in the midst of a regional famine. Mysterious visions reveal ancestral memories and uncover buried family secrets. The truth could cost her everything. #Questpit #A #Q #S #U #WF

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Jillian Alderman @jillianalderman.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

So honored to be a top 5 finalist for the women’s fiction writers association Rising Star award for my unpublished novel The Island in Her Blood!! It’s steep competition this year with some amazing novels in the top 5. Wish me luck in the final round!!! ❤️🙏🍀

I’m a top five finalist for the WFWA Rising star Award for The Island in Her Blood!!!

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Jillian Alderman @jillianalderman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

🌴 Excited to pitch THE ISLAND IN HER BLOOD! ✨ Think MOANA, but for adults and set in the Caribbean… 🌊 Ancestral memories 🌿 A mysteriously thriving Caribbean island 🩸 Buried family secrets ❤️ Slow burn romance 🥰 Found family warmth #Q #A #M #WF #DIS #ND #BluePit #📖

Comps and themes - inherited spiritual legacy of Family Lore - Immersive island mystery of Wild Dark Shore - found family warmth of Other Birds

The pitch- what if something you spent your whole life treating as a medical condition turned out to be a spiritual gift?

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Jillian Alderman @jillianalderman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

✨ Excited to pitch THE ISLAND IN HER BLOOD 🌴 A scientist and heir to an agricultural empire explores a mysteriously thriving Caribbean island amid a regional famine. Cue the… 🌊 Ancestral memories 🩸 Buried family secrets ❤️ Slow burn romance ☀️ Found family warmth #BluePit #DIS #ND #Q #A #M #WF #📖

An Agent’s Guide to The Island in Her Blood - Upmarket - Light Speculative - Book Club Appeal - Debut Novel - 76,000

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

#Giveaway Time to prepare for #DVpit! Enter from July 13-18, 2026 to win query and/or first pages critiques from agents! TO ENTER: • repost this post • AND reply with your category & genre! (e.g. YA Fantasy) • Entries must be for completed, unpublished work. Full rules: dvpit.carrd.co#giveaway

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Jillian Alderman @jillianalderman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Excited to pitch THE ISLAND IN HER BLOOD 🌴 A scientist and heir to an agricultural empire explores a mysteriously thriving Caribbean island in the midst of a famine, where she experiences ancestral memories and uncovers deeply buried family secrets. #Q #A #M #WF #DIS #ND #BluePit #📖

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