J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him) @jjwlovell.bsky.social · 24/08/2026How do you know when you’re a pirate? You just Arrrrrrrr. How do you know when you’re a writer? Umm… you… umm… *writer’s block* 000
J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him) @jjwlovell.bsky.social · 21/08/2026To be ‘Lish’ is to be quick or nimble. So if I’m an author drinking quick in a pub, am I a pub lished author?! 010
J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him) @jjwlovell.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I’ve been pretty tense lately. Struggling to get words on the page. But I’m all good now. I’m past tense. 010
J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him) @jjwlovell.bsky.social · 09/08/2026someone said I had good diction. it turns out I misheard them and ended up in a very compromising situation. 000
J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him) @jjwlovell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I needed something hard to write on, so a writing partner brought me some broken glass. 000
J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him) @jjwlovell.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Editing my last manuscript has been the most rewording thing I’ve done! 000
J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him) @jjwlovell.bsky.social · 03/08/2026None of my queries are in the slush pile! They’re in the pile of hope! 120
J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him) @jjwlovell.bsky.social · 30/07/2026I must stop using the same words over and over and over and over anr over anr over aner over aner over aver over aver over over over over over. 000
J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him) @jjwlovell.bsky.social · 28/07/2026*Open WIP *Write *Write *Write *Pause *Smack forehead *Open ideas pad *Write new idea *Focus energy on new idea *Forget about WIP until tomorrow 011
J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him) @jjwlovell.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I’m too much of a scaredy cat to write horror I’m too dumb to write a mystery I’m too awkward to write romance But give me magic and can write pages and pages. 010
J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him) @jjwlovell.bsky.social · 27/07/2026If my writing was good, I’d be an author. Unfortunately, I’m awthor. 000
J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him) @jjwlovell.bsky.social · 27/07/2026PLEASE tell me I’m not the only one who makes a reaction face, just to pull out key descriptive elements when writing dialogue 120
J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him) @jjwlovell.bsky.social · 27/07/2026If at first you don’t succeed… …procrastinate. 020
J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him) @jjwlovell.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Me: Okay! This is where we’re heading in this scene. My Characters: Think again! We’ll take it from here. 010
J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him) @jjwlovell.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Been trying to brainstorm But all I get is brain-drizzle 020
Reposted by J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him)callieroauthor.bsky.social @callieroauthor.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Disney LITTLE MERMAID x Barbie PRINCESS & PAUPER ✨MG fantasy w/ #ownvoices #LGBTQ rep✨ Mermaid princess Pearlina needs human medicine. Pirate girl Lunabeth needs mermaid treasure. A sea witch helps them swap places...but her magic comes at a cost. #MG #F #Q #QuestPit 0203
Reposted by J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him)John Zeleznik @johnzeleznikauthor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026THE FORTxBOBS BURGERS: 1988. Suburbia. Vinny goes on an epic kids on bikes adventure w/ his friends to find a crashed UFO. Along the way they find a duplicate of their neighborhood, a secret mansion & find a conspiracy that threatens more than their neighborhood. #questpit #MG #SF #Q 2268
J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him) @jjwlovell.bsky.social · 25/07/2026From writing award winning content, to hosting epistemological material to thousands every month, to creating a fun middle-grade fantasy world. (Inspired by moving across the pond) Thank you for checking out ARTHUR OAK today. (See pinned post for all details) #Questpit #MG #F #Q 0307
J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him) @jjwlovell.bsky.social · 24/07/2026NEVERMOOR X IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES X TREASURE PLANET “I’m a bear?!” Meet Arthur Oak. A thirteen year old boy that discovers he’s a Druid and is whisked off through a portal to a magical realm. 63,000 words of magic, family and creatures of folklore. #Questpit #MG #F #Q 24411
Reposted by J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him)Author Adlin K.T. @adlinktauthor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026🌕Dorcha's Plan for the Week: 💎Sneak into the crystal city 🪷Be given a flower I've never seen before 🏰Attack the crystal palace 👑Find out I'm actually a kidnapped prince 🌑Be mind controlled 🧑🤝🧑Unite and join forces with my twin brother #QuestPit #MG #F #Q #LGBTIA+ 0298
Reposted by J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him)J.J. Phillips | #SCBWI #KidLit @jjphillipsyo.bsky.social · 24/07/2026AMARI X ANDOR ➥Magic+Spycraft Hunted for his meteorite wand, twelve-year-old Catcher Kline must master spell-hacked spycraft to find his missing parents and stop the Acolytes from weaponizing the star metal minerals that power all magic. #QuestPit #MG #F #AmQuerying #KidLit 88837
Reposted by J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him)M is queer-ying MG @notonlyicarus.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Summer 1920. 8 children. 1 house. 1 games master. He’s a kid too, but this is his house, and it answers to him alone. Trapped in his games, they’ll have to get creative if they want to survive. 🐊 RevPit 25 winner 🐊 big 5 editor interest ✉️ in your inbox 👀 #QuestPit #Q #MG #H 25524
Reposted by J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him)callieroauthor.bsky.social @callieroauthor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026LITTLE MERMAID meets PRINCESS & THE PAUPER 🧜♀️a mermaid princess who needs land-grown herbs to save her sister 🏴☠️a pirate girl who needs mermaid treasure to escape exile and return home 🔮and a sea witch who lets them swap places...for a deadly price #Q #MG #F #QuestPit 4417
Reposted by J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him)Joyce (Wolf) Chng/Ch'ng 🐺 Wolf's Path is a finalist! @jolantru.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Illustrated MG book about dragons, dragonriders and a young boy navigating through a dragon riding school... scarletferret.com/news/sun-dra... #SFF #MG #dragonsscarletferret.comSun Dragon's Song Illustrated Edition is available nowDownload your exclusive extra to Joyce Chng's wonderful children's tale today. 067
Reposted by J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him)Kaye MC @mermaidkaye.bsky.social · 24/07/2026One Siren • One Curse • A Sea of Secrets The Curse of the Violent Moon 🧜🏾♀️ Folklore retelling 🏫 Upper Middle Grade 🐉 Fantasy 🏆 SCBWI WIP winner 📖 54,000 word count #questpit #MG #F #Qstatic.klipy.comMermaid JalpariALT: Mermaid Jalpari 06418
Reposted by J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him)Chicago Will Win @confunctionist.bsky.social · 24/07/2026YELLOWFACE x SQUEEZE ME QUANTUM BITS #QuestPit #Q #A #S #DS #SAT When ballroom-billionaires stiff a greedy AI, she escapes their coal-fired data center in a hapless guard's cellphone and frames him for the breach, unwittingly creating the homeless hero Chicago needs to unplug the Algocracy. 78536
Reposted by J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him)( ♡ ) ( 🌙 miraculous witch of fate ) @basicbaka.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Growing up in an anti-witch town, and being homeless during the summer, Maritza Garcia is unsure she can handle all the sudden changes in her life. Best friends are made, crushes are developed, and worst of all, she might be a witch after all. #questpit #W #MG #F 52812
Reposted by J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him)Rae Law - author. The Curse of the Fart Witch 01/10/26 @realraelaw.bsky.social · 24/07/2026They said middle grade was dead. The Fart Witch failed to get the memo. One terrible prank. One flatulent witch. An army of barking spiders. A funny, accessible & fully illustrated adventure for readers aged 8–12, coming Oct. 2026. #questpit #P #MG #GoAllIn2026 @dapplegreypress.bsky.social 2204
J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him) @jjwlovell.bsky.social · 24/07/2026NEVERMOOR x TURNING RED After Arthur Oak discovers he’s a Druid, he enters a portal to a dying magical world. To save it, he must forge an unlikely friendship, before the true threat destroys everything he’s discovered. 🐻 Shapeshifting ⚔️ Found Family ✨ Portal Fantasy #Questpit #MG #F #Q 1205
Reposted by J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him)Oliver Lendon - Middle Grade Author @oliverlendonauthor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The Girl Who Drank the Moon × Julia and the Shark Hidden between tide and lantern light lies a Night Market where impossible trades are made. One boy makes the wrong one. Now the moon is gone, the sea is changing, and the world is quietly forgetting what it's lost. 🌊🏮✨ #QuestPit #Q #MG #F 2349
Reposted by J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him)MarshmallowBard @marshmallowbard.bsky.social · 24/07/2026🐛Creepy Crawlies 🦋Fey-Folk Curses 🎃Halloween Horrors When Lewis vanishes after being tricked by the Name Thief it's up to Esther & Crickets to find him before her deadly game on Halloween night Watch your step, be careful who you trust,& whatever you do..Don’t Give Them Your Name #QuestPit #Q #MG #H 2287
Reposted by J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him)InkandEmbers @inkandembers.bsky.social · 24/07/2026#questpit #q #a #df 76234
Reposted by J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him)Suzy A. Win @suzyawin.bsky.social · 24/07/2026SHREK x PONYO Bargaining her life for legs, a mermaid must kiss the prince she's stalked to survive and falls in love with the tales retold by his sea-folk-hunting cousin, where becoming human forever may be the only way to save her from his grudge against the sea. #questpit #Q #YA #F 115830
Reposted by J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him)Rhiannon Purchon @rhiannonpurchon.bsky.social · 24/07/2026THE CINNAMON COVENANT / 107k New Adult Nautical Romantasy 🌊🏴☠️🩶🐈 ✔️ OUABH X Pirates of the Caribbean ✔️ Worldly, Con-Woman Heroine + Devoted, Virgin Hero ✔️ Twisted True Love Prophecy ✔️ Feminist Morally Grey Pirates ✔️ Teach Me Romance Dynamic + Spice #Q #NA #A #RF #F #R #QuestPit 910138
Reposted by J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him)samira🍉🍉🍉 @goodsamiratan.bsky.social · 24/07/2026AMARI x RICK & MORTY When 12yo Celi’s older sister Joy is kidnapped by a corrupt alien empire, Celi must team up with a sentient spaceship, and the undercover alien princess from school to get her back—-or risk her sister being dissected and used as the empire's weapon. #W #SF #Questpit #MG 33715
Reposted by J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him)C.H.Lei @hpl0veshack.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Spirited Away x Jade City In the ghost-infested streets of San Francisco, the spirit of a 13-year-old girl must risk her humanity to reclaim her mortal body from the malevolent entity possessing it. #Questpit #Q #MG #F #PR 26728
J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him) @jjwlovell.bsky.social · 24/07/2026NEVERMOOR x TURNING RED x TREASURE PLANET Two tiny purple creatures told him he was a Druid. He didn’t believe them. He was wrong. 🐻 Shapeshifting 🐉 World Mythologies ⚔️ Found Family ✨ Portal Fantasy 🗝️ Hidden Heritage #Questpit #MG #F #Q 1414550
J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him) @jjwlovell.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I don’t plan manuscript word counts. I see so many folks saying ‘only 75K words to go’. I just write and get the story out of my brain. I never know how many words that will be. Am I doing it wrong? 130
J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him) @jjwlovell.bsky.social · 17/07/2026I want to write a swashbuckling adventure where the pirates are also professional poker players — but they never get to play cards, because the captain is always standing on the deck. 120
J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him) @jjwlovell.bsky.social · 15/07/2026I’ve been told all my life that a have a genuine, though distant, connection to a world famous author. 6 steps, but 5 steps are family. 110
Reposted by J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him)J.J. Phillips | #SCBWI #KidLit @jjphillipsyo.bsky.social · 13/07/2026AMARI X ANDOR ➥Magic+Spycraft Hunted for his meteorite wand, 12yo Catcher Kline must master spell-hacked spycraft to find his missing parents and stop the Acolytes from weaponizing the star metal minerals that power all magic. #Bluepit #MG #F #Querying Art collab @giaphoc.bsky.social 05326
J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him) @jjwlovell.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Here’s my 3rd posting of my pitch for the #bluepit day today. Thanks for letting me play! #📖 #MG #F #Q 1122
J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him) @jjwlovell.bsky.social · 13/07/2026*Read previous scene. *Enjoy previous scene. *Start writing following scene. *Forget plot point. *Read previous scene. *Hate previous scene. *Procrastinate. *Start again from the top. 140
Reposted by J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him)William - Aspiring Literary Agent @willmarstudios.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Curtis can’t explain the strange moths that are somehow tied to their family, but when they are revealed to be the key to a magical world, it kicks off a race to find answers before everything is erased by white smoke. [ #BluePit #Writers #W #MG #F #LGBT #kidlit #mglit ] 02712
Reposted by J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him)James ~Yes Mum, I’m still doing “the writing bit”~ @jamesfinegan.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Gillimoney Quail opens a fake witching school to lure gullible children she can eat to restore her dwindling powers. But when smarmy Prince Wesley threatens to retake the castle she’s using for the school, she may have to work together with the very children she planned to eat! #BluePit 📖 #W #F #MG 33614
Reposted by J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him)Emily Wahl @emilywahlwriting.bsky.social · 13/07/2026When lonely 12-year-old Colleen Duffy finds a braided thread of gold winding through the trees of an Illinois woods on Halloween, she gets pulled into the eerie Otherworld of Irish legend and the mythical past of the Emerald Isle. Upper #MG 📚 Friendship Saga 👭 Fantasy 🎃🧙♀️🐮🦈⚔️💀👁️ #BluePit #📖 #Q #WF #F 12712
Reposted by J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him)Jason @jason-antares.bsky.social · 13/07/2026FABLEHAVEN x JANITORS Zion National Park hides more than beautiful trails and cliffs—it's a haven for magical Unseen creatures. When the Veil separating our worlds unravels 15yo Ranger Samantha and 12yo Jr. Ranger Terrance must stop Zion from becoming lost forever. #bluepit #📖 #MG #Q #F #ND 42911
J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him) @jjwlovell.bsky.social · 13/07/2026NEVERMOOR x TURNING RED x TREASURE PLANET Two tiny purple creatures told him he was a Druid. He didn’t believe them. He was wrong. 🐻 Shapeshifting 🐉 World Mythologies ⚔️ Found Family ✨ Portal Fantasy 🗝️ Hidden Heritage #Bluepit #📖 #MG #F #Q 23512
Reposted by J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him)MarshmallowBard @marshmallowbard.bsky.social · 13/07/2026#BluePit #Q #H #MG #📖 When Lewis vanishes after having his name stolen by the insidious Queen of the Fey, it's up to Esther & Crickets to find him before he gets tricked into a deadly game on Halloween night Watch your step, be careful who you trust, and whatever you do...Don’t Give Them Your Name 03811