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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Abigaíl!! Why do I think I’ve read your query as a success on Query Tracker? Love the concept

Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

A humorous, illustrated middle grade like LAST KIDS ON EARTH with aliens. For reluctant readers. Author-illustrated and repped by @KristaVanDolzer #PosterPit #AG #SF #F #MG

An illustration of a 12-year-old boy in an epic stance looking off into the distance. He wears a T-shirt/tank and shoulder pads. It’s a closeup shot of a coliseum behind him with red flags waving. Sunlight glints off his shield as he prepares for a fight.

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Millie Abecassis @millieabecassis.com · 16/08/2025

Forthcoming 10.21.2025 at Brick & Bloom, a spellbinding debut brimming with intrigue and dangerous magic ✨ 🌹 Historical fantasy 🇫🇷 Belle Époque 🔥 Slow-burn sapphic romance 🩸 Body-based magic system 🗡️ Family feuds 🗝️ Gothic vibes #PosterPit #P #A #F #HF Request an ARC here: forms.gle/N6awtckRwFGy...

A poster, featuring an illustrated portrait of Aubeline de Sterraux from A LEGACY OF BLOOD AND BONE. She is a white woman with brown hair tied in an intricate hairstyle. She wears a black dress with puffed sleeves and white earings. Aubeline is shown kneeling and praying, her head looking up.

The top of the poster is colored, and the bottom part is black and white, the two part being separated by a red stain reminiscent of blood.

The title of the book is in the center. Underneath is more text reading "A novel by Millie Abecassis," then a quote by April Yates reading "A gothic gem, rich with dread, desire, and a magic system as haunting as it is original."

Under the quote are the names of several characters, listed as if they were actors: Aubeline de Sterraux, Vinnie Anneton, Damarisse de Sterraux, and "unhinged dudes."

At the top are Cannes festival-style quotes reading "dangerous body-based magic" and "slow-burn sapphic romance."

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avery✨ @averytimmonsauthor.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

DUNGEONS & DRAMA x BETTER THAN THE MOVIES when the new kid takes first chair, 17-y/o trumpeter Julissa fake dates him to impress her drifting friends and teams up with her rival Logan to sabotage him—only to realize Logan might actually be the one she’s falling for #PosterPit #AG #YA #R

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Sara Duran ✨is AGENTED✨ @saraduran.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

THE PIRATE, THE PRINCESS, AND JOHN is now in query inboxes near you ✨ #PosterPit #YA #F #LGBT #Q #amquerying

A faux movie poster for The Pirate, the Princess, and John featuring a silhouetted ship sailing on a layered blue ocean toward a distant castle under a pale moon, with three character names at the top: “Amir (the pirate),” “Mira (the princess),” and “John (for now).”

Below the ship is the quote: “A ship in harbor is safe, but that isn’t what ships are built for.” The title appears in large white serif letters, and at the bottom is the tagline: “YA fantasy, 82k, multi-POV; anti-colonial, non-Western, political intrigue; besties to lovers, found family, platonic ‘touch her and die’; strong girls, big feelings, sharp prose; diverse, queer, magical.” The author’s X handle @SARADURANAUTHOR and Bluesky handle SARADURAN.BSKY.SOCIAL appear in the lower right corner.

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

When 12-year-old Gregory Hernandez wishes his sister would disappear, she's kidnapped by aliens. His living room is turned into an intergalactic gladiator ring, and he's got to fight warrior aliens to get his sister back before he’s grounded for life. #PosterPit #AG #SF #F #MG

This is a faux movie poster for a debut middle grade novel called GREGORY HERNANDEZ & THE GLADIATOR STARS. It's nighttime. A boy stares at the viewer, his mouth wide, hands stretched forward as if jumping toward you—an explosion kabooms behind him as aliens crash-land in his backyard.

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Landed back home and working on beta and agent edits for my illustrated MG. It already feels tighter. 💜 #writingcommunity #MG

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Congrats to you!! That’s great. What kind to stories do you write?

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Five novel-length manuscripts! Working on edits for number 4. 😄 You?

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

At a resort with the family this morning. Put in some time on edits, then logging into work shortly. Can’t wait to brainstorm new scenes for this edit while I lounge on a lazy river. #writing #mg

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Curious about How I Got A Literary Agent? 150+ Rejections, 10+ Years, 5 Manuscripts, and a 50% Request Rate (See link in comment) #writerscommunity #querying #kidlit

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

It’s official! I signed with literary agent @kristavandolzer.bsky.social of @unteragency.bsky.social as an author-illustrator. I started writing my first book at 15 and have written five books over the last 15-20 years! I’m just SO grateful and beyond excited for the next step! #kidlit #writer

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

I don’t know about the chemicals but dip seems to work really well for me and the same reason. I stopped biting my nails.

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Anyway, hope these help for whatever they are worth in case it’s up to you to come up with the accommodation system

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

3) 100% a master spreadsheet or even word doc with hyperlinks to important docs, passwords an even processes 4) I really like the Motion App for automatically time blocking my calendar based on my workload and the time it takes to get the job done. Trello just launched a similar function too.

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

So I have family members with ADHD and I’ve had coworker that have needed accommodations in a very hectic communications agency environment. A few options in case helpful 1) Record your meetings / utilize a note taker app 2) When assigned something, repeat it back, confirm deadline and details

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Jenny Mattern @jengelmattern.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

“Do not give up. The race goes to the relentless.” This inspirational inscription from my author-hero, Kate DiCamillo, warrants sharing with the #kidlit community here. ❣️

Photo of an inside page of The Hotel Balzaar that’s signed by Kate DiCamillo with the message: “For Jenny, who is a writer too. Do not give up. The race goes to the relentless.”

The Hotel Balzaar by Kate DiCamillo features a red cover with a drawing of a little girl and a parrot.

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

My new #WIP officially has 1,000 words, a #YA climate fantasy. Here's to the beginning of a new story! #WritingCommunity

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Sara Duran ✨is AGENTED✨ @saraduran.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

When ghost pirate Captain Amir’s violent plan to break her curse threatens 2 queer teens, she must choose: escape her fate or protect the 1st crew she’s ever loved. But curse-breaking means more than survival—it means accepting she might deserve love, too. #JoyPit #YA #F #LGBT

A moodboard for Captain Amir, showing a crying eye, a sultry pirate captain, a bottle of mysterious elixir, leather boots kicked up on a treasure chest, wooden barrels and dusty glass bottles of rum, a treasure chest, a face wiping blood from their lower lip, and a pirate ship with a joyful crew sailing into the sunset. A pirate flag is subtly superimposed over the image.

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Fable x The Girl from Everywhere When Cuban American witch, Kat del Sol, discovers her mom is the infamous pirate Anne Bonny, she steals her Abuela’s grimoire and travels back in time–only to find her growing feelings for a pirate may cost her the mother she’s fought so hard to find. #YA #F #JoyPit

A digital illustration in pastel pinks, yellow and blues. Of a man to the left, woman to the right a teen girl in the middle. Along horizon line is a pirate ship. Illustration by Elizabeth Prats.

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

A modern-day 12-year-old looking epic, standing in a coliseum with a sword and sunlight glinting off his shield. A digital illustration by Elizabeth Prats.

A six-year-old girl jumping on a yellow couch throwing glitter and pink glue everywhere. A digital illustration by Elizabeth Prats.

A 12-year-old boy is eating an intergalactic delicacy: Milky Way galaxy mackerel. A digital illustration by Elizabeth Prats.

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Illustrators! Any thoughts on the new iPad Pro? Been thinking of finally upgrading. Love my 2019 iPad Air, but ready for more layers and storage space. #illustration #kidlitart

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

I totally get that! That’s why I’ve started with an illustrated middle grade as my first foray into that world. :)

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Haha no problem! My current conundrum. An illustrated middle grade is not the same as a graphic novel but they have similarities.

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Pitching your work as an author-illustrator and how it’s different for PBs and graphic novels and even illustrated middle grades.

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

My entire first act has been outlined. Happy birthday to me! Making progress on my new #WIP a YA climate fantasy. 💫 #amwriting

The writer smiling and throwing a peace sign.

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

I was reading my 60-word MG pitch to a friend of mine on a call. And her 10-year-old nephew interrupted and asked if I could read it again. He loved it and asked all about the story 😭 we proceeded to have a 15-minute focus group with my target audience. And he loved my illustrations. Like I can’t 🥺

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Thank you so much for thoughtful response! This is helpful

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

If you’re based in #NewOrleans and are a writer, I’m hosting a How to Write a Query session on Wednesday with @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social This is a free event #writing #querying

Over old letter it says, How to Write a Query Letter, Wednesday May 21 6:30-8:30 pm Courtyard Brewery

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Just finished her last night 💜 Freaking love the color scheme #kidlitart #yaart #ya #illustrator

A girl with pink, wavy hair sits on a cloud with a peach and pink sunset behind her. The words “Emptiness curled up inside me like an old friend…” hover amidst the clouds. Her chest a gaping hole, worry on her face and a juxtaposition to the pastel world she lives in.

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

What does the path to becoming an agent look like if you're not fresh out of school and able to do a FT internship? Essentially, un cambio completo from your current career?

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Oh what I love is that some MS can come out of the archives when the timing is right. I wrote a MG meant to be illustrated, but a decade ago that wasn’t as common/popular. Today I’m revising and my art has gotten better. #kidlitchat

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Woot! Fun-filled day ahead @writingdaywksp.bsky.social conference today with some agent pitches and my art will be displayed for an art show in New Orleans tonight. 😁😄

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Oh no! Yikes feel better. When I had that as a kid my mom put chamomile tea bags on my eyes. Take that with a grain of salt lol that just may be a Cuban mom trick.

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Why is it sooooo beautiful out but my allergies hate me 🤧🤧🤧 My allergist pretty much told me winter will be my happy place.

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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

There's nothing like typing the first sentence of a new project. Damn, I'm excited. It's a nice distraction from the #querytrenches. This new #YA feels like such a culmination of everything I've learned.

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