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samira is querying her MG fantasy🍉🍉🍉 @goodsamiratan.bsky.social · Oct 1
Dear #litagents, I'm happy to present an #agentsguide for a revised version of MAEVE MONROE AND THE SUNKEN PLACE! Complete at approximately 55k words, MMTSP is a middle-grade contemporary fantasy. This will hit the query trenches this month and be pitched for #DVpit! #amquerying #MG #F
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Welcome to the first #questpit event of 2026! Have fun and remember to support one another!! We’re so excited to see your pitches!
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January 31, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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AMARI X JUJUTSU KAISEN
13yo Maeve will do anything to avoid spending the holidays with her estranged family—even visit the glorified, underground prison of the Seven Deadly Sins on a deadlier journey to stop Pride from rising up and wreaking havoc on Earth. #Bluepit #MG #F #Q
January 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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January 5, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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#WritingGoals2026
Following up on this post. Sadly, I haven't secured an agent or finished my draft for PirateWip. But I was able to revise my MG novel to a more acceptable word count and improve as a writer.
2026 will be the year ...
- I secure an agent🤞🏿
- Finish one of my other wips
goodsamiratan.bsky.social samira is querying her MG fantasy🍉🍉🍉 @goodsamiratan.bsky.social · Dec 20
#WritingGoals2025
- Secure an agent
- Revise MG manuscript to a more acceptable word count before beginning my querying journey again
- Finish the first draft of PirateWIp
- Continue to improve as a writer
December 29, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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November 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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November 9, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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AMARI X JUJUTSU KAISEN
After stealing her first mission, 13yo Maeve opens a portal to the realm of the 7 Deadly Sins—where she must strengthen the barrier keeping them imprisoned. If only ex-friends, talking urns, and magical mazes weren’t a part of the deal too… #Questpit #MG #F #Q
Left to right: (Left) A 13-year-old Native American/Māori boy with long curly hair tied in a ponytail. He wears tiny gold hoops in his ears. His uniform is lilac and gold. A lilac jacket with the initials MA stitched into it, a gold vest with purple lining, a gold tie, and plaid, purple pants. The tallest of the group. (Middle) A 13-year-old Black girl with light blue hair styled into cornrows. She has multiple piercings on each ear, including two dangling crescent moons. She has a mole under her eye. She wears the same uniform as the previous boy, but her jacket is buttoned up and she wears a skirt. She has a slight gap between her two front teeth. Much shorter than the boy on the left, slightly taller than the boy on the right. (Right) A 13-year-old Black/Filipino boy who's wearing the same uniform as the previous two. He's added a dark purple hoodie to his uniform. His dark hair is sectioned into twists. He's wearing circular, golden-rimmed sunglasses. A small, red fox is perched on his shoulders.
November 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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November accountability thread for mg sci-fi:

While I'm querying my mg fantasy, I'll use this as motivation to finish drafting my mg sci-fi. I hope to make good progress in November, but I'm ultimately aiming to finish this by the end of the year.
November 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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AMARI X JUJUTSU KAISEN
13yo Maeve must strengthen the magical barrier protecting Earth from the Seven Deadly Sins’ imminent uprising:
Add in
🃏 A deadly trivia game
🕳️ Magical sinkholes
🪄 Illusion-filled forests
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Rocky ex-friendships
⚱️ & a talking urn w/ generational secrets
#roundtablementor #MG #UN
A 13-year-old Black girl with light blue hair styled into cornrows. She has multiple piercings on each ear, including two dangling crescent moons. She has a mole under her eye. Her uniform is lilac and gold. A buttoned up lilac jacket, a gold vest with purple lining, a gold tie, and a plaid, purple skirt. She has a slight gap between her two front teeth. She holds a large gold sword that's around the same size as her. She wears white tights, with black shoes.
October 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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October 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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A thread of my #DVparty posts:
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goodsamiratan.bsky.social samira is querying her MG fantasy🍉🍉🍉 @goodsamiratan.bsky.social · Oct 2
Day 1-Moodboard/Art

Hey everyone! Pictured below are the main characters of MAEVE MONROE AND THE SUNKEN PLACE. The titular character (and narrator) is in the middle, and you'll learn more about her tomorrow😊 I'm excited to share this story!
artwork by uncomfortcharacter on IG.
#DVparty #MG #F
Left to right: (Left) A 13-year-old Native American/Māori boy with long curly hair tied in a ponytail. He wears tiny gold hoops in his ears. His uniform is lilac and gold. A lilac jacket with the initials MA stitched into it, a gold vest with purple lining, a gold tie, and plaid, purple pants. The tallest of the group. (Middle) A 13-year-old Black girl with light blue hair styled into cornrows. She has multiple piercings on each ear, including two dangling crescent moons. She has a mole under her eye. She wears the same uniform as the previous boy, but her jacket is buttoned up and she wears a skirt. She has a slight gap between her two front teeth. Much shorter than the boy on the left, slightly taller than the boy on the right. (Right) A 13-year-old Black/Filipino boy who's wearing the same uniform as the previous two. He's added a dark purple hoodie to his uniform. His dark hair is sectioned into twists. He's wearing circular, golden-rimmed sunglasses. A small, red fox is perched on his shoulders.
October 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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It was amazing to see all the wonderful pitches for #DVpit today! Wishing everyone luck with their stories!
October 9, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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🫣I messed up the hashtag #Dvpit
goodsamiratan.bsky.social samira is querying her MG fantasy🍉🍉🍉 @goodsamiratan.bsky.social · Oct 8
AMARI X JUJUTSU KAISEN
After stealing her first secret mission, 13yo Maeve opens a portal to the underground realm of the Seven Deadly Sins—where she must strengthen the barrier keeping them imprisoned. If only ex-friends, talking urns, and magical mazes weren’t a part of the deal too…#DVpit #MG #F
October 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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AMARI X JUJUTSU KAISEN
After stealing her first secret mission, 13yo Maeve opens a portal to the underground realm of the Seven Deadly Sins—where she must strengthen the barrier keeping them imprisoned. If only ex-friends, talking urns, and magical mazes weren’t a part of the deal too…#DVpit #MG #F
October 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
goodsamiratan.bsky.social
AMARI X JUJUTSU KAISEN
13yo Maeve must strengthen the magical barrier protecting Earth from the Seven Deadly Sins’ imminent uprising:
Add in
🃏 A deadly trivia game
🕳️ Magical sinkholes
🪄 Illusion-filled forests
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Rocky ex-friendships
⚱️ & a talking urn w/ generational secrets
#DVpit #MG #F
October 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
goodsamiratan.bsky.social
AMARI X JUJUTSU KAISEN
13yo Maeve will do anything to avoid spending the holidays with her estranged family—even visit the glorified, underground prison of the Seven Deadly Sins on a deadlier journey to stop Pride from rising up and wreaking havoc on Earth. #DVpit #MG #F
October 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Friendly reminders for my DVpit peeps 🙋‍♀️

1. Don’t forget to double check your hashtags!
2. Don’t like or repost anyone’s post so you don’t accidentally get someone’s hopes up ❤️

Show everyone love in their comments! #DVparty
October 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Day 6-Next Project

My current wip is another middle grade story. Instead of fantasy, I'm challenging myself with sci-fi this time around. Right now, it can best be described as the wackiness of RICK & MORTY meets the strong friendships and found family of DANDADAN.

#DVparty #MG #SF
A moodboard for my current WIP. Contains nine pictures. (Top row, right to left) Picture 1: A picture of outer space. Picture 2: A picture of spaceship controls. Picture 3: A picture of a planet. (Middle row, right to left) Picture 1: A picture of a sign with the words "The truth is out there" Picture 2: A picture of aliens staring at the 'camera' in a dark forest. Picture 3: A picture of a dark area with trees in the distance. A ray of light is being shone down in the center like a spiral (Bottom row, right to left) Picture 1: A yellow sign with an alien silhouette Picture 2: A sign that says "parking for aliens only" in bright green with a picture of an alien. Picture 3: A black and white picture of a spaceship.
October 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Day 5-Song/Playlist

Here are a few songs that came to mind when writing MMTSP. Some of them relate to Maeve herself, while others encompass the story as a whole. I have a Spotify playlist, but that's a little too chaotic to post right now.

#DVparty #MG #F
Maeve Monroe and The Sunken Place Playlist Goo Goo Muck-The Cramps Meet me in the Woods-Lord Huron You're on Your Own Kid-Taylor Swift Dog Days Are Over-Florence + The Machine The Moon Will Sing-The Crane Wives
October 6, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Day 4-Your Story as a meme

#DVparty #MG #F
Distracted boyfriend meme as the background. Text boxes should be read from right to left: (Right) Spend the holidays with her family (Middle) Maeve (Left) Risk her life on a journey to the underground prison realm of the Seven Deadly Sins
October 5, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Day 3-Opening Lines
#DVparty #MG #F
It all started when Eleanor Fields received her first mission right before lunch. Maeve Monroe and The Sunken Place #DVparty Day 3 (Opening Lines)
October 4, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Day 2-Introduce Your Main Character

As the only descendant of Pride at Marwood Academy, Maeve feels as if a lot to prove-which often gets her into trouble. She can hold a grudge and has a hard time letting things go. Her ego is huge, but she has a heart of gold to match it.
#DVparty #MG #F
A 13-year-old Black girl with light blue hair styled into cornrows. She has multiple piercings on each ear, including two dangling crescent moons. She has a mole under her eye. Her uniform is lilac and gold. A buttoned up lilac jacket, a gold vest with purple lining, a gold tie, and a plaid, purple skirt. She has a slight gap between her two front teeth. She holds a large gold sword that's around the same size as her. She wears white tights, with black shoes.
October 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
goodsamiratan.bsky.social
Day 1-Moodboard/Art

Hey everyone! Pictured below are the main characters of MAEVE MONROE AND THE SUNKEN PLACE. The titular character (and narrator) is in the middle, and you'll learn more about her tomorrow😊 I'm excited to share this story!
artwork by uncomfortcharacter on IG.
#DVparty #MG #F
Left to right: (Left) A 13-year-old Native American/Māori boy with long curly hair tied in a ponytail. He wears tiny gold hoops in his ears. His uniform is lilac and gold. A lilac jacket with the initials MA stitched into it, a gold vest with purple lining, a gold tie, and plaid, purple pants. The tallest of the group. (Middle) A 13-year-old Black girl with light blue hair styled into cornrows. She has multiple piercings on each ear, including two dangling crescent moons. She has a mole under her eye. She wears the same uniform as the previous boy, but her jacket is buttoned up and she wears a skirt. She has a slight gap between her two front teeth. Much shorter than the boy on the left, slightly taller than the boy on the right. (Right) A 13-year-old Black/Filipino boy who's wearing the same uniform as the previous two. He's added a dark purple hoodie to his uniform. His dark hair is sectioned into twists. He's wearing circular, golden-rimmed sunglasses. A small, red fox is perched on his shoulders.
October 2, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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With #DVpit only a week away, we ask anyone planning to participate to thoroughly review the rules & guidelines first: dvpit.carrd.co

- This is a pitch event for unagented MARGINALIZED WRITERS & ARTISTS seeking rep
- Must have a completed manuscript or portfolio to pitch
- Pitch only once/hour
October 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
goodsamiratan.bsky.social
Dear #litagents, I'm happy to present an #agentsguide for a revised version of MAEVE MONROE AND THE SUNKEN PLACE! Complete at approximately 55k words, MMTSP is a middle-grade contemporary fantasy. This will hit the query trenches this month and be pitched for #DVpit! #amquerying #MG #F
October 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM