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Kayla Hill
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Romantic fantasy w/ an edge 💙🗡️⏳🎻
WWTS R3 Alum 🌙 & ‘24 SmoochPit Mentee 💋
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Kayla Hill @kaylahillbooks.bsky.social · Feb 12
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

#QuestPit #A #F #RF #Q
A violin hidden behind a web. Text says: An agent's guide to THE SPINNERS' GUILD DEAHNNA’s music gifts her the power to Spin listeners under her spell, compelling them to reveal secrets she can use to protect her city. After two years spent abroad as a diplomat, she uncovers news of a brewing revolution that sends her rushing home, where she’s tasked to root out the rebels—only to discover that the one behind it is none other than her once great love: Zephyr, the monarch’s own son. ZEPHYR’s city is flooding and he will do anything to save his people, even if it means overthrowing his own tyrannical mother. When the monarch closes the borders, shutting off the city’s final hope for aid, he must decide if he can trust Deahnna with his secret, or if she’s a threat to more than just his heart. Together, they’ll have to work through old heartbreak and incite a rebellion if they want to shatter the sovereign’s grip on the city before it sinks beneath the waves. The tropes: music-based magic system, second-chance romance, glittering political intrigue, ballroom mayhem Moodboard with 4 images: two people dancing; a dark hallway; a window in a shattered greenhouse; a violin in water
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maisiebannion.bsky.social
Eeeek I (officially) #amquerying !! Reposting my #agentsguide in celebration. 🖤
Agent's Guide to The Jinxborough Vampires, YA Paranormal Romance, 95,000 words. (Image description: character art of a witch girl and vampire boy, embracing and smiling at one another) PITCH: Eighteen-year-old Laurie Loveday is having a rough night—apparently, she’s a witch, vampires are real, and they’re in Jinxborough. Oh, and their bites freakin’ hurt. Trying to connect with locals doesn’t mean having someone’s teeth at her neck. Unable to sass her way out of the predicament, she breaks free with her latent magic but is pushed to the ground. Right before she becomes human à la mode, Vincent, her coworker from the bookstore, appears and kills the attacker. Vincent Fraley hates being a newbie vampire, but he’s grateful his sharp instincts saved Laurie. The transition from rebellious mortal to upstanding bloodsucker has been difficult. What’s more challenging is hiding the murder—and shielding Laurie from his obtrusive, anti-witch mother. Falling for his natural enemy is a big blunder, but Laurie makes Vincent feel human again. They can’t get too distracted by their mutual attraction, since the slain foe’s family, House Greaves, will seek vengeance if the murder comes to light. Just when they think they’re in the clear, a ne'er-do-well vampire comes forth with photographic evidence of their transgression. Juggling their growing connection and a dwindling deadline, they must steal and destroy the images before they’re forcibly initiated into the blackmailer’s unruly clan—and a surprise guest from House Greaves has a front row seat to the “party.” Workplace love / friends to lovers / against the odds COMPS & VIBES: In Nightfall by Suzanne Young (suspense & action, evil vampire gang), Spells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch (eccentric setting in MA, heartwarming romance, generational family secrets), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (teen angst & sass, antics & mischief, early 00s nostalgia), Practical Magic (murder cover-up, magical mishaps) MOODBOARD: image collage of a cobblestone Salem sidewalk with fall foliage, fanged mouth dripping blood, ouija planchette, sheet ghost chilling with sunglasses and a cat, white rose splattered with blood, a couple kissing on a dark snowy night, blue and green spellbooks, a blue neon bookstore sign, and a bedazzled flip phone next to a tube of lip gloss Bsky & Insta @maisiebannion / maisiebannion.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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vanhollen.senate.gov
We were just denied entry into CECOT — the notorious prison in El Salvador where Mr. Abrego Garcia is being illegally held.

We were there for one simple reason: to check on his well-being, which his family and lawyers have not been allowed to do. We won’t stop fighting.
Van Hollen denied entry to CECOT, notorious El Salvador prison where Abrego Garcia is illegally held
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
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April 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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dvpit.bsky.social
Marginalized creators! Polish up those manuscripts, #DVPit returns October 2025 on bluesky with over 40 participating agents and editors! #booksky #writersky
returning october 2025 #DVPit now on bluesky 40+ participating agents & editors (and counting) follow us at @dvpit.bsky.social for more updates!
April 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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aoc.bsky.social
20,000 in ruby red Utah on their feet, in community, and ready to organize for a better world.

A better world is possible.
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Apr 14
Strong moment from AOC’s speech in Utah
April 14, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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victoriastrauss.com
New Writer Beware blog post: A look at what the US Copyright Office has determined is copyrightable for creators who use generative AI in their work writerbeware.blog/2025/04/04/g...
Generative AI and Copyrightability: Report From the US Copyright Office - Writer Beware
In 2023, the US Copyright Office launched an initiative to examine the legal and policy implications for copyright of generative AI (GAI). Incorporating comments from the public, the resulting report ...
writerbeware.blog
April 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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atrupar.com
"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
April 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
kaylahillbooks.bsky.social
So thrilled for you!!! Can't wait to see this on shelves! 💙
bookbabewriting.bsky.social Bookishbabeiswriting @bookbabewriting.bsky.social · Mar 28
✨SOME NEWS✨
I am thrilled to announce I am now represented by @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social @madwomanliterary.bsky.social !!! Alex's love and enthusiasm for my chaotic girlies was something from my wildest dreams and I am SO EXCITED to work together on Killer Summer and my future projects as well!
moodboard with be one heartbreaker sign, girl's jawline, girl with red and rose petals on her face, sign that says girls girls girls and one last kiss goodbye. Title Killer Summer an Indigenous sapphic YA bubbling horror by H.D. Pine represented by Alex Brown at Mad Woman Literary Agency
March 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
kaylahillbooks.bsky.social
YAYAYAYAYAY!!!
seberkeley.bsky.social S. E. Berkeley @seberkeley.bsky.social · Mar 21
✨PUBLISHING NEWS✨
I am THRILLED to announce that I’m now represented by Lauren Spieller at Folio Literary Management! Her excitement and passion for The Corruption of Astoria Rose blew me away. I could not have found a better business partner to navigate this industry with!
#agentedauthor #romantasy
March 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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tamarajeree.com
Today's my birthday! This is a hard time to feel celebratory, but it would mean a lot if folks shared my books. You can request them at your library or place an order through your local indie bookstore.

I write spicy cozydark fantasy books about magical Black lesbians! bookshop.org/contributors...
An illustrated book cover featuring two Black figures posed like Michelangelo's painting The Creation of Adam. At the top of the cover, a horned succubus with wings reaches for a haloed woman with braids. The angelic woman is dressed in white and holds a dagger in her right hand. Illustration by Syd Mills (@vetyyr) An illustrated book cover featuring a background of silvery slender trees. On the right, a Black woman with short bleached hair wears an oversized leather jacket. Her eyes shine red as she meets the devoted gaze of the red wolf on her left. One hand gently holds the wolf's chin. The other is placed reverently on the wolf's mouth. The title text A WOLF STEPS IN BLOOD is set in a mysterious, sharp serif. Illustration and design by Northyme An illustrated book cover featuring a Black woman holding a skull and looking up to the sky. Moonlight shines in her eyes. An intricate border depicts mermaids and dragons. Art by @EyeoftheNewt
March 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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drewbmorgan.bsky.social
Having read early versions of The Spinners Y’ALL ARE IN FOR A TREAT
kaylahillbooks.bsky.social Kayla Hill @kaylahillbooks.bsky.social · Mar 10
Excited to share that I’m now represented by the wonderful Bethany Weaver at @weaverliterary.bsky.social! 🥳😭🎻

I'm so thrilled for Bethany's vision for THE SPINNERS' GUILD and for the opportunity to work together. 🖤
Image of Kayla with text that says Now represented by: Weaver Literary Agency
March 11, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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aoc.bsky.social
⚡️FIGHT THE OLIGARCHY RALLY ⚡️
STARTING TOMORROW.

Nevada. Arizona. Colorado.
You, me, and Bernie.
Dem and GOP districts. ❤️💙

See you there 💪🏽🌞
Fight the Oligarchy Rally Poster with event details for: Las Vegas, NV, Tempe, AZ, Greeley, CO, Denver, CO, and Tucson, AZ
March 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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emilylwrites.bsky.social
Fresh from #SmoochPit!
When Carter starts to fall for another contestant on a popular reality dating show, he must decide between his original plans and the direction his heart is pulling him or he may ruin both in the process.
#PopUpPitA #LuckyPit #R #LGBT
Mood Board with: TV cameraman, illustrated hand holding with rainbow bracelet over snow, champagne, silhouette behind a bi flag, view out an airplane window, sticker of a M/M couple, Bachelor mansion. Tropes: Bi 4 Bi, Forced Proximity, Kidney Donor MC, Slow(ish) Burn, Reality TV Shenanigans, Anxiety Rep.
March 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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elliemayauthor.bsky.social
When it comes to superstitions, there’s only one hard and fast rule: it’s only weird if it doesn’t work.

And Elliot’s got a lot of them that aren’t working.

That is, until Maggie comes along.

We don’t joke about the mojo in Swing for the Fences🍀

#LuckyPit #PopupPit #amquerying #Q
March 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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bellewalker.bsky.social
New (again 😅) #agentguide for my adult #romantasy

In #agent inboxes now 🖤
March 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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rowanbrightonbrown.bsky.social
I just re-read a million of these lists and by the end of my ten calls, I finally got it down to a science. Here's my strategy—
sonyaafnan.bsky.social Sonya Afnan @sonyaafnan.bsky.social · Mar 10
For those who’ve had ‘the call’ with an agent, editor, or publisher—what were the most important questions you asked (or wish you had asked)? #WritingCommunity
March 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
kaylahillbooks.bsky.social
Excited to share that I’m now represented by the wonderful Bethany Weaver at @weaverliterary.bsky.social! 🥳😭🎻

I'm so thrilled for Bethany's vision for THE SPINNERS' GUILD and for the opportunity to work together. 🖤
Image of Kayla with text that says Now represented by: Weaver Literary Agency
March 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
kaylahillbooks.bsky.social
YEAH SHE IS
March 8, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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tamarajeree.com
If you've been curious about my work, The Fall That Saved Us and A Wolf Steps in Blood are $2.99 each as part of the Smashwords sale! Authors earn higher royalties through Smashwords, and the files are DRM-free

The Fall: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
A Wolf: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
A Wolf Steps in Blood
Yasmine is a red wolf girl stuck in rural Alabama. Her world is small: pick up shifts at the greasy late-night diner and endure her pack's petty squabbles. She's not good at being a wolf or being huma...
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March 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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maisiebannion.bsky.social
IN NIGHTFALL x SPELLS FOR LOST THINGS x BUFFY

💜 friends to lovers
💼 workplace romance
💀 bookstore / oddities shop
🌙 witches vs vampires
🔮 salem vibes
👫 short king mmc + tall fmc
📟 00s nostalgia
🩸 got blood?

#WSPitQ #YA #P #R #agentsguide
Agent's Guide to The Jinxborough Vampires, YA Paranormal Romance, 95,000 words. (Image description: character art of a witch girl and vampire boy, embracing and smiling at one another) PITCH: Eighteen-year-old Laurie Loveday is having a rough night—apparently, she’s a witch, vampires are real, and they’re in Jinxborough. Oh, and their bites freakin’ hurt. Trying to connect with locals doesn’t mean having someone’s teeth at her neck. Unable to sass her way out of the predicament, she breaks free with her latent magic but is pushed to the ground. Right before she becomes human à la mode, Vincent, her coworker from the bookstore, appears and kills the attacker.   Vincent Fraley hates being a newbie vampire, but he’s grateful his sharp instincts saved Laurie. The transition from rebellious mortal to upstanding bloodsucker has been difficult. What’s more challenging is hiding the murder—and shielding Laurie from his obtrusive, anti-witch mother. Falling for his natural enemy is a big blunder, but Laurie makes Vincent feel human again.   They can’t get too distracted by their mutual attraction, since the slain foe’s family, House Greaves, will seek vengeance if the murder comes to light. Just when they think they’re in the clear, a ne'er-do-well vampire comes forth with photographic evidence of their transgression. Juggling their growing connection and a dwindling deadline, they must steal and destroy the images before they’re forcibly initiated into the blackmailer’s unruly clan—and a surprise guest from House Greaves has a front row seat to the “party.” Workplace love / friends to lovers / against the odds COMPS & VIBES: In Nightfall by Suzanne Young (suspense & action, evil vampire gang), Spells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch (eccentric setting in MA, heartwarming romance, generational family secrets), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (teen angst & sass, antics & mischief, early 00s nostalgia), Practical Magic (murder cover-up, magical mishaps) MOODBOARD: image collage of a cobblestone Salem sidewalk with fall foliage, fanged mouth dripping blood, ouija planchette, sheet ghost chilling with sunglasses and a cat, white rose splattered with blood, a couple kissing on a dark snowy night, blue and green spellbooks, a blue neon bookstore sign, and a bedazzled flip phone next to a tube of lip gloss Bsky & Insta @maisiebannion / maisiebannion.com
February 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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bookbabewriting.bsky.social
Jennifer's Body x Together We Rot
Here is my #agentguide for my SmoochPit story that has now hit the trenches. If any #litagents are interested in seeing this in their inbox let me know!
#WSPitQ #YA #H #R #LGBT #BIOC #Own
An agent's guide to Killer Summer by Bookbabewriting YA horror romance selected for 2024 SmoochPit Mentorship program. Pitch : Boys start to disappear in Lyric's backwoods backwards hometown and the last person they were seen is her best friend and unrequited crush, Eleanor. After a bloody encounter Lyric questions if the connection is all in her head but as the boys start to turn up dead, Lyric must investigate the cultish town Eleanor calls home and if there is something monstrously wrong with her best friend. For fans of: Jennifer's Body poster, Devil in Ohio poster, Together We Rot cover, This Delicious Death cover, The River Has Teeth cover. Cult town in Canadian Prairies, cannibalism as a metaphor for love, friends to lovers bubblegum horror vibes, sapphic pining, toxic codependent friendship, touch her and die, monstrous romance, black cat x golden retriever vibes, #ownvoices queer and Indigenous rep
February 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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zipitelle.bsky.social
THEY’RE HERE AND THEY HAVE GOLD FOIL 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
February 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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haylswrites.bsky.social
An #AgentGuide for my fantasy rom-com, Enchantments & Adversaries. This novel was selected for the 2024 #SmoochPit mentorship program and was revised with my mentor--now featuring more banter, more spice, and more pining! 💗

#amquerying #agentsguide #cozyfantasyromance
Against a reddish, purple sky, a dark haired woman in a plum dress stares at a smirking blond man. Text reads: an agent's guid to Enchantments & Adversaries, adult fantasy rom-com complete at 95k words, selected for the 2024 SmoochPit Mentorship Program. Text, left: After her latest protection charm prototype fails, Cecilia Thornhill is desperate enough for additional funding she considers a partnership from Caspian Wolfe, the founder of her province’s most-successful magical engineering firm, and her former college rival. He offers full use of his firm in exchange for co-credit and she agrees, knowing it’s her best shot at making a safer world for the magicless. After weeks of blazing chemistry in the lab and the bedroom, she realizes he’s no longer the man she once knew, but getting close to him puts everything at risk—if only her research would ward her traitorous heart. Photo, right: A dark haired woman in a green dress sits in a blond man's lap. For readers who enjoy: - stem based magic system - love on the brain by ali hazelwood - refuse to use first names - a witch's guide to fake dating a demon by sarah hawley - grounded fantasy - plus-sized fmc - "it was always you" - "slut!" (taylor's version) + the alchemy - do your worst by rosie danan - magical met gala - rivals with benefits - finding your power - the very secret society of irregular witches by sangu mandanna - complicated family dynamics/found family Center; photo of a brunette woman scowling at a blond man photo, right: brunette woman kissing a blond man in a lab text, left: “Cecily,” he rasps. “We started work a few minutes ago and you’re already trying to increase the tension between us.” I stare back at him, brows furrowing. “Do you have a weird lab kink I don’t know about? Is there something sexualized about mugwort I’m horribly naive to?” “Mugwort is probably the least sexy ingredient you could use.” He leans over the table and brushes his thumb gently over my bottom lip. I swallow. “But that,” he murmurs. “We may need to switch the order of research if you keep it up.” “Go grab the ingredient, Wolfe.” He chuckles and removes his hand from my face. My skin tingles in the wake of his touch, my pulse thrumming with magic. The itch starts again, the one I don’t know how to scratch. A simple touch has no right to feel that way. That good. Wolfe returns with the Mugwort, handing it over rather than disturb my collection of vials. “Behave,” I hiss. His eyes dance with mirth. The dimple is ever present on his cheek. “No promises.”
February 20, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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emilylwrites.bsky.social
I'm excited to share my #agentsguide for my adult queer romance! After some intense revision work during #SmoochPit it's time to get back to the query trenches.

#amquerying #writingcommunity #agentguide #querying #booksky #LGBT #romance
An Agent's Guide to Finding Mr. Right 88,000 Words Queer Romance When Carter starts to fall for another contestant on a popular reality dating show instead of its female lead, he must decide between his original plans and the direction his heart is pulling him—but being reality-TV famous in a franchise with an audience that can turn on a dime could cost him his cause and the man he's falling in love with. Comps: covers for The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun, Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld, Here for the Wrong Reasons by Annabel Paulsen and Lydia Wang, and Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. (They're all pink. That's just how it works.) Tropes: Kidney Donor MC, Bi 4 Bi, Slow(ish) Burn, Reality TV shenanigans, Forced Proximity, Anxiety Rep.
February 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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brittmiddleton.bsky.social
I'm thrilled to share this guide to my 90K rom-com, a retelling of Taylor Swift's "Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince" packed with heart, heat and a swoony country-pop soundtrack.

🎨: @legendsofaukera.bsky.social


#agentsguide #amquerying #writingcommunity #swifties #booksky #romancebooks
A pink and red background and graphic with cowboy boots and paisley print with text describing a romantic comedy manuscript called Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince. A pink and red background and graphic with paisley print with text describing a romantic comedy manuscript called Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince. Next to it, a character drawing of a Black woman with braids embracing a white blond man wearing a guitar. A pink and red background and graphic with paisley print and images of comparable movies, TV shows and books including Insecure, Sweet Home Alabama, The Wedding Date and Yours Truly. A pink and red background and graphic with paisley print with text describing a romantic comedy manuscript called Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince using pictures and themes such as tropes, soundtrack and setting.
February 18, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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tamarajeree.com
If you want a spicy, fast-burn wolf shifter book that’s a lesbian BLOOD AND CHOCOLATE for adults with shifter lore grounded in Alabama’s Black history, my novella A WOLF STEPS IN BLOOD is here for you 🫀
An illustrated book cover featuring a background of silvery slender trees. On the right, a Black woman with short bleached hair wears an oversized leather jacket. Her eyes shine red as she meets the devoted gaze of the red wolf on her left. One hand gently holds the wolf's chin. The other is placed reverently on the wolf's mouth. The title text A WOLF STEPS IN BLOOD is set in a mysterious, sharp serif. Illustration and design by Northyme
February 16, 2025 at 1:16 PM