Von Beckford
@vonbeckford.bsky.social
Fantasy/Horror author, Merfolk enthusiast, and Diana Ross & The Supremes fan who funds his Coca-Cola habit by teaching composition writing!
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MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES
A husband is a required inconvenience to escape Lark's home life, but when a faerie roots a rose in her flesh, rumors abound.
Lark must convince the petty bastard to remove the rose, but the forest is full of danger - & newfound desires.
#P #A #R #F #LGBT (Demi) #BluePit📖
A husband is a required inconvenience to escape Lark's home life, but when a faerie roots a rose in her flesh, rumors abound.
Lark must convince the petty bastard to remove the rose, but the forest is full of danger - & newfound desires.
#P #A #R #F #LGBT (Demi) #BluePit📖
July 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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THE RIVER HAS ROOTS x MOON-BRIGHT TIDES
In her darkest hour, Nilah’s dalliance with Death sinks her deep into an ocean of grief. Destruction looms as the only way left is down, but what if that’s exactly what she needs? Will her needs align with her wants?
#Bluepit📖 #A #F #H #W #BluePit
In her darkest hour, Nilah’s dalliance with Death sinks her deep into an ocean of grief. Destruction looms as the only way left is down, but what if that’s exactly what she needs? Will her needs align with her wants?
#Bluepit📖 #A #F #H #W #BluePit
July 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM
7.13.2025 14-year-old Tung learns the meaning of propaganda the hard way after his mother moves him to Amity Falls, a witch obsessed New England town. He soon realizes that the legends are real and they're out for blood. "Hocus Pocus" meets "Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight" #BluePit 📖 #W #D #F
July 14, 2025 at 3:09 AM
7.13.2025 14-year-old Tung moves to a Halloween-obsessed town with a witchy past. He thinks they’re just tourist trap fiction until they begin chasing him into the night, toward the secrets the town doesn’t even know exists. “Hocus Pocus” meets “The Witches of Eastwick” #BluePit📖 #Q #W #F #D
July 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM
7.13.2025 Tung is the new kid in Amity Falls a New England town obsessed with witches. But he quickly learns that his new home is full of legends and secrets. And if he’s not careful, they will eat him alive. “Hocus Pocus” meets “Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight” #BluePit📖 #W #F #D
July 14, 2025 at 2:49 AM
7.13.2025 Snow Fae, an elfin guardian, was separated from her charge but bound to his childhood home. His return years later as a hapless man, reignites the chance for their reunion but the clock is ticking. Their lives risk being lost forever. “A Christmas Carol” meets “Bogus” #BluePit📖 #F #Q
July 14, 2025 at 2:27 AM
7.13.2025 A dark entity separates a child, Carroll, his faerie guardian. Decades pass, leaving Carroll a tired, weak, and worn man. If the two are not reunited in time, the balance of their home is threatened, and their lives are at stake. “A Christmas Carol” meets “Bogus” #BluePit📖 #F #Q
July 14, 2025 at 2:03 AM
7.13.2025 Snow Fae has been separated from the child she must guard. Decades later, he is worn and abused, and still unable to sense her. If they fail to reconnect in time, Snow Fae will cease to be, and he will forever be Graeae, a living husk. “A Christmas Carol” meets “Bogus” #BluePit📖 #F #Q
July 14, 2025 at 1:47 AM
7.13.2025 David's disownment is worsened by the loss of his his uncle and being sent to care for his abusive aunt. When a mysterious stranger stops him from making a grave mistake, a fairy tale love ensues. But deep trouble still lurks. E.T. + "The House in the Cerulean Sea" #BluePit📖 #LGBT #F #Q
July 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
7.13.2025 David loves merfolk, so when a merman saves him from drowning and falls in love with him, the faerie tale seems to become reality. But he doesn’t know that not all merfolk are nice. Some are just hungry. "E.T." meets "The Little Mermaid" w/ a dash of "She Creature" #BluePit📖 #F #LGBT #Q
July 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
3.12.2025 FOOD FOR THOUGHT: The publishing industry says "Better a slow yes than a fast no." But they never said anything about "Long no's." (Actually I've gotten NO at every speed known to man! I'm still waiting for a maybe! LOL!)
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March 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
3.12.2025 FOOD FOR THOUGHT: The publishing industry says "Better a slow yes than a fast no." But they never said anything about "Long no's." (Actually I've gotten NO at every speed known to man! I'm still waiting for a maybe! LOL!)
2.4.2025 I realized that publishing advice is written as though you'll get offers after a few weeks/months. Meanwhile, I've been at it over four years and nothing. Nobody seems to warn you about that.
February 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM
2.4.2025 I realized that publishing advice is written as though you'll get offers after a few weeks/months. Meanwhile, I've been at it over four years and nothing. Nobody seems to warn you about that.
God, querying is hard!!!
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January 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
God, querying is hard!!!
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There's a lot of pitch events here at the start of the year, so it's pretty hard to keep track.
Here's a list of the ones we know of and when they're happening!
#WritingCommunity
#WriteSky #Writers
#AmQuerying #AmWriting
Here's a list of the ones we know of and when they're happening!
#WritingCommunity
#WriteSky #Writers
#AmQuerying #AmWriting
January 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
There's a lot of pitch events here at the start of the year, so it's pretty hard to keep track.
Here's a list of the ones we know of and when they're happening!
#WritingCommunity
#WriteSky #Writers
#AmQuerying #AmWriting
Here's a list of the ones we know of and when they're happening!
#WritingCommunity
#WriteSky #Writers
#AmQuerying #AmWriting
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Skylar’s in Hell. Literally. He caught the wrong train and ended up in a city of the damned. If he ever wants to get home, he’ll need to put the past behind him & confront his demons – and in this city, demons take many forms. DANTE’S INFERNO with a dash of 90’s grunge. #2025pit #A #H #SPF
January 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Running from a life of trauma, Skylar winds up in Hell by mistake. Trapped in a stormy, dangerous city of the dead, he’ll need to confront his demons – both real and imagined – if he ever wants to get home again. DANTE’S INFERNO meets THE WORM AND HIS KINGS. #2025pit #A #H #SPF
January 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
David loves merfolk, so when a merman saves him from drowning and falls in love with him, the faerie tale seems to become reality. But what he doesn’t know is that that not all merfolk are nice. Some are just hungry. SPLASH meets THE HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA #2025PIT #F
January 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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#writers —
There’s another pitch event 2.1. I’m not hosting that one.
I again encourage you to:
Keep writing
Keep querying
The more you query the better you’ll get at it
Make connections and find your people who will support you. This is invaluable.
Thank you for being so wonderful today!
There’s another pitch event 2.1. I’m not hosting that one.
I again encourage you to:
Keep writing
Keep querying
The more you query the better you’ll get at it
Make connections and find your people who will support you. This is invaluable.
Thank you for being so wonderful today!
There's a lot of pitch events here at the start of the year, so it's pretty hard to keep track.
Here's a list of the ones we know of and when they're happening!
#WritingCommunity
#WriteSky #Writers
#AmQuerying #AmWriting
Here's a list of the ones we know of and when they're happening!
#WritingCommunity
#WriteSky #Writers
#AmQuerying #AmWriting
January 27, 2025 at 11:58 PM
#writers —
There’s another pitch event 2.1. I’m not hosting that one.
I again encourage you to:
Keep writing
Keep querying
The more you query the better you’ll get at it
Make connections and find your people who will support you. This is invaluable.
Thank you for being so wonderful today!
There’s another pitch event 2.1. I’m not hosting that one.
I again encourage you to:
Keep writing
Keep querying
The more you query the better you’ll get at it
Make connections and find your people who will support you. This is invaluable.
Thank you for being so wonderful today!
David is not doing well. His disownment is worsened by his uncle’s death and caring for his abusive aunt in Narragansett Bay. When a mysterious stranger stops him from making a grave mistake, a fairy tale love ensues. But trouble lurks below the surface. E.T. + The Little Mermaid #2025PIT #F
January 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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MONDAY — It’s #2025Pit
Are you an unagented writer who has completed a manuscript?
Are you in search of a literary agent?
Great, on Monday I’m hosting a pitch event here on BlueSky I hope will connect authors & agents who may like to work together.
How does this work? Glad you asked!
Are you an unagented writer who has completed a manuscript?
Are you in search of a literary agent?
Great, on Monday I’m hosting a pitch event here on BlueSky I hope will connect authors & agents who may like to work together.
How does this work? Glad you asked!
January 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
MONDAY — It’s #2025Pit
Are you an unagented writer who has completed a manuscript?
Are you in search of a literary agent?
Great, on Monday I’m hosting a pitch event here on BlueSky I hope will connect authors & agents who may like to work together.
How does this work? Glad you asked!
Are you an unagented writer who has completed a manuscript?
Are you in search of a literary agent?
Great, on Monday I’m hosting a pitch event here on BlueSky I hope will connect authors & agents who may like to work together.
How does this work? Glad you asked!
1.26.2025 The image that inspired fourteen-year-old me to write a novel, even though I'd never written one before and had no idea how to start. Two decades later, I have "Ichthys: A Merman's Tale."
January 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
1.26.2025 The image that inspired fourteen-year-old me to write a novel, even though I'd never written one before and had no idea how to start. Two decades later, I have "Ichthys: A Merman's Tale."
1.25.2025 Still walking, or in this case swimming, toward the dream of publishing my first novel, "Ichthys: A Merman's Tale." #Ichthyocentaur #GayRomantasy #SFF
January 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
1.25.2025 Still walking, or in this case swimming, toward the dream of publishing my first novel, "Ichthys: A Merman's Tale." #Ichthyocentaur #GayRomantasy #SFF