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Annie Da Sylva ~ is querying
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✍️ writer & 📚 reader of YA/MG/Fantasy

🐉Currently buried in a Rococo-inspired dragon romance.

Turns out...Marie Antoinette vibes are basically my whole personality now. 🍰

📧 anniestelladasylva@gmail.com
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Annie Da Sylva ~ is querying @anniedasylva.bsky.social · Oct 2
Day One: Moodboard

Marie Antoinette vibes.

The overall aesthetic is soft, feminine, and whimsical.

#DVParty #moodboard #amquerying
A collage of girls in Marie Antoinette–style gowns, paired with pink accessories, books, and fancy tea cakes.
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Sabine is running her biggest con yet: transform into a lady worthy of Hummingbird Court, where girls are sold into marriage, and make the dragon-shifter prince fall for her.

The only trouble is, her one talent lies in picking pockets & not stealing hearts.

#DVpit #YA #F #HR #WOC #LGBT
October 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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When a sticky-fingered girl’s father forces her to enter Hummingbird Court, where girls are sold into marriage, she has to either escape or win over the dragon-shifter prince.

1st: learn how to be a lady.
2nd: snatch her bride price from under her father’s nose.

#DVpit #YA #F #HR #WOC #LGBT
October 8, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Sabine’s father coerces her into joining Hummingbird Court, where girls are sold into marriage. However, she has no plans to marry or fill her father’s pockets… until a weepy dragon-shifter convinces her to stay & steal the money herself to break free of her father’s control.
#DVpit #YA #F #HR #WOC
October 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Sabine’s father forces her into Hummingbird Court, where girls are sold into marriage, to snag a rich husband & pay off his debts. The only problem—she’s a pickpocket, not a beauty. With no experience hunting husbands, will she woo the dragon-shifter prince or be caged?
#DVpit #YA #F #HR #WOC #LGBT
October 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Sabine is running her biggest con yet: transform into a lady worthy of Hummingbird Court, where girls are sold into marriage, and make the dragon-shifter prince fall for her.

The only trouble is, her one talent lies in picking pockets & not stealing hearts.

#DVpit #YA #F #HR #WOC #LGBT
October 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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When a sticky-fingered girl’s father forces her to enter Hummingbird Court, where girls are sold into marriage, she has to either escape or win over the dragon-shifter prince.

1st: learn how to be a lady.
2nd: snatch her bride price from under her father’s nose.

#DVpit #YA #F #HR #WOC
October 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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#DVParty Day Six: Hype your next project

-Black family of witches
-Magicless MC born into a powerful family
-Fellowship of children enter a portal to a magical realm
-Cheeky familiars
-creature that plucks children from their beds

Lord of the Rings x Over the Garden Wall X Encanto

#MG #WOC #F
October 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Last day of #DVParty! It’s been such a blast connecting with everyone here on Bluesky. My TBR has spiraled out of control. 😱 the tragedy is... every book I’m itching to read is still waiting for its debut.
October 7, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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Since Sabine plays the cello, I had to make a cello-heavy playlist Perfect for tea parties, putting quill to paper, or plotting revenge in powder and lace.

#DVParty #YA #F #HF #MarieAntoinette #writersky #WritingVibes #ClassicalMood
Hummingbird Court
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October 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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#DVParty Day Five: My Story's Theme song / Playlist

If my book had a theme song, it’d be Elgar’s Cello Concerto performed by Jacqueline du Pré.

All drama, heartbreak & beauty.

This piece just is the mood.

#writersky #YA #F #HF #WOC
ELGAR CELLO CONCERTO, JACQUELINE DU PRE
YouTube video by Allan Marshall
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October 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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an image of three cats in christmas decorations. text: your story's theme song or playlist. #DVPARTY
October 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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#DVParty Day Four: Your Story as a meme / gif

The vibe of Hummingbird Court, summed up in one GIF.

#YA #F #HF #LGBT #WOC
October 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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an image of a grumpy cat in a birthday hat
October 5, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Anything written by Tamora Pierce
The hundred Thousand Kingdoms by NK Jemisin
Magnus Chase series by Rick Riorden
Ghost Hunt series by Fuyumi Ono
Tales of Verania series by TJ Klune
authorrjwebb.bsky.social RJ Webb 🦇🏳️‍🌈 @authorrjwebb.bsky.social · Oct 5
Inkheart series by Cornelia Funke
The Dark Tower series by Stephen King
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
All fairytales
Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan
The Wolf and The Woodsman by Ava Reid
Anything by Rachel Gillig
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Books are like windows to other worlds, where every page turns into a breath of fresh air. Embrace the magic they hold. Let's share our favorites and inspire each other! 🌌✨ #booksky #books
October 5, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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#DVParty Day Three: Opening lines

Here's the opening line of my #YA novel, Hummingbird Court:
a collage of women in rocco inspired fashion. text included on image: "A woman’s worth lies in her beauty."
October 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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October 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Wasn't sure about posting this because it's kind of random... these women probably don't make sense together, but in my head, it works. Am I crazy?!!

#IntroduceMyMC #DVParty #amquerying
images of wednesday addams, glimmmer from she ra, cassandra cain and stagecoach mary
October 4, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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🔔 Apply for a Walter Dean Myers Grant today!

The Walter Dean Myers Grant program was established to provide grants of $2,000 each to promising diverse writers and illustrators who are currently unpublished. Follow the 🔗 below (also in our bio) to apply ⬇️

💻 bit.ly/WalterGrantsApp
Blue graphic with a bright pink box at the top that says, “Apply Today!” Beneath that, in all caps are the words “Walter Grants” followed by a brief description that says, “WNDB’s Walter Dean Myers Grants provide promising unpublished writers and illustrators $2000 to support their career development” To the left of the text is an illustration of a person with long black hair sitting at a desk and writing in a word doc. At the bottom of the graphic are the dates “October 1st through October 31st,” denoting the application period for Walter Grant applications. In the bottom right hand corner of the graphic is a light green box containing the URL “bit.ly/WalterGrantsApp”, which will direct folks to the application form. Blue graphic displaying a mock-up internet browser window. At the top of the window is a search bar containing the URL “bit.ly/WalterGrantsApp”, which will direct folks to the application form for WNDB’s Walter Grants. Beneath that, the mock-up browser window is titled “About Walter Grants” and contains the following description: “The Walter Dean Myers Grant provides a financial boost to promising writers and illustrators from diverse backgrounds who are currently unpublished. Each grantee receives $2000 to hone their craft and support their career development. The Walter Grant can be used in a variety of ways, from attending conferences to purchasing new writing devices to covering childcare.”
October 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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I found this stunning BellMityshu illustration on ArtStation, and it perfectly captures how I imagined Sabine. I couldn’t resist turning it into another moodboard character sheet.

#DVParty #amquerying #F #HF
image of Black girl with pink hair
October 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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#DVParty Day Two: Introduce your Main Character

Meet Sabine...
image of black girl with friend in rococo style clothes. and includes text: Most girls Sabine’s age learnt embroidery, the harp, deportment, painting, and poetry. She developed other skills like counting cards, picking pockets and shooting pistols… self-taught, of course. Her father taught her two lessons: to always play dirty hand and to treasure gold above all else.
October 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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October 3, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Day One: Moodboard

Marie Antoinette vibes.

The overall aesthetic is soft, feminine, and whimsical.

#DVParty #moodboard #amquerying
A collage of girls in Marie Antoinette–style gowns, paired with pink accessories, books, and fancy tea cakes.
October 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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October 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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dvpit.bsky.social #DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · Oct 2
Today is DAY 1 of #DVparty, a community event to talk up projects that Diverse Creators plan to pitch during #DVpit! Since it's our inaugural year on Bluesky, we'd like to invite any diverse creator to participate! Share about your beautiful work & let's build a #writercommunity here! #writersky
#DVparty Day 1 October 2, 2025): Post a moodboard or art for your project! Post on Bluesky with the #DVparty hashtag. Open all day! Please use alt-text if you post images. No AI generated images allowed. Have fun and make friends leading up to #DVpit! More info at dvpit.carrd.co Follow us at dvpit.bsky social for more updates!
October 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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ok, I'm posting 4 variations of my DVPit pitch. Gonna tweak, test, and refine until i land on the winner. Wish me luck! ;-)
September 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM