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🫜Prof Emily🫜 @professoremily.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Hey everyone! This October I'm hosting #Conlangity, a game about fictional languages! The goal is to help total newbies craft a conlang that is realistic & usable! It will hopefully be accessible to non-linguist people, but it won't be for the faint of heart. Prepare for a challenge! MORE INFO👇🧵

Prompt list for #Conlangity, a game for building a fictional language! Hosted by @professoremily.bsky.social. Light yellow text printed in two columns over an orange background showing a faint photo of a large open dictionary.

1. CULTURE: Name & speakers of your language
2. SOUNDS: Basic sounds or units of speech
3. SOUNDS: Rare/never used sounds
4. SOUNDS: Rules of pronunciation, emphasis & tone
5. CULTURE: How did your language develop & what is it for?
6. VOCAB: greetings/farewells

7. GRAMMAR: Word order
8. GRAMMAR: Compound words, prefixes & suffixes
9. GRAMMAR: Noun modification (number, case, gender, articles)
10. VOCAB: Words/phrases about relationships

11. GRAMMAR: Pronouns
12. GRAMMAR: Descriptive words
13. VOCAB: Words/phrases about location and direction

14. GRAMMAR: Verbs
15. GRAMMAR: Verb conjugation & other variations
16. GRAMMAR: Verbals (infinitives, gerunds, participles)
17. VOCAB: Words/phrases about time

18. GRAMMAR: Prep-/Postpositions
19. GRAMMAR: Negations & Comparisons
20. VOCAB: Words for numbers

21. GRAMMAR: Subordinate Clauses
22. GRAMMAR: Asking questions, giving commands, speaking in hypotheticals
23. VOCAB: Words/phrases about food & drinks

24. GRAMMAR: Common abbreviations & mutations
25. VOCAB: Common slang, idioms, cursing
26. VOCAB: Words/phrases about animals and plants

27. VOCAB: Words or phrases that a tourist would need to know
28. CULTURE: A word with an interesting etymology
29. CULTURE: Writing system

30. VOCAB CHALLENGE: Translate song lyrics into your language
31. FREE DAY: Something that wasn’t covered/how you plan to use the language in your work?

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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Every author you admire has sat looking at their screen page, unsure if the sentence in front of them was good enough. That uncertainty didn't disqualify them from finishing the book, and it doesn't disqualify you either.

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Do your brain a favour: read a book.

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Eb @ebthen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

People saying Lady Gaga's baby should be called Googoo but they're missing the better choice, which is obviously Radio.

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Kat is Querying @katkatsma.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Tbf those apple trees had NO business being that scary...

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Kat is Querying @katkatsma.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

How lovely! Thank you for making these resources for the community. The ace starter pack would be awesome—while not explicitly stated, one of my protagonists shares my ace-ness :)

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Jason Herbert @herberthistory.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I saw a meme today that said that books are proof that strangers can meet across centuries and still understand each other. That really resonated.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 31/08/2026

macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading.

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UnfilteredChaos🔞 🐉 @blushandtease.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Ever write something, and just look at it and say….”I think I spelled it wrong, it looks weird” 🤣🤣

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Kendra, spooky version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Tim Curry and Dolly Parton have taught us not only that you should be bigger, weirder, gayer, and freakier, but also that those qualities are what people will love about you. The things that make you strange and amazing are the things that will resonate with other strange and amazing people

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Joseph Galbo @josephgalbo.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I have so many unread books it should be illegal for me to enter a bookstore and yet here I am.

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Ramin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 12/08/2026

If you missed the solar eclipse, this is what it looked like:

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Kat is Querying @katkatsma.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Fully expecting to learn at the trial that the director was planning to make more money with a flop than with a hit.

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erika @yeeeerika.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

there's something about sleeping with the windows open while it rains. waking up to a cool breeze, a purring cat, the smell of coffee, and nowhere to be for a while. sunday morning 🩷

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Please read..... #BookSky

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Tade "Will Eat Your Heart in the Marketplace" Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I'm at the park, reading, and a woman with an accent said to me, "Oh, you're a reading worm". I love that construction. It's so poetic when second-language folks speak. I did not correct her because reading worm is better than bookworm.

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bookstreet @bookstreet.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Want to be one of the first to try bookstreet? We're looking for readers and authors to beta test the platform before launch. Help shape a space for discovering great books and sharing amazing stories. Interested? Sign up via the link in our bio or drop a comment. The next chapter starts with you💜

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NO GODS, NO MASTERS, BISEXUAL DISASTERS 🇵🇸 🇺🇦🔞 @travisteatime.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Hell yeah, I finished the book I was reading! ... ... ...Aww damnit, I finished the book I was reading.

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Someone in DC set up a “little free blockbuster” with DVDs inside instead of books lol

A picture of a box styled like a little free library but with blockbuster movies

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Connor [REDACTED] @connorredacted.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I'm an aspiring writer surrounded by people who hate writers and hate reading.

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Trash @trashxdiscourse.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I have to stop spending all my money on books but I just ordered a book that I'm so excited about!

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Kat is Querying @katkatsma.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

There are so many coming-of-age stories that have helped me throughout my life, and the joy of reading something that connects to what you're going through gives a sense of security and confidence to navigate life that would otherwise be inaccessible. 4/4

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Kat is Querying @katkatsma.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia & the Big Lebowski were huge inspirations for wanting to write irreverent humor. Disarming people w/ cRaZy is a great feeling. It asks us to suspend our logical brains to reach the absurdity of the unknown and perhaps learn something we might not have otherwise. 3/4

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Kat is Querying @katkatsma.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I miss my grandfather every day, and am so grateful he gave me the gift of falling into the fantasy realm and forgetting you exist for a few hours. Where magic is real and anything is possible. 2/4

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Kat is Querying @katkatsma.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

My grandfather nurtured my love of fantasy—gave me old paperback series & I'd go through them like water. As a teen I was obsessed w/ anime which inspired pacey action scenes. Add college discovery of bildungsroman & irreverent humor & voila—sarcastic @$$holes learning against their will. 1/4

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inthefade 👻 @ihavethatonvinyl.com · 15/07/2026

if i had a dollar for every book i bought while i still had other books to read i'd have enough money to buy more books

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J.J. Phillips | #SCBWI #KidLit @jjphillipsyo.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

AMARI 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

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Yes, that's me! #BookSky

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J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him) @jjwlovell.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

NEVERMOOR 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 #Bluepit #📖 #MG #F #Q

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Jen Hall Smith - ✍️🌙✨ @jenhallsmith.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The Lunaria Witch A RIVER ENCHANTED ❌ PRACTICAL MAGIC ✨ ND REP ❤️ Yearning over spice 🧙‍♀️ Character driven fantasy 👄 Lush prose & world building 👯‍♀️ Found family & sisterhood 💃🏻 Journey to self acceptance #bluepit #f #r #Q #na #a #ownvoices

Background- Night sky, full moon, ferns, herbs, feathers
The title of the book is “The Lunaria Witch”

The blurb
In a land where rumours of magic can have fatal consequences, hurricane minded Tallitha has always sought to hide her differences and deny whatever she cannot explain. But when the moon begins calling e from sleep and memories surface that do not belong to her, the time for denial is over and Tallitha’s life will change is ways she never could have predicted

Meta data
110k - NA/A - Fantasy romance - ND rep
When magic blooms in outcast Tallitha she must flee to a mysterious place of safety to escape the wrath of witchkind hunter Skara Draegar. Led by a charismatic yet secretive guide, Tallitha’s is thrust into a world of deadly secrets, ancient power and covert rebellion. But who take up her place within it and conquer those who seek to destroy her, she must first face her own demons to unlock her power and her potential

Themes
Internalised ableism, found family, yearning, he falls first, prejudice, elemental magic, self acceptance & slow burn romance

The comps

Lush prose and world building - A river enchanted by Rebecca Ross
Blend of fantasy and folklore - Now she is Witch by Kirsty Logan
ND rep and enchanting magic - Emily Wildes encyclopaedia of faeries - Heather Fawcett
Deep connection and yearning - A discovery of witches - Deborah Harkness

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Isaac ⚔ Isaac @isaacxisaac.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I don't know shit so I can't pretend to dispense wisdom 😂 But, in hype events, my earliest posts always perform ("perform" *shudder*) the best. So I'll be scheduling my best post to go up right at opening time (using buffer.com probably). #BluePitHype

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LifuX @lifux.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Me: 'Why does my neck hurt so bad today?' Also me sleeping: 💀🛏 #Cat #Caturday #Catsofbluesky #LifuX

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 05/07/2026

My upcoming book is absolutely packed to the brim with em dashes—more em dashes than any well-adjusted human being could possibly need or want—and if any of you tries to claim they are the result of some soulless LLM rather than my own unhinged compulsion I will fight you.

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Kat is Querying @katkatsma.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Sending warm wishes for your mother's recovery and for your daughter's loss. That's a tough week.

