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Rachel North - querying @rachelnorthauthor.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The city councils of the towns closest to me (I live in rural America) both voted to prevent data centers from being built in our area. It is 100% possible to fight data centers and win.

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Rachel North - querying @rachelnorthauthor.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

TFW you realize you can never pronounce "Maria" like a normal person again because you have become far too invested in Regency culture and adopted their pronunciations.

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 02/06/2026

Reminder: even if you're sure it's a legit transaction, DON'T pay for a publishing- or marketing-related service w/ wire transfer, bank apps like Zelle, or the peer-to-peer option w/ platforms like Cash App. Scammers love these because they are hard or impossible to reverse. 1/3

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Maggie Serota @maggieserota.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

If I were an action hero, this is what I’d say to the bad guy before the kill shot.

Screenshot from the paywall on a Wired article that reads: “You’ve read your last free article.”

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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

When we accepted the premise that humanities and arts degrees are just a vessel for teaching generic transferable skills, we lost a battle that means we now can’t fight against AI. Because if students don’t actually have to learn anything why shouldn’t they use the plagiarism machine. Who cares.

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Alison Weiss @alioop7.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

I can't stress this enough. Being a great writer requires you being an enthusiastic reader. Read in your genre and out of it. (Yeah, even those kinds of books you swear aren't for you occassionally. You might be surprised.) Devour as much as you can.

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Delilah S. Dawson @delilahsdawson.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

A few things worth mentioning for those who haven't worked in publishing: * authors don't get benefits or health insurance * we are contracted, not employees, and are paid according to a contractual schedule, not regularly * most of us pay our agent 15% off the top * then we pay about 30% to taxes

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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

My colleague pointed out that someone should investigate all the released detainees' possessions that ICE does not return to them - in this story, for example, a refugee who was detained and released did not receive her gold necklace back @haleaziz.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...

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They ‘Had Done Everything Right.’ ICE Detained Them Anyway.

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Jenna Satterthwaite @jennaschmenna.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

I’m opening to queries on January 30th (around 8am CST) and closing on January 31st (around 8pm CST). What I'm looking for:

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 03/12/2025

It's here...Your 2025 Merriam-Webster Wrapped! ⬇️

Wow! Your annoyance increased at an exponential rate every time you heard the word ‘six-seven.’ Go off, Queen!

You used the correct version of ‘affect/effect’ 77% of the time!

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Jane Friedman @janefriedman.com · 21/10/2025

Recently I taught a class that discussed hybrid publishing, and it made me realize that some writers believe paying a hybrid will relieve them of marketing and promoting their book. Unhappy wake-up call: it doesn't matter how you publish. You still have to market and promote if you want sales.

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Author Lilybeth/L.E. Schultz @lilybeth-writes.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Have we forgotten that the MSWL hashtag is for agents, not writers and authors? Agents use it to post what they want to see in their inbox, not shop for projects. For the love of all that is wholly, please use AMQUERYING instead. It keeps MSWL clean. #writingcommunity #authorsky #amquerying

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a close up of an owl 's face with the words `` but why '' below it .

ALT: a close up of an owl 's face with the words `` but why '' below it .

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Nicholas Pegg @nicholaspegg.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Mansfield Park is Jane Austen’s best novel. Not sure if that opinion quite counts as unhinged, but I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who agrees. I hasten to add that I love all the others to pieces. But Mansfield Park is best.

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Rachel North - querying @rachelnorthauthor.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

#DVPit was such a blast yesterday! I got five agent likes and I’m absolutely floored by the response.

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Rachel North - querying @rachelnorthauthor.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

A cryptographer must time travel to reverse her ruined reputation and get her fiancé back—but when she meets a handsome disabled spy, she wonders if finding love in the past is worth the risk. 🏡 Setting of PRIDE & PREJUDICE 🕰️ time travel of TENET 💌 romance of DIVINE RIVALS #DVpit #YA #F #DIS #CI

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Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 🏳️‍⚧️ @eliseswords.eurosky.social · 08/10/2025

Writers & #AmQuerying Folks, While Bsky's search function is broken, you can use this feed to find DVPit posts to support by quote reposting or replying. NB: this is a 'likes are only for agents and reposts are only for editors' party.

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Rachel North - querying @rachelnorthauthor.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

PRIDE & PREJUDICE x TENET x DIVINE RIVALS The Genesis Clock: 🕰️ time travel 🕰️ feminist social commentary 🕰️ love letters 🕰️ Regency England 🕰️ codes, ciphers, spies 🕰️ disability/mobility aid rep #DVpit #YA #F #CI #DIS #MH

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Rachel North - querying @rachelnorthauthor.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Pride & Prejudice x Tenet = THE GENESIS CLOCK A cryptographer must time travel to reverse her ruined reputation and get her fiancé back—but when she meets a handsome disabled spy, she wonders if finding love in the past is worth risking the dangerous corridors of time. #DVPit #YA #F #CI #DIS #MH

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

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David French @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

This doesn't happen every day. Free speech isn't and shouldn't be a matter of left v. right. It's among the most fundamental of American values.

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Christabel Willson @eldritchpoppies.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

The icon, the artist, the art ✨

Photo of the artist. She's got shoulder length brown hair, and is wearing an olive colored t-shirt, shark tooth necklace, and white eyeliner.

A drawing of a girl standing, gently cradling the face of a multi-eyed plant monster. Half the girl's skin is gone, showing her skeleton and the plant monster's vines grow entwined from her bones. Flowers grow along the vines and a large flower has replaced her heart.

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

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Rachel North - querying @rachelnorthauthor.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Can’t wait for #PitchDis! There’s a wonderful lineup of agents and editors.

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Michelle Witte @michellewitte.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

I will be open to queries from September 1–5, and then will be closing for the rest of the year to catch up on reading submissions, as I am abysmally behind on responding to requested material. querytracker.net/query/michel...

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Query Michelle Witte at Mansion Street Literary Management

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Michelle Witte @michellewitte.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

I would sincerely love it if other agents joined in on #kidlitchat. There used to be a bunch participating in ye olden days on Twitter. I don't want anyone to think my perspective is gospel when it comes to publishing, but often I'm the only agent participating so mine is often the only one seen.

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

🚨IMPORTANT DVPIT ALERT!🚨 Unfortunately, the DVpit url has been claimed by an unknown party claiming to be us with services that we do not endorse. All the official information for DVpit only comes from this account, our discord, or dvpit.carrd.co We implore you to be safe & protect your information

Important Alert! We are being impersonated

Unfortunately, the DVpit url has been claimed by an unknown party which is claiming to be us with services that we do not endorse.
We are NOT affiliated with Cecil Butler or his payday loans.

At this time, please be advised that all the official information for DVpit only comes from @dvpit.bsky.social, dvpit.carrd.co, or our discord server.

We implore you to be safe and protect your information.

Thank you!

Graphic showing dvpit.com is NOT AFFILIATED WITH #DVPIT at this time!

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annelise is vague! @anneliserichardson.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

CIRCE x LADY MACBETH 🏔️Roman mythology 🙏 Cult vibes 💀 Betrayals & vengeance, guilt & grief 🔥 Headstrong female MCs ❤️‍🩹 What are the limits of a mother's love? Ancient Rome's founding myth, & the myth of the Sabine women. Unabashedly feminist. 🐺 #PosterPit #Q #F #HF

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Rachel North - querying @rachelnorthauthor.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

PRIDE & PREJUDICE x TENET A cryptographer must time travel to reverse her ruined reputation and get her fiancé back—but when she meets a handsome disabled spy, she wonders if finding love in the past is worth the risk. #PosterPit #Q #YA #F #HF #DIS

A man in a red coat and a woman in a white dress hold hands with a golden clock superimposed over them. The text reads: “young adult, historical fantasy, disability rep, time travel, 95,000 words. The Genesis Clock: a novel by Rachel North. PRIDE & PREJUDICE x TENET

A cryptographer must time travel to reverse her ruined reputation and get her fiancé back—but when she meets a handsome disabled spy, she wonders if finding love in the past is worth the risk.

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Author James Schannep @jamesschannep.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

SELF/ISH: They say everyone has a doppelganger. When an online craze offers millions to whoever finds their “twin stranger," a high school cryptid hunter named Hannah learns winning comes with a price, as her double tries to take her life. #PosterPitQ #YA #C #CL #PosterPit #Q #T

Movie poster for a Doppelganger novel, SELF/ISH

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Lara Willard @larathelark.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

LADYBIRD x LAURA DEAN KEEPS BREAKING UP WITH ME Cleopatra’s eldest daughter, Selene, navigates growing up in a patriarchy while haunted by her mother’s spirit, who is not impressed when Selene’s new romantic interest, the young poet Ovid, starts spitting verses #YA #HF #GN #PosterPit #Q

Book pitch as a movie poster. A light-skinned Black girl’s face framed by large green leaves. The title is Cleopatra Selene, with several taglines: a graphic novel by Lara Willard, Autism representation, Mother trauma, Ladybird vibes. Photo by Bave Pictures on Unsplash.

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talhe.bsky.social @talhe.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

IRON WIDOW x SHADOW OF THE FOX 17yo warrior-nun mech-pilot Ryuko will stop at nothing to avenge her sister's murder at the hands of Nobunaga Oda #PosterPit #Q #F #YA 🌞Grumpy (her) x Sunshine 🗾Japanese-Inspired Setting 🦊Nerdy Kitsune Love Interest 🐺Former Feral Child, Not Royalty/Chosen One

A young Japanese woman in a kimono, trousers, and leg armor holding a naginata to her chest stands in front of an open widow.

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A WARRIOR-NUN MECH-PILOT SEEKS REVENGE FOR HER MURDERED SISTERS

FANGS OF THE WOLF

IRON WIDOW x SHADOW OF THE FOX

Japanese mythology
Ki-powered mechs

#OwnVoices 97k YA Fantasy

Historically-Inspired Japanese Setting

Art by Sebbiiroo
HTTP://SEBIIROO.CARRD.CO/

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Gabi @gabiwrites.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

POWERLESS X THE SHADOWS BETWEEN US X FABLE Caught in a maelstrom of morals, a ship captain must decide what she desires most—to resurrect her sister, or kill the boy she’s grown to care for and let her wicked heart feel again. #PosterPit #Q #YA #F

White Text on top says Brutal Betrayals, Enemies to Lovers, and Treacherous Seas. Photo of a girl with a double-exposure pirate ship on her face on a snakeskin background. Title reads Purely Wicked Souls. White review text reads A young Adult Dark Fantasy Doused with Betrayal reviewed by readers around the world. Large yellow text reads Querying Now.

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Kelly Young @kyoungwrites.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

A young pianist travels through purgatory-in-the-clouds alongside the God of Time’s brooding Apprentice to save her sick sister’s life 🧡 YA fantasy standalone 🌌 dual-POV ⏳ forced proximity 🌠 sister-story 💫 whimsical island 📖 gods based on human psyche 🕰️ emotional-core #posterpit #Q #F #YA

The Metamorphosis of Calliope LeClaire by Kelly Young (94k YA romantic fantasy standalone)

Pitch: In order to restore the erased record of her existence and convince the God of Time to save her sick sister’s life, seventeen-year-old Calliope LeClaire embarks on a perilous journey across a starlit purgatory-in-the-clouds alongside Time’s sullen Apprentice, Jasper DeWitte.

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Katie Krohn @katiekrohnauthor.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

THE NATURE OF WITCHES X EMILY WILDE 🍄 A cottagecore coming-of-age story 🌿 Plant magic + elixirs + poisons 🍀 Irish bloodline 🎂 Magical baking 🌲 An enchanted forest 🚪 Portal to another realm ⏰ A time-traveling uncle 🧚‍♂️ An aunt who speaks with Wild Folk #PosterPitQ #PosterPit #ya #amquerying #q

Door in the Fernwood, a YA contemporary fantasy at 99,000 words. Now querying. Tagline: In this magical Irish bloodline, poison runs deep. Includes: elixirs and poisons, plant magic, romance subplot, magical baking, and more! www.KatieKrohn.com

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Natalie Brown @nattykbrown.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Outlander x The Stricken x House of Beating Wings The Palindrome can give you everything-magic, power, a bond like no other, but once you peak, there is nowhere else to go but down. #YA #NA #F #PosterPit #Q #Agentsguide

Poster with horse and girl side by side. Text: the palindrome, na romantic fantasy

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Lara Willard @larathelark.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

HAMILTON meets LION KING 18yo Ovid is an emerging poet who, tempted by fame and women, loses himself and his muse: 15yo Selene, daughter of Cleopatra, who is haunted by her mother and her destiny to be queen. #YA #HF #GN with modern, free-verse retelling of Ovid's poetry #PosterPit #Q

Book pitch as a movie poster. A Roman boy with dark curly hair, looking down. The title is Cleopatra Selene, with several taglines: a graphic novel by Lara Willard, tragic poet, bittersweet coming of age, cathartic breakup. Photo by Moein Razavi on Unsplash

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Sara M. Kapadia @sarakapadia.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

#PosterPitQ #YA #F #BIPOC Between newfound magic skills, saving her Indian ancestor, juggling her studies, and dealing with her mother's disapproval, Sonali can not decipher Rav's mixed messages. Is her talking crow the only true friend? Time will tell...

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Jenn Lee Frances @jennleefrances.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

✨Best Submission Award SCBWI MayFest✨ Simone is a seer Who is haunted and hexed If she touches Jadriel it burns But if he kisses her—Death will come for him *Unless her murdered cousin's spirit ends him before the curse can 🖤Feminist Horror with Romance & Revenge🖤 #YA #H #R #PosterPit #Q soon!

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Bea 📖 🖊️ is querying @beaamade.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

#Q ACE OF SPADES xGLEE xDO REVENGE 🕵️ Dual POV ❤️ Complex friendships 🌪️ Twistiest twists When 16yo Adelina’s bestie Jo vanishes after stalker texts, she teams up with 17yo Adam to investigate—only to discover Jo never existed Just who are they trying to save? #PosterPit #YA #C #M #T #POC #ND #OWN

Silhouette of a couple surrounded by a nebula background for my YA MST

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Cayse (is WRITING) @cayses.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Electric energy raced down her spine, pulsed below every metallic drabscale plaque on her skin,& then faded to nothing. Avery hesitated—& her mind resumed its bickering. Yes, FINE. Vaulting a sewage ditch while an impending paralytic attack wrenched her body wasn’t her BEST idea. #YA #Posterpitq #F

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Rachel North - querying @rachelnorthauthor.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

A woman in a white empire-waisted gown stands beside a dining room table. A golden clock is superimposed over her. The text of the image reads: "Young adult | historical fantasy | disability rep | time travel | 95,000 words. The Genesis Clock: a novel by Rachel North. A socialite-turned-cryptographer must time travel to reverse her ruined reputation and get her fiancé back—but when she meets a handsome disabled spy, she wonders if finding love in the past is worth the risk."

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Rachel North - querying @rachelnorthauthor.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Really important piece on ME/CFS. Currently fighting my doctors for a diagnosis because the stigma around this condition is awful.

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#PitchDis @pitchdis.com · 12/08/2025

Hi #agents and acquiring #editors! Registration for #PitchDis 2025 is still open, but it will be closing in less than a month. We'd love to have you join us! To register, just fill out the form below. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #WritingCommunity

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#PitchDis Agent and Editor Registration

Thank you for your interest in #PitchDis! Please fill out this form to register for the event and access pitches from September 16 through September 19. The week before the event, we'll send you instr...

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Rachel North - querying @rachelnorthauthor.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

This looks like a great presentation! Rights and subrights discussions have always fascinated me, so I’m going to nerd out over this talk. 🍿

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