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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Went to join substack since it seems like a place where a lot of the cool authors are… only to find someone has the username I use on here and on the bird app 😭

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Don’t you just hate it when a book is both; soo good that you can’t wait to see what happens, and; so good that you don’t want it to be over? Anyway… *wriggles butt back down into chair to finish said book*

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Inside me are two wolves: one who makes plans with friends for later in the month because two weeks from now seems so far away it might as well not even exist, and one who immediately tries to figure out how to cancel those plans because he’s already too pre-exhausted

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Things have been crazy for me the past couple weeks so I missed a lil bit of #camprevpit. I also haven’t read my feedback from my buddies on my first five pages… not because I’ve been too busy but because I’ve been too anxious 😅 My buddies are so lovely but I’m still anxious 🤣

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

When I was getting my yearbook signed in 6th year in High School (senior year) I asked my English teacher to sign it. She was my favourite teacher (shocking, I know) We studied Romeo and Juliet and she asked my favourite quote, so that she could write that in… (1/2)

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

I don’t know if I’m just “at a certain age” or what, but I struggle to understand Discord… which sucks because I can see that so many lovely writers are using it but I just can’t figure it out 😮‍💨 (more tech savvy people than me might wonder what there is to figure out 🤣)

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I got to DM for two first time players of D&D this weekend. They had never played before but wanted to after seeing Stranger Things. Nerve-wracking as that’s a high bar and they’re not going to be doing all the cool stuff that experienced players are. But they enjoyed it and will play again - yay!!

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

I’m definitely a pantser. Before I start writing, I have an idea of what I’m going to write and may even write it down but then when I start to write, it somehow goes in a completely different direction 🤣

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I’ve played D&D for the past three days in a row, it’s like a dream come true 😍 … I get the feeling that only the people who play D&D and have felt the sting of the BBEG “scheduling conflicts” will know what I’m talking about 🤣

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Since I put forward my MG Fantasy for #revpit I have a couple of Rick Riordan’s novels to catch up on! Apart from those, I’m looking forward today tackling Onyx Storm (I didn’t want to start reading until she was working on the sequel 😂)

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I could list so many authors here. If I enjoy their book, I love them! Meg Cabot’s style influenced the way I wrote my 3 YA books, so she is up there. I’d read a shopping list if SJM wrote it. Milly Johnson is a new love as I just feel like her books are a warm hug. Jenny Nimmo, Rick Riordan…

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

A sweet moment between Miles and his dad 🥰

Miles looked at her for a moment. Why would she bring it up if she didn't want to talk about it? Even in this virtual world, girls made no sense. Then he remembered something his dad had told him after his parents had had a very loud disagreement: “Son, if a woman is ever angry with you, there is one thing that you can say that will always get you back on their good side.”
“I love you?” Miles had asked his dad.
“No, no,” Miles' dad had said with a gentle laugh. “You say 'I understand if you don't want to talk right now, but I will be here if you want to'.”
And then Mr Porter had said just that to Mrs Porter, who threw Maisie's plastic cup at him.

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

After an altercation with a sea monster, discontent brews in the group.

“What happened?” Hiro asked when they reached the beach.
Miles looked at Evie, waiting for her to explain what happened underwater, but she was looking at a fixed point in the distance. Miles then looked to Zinnia, hoping she might offer some insight but she, too, was looking at Evie.
“When I was underwater there was... something there,” Miles said, deciding that he could be the only one to speak up. “A huge something, maybe a sea monster...” He sighed, wondering just what it was that he saw. “I was trying to warn Zinnia and Evie, but it grabbed Evie.” He looked at Evie, but again, she didn't meet his eyes.

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

I don’t have a theme song or playlist for my book, but since I imagine my Miles falling into a JRPG specifically, I think the music from Dragon Quest would work 😂

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

This adventuring party are the best of friends 🤪 The Dark Curse - MG Fantasy #WIPsnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

“It is true, then?” Kodus asked.
“Are you questioning my word, Kodus?” Hiro challenged.
“No, of course not, my liege, but perhaps this woman-” his eyes darted accusingly to Evie “-has enchanted you,” Kodus said quietly.
Hiro sighed while Evie laughed in the corner. “The only thing the Prince is enchanted by is the sense of his own importance.”

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

The Dark Curse MG Fantasy I’m not that great at moodboards, but I gave it a shot!

