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2025 SmoochPit mentee | Writer, artist ✍️ Querying an Asian-inspired romantic fantasy
https://lliuwrite.carrd.co/
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Lucy is querying @lliuwrite.bsky.social · Oct 8
THE HUNGER GAMES x DAUGHTER OF THE MOON GODDESS where a fox demon bard seeking to become human joins the deadly race up a wish-granting mountain—but falling for a demon hunter may cost her everything.

🏳️‍🌈Asexual MC
🌦️Devious sunshine x softhearted grump

#DVpit #A #F #OWN #Asian #LGBT #POC #WOC
Book cover with title "The Heart Devourer's Song" and author name "L. Liu" over illustration of a smiling bard and stern hunter standing underneath pink blossoms.
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An #agentsguide to STARSENT, my MISTBORN x HOUSE OF THE BEAST friends-to-enemies YA secondary world Fantasy, or “Friendtasy”, complete at 106k words, already with Big 5 Editor interest!

I’m now officially #amquerying so if you’d like to see this, lemme know! 💫
An agent's guide to STARSENT, by azi ossman
November 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Half the World Away is now yours.

HEARTSTOPPER meets BOY LIKE ME

Set in the midst of Section 28, the BBC launch an inter-school pen pal project. Theo writes. Alex replies. This is what happens next.

Thanks to those who have written such wonderful reviews.

I really hope you all love it ✉️🌎
The front cover of the book, with the characters of Alex and Theo nearby. The text reads: Available now. Half the World Away. When Theo joins Year 9 at his local state school, he reluctantly agrees to take part in a new national pen pal project. After losing hope of a reply, an unexpected letter arrives from Alex, a confident private school boarder, sparking a connection that could change everything. www.linktree.com/jamesalyons Reviews - “Would fully recommend. It was such an easy read, and I absolutely loved it. The flow of the writing between Alex's letters and Theo's day were really well done and made it seamless to the point that you knew exactly what was going on.” ~ ARC review “A gorgeous, heartwarming, fuzzy book. I adored this from start to finish. I would have loved to have read more books like this growing up - so much about this book was wholesome and at the same time thought provoking. I would highly recommend this book! Absolutely gorgeous” ~ ARC review “Half the World Away explores love, distance, and identity in such a heartfelt way that I found myself smiling one minute and tearing up the next. It was tender, funnny, and quietly powerful. The themes of belonging, queer identity, and self-discovery shine through with warmth and emotion.” ~ ARC review “Half the World Away is a gorgeous, heartwarming story and I know you’ll just FALL IN LOVE with it! If you liked Heartstopper, you’ll love this! Sweet, wholesome and everything you need in a book.” ~ ARC review SEPTEMBER 1995 According to Nan, I’m four times more likely to be eaten by a shark than I am to win the National Lottery. Well, the joke is on her. I have never paddled deeper than my shins in the sea, and in front of me sits a winning lottery ticket. It may only be three matching numbers and worth a tenner, but I will take any positivity I can get. Life has been one kickback after another recently. Ten pounds won’t change that, and I often wonder if I’ll ever get a real lucky day. Today is my second ever first day of school. With the way Mum has been making a fuss, I should have an adventurous excitement flowing through my veins with each ripple from my heartbeat. The truth is my stomach is knotted as I stare down at three soggy Weetabix. They swim around my bowl, turning to mush, whilst Take That remind me from the radio to never forget where I came here from. Heartstopper meets Boy Like Me. Theo has been home schooled for three years, but his mother’s terminal illness forces him into Year Nine at his local school. Struggling to adapt, he’s persuaded to join a national pen pal project. His letter lands on the desk of Alex—a confident, private school boarder, and aspiring county rower—everything Theo is not. Despite their differences, the two begin to secretly confide, sharing struggles with grief, loneliness, and the pressures of a society demanding conformity. As their correspondence intensifies, Theo realises he has fallen for the boy in the letters. Concerned the outside world remains unwelcoming, and with Alex set to move to France, Theo must express his true feelings before they miss their chance to meet.
November 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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TOMORROW! Want to practice your pitch before the next big pitch event?

