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Kirsten E Bell
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I write 💫 witch books💫

Querying "Anthology of the Woods"

Writing "Clara"
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Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · Aug 6
ANTHOLOGY OF THE WOODS

Witchy like The Once and Future Witches
Rock n Roll like Daisy Jones and the Six

⚠️Warning⚠️ Don't play the wrong string when it comes to battles of fame vs magic...

#QuestPit #Q #Speculative
Anthology of the Woods is written across what looks like an album cover. The artist is attributed to The West End. Three women's silhouettes are dancing in a field at night. There's an advisory label and a barcode as well. The back of the album cover. There are 5 tracks in order titled: White Anemone, Burn Hole, Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, I Only Asked for Help, The Pearl. There are 3 pictures on the right, one of two people kissing, one of a woman with a sword and one of a hand reaching out for a ghost like figure. all are in black and white.
kbellwrites.bsky.social
Heading back into the query trenches today with my ✨heavily revised✨ witchy Nutcracker retelling.

1. Dante's 9th circle should have been eternally editing your book.
2. LOLed every time I read a headline and then just returned to my weird little story.
3. Proud af.

#amquerying #writingcommunity
September 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
kbellwrites.bsky.social
Anthology of the Woods 🪕🔮🌔

A coven’s chance encounter w/ a rock band might not be as coincidental as once believed when Brigid, a witch trying to protect her farm, meets her match in the band's frontman. There will be a showdown of fame and magic so don't play the wrong chord...

#QuestPit #Q #S
The text on the picture says "And yet the human blood that kept my heart beating on this earth was like poison. The catalyst of heartbreak. A drug, misdosed. There's a girl with her eyes closed laying in a flower field.
August 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
kbellwrites.bsky.social
ANTHOLOGY OF THE WOODS

Witchy like The Once and Future Witches
Rock n Roll like Daisy Jones and the Six

⚠️Warning⚠️ Don't play the wrong string when it comes to battles of fame vs magic...

#QuestPit #Q #Speculative
Anthology of the Woods is written across what looks like an album cover. The artist is attributed to The West End. Three women's silhouettes are dancing in a field at night. There's an advisory label and a barcode as well. The back of the album cover. There are 5 tracks in order titled: White Anemone, Burn Hole, Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, I Only Asked for Help, The Pearl. There are 3 pictures on the right, one of two people kissing, one of a woman with a sword and one of a hand reaching out for a ghost like figure. all are in black and white.
August 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM
kbellwrites.bsky.social
Good morning #writingcommunity! Woke up before the sun with a BIG idea. It's a cool 60 degrees and my cherry coffee is piping hot. Let's goooooo!
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August 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
kbellwrites.bsky.social
Reading a gothic thriller at the pool and the fence posts are GIVING.

So far so great: The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths

#booksky
July 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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About to start day 2 of the Writing Day New England workshop! Loving the online format. Would recommend!

Also - I have TWO pitches with agents today 😬 Good vibes, por favor!! Will update after!
writingdaywksp.bsky.social Writing Day Workshops @writingdaywksp.bsky.social · Jul 24
Three weeks until the next WDW Writers’ Conference! And it’s ONLINE for everyone! Have you reserved your spot yet?

Register today by copying this link and filling out your info:

www.writingdayworkshops.com

#writingcommunity #writers #writingconference #authorlife #writingtips #writingadvice
July 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
kbellwrites.bsky.social
I did it. I GUTTED my book for a 2nd time because I knew deep in my soul it just needed it.

✅ 3 rounds of personal eyeballing edits
✅ professional developmental edits
✅ from the heart because I knew I could do better edits

AotW is now a witch book worthy of a spot on a book shelf 💜

#AmQuerying
July 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
kbellwrites.bsky.social
ANTHOLOGY OF THE WOODS

A witch tale with fangs, fitting nicely on a shelf next to "The Once and Future Witches" & "Garden Spells".

✔️Cottage Core
✔️Twist Ending
✔️Sisterhood
✔️Morally Gray FMC
✔️Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll
✔️Atmospheric
✔️Feminism
✔️Dancing ghosts in a theater 👻

#BluePit📖 #Q #Spec #A
July 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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#BluePit #DIS #TR #LGBT #ND #YA #F
Three gay witches---a transfemme autist, a burnt out prodigy, and a runaway music witch---and a sentient plant must hide from the peering eyes of witch society for three months. Cue magical training montages, emotional exploration, and a helping of sapphic love.
A Harmony o witches collage with flowers, magic and picnic
July 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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DRAGONFALL x FFXIV
When Mick agrees to be his mage bff(/crush) Eleanor's adventuring partner, all he wants is to keep her safe. But a twist of fate changes him into a divine dragon, and his priorities shift to: stop a war, protect Eleanor, and stay alive. In that order.
#BluePit #BluePit📖 #F #R #W
Three-panel moodboard consisting of three pieces by Alphonse Mucha. Left: Emerald. A serpent snarls at the viewer from amidst green lilies. Center: The Moon. A woman wearing nothing but a navy blanket covered in stars stands against a backdrop consisting of the night sky and a crescent moon. She covers her smile with one hand. This image is noticeably lower in quality than its neighboring panels. Right: Salon des Cent. A woman conceals her mouth with a hand, her index finger curled down. She's glaring intensely at the viewer. A golden filigree lines the bottom and frames the sides, partially covering the left and right panels.
July 13, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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🎸 daisy jones x knives out 🗡️

the songstress, the high-flyer, the gambler, the sweetheart, the watcher, the matriarch and the rogue. seven suspects. one the killer of renowned rockstar sam corvi. but who? only they can tell you

