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Author Alexis Veenendaal
@alexisveenendaal.bsky.social
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(she/her) Author of Cozy Comedic Fantasy, rep'd by Madison Potter at Olswanger Literary. 📖
Not the main character.
Short story published, mapmaker, crocheter, D&D nerd, Canadian in Wales.
Currently ✨ VAGUE ✨
https://linktr.ee/alexisvauthor
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Author Alexis Veenendaal @alexisveenendaal.bsky.social · Sep 23
Absolutely ecstatic beyond words to be able to announce my DEBUT NOVEL publishing with DAW Books!!!!

That's right! My doddering old wizard novel will soon be a real, tangible thing 🍾Thank you so much to my wonderful Agent, Madison Potter, and my Editor, Aranya, for believing in this story 🫶
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Obsessed with this character art 😍 from Nev_the_artist on twitter
November 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Postcard from my Hero Adjacent character (part 2)
October 27, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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My tips to editing your first draft

open.substack.com/pub/alexisve...
October 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Postcard from my Hero Adjacent character to his mum (part 1)

#writingcommunity
Letter from Jon
October 26, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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You can listen to my sci-fi short story excerpt on my Substack! open.substack.com/pub/alexisve...
October 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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October 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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October 1, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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Some things my beta readers/family and friends have said about my upcoming debut, HERO ADJACENT 🤣
#cozyfantasy #heroadjacent #writingcommunity
September 29, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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We are thrilled to announce the upcoming publication of HERO ADJACENT by debut author Alexis Veenendaal 🥳 This is a cozy fantasy about an elderly wizard who must guide misfits to save the world armed with a ballpoint pen, an armadillo(ish) sidekick, and unwarranted optimism!
September 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Absolutely ecstatic beyond words to be able to announce my DEBUT NOVEL publishing with DAW Books!!!!

That's right! My doddering old wizard novel will soon be a real, tangible thing 🍾Thank you so much to my wonderful Agent, Madison Potter, and my Editor, Aranya, for believing in this story 🫶
September 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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The cozy tale continues with chapter two of #talesandtankards
Read it on my substack: alexisveenendaalauthor.substack.com/p/tales-and-...

#cozyfantasy #bookstagram
August 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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I'm starting up my monthly author newsletter now that I've finally got some publishing news on the way! Subscribe at www.alexisveenendaal.com 🥰📖

#writingcommunity #authornewsletter
August 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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The key to being an author (and also a fantasy protagonist):
🐈 Animal companion
😴 Ability to survive with minimal sleep
☕ A dark attachment
🕳️ Hope in the direst of circumstances
🐉 Willingness to slay a dragon
#writingcommunity #author
August 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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A new series perhaps? 👀 A comedic, cozy fantasy tale, perchance? Ale, board games, books, and platonic besties, you say?

Subscribe to my Substack to get hooked on "Tales and Tankards". Chapter one out now! (Find the link in my bio).

#cozyfantasy
#substack #talesandtankards
August 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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A twist on the hero's journey (Title TBD)
🪕Unexceptional hero
🧙‍♂️Cantankerous old wizard
🔮Misunderstood warlocks
🚬Cigar-eating animal companion
🌿Tree-hugging druids
🌶️🐾🫙Warriors with weird hobbies

Announcement coming soon(ish)
#PosterPit #A #F #AG
August 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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A humorous, illustrated middle grade like LAST KIDS ON EARTH with aliens. For reluctant readers. Author-illustrated and repped by @KristaVanDolzer #PosterPit #AG #SF #F #MG
An illustration of a 12-year-old boy in an epic stance looking off into the distance. He wears a T-shirt/tank and shoulder pads. It’s a closeup shot of a coliseum behind him with red flags waving. Sunlight glints off his shield as he prepares for a fight.
August 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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BABEL meets BAD SUMMER PEOPLE in this adult historical fantasy novel about rich boys doing stupid things like summoning demons.

🕰 Historical fantasy
🎭 Friends-to-foes
📜 Demon bargains
🎼 Grumpy violinist MC
☀️ Bar Harbor Gilded Age
🪑 Murder Mystery
🌹 Queer Rep

#Q soon! 💌

#PosterPit #F #HF #A
A fake movie poster picturing a man in a brown suit and a red bow tie. This novel is for fans of Babel, Bad Summer People, and Vicious! Some details are listed next: historical fantasy, friends-to-foes, demon bargains, grumpy violinist MC, Bar Harbor Gilded Age, murder mystery, and queer rep. The tagline in the middle says, "You can pay to escape the heat but the company is hell." The novel is titled The Tarnished Gentlemen and is about rich boys doing stupid things like summoning demons. It also says "Coming soon to the query trenches!"
August 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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#YA with crossover appeal // BRIDGERTON x DRACULA
✨6 ms requests✨

🦷His life is at stake for biting her
🦇Her life is at stake for surviving it
👑All she wanted was to find family, now she has to 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦
🩸Blood is thicker than water… 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑡𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑦.

#PosterPitQ #SPF #R #H #PosterPit
August 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Professor Hark is sent to a prestigious school that trains the best adventurers in the kingdom. His mission from the Bureau: secretly audit the professors there. What he doesn't expect is oddball colleagues and students who finally give him a home.

#PosterPit #W #AG #F #A #Cozy
August 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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JUST ADD WATER // adult romcom with open door spice

🪼 small town
🪼 one camper / one bed
🪼 golden retriever x black cat
🪼 workplace romance
🪼 one-sided rivalry
🪼 forced proximity

Querying in October ❤️

#posterpitw #posterpitq (soon) #posterpitA #posterpitR #posterpit
Movie poster with an ocean theme - clownfish and the words JUST ADD WATER, swimming into inboxes late 2025 Cynical Sedna is far from amused when cave diver Kai joins her in the tank during mermaid shows but when the two embark across Australia to help another aquarium, she finds the animals she helps aren’t the only ones swimming their way into her heart
August 16, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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What would you do if you had the power to protect what you love?

So what if Nyx’s humanity slips a when she uses her new AI-god abilities against a power-hungry Galactic Queen. If she doesn’t, she’ll lose everything she ever wanted--her own crew and a real family.

#PosterPit #P #A #SF
A movie-style poster with a woman covered in purple filaments and purple and yellow text.
August 16, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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Introducing the #PosterPit premiere of…

A KINGDOM TO DROWN ME

The Knight and the Moth x Heavenly Bodies

Will the waves of a broken Kingdom come crashing down on Mona Al’Maii?

☀️ Grumpy x Sunshine
🌊 Sunken kingdom, hidden beneath the ocean
🌟 Magical politics
⚔️ Quest

#W #F #R #NA #RF
A mock movie poster for a book. The background is an overlay of a close-up of a beach and the tree line of a misty forest. The Images show: - Outline of a woman with a sword - Outline of a man with a bow and arrow - Outline of an eagle Text across the top reads: GRUMPY x SUNSHINE INSPIRED BY ATLANTIS SLOW BURN WITH a chilli LOST MAGIC, all of these with 5. Stars Title reads: A kingdom to drown me, a romantasy novel by Emma Al-munshi QUERYING SOON Tagline is: Will the waves of a broken kingdom come crashing down on Mona Al’Maii Then a mock up of a film rating that reads NA, Contains Mild 'Spice" mild violence and some scenes that readers might find exciting/terrifying
August 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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#PosterPit #YA #F #C

A transfemme plant-killer garden witch works with a rival music witch to supply magic to an ancient flower for three months. When MC’s autistic meltdown turns the flower sentient, she must learn to regulate her emotions to conceal the scandal.
Anime style poster for A Harmony of Witches. Girl with curly hair, flowers, music and hand holding. So… were you gonna consult me before working with our mortal enemy? The jig is up. Yeah, no shit, Melody
August 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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BLACK MIRROR × SEVERANCE × THE GOOD PLACE

Having a happy death is a luxury service for the rich and Wren is the rising top salesman—until a cynical coworker and a depressed billionaire force him to rethink it all in a world where even your last smile has a price tag.

#PosterPit #A #S #SF #W
Top section: Features a bright blue sky with white clouds as the background, with the text "How much would you pay to die with a smile?" in black lettering at the top, and "HAPPY" in large white outlined letters below it. Middle section: Shows a close-up photograph of the lower portion of a person's face, focusing on their mouth with dark lipstick and visible teeth in what appears to be a smile. The person is wearing formal business attire - a dark suit jacket, white dress shirt, and dark tie. The word "DEATH" appears in large white outlined letters overlaying this image. Two decorative laurel wreath graphics flank the word "DEATH" with the text "Darkly funny" on the left and "Social Commentary" on the right. Bottom section: Returns to the blue sky and clouds background, featuring a stylized city skyline silhouette in teal/turquoise colors with various skyscrapers and buildings. The text "INC." appears in large letters, followed by "Written & Directed by B VAN BODEGOM" and "From the creator of DAD BODIES" in smaller text below.
August 16, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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In a world plagued with monsters & machines mimicking loved ones, 2 sisters fight for survival as their bond reaches a breaking pt. When corruption threatens humanity, sacrifices must be made. Love & forgiveness isn’t easy, especially in the apocalypse.🧵 #PosterPit #YA #SF #AG

❤️ Subplot
👯‍♀️Dual POV
A close up of two halves of faces joined together. On the right side, a girl with blue eyes and dark curls looks at the reader. On the left side, a blonde girl with golden brown eyes looks at the reader. A white jagged tear divides them, yet they look joined together in likeness. Somewhere Between Earth and Eden, a YA dystopian. Two Sisters. The apocalypse. Countless dangers. One sacrifice.
August 16, 2025 at 4:55 AM