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Katheryn J. Avila (Kotch)
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Katheryn J. Avila (Kotch) @avilak90.bsky.social · 15d
Videl thinks she has a handle on her demonic life:

🔥Torture guilty souls
⚖️Tempt humans to sin
💔Resist falling in love with her mentor

She *didn't* think she'd have to worry about her abuela, the wicked witch who made her a demon in the first place.
#A #F #PN #Q #GhostPit
Moodboard for Secondhand Soul, a novel. Images include: A shadowy wraith with red eyes, a woman in a low cut dress holding a dagger against her skin, a book of spells held open by a pair of hands, two hands touching, one stained black and the other beginning to stain, a hand holding a black snake, a statue covered in ivy, a man's face half in shadow, a book burning. The quote "How do you destroy a monster without becoming one?" sits in the middle.
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rshifman.bsky.social
🚨My PODCAST episode on TAMING MONSTERS WITH DIRTY ROTTEN BILL just dropped!🚨

@dirtyrottenbill.bsky.social and I discussed PAPER AIRPLANE BROKEN BONES, MAYO MONDAY, DREAD MONDAYS: A WHISPER HOUSE PRESS HORROR ANTHOLOGY, & my upcoming 3 YA novel launches in 2026.

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Taming Monsters with Dirty Rotten Bill
Arts Podcast · Updated Weekly · Writers, artists, and other creators discuss their work, and how art–books, music, and more–helped them through some of the most challenging times of their lives.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
avilak90.bsky.social
Well deserved!!
rshifman.bsky.social Richard Shifman/ RB Shifman @rshifman.bsky.social · 10d
🚨PAPER AIRPLANE, BROKEN BONES has been LONGLISTED for the 2025 DANTE ROSSETTI AWARD for Young Adult fiction!🚨

This award is part of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBAs) for independent book publishers.

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The 2025 Dante Rossetti Long List for Young Adult Fiction | Chanticleer
The Dante Rossetti Long List for Young Adult Fiction is here! Congratulations to all authors who made it, and good luck on the next round of judging!
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November 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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nickpwilford.bsky.social
In a world where gender can be changed with one DNA-based op, what happens when your previous identity’s genetic signature is used without your knowledge? After witnessing a murder by a man bearing her former face, Ella finds out the hard way. #GhostPit #YA #SF #Q #agentguide
October 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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tempestteapot.bsky.social
#F #R #YA #A #Q #GhostPit 💙📚
Kahyla faces a DEMON’S BARGAIN where all the options are bad: fight with soul-destroying magic or lose her family, her beloved, and her life.

Opening line:
Blood and ash, which way through the rocks?
Ending lines:
“And if you find more demons?”
“Then I fight,” she said.
Graphic shows silhouette of couple filled with courtyard, leather armor, and a structure consumed by flames. Six of Crows X Witch King Demon's Bargain A bastard gentrywoman, Kahyla struggles to protect her siblings against assassins, demon-eaten mages, and political rivals intent on the throne. She faces a demon's bargain: fight with soul-destroying magic or lose her family, her beloved, and her life. 120k Epic Fantasy Novel. Tropes list: Deliberate values dissonance Feminist within patriarchy Heel-face turn Slow burn Forbidden love Powers via Possession Coming of Age Quiet girl finds her voice Target markets: adult fantasy for darker themes, detailed world-building, and a blend of magic and political intrigue. YA for coming-of-age story and slow burn romance, while skewing older for the consequences of difficult life choices. #F #R #YA #A #Q Body count 11, proposals 4, weddings 2
October 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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arlenrenwrites.bsky.social
When an inept teen monster hunter goes undercover to a prestigious college, he's horrified at how he's the only thing between its students and death. Failing to find his power, he instead finds an ally in a girl with powers she shouldn't have...who he shouldn't be falling for.

