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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Dual-POV Romeo & Juliet reimagining with: ⚔️ Assassins posing as royalty ✨ Illegal witches with necromantic magic 🥀 Clueless besties catastrophically in love 👑 2 nations on the brink of war ⛅️ Grumpy x sunshine 🏳️‍🌈 All-queer cast UNTIL WE SHATTER x TEACH THE TORCHES TO BURN #DVpit #YA #F #LGBT #CI

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This Juliet is no star-crossed lover. A witch with illegal necromantic magic, she’ll do whatever it takes to earn amnesty for herself and her girlfriend—even pose as a princess to kill Romeo. But she doesn’t know he’s an imposter, too. UNTIL WE SHATTER x CEMETERY BOYS #DVpit #F #YA #LGBT #CI #WOC

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Vašek is sworn to serve the prince. Kill for him. Die for him. Assume his identity and murder a foreign princess to break an ancient curse for him. But to fall for him is forbidden by law—even if the prince fell first. TEACH THE TORCHES TO BURN x SO THIS IS EVER AFTER #DVpit #F #YA #LGBT #CI

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Romeo & Juliet + witches + everyone's🏳️‍🌈 Viola, an illegal witch with silver blood. Vašek, a guard desperate to save the prince he’s falling for. Each poses as royalty to assassinate a rival nation’s heir & break a curse. The catch? Neither knows the other is also an imposter. #DVpit #F #YA #LGBT #CI

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

PAGE & HONEY “Sahar never meant to make her lovers attempt murder, but she was always blamed anyways.” 🥀 A succubus who can’t control her powers ✨ The demisexual witch who is unaffected by them 📖 The cozy tea & book shop they’re determined to safe 🐾 Mudgie the loveable moosedog #DVParty #A #F #LGBT

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Silver in Her Veins: Opening Lines 🏹 Viola: Death streaks toward me, arrowhead gleaming, fletching ready to soak up my blood. The sharp tip sears my cheek. A bright burst of pain blooms in its wake. ⚔️ Vašek: There is nothing better than the sweet song of a blade cutting through the air. #DVParty

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

An illegal witch disguised as a princess. A guard who swaps places with the prince he’s falling for. To save their loved ones, each is tasked with assassinating a rival royal. But neither knows the other is an imposter, too SIX OF CROWS x CEMETERY BOYS x PRINCE AMONG PIRATES #preDV #F #YA #LGBT #CI

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Vašek is sworn to serve the prince. Kill for him. Die for him. Assume his identity and murder a foreign princess to break an ancient curse for him. But to fall for him is forbidden by law—even if the prince fell first. SIX OF CROWS x CEMETERY BOYS x PRINCE AMONG PIRATES #preDV #F #YA #LGBT #CI

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This Juliet is no star-crossed lover. A witch with illegal bone magic, she’ll do whatever it takes to earn amnesty for herself & her girlfriend—even pose as a princess to kill Romeo. But she doesn’t know he’s an imposter, too 6 OF CROWS x CEMETERY BOYS x PRINCE AMONG PIRATES #preDV #F #YA #LGBT #CI

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

An illegal witch with silver blood. A royal guard desperate to save the prince he’s falling for. Each poses as royalty to assassinate a rival nation’s heir and break a curse. The catch? Neither knows the other is also an imposter. An all-queer reimagining of Romeo & Juliet. #preDV #YA #F #LGBT #CI

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#AskDV Can you share any examples of DV pitches that you think were a perfect example of what you as an agent are looking for in a pitch?

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Viola’s silver blood marks her as an illegal witch. Vašek, a royal guard, is desperate to save the prince he’s falling for. Each poses as royalty to assassinate a rival nation’s heir and break a curse. The catch? Neither knows the other is also an imposter. An all-queer reimagining of Romeo & Juliet

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

SILVER IN HER VEINS is a queer, witchy reimagining of Romeo & Juliet where instead of star-crossed lovers, they’re assassins sent to pose as royalty to kill one another, and they don’t fall in love—at least, not with each other. 😏 #Querying #YAFantasy #QueerBooks #ClassicRemixes

A deep blue background with the header "she is no Juliet and he is no Romeo" across the top. Below the caption are two drawn characters.

The one on the left, a woman, has long dark hair interspersed with braids and dark skin. She holds a black dagger with silver in the metal, and her veins glow silver. Trope are arranged around her, including:

- alloace, bi/pan, and demi
- illegal bone witches & silver blood
- assassin x healer
- touch her & die but make it Sapphic
- grumpy x sunshine
- Girls Just Wanna Have Enchanted Daggers

The second drawing is of a man with wavy brown hair and light skin. He holds a sword of the same metal as the dagger. His tropes include:

- demisexual & Achillean
- a guard x his prince
- will do anything to save his sister
- clueless cinnamon roll besties catastrophically in love
- this cuddling is totally platonic, right? right
- gay panic

The tropes shared by both POV characters are:

- imposter royalty
- queer disasters
- political machinations

A deep blue background with the title of the book: Silver in Her Veins. Below the book title, the header continues from the previous slide: “And this is no love story. This is war.”

Featured comp books include Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas, chosen for themes of witches raising the dead; Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo, chosen for themes of magical assassins + heists; and A Prince Among Pirates by Katie Abdou, chosen for themes of queer chaos and scheming monarchs.

Silver in Her Veins is described as "a witchy, all-queer Romeo & Juliet reimagining where instead of lovers, they're assassins sent to kill each other, and they don't fall in love—at least, not with one another." Below this, the book is advertised as "now querying" and lists details as "ya fantasy, 100k words, and dual POV."

The slide encourages literary agents who are interested in the full query to please contact the author.

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Feed your bookshelf beast and snag these queer ebooks while they’re still on sale! Over 200 titles across genres, with the sale ending at midnight. My book, All the Scattered Stars, is an eco-fantasy about a girl with elemental magic surviving the sinking of Venice. #booksale #queerbooks #read

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Calling all lovers of queer stories and ebook readers! Today and tomorrow only, over 200 LGBTQ+ books will be on sale for under $2. Snag a copy of my debut for 99 cents anywhere ebooks are sold! #queerbooks #booksale #ebooks @yearofqueerlit

A deep maroon slide with the header “Year of Queer Lit 3rd Annual Bookblast”. Below that is All the Scattered Stars by Via Luino, a green book with a golden spiral on the cover. This book is marked as on sale for $0.99. The sale dates are listed as August 25 and 26, 2026, with more info at www.yearofqueerlit.com. Over 200 ebooks are available for free, $0.99, or $1.99. The cover of All the Scattered Stars is surrounded by logos of ebook sellers Bookshop.org, Barnes and Noble, Apple Books, Kobo, Google Play, and Amazon.

A green background with gold dust at the edges. In the center is the cover of All the Scattered Stars by Via Luino, a forest green book with a golden spiral in the center. The image is titled “tropes” and the listed tropes are: weaponized pigeon chaos, touch her (dog) and die, eco-fantasy, destroy the patriarchy not the planet, drive this boat like you stole it (because you absolutely did), aroace FMC, Venice sinking, elemental magic, mythical trees. In the bottom right corner is character art of the main character, Koru, who has dark skin and hair. She wears earth-tone colored clothes and a spiral necklace, and holds glowing magic in her outstretched hand.

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Sarah Jean @sarahjean.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

@viathewordwitch.bsky.social Teacup finished reading the book and absolutely loved it. She is demanding you write another YA book immediately. 🤣

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Marley Rose-Teter @marleyroseteter.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

A fun little game! We showed our loved ones each other's book covers, titles removed...and had them guess what the titles were, based on cover image alone! 😂 Featuring @viathewordwitch.bsky.social @kargyres.bsky.social @ryantpozzi.bsky.social @reenamccarty.bsky.social @gwenythreitz.bsky.social

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Shout out to the woman who said she doesn’t read much SFF but then bought my book after her SFF-loving husband passed on it, saying my pitch has made her interested in not just my book but the entire genre of fantasy! #ecofantasy #pitching #bookrecs #SFF #fantasybooks

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This is when it’s okay to use AI in graphic design, writing, music, artwork, and all the arts:

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

It's no secret that I'm a radical liberal and a feral feminist. So here's my "radical" hot take of the day: society's disregard for the environment is rooted in sexism and misogyny. Since the Ancient Greeks, Western Civ has often portrayed the Earth as female (Gaia, Mother Nature, etc.). The Earth 🧵

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Sarah Jean @sarahjean.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

@viathewordwitch.bsky.social it was so nice to meet you yesterday! My daughter can’t put the book down

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I wrote the last chapter of All the Scattered Stars first—and in it, everyone died. Early readers begged me to change it, so I did. But echoes of the original final chapter survive in the published first chapter. Which ending would you prefer to read—survival for some, or death to all? #nospoilers

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Page & Honey, my cozy fantasy short story, has officially been submitted to @rainbowcrate.bsky.social’s anthology! Please enjoy this photo of Moose the dog, the inspiration behind Page & Honey’s star, Mudgie the moosedog (a magical dog/moose crossover with big antlers and even bigger hearts).

A large, cinnamon-color dog with a black snout sits prettily. He wears a hand-crochet bandana of yellow sunflowers stitched into green granny squares.

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Forgot to post yesterday, but I just finished the first full draft of Page & Honey, a cozy, autumnal short story about a pan succubus and an ace witch running a bookshop together in small-town Massachusetts. Oh, and there’s a dog. It’s a fun 6500-word read! #writer #cozyqueers #queerjoy 🍁

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Writing Update No. ? I took a break from Silver in Her Veins today, but I’ve been hard at work on a queer, cozy, autumnal short story all day. 🍁 I wrote 3,600 words (12 pages) in the last 24 hours! 💪🏽 #writer #shortstory #queer #cozyqueers #autumn

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Rainbow Crate: We’re looking for short stories about cozy queers. Me: I’m going to write one! Also me: “Sahar never meant to make her lovers commit murder, but somehow, she was always blamed anyways.” 😏😏😏 #writer #shortstory #queer #cozyfantasy @rainbowcrate.bsky.social

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Editing day 10: ⚔️ Daily total: • 9,800 words • Chapters 14-16 ⚔️ Running total: • 58,300/117,900 words • 16/35 chapters • 171/398 pages Big writing day today. Fixed some inconsistencies and chopped some wordage! #ProgressReport #WIP #Writer #Editing #Goals

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Had an event today and ya girl sold out! Whoo hoo!!! #writer #authorlife #booksbooksbooks

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Editing day 9: ⚔️ Daily total: • 2,600 words • Chapter 13 & Interlude ⚔️ Running total: • 48,500/120,300 words • 13/34 chapters • 141/405 pages Had a little midnight writing sess and decided to add an interlude in a new POV! 🥰 #ProgressReport #WIP #Writer #Editing #Goals

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Editing day 8: ⚔️ Daily total: • 2,000 words • Chapter 13 ⚔️ Running total: • 45,900/118,800 words • 13/34 chapters • 136/396 pages I had to write half a new chapter today. It’s slow going but looking really good! #ProgressReport #WIP #Writer #Editing #Goals

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Editing day 7: ⚔️ Daily total: • 3,500 words • Chapter 11-12 ⚔️ Running total: • 43,000/117,800 words • 12/34 chapters • 130/397 pages Starting to doubt if I can make it through by Aug. 1… #ProgressReport #WIP #Writer #Editing #Goals

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Mia V. Moss @magicrobotcarnival.com · 22/07/2026

They're cold, alone, and terrified. This year, won't you give a small press debut a warm space on your shelf? Or if you can, adopt 2 or more, as small press debut books are social creatures and do better in a multi-book home. #booksky 📚💙 #indiebooks

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Editing day 6: ⚔️ Daily total: • 2,500 words • Chapter 11 ⚔️ Running total: • 40,400/118,400 • 11/34 chapters • 121/399 pages My chonky monster of chapter has met its match! I only edited 6 pages, but I chopped almost double that. ✂️✂️✂️ #ProgressReport #WIP #Writer #Editing #Goals

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Editing day 5: ⚔️ Daily total: • 4,600 words • Chapters 7 & 10 ⚔️ Running total: • 37,900/122,200 • 10/34 chapters • 114/411 pages Why am I so bad at cutting stuff??? #ProgressReport #WIP #Writer #Editing #Goals

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Editing day 4: ⚔️ Daily total: • 4,800 words • Chapters 8-9 ⚔️ Running total: • 33,300/122,400 • 9/34 chapters • 103/411 pages 25% of the way there! I started fixing a plot hole, and tomorrow should see some big word count cuts. #ProgressReport #WIP #Writer #Editing #Goals

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Editing day 3: ⚔️ Daily total: • 5,700 words • 2nd 1/2 of cpt 6, cpt 7 ⚔️ Running total: • 22,800/122,800 • 7/34 chapters • 88/413 pages This beast is getting longer again! 😱 But it’s okay—I have plans on what to chop in future chapters. We can make it to 100k! Probably.

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Editing day 2: ⚔️ Daily total: • 4,300 words (1 chapter) ⚔️ Running total: • 22,800/121,000 words or • 6/34 chapters or • 74/407 pages Today wasn’t as productive as I wanted, but most of this chapter had to be chopped and/or rewritten, so I’m counting it as a win.

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Editing Day 1: ⚔️ 18,500 / 122,000 words -or- ⚔️ 5 / 34 chapters - or- ⚔️ 59 / 411 pages So far, so good—except that she got longer. I’d already heavily edited all but 1 of these chapters, which is how I powered through. Tomorrow, the real work begins. #ProgressReport #Writer #WIP #EditingGoals

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

In the hope the threat of public shame will make me actually get things done in my narrow window of peace, I’m posting my #writinggoals. I want my #wip fully edited by the end of July. She’s chonky though—over 120,000 words (400 pages). End goal is ~100k words. Here we go! #writer #progressreport

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I’m thinking of changing the title of my WIP. Which makes you want to read the book more: 🩶 Silver in Her Veins ♥️ A Song of Silver & Scarlet The book is an all-queer, dual POV re-imagining of Romeo & Juliet + reluctant assassins and secret witches, featuring friends to lovers and imposter royalty.

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Six of Crows meets Teach the Torches to Burn in A SONG OF SILVER AND SCARLET, a queer subversion of Romeo & Juliet. In a world full of witches and dark magic, Viola and Vašek are assassins sent to kill the other, and they don’t fall in love—at least, not with each other. 😏 #QueerPit #YA #F #FR

A black background with a gold border at the edges, and two character sketches in the middle. One shows Viola, a girl with dark skin and hair, holding a sword. The other is of Vašek, a boy bloodied and exhausted from battle. Gold lettering across the top reads, "A Song of Silver & Scarlet: Trope Map" and the following tropes are listed around the character art.

Viola: asexual, demiromantic, bi/pan, & poly; touch her & die but make it Sapphic; reluctant assassin x healer; grumpy x sunshine but gay (F/F); Girls Just Want to Have Swords; dangerous magic.

Vašek: Achillean & demi; a royal guard x his prince; clueless besties both believing they're the only one catastrophically in love; This Cuddling Is Totally Platonic (TM); just kiss already!

Both: Dual POV, political scheming, imposter royalty.

Character art is from Pinterest and belongs to the artists.

A black background with a gold border at the edges, and the character art of Viola to the right. The text reads:

“A Song of Silver & Scarlet: Viola

A girl caged by magic, longing to be free. A boy desperate to save his dying sister. The political plot that forces them to masquerade as royalty to assassinate each other—and the river of dark magic waiting to be unleashed.

Viola is not a princess, but to save the woman she loves, she must become one. Bound by blood magic to a life of misery, Viola is offered freedom for herself and her partner if she poses as her queendom’s heir and assassinates the prince of a rival nation. But Viola is already one secret away from death—her silver blood marks her as a bone witch, one of the illegal magic wielders blamed for creating the Rift, a river of dark magic that bisects the world, sucking the life from everything it touches.”

Along the bottom are the comp titles Six of Crows, Teach the Torches to Burn, The Sunbearer Trials, and A Prince Among Pirates

A black background with a gold border at the edges, and the character art of Vašek to the left. The text reads:

“A Song of Silver & Scarlet: Vašek

Vašek is not a prince, but to save his dying sister, he will wear a false crown. The king offers Vašek the only known cure for his sister’s illness, and in exchange, Vašek agrees to impersonate the prince to murder the heir of the neighboring queendom. If he fails, his sister will die, but if he succeeds, Vašek will become the very monster he most fears.

Neither Viola nor Vašek knows the other is also an imposter, and their plans soon unravel when assassins attack both parties. Viola and Vašek find themselves fighting together to survive, even as they struggle to decide whether to kill the enemy they were sent to destroy, or trust the only person who understands what it means to be used as a weapon. And time is running out—if Viola and Vašek fail in their missions, their loved ones will suffer the consequences, but if they succeed, it will unravel the magic holding the Rift in check and doom not just their nations, but the entire world.”

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

A SONG OF SILVER & SCARLET A girl caged by magic, longing to be free. A boy desperate to save his dying sister. The political plot that forces them to masquerade as royalty to assassinate each other—and the river of dark magic waiting to devour the world. #QueerPit #YA #F #FR #EF #FTA

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Time for a trope map of my #WIP! Romeo & Juliet meets Six of Crows in A SONG OF SILVER AND SCARLET, a YA fantasy novel perfect for fans of FT Lukens, Bea Fitzgerald, and Aiden Thomas. Witches! Assassins! Imposter royals! Gay panic! Absolute mayhem! It’s a fun time. ☺️ #querying

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Laura @tutusntinyhats.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

A $10 donation came in after I made the last post, so the total we raised is $1,607.62, split three ways into $536 each. 💪 We donated to the Wilson Foundation's MN housing fund, which is matching donations, and two of Operation Milkweed's top four fundraisers for MA families impacted by ICE.

A screenshot for a payment of $536 to the Wilson Foundation's Minneapolis Response and Recovery Fund

A screenshot of a payment for $536 to a gofundme for Support Mayco's Fight for Justice and Family

A screenshot of a payment of $536 to a gofundme for Legal Aid for Father and Son Detained by ICE

A screenshot of Operation Milkweed's linktree, which lists "top 4 most needed right now," including Support Mayco's Fight for Justice and Family and Legal Aid for Father and Son Detained by ICE

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

All the Scattered Stars is ✨officially✨ a BESTSELLER! 🎉🥳

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Dear Universe, I’m just a gal who wants to read books, write stories, and hike mountains with my dogs. Please stop pen-blocking me with these horrible inventions called “reality” and “adulting” and “actual life.” Sincerely yours, Via

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

🏆Writer Goals🏆 #1: Sell 100+ books in the 1st week ✅ #2: Sell out an event ✅ (x2!) #3: Schedule 12+ events ✅ (7 finished, 6 scheduled, 3 waitlisted, 5 TBD/applied) #4: Make a bestseller list 📈 27 spots away! #5: Sell 300+ copies in the 1st month 📊 in progress #goals #writer #dreamstakework

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🌺Anne🌺AnnesMesmerizingBooks @annesmbooks.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

KISS & TELL X SMASH OR PASS Take: a demi, canceled, mouthy, foodloving singer Mix: a hideout in Amsterdam + a meet cute in a cat café Add: a closeted football star + swirling gossip Bake off: a viral song that could tell his truth… or out the boy he’s falling for #AG #YA #LGBT #editors #QuestPit

EVERYTHING GETS CANCELED, agented queer contemporary YA romance, 80K words | going on sub soon.

Boy with a guitar, cover of Kiss & Tell (description: mess of fame & love), cat, canal of Amsterdam with bikes, cover of Smash or Pass (description: sports romance), black footballer.

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Rory | Author *₊˚☕୧ @rabauthor.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Happy #QuestPit day! Here's my #agentsguide to THISTLE & BRIAR, a 93k adult romantasy 🦋 “Have you ever accidentally botched a spell that bound you to a fae man who hates your guts? Asking for a friend.” #Q #A #F #R #RF

An agent's guide to Thistle & Briar by R. A. Betzer. "Have you ever accidentally botched a spell that bound you to a fae man who hates your guts? Asking for a friend." 93k words. Editor interest and RevPit shortlist. Adult romantasy.

