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Kat is querying! @katgoestoshows.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Pumped to pitch ETERNALLY DEAD - my 107k paranormal romantic fantasy that explores what happens when an injured musician gets a second shot at stardom by joining an all-vampire rock band in the dangerous Vampire Realm 🧛‍♂️ 🩸🎸 #questpit #a #f #pr #rf #q #amquerying

Background of concert audience with giant vampire fangs floating above alongside the words "An agent's guide to: Eternally Dead, Adult Paranormal Romantic Fantasy, 107k words, by @katgoestoshows." A one sentence pitch is featured on bottom that reads: An injured musician gets a second shot at stardom -- only its by joining an all-vampire rock band in the blood-thirsty vampire realm. A red splatter of blood is splashed is corner.

Red and black background with red text at the top that reads "the blurb." The text below reads: Celia Sharpe's life-long dream of being a rockstar guitarist ended the day an accident wrecked her hand. Now a New York City concert photographer, she strictly focuses on making deadlines. But when Celia spots a mysterious stranger at a concert she can’t capture on camera, she abandons her job to follow him down an alley—only to be accidentally transported to the Vampire Realm.

Stranded and vulnerable in a world of dangerous monsters, Celia has one goal: return home ASAP. But the stranger she followed reveals that he's the bassist of all-vampire rock band Mortuus Aeternum (Eternally Dead), and he offers her a seductive opportunity: if Celia stays, the band's flirty guitarist Caliban will temporarily heal her hand so she can join Mortuus Aeternum. However, she must perform for audiences of blood-thirsty vampires, of course.

Trapped in the Vampire Realm with no way out, Celia is conflicted: she might be willing to sacrifice her freedom for Caliban's healing magic and a second chance at living her rockstar dreams, but she risks death if she doesn't find a way home. Especially when blood shortages are announced across the Vampire Realm. How will she survive?

Red and black background with a bright red title that reads THE COMPS. Below are four book covers and one movie poster that include brief descriptions beside them. The first is Fang Fiction by Kate Stayman-London and it's described as an urban fantasy in a vampire setting. Next is Bride by Ali Hazelwood, described as having a steamy romance and political intrigue. Next is The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent, described as having a human fighting to survive in a vampire world. Next is a movie poster for Almost Famous, described as music journalist + rock band = forced proximity. Last is the cover of Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid, described as having a rock band with secrets and love triangles. The tropes and vibes section includes the following text: grounded fantasy, found family, diverse characters, plot twists, chronic illness rep, slow burn yearning, and twist on fated mates.

Red and black background with white text snd large red title that reds THE OPENING. Below the title is the opening of the book, which reads: Celia Sharpe slammed her palm against the closed subway doors, trying to pry open the cool metal with sweaty fingertips. The train had finally – finally – made it to the station, and she needed to get off. Now. When the doors opened at long last, she burst through them like a bat out of hell, charging towards the exit.
She couldn't miss the opening of this show, or it might be her last.

Below the opening is the word EXCERPT in large red letters, and below is text in white font. The following excerpt reads:
Caliban knelt beside her and took her hand, her breath hitching at his touch. A warm sensation transferred between his fingertips and her scar, a tingling feeling moving up her whole arm. She pulled back on instinct.
“What did you do?” she trembled, awestruck. The scar had vanished.
“It’s only temporary. Please play,” he said, his green eyes wanting.
The pain was gone. Gone. As if it had never been there at all. Her left hand curved around the guitar neck, hugging the strings. Overcome by the magic of it, Celia grinned.

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

ONCE AND AGAIN x SAME TIME NEXT SUMMER An unhappy couple’s 20th anniversary wish rewinds their lives to just before their wedding, presenting a do-over to pursue the unfulfilled dreams of their youth, with or without each other. #questpit #CR #A #S

Picture of two hands w wedding rings, a sign that says "time", a fountain, and a checklist.

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

My essay was featured by a publication. 🥰❤️🥰 In this industry, you have to celebrate every win! Sharing the link to what some have referred to as a "cute" and "enjoyable" essay. medium.com/middle-pause...

The picture states that Middle Pause is featuring Julie's essay on skinny shaming.

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Airport intercom: did someone leave a laptop at security? My husband: do you have your laptop? Me: 😬 As airport security pages "Julie Calidonio" In my defense, I have no defense just that motherhood has made me the equivalent of Dory from Finding Nemo. And it was my work laptop 🫠 #motherhood

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

There's a bit of irony that I just told my daughter I can't walk with her because I need to share my essay on my socials when the essay is about choosing her over pursuing my writing. Read below about how I resolved my mommy midlife crisis. Thank you! #writing #motherhood medium.com/middle-pause...

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Mommy Midlife Crisis: Are My Dreams More Important Than My Kids?

Learning to accept that sometimes you can’t have it all.

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Me to car salesman: I can't part with my 2014 Honda Odyssey for sentimental reasons Him: this might be inappropriate to say but you remind me of Zeta-Jones. Me: Catherine Zeta-Jones? Him: Yes from Zorro. Have u seen it? Me: here's my van. I will take every car you have #humor #hondaodyssey #minivan

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

My husband: what do you want for Mother's Day? Me: for you to write the synopsis for my book 🤷🏻‍♀️ #querying #queryingauthors

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

When you spend ten minutes trying to escape the snake in your house only to realize it's a dog leash 👀 #humor

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

My latest essay talks about what I learned from landing my agent but failing out on submission to book publishers. If you are #amquerying, please read and learn from my mistakes! You only get one bite at the apple. #writingcommunity #writers #writingtips #querying medium.com/middle-pause...

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What I Wish I Knew Before Landing A Literary Agent and Going Out on Submission to Book Publishers.

How I survived failing at traditional book publishing.

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Now that I'm 40ish, should I cut my hair! 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ #advice

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

My son is a hard core #bibliophile. It's hard to keep up with his appetite for books, but I realized I have saved my books from my 4 years at Duke. His goal is to get through then by the end of the summer! 🤯 I love how curious he is. We'll be posting updates as he goes!! #books #mybooks #duke

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Is 69k unread emails below average, average or above average? 👀😬🤷🏻‍♀️ #emailhoarder #lifelessons

A picture of the author's email box showing 69k unread emails.

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Do I tell him they are for the kids or just let him feel special? ❤️❤️❤️ #marriedlife #nostalgia #thelittlethings

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

What it's like being together 26 years: @kmschmid1977.bsky.social snuggles my neck and whispers: is that Biofreeze or Noxzema I smell? I whisper back: both. He hugs me tighter and says: I knew it. Love you. #Marriedlife #myhusband

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Check out my essay about being Hispanic when you don't speak Spanish. They call me a "no sabo kid"--but I'm doing what I can to preserve my father's culture. #hispanic #writing medium.com/middle-pause...

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Do You Have to Speak Spanish to Be Hispanic?

My life as a “no sabo” kid.

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KM Schmid @kmschmid1977.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

THE GOOD PART x DO I KNOW YOU? An impulsive anniversary wish sends an unhappy power couple back in time, rewinding two decades of deception and offering them a chance to explore what might’ve been if they hadn’t married #P2Ppit #a #r #q

Top L - man and woman hands w/ wedding rings
Top C - Blackberry
Top R - a woman typing on a laptop
Center - the word “Time”
Bottom L - a checklist
Bottom C - a couple in bed not interacting
Bottom R - a fountain

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KM Schmid @kmschmid1977.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Read about the time I was catcalled with my kids while at lunch, teaching me that sexual harassment doesn't end with motherhood! #writingcommunity #women medium.com/middle-pause...

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Being Catcalled by A Man While With My Children in Broad Day Light

How I Learned Sexual Harassment Doesn’t End At Motherhood

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Lately, it feels like my dream of being a writer is playing second fiddle to my real world obligations and day time job. So excited to attend the Deep Dive to get focused in 2025! #dds2025excited #writingcommunity

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

It's fitting to have this published as I'm boarding my flight home from El Salvador, an empty trip w/o him there. I long for those idyllic days of riding in the back of a pickup truck up winding roads to travels unknown, inhaling her scents with him at the wheel. #Grief medium.com/the-wind-pho...

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Falling In Love With My Father’s Mistress

How I finally understood my father’s amor a la patria

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KM Schmid @kmschmid1977.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

THE GOOD PART x DO I KNOW YOU? After a power couple’s impulsive 20th anniversary wish sends them back in time and erases their unhappy marriage, they make a pact to help each other fulfill the lost dreams of their youth. #P2Ppit #a #r #q

Leo and CeCe’s checklist after getting sent back to the past

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Dawn Berkoski @dawnberkoski.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

PITCH: In a world controlled by corporate vampires, two men struggle for autonomy. Will a chance meeting lead them to freedom—or a web of subterfuge, where every thread brings a monster offering death or permanent confinement? #P2PPIT 📖 💙📚 #Q #R #A Power Hungry CEO x Abandoned Puppy Bartender

I Am Chosen
By Dawn Berkoski

77,000 M/M Paranormal Romance
Dark with a little spice meets silly-sweet
Blue Bloods (minus the angels and school) x Interview with a Vampire (add more humor) x X-Men (replace Xavier with Stryker as head boss) x Yakuza

Tropes
* Forbidden Love
* Fish Out of Water
* Forced Proximity
* Dark Secrets
* Unequal Power Structure
* High Action Chase Scenes
* Emotional Growth Arcs + Satisfying End

Quotes
"He was leaving. He was leaving New York for good. But instead of freedom, he wondered if he was headed toward greater danger."
~Jason Allard (Protagonist)
"Now that he has chosen you, Alexander has all but forsaken our protection!"
~Tristan De La Salle (Thwarted Lover)
"Alexander and I have unfinished business."
-Shigekazu (Japanese Business Rival)

