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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

1984 x Full Metal Alchemist A fantasy kingdom where magic enforces the law. ⚖️ Enforced Loyalty 📜 Weaponized History 🫂 Fatherhood ⚔️ Centuries Long War 🔮 Oaths as Magic 💥🐮 Exploding Cows! The King's Oath, currently querying. #questpit #a #f #my

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Querying: The King's Oath Meet the Characters that are navigating this strange political world. Lagos Amerinthe Exemplar Parthalan Meldin Lorccan Meldin King Nelshin #questpit #f #a #polticalfantasy #my

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Jia Moya @jamoy.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

SAILOR MOON x HANNAH MONTANA x TRON By day, Mia & her friends are a hot pop group. By night they're vigilantes who fight virus monsters in a metaverse. ⚡️Mixed race & Chinese rep 🐶TALKING CORGI 🔥Magical Cyber Girls 🗺️Diaspora themes 💞Rivals to lovers #questpit #ya #f #sf #poc #q

6 photo collage.
Top left is an image of a city with lights beaming from the sky. Top center is a close up of a girl with pink hair singing into a microphone. Top right is a close up of a screen with a warning sign and the word malware underneath in pink font.
Bottom left is a hand grabbing a phone with a pink tint and a blue cube bouncing off the screen. Center is a 5 girl silhouette with a purple backdrop. Bottom right is a crowd in front of a music stage with a blue hue over the stage.

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Tilly is querying ✨️🏰 @handle.invalid · 31/01/2026

What? You wrote a Nordic adult romantasy without vikings? ✨gasp️✨ UNFATED is instead set in a John Bauer inspired medieval Sweden, steeped in folklore, mythology and authentic Swedish culture...not a horned helmet in sight 🫢 A 92,000k standalone novel #questpit #Q #A #RF

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Author Mike "ElectricDC" Current @authormikedc.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

A punk barista and a long-lost princess have 30 days to save a video game world that's been cursed by an authoritarian Dragon King, and sugar, they're going down swinging. 🤘🎸🖤 SWORD ART ONLINE x DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL x @VansWarpedTour x PRINCESS BRIDE #QuestPit #Q #SFF #R

Mood board: guitar, graffiti, cobbled stones, mountains, tall trees, a sign saying you are worthy of love

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Emily Lazar @emilylazarwrites.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

A priestess must break her vows to stop her eldest sister from powering the throne with the blood of street serpents from the slums. To save her youngest sister, she ensnares a war-hardened prince, and triggers a bloodline war. #QuestPit #Q #A #F #EF #MorallyGrey #SisterRivalry

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your pal finn @attorneytrash.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

disgraced actor formerly known as America's Boyfriend VS. serial reality TV villain. three weeks, three fan conventions, and a whole lot of antics. ❤️romcom (com heavy) 📺celebrity hijinks 😈characters behaving badly 🌈mlm enemies to lovers #questpit #W #R #LGBT

an illustration of two boys, pictured from the shoulders up. One is blonde with an annoyed expression, the other is dark haired and grinning, making a peace sign with one hand and poking the blonde's cheek with the other. below, superimposed over a smartphone, are the words THE VILLAIN EDIT (attorneytrash)

At twenty-six, Max Reilly is already ex a lot of things. Ex-star of Affinity, the TV drama he led for three seasons. Ex-fiancé of Holly Aveline, his costar, who hasn’t spoken to him since the scandal that tanked his career. And ex-darling of the show’s fan base, who went from love letters to death threats faster than the speed of cable.
Most of all, Max is exhausted. The last thing he wants is to be back in the public eye. But when offered a deal to get out of his contract for good, it’s hard to resist—even if the catch is a pre-season publicity tour with Affinity’s current cast. Even if that means weeks on the road with not only his former castmates, but also the show’s newest cast member: Nico Mariani, a scandal-happy reality TV transplant known for exclusively playing villains.
It’s only a few weeks. A few weeks facing crowds of people who actively hate him, of being hounded by gossip columnists, of being trapped on-and-offstage with Nico, who Max can’t shake to save his life.
Because as it turns out, Nico has his own deal with the producers—and soon angry fans and nosy reporters will be the least of Max’s problems.

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Nico’s first thought on seeing Max Reilly in the flesh had been, damn, this dude’s tall.
He wasn’t sure what he’d expected. Rory Harper, maybe, that archetypal boy-next-door who’d bit the dust at the end of Affinity season three. There was this one publicity still of him—white t-shirt, jeans, flannel tied around the waist, artistically placed smudges of grease—that was pinned to the vision boards of church-and-chevy girls nationwide. Oh my god, so dreamy, fuck me in a hayloft, etc.
Max Reilly was a very different creature. Nico had him cataloged in one go. Indoorsy, sleepy eyes, hair unfortunately cut with the roots grown in. Skittish. Bad posture. Cargo pants (seriously). He didn’t dress like America’s Boyfriend, or anyone’s boyfriend, honestly, if we were being totally honest here, if we were being candid. He was, to put it nicely, nothing to write in your diary about.
Tall, though, damn. And those freckles. But that was the devil talking.

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Querying: The King's Oath A nation held together by magical oaths, Lagos Amerinthe is a Binder for the kingdom of Nelmor. He tries to stay out of the public eye as he enchants magical contracts for his customers. Till one day the king summons him and asks him to break his oath. #questpit #q #a #f

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

www.instagram.com/p/DSLzcs8EZu... I finally started an Instagram because idk what else to do or how to post here anyways so... Incoherent ramblings it is

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Had the wonderful Meghna Rao at www.thepalettegallery.com Work on some art for my novel! I've officially entered the query trenches and wanted to celebrate by seeing my world come to life a bit more! Follow me in this new world where jet streams of magic change nature overnight! #author #art

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

How do I do this social media thing? I just don't know. I feel no inspiration to do this... Do I just write nonsense and hope I get a following? And yet... I can write 10k words in a day for my stories! Gah!

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

I'm getting really excited! I hired an editor to look over my story and she loved it! Just need to do some minor changes and smooth some stuff out and I can enter the query trenches! #amwritingfantasy #author #writingcommunity #TheKingsOath

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

I love history. And I think you can find inspiration from any point in history for your writing. I'm researching the Mes Pi ritual for a story right now. What's a historical event you have found inspiration from? #writingcommunity #history #amwritingfantasy #booksky #author

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

I thought outlining and world building was supposed to help you narrow down and refine your story... Not give you a million more ideas for other stories. #amwritingfantasy #author #booksky #writingcommunity

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Having spent the past 7 months editing my book 1... And now starting to write book 2... Gosh I missed writing. It's so fun and freeing. Ugh!

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

I knew when outlining my book 2 was going to be very different than book 1. But now that I've started writing book 2.... Idk if I'm the same writer when I wrote book 1... #amwritingfantasy #author #writingcommunity

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

I submitted my 3rd draft to an editor, which means I have a whole month to write whatever I want! And man does it feel good to write again! Editing and cutting words sucked the life out of me.

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Me fantasizing about my wip: And there's death and murder and tragedy! Me randomly walking down the street: "This would be a fun kid's story about a dinosaur and space lasers!"

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Therapist: Have you thought about quitting your 9 to 5 so you can write full time? Me: That's the dream! Let's focus on getting me published first... #writingcommunity #author #booksky

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Today I finished #editing my #3rddraft of the King's Oath. I've cut 22k words since the first draft, rewritten many chapters, and much more. Now, I'm on to draft 4, where I'm going to try and polish the prose. #amwritingfantasy #booksky #writingcommunity

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Sometimes I wonder if my kids think my favorite game is picking up their messes, and that's why they throw all their toys on the floor. #toddlers #parenting #cleanup #toys

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

We've done it! It took us 3 drafts, 20k cut words, and the imposter syndrome finally set in! It took longer than expected, but I now believe I'm a bad writer. #amwritingfantasy #author #booksky #writingcommunity

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Why do authors need beta readers? Maybe it's because you forgot what a period was in your 2nd chapter... Gosh I'm an idiot. #writingcommunity #author #amwritingfantasy #betareaders #booksky

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

The implication of dry heaves means there's wet heaves... But then there's also frost heaves which are totally different than the above. How many other heaves are there? Can we have gas heaves? Solid heaves?

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Me reaching down into my story to kill off a character, but they don't wanna. #amwritingfantasy #writingcommunity #booksky #thekingsoath #author #amediting

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

The best praise I've ever gotten from a reader: "I forgot I was supposed to be critiquing your story." The best criticism I ever got: "Honestly, it was really boring and I almost didn't finish the chapter." #writiningcommunity #booksky #amwritingfantasy #3rddraft #author

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Finally got a night away from the kids to date the love of my life! And we got to go to a new restaurant! #dating #forevernewlyweds #yummy

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Please settle a debate in my house: Is Tea a Soup? I say yes, or at least a broth, because it's just plant matter soaking in hot water that we consume. My wife says no. What do you think? #debate #tea #soup #isteasoup #familydebate #helpme

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

When I outlined my novel, I started with chapter 6. The chapter 18. And you would think by then I would do chapter 1, but no, it was chapter 5. What I've learned is writing is never linear, it is very circular. #writingcommunity #booksky #author #amwritingfantasy

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

"Don't write a self insert, don't write a self insert..." Writes a socially awkward main character that doesn't pick up on flirting. "Damn it!" #amwritingfantasy #amediting #booksky #writingcommunity #thekingsoath #flirting

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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips! The word for June 23rd is "desperate" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
June 23 - desperate
Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration
Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics
Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine.
Support others on the #WIPSnips tag!
Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social

The image behind the text is a border that is black with stars with a light blue rectangle highlighted by a fuchsia line. An illustrated caticorn holding a pencil and writing in a book with a rose behind one ear is in the lower right corner

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Gina Denny @ginad129.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

“As a writer who is also a reader—“ Babes. I’m gonna stop you right there because if you’re not a reader, you’re not a writer.

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Neal @nealholt.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Authors, there is no substitute for reading your own work out loud to improve sentence structure and flow.

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

A recurring line in my story is "For the Glory of Emperor Neldine." A reminder to the characters that they are fighting for a 200 year old dead guy... I mention this now because nationalism leads to our destruction. #writingispolitical #author #booksky #fantasy #politics #wtf #Trump

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Wife "So you're almost done editing your 3rd draft, have you thought of any comp titles for your query letter?" Me "Yeah, I drew a lot of inspiration from the Enuma Elis. Do you think that would be a good one?" "Try something more recent..." #editing #booksky #writingcommunity #amwritingfantasy

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Writing podcast "And you should never introduce new characters by act 3 of your book." Me, awkwardly looking at the 3 new characters introduced in act 3 of my book. #writingcommunity #amwritingfantasy #author #amediting #booksky #oops #trashpile

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Robert Allen @isntthatroballen.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

If I have no haters, then I'm dead. #writers #writingcommunity #amwriting

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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Leave trans kids alone.

4 frame comic. The text reads : This morning, the American Supreme court ruled that gender affirming care bans for minors were constitutional. The ruling found that these bans weren't discriminating on the basis of sex, despite the fact that most procedures involved were developed for cis patients and still legal for them. This ruling will allow 25 states to go through with their bans. roughly 119 000 trans youth live in these states. the ruling was released moments after it was announced that the US national suicide hotline would stop giving the option for callers to connect with experts on lgbtq+ mental health. Stephie says : American LGBTQ+ youth can still call the trevor project hotline 24/7.

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Wife "I thought you were working on your novel?" Me "I am." "So why are your pants off?" "Oh well, I read this thing about being a pantser when it comes to writing. So I thought I'd try it out." "That's... Not what that means." #amwritingfantasy #editing #booksky #writingcommunity #pantser #author

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Michael Mills @mbmmills.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

The characters in my head tell me the outline is silly and will ruin their lives. #amwritingfantasy #booksky #writingcommunity #author #editing #whosinchargehere

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