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Lissa Sharpe Author @lissasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Whenever I feel bummed about donating to campaigns that don't win, I'm gonna remember how Muskrat spent over $25 million trying to buy off votes and still lost. 😂

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Amen. 🇺🇸 They want you to believe this is radical. It isn’t.

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Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Calling all #sff writers! The SKULL X BONES #pirate themed anth from ZNB has reached its #kickstarter funding goal and is now open to submissions! Check out zombiesneedbrains.moksha.io and read the #SubmissionGuidelines, write up a stunning story, and send it on in! #fantasy #writingcommunity

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Lissa Sharpe Author @lissasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

#AskAnAuthor 2.28 Fun idea! I'm working on a few things at the moment - polishing up a draft of one WIP before sending it off for edits, getting ready for another project's release in May, and querying at the moment for a third WIP. Keeping busy feels like the only way to stay sane at the moment!

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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Don’t buy today. Give the greedheads a taste of their own medicine.

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NPR @npr.org · 28/02/2025

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos's changes to the opinion pages have led subscribers to cancel in droves. It's the third wave of mass cancellations at the Post in just a few months.

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Bezos' changes at 'Washington Post' lead to mass subscription cancellations — again

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos's changes to the opinion pages have led subscribers to cancel in droves. It's the third wave of mass cancellations at the Post in just a few months.

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Romance authors are uniquely positioned to make billionaires unfuckable atm. I hope they wield this power well.

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Nicole Tersigni @nicsigni.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

trump: I’m going to protect women women: no thank you trump: I’m gonna do it women: please don’t trump: I have kicked those 7 trans girls off the jv volleyball team women: what trump: and brought back andrew tate women: why trump: YOU’RE WELCOME WOMEN also you can’t vote anymore

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Lissa Sharpe Author @lissasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I've seen these floating around on socials and thought I'd jump in with my own. This is me! Nice to meet you! Come dork out with me about romance and Jane Austen and horror and good books / tv / movies in general.

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 24/02/2025

Taking Submissions: When Vampires Save the (Day) Night horrortree.com/taking-submi... Deadline: March 31st, 2025 Payment: Royalties Theme: Vampires that are doing good in unique and interesting ways (see below for more!) #AmWriting

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Jacob Steven Mohr @jacobstevenmohr.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Friday is the last day on earth to submit! Speak now or forever hold your piece...!

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Jonathan Shorman @jonshorman.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

NEW - Rep. Mark Alford tells fired KC federal workers ‘God has a plan’ at hostile town hall Folks, I've been covering politics for a dozen years in Kansas and Missouri and this is probably the most intense, angry town hall I have ever seen www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

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Rep. Mark Alford tells fired KC federal workers ‘God has a plan’ at hostile town hall

The Missouri Republican faced an angry crowd during a Monday town hall in Belton.

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Lissa Sharpe Author @lissasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Robert Reich's substack is the place to be. He includes lots of helpful information, eloquently written, and always gives a strong actionable plan of what can be done. open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

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Fire the Muskrat. Now.

Call 202-224-3121.

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Chris DiLeo @authordileo.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Why write horror? Love this response from @sgj.bsky.social in his Writer’s Digest interview. Now, back to #5amwritersclub

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Noelle @finallynoelle.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

You can try to legislate us out of existence, but we are still here. You can strip away our rights, but you will never take our dignity. You can spread your hatred, but you will never break our resolve. BUT HEAR THIS LOUD AND CLEAR MOTHERFUCKERS: WE WILL NOT GO QUIETLY!!!

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Lissa Sharpe Author @lissasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

We may not all have the power or influence we'd like, but we all have a voice.

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Lissa Sharpe Author @lissasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Don't mind me, just ugly crying over the new Bridget Jones movie.

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Lissa Sharpe Author @lissasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Here's what I'm reading this upcoming month for my classes. This is a good month, no? Did you have to read any of these for school? Any favorites on here, or that didn't make the list?

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Lissa Sharpe Author @lissasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Speaking with my Bayou Wolf Press cofounder hat now - We would love to collaborate with some fresh voices interested in #horror / dark fiction of any variety that overlaps with #romance! #writers #writingcommunity #authors Note - submission date updated to April 12th, not Jan 12th

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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Here is a script you can use for any issue. Find your reps' # at reps.fyi or 5calls.org. Every time you see a news story that horrifies you: call, or something else about it. It matters to say what you believe. You are setting a norm.

Hi, my name is [NAME], I'm a constituent in [ZIP CODE]. I'm calling because I saw that [TERRIBLE THING] is happening. I think this is appalling. [PERSONAL STORY, if you have one.] I want you to do everything you can to stop this. I will remember your actions when I cast my next vote. Thank you.

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Tananarive Due - The Reformatory @tananarivedue.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

This is why it's so important to learn history. It's EMPOWERING, not just instructive.

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Lissa Sharpe Author @lissasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

I've been on both sides of querying, and as I ramp up for another round, I thought it might be worth it for my fellow writers to share some of the things I've learned on the publishing side of the process. #querying #Writers medium.com/@lissag7/les...

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Lessons I’ve Learned as an Indie Publisher

Some humble offerings on what can really make you stand out as an author

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 01/02/2025

Reminder: They're trying to demoralize you, and they're doing a great job of it. Part of resisting is making time for joy despite the attempts to make you feel this is not the time for it. Love your people. Dig the art that speaks to you. Go to the places where life flows into you. You deserve joy.

A man jumping, under the words "Make Time For Joy"

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Tananarive Due - The Reformatory @tananarivedue.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Black History is American History.

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Crissie (C.T. Wood) @crissthecreative.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

A Greek God Got Me Pregnant: ⚖️An #acespec, ignorant-in-love attorney 🌞A Greek god with millennia of tragic relationship trauma 💕A forbidden romance 🤰An unplanned demigod pregnancy ⚡️Vengeful gods 👹And monster, oh my! #2025pit #A #F #R #RM #ownvoices

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Lori Hunt @lahuntlovesbooks.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

#TheLastofUs ➕ #LeavetheWorldBehind In TWISTED SKIES, Darcy (16) must manage her feelings for the boy next door she ❤️‍🩹 and find her missing brother, all before giant 🌪️ that house 🧟‍♀️ destroy the city, and possibly her humanity. #2025Pit #YA #SPF

Overall: The individual images create a square. The images on the outside of the square are dark and atmospheric in color to evoke being trapped. The images in the middle of the square are golden in color to evoke life, a bearing heart.
Top Row: Girl stands alone in front of hollowed out house; tornado touches down in a pasture; tornadoes hang from the sky and touch the ocean.
Right Row: A close-up of a hybrid human stands behind a fence and watches.
Bottom Row: A Jeep leaves behind a devastated city where many tornadoes roll through the city in the background; a tornado destroys a school; a girl stands alone on the beach and watches a tornado touch the ocean.
Left Row: a girl alone looks down a road in search of someone, a tornado in the distance.
Middle Row: A girl and her boyfriend look out at the view; a closeup of a Thomas Guide map page; a Mon and daughter walk and hold hands; a girl and her two best friends hang out.

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Harper-Hugo @harperhugodarling.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

SUCH SHARP TEETH X ALONE WITH YOU IN THE ETHER After murdering her fiance, Selene throws away her dreams of being a housewife to lead the pack of werewolves she has inherited. But her found family will settle for nothing less than the best of her, and the cost of failure is monstrous. #2025pit #A

A moodboard with a purple background, it has wintery pictures, pictures of wolves, a bloody hand, glasses of wine, and a palette on the side

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Lissa Sharpe Author @lissasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Interview w/ the Vampire x Such Sharp Teeth When aspiring writer Margot makes a deal with a devil, she doesn’t expect for him to become obsessed with her & decide to fulfill ALL her desires. But getting everything you want comes at a cost...doesn't it? #2025Pit #A #H + #R Horror + romance

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Victoria Lilly @victorialilly.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

CARMILLA meets THE CONJURING in a dark romance about a spirit-medium ensnared by the very ghost she was meant to banish, with deadly consequences. Including: 🗝️ Haunted houses 💀 Gothic horror 🌹 Degrees in yearnalism 💘 Toxic soulmates 🗡️ Eat the rich (or stab them) #2025Pit #amquerying #A #H #R #SPF

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Victoria Lilly @victorialilly.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

CRIMSON PEAK x THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR An unsolved massacre. A haunted house. A prodigy spirit-medium commissioned to resolve both. But she doesn't know that she did not come to the house as a hunter, but as prey. #2025Pit #A #H #R #amquerying

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Susie Lindau @susielindau.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

A sentient house can be tricky, but night terrors and jump scares are tolerable when a struggling author acquires talent. When the House attacks, a stalker threatens, and his sister attempts a rescue, they must confront secrets, their dark past, and both monsters to survive #2025Pit #A #T #H Alt POV

Walking in the woods, a spooky house, moonlit night, hooded man, hiker, ghost at the bedside.

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Bookishbabeiswriting @bookbabewriting.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Jennifer's Body x The River Has Teeth As boys start to disappear in Lyric's backwards backwoods town and her best friend/crush Eleanor was the last person they were seen with, Lyric must figure out if there is something monstrously wrong with her best friend. #2025Pit #YA #H #R #ownvoices

Moodboard with fair at night, field, old church, old church pews, old bible, girl with lighter under tongue, girl licking red off her hands, and a cassette.

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Taylor Renee @taylorrenee.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Would you choose immortality? Of course you would. But let me tell you: It’s a lie. A cruel, promise. Because the hunger you live with—No, the hunger that you are—is worse. #2025pit let me introduce you to House of Valentine, complete at 98k words a thrilling gothic fantasy. #A #F #RM COMPS⬇️

A moodboard with a cozy, vintage aesthetic labeled ‘House of Valentine Moodboard’ at the center in elegant cursive text. Surrounding it are nine sections:
1. Open books with text in a serif font, layered on each other.
2. A picturesque village nestled in a lush green valley surrounded by mountains.
3. A minimalistic green wall with a framed painting, books, and candles arranged neatly on a table.
4. A wooden bookshelf filled with old, worn books in dim lighting.
5. Close-up of antique books with leather-bound covers in shades of green and brown, with visible gold detailing on the spines.
6. A café setting with small wooden tables, coffee, pastries, and an open book resting on one of the tables.
7. Handwritten text on sepia-toned paper, evoking a sense of nostalgia.
8. A person wearing red knit fingerless gloves and a cream sweater, touching a tree trunk with an attached piece of text.

The centersquare says house of valentine mood board

A dark, moody moodboard labeled ‘House of Valentine Moodboard’ at the center in elegant cursive text. Surrounding it are nine sections:
1. A hand with clawed nails dragging across wooden floorboards, leaving deep scratches.
2. Text on a textured background that reads, ‘When Night Comes’ in a serif font.
3. A close-up of a golden, cat-like eye with a vertical slit pupil, surrounded by shadowed skin.
4. A wide-open mouth with sharp, pointed fangs
5. A grand ballroom scene filled with people in elegant historical attire, dancing beneath ornate chandeliers.
6. A hand with long, deep red nails holding a glass of dark red wine
7. The word ‘Run’ written in bold serif font on a completely black background
8. A dagger with intricate designs on the hilt resting next to a single stemmed rose and a torn piece of paper with faded text.

Writing in a old journal looking page:

"If you could live for centuries—through famine and plague, through wars that razed cities and left ash in their wake, that not even a bomb crashing through your home could destroy you—would you choose immortality?
Wouldn’t you dream of such a gift? To remain as you were as the world crumbles around you, and rebuilds itself, endlessly?
Of course you would.
That’s the allure, isn’t it? The whispered fantasy of endless time, of infinite existence.
But let me tell you:
it’s a lie. A cruel, promise.
Because after enough centuries, you begin to wish for the plague to ravage your body, to tear through your flesh and wring you dry of life. You begin to long for the bomb to shatter you, burn away your skin until you’re nothing but bone and ash. You’d pray for the famine to hollow you out, for hunger to gnaw at your insides so violently that you might finally collapse under the weight of mortality.
Because the hunger you live with—
No, the hunger that you are—is worse."
-- Excerpt From Soren Valentine's Journal

When anthropology student Hazel Adler travels to a remote Swiss village for her thesis, she expects folklore and forgotten traditions—not a hidden world of vampires, deadly politics, and a centennial festival that’s more nightmare than celebration. She was never meant to survive it.

Her only lifeline? Soren Valentine—a vampire with a past as blood-soaked as his fangs.

As the lines between myth and reality blur, Hazel must fight to survive in more ways than one. Trusting Soren may be her only chance—but the monster who saved her life hides dangerous secrets of his own. Survival means risking everything.

House of Valentine is a romantic gothic fantasy filled with sharp fangs, fragile alliances, and a slow-burn romance that will leave you breathless.
When anthropology student Hazel Adler travels to a remote Swiss village for her thesis, she expects folklore and forgotten traditions—not a hidden world of vampires, deadly politics, and a centennial festival that’s more nightmare than celebration. She was never meant to survive it.

Her only lifeline? Soren Valentine—a vampire with a past as blood-soaked as his fangs.

As the lines between myth and reality blur, Hazel must fight to survive in more ways than one. Trusting Soren may be her only chance—but the monster who saved her life hides dangerous secrets of his own. Survival means risking everything.

House of Valentine is a romantic gothic fantasy filled with sharp fangs, fragile alliances, and a slow-burn romance that will leave you breathless.

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Briana Morgan @brianamorganbooks.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

TIGER KING, but make it queer, filled with feminine rage, and condemning true crime culture 💅 Sarah escaped a cult that sacrificed tigers for eternal life, but when a film crew offers cash for her story, she must decide: expose the truth or protect her family's fragile peace? #2025Pit #A #H #T

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Briana Morgan @brianamorganbooks.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

THE LAST HOUSEWIFE X JUST LIKE MOTHER X THE ISLAND Cult survivor Sarah wants to forget the past. But when a film crew appears, looking for her story, she’s hesitant. Her family could use the money, but is it worth jeopardizing their new life? #A #H #T #2025Pit

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Lori Hunt @lahuntlovesbooks.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

#2025Pit #YA #SPF In TWISTED SKIES, Darcy (16) must manage her feelings for the boy next door she ❤️‍🩹 and find her missing brother, all before giant 🌪️ that house 🧟‍♀️ destroy the city, and possibly her humanity. #TheLastofUs X #LeavetheWorldBehind

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J.V. Gachs @jvgachs.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

THE MOURNERS Dual POV pink horror novella. After a man dies under suspicious circumstances, his lover and his wife spend a weekend together in an isolated cabin by a lake hoping to get some long-overdue answers. One of them is a murderer. One of them is possessed. #2025pit #A #H #E

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Dane Erbach @browntrowsers.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Each year, Melpomene Academy of Arts celebrates Behold: The Abysm, a week-long celebration of the macabre inspired by an alum's short horror story. By the time Casey and her fellow newspaper editors learn the spooky story may not be fiction after all, it may be too late. #2025pit #YA #H

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Amy J. Wilber-Author ✨is querying debut women's fiction novel✨ @amyjwilber.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Law&Order/CSI X Ghost/The Godfather Regan Blackwell doesn't know who she is following a car accident. A ghostly specter aids from beyond the grave. A slow burn romance is put to the test by a family secret as Regan's family is targeted by a ruthless mafia company. #2025pit #A #PN #E #CONT

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A.Wendel @anthonywendel.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

The Tragedy of Lancelot: A teenager finds herself protected from a shadowy organization by a mysterious cyborg with connections to her estranged mother. Who is Lancelot and why is he sworn to protect Gwen? -Mysterious protector -teenager dealing with anxiety -intense action #YA #Q #UF #2025Pit

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Kala is ✨️querying✨️ & ✍️🏽something 💫new💫 @kpbooksnstuff.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

REBECCA x RIVIERA x THE PERFECT COUPLE She's always tried to do the 'right thing', but when a death becomes a suspected murder, a PR exec must decide how far she'll go to protect the people she loves. They all have motive. Esp. the dead woman's husband, the man she's in love with. #2025pit #A #R #M

A man in a villa swimming pool at night. A note saying 'I know what you did'. A couple kissing; central partial photo of a woman floating in water; a man standing over a table, hanging his head in despair; a couple's clasped hands; a woman in evening dress hurrying up a staircase; a man standing on a rock by a beach; a woman screaming, her head thrown back; a shattered wineglass.

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km fedyk 🐀 @karigrafia.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

FOLKLORN x IN THE DREAM HOUSE A literary mashup of “Closer” by NIN and Lana del Rey’s “Summertime Sadness”: a botanical garden in a heat wave. A woman with a legendary flower growing out of her chest. A love that demands everything—and becomes a prison. #2025Pit #A #LGBT #H #LF

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Crissie (C.T. Wood) @crissthecreative.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

When Larkin discovers she’s pregnant after a very out-of-character one-night stand with a man who turns out to be the Greek god Apollo, she must face monsters, vengeful gods, & most terrifyingly, her feelings for Apollo to protect herself & her unborn child. #2025pit #A #R #RM #F #LGBTQIA #ace

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