MAIN CHARACTERS
Alexander Grant Jason Allard
CEO of M-Corp Bartender
Control Issues Anxiety/Clingy
Likes: Power + Money Likes: Video Games +Pizza

Several photos are shown in this Mood Board for I Am Chosen, a paranormal romance by Dawn Berkoski. From the top left, a glass of aged scotch surrounded by butterscotch candies, a CEO standing in a high rise office, staring out a window, a giant hotel clock surrounded by Christmas decor, a photo of art depicting demons rising from hell, a sunset with black, billowy clouds hovering over an orange stripe, a dirty cement staircase near a darkened entrance, and the city of London as viewed from the river.

A car speeding past a cemetery. The view is seen from the driver, looking out their side window. Photo by Dawn Berkoski

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Soph @soph-pl.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

HEARTLESS x KILT TRIP, C FORTUNE for tone ’97: it’s ONLY ONE SUMMER IN BERLIN, then she can return to France. But she’s falling for the city—and her reluctant host. Their chemistry sizzles. The devastating catch? She must go. Heartfelt, retro #R #P2Ppit #UW #Q #A

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Author - Maria Levato @marialevato.com · 17/01/2025

JOURNEY TO RALLEM Josie, Jameson, and their friends travel across the continent in the hopes of bringing back Josie's lovers. They face unexpected challenges from meddling, immortal ancestors with age old vendettas. At each turn, events drive Josie and Jameson closer. #P2Ppit #Q #r #f

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Top L: hands entwined with wedding rings
Center: blackberry
Top right: female typing
Bottom left: checklist
Middle: sign saying time and couple in bed not talking
Right: fountain

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Amanda Solimando @amandasolimando.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

THE LIFE BETWEEN follows a cancer survivor afraid to hope for a future beyond her next three-month scan. But when she crosses paths with a deploying soldier, he inspires her to fully embrace life even if neither of them survives the year. #p2ppit #uw #A

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

"Yes, I’m calling it a hoo-ha to pander to the common denominator and trick men into reading an article about women’s health..." Read my essay about why it's important to study the impact of perimenopause and menopause on our health. Clapping is appreciated. #women medium.com/middle-pause...

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Tales of a Forty-Four-Year-Old Hoo-Ha

Are you there, God? It’s me, Julie Cali.

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

What every writer of personal essays fears hearing from their twelve year old son: mom, I googled you and you are all over the internet. 😳😳😳😳 Me: Don't read any of it! #writingcommunity

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

My husband @kmschmid1977.bsky.social and I are ending 2024 agreeing on a beginning for our joint novel! Our book baby is finally ready to be sent into the world. Hopefully good things are on our writing horizon for 2025 🥳🥳🥳 #writingcommunity #writing

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Someone left this comment on my latest essay and it's everything. Thank you stranger for making me think maybe I'm not a failure as a writer. 🤷🏻‍♀️ #writingcommunity #writer

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

When your husband has a boo and it's not you!! Read about how I learned to cope with not being the center of my husband's world! #bromance #marriage #humor medium.com/bouncin-and-... medium.com/bouncin-and-...

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When Your Husband Has a Boo, and It’s Not You…

Learning to find my footing with my husband’s budding bromance

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

With #type1diabetes, you can do everything right 99.99% of the time, but it will only take one untreated low to lose my son. Those are not odds I will roll the dice on--ever! Neither should his school district. Click below to learn more. #type1diabetes medium.com/middle-pause...

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Why I Filed A Complaint with The Department of Justice Against My Son’s School

Teaching my son, who lives with type 1 diabetes, to advocate for himself and others

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

In this latest episode of my 40 year old life, I saw this test on the counter. Sighed that I wasn't pregnant, but wondered when I did the test bc I didn't remember peeing on it. Then I realized it was my son's covid test. Unless I did pee on it and we have to begin again... 👀 #motherhood

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

I currently have 17 followers on here. Would showing some skin get me to 18? My forearm has seen better days but it still gets the occasional wink by passersby.

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

My husband and I agreed to rotate picking out Christmas movies to watch in December. So that basically means I'm watching Die Hard 15 times. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

How do you make friends on BlueSky? Asking for a friend who has no BlueSky friends. Also, that friend is me. 👀

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

My husband and I both work from home. When I feel overwhelmed, I'll ask him for a cuddle break. We cuddle for a few minutes and it helps get me through the day. 26 years together and he's still my cuddle buddy. ❤️

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Julie Calidonio @juliecalidonio.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

He's an investment consultant. I'm an attorney. But we are both writers Life has so many paths. Glad we got to share that today at our kids' school #greatamericanteachin event!❤️❤️❤️ #writingcommunity @kmschmid1977.bsky.social

Picture of Julie and Kevin at the teach in event.

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