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Kat is Querying @katkatsma.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

People suck and I'm sorry you're going through it. I don't know what they're saying, but what I do know is they're wrong. You have to be a writer—no one else can tell your story and this world would be worse without your words.

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Kat is Querying @katkatsma.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

If I'm relying on my characters then I'm screwed 😭 Travis would flat out refuse Lana would awkwardly fumble through a few excuses Nathan would politely remind me that moving companies exist And Vern would leave me on read ✌️ #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Alice in Wonderland's Graceful Curtsy

Alt: Alice in Wonderland's Graceful Curtsy

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Kat is Querying @katkatsma.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Any day you can be Jim Carrey is a good day indeed—villain or no.

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Hope Engel 📚 @hopeengel.com · 02/07/2026

I know I say I love editing all the time but having to go fill in the placeholders is also the worst #amwriting #amediting

I give her a little squeeze.

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[happiness, celebration]

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Kat is Querying @katkatsma.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

A link would be lovely, thank you!

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Kel Kel @kellicoolcat.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Bitter, aro/ace herbalist Jeck weds a princess in order to usher her to his royal-killer father and win freedom from him forever, but to succeed, must first accompany the reckless, usually drunk girl on a perilous voyage in search of lost saintly relics. #Queerpit #A #YA crossover #F!

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Author Adlin K.T. @adlinktauthor.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN x ONE PIECE —Epic Fantasy Duology —Pirate sailing adventure —3 povs with their own paths to take —Caribbean/Puerto Rican coded —Queer casted —Magic based on the 4 elements —2 colonizing empires to fight against #QueerPit #YA #F #W

Aesthetic board for protagonist 1, Lorena Anacaona Kay.

Aesthetic board for protagonist 2, Gideon Mercer.

Aesthetic board for protagonist 3, Salvador Calavera Salinas.

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Michael @michaelprocopio.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

This Could Get Messy When a singles' cooking class reunites Dylan with Jonathan, whose estranged husband had an affair with Dylan's ex, the two wounded and culinarily hopeless men discover that healing might just be a recipe they can finally get right together. #Queerpit #RC #CR #A

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Tian is QUEER-YING ✨⚔️ @tsfigg.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

THE SECOND DEATH OF LOCKE x BBC’S MERLIN (but make it sapphic…) 🗡️High-stakes Romantic-Fantasy 🥀Lady Knight x (rather pathetic) sorceress 🗡️Arthurian gender-swap 🥀Female fury revenge story 🗡️Everyone’s morally grey (and queer) Is vengeance worth losing what you have? #QueerPit #A #F #MYTH

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Olinda Brown @olindabrown.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

A Guide To Living With Dragons is a cosy fantasy about a hypermobile nature mage making potions with her cantankerous house dragon who steals her scrunchies. More dragons is always a solution. 2026 RevPit winner #queerpit #A #F #CF

Text: 88k word adult cosy fantasy. A Guide To Living With Dragons. Are more dragons always the solution? Yes.
Image: forest background. Young woman sitting on tree stump. Sleeping dragons on her lap and head. Vines around her hands, ankles, knees. Blue flowers in her hair

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Jun is querying! 📚🏳️‍🌈 @dragonologe.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The Hunger Games but make it sapphic! 🏳️‍🌈 Dystopia inspired by the TERF movement. POC, queer (lesbian, trans, non-binary) and disabled (prosthesis, deaf) protagonists. Woman–nonbinary–woman polyamory. #QueerPit #NA #Dystopian #LGBT #Sapphic #Polyamory #querying

Illustration of a Black trans woman with Afro hair under a harsh pink light. She is surrounded by white women wearing white dresses and holding pink knives to her neck. Below it says "City of Women" and above it says: sapphic polyamory, found family of QPOC protagonists, and dystopia based on the TERF movement.

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Siobhán is querying! 🏁 @siobhandorr.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Corey has forged a unique way to be out in an industry typically known for its conservative values, but little does he know much this reality will impact Grayson, his longtime rival, now bound by an NDA to keep his sexuality a secret. HEATED RIVALRY x NASCAR #QueerPit #A #R 🏳️‍🌈

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Sarah Dorko @sarahdorko.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

STRANGER THINGS x A DOOR IN THE DARK ✨underground portal fantasy ✨multiple POV ✨D&D style party ✨tragic love across lifetimes ✨rescue mission ✨meddlesome gods ✨harmful magic ✨found family ✨a wish #QueerPit #YA portal #F #LGBT

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