CJ Pedra
@cjpedra.bsky.social
Writing: comics. Querying: contemporary fantasy GN. Vibing: Kpop, Baroque music, Dickens.
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I’ve written a gay cozy fantasy GN: A New England witch discovers her magic is stealing her family’s ability to love. Querying agents! 🔥 #amquerying #cozyfantasy #comics
An epic vision turns the pages of my graphic novel where ancient stories meet modern magic on pages that reveal three startling secrets. More coming soon 🔥 #EpicStory #fantasybooks #comics
December 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
An epic vision turns the pages of my graphic novel where ancient stories meet modern magic on pages that reveal three startling secrets. More coming soon 🔥 #EpicStory #fantasybooks #comics
Comic script writing hurts. You fall in love with words and images, then kill half for pacing or space. Every panel demands painful curatorial choices. But, it’s a ‘voluptuous pleasure’ that keeps me writing. #amquerying #amwriting #comics
December 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Comic script writing hurts. You fall in love with words and images, then kill half for pacing or space. Every panel demands painful curatorial choices. But, it’s a ‘voluptuous pleasure’ that keeps me writing. #amquerying #amwriting #comics
I’ve written a gay cozy fantasy GN: A New England witch discovers her magic is stealing her family’s ability to love. Querying agents! 🔥 #amquerying #cozyfantasy #comics
December 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I’ve written a gay cozy fantasy GN: A New England witch discovers her magic is stealing her family’s ability to love. Querying agents! 🔥 #amquerying #cozyfantasy #comics
Writing while shopping: As I made my way through the spice aisle I started getting lyrics. I’ve no business writing songs—no musical sense—never remember the songs I’ve written, yet the lyrics come. Can anyone else relate? #WritingCommunity #amwriting
December 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Writing while shopping: As I made my way through the spice aisle I started getting lyrics. I’ve no business writing songs—no musical sense—never remember the songs I’ve written, yet the lyrics come. Can anyone else relate? #WritingCommunity #amwriting
This passage from A Christmas Carol haunts me every Christmas: “The air was filled with phantoms wandering hither and thither in restless haste ... The misery with them all was, clearly, that they sought to interfere, for good, in human matters, and had lost the power for ever.” #dickens #Christmas
December 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This passage from A Christmas Carol haunts me every Christmas: “The air was filled with phantoms wandering hither and thither in restless haste ... The misery with them all was, clearly, that they sought to interfere, for good, in human matters, and had lost the power for ever.” #dickens #Christmas
The graphic novel American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang is a touchstone for my comic scripts. This perfect blend of heart, humor, and expressive art inspires me. #Comics #GraphicNovel #WritingCommunity
December 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The graphic novel American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang is a touchstone for my comic scripts. This perfect blend of heart, humor, and expressive art inspires me. #Comics #GraphicNovel #WritingCommunity
Query confusion: Advice says keep it brief, back cover copy only. But critique videos often praise queries that read more like a synopsis. I lean toward concise (hook, book, comps/market, cook). Am I overthinking this? #amquerying #WritingCommunity
December 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Query confusion: Advice says keep it brief, back cover copy only. But critique videos often praise queries that read more like a synopsis. I lean toward concise (hook, book, comps/market, cook). Am I overthinking this? #amquerying #WritingCommunity
Ugh, when you finish a book and sit staring at the final page. Just finished Our Mutual Friend. Twemlow as furniture made me laugh, and the mirror scene left me marveling over Dickens’ writing. Which Dickens should I read next? 📚 #WritingCommunity #Dickens #ClassicLiterature #Classics
December 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Ugh, when you finish a book and sit staring at the final page. Just finished Our Mutual Friend. Twemlow as furniture made me laugh, and the mirror scene left me marveling over Dickens’ writing. Which Dickens should I read next? 📚 #WritingCommunity #Dickens #ClassicLiterature #Classics
I’ve written a gay cozy fantasy graphic novel script about a Yankee witch in a secluded seaside village who realizes her controlling magic is killing her family. Currently querying agents!🔥 #amquerying #cozyfantasy #comics
December 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I’ve written a gay cozy fantasy graphic novel script about a Yankee witch in a secluded seaside village who realizes her controlling magic is killing her family. Currently querying agents!🔥 #amquerying #cozyfantasy #comics
Queried a few agents this fall—some rejections, some still pending. Thinking my query could be stronger. January plan: hire a query consultant. #amquerying #writingcommunity #writerlife
December 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Queried a few agents this fall—some rejections, some still pending. Thinking my query could be stronger. January plan: hire a query consultant. #amquerying #writingcommunity #writerlife
If I sign with an agent, I’m buying a “Dickens’ Dream” print for my room. #querying #writingcommunity #booksky #writing
December 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
If I sign with an agent, I’m buying a “Dickens’ Dream” print for my room. #querying #writingcommunity #booksky #writing
New profile to form a reading crew to support my gay cozy contemporary fantasy graphic novel as I query. Follow🔥 updates. #queercomics #cozyfantasy #lgbt
December 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
New profile to form a reading crew to support my gay cozy contemporary fantasy graphic novel as I query. Follow🔥 updates. #queercomics #cozyfantasy #lgbt
Anyone know the difference between the red and the pink rejections in QueryTracker? #WritingCommmunity
December 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Anyone know the difference between the red and the pink rejections in QueryTracker? #WritingCommmunity
Ebony Gilbert’s Billie Holiday graphic novel holds tragedy & triumph on the same page—never reducing Holiday’s brilliance to suffering alone. This bravery & humanity inspires me. What book shapes how you want to write? #writingcommunity #graphicnovel
December 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Ebony Gilbert’s Billie Holiday graphic novel holds tragedy & triumph on the same page—never reducing Holiday’s brilliance to suffering alone. This bravery & humanity inspires me. What book shapes how you want to write? #writingcommunity #graphicnovel
Reposted by CJ Pedra
Do you write about comics? If you do, you should consider applying to the Comics Criticism Mini Grant. All you need are two clips published over the past year. It is a very simple application!
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2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant
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December 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Do you write about comics? If you do, you should consider applying to the Comics Criticism Mini Grant. All you need are two clips published over the past year. It is a very simple application!
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Reposted by CJ Pedra
Thanks for the repost 🙏
December 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Thanks for the repost 🙏
Suggestions? What socials would you use to form a reading community to support a cozy contemporary fantasy graphic novel script that reimagines a literary classic in VERY contemporary terms? #graphicnovel
December 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Suggestions? What socials would you use to form a reading community to support a cozy contemporary fantasy graphic novel script that reimagines a literary classic in VERY contemporary terms? #graphicnovel
These posts = practice, as I find the best voice to form a reading crew for my cozy contemporary gay+ graphic novel script. #graphicnovel
December 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
These posts = practice, as I find the best voice to form a reading crew for my cozy contemporary gay+ graphic novel script. #graphicnovel
3 lonely characters + 3 big dreams + 1 magical accident = 1 hell of a propulsive graphic novel—follow along as I query my cozy contemporary graphic novel this fall.
#comics #graphicnovel
#comics #graphicnovel
December 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
3 lonely characters + 3 big dreams + 1 magical accident = 1 hell of a propulsive graphic novel—follow along as I query my cozy contemporary graphic novel this fall.
#comics #graphicnovel
#comics #graphicnovel
Just joined Bluesky, querying my contemporary fantasy, graphic novel this fall. More to come. #comics #graphicnovel
December 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Just joined Bluesky, querying my contemporary fantasy, graphic novel this fall. More to come. #comics #graphicnovel