#BluePit #Q #A #LF #M #BluePit📖
a moodboard detailing nine images related to my book: a neon rock n roll sign, london (notably big ben), a man playing the guitar, someone punching a mirror into shards, a man staring into the camera with his face concealed, someone walking down a hallway, stars falling from the sky, photos hanging from the ceiling and finally, an audience at a gig. all nine images have a red hue.
July 13, 2025 at 9:14 AM
kbellwrites.bsky.social
ANTHOLOGY OF THE WOODS
#BluePit📖 #Q #A #SP

A coven’s chance encounter with a rock band might not be as coincidental as once believed. Brigid a witch trying to protect her family farm will meet her match in the band's frontman. Secrets, spells & rock&roll will ignite a showdown between fame & magic.
A woman lying back in the water with a line from the book reading: "I rested my lips alongside his ear and whispered, "run".
July 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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CLARA
#BluePit📖 #Q #YA

🐁🔮A witchy reimagining of the Nutcracker for fans of the -ber months🌜❄️

The ballet never mentioned Clara was a witch. At this year’s Yule Ball, Clara and a rag-tag trio of misfits will be traveling a lot further than the Sugar Plum Forest to save their magical kingdom.
Woman holding lantern with text from the book: By the time the three were pulling themselves onto one of the lighted sailboats, the calls of Captain Nicholas and Mother Ginger were soft in the night wind. The lighthouse was free of its cursed shackles, now peacefully sinking to the bottom of the Aegean Sea.
July 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
kbellwrites.bsky.social
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for hosting this event, #SmallPitch!!!

'Clara' will be headed off on submission now to an amazing Indie Press right where she's always wanted to be 🖤
July 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
kbellwrites.bsky.social
ANTHOLOGY OF THE WOODS
#Speculative #A #Q

Coven of witches with secrets 🤝 Rock band with secrets

Brigid (the green witch) with a revenge plot 🤝 Frontman with a selfish goal

The Once and Future Witches 🤝 Garden Spells

The Craft 🤝 Taylor Swift's Folklore

#PlaylistPitch
July 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
kbellwrites.bsky.social
Do some sleuthing! I received 2 agent ❤️s and full requests after seeing those agents post what they were looking for at that pitch event. I commented my pitch to their posts and ended up getting requests from those!

#BluePitHype
bluepit.bsky.social #BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event @bluepit.bsky.social · Jul 11
It’s Day 4 of #BluePitHype!

Today is ADVICE SHARE day! Share your best advice for pitching, querying for those seeking a literary agent, and promoting your work overall!

We also have our own tips to share for #BluePit!

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #GameDev #Comics #TTRPG
#BluePitHype Q & A JULY 11th ADVICE SHARE Pitch contests can be overwhelming. What’s some of your best advice for #BluePit? From crafting a pitch, to what to do after the event - we want to hear your thoughts! 2 DAYS To #BLUEPIT ON JULY 13th! @BLUEPIT.BSKY.SOCIAL
July 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
kbellwrites.bsky.social
ANTHOLOGY OF THE WOODS has received feedback about its lovely lyrical prose and beautiful atmosphere but this is the character visual board that built the cast :)

#UnhingedPit #Q #Speculative
July 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
kbellwrites.bsky.social
CLARA: For fans of the -ber months.

#UnhingedPit #Q #YA
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July 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Love this album! It was written about a coven of witches the band met once along Pictured Rocks. Kinda spooky but I can tell Banks is obsessed with one of them. Maybe too obsessed?

#UnhingedPit #Q #Speculative
An album cover that depicts the silhouette of 3 women outside and the album cover is Anthology of the Woods by the West End. The back of the album cover. It says Anthology of the woods then 5 song names and a description.
July 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
kbellwrites.bsky.social
OMG I'm preparing for a writing conference and I've fallen so far down the pitching rabbit hole that I'm considering changing my title...... SOS.
................................. Or, like, should I?..........
#writingcommunity #authorsky
June 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
kbellwrites.bsky.social
ANTHOLOGY OF THE WOODS
🌜The Craft🌛 scored by 🕯️Folklore🕯️
#Q #SwiftiePitch

A cozy tale of folklore with fangs that would shelf nicely with "The Once and Future Witches" & "Garden Spells".

✔️Cottage Core
✔️Twist Ending
✔️Sisterhood
✔️Morally Dark Gray FMC
✔️Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll
✔️Atmospheric
✔️Feminism
June 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
kbellwrites.bsky.social
#swiftiepitch?!?! OMG hold please....
June 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
kbellwrites.bsky.social
QUESTION! #writingcommunity #amquerying #onsub
Have you guys personally (not by agents or other professionals) collected market data for your book? I've found a few good sources but wondering if there's some nice public data from GoodReads or Amazon that would be dependable/accurate?
June 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
kbellwrites.bsky.social
My life:
1. Hears song at coffee shop that makes me feel introspective.
2. Rushes home to write a ~1000 word zero draft inspired by said song.
3. Gets coffee the next day - restarts cycle.

Today it was "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone".

How many zero drafts do you have?
#WritingCommunity
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June 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Framing this. Crawling out of "maybe pile purgatory" inch by inch.

#writingcommunity #amquerying
June 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM