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Shayna Grissom 🪳
@shaynagrissom.bsky.social
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Writer.
I just work here, man.
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Shayna Grissom 🪳 @shaynagrissom.bsky.social · Oct 8
Well Met X The Thursday Murder Club

Ren faire owner Dillon and newcomer Lana must work together to not only reveal a killer but they must do so before it shuts down the already struggling faire.

#DVpit #A #R #C #T #LGTBQ
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Me and my bestie at the Oathbound concert!
November 15, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Well Met X The Thursday Murder Club

Ren faire owner Dillon and newcomer Lana must work together not only to reveal a killer, but they must do so before it shuts down the already struggling faire.

#DVpit #A #R #C #T #LGTBQ
October 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Well Met X The Thursday Murder Club

Ren faire owner Dillon and newcomer Lana must work together to not only reveal a killer but they must do so before it shuts down the already struggling faire.

#DVpit #A #R #C #T #LGTBQ
October 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
shaynagrissom.bsky.social
Well Met X The Thursday Murder Club

Ren faire owner Dillon and newcomer Lana must work together to not only reveal a killer but they must do so before it shuts down the already struggling faire.

#DVpit #A #R #C #T #LGTBQ
October 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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my face as people start reading "Fimbulvinter's Fires"...

info: amweald.com/fires
buy: books2read.com/fires

🩸📚🪐📚💙📚🌈🚀💫💜😱
meme from spiderman where peter is sitting in a theater smiling and laughing at something, oblivious to the world. the text reads "people enjoying fimbulvinter's fires by a m weald. below him in the next panel is harry looking down at peter with a sort of sinister knowing. the text reads: me waiting for them to get to 'that part'"
October 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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#UnhingedPit

Rom-com, at a ren-faire, bro?

Now with a dash of murder...
#A #R #C #M
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September 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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3 main tactics are utilized:

✅ The “savage” enemy is portrayed as an irrational aggressor.

✅ Their brutality of innocent victims is graphically described.

✅ The government describes their hand as being “forced” to preserve peace.

Sounding familiar yet?
September 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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This is disgusting rhetoric, but it’s nothing new. I did my master’s thesis on the Bush presidencies’ wartime rhetoric in a continuation of a 1980 essay by Robert L. Ivie called “Images of Savagery in American Justifications for War.” The original paper can be found here: tinyurl.com/savageryrhet...
September 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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On the Blog: Hybrid publishing in a nutshell.

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#IndieAuthor #indiepub #Indiepublishing #hybridpublishing #queryingauthor #queryinglitagents #horrorcommunity #GothicHorror #horrornovels
In the cold light of Day
“Are things okay at home with your husband?” Hang on, what? As readers (especially of the horror variety), we can’t help but wonder “What inspired this piece of work?”…
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August 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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❤️ BEFORE SUNRISE x 🌶️ HEARTLESS

'97 Berlin. Shaking off its Cold War slumber to the beat of techno. Clocks on street corners and lakeside beaches.
And her larger-than-life yet adrift host… whose touch makes her wish this summer would last. But it can't.
#PosterPit #Q #R #A
Pic: Man and woman embracing (design by Freepik, freepik.com) + overlay: Berlin cityscape (photo by Stephan Widua on Unsplash) Text: Friends to lovers/Impossible love/Heartfelt & High Heat/‘90s retro/Destination romance “I found myself rooting for them from the beginning”/“Propulsive & compelling without ever feeling rushed”/“Perfect mix of sensuality and humor”/“Definitely felt like I was there” “A really heart-tugging story… great plot and great writing!”/“Can’t wait for this to be published” One summer can change your life./But what do you do when the fall comes? Only One Summer in Berlin LL Murmures Littéraires 2025 ’97. An ambitious French student reluctantly heads to Berlin to improve her German. When a housing mix-up lands her on the doorstep of a single dad grappling with his future, tense beginnings melt into friendship… and a growing attraction. As the mellow Berlin summer unfolds, they embark on a sizzling fling. Love they can’t afford: to win custody of his son, he must stay in Berlin; her career path lies in Paris.
August 16, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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YA social horror/thriller along the lines of PARABLE OF THE SOWER on a roadtrip across racist America.
17yo Samira is on the run with her fam in neo-Jim Crow America, struggling through Sundown Towns, lynch mobs, and illegal love with another girl. #QueerPit #YA #CoA #D #H #SPF #T
August 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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#QueerPit #Q
Alice can see ghosts... she'd really rather not 👻

🏳️‍🌈 Queer & trans rep
🧠 Autistic lead
🧽 Cleaning haunted houses
🔪 Serial killer mystery
🌊 Ghosts by the sea
🎭 Dark humour
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August 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Cyrano x Vibrant Years

When penniless Jibran starts an epistolary affair with a spoilt heiress, little does he know he's falling for his best friend, the younger sister.
💍 Arrgd marriage
🥰 Best friends-lovers
💌 letters
🧘‍♀️anxiety rep

#questpit #WF #R #editors
August 6, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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It's like E.T. (if E.T. was hot and gay).

When an attractive alien named Caelum crash-lands in Bennett’s small town, Bennett must help the alien find his way home while dealing with his own developing feelings and the truth behind why Caelum ended up on Earth.

#QueerPit #YA #SF #R
Starboy LGBTQ+ YA Sci-Fi Complete at 83k words Blurb When Bennett Barker is forced to move to a small town for his senior year of high school, he thinks his biggest problems will be missing his friends, figuring out his back-home situationship, and coming clean to his mom that he isn’t following in her footsteps by majoring in astronomy. Then an alien named Caelum crash-lands into his life. Literally. Bennett rescues the alien when his pod slams down to Earth while Bennett is out delivering pizza. But this isn’t an E.T. situation. Caelum is tall, turquoise, and incredibly kind, which makes it hard for Bennett not to catch feelings. Now Bennett has to find a way to get Caelum back home. But as Bennett grows closer to the alien, he starts wondering if his extraterrestrial crush is hiding the truth about why he ended up on Earth. Characters Bennett Bummed he moved to a new town his senior year Likes learning (hah, nerd) Works as a pizza delivery boy Wants to become an engineer Gets fixated easily on projects and people Caelum Home planet is thousands of light-years away Likes plants and flowers Doesn’t enjoy wearing clothes Can photosynthesize, would rather drink coffee Moon-shaped eye marks glow when he’s happy Vibes It's like E.T. (if E.T. was hot and gay). IF YOU LIKE First encounters Nerdy boys flirting Having to hide a hot alien in the bedroom Traumatized intergalactic cinnamon rolls Kids on bikes saving the world Earth food taste testing Super-powered pacifists SIMILAR STUFF Starfire from Teen Titans Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper All That’s Left in the World by Erik J. Brown
August 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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When Leah (the pastor's daughter), goes missing, Brooke (her secret girlfriend), has to navigate their cult-like church to find her. One problem: no one remembers who Leah is.

#QueerPit #lesbian #ya #thriller #querying
August 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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#QueerPit #Q
Reluctant medium Alice moves to the coast for some peace and quiet. Instead, she accidentally lands a job cleaning houses and exorcising restless spirits.

🧠 Neurodiverse protagonist
🌈 Queer & trans rep
🔪 Serial killer mystery
👻 Ghosts, ghosts & more ghosts
📖 YA/NA
August 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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POTIONS UNINCORPORATED: A curmudgeonly witch with a chronic illness must work with a cheerful thief to stand up to a greedy pharmaceutical company🌱🐈‍⬛ 💚

💜 Bisexual Romance
💙 Chronic Illness Rep

Think HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE X THE SPELLSHOP

#QueerPit #A #FR #Cozy #OwnVoices
Potions Unincorporated is written on a journal with leaves and a mushroom. Underneath, it says, "A Cozy Romantic Fantasy Novel." Off to the side, arrows point toward tropes found in the novel. These include Grumpy x Sunshine, Found Family, Evil Pharmaceutical Potion Company, Plant Magic, Chronic Illness Rep, and Cozy Vibes
August 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Lady Penelope's hysteria might frighten everyone else, but the only thing Dinah is afraid of is not having rent money.

When vases fly off the mantles and her visions intensify, Dinah knows that Lady Penelope will die without her help.

#Queerpit #H #R
August 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Repo! The Genetic Opera but where Shilo and the Grave-Robber hook up.

If you haven't seen Repo!...

What California would be like if the Cosmetic Surgery industry was also the government?

Spoilers: They get taken out by an angry girl with asymmetrical boobs.

#QueerPit #A #Dystopian #R
August 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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On the Blog
The Night Dredes (Shayna's Version)

#IndiePublishing #Self-Pub #SmallPress #WritingCommunity
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Behind the words: The Night Dredes
The Night Dredes is kicking off my flagship horror series and a more serious foray into Self-Publishing, but it didn’t start out that way…. Sometimes I dream in High Definition, from st…
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August 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s share ALL the books! Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I’m sharing this Stoker/Locus/Goodreads finalist! No, seriously, get you some. It’s discounted and I need a new contract. Hah.

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August 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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On the Blog: Is it me? Querying into the Void

Some common misconceptions about #Amquerying in the modern trenches

Is it me? Querying into the void
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Is it me? Querying into the void
I’ve been querying for over ten years now, and contrary to what the Social Media Algorithm wants you to believe, that’s not uncommon. I am not a unicorn, more like a narwal. So, for tho…
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July 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Holy crap, guys. I just got a full request from Writer's House!

Writer's House?!
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July 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Start building your TBR with these new horror releases coming in August!
August Horror releases - Day 1
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July 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM