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Amanda Lien is querying, editing AND drafting
@alienwrites.bsky.social
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Querying queer SF, editing queer fantasy, writing gay fantasy/horror || Chaotic, queer, chronically ill || Gave a TED Talk about internet fandom once and will never shut up about it
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Wanted to bring my EAT OUR DUST #AgentsGuide over from the 🐦 site!

Agents, this 96k-word MS is for you if you want:

⚡Queer, non-binary & (ownvoices) chronic illness rep
⚡FAFO-style mentorship
⚡Car chases as a metaphor for power struggles w/the govt
⚡Big 5 editor interest

#agentguide #amquerying
Background image of a red car parked in an orange field. The white text overlaid on the image reads "An Agent's Guide to EAT OUR DUST by @AlienWrites." A pitch document for an adult action-adventure sci-fi story over a textured gray-blue rock formation background. The left side shows the pitch headline and synopsis in white and orange text, describing a chronically ill 20-something named Jess Paley and her mentor on a cross-country road trip to stop the apocalypse. The right side displays "COMPS" with three book covers: "A Beginning at the End" by Mike Chen, "Station Eleven" by Emily St. John Mandel, and "Mad Max: Fury Road" movie poster. A mood board layout over the same rock formation background, featuring nine images in a grid. Images include desert landscapes, abandoned cityscapes, a vintage compass on old maps, worn leather bags, a person in a gas mask on an empty road, boots on cracked earth, and silhouettes against an orange sky. Text on the left lists story elements: the accidental hero, FAFO-style mentorship, and car chases as metaphor for power struggles. Text on the right lists: the stoppable climate apocalypse, invisible illness rep, and queer rep. A snippet of dialogue on a dark brown background with orange-tinted vegetation visible at the edges. White text shows a conversation between characters about leaked research results called "the dirt study," with Ricky offering Jess car keys to drive and expose world-ending secrets. The final line "That's the spirit!" appears in orange text.
October 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
alienwrites.bsky.social
if you see this picture post a random image from your device

....I have no explanation tbh
September 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
alienwrites.bsky.social
Perks of being a marketer + project manager: you can build free trackers for your editing and drafting workflows. Motivation is stored in the completion progress bar!
September 27, 2025 at 11:36 PM