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Elena Victoria
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Book worm with serious book dragon tendencies | Fantasy Writer | Slavic | Tea addict | She/her
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Read for a while if you can. Watch something. Eat tacos. Turn that music up. Text a friend. Check in with your forever demons. Drink from the skull of your enemies. Take care of yourself. Can’t fight the good fight if you burn out.
September 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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hayesbrown.bsky.social
The truly perfect business model doesn’t exi-
A simple sign on a building in upstate New York that that reads “Books & Cake”
September 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Authors Guild Member David Baldacci Testifies Before Senate Crime Subcommittee on AI Theft - The Authors Guild
On Wednesday, July 16, bestselling author David Baldacci delivered powerful testimony before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, laying bare the devastating impact of AI c...
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July 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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The creative industries contribute $2 trillion to our economy and employ 11+ million people. Let's protect this vital sector from unlicensed AI training. #copyright #AI

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June 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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kateerobert.com
ANYWAY, did you know there's an extension you can put on Chrome that will connect with your local library system and when you go look at a book, say on AMZ, it will tell you if that book exists in the library system and if it's available?

It's literally called Library Extension.
February 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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charliejane.bsky.social
Fictional villains: my motivation involves a complex backstory around lost love and a deep yearning to be understood

Real life villains: being cruel makes me feel like a big strong man
February 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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crobertcargill.bsky.social
No writer is a failure until they are dead. Full stop. A career in writing is built over decades. It's built like a house, brick by brick, book by book. Not published yet? Emphasis on YET. Book not selling? It's not selling YET. You're only done when you quit.

And I don't think you're ready to quit
February 4, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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krystallotuslang.bsky.social
Happy BLACK History Month. I read Black books every month but I got two stacks for y'all.

First stack is books by Black authors I loved and the second are the ones I’m getting to.

#booksky
February 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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joannechocolat.bsky.social
Unsolicited writing advice, no. #766: Writing is a community. Participate in it if you can. Engage with other writers. Lift them up, and they’ll do the same. Try to go it alone, or treat other writers as rivals, and you’re more likely to sink than swim.
January 28, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Thank you, @path2pub.bsky.social for a great #P2PPit!

There were a TON of great pitches today!

The next pitch event is also coming up fast: It's @youdeservepit.bsky.social on Jan 24th here on BlueSky!
path2pub.bsky.social Path2pub (Path To Publication) @path2pub.bsky.social · Jan 18
#P2Ppit has officially come to an end!

Thank You writers, agents, and everyone else who partook today. What an amazing community!

🩷 Make sure to appreciate the Contributors of Path2pub for putting this together!
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January 18, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Microsoft and Google users trying figure out how to turn off their ‘AI assistants’.
Scene from the movie, Alien, where Dallas and Ash are in the medical bay, discussing how to get the spider-like alien facehugger off Kane’s face.
January 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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kaylahillbooks.bsky.social
He’s a threat to the crown they both serve. 👑 ⁣
She’s a threat to more than just his heart. 💔
As the web tightens, the Spinners always come first.⁣ 🎻

THE SPINNERS' GUILD, an adult romantic fantasy

#P2Ppit #A #F #RF #Q (in Feb!) #SmoochPit
January 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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margreyfield.bsky.social
Ember In The Ashes x Fourth Wing

Enter a tournament. Win your wish. Save your people. Using illegal shadow magic in a deadly competition isn't the riskiest game Ferne's playing. That'd be falling her partner, the future King, whom she'll have to kill in the finale.

#Q #RF #P2Ppit #AgentGuide
An Agent's Guide to To Cage a Shadow A 90k word romantasy novel By Marceline Greyfield A cloaked figure stands in a misty forest The Vekeish Tournament is legendary - a month-long competition where glory and wishes await the victor. For Shadow Walker, it's the perfect cover to infiltrate the country’s elite. But when she’s paired with Wind Whisperer, a fighter hiding secrets of his own, the tournament becomes more than a mission. As they battle through increasingly deadly matches, Shadow Walker's true identity threatens to expose her and everyone she's grown to care about. With a vindictive Duke watching her every move and her teammate’s life hanging in the balance, she'll have to reveal herself and risk execution or maintain her cover and lose everything she's fighting for. For fans of: An Ember in the Ashes, These Violent Delights, From Blood and Ash, Red Queen, and Fourth Wing Tropes and themes Hidden identity, fighting tournament, she saves him, forbidden romance, morally grey FMC, elemental witches, political intrigue, enemies to lovers, slow burn, supporting women's rights and wrongs, take responsibility, healing from trauma
January 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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The King is dead, and the Wolven, once bound by his rule, now descend upon Borlimar. Acting mayoress Visaria Tellear must broker peace between her people and the pack—or risk her heart and village being torn apart by the Alpha and his Enforcer’s deadly bite. 🐾

#P2Ppit #W #A #RF
January 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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alexfromawen.bsky.social
When Gwen was a girl called Wendy, she met someone who promised her love. All it cost was her humanity.
When Hook was a girl called Rosie, she met someone who promised her adventure. All she lost was her family.
Together, they might just find the lives they didn’t know were missing.
#P2Ppit #W #F #H
alexfromawen.bsky.social Alex Is Writing @alexfromawen.bsky.social · Jan 17
AN EDUCATION IN MALICE x PETER PAN
A cranky immortal & a smug pirate are forced to work together in order to save their loved ones from their common enemy: Peter Pan.
⚔️Enemies to Lovers
💀Dark Reimaginings
👩‍❤️‍👩Bi FMC × Lesbian FMC
🫂Found family
🌶️Spicy Sapphics
🩸Pan-pires
#P2Ppit #W #UW #A #LGBT #F #H #P
FOREVER IS A VERY LONG TIME The Pitch When Gwen was a girl called Wendy Darling, she met someone who promised her freedom and love, and all it cost her was her humanity and everyone she ever loved. A century later, she’s trying to claw some of it back thanks to a 15yo named Mona, who’s awakened a long lost sense of family. When Capt Hook was a girl called Rosie, she met someone who promised her adventure, and all it cost her was her family and sense of security. After twenty years of fighting monsters shaped like children, this pirate captain is running out of steam, until her long-time nemesis gives her an ultimatum she can’t refuse. Forced to work together, the cranky immortal and smug pirate will have to put aside their animosity and work together to save a family neither knew they needed. Along the way, they might find the love of a lifetime…if they don’t kill each other first. Artwork from Peter & Wendy (1911 ed.) by J.M. Barrie, illustrated by F.D. Bedford Mood board images clockwise from top left: The torso of an attractive woman in pirate clothes; the mast of a pirate ship against a dark sky; aerial view of a tropical island; a woman lies amongst green leaves, covered in blood; a pale woman with supernaturally blue eyes and fangs stares at the camera; two women sensually kiss; black and white image of a girl's face stained with red, the word 'missing' is written in white; an intricate bronze sword with feathers on the hilt and strange writing on the blade; close up black and white image of eyes glowing yellow Comps & Tropes: The cover of the first edition of Peter and Wendy by J.M. Barrie x the cover for S.T. Gibson's An Education in Malice. Underneath is written: *Wendy Darling (but not how you remember her) *Captain Hook (but she's a masc lesbian) *Non-binary Peter Pan *What happened after... *Pirate Disaster Gays *Dark Reimagining *Spicy Sapphics *Dual POV *Enemies to Lovers *Vampires (Pan-pires?) *Hurt & Comfort *Generational Trauma *Found Family Artwork from Peter & Wendy (1911 ed.) by J.M. Barrie, illustrated by F.D. Bedford FOREVER IS A VERY LONG TIME Excerpt ‘All children, except one, grow up.’ That is how the classic line goes. When I was nineteen-years-old, however, I learned the tragic lesson that that wasn’t always the case. Disease ruthlessly ravages innocent lives, while famine mercilessly snatches away their dreams. Violence lurks within the depths of strangers' hearts or, more tragically, a family member’s. And let us not forget the sheer cruelty of random happenstance, which has regularly inflicted its unspeakable horrors upon them. Throughout the annals of time, no demographic has endured more anguish and torment than those innocents who never had the chance to experience the complexities of growing up. And amidst this unfathomable sorrow, for longer than our history can even dare to measure, there has existed the enigma of Pan, the taker of children…my tormentor… Artwork from Peter & Wendy (1911 ed.) by J.M. Barrie, illustrated by F.D. Bedford
January 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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The Cruel Prince x Heathers: The Musical

❄️ WINTER'S SHADOW ❄️

For fans of dark faerie romance comes a high-stakes slow burn navigating unseelie politics and the consequences of being Other in a fantastical world of volatile alliances and stolen magic.

#A #RF #W #UW #P2Ppit 📖
Mood board. Images from top left, clockwise: 1) A man with green eyes and a glowing blue mohawk scowls at the viewer in disgust. 2) A woman with freckled grey skin, amaranthine curls, and sharp teeth smiles at the viewer. Her irises are a solid, glowing green set against black sclerae, and her index finger points at herself as if to say, "Who, me?" 3) A small bottle of black liquid 4) A castle sits atop a verdant mountain. 5) Purple flowers covered in a coat of frost. 6) A hooded figure stands in silhouette, blanketed in implied blood as they clutch a hatchet. 7) (foreground) A hooded figure stands in silhouette atop a hill with the words "Winter's Shadow" overlaid atop it in white. Text against a wintry background reads: "In a realm where the veil between the faerie world and the human world is dangerously thin, Clíodhna, a tragic Winter Court princess, navigates the treacherous world of fae gentry and court politics. Her days are tangled with whispered bargains and verbal chess games, where every smile hides fangs, and betrayal is served alongside teacakes. Enter Blue, a mysterious stranger with ties to the human realm, whose disdain for the fae is as visible as the shadows that cling to him. When their paths collide, distrust is palpable, but magnetism is undeniable. A tentative alliance forms when Clíodhna is thrust into an engagement proposal with a gentryman notorious for his thirst for blood and control. Lighting a spark that sends the entirety of the Arcadian Isles into chaos, Blue and Clíodhna must decide if their bond is strong enough to defy both fate and prophecy, or if they will shatter under the weight of duty and deception."
January 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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SOMETHING MORE x TOMORROW (x3)

When 16yo Mia Pan learns her mom can't afford rent, she must win a $100k coding competition to stay in NYC—her childhood home—while navigating feelings for her autistic teammate and wondering if she's autistic herself.

#YA #C #R #UW #Q #P2Ppit
An illustration of Mia, the female lead, and Owen, the male lead, sitting together on a desk. Owen is typing on a keyboard and focused on his work. Mia is looking towards Owen and twirling her hair with her index finger. Artwork by Joy Ling.
January 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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rowanbrightonbrown.bsky.social
A southern inheritance is always dark—whether it's a penchant for pills, a blood-soaked family farm, or an ancient magic. Sierra spurns them all, but when her dad disappears, she must choose which monsters to slay, and which to become.
#P2Ppit #Q #YA #H #T #LGBT
A moodboard collage of green and grey images with an earthy, spooky vibe. There's a white woman with moths on her face, a deer skull emerging from the bushes, a black fist strangled with vines, white pills in a pile, images from trailer parks, a copperhead, and a sign saying "No More Overdose Deaths"
January 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Agent’s Guide to “Mark of a Magpie”! 📖🐦‍⬛

When a small-town thief crosses paths with the kingdom’s big-shot assassin, an unlikely partnership is born; but can their goals align before their egos and secrets land them both a spot on the gallows?

#P2Ppit #Q #YA #F #R #RF
#agentsguide #amquerying
An agent’s guide to: “Mark of a Magpie” YA Romantic Fantasy 119k Words Behind the text is a piece of parchment paper surrounded by ocean water and gold flower outlines. Blurb: One for Sorrow, Two for Joy, Three for a Girl, Four for a Boy… Ryn is a small-town thief with a knack for being overconfident in her abilities, but by day she’s a beloved tavern girl with the liver of steel that carries her reputation. On her most daring break-in yet, she runs face first into the kingdom’s last living assassin, Seven, and he’s just offered her the opportunity of a century: a ticket of attendance to the King’s upcoming courtship gathering. It’s a partnership she’d definitely be a fool to take up, but desperation fuels ever decision she makes. Five for Silver, Six for Gold… Seven is set in his own plans, however much they interfere with hers, and they won’t be the only ones in attendance with hidden agendas. When the castle goes into lockdown, it’s survival of the cunning and silver-tongued. The rich are dropped like flies, and all suspicions are on them. Seven for a Secret, Never to be Told. The text is on a piece of parchment paper, with ocean water and gold flower outlines behind it. Tropes: Thief x Assassin Mental Health Rep Identity vs Duty Class Difference Forced Proximity Secret Code Morally Gray Women’s Wrongs Unlikely Allies to Lovers Text is on a piece of parchment paper. Besides the text are two headshot drawings: one of a girl with brown hair pulled back by braids, and the other of a black-haired boy with a worried expression. Behind the parchment paper are ocean waters with gold flower outlines. The Atmosphere: There is a collage of pictures on a parchment paper. Picture one is of a boy crouched down with his head covered as a fire burns in the background. Picture two is of two hands tied to a pole on the beach. Picture three shows a person wrapping up the wounded hand of another. Picture four shows an old piece of parchment with unreadable script. Picture five is of an island with a castle and small village surrounding it. Picture six is of a girl on the run with a dagger in hand. Behind the collage of pictures are ocean waters, with gold flower outlines surrounding it.
January 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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sherylstein.bsky.social
DAISY JONES ELEANOR OLIPHANT LADY PARTS
Director Skye (autism) prefers remaining behind the camera but when she reunites a squabbling '80s all-women band for a documentary to save her career, she must decide how to proceed when her personal story ends up before the lens. #Q #A #WF #UP #P2Ppit
Sweethearts of the Overthrow. Nine Squares: 1) woman with long gray curly hair, 60ish. 2) blank. 3) Woman with Black and gray curly hair, 60-ish. 4) old time movie camera. 5) 4 women from 1980s (a band) dressed in bright colors). 6) Young woman, blonde curly hair, glasses. 7) Older woman, short cropped gray hair. 8) Old cassette unspooling. 9) Older woman with black shag haircut.
January 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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SAILOR MOON x WINX CLUB
When a teenage girl discovers she's the Guardian of Jade, she is sent to magic school to learn how to control her awakened magic. She must decide whether to use her new powers for revenge or save her new family and home from an evil pixie.
#Q #YA #F #R #UW #P2Ppit
A moodboard for a YA fantasy romance novel containing Thai mythology and magical girl themes.
January 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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scarletvmitchell.bsky.social
Don't Let the Forest In x Daughters of Smoke and Bone

When a troubled girl falls in love with a gargoyle, and Hell spills into her school, a dark power must be unleashed to stop warring monsters from destroying both worlds.

#P2Ppit #Q #YA #F
Moodboard for Rooted in Stone YA Urban Fantasy "All darkness needs... is protection from the light." Gargoyles extending from a church steeple. A gargoyle spewing rainwater, charcoal drawing of angels wings, a brilliant rainbow sunset over a beach, painted hills, a mermaid’s tail, goth style knee-high buckled boots, the anarchy symbol, crows flying over a misty cathedral spire.
January 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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#P2Ppit #A #R #UW
Daphne & Remy hated each other at first sight, but dating his BFF meant no escape. When she & Jax split, the two admit their lust & agree to a sex contact. But a secret looms over them & Daphne must decide to protect her heart or risk it all for the one who makes her world burn.
Top right: black and white photo of a hand squeezing a rose with blood running between their fingers Top middle: two shadowed figures kissing in front of a blazing orange fire Top right: black and white photo of a man's hand gripped around a woman's wrists One under top right: colorful image of a man's hand with a tattoo on the back of his hand and tattoos on the fingers holding the black gloved hand of a woman. Bottom left: colored image of a tattooed man's hand wrapped around a woman's neck Bottom right: a slightly faded red heart painted on concrete with a crack splitting it from the top left to the bottom right.
January 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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#P2Ppit
Reny, a 22y/o from another realm, enrolls in a human university to build a new life on Earth. Her plans unravel when she falls 4 her roommate, Eope, triggering a dangerous chain of events led by her realm's treacherous leader, who abducts Eope & reveals Reny’s secrets.
#Q #A #F #SF #R
Close up of a red rose, a bumblebee landed on a white background, mid section of a red 3 piece suit, one small honeycomb with honey on a white background, close up of a gold dipped rose, two dripping honeycombs with honey on a white background, the bottom of a 17th century red dress, gold letter seal with a honeybee stamp, a field of red roses.
January 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Girl meets boy. Girl meets monsters. Girl has to save the town. Sometimes what you don't know can kill you in Bludeye Beach.

👧 Character driven
🫂 Found family
💕 Slow burn romance
👻 Monster menagerie

#P2Ppit #Q #F #H #A
A collage of six images. 1. A spooky, misty forest. 2. Two kids in the dark looking at a phone screen. 3. A sign reading Bludeye Beach est. 1818. 4. Two people holding hands, their arms bound together with a string of lights. 5. A silhouette of a girl in front of a green light. 6. A full moon partially blocked by tree branches.
January 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM