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There are no shortcuts in cold-pitching agents debut novels anymore. There just aren’t, I’m sorry

fully and truly wishing the very best of luck to all the authors participating in the [intentionally unnamed by me] pitch event today, but i genuinely do not get the point of these in 2026

A like from an agent = a query request

please see each agent's individual submission guidelines before querying

A repost from an editor = interest in submission once you've signed with an agent

these editors do NOT take unagented submissions

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 8h

Most TV is just this now.

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Ty Schalter @tyschalter.com · 6h

mikey madison stole a plate from dinner and nobody noticed

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 20h

i wish baseball teams could resolve their differences without resorting to baseball

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Micah @rincewind.run · 23h

third way figured out dems should stop attacking trans people? third way?!

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J.J. @jjfromkansas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The players shouldn't have to be in the kind of position that necessitates them making a request like this and a coach lying to them about the player whose life he helped end should mean a whole lot more than what they've had to be brave enough to ask.

September 28, 2006
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The next day we were told by Coach Powers that he had "good news." Matthew would be fine, was being slowly weaned off of sedation, and that all his organ functions were okay (however, Coach Powers made no mention of Matthew's brain function or status), and we practiced

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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

FTR, as a reporter the story reads like the writers are trying to give their murdered colleague's side of things as much as they feel they can. I'm sure it was an incredibly hard story to write and their sympathies are likely with their colleague, but it is NYT and there are conventions to uphold.

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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

As a survivor reading between the lines of this very carefully written story it sounds like Jonathan McKinsey was a trans man in an abusive and controlling marriage who was targeted for violence repeatedly by his ex-wife and her parents and eventually murdered. But as a reporter? I can't be sure.

nytimes.com

Couple Accused of Killing Their Son-in-Law in Bay Area Park (Gift Article)

Jonathan McKinsey, an engineer who worked in the games department for The New York Times, was fatally shot Saturday in a San Francisco suburb. The police have accused his parents-in-law, both 76.

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Ty Schalter @tyschalter.com · 29/09/2026

we have simply got to go back to reading articles before we post about them #READTVRN

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Ty Schalter @tyschalter.com · 29/09/2026

torn between tagging rax and somehow making sure she never sees this

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Ty Schalter @tyschalter.com · 29/09/2026

wheeeeeeeew case keenum with the old-man savvy. that 12-o’-clock pump fake, sidearm throw around the leaping rusher was just 😙👌

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Ty Schalter @tyschalter.com · 29/09/2026

kind of agree, especially when such care was taken to make it a clean hit

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Ty Schalter @tyschalter.com · 29/09/2026

we came so close to a full ginger revival: having cooper rush, carson wentz, and andy dalton all playing in the same week in 2026

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Ty Schalter @tyschalter.com · 29/09/2026

jalen hurts just got doored. my word

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 28/09/2026

Um, holy crap. Y'all. Thanks to everyone who's donated so far, we've passed enough to cover the costs for the initial assessment and undoing the damage the original repair guy did! You're amazing. If you've ever enjoyed my CRT pics, and have the bandwidth, toss a coin to your Witcher.

A photograph of Lunar: Eternal Blue Complete on a CRT.

A photograph of Saga Frontier 2 on a CRT.

A photograph of Chrono Trigger on a CRT.

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sam @samthielman.com · 28/09/2026

remarkably quick journey from "do I need WhatsApp so I can communicate safely" to "do I need to take WhatsApp off my phone and factory reset it so I can communicate safely"

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Dr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Oh my goodness, it CAN be done!

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FunFactor Podcast @funfactorpod.com · 28/09/2026

Y'all! Aidan needs your help! He's been sharing his PVM photos for a long time, but now the monitor needs some serious repair work, and he's raising funds to cover the cost. If you've enjoyed his CRT photos, or just like FF and want to help out, consider throwing a couple bucks in the hat! Thanks!

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

What was your favorite moment of the JJ McCarthy era in Minnesota?

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Mia Tsai says buy her books @itsamia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Remember, before you watch yourself, you must shake it fast. And after watching yourself, you must shake it fast again to show me what you're working with.

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Roger Cormier @themetsnewsletter.com · 28/09/2026

Not to be confused with Weighted Grins Above Replacement, or GwAR.

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Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If attendance at a major women's conference was down 80% due to a boycott fighting against trans *inclusion*, it would be all over the Times, Telegraph, Mail etc. This last weekend, attendance at a major women's conference was down 80% due to a boycott fighting against trans *exclusion*. Crickets.

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Bill DiFilippo @billdifilippo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

that might be the most fun sporting event i have ever attended. 35 fouls, nine yellows, a red, a winner in the ninth minute of nine in stoppage time, some messi magic. 10/10 MLS is immortal.

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Nick Baumgardner @nickbaumgardner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I grew up on Barry Sanders, broke VHS highlights rewinding them so much, etc There'll never be another 20, but I really never, ever, thought there'd be another back in Detroit -- let alone the NFL -- who even reminded me of him. Starting to be a weekly thing w/ Gibbs

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Yes, yes we can

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disc horse bot @horsedisc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Dan Quinn is Kristi Noem's Jadzia Dax.

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Bryan Toporek @btoporek.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Just ate a huge steak and watched the Cowboys lose like that. Life is good.

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Kurt @kurtjustkurt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Justin Verlander retires today and I can't help but feel his career and mine ended up intertwined in a way I never expected all those years ago. motorcitybengals.com/justin-verla...

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Justin Verlander changed everything for Detroit — and for me

Justin Verlander's name is inextricably part of not just the Tigers' story but mine as well

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JP Acosta @acosta32jp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The battle between Bowers and McKinstry has been so good today. Both guys gotten one over on the other

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andré @andre-carlisle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

running chicken dance celly

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Eric Thompson @ericjthompson81.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

And now they don’t have a picture of Jordan Addison?! This broadcast is such a mess

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Dan Pizzuta @danpizzuta.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Brian Flores with an early two-score lead against Baker Mayfield is going to create chaos never seen before

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Ty Schalter @tyschalter.com · 27/09/2026

@minakimes.bsky.social lil’ homie out there trying his best

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Eric Thompson @ericjthompson81.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Have your pets spayed or neutered, because the Price is Right

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Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It’s a good thing NFL flag bearers can tout this message and players with accusations like Watson can play in the league but Azeez Al-Shaair can’t wear eye black to draw attention to murdered children

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

when you're older than your coaches

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