#GhostPit #Q #YA #PN
a moodboard showing: a white boy with dyed white hair looking moody and mysterious; a red thread bisecting a white throat; a hand holding a wooden stake aloft; a brown-skinned girl with glowing amber eyes looking upwards; a hazy rendering of a classical painting with the words WE ARE NOT DESCENDANTS OF FEARFUL MEN overlaid; a skeletal snarling vampire
October 30, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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cjleavitt.bsky.social
A hyperactive Squirrel, a bossy Rabbit, and a less-than-stealth Owl work together with the other animals to try and find a safe way to surprise an easily startled Porcupine for his birthday in HOW TO SURPRISE A PORCUPINE.

#GhostPit #PB #C #Q #OS #HA #LOL #neurodivergence
October 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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theangrynoodle.com
Hi.

I can't find my old post about it to pin it, so fuck it, we making a new one.

I write about a mix of speculative fiction and social issues, as well as writing prompts, worldbuilding, and the occasional review of books or TV shows.

Link here if you're interested. 🙂

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The Angry Noodle - Posts for the speculative, cooked to al dente. *noodle noises*
The home for writers, lovers of speculative fiction, and all-around angry noodles. Posts available when I'm cooked to al dente.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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nattykbrown.bsky.social
Ready for something different this spooky season…

What if The Hills Have Eyes were a romance?

🎃 Enemies-to-lovers
🎃 Creepy subterranean tunnels
🎃 Human hybrids
🎃 Near-future dystopia

#Ghostpit #A #H #R #horrormance
October 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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duaceren.bsky.social
Spirited Away x Shutter Island

Reality and fantasy blur when an anonymous invitation sends a burnt out chocolatier spiraling to hunt down a serial killer she thought she made up as a child.

#GhostPit #C #A #F #T #H #G 👻
Square of nine images. Top left to bottom right: a girl running away barefoot in the grass. A woman and child holding hands. A field of flowers in a dark forest. Bright curtains at sunset. A quote reading “beautiful places hide hideous pasts.” Four girls sitting in a field happy and talking. A woman’s hands reaching from dark water. Pile of old Polaroid photos. A dark graveyard in a forest.
October 30, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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duaceren.bsky.social
Spirited Away x Shutter Island

Reality and fantasy blur when an anonymous invitation sends a burnt-out chocolatier spiraling to hunt down a serial killer she thought she made up as a child.

🥀Found family
🥀Feminist
🥀Ghosts

🪻Mental health rep
🪻Disability rep
🪻LGBTQIA+

#GhostPit #C #A #F #T #H #G
9x9 board of photos (top left to bottom right): dark rose bush, dark blue woods at night with fog, quote that reads, “I learned about death by being alive… or maybe I’ve tried it myself.” Starting second row: Closeup of a dragonfly wing, a girl floating in dark water with white flowers, hands reaching up from a dark lake with lily pads, a quote that reads, “we were strangers bound by a shared past, entangled in the present, with no promise of a future.” Forget-me-nots, a man and a woman dancing against a starry sky The same image from before with arrows pointing out to show tropes from the story which are: found family, haunted woods, past repeats itself, dual timeline, ghosts, repressed memories, investigation, and strong female characters. Two new images to replace the quotes from the previous board: a dark field of flowers in a forest tinted blue, a woman’s hands and body submerged under water reaching out.
October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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ajwilderauthor.bsky.social
Hollis created the Fun House. He also created Jules, a VR depiction of his dead wife.

To boost publicity, CyberLand chooses five lucky winners to test the brand new attraction.

But Jules doesn't want strangers in her Fun House and she doesn't plan to let them out alive.

#GhostPit #Q #H #A #SF
October 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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nanjulie.bsky.social
Saylor the (Almost) Unicorn

Saylor LOVES unicorns. So much, she decides to become one—hooves, horn, and all. But when unicorn life turns out to be more hay and less hooray, Saylor learns that being herself might be the most magical thing of all.

#GhostPit #PB #C #Q #ages4-7
October 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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kelseawolf-writes.bsky.social
Gravity Falls X The Owl House

Do you want to know a secret?

Alice doesn’t recommend it. Secrets lead to curses and accusations, quests and fighting for your life. Admittedly, they can also lead to unexpected friendships and a world of magic. Proceed with caution.
#ghostpit #mg #uf #q
October 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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sarahauthor27.bsky.social
SMALL FAVORS X A GIRL WALKS INTO THE FOREST
Amidst a rotten candy village, Hildy must overcome immoral challenges to rescue her ungrateful sister from becoming a living doll before she herself embraces her violent instincts that will transform her into a monster.
#Ghostpit #YA #DF #H #PitDark
October 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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bvbodegom.bsky.social
BLACK MIRROR × SEVERANCE × THE GOOD PLACE

Having a happy death is a luxury service for the rich and Wren is the rising top salesman—until a cynical coworker and a depressed billionaire force him to rethink it all in a world where even your last smile has a price tag.

#GhostPit #A #DS #SF #W
Made from non-AI free stock images. This image is a book cover design for a novel titled "Happy Death Inc." by B. Van Bodegom. The cover is divided into three distinct horizontal sections: 1. Top Section: Features a cartoonish blue sky with white clouds and a bright sun. At the top, a tagline reads: "How much would you pay to die with a smile?" The word "HAPPY" appears in large, playful, hand-drawn-style font, partially overlapping the sky background. 2. Middle Section: A photograph of a deceased man in a suit, lying in a casket. He has an exaggerated smile on his face, almost unnaturally wide and clean, suggesting artificial enhancement or post-mortem alteration. Overlaid on this image is the word "DEATH" in the same large font as the previous word. 3. Bottom Section: A cartoon city skyline in pastel tones, similar in style to the top sky background. The word "INC." is overlaid prominently in the same large font. At the very bottom, in smaller capital letters, it says: "A Novel by B VAN BODEGOM"
October 30, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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milosometimes.bsky.social
🐟FROM THE SEA FRET🐟

Callum Point moves to the dead-end town of Perne to scrape together a new life. He’s hoping to get what he always wanted; peace. Unfortunately, what greets him is a place rife with secrecy, conspiracy and creatures beyond comprehension.

#GhostPit #A #H #Q #LGBT #OWN
Outlined text over a dark blue ocean. The horizon is obscured by fog. Arrows point to words scattered across the image. The text reads: From the Sea Fret. Revenge. Queer Transmac MC. Cosmic horror. Paranoia. Thalassophobia. Creepy small town. Underwater, over a coral reef, rays of light shine through the water. A few fish swim through the reef. Text reading "From the Sea Fret, Comps" is bordered in the centre. 5 arrows point towards posters. The poster are: Dredge by Black Salt Games, Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner, The Lighthouse by Robert Eggers, The Fisherman by John Langan, Blood in the Bayou by Just Roll With It A moodboard consisting of 5 pictures, each outlined in navy blue. The 5th picture is in the centre. A foggy wooden dockyard at night. The inside of a tackle shop. Nets, buoys, and fishing paraphernalia hand from the wall and ceiling. A pile of grey fish. A hand reaching out of grey water, the sky above is overcast. A fishing boat on the ocean. Seagulls swarm it in the air. Underwater, over a coral reef, rays of light shine through the water. A few fish swim through the reef. A sheet of paper with text on it is centered. The text reads: From the Sea Fret. Excerpt. My thoughts were snowballing, adding up all the bullshit I’ve dealt with since moving to Perne, and my heart was beating faster at each uneasy memory that passed behind my eyes. I was gripping the wheel with white knuckles, forcing myself to breathe through clenched teeth. The rope on the net creaking from strain pulled my body into automation. The thoughts momentarily shut off as I set about pulling the fish in. With each haul on the rope, I took a little bit extra time, as I knew what would be in the net. It seemed like no matter where I turned, things were waiting to fuck with my mind. The word 'forcing' is underlined.
October 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
avilak90.bsky.social
Videl thinks she has a handle on her demonic life:

🔥Torture guilty souls
⚖️Tempt humans to sin
💔Resist falling in love with her mentor

She *didn't* think she'd have to worry about her abuela, the wicked witch who made her a demon in the first place.
#A #F #PN #Q #GhostPit
Moodboard for Secondhand Soul, a novel. Images include: A shadowy wraith with red eyes, a woman in a low cut dress holding a dagger against her skin, a book of spells held open by a pair of hands, two hands touching, one stained black and the other beginning to stain, a hand holding a black snake, a statue covered in ivy, a man's face half in shadow, a book burning. The quote "How do you destroy a monster without becoming one?" sits in the middle.
October 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
avilak90.bsky.social
Parenthood is having "dino-ROAR! dino-ROAR!" as your current vocal stim.

Thanks, Spidey and His Amazing Friends soundtrack.
a cartoon character from disney 's junior is playing a drum set
Alt: Gwen (aka Ghostie) from Spidey and His Amazing Friends playing the drums.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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rshifman.bsky.social
I’ll be at the Local Author Expo at The Doylestown Bookshop tomorrow, Saturday, 10/18, signing my well-reviewed, gritty, coming-of-age book, PAPER AIRPLANE, BROKEN BONES, from 1-3PM.

If you’re an author or reader and you’re local, please stop by! 👋

#troubledteenindustry #ya #1980s #southflorida
October 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
avilak90.bsky.social
Ended up riding this wave of motivation into sending out a couple of queries.

Am I back? Maybe!

#AmQuerying #WritingCommunity
avilak90.bsky.social Katheryn J. Avila (Kotch) @avilak90.bsky.social · Oct 14
Actually got a few words in today. Not to jinx it, but here’s hoping I can get back to building a habit!

#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
October 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
avilak90.bsky.social
Actually got a few words in today. Not to jinx it, but here’s hoping I can get back to building a habit!

#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
October 14, 2025 at 1:27 AM
avilak90.bsky.social
Occasionally I poke around my website to look at some old writing, prompt responses, etc, and it literally feels like someone else did all of that. Feels like I'll never tap into that well of creativity again and it SUCKS.

#WritersBlock
August 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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siobhanmuir.bsky.social
#ThursThreads Week 673 is now LIVE. Come tie on your tale for judge @avilak90.bsky.social Special invite @gorashade.bsky.social @mysoulstears.bsky.social @purplequeenpub.bsky.social @mxdshipwreck.bsky.social @drmag00.bsky.social #WriteSky #FlashFiction #WritingPrompts siobhanmuir.com/thursthreads...
#ThursThreads Tying Tales Together Year 12 Flash fiction writing challenge
August 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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siobhanmuir.bsky.social
Are y'all ready for #ThursThreads tomorrow? @avilak90.bsky.social is our judge and she'll lookin' forward to your tales. #WritingCommunity #FlashFiction siobhanmuir.com/blog
#ThursThreads Tying Tales Together Year 12 Flash fiction writing challenge
August 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
avilak90.bsky.social
Currently reading this and they’re not wrong!
rshifman.bsky.social Richard Shifman/ RB Shifman @rshifman.bsky.social · Aug 14
The Kirkus review of PAPER AIRPLANES, BROKEN BONES is in!

"A wholly absorbing but relentlessly grim coming-of-age tale." - Kirkus Reviews

Yes, it is dark. The narrative does include instances of lightness & hope, too—my opinion.

www.amazon.com/dp/B0DV9BL2VS

www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
Paper Airplane, Broken Bones
Amazon.com: Paper Airplane, Broken Bones eBook : Shifman, R.B.: Kindle Store
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August 15, 2025 at 10:50 AM