Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 04/10/2026lol it’s untraditional sort of but it really just riffs all my fave basics… when I saw widows bay I actually cried worried it was going to feel too derivative but I’m leaning in. 3 full request so far!! 🙌🏼 failed on my first 2 books 🤞🏼 hoping this one’s it. 110
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Now #querying my culty, speculative thriller, WE ARE ST. VIOLET! 📚 Best Offer Wins X Beautiful Ugly 📺 Widow's Bay X Gilmore Girls Very excited for my PTO mom friends to read about this women-led cult 😆 #amquerying #writingcommunity #writingjourney 260
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 22/09/2026'We are St. Violet' just landed in your inbox 🫣 Best Offer Wins X Beautiful Ugly or.. Widow's Bay X Gilmore Girls. Hope you enjoy! 011
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 07/05/2026V2 in the works but I took a break today to draft a query letter. It's getting realllllllllllllllll 👀 #queryingauthor #writingCommunity #murdermystery 010
Reposted by Kirsten E BellRhiannon Purchon @rhiannonpurchon.bsky.social · 29/04/2026The Unsung Ballad of Blume THE CRIMSON MOTH X THE SOUND OF MUSIC A traitor bard hiding in a convent is forced to accept a position as the governess for a widower and his seven children. Only to discover the father is the Captain hunting her for treason. #W #A #RF #questpit #WIP 57625
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 29/04/2026❄️ Clara ❄️ #YA Holiday #Fantasy ❄️ Witchy Nutcracker retelling Clara and a trio of misfits will travel the world to find the magical gift stolen from her at this year’s Yule Ball. And it’s not just a doll this time. It’s the only thing keeping the darkness INSIDE the Sugar Plum Forest. #Q #QuestPit 03410
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Beyond! Except it looks a little colder and not as cozy as I'd have hoped 😬 I'm going back and reading Practical Magic again along with all the Owens family books to see if they sneak in any new refs :) 110
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Been craving a book with: 🪻Cozy witchy plot like Practical Magic & Garden Spells 🪻Murder Mystery 🪻Fast 🪻Based in a cozy harbor town 🪻Twisty (i just read My Husband’s Wife so the bar is HIGH) 🪻Age gap main characters So I wrote it:) Draft 1 is done! #W #MY #QuestPit 1278
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 25/04/2026I've never pitched a WIP before but I'm SO excited about it! 000
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 06/02/2026COVER REVEAL *screams silently* Chords of the Cliffside, a speculative fiction about a rock band's wish for fame and a witch's thirst for revenge, is available for pre-order now and will release March 17th!!! a.co/d/0h9kLccZ #writingcommunity #authorsofbluesky #debut 062
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 28/12/2025Very insane thing I have to say but ummm........🥁 My debut novel, Chords of the Cliffside, is available for ebook pre-order!!! a.co/d/3syccWL #writingcommunity #booksky #magicalrealism #fantasybook #witchbooka.coAmazon.com 052
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Returning to my Nutcracker reimagining now that *winter is coming* ✅ New batch of queries out ✅ Filmed some social content ❎ Nothing yet from 2 small press pubs that requested a full and partial Anyone else writing a holiday project?? #writingcommunity #amquerying 050
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Is there a button in #querytracker for: "Hey #litagent, I see you skipped over my holiday manuscript in August. It's 35 degrees out now... ready to review?"media.tenor.coma cartoon cat is sitting in a chair reading a book in front of a fireplaceALT: a cartoon cat is sitting in a chair reading a book in front of a fireplace 000
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Might I interest you in my YA Holiday Fantasy 'Clara'? It's a Nutcracker reimagining focused on young adult Clara who we now know to be a witch! The ballet never mentioned anything about Clara Stahlbaum being a witch, but now that we know, it seems as if bad luck always finds her this time of year. 000
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Heading back into the query trenches today with my ✨heavily revised✨ witchy Nutcracker retelling. 1. Dante's 9th circle should have been eternally editing your book. 2. LOLed every time I read a headline and then just returned to my weird little story. 3. Proud af. #amquerying #writingcommunity 000
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Anthology of the Woods 🪕🔮🌔 A coven’s chance encounter w/ a rock band might not be as coincidental as once believed when Brigid, a witch trying to protect her farm, meets her match in the band's frontman. There will be a showdown of fame and magic so don't play the wrong chord... #QuestPit #Q #S 0161
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 06/08/2025ANTHOLOGY OF THE WOODS Witchy like The Once and Future Witches Rock n Roll like Daisy Jones and the Six ⚠️Warning⚠️ Don't play the wrong string when it comes to battles of fame vs magic... #QuestPit #Q #Speculative 1233
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 04/08/2025Good morning #writingcommunity! Woke up before the sun with a BIG idea. It's a cool 60 degrees and my cherry coffee is piping hot. Let's goooooo!media.tenor.coma man in a suit is drinking from a cup that says ' mrs. pepper ' on itALT: a man in a suit is drinking from a cup that says ' mrs. pepper ' on it 050
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 31/07/2025Reading a gothic thriller at the pool and the fence posts are GIVING. So far so great: The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths #booksky 020
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 26/07/2025About to start day 2 of the Writing Day New England workshop! Loving the online format. Would recommend! Also - I have TWO pitches with agents today 😬 Good vibes, por favor!! Will update after! 020
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 21/07/2025I did it. I GUTTED my book for a 2nd time because I knew deep in my soul it just needed it. ✅ 3 rounds of personal eyeballing edits ✅ professional developmental edits ✅ from the heart because I knew I could do better edits AotW is now a witch book worthy of a spot on a book shelf 💜 #AmQuerying 050
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 13/07/2025ANTHOLOGY 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 43013
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 13/07/2025I always end up pulling on a sweater when I work on this one 😂 Lots of ice!! 010
Reposted by Kirsten E BellVictoria Jayne (they/them) @victoriajayneoh.bsky.social · 13/07/2025#BluePit #DIS #TR #LGBT #ND #YA #F Three gay witches---a transfemme autist, a burnt out prodigy, and a runaway music witch---and a sentient plant must hide from the peering eyes of witch society for three months. Cue magical training montages, emotional exploration, and a helping of sapphic love. 610359
Reposted by Kirsten E BellJax Devora (is writing) @jaxdevora.bsky.social · 13/07/2025DRAGONFALL x FFXIV When Mick agrees to be his mage bff(/crush) Eleanor's adventuring partner, all he wants is to keep her safe. But a twist of fate changes him into a divine dragon, and his priorities shift to: stop a war, protect Eleanor, and stay alive. In that order. #BluePit #BluePit📖 #F #R #W 513458
Reposted by Kirsten E Bell𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 🍃 @charscrawls.bsky.social · 13/07/2025🎸 daisy jones x knives out 🗡️ the songstress, the high-flyer, the gambler, the sweetheart, the watcher, the matriarch and the rogue. seven suspects. one the killer of renowned rockstar sam corvi. but who? only they can tell you #BluePit #Q #A #LF #M #BluePit📖 05118
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 13/07/2025ANTHOLOGY OF THE WOODS #BluePit📖 #Q #A #SP A coven’s chance encounter with a rock band might not be as coincidental as once believed. Brigid a witch trying to protect her family farm will meet her match in the band's frontman. Secrets, spells & rock&roll will ignite a showdown between fame & magic. 0124
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 13/07/2025CLARA #BluePit📖 #Q #YA 🐁🔮A witchy reimagining of the Nutcracker for fans of the -ber months🌜❄️ The ballet never mentioned Clara was a witch. At this year’s Yule Ball, Clara and a rag-tag trio of misfits will be traveling a lot further than the Sugar Plum Forest to save their magical kingdom. 2228
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 11/07/2025!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for hosting this event, #SmallPitch!!! 'Clara' will be headed off on submission now to an amazing Indie Press right where she's always wanted to be 🖤 060
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 11/07/2025In both cases, I was scrolling through the pitch event's # and they had both said something along the lines of: "I'm watching pitches today and looking for x..." I also regularly search #MSWL for the same reason. 020
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 11/07/2025ANTHOLOGY OF THE WOODS #Speculative #A #Q Coven of witches with secrets 🤝 Rock band with secrets Brigid (the green witch) with a revenge plot 🤝 Frontman with a selfish goal The Once and Future Witches 🤝 Garden Spells The Craft 🤝 Taylor Swift's Folklore #PlaylistPitch 163
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Do some sleuthing! I received 2 agent ❤️s and full requests after seeing those agents post what they were looking for at that pitch event. I commented my pitch to their posts and ended up getting requests from those! #BluePitHype 1162
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 09/07/2025ANTHOLOGY OF THE WOODS has received feedback about its lovely lyrical prose and beautiful atmosphere but this is the character visual board that built the cast :) #UnhingedPit #Q #Speculative 0111
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 09/07/2025CLARA: For fans of the -ber months. #UnhingedPit #Q #YAmedia.tenor.comOh, I Can'T Believe My Eyes - The Nightmare Before Christmas GIFALT: Oh, I Can'T Believe My Eyes - The Nightmare Before Christmas GIF 0153
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Love this album! It was written about a coven of witches the band met once along Pictured Rocks. Kinda spooky but I can tell Banks is obsessed with one of them. Maybe too obsessed? #UnhingedPit #Q #Speculative 0254
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 18/06/2025OMG I'm preparing for a writing conference and I've fallen so far down the pitching rabbit hole that I'm considering changing my title...... SOS. ................................. Or, like, should I?.......... #writingcommunity #authorsky 150
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 14/06/2025This is EXACTLY why I creep this hashtag on the regular 🤘🤘 Coming right up!! 110
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 13/06/2025ANTHOLOGY OF THE WOODS 🌜The Craft🌛 scored by 🕯️Folklore🕯️ #Q #SwiftiePitch A cozy tale of folklore with fangs that would shelf nicely with "The Once and Future Witches" & "Garden Spells". ✔️Cottage Core ✔️Twist Ending ✔️Sisterhood ✔️Morally Dark Gray FMC ✔️Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll ✔️Atmospheric ✔️Feminism 041
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 13/06/2025QUESTION! #writingcommunity #amquerying #onsub Have you guys personally (not by agents or other professionals) collected market data for your book? I've found a few good sources but wondering if there's some nice public data from GoodReads or Amazon that would be dependable/accurate? 020
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 09/06/2025My life: 1. Hears song at coffee shop that makes me feel introspective. 2. Rushes home to write a ~1000 word zero draft inspired by said song. 3. Gets coffee the next day - restarts cycle. Today it was "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone". How many zero drafts do you have? #WritingCommunitymedia.tenor.coma woman in a black dress is typing on a typewriter with swifterpics written on the bottom rightALT: a woman in a black dress is typing on a typewriter with swifterpics written on the bottom right 340
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Framing this. Crawling out of "maybe pile purgatory" inch by inch. #writingcommunity #amquerying 030
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Full request alert!!! My therapist is going to be so psyched that I'll now have a new thing to obsess about 😬 #amquerying #writingcommunitymedia.tenor.comWaiting Patient GIFALT: Waiting Patient GIF 040
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 03/06/2025I have a side character very much inspired by Kirsten Larson 😂😂😂 110
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Michigan cherry coffee + editing 📝 A perfect morning. #writingcommunity #authorsky 020
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 25/05/2025Two thoughts I had this morning, roughly 4 minutes apart: 1. I don't think I'm cut out for this. 2. I think this is the best book ever written. #writingcommunity #AmQuerying 3381
Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · 24/05/2025FMC Brigid: "Wonder" by Natalie Merchant because she was born of magic and has all the reasons to misuse it and only does sometimes :) 000