The Pitch. A dream for freedom, a spell gone wrong, one year to fix it, and the only one who can help her is a hot fae she was accidentally bound to. The problem is he can't stand her. Themes & Tropes. Slow burn. Cranky fae x wild swamp girl. He bites, she wants him to. Wild, cruel faeries. One bed and one elk. Spell gone wrong (they have to do it or she'll die in a year).

Comp Titles: The Knight & the Moth by Rachel Gillig. Aching devotion. The Princess Bride. Playful adventure romance. Swordheart by T. Kingfisher. Banter-driven slow burn. In the Veins of the Drowning by Kalie Cassidy. Lyircal angst.

The Blurb. Dusky Poddock would do anything to be kidnapped by faeries. Unfortunately, the faeries would do anything to send her back. Facing an arranged marriage to a widower twice her age, Dusky attempts (and botches) a spell fueled by the scraps of magic her late mother left behind. Instead of escape, she binds herself to Percy—a surly faery noble determined to expose a traitor, secure his claim as the heir, and protect his younger brother from the brutal politics of faery court. If Dusky cannot win Percy’s favor within a year, the spell will kill her. Eager to stay and eager to survive, Dusky employs herself as Percy’s faithful servant, determined to help his mission succeed. Little does she know, the spell requires her to fulfill Percy’s deepest desire at the time the magic was set in motion: creating an heir of his own. When Dusky learns the truth, she’s far less daunted than she should be at the prospect of sharing a bed with a gorgeous (if infuriatingly surly) faery. Percy, however, wants nothing less. As threats close in and Percy's carefully guarded heart begins to crack, Dusky uncovers corruption woven deep into the faery realm and learns that magic alone may not be enough to undo her mistake. With time running out and dangerous faeries offering false hope, it all comes down to Dusky, Percy, and the spell that binds their clashing hearts.

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

A SONG OF SILVER & SCARLET 🗡 Reluctant assassins ⚔️ Dual POV ✨ Dangerous magic 🏳️‍🌈 All queer cast 💜 Gay panic 👀 Plot twists for days ❤️ Just kiss already! 👑 Queendoms & goddesses 💥 Smash the patriarchy 🥀 Romeo & Juliet retelling 🦊 Czech folklore inspo #QuestPit #Q #YA #F #LGBTQ

A black background with golden swirls at the edges, and a woman holding a sword over half her bloodied face. The photograph is from Pinterest. All art credit to the artist. The text reads:

An Agent’s Gude to A Song of Silver and Scarlet
- YA fantasy
- Queer romance and political intrigue
- Six of Crows x Romeo and Juliet
- 120k words

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Comp titles
- The rich, textured world-building of The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas
- The swoon-worthy romance of So This Is Ever After by FT Lukens
- The magical assassins and thrilling heists of Six of Crows

Tropes
Reluctant assassins
Dual POV
Dangerous magic
All queer cast
Gay panic
Plot twists for days
Just kiss already!
Queendoms & goddesses
Smash the patriarchy
Romeo & Juliet retelling
Czech folklore inspo

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Viola is not a princess, but to save the woman she loves, she must become a killer.

Bound by blood magic to serve the ruthless ruler of the assassins’ guild, her only chance of escape is death—until she is offered freedom in exchange for completing a dangerous mission.

Viola’s task is to pose as her queendom’s heir and eliminate the prince of a rival nation, and she must do so without revealing her own secret. Because Viola’s blood runs silver—evidence that she is marked by illegal bone magic—and if it is discovered, she will be executed herself.

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Vašek is not a prince, but he would do anything for his little sister.

There is one cure for the sickness draining her life, and their king threatens to withhold it unless Vašek agrees to his plot. Vašek must assume the identity of the crown prince and end a centuries’ old curse by slaughtering another country’s princess. Vašek is no murderer, but if he fails, his sister will die.

When Viola and Vašek’s paths collide, it becomes clear they aren’t the only assassins on the prowl. And the scheming of monarchs can only end in bloodshed.

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