A mood board showing ; a distant mountain range; a lone white stallion galloping in a meadow; an eerie magic wielder; a tall lonely mountain behind an old fashioned village; a person wielding fire magic; a knight clutching a sword; a verdant wood; a helmet and sword and sheath. In the centre, a male hand reaching out as if to touch the surrounding items.

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Miles has just gone “into” his video game for the first time, and is still taking it all in. The Dark Curse, MG Fantasy.

Miles longed to look around the town some more now that he was – what? In the game? It still seemed impossible, yet there was no denying the new sensations, not to mention the additional weight of the armour, and the sword, strapped to his back, rather than on his left hip, where it sat when he was in VR, powered by the controller which was attached to his gaming belt. Miles supposed that the sword was too long for him to walk with it on his belt – or rather, he was too short.
“Which way?” Miles asked, as they crossed the moat which surrounded the town walls, keeping it safe from outside attacks.

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

My #RevPit book is a MG Fantasy, where a grieving teenager falls into the world of his favourite video game. There’s action, adventure, magic, friendship, betrayal, love, loss, and lots of fun for Miles and his companions. Dungeons and Dragons with your friends vibes (dragon included).

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

I’m seeing in the #RevPitWaiting posts that there are several D&D players in the #writingcommunity ! I’m curious - are you all forever DMs like me, or do you actually get to play? If so, tell me about your character 😍

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

I’m Nikki, beyond books, I love Dungeons and Dragons, as well as other board games, and would play all day if I could! 🎲 No pets, but around 40 houseplants that get spoken to and tended to like they are 😂

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Just submitted my form for #RevPit with only about 12 minutes to spare 😮‍💨 Good luck to all who enter!

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I put a bird feeder in my garden last weekend and it had its first visitors today 🥹 I also learned that they won’t have used it before now because it takes them so long to trust new things in their environment 😭 clever birdies.

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Diving into the querying trenches again, wish my luck! 🤿

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

SEEING RED Prom was supposed to be the best night of Maddie’s life. Instead, a 200 year old spirit possessed her and wreaked havoc, attacking Prom Queen, Natalie. Can Maddie get rid of the vicious and vengeful Scarlet before it’s too late for Natalie? #questpit #Q #YA #PR #S

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

THE DARK CURSE What would you do if you found yourself in the world of your favourite game? It’s a dream come true for Miles Porter, whose reality has been shattered. The only problem with dreams is that you have to wake up some time. #questpit #q #mg #fantasy

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

#Booksky Please share a photo of a bookshop - whether it’s your favourite, your local, or a beautiful one near you! Let’s have a lovely bookish feed!

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I just went to the bathroom to powder my nose, and I looked in the mirror and said, ‘Ethel, you’ve been here for nearly forty years and they couldn’t even get you vol-au-vents for your retirement party, why did you waste all of that time?’ I love this from my current WIP 😅

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

You know you’re an adult when your group chat consists of discussions about the wind and if you should take in your wheelybin in case the recycling blows down the street 😂🙈

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

My #smallpitch pitches. Very colourful! Best of luck to everyone who pitches 😊

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Ooh #smallpitch is right! 400 characters or fewer? I can barely manage a tweet because it’s so few characters 😂 Still, one down and one to go! Wishing everyone who is participating all the best 😊

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Writer friends - If an agent passes on your query, do you respond to them to say thanks for your consideration, or just a general reply because it’s polite? Or do you figure that they get enough emails so just don’t do anything with it? My politeness is at war with itself 😂

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Am I the only one guilty of not reading for days, then picking up a book one night and reading until stupid o clock in the morning? Oh well, no regrets. 😁

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

To everyone reading this: I hope that you manage to find a spark of joy this holiday season, and that you are able to forget the crazy of the world and enjoy your little pocket of it, if only for a day or two ❤️

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Anyone else start of November Writing Month so well and then… life got in the way? I was at my 25k halfway through the month and thought I was doing really well, but now I’m not even at 35k 🙃

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

It’s 11/11. Im manifesting good things 🕯️

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

How long do you have to be using blue sky 🦋 before you stop singing “Mr Blue Sky” every time you get a notification or open the app? Asking for a friend… 🤣

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

I really enjoyed #questpit yesterday, the #WritingCommunity here is fantastic and I hope everyone gets lots of agent likes and full requests because I want to read all of the books that I read pitches for 😂

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Nikki is 💫 revising ⚔️ @nikkipwrites.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

SEEING RED The last person that Maddie expected to be her prom date was the ghost of a 200 year old vengeful spirit. Now the spirit won’t let her go. #questpit #YA #PN #Q

A collage:
A glittering disco ball, which is red at the bottom. An old bookcase and couch. Three friends looking out at a red moon. An old diary, handwritten in illegible script. And most prominently, a mysterious red headed woman looking into a broken mirror.

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J.J. Phillips | #SCBWI #KidLit @jjphillipsyo.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

12yo Catch doesn’t know magic. The Acolytes hunting him for his meteorite wand don’t care. At Alpine—a spy school for wizards—he must master spell-hacked spycraft to stop them from enslaving Guardian Spirits & seizing the Minerals of Power. NEVERMOOR X AMARI X ANDOR #QuestPit #MG #F #AmQuerying

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Donna Ho @handle.invalid · 05/11/2025

IF I HAVE TO BE HAUNTED X BELLADONNA 👻🔮 Reluctant Medium ❤️‍🔥🕰️ Slowburn Sweet Romance 🤝🏡 Found Family 💀💞 Ghost Boyfriend 🕯️✨ Séances #QuestPit #YA #Q #PF #agentsguide

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Grace Hertenstein is querying ⚡️❤️‍🔥🤘🏻 @gracehertenstein.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Almost Famous X Oliver Twist Set against the gritty backdrop of late 70s Hollywood, Pip, a lonely teenager, finds himself submerged into the bowels of punk subculture. But he soon learns that being an undesirable might be unsustainable. The Undesirables • #questpit #YA #NA #Q

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R. E. McManus @earthkids.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

DANNY PHANTOM x WEDNESDAY Well, Denny Dragan sure messed up this time. Rather than find his missing sister, he accidetnally released a serial killer ghost. To make things messier, he needs help from Guitar, a medium who would rather practice his cello than save lives. #QuestPit #Q #YA #H #MY

An Agent's Guide to Reach Out a 85,000 word YA Horror/Fantasy with mystery elements. It's a collage of tarot cards, a girl climbing into an empty pool and a cassette tape that says "In case I disappear"

Lined paper that says The Pitch at the top circled in red and a polaroid of a mauseleum. Then the following words: THE UNDERWOOD TAPES x WEDNESDAY

Denny Dragan sure messed up this time. While trying to find his missing sister, he accidentally released a serial killer ghost. Talk about a distraction! And to make things messier, he needs help from a medium who would rather let people die than help out strangers.

lined paper that says to the left "Tropes/rep" that's circled in red then there is a paper taped to it with the following words: "Found Family
Epistolary Interludes
Rewind, Replay, Repeat
Witchcraft
Meddling Kids
Missing Person
Unsolved Mysteries & Urban Legends
Ghostly Goals
90s Vibes" underneath is another paper taped with the following pride pins: Trans, Ace, Lesbian, progress pride"

On the left it says "Comps" and is circled in red then has two film strips that go from top to bottom: Wednesday and her friend in a cemetery, the Mystery Gang in a small town, the Losers Club in a cemetery, the Dead Boy Detectives in a bunker then The Underwood Tapes by Amanda Dewitt with two people on the book cover with film around them; the Name of the STar by Maureen Johnson with the book cover featuring a faded park image; Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake with a book cover of a ghost girl walking through fog to a house; Dead Flip by Sara Fraizan with a book cover of an arcade and heads above it.

Lined paper with an unspooled cassette tape at the top where it says "A snippet" circled in red and says the following: " Dear listener who is probably just Denny.

I bet you’re chuckling now ‘cause I’m right, aren’t I?
Anyway, this is my ‘in case I disappear’ tape but the rest is a real treat for you.

It’s some impressive project I’ve been working on.
Though if I am missing, tell mom it wasn’t the monsters, but I’m, like, studying archeology at some college where I’m on some research trip with the professor to find the amulet. Then really buckle down and be all like ‘You know, the amulet? How do you not know about the amulet? What kind of mom are you?’ until she cries or something then you can tell the truth. I want her to feel bad for always being ‘too busy.’"

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MelonieWithAnO @meloniewithano.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

PJO XTrumanShow Being the gods' pawn isn’t new to 15y/o Mia Miller, an anxious girl w/ music magic. But when a quest to Nashville is derailed by a book where she’s the MC, Mia & BFF must find the author & salvage her quest, before Olympus finds out. #QuestPit #Q #YA #F

Moodboard with alternating images between black and white and vivid color. A greek statue, a raven, a girl crying, a girl with hand lifted, an oracle, a light magic, a face statue, Nashville neon lights at night. Text: Music will be the death of me.

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Stephanie Winter @wintersleep85.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

NAUSICAÄ X FF7 Nature is decaying, nobles are hoarding magic, and demons prey on everyone. A possible chosen one, a man who failed his destiny, and a woman rejected by fate must work together for one last chance to save the dying world. #questpit #Q #F #A #agentguide

Dark forest. An agent's guide to The Blessing Returned. Adult fantasy. 98,000 words.

Dark forest. Pitch. Idealistic Hana Hahl lives in a world that is slowly dying after a failed quest to bring back magic. The only ones left with power are self-serving royals and dark mages, while desperation has given rise to an anti-magic order. Caught up in a mystical event, Hana is blessed with an immense power that could restore nature to the world. As Hana struggles to control the overwhelming force, Lady Kalyn Nossi, the only known survivor of the disastrous quest, directs her to the one person who can help her. Matthias Azel, the failed chosen one, reluctantly agrees to teach Hana while concealing his past from her. Accompanied by Kalyn and a charismatic prince with a dangerous secret, they journey to seek answers about Hana’s destiny. They fend off demonic threats and the anti-magic forces as Hana struggles with magic that seems to resist her and a growing fear that the world isn’t meant to be saved.

A dark forest. Comps. Nausicaä. One Dark Window. The Starless Crown. Godkiller. Final Fantasy VII Remake. Tropes. Chosen One (s)? Ecofantasy. Dieselpunk. Grumpy/Sunshine. LGBTQIA+. Multi POV.

A dark forest. Snippet. She took a cautious step forward, unaware she was in a spectral form. Little drops of shimmering light followed her path, dissolving into the ground. “But this has to be a sign?” Grass grew where the light fell, delicate bits of nature that should be impossible. “Maybe it’s returning!”
The young woman spoke with such bright reverence as if life was a fairy tale and magic was all they needed for a happy ending. It was as if she couldn’t see the shadows approaching her. The inevitable death.
“Magic should never return.”
After speaking those words, he sprang forward and shoved her away from the shadows. Pain rocked him as soon as he touched her. The scorching mystical agony tore a scream out of him, but it kept her away from the unearthly menace, and the shock did what he intended.
Sent him back to his body.

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Soph @soph-pl.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

✈️ Boarding now! Destination: Berlin A housing mix-up... and the host she shouldn't fall for. 👨‍👦Single dad & forced proximity 🔥Friends-to-lovers slow burn 🌇 ‘90s Berlin as character 🌶️Sex-positive spice 💬 Warm & witty 🛑 Love, career & the cost of duty #QuestPit #Q #A #R

Snippet:
“Wait, are you telling me that in German, the word for f—ing is… what’s a literal translation… ‘birding’?”
“I guess.”
“Ugh, I'll never see the eagle on the German flag the same way again.”
I choke on my beer, spraying the coffee table. As I cough and snort, she slyly pulls a tissue from her pocket and wipes the table.
“The eagle’s on the coat of arms, not the flag,” I say weakly, “and we have another word for f—ing, but please don’t use it. It’s really vulgar.”
Keywords: Heartfelt; Spicy; Retro; Destination; Romance
Before Sunrise movie poster; Every Summer After (Carley Fortune) book cover; Heartless (Elsie Silver) book cover; Kilt Trip (Alexandra Kiley) book cover

Background images: Brandenburg Gate (Photo by Florian Wehde on Unsplash); a couple kissing (Design by Freepik; freepik.com); Berlin TV tower (Photo by Hannu Hollström on Unsplash)

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J.W. Gant @johnwgant.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Robin Hood robs the Prez in ‘25 #QuestPit 82K He needs his dad, a retired thief w Alzheimer’s, for the score or his foster home will be foreclosed. #Q #A #T satire/crime/upmarket *How best to stand up to a bully than to mock them? Help me ridicule the orange menace. Support my manuscript.*

How I stole from the President while saving a foster home
Agent’s Guide

Writing snip for the agent’s guide
An image of a hand drawn map of mar-a-lago is shown

The pitch
For the agent’s guide
4 comps shown

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