🕯️✨Taylor Leigh✨🕯️ (is querying)
@authortaylorleigh.bsky.social
Writer of adult fantasy with Really Bad Eyes™ and ADHD.
Come for the books, stay for the chaos.
https://authortaylorleigh.carrd.co
Come for the books, stay for the chaos.
https://authortaylorleigh.carrd.co
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Dear #literaryagents, for your consideration:
To save her sick sister, visually-impaired thief Nefeli agrees to a treasure hunt for a lost relic. As her sight declines with each use of magic, she must outwit dragons, powerful magic, and—worst of all—politicians before her world goes dark for good.
To save her sick sister, visually-impaired thief Nefeli agrees to a treasure hunt for a lost relic. As her sight declines with each use of magic, she must outwit dragons, powerful magic, and—worst of all—politicians before her world goes dark for good.
Reposted by 🕯️✨Taylor Leigh✨🕯️ (is querying)
This section of the conference has been quietly replaced on their schedule but without acknowledgement or comment from the organizers. I remain concerned that WDW will continue to include pro-gen-AI content within their workshops given their silence.
Heads up #writers and #literaryagents, Writing Day Workshops is now actively promoting the use of AI in their programming.
January 12, 2026 at 4:51 PM
This section of the conference has been quietly replaced on their schedule but without acknowledgement or comment from the organizers. I remain concerned that WDW will continue to include pro-gen-AI content within their workshops given their silence.
Reposted by 🕯️✨Taylor Leigh✨🕯️ (is querying)
Apparently Writing Day Workshops now has genAI-related programming for “writing with ChatGPT” and I have to say, I’m NOT impressed. GenAI has no place in creative spaces or education. I’d been thinking of attending a workshop but not if that’s on the lineup! 🙅♀️
January 12, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Apparently Writing Day Workshops now has genAI-related programming for “writing with ChatGPT” and I have to say, I’m NOT impressed. GenAI has no place in creative spaces or education. I’d been thinking of attending a workshop but not if that’s on the lineup! 🙅♀️
Heads up #writers and #literaryagents, Writing Day Workshops is now actively promoting the use of AI in their programming.
January 12, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Heads up #writers and #literaryagents, Writing Day Workshops is now actively promoting the use of AI in their programming.
I'm over on Threads more @ authortaylorleigh if you want to follow my daily shenanigans 🤣 (If you mention that you followed me from here I'll like...give you a cookie or something?)
January 7, 2026 at 12:46 AM
I'm over on Threads more @ authortaylorleigh if you want to follow my daily shenanigans 🤣 (If you mention that you followed me from here I'll like...give you a cookie or something?)
Dear #literaryagents, for your consideration:
To save her sick sister, visually-impaired thief Nefeli agrees to a treasure hunt for a lost relic. As her sight declines with each use of magic, she must outwit dragons, powerful magic, and—worst of all—politicians before her world goes dark for good.
To save her sick sister, visually-impaired thief Nefeli agrees to a treasure hunt for a lost relic. As her sight declines with each use of magic, she must outwit dragons, powerful magic, and—worst of all—politicians before her world goes dark for good.
January 7, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Dear #literaryagents, for your consideration:
To save her sick sister, visually-impaired thief Nefeli agrees to a treasure hunt for a lost relic. As her sight declines with each use of magic, she must outwit dragons, powerful magic, and—worst of all—politicians before her world goes dark for good.
To save her sick sister, visually-impaired thief Nefeli agrees to a treasure hunt for a lost relic. As her sight declines with each use of magic, she must outwit dragons, powerful magic, and—worst of all—politicians before her world goes dark for good.
Reposted by 🕯️✨Taylor Leigh✨🕯️ (is querying)
LET THEM *BE* CAKE 🍰
Under a fascist empire led by a queen whose touch can turn bodies into sugar, a grieving royal translator finds solace in outlawed books. But when caught, she must escape and lead the revolution inspired by her defiance, or face being turned into royal dessert.
#roundtablementor
Under a fascist empire led by a queen whose touch can turn bodies into sugar, a grieving royal translator finds solace in outlawed books. But when caught, she must escape and lead the revolution inspired by her defiance, or face being turned into royal dessert.
#roundtablementor
October 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
LET THEM *BE* CAKE 🍰
Under a fascist empire led by a queen whose touch can turn bodies into sugar, a grieving royal translator finds solace in outlawed books. But when caught, she must escape and lead the revolution inspired by her defiance, or face being turned into royal dessert.
#roundtablementor
Under a fascist empire led by a queen whose touch can turn bodies into sugar, a grieving royal translator finds solace in outlawed books. But when caught, she must escape and lead the revolution inspired by her defiance, or face being turned into royal dessert.
#roundtablementor
Hey y'all, I just entered #RevPit #10Queries. You can enter now for a chance to win free feedback on your query and 1st 5 pages over on their website! @reviseresub.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Hey y'all, I just entered #RevPit #10Queries. You can enter now for a chance to win free feedback on your query and 1st 5 pages over on their website! @reviseresub.bsky.social
Reposted by 🕯️✨Taylor Leigh✨🕯️ (is querying)
the scammers are back on their bullshit. if we’ve emailed you from a random hotmail account? (literally) no we didn’t.
October 9, 2025 at 12:48 AM
the scammers are back on their bullshit. if we’ve emailed you from a random hotmail account? (literally) no we didn’t.
Locke Lamora X ODW
To save her sick sister, visually-impaired thief Nefeli agrees to a treasure hunt for a lost relic. As her sight declines with each use of magic, she must outwit dragons, powerful magic, and—worst of all—politicians before her world goes dark for good.
#DVpit #A #F #DIS #OWN #CI
To save her sick sister, visually-impaired thief Nefeli agrees to a treasure hunt for a lost relic. As her sight declines with each use of magic, she must outwit dragons, powerful magic, and—worst of all—politicians before her world goes dark for good.
#DVpit #A #F #DIS #OWN #CI
October 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Hide her abilities. Escape the war.
After her erratic magic leads to murder, conscripted mage Astraea is captured by an enigmatic enemy who understands her power better than she does. If she can’t escape, she’ll become a weapon of the queendom responsible for her father’s death.
#DVpit #A #F #MH #CI
After her erratic magic leads to murder, conscripted mage Astraea is captured by an enigmatic enemy who understands her power better than she does. If she can’t escape, she’ll become a weapon of the queendom responsible for her father’s death.
#DVpit #A #F #MH #CI
October 8, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Conscripted spirit mage Astraea just wants to escape the battlefield that took her father’s life—but her magic could be the key to solving mysterious deaths on the warfront, and an enigmatic enemy is the only person who can help her understand her growing power.
#DVpit #A #F #DIS #MH #LGBT #ND #CI
#DVpit #A #F #DIS #MH #LGBT #ND #CI
October 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Locke Lamora X One Dark Window
Nefeli's a thief who'd agree to anything to save her sick sister—even a treasure hunt in a dragon-riddled palace. Her sight declines with each use of magic, so she must con everyone (and avoid her ex) to find the relic before her world goes dark.
#DVpit #A #F #DIS #OWN
Nefeli's a thief who'd agree to anything to save her sick sister—even a treasure hunt in a dragon-riddled palace. Her sight declines with each use of magic, so she must con everyone (and avoid her ex) to find the relic before her world goes dark.
#DVpit #A #F #DIS #OWN
October 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Locke Lamora X A Dance of Lies
To save her sick sister, a visually-impaired thief agrees to a lucrative treasure-hunting con amidst magic, dragons and—even worse—politicians. If only her smooth-talking former fling wasn't around and able to blow her cover at any moment.
#DVpit #A #F #DIS #MH #OWN
To save her sick sister, a visually-impaired thief agrees to a lucrative treasure-hunting con amidst magic, dragons and—even worse—politicians. If only her smooth-talking former fling wasn't around and able to blow her cover at any moment.
#DVpit #A #F #DIS #MH #OWN
October 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Captured, Astraea would rather die than ally with the country who killed her father. But when desiccated bodies burned with an ancient rune litter the warfront, her magic might be the key to finding out why. If only her enemy wasn’t the sole person who understood her magic.
#DVpit #A #F #DIS #MH #ND
#DVpit #A #F #DIS #MH #ND
October 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Locke Lamora X ODW
To save her sick sister, visually-impaired thief Nefeli agrees to a treasure hunt for a lost relic. As her sight declines with each use of magic, she must outwit dragons, powerful magic, and—worst of all—politicians before her world goes dark for good.
#DVpit #A #F #DIS #OWN #CI
To save her sick sister, visually-impaired thief Nefeli agrees to a treasure hunt for a lost relic. As her sight declines with each use of magic, she must outwit dragons, powerful magic, and—worst of all—politicians before her world goes dark for good.
#DVpit #A #F #DIS #OWN #CI
October 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Hide a murder. Conceal her erratic magic. Escape the gods-damned war. Conscripted mage Astraea has things under control—until captured by an enemy who understands her power better than her. She’s nobody’s pawn, but if she doesn’t escape she might become her enemy’s newest weapon. #DVpit #A #F #DIS
October 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Locke Lamora X One Dark Window
Nefeli's a thief who'd agree to anything to save her sick sister—even a treasure hunt in a dragon-riddled palace. Her sight declines with each use of magic, so she must con everyone (and avoid her ex) to find the relic before her world goes dark.
#DVpit #A #F #DIS #OWN
Nefeli's a thief who'd agree to anything to save her sick sister—even a treasure hunt in a dragon-riddled palace. Her sight declines with each use of magic, so she must con everyone (and avoid her ex) to find the relic before her world goes dark.
#DVpit #A #F #DIS #OWN
October 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
ODW X Locke Lamora
Con everyone. Find a lost relic. Save her sister.
💥 Disaster-Bi FMC
👁️ Sight Declines w/ Every Use of Her Magic
🐉 Dragons (who might eat you)
🕯️ Broken Magic
🔥 Burned Desert Palace
🤫 Everyone Has A Secret
🔮 Magic w/ Consequences
🥰 Found Family
#DVpit #A #F #OWN #DIS #ND #MH #LGBT
Con everyone. Find a lost relic. Save her sister.
💥 Disaster-Bi FMC
👁️ Sight Declines w/ Every Use of Her Magic
🐉 Dragons (who might eat you)
🕯️ Broken Magic
🔥 Burned Desert Palace
🤫 Everyone Has A Secret
🔮 Magic w/ Consequences
🥰 Found Family
#DVpit #A #F #OWN #DIS #ND #MH #LGBT
October 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Hide her abilities. Escape the war.
After her erratic magic leads to murder, conscripted mage Astraea is captured by an enigmatic enemy who understands her power better than she does. If she can’t escape, she’ll become a weapon of the queendom responsible for her father’s death.
#DVpit #A #F #MH #CI
After her erratic magic leads to murder, conscripted mage Astraea is captured by an enigmatic enemy who understands her power better than she does. If she can’t escape, she’ll become a weapon of the queendom responsible for her father’s death.
#DVpit #A #F #MH #CI
October 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Locke Lamora X ODW
To save her sick sister, visually-impaired thief Nefeli agrees to a treasure hunt for a lost relic. As her sight declines with each use of magic, she must outwit dragons, powerful magic, and—worst of all—politicians before her world goes dark for good.
#DVpit #A #F #DIS #OWN #CI
To save her sick sister, visually-impaired thief Nefeli agrees to a treasure hunt for a lost relic. As her sight declines with each use of magic, she must outwit dragons, powerful magic, and—worst of all—politicians before her world goes dark for good.
#DVpit #A #F #DIS #OWN #CI
October 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
With DVpit on the horizon, please remember: comment to share support but don’t like or repost! That’s for agents/editors to show their interest :)
October 8, 2025 at 3:13 AM
With DVpit on the horizon, please remember: comment to share support but don’t like or repost! That’s for agents/editors to show their interest :)
#DVParty Astraea is angry. She's angry at her father for dying. She's angry at her mother for mentally crumbling after. She's angry at the crown for conscripting her. And she's *especially* angry that her magic won't fall into line and do what she says. Keeping others at a distance keeps her safe.
DAY 2 of #DVParty, a community event to celebrate work of Diverse Creators leading up to our pitch event, #DVPit on Oct. 8th, 2025! All diverse writer/artist can participate!
Today's Prompt: Introduce your main character!
#booksky #writersky #artistsky
For more #DVPit info go to dvpit.carrd.co
Today's Prompt: Introduce your main character!
#booksky #writersky #artistsky
For more #DVPit info go to dvpit.carrd.co
October 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
#DVParty Astraea is angry. She's angry at her father for dying. She's angry at her mother for mentally crumbling after. She's angry at the crown for conscripting her. And she's *especially* angry that her magic won't fall into line and do what she says. Keeping others at a distance keeps her safe.
#DVParty Nefeli is a devoted sister and street-rat-turned-thief who has the ability to sense/find magical objects. It's made her an excellent thief...but at a cost. With every use of her power, her vision declines even more. And what use is a thief who can't see what she's trying to steal?
DAY 2 of #DVParty, a community event to celebrate work of Diverse Creators leading up to our pitch event, #DVPit on Oct. 8th, 2025! All diverse writer/artist can participate!
Today's Prompt: Introduce your main character!
#booksky #writersky #artistsky
For more #DVPit info go to dvpit.carrd.co
Today's Prompt: Introduce your main character!
#booksky #writersky #artistsky
For more #DVPit info go to dvpit.carrd.co
October 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
#DVParty Nefeli is a devoted sister and street-rat-turned-thief who has the ability to sense/find magical objects. It's made her an excellent thief...but at a cost. With every use of her power, her vision declines even more. And what use is a thief who can't see what she's trying to steal?
