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Katie Brown
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#kidlit MG and YA author
2023 #WriteMentor Mentee
2022 #PitchMe finalist
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THE BEASTS WE BURY X TO KILL A KINGDOM

A siren who can't sing must hunt her first soul by her 18th birthday or she'll die. When the thief she's meant to hunt steals her heart instead, she must choose whose soul to save: his or hers

✨️fallen gods
✨️dried seas

#QuestPit #YA #DF #F #agentguide #Q
November 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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THE CLACKITY X HIDE & SEEKER
Millie has 1 job: help ghosts pass before The Man with the Burlap Sack devours them. But when she accidentally binds herself to her BFF's soul, she must race the clock to finish her business & break the bond before she becomes his next snack #QuestPit #MG #H #Q
November 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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THE CLACKITY X HIDE & SEEKER
Millie has 1 job: help ghosts pass before The Man with the Burlap Sack eats them. When she accidentally binds herself to her BFF's ghost, she must race the clock to finish her own business & break the bond before becoming his next snack #GhostPit #MG #H
October 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Thank you to the amazing writing community for all your support during yesterday's #DVpit event! I met some wonderful new friends! And to the creators and volunteers of the event, you are all amazing!
October 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Must-do before All Hallows' Eve:
✨️Help ghosts finish their business
✨️Stop The Man with the Burlap Sack from striking again
✨️Break the spell that accidentally bound you to your BFF
✨️Don't get caught
✨️Don't let the first guy who also sees ghosts distract you no matter how cute he is #DVpit #MG #H
October 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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WISH SWITCH X COURTESY OF CUPID
Cupid's perfect batch of cupcakes:
1C of love
A dash of compatibility
1tsp essence of frog's kiss
A pinch of happily ever after
Blend together with pure intentions*
Top with a candy heart.
*Never bake if your heart is hurting or recipe will backfire
#DVpit #MG #F
October 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Millie's rules as Guide to the Afterlife:
✅️ 1. Stop The Man with the Burlap Sack from devouring souls
✅️ 2. Finish your business or rot in his burlap sack
❌️ 3. Don't bind souls with your best friend or anyone. Ever

Well... 2 out of 3 ain't bad.

What's the worst that could happen? #DVPit #MG #H #MH
October 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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When a cupid-in-training perfectionist accidentally swaps love heart candies on her valentines cupcakes with hate hearts, she burns her shot at becoming a cupid. Now, she must choose between covering up her mistakes or giving up on her 'perfectly perfect' ways.
#DVpit #MG #F #MR
October 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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THE CLACKITY X HIDE & SEEKER
Millie has one job: help ghosts pass before The Man with the Burlap Sack devours them. When she accidentally tethers herself to her best friend's ghost, she must race the clock to finish her business & break the bond before she becomes his next snack #DVpit #MG #H
October 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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I'll be pitching tomorrow and am excited to support other authors!
dvpit.bsky.social #DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · Oct 7
TOMORROW (Oct 8th) is #DVpit! Any unagented Marginalized writer or artist seeking out representation is invited to participate from 8AM - 8PM ET!
Please make sure you review our rules & guidelines before the event: dvpit.carrd.co#faq

#writersky #booksky #artistsky #weneeddiversebooks
#DVPit Rules -#DVpit (Diverse Voices Pitch) is a Bluesky event for marginalized creators that have been historically underrepresented in publishing to pitch their work to agents & editors -Post your pitch on Bluesky on Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025 between 8AM ET - 8PM ET -Only post once per hour (6 max pitches per project) -Must have a polished, query ready manuscript or art portfolio. -Pitch must include the #DVpit hashtag (illustrators pitching their art must use the #DVArt hashtag) -A like from an agent = a query request -A repost from an editor = interest in submission once you've signed with an agent -A like from an editor = editor who takes unagented submissions -Please do not like or repost a pitch if you are not an agent or an editor. Support other creators by replying to their pitch or quote-reposting their pitches -Visit dvpit.carrd.co for more detailed guidelines. #DVpit 2025 has 70+ Agents & Editors committed to participate & boost marginalized creators from the following literary agencies and publishers: Andrea Brown Lit Ash Literary Azantian Literary Agency Dystel, Goderich & Bourret Folio Literary Management Gallt & Zacker Literary Gelfman Schneider Literary Hachette Grand Central Publishing Little Brown Books for Young Readers Harper Collins Harlequin Hanover Square HG Literary Inked in Gray Press Jill Grinberg Literary Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency Macmillan Feiwel & Friends Farrar, Straus & Giroux Roaring Brook Press Saturday books Wednesday books Mad Woman Literary Neighborhood Literary New Leaf Literary & Media Open Book Literary Page Street Publishing Park, Fine & Brower Penguin Random House Ballantine Berkley Delacorte Labyrinth Road Penguin Workshop Viking Root Literary Simon & Schuster Aladdin Atheneum Atria McElderry Sheldon Fogelman Agency Sourcebooks Stonefruit Studio Triada US Writers House Zando
October 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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I listened to John Carpenter while finishing up the draft of my MG horror.
dvpit.bsky.social #DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · Oct 6
DAY 5 of #DVParty, a community event to boost the work of Diverse Creators before our pitch event, #DVPit on Oct 8, 2025! Any diverse writer/artist can participate!

Today's Prompt: What's your story's theme song or playlist?

#booksky #writersky
For more info about #DVpit go to dvpit.carrd.co
#DVparty Day 5 (october 6, 2025): What's your story's theme song or playlist? 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 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Hello, October! Which spooky books are on your TBR pile this month?
October 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Hey #kidlit friends! It's been a while since I've posted. A little update:
My agent has left the industry and I'm back querying. My latest book is a #MG magical realism and I'm super excited to find my next agent!
September 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Reposted by Katie Brown
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#preDV is tomorrow, MONDAY, September 29, 2025 from 8AM to 8PM Eastern Time!
Marginalized Creators join us to practice your pitches for #DVpit, get feedback from agented authors, give each other feedback & encouragement!
Make friends, polish your pitches & get excited for #DVpit! #writersky #booksky
#preDV September 19th, 2025 8AM - 8PM ET Join us for our practice event, #preDV on Bluesky! Come with your best pitches and receive feedback from agented authors. All participants are welcome to also give feedback and make friends during the community event before October 8th's #DVpit. More info at dvpit.carrd.co
September 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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I'm feeling good about plotting my new book. This one is a huge change from anything I've ever written, but I think it'll be fun! 🧁
#kidlit #WritingCommunity
April 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Guess who is plotting her next novel... it's me!! And, all I've got to say about it for now is 🧁
#kidlit #MG
March 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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TO KILL A KINGDOM X DRY

A siren who can't sing must hunt her first soul by her 18th birthday, or she'll die. When the thief she's meant to hunt steals her heart instead, she must choose whose soul is worth saving: his or hers.

#PopUpPitE #LuckyPit #YA #F #kidlit #PopUpPit
Nine squares each with different images. A windy desert, a broken down boat, a trident in a setting sun, two people underwater swimming to the surface, a girl drowning, a girl in a vast desert, tide crashing into sand, a silhouette of a boy on a dune. Middle square quote: by song or by blade, this boy must die.
March 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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I haven't been on here much, but I'd love to connect with more #kidlit authors
A bit about me:

I write MG horror and YA fantasy

I'm about to go out on sub with my MAD MAX x Greek Mythology fantasy

I live in Canada

I'm a nurse in my day job

I love supporting other writers

Please say hi!!
March 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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This book kept me guessing up to the end! I loved it! Chelsea is so talented. You're gonna want to read this one!
chelseascottbks.bsky.social Chelsea Scott @chelseascottbks.bsky.social · Mar 6
My lil #agentsguide 🔪💀🖤

Camper Luke Donaldson is dead, and everyone has a motive. When his best friend is charged with murder, Luke's GF smells a mystery—one his friends must race to solve before they're all sent home in body bags.

#amquerying #writingcommunity #agentguide #YA #litagents
Words: An agent's guide to: TEN LIES AND A MURDER 72,000 words a four-POV YA mystery by Chelsea Scott @chelseascottbks (Picture is a misty, dark forest with a red shadow of a girl in a skirt, holding an axe) Words: one-sentence pitch Four teens at a summer camp for the arts in the Appalachian foothills of VA must untangle their twisted web of affairs, criminal records, and drugs to learn why their friend was murdered—while dealing with a killer who'll stop at nothing to keep the truth buried. opening paragraph My cabinmate, Emily McKee, is trying to kill me. Her weapon of choice is humiliation, and she's come to our exclusive beach party armed with my secrets. Words: the murder I recognize the stretch marks twisted into the gray T-shirt by my fists two hours ago. The khaki shorts. The red mop of hair sticking out at the top. "Did you seriously fall asleep on my cabin floor, Luke? This is a new low. I WASN'T EVEN WITH YOU." He's on his back, his head turned at an odd angle. My chest prickles with fear. Something's wrong. I approach him. His head is at TOO unnatural of an angle. His heterochromatic eyes, unblinking and glazed over, are fixed on a permanent spot beyond me. "Oh," I utter. I can't move. "Oh." I'm fixed in place, the moment suspended. Luke's chest isn't rising and falling. His eyes aren't moving. His mouth hangs open. He's as motionless as one of his sculptures. a picture of The Agathas book cover, with arrows stemming from it that point to: -witty mains making bad decisions -pursuit of justice A picture of The Counselors book cover, with arrows that point to: -summer camp slaying -privilege and poverty clash -ultimate betrayal A picture of the One of Us is Lying book cover, with arrows that point to: -multi-POV friend group -fast-paced plot
March 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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She's close to going on sub, and she's more beautiful than ever!

My YA fantasy set in a MAD MAX meets Greek Mythology world feautures:

✨️sirens roaming the desert and hunting souls
✨️ a sunshine thief that wants to steal her heart
✨️fallen gods
✨️a king willing to trade souls for water
February 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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I'm starting to get really excited about my YA that's nearly ready for sub. I feel it's so much stronger than it's ever been, and I can't wait to see where it goes!
February 16, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Reposted by Katie Brown
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February 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Doing last-minute tidying/formatting of my #YA fantasy before sending it back to my agent. We're one step closer to taking this one out on sub!
#kidlit #WritingCommunity
February 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Look what arrived today!! It's beautiful 😍
Came on the perfect snowy day. Now, to pour a cup of tea, grab a blanket and read!
February 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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This book is fantastic and Chelsea is so kind, talented, and hard working. This one is a gem!
chelseascottbks.bsky.social Chelsea Scott @chelseascottbks.bsky.social · Jan 13
TRULY DEVIOUS X ONE OF US IS LYING

When the glue to their friend group is murdered, four teens at a remote summer camp for the arts must dig up dirt on each other's hookups, criminal records, and drug dealing to expose a killer who'll do anything to keep the truth buried.

📖 #BluePit #Q #YA #M
A mood board with a green background. At the top reads: "Hope you enjoyed your summer at Camp Butcher!" with kissy lips. From left, the first picture is of a couple kissing in a lake, captioned: not his girlfriend. Middle picture is of newspaper print of the word LIES over and over, torn away to reveal TRUTH, captioned: Who ISN'T lying in this book? Final picture on the right is of a row of summer camp cabins, captioned: murder & mayhem spots.
January 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM