lanebraxon.bsky.social @lanebraxon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I also highly recommend doing collision research before promoting a tag to be used during your event, likewise participants should do their own due diligence; lesson learned for all I think. 000
lanebraxon.bsky.social @lanebraxon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I pulled my #DVpit pitches today. The chapter book tag provided by the event feeds into adult fetish content on this platform, and I won't put my kidlit book there. Agents who'd still like to know about the book, my agent guide is pinned to my profile. 462
lanebraxon.bsky.social @lanebraxon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026@dvpit.bsky.social Heads up for the organizers: It’s come to my attention that on Bluesky, #CB is an established adult fetish tag. Every kidlit chapter book pitch today is feeding into that stream. Any agent searching #CB is going to get the same eyeful I did. This tag is NSFW. 100
Reposted by @lanebraxon.bsky.social#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Thank you everyone who participated in #DVparty this week! See you all TOMORROW, SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 at #DVPit!! Marginalized creators with completed unagented work come pitch your projects to literary agents and editors from 8AM - 8PM Eastern Time!! 314261
Reposted by @lanebraxon.bsky.socialSuki @querytoapp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Querying authors 👀 Fernanda Martinez of Fernanda Literary is opening to queries on October 1. She’ll be accepting submissions directly through QueryTo. If she sounds like she might be a fit for your manuscript, go take a look. #amquerying #writingcommunity #authorsky #writersky 071
lanebraxon.bsky.social @lanebraxon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Day 5 My next WIP: Savi Piebug suspects her boarding school's rare orchid collection is hiding a secret. She's right. Every orchid is a missing student, her botany teacher has been there since 1858, and the Black Orchid at the center of the atrium is very much alive. #DVParty #MG #MGMystery 140
lanebraxon.bsky.social @lanebraxon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026#DVParty day 4 my book as a GIF: Pyra Pangolin goes foraging into new territory and has unexpected encounters with a python, hippo, kob, jackal, civet and honey badger. By sunrise she learns being solitary doesn’t mean she has to be lonely. Pyra Pangolin and the Unlikely Herdstatic.klipy.comPangolin Walking in NatureAlt: Pangolin Walking in Nature 1100
Reposted by @lanebraxon.bsky.socialSandy draws comics @skimlines.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Opening line for The Herder Witch, a magical fantasy comic about magical marginalized girls. #dvparty #fantasy #gn #asianamerican #asian #korean 0155
lanebraxon.bsky.social @lanebraxon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026PYRA PANGOLIN AND THE UNLIKELY HERD Opening lines #DVParty 0140
Reposted by @lanebraxon.bsky.socialMichelle Witte @michellewitte.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I'm really excited for #DVpit coming up. If it helps authors crafting their pitches, here is the biggest thing I want to see that is often missing: tell me the plot. I personally don't care about tropes. Use that space to give me plot details. I won't request if I don't know what the book is about. 3385
lanebraxon.bsky.social @lanebraxon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Too tired to post but must post because of the algorithms and such…hope everyone had a lovely day, until tomorrow. #amquerying 010
lanebraxon.bsky.social @lanebraxon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Meet Pyra Pangolin: She is curious white-bellied pangolin, careful not fearless, funny-mostly to herself, blunt when needed, problem-solver, lonely, friendly, likes to talk out loud, a bit stubborn, and adventurous. Oh yeah! She's the FMC! PYRA PANGOLIN AND THE UNLIKELY HERD! #DVParty 3140
lanebraxon.bsky.social @lanebraxon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Fingers crossed for Pyra's journey—This is an inspiration sketch I drew to help envision Pyra's full moon adventure! PYRA PANGOLIN AND THE UNLIKELY HERD #DVParty 0100
lanebraxon.bsky.social @lanebraxon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Will be pitching my ecofiction chapter book about a white-bellied pangolin who learns that solitary doesn't mean being alone and being who you are is exactly enough! PYRA PANGOLIN AND THE UNLIKELY HERD Mood board #DVParty 160
lanebraxon.bsky.social @lanebraxon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026For MG gothic mystery with a speculative element (a botanical transformation), should the pitch lead with the mystery or the speculative hook? Where do agents see the line between gothic mystery and MG fantasy? #AskDv 011
lanebraxon.bsky.social @lanebraxon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026For an MG gothic mystery where the uncanny element is botanical rather than ghostly, is it better to comp mystery titles, gothic titles, or one of each? #AskDv 010
lanebraxon.bsky.social @lanebraxon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026For animal-led chapter books, what makes you request pages instead of passing? #AskDv 000
lanebraxon.bsky.social @lanebraxon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026What are editors buying at 6-9 right now? Chapter books have a reputation for being a hard debut market, and I've heard that ecofiction can add to the difficulty. #AskDv 000
lanebraxon.bsky.social @lanebraxon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026For an ecofiction chapter book that isn't author-illustrated, how much weight does STEAM back matter carry with editors? Does it widen the submission or narrow it? #AskDv 000
lanebraxon.bsky.social @lanebraxon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Pyra Pangolin and her unlikely herd of friends have officially hit inboxes—and if you’re an agent looking for a heart-filled chapter book, my inbox is open! ✨Solitary is her nature, but solitary doesn't mean alone.✨ #AMQUERYING #KIDLIT #childrensbooks #chapterbooks #writingcommunity 030