Give & receive feedback in #MockPit tomorrow! Post your pitch and reply throughout the day between 8am EST-8pm EST

PS: Don't forget to give more than you get! #FiFRevPit #writingcommunity #amquerying #writersofbluesky
#FiFRevPit Tomorrow is #MockPit Fall Into Fiction with RevPit. Today: prepare your pitch. Tomorrow: post your pitch. Tomorrow: respond to others!
November 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Fall Into Fiction starts Monday! Are you ready to write?? #FiF #writingcommunity #RevPit #writersky #writersofbluesky
Fall Into Fiction with RevPit starts Monday! Have you signed up?
October 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
lliuwrite.bsky.social
Got my #10queries feedback today! Thank you @fromcarly.bsky.social :)
fromcarly.bsky.social Carly Hayward @fromcarly.bsky.social · 18d
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The fantasy here sounds amazing. However, the romance part is lacking. We need a little more detail about the love interest and why we should fall in love with the couple. A romantasy needs compelling love interests. #RevPit #10Queries
October 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Announcement!

RevPit's Fall into Fiction is back and it will all take place here on Bluesky!

We hope to provide support, accountability, and a welcoming, inclusive community for fiction writers who are drafting, editing, or querying a novel this fall (11/3-21)

#RevPit #RevPitFiF
Fall into Fiction 2025
In November, RevPit is hosting Fall into Fiction, a minievent to provide support, accountability, and a welcoming, inclusive community for f
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October 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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🌸2.9K FOLLOWERS ART RАFFLЕ🌸

Rules:
—Follow+like+rts
—Drop you OC references in the comments
—Tag your friends(optional but appreciated 💖)
—No giveaway accounts

Prize: Portrait in this style ✨

Ends in NOV 4, good luck everyone!

#artraffle #lottery
Three fantasy OCs, sketch-style portraits, DnD character designs, fantasy characters, sketch art style examples for art raffle
October 19, 2025 at 7:37 AM
lliuwrite.bsky.social
Made my very first substack post! If you want to read some literary agent responses and have some querying positivity, feel free to take a look. :)
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Some wonderful literary agent responses
to notifying them I was selected for SmoochPit!
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October 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
lliuwrite.bsky.social
Hi #portfolioday ! I’m more of a writer than an artist at the moment, but I draw and animate my ocs (and other people’s during artfight). Always hoping to improve. :)
A cheerful woman bard with a brown cloaked stern man under pink blossoms. A blonde person wearing a transparent green veil, holding their face with red gloves and releasing a green butterfly. A blonde man in profile reaching up to touch the face of a long brown haired man. A girl crouched over a fallen, injured man as the sunset glows behind them.
October 14, 2025 at 11:37 AM
lliuwrite.bsky.social
I am over the moon to be selected as a 2025 #smoochpit mentee!!! I still can't believe my eyes! SO excited to be working with @authortrmoore.bsky.social on my Asian-inspired romantic fantasy. 😭
October 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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We are SO excited to announce our 2025-2026 Round Table Mentors! The talent, dedication, and energy of this team is simply incredible.

Full bios and wishlists will be up on our website soon!

📢🗓️For interested parties—mentee applications open Nov. 6, so mark your calendars!
Mentors Part 1: Molly McDonough Deena Helm Julie Lew Megan Bontrager Seren Kilig Natalie Kikić Deandra Davis Christie Curry Eunice Kim Carmeline Melchior Corvin A. Doupagne Rachel Kitch Samantha Chong Fatiha Rais Shepard DiStasio Thea Liu Damara Allen Karis Rogerson Mentors Part 2: Julie Hafsa Derbal Tali Shammas Lilly Lu Cassy Klisch Camille Chong Bayley Mae Amanda Helander Libby Kennedy Taylor Pitts Shaina Cordas J.D. Myall Asia Murphy Grace Morrow Meredith Mooring Ellen Mulholland Chantel Pearson Stephanie Kim Johnson Caitlyn Averett Sabina Martin
October 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
lliuwrite.bsky.social
So excited to be a lucky winner of #revpit #10queries !!
reviseresub.bsky.social Revise & Resub @reviseresub.bsky.social · Oct 11
#RevPit #10Queries Winners have been drawn at random and assigned to editors (also at random), and emails went out to those whose submissions were selected.

Join us Oct 24 to get tons of helpful querying advice. Anyone can benefit from this feedback, even if you weren't selected or didn't enter
reviseresub.bsky.social Revise & Resub @reviseresub.bsky.social · Oct 11
Thank you everyone who entered! Our editors are eager to get their hands on these submissions. Keep an eye on this space, and don't forget to follow our editors for their #10Queries posts!
October 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
lliuwrite.bsky.social
Some of these are older, but I had fun drawing all of them. Fun fact: all of these couples have appeared in books I’ve written. 😅 1/4 is not a romantic couple.
A cheerful woman bard and a brown cloaked stern man holding a sword underneath pink blossoms. A woman crouched over a fallen, injured man in front of a dying sunset. A tall blonde woman in armor princess carrying a young man in a brown coat. Two young men in ancient Chinese attire embracing each other, one tying a white sash to the other’s shoulder. Similar to the pose of the Huguenot painting.
October 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
lliuwrite.bsky.social
I’ve made a Substack account! Not sure if I will be posting anything but I would love to follow more fellow writers, readers, or people working in publishing. Please feel free to drop your Substack in the comments and I’ll follow!

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Lucy L | Substack
Writer, artist ✍️ querying an Asian-inspired romantic fantasy
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October 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
lliuwrite.bsky.social
I just entered #RevPit #10Queries. Enter now for a chance to win free feedback on your query and 1st 5 pages!
reviseresub.bsky.social Revise & Resub @reviseresub.bsky.social · Sep 12
🎉We're baaacckk!!!🎉

RevPit's #10Queries October event opens for submissions October 10!

#amwriting #writersky #writersofbluesky
RevPit #10Queries Returns Enter on October 10. Don't forget to Sign Up for Substack
October 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
lliuwrite.bsky.social
A heart-devouring fox demon bard seeking to become human joins the deadly race up a wish-granting mountain and falls for a soft-hearted grump demon hunter who would kill her if he knew she was a demon.

With only one wish at the mountain’s peak, love is a weakness she can’t afford.

#DVpit #A #F
Book cover with title "The Heart Devourer's Song" and author name "L. Liu" over illustration of a smiling bard and stern hunter standing underneath pink blossoms.
October 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
lliuwrite.bsky.social
A heart-devouring fox demon bard seeking to become human joins the deadly race up a wish-granting mountain—but falling for a demon hunter may cost her everything in this #OWN voices romantic fantasy inspired by Chinese music and mythology.

🌈Asexual spec MC
❤️Slow burn romance

#DVpit #A #F #LGBT
Book cover with title "The Heart Devourer's Song" and author name "L. Liu" over illustration of a smiling bard and stern hunter standing underneath pink blossoms.
October 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
lliuwrite.bsky.social
A fox demon bard seeking to become human joins the deadly race up a wish-granting mountain—but falling for a demon hunter may cost her everything. #OWN voices story with the romance amidst brutality of THE SERPENT AND THE WINGS OF NIGHT and the lush, Asian-inspired fantasy of IMMORTAL

#DVpit #A #F
Illustration of a smiling bard and stern hunter standing underneath pink blossoms.
October 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
lliuwrite.bsky.social
A fox demon bard seeking to become human.

A demon hunter with a wish of his own.

And a race to the top of a wish-granting mountain in this Asian-inspired romantic fantasy where love might just be the deadliest obstacle of all.

#DVpit #A #F #OWN #Asian #LGBT #POC #WOC
Illustration of a smiling bard and stern hunter standing underneath pink blossoms.
October 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
lliuwrite.bsky.social
🌈Asexual spec MC
🦊Heart-devouring fox demon bard x demon hunter
🌦️Devious sunshine x softhearted grump
🪕Inspired by Chinese music and mythology
🌖Morally gray yet kind MC
❤️Slow burn romance
🏔️Chinese demons, immortals, and magic
#DVpit #A #F #OWN #Asian #LGBT #POC #WOC
Book cover with title "The Heart Devourer's Song" and author name "L. Liu" over illustration of a smiling bard and stern hunter standing underneath pink blossoms.
October 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
lliuwrite.bsky.social
THE HUNGER GAMES x DAUGHTER OF THE MOON GODDESS where a fox demon bard seeking to become human joins the deadly race up a wish-granting mountain—but falling for a demon hunter may cost her everything.

🏳️‍🌈Asexual MC
🌦️Devious sunshine x softhearted grump

#DVpit #A #F #OWN #Asian #LGBT #POC #WOC
Book cover with title "The Heart Devourer's Song" and author name "L. Liu" over illustration of a smiling bard and stern hunter standing underneath pink blossoms.
October 8, 2025 at 12:18 PM
lliuwrite.bsky.social
If Loki had to steal the heart of Howl’s Moving Castle to get his powers back—but make it a cozy Asian-inspired romantic fantasy where a nine-tailed fox trickster goddess must infiltrate the traveling palace of an exiled inventor and steal his heart to restore her stolen laughter.

#DVParty #F
dvpit.bsky.social #DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · Oct 7
DAY 6 of #DVParty, a community event to highlight the work of Diverse Creators leading up to our pitch event, #DVPit on Oct 8th, 2025! All diverse creators can participate!

Today's Prompt: Hype up your next project or WiP!

For more info about #DVpit go to dvpit.carrd.co
#artsky #booksky #writersky
#DVparty Day 6 (October 7, 2025): Hype up your next project! Post on Bluesky with the #DVparty hashtag. Open all day! Please use alt-text if you post images. No AI generated images allowed. Have fun and make friends leading up to #DVpit! More info at dvpit.carrd.co Follow us at dvpit.bsky social for more updates!
October 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Just 3 days until #DVpit on October 8th, 2025--a pitch event for unagented marginalized writers & artists seeking out representation!
Here's our guide about what to do during the pitch event! dvpit.carrd.co#during

So excited for all the amazing talent we'll see! #writersky #booksky #artistsky
DVpit
pitch event for creators from marginalized communities.
dvpit.carrd.co
October 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
lliuwrite.bsky.social
Su’s hand was shaking, suspended over the four silk strings of her ruan lute.

#DVPit #F #writersky #booksky
dvpit.bsky.social #DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · Oct 4
DAY 3 of #DVParty, a community event to get excited about the work of Diverse Creators before our pitch event, #DVPit on Oct 8th, 2025! All diverse writer or artist invited to participate!

Today's Prompt: Post your opening lines!

#DVpit rules & info: dvpit.carrd.co
#Writersky #booksky #artsky
#DVParty Day 3 (October 4, 2025): Post your opening lines! Post on Bluesky with the #DVparty hashtag. Open all day! Please use alt-text if you post images. No AI generated images allowed. Have fun and make friends leading up to #DVpit! More info at dvpit.carrd.co Follow us at dvpit.bsky social for more updates!
October 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
lliuwrite.bsky.social
Shen Su would be the happiest bard in the three realms—if she weren’t a shapeshifting fox demon. Her dazzling performances end in crushing guilt when she must kill and devour hearts to maintain her human form. Seeking to become human, she joins the deadly race up a wish-granting mountain.
#DVParty
A smiling girl with a black ponytail holding a lute under pink flowers.
October 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM