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Daniel James, author of queer and trans fiction. Represented by Kara Grajkowski at 3 Seas Lit. RESPECTFULLY YOURS, (2024) and HOW (NOT) TO SAVE THE MULTIVERSE (2025) out now with Tapas Entertainment
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Charles and Lucas from "Respectfully Yours," are as cute as YCHs as they are on the page 🥹🥹 and good news! You can read about them now on @tapas_app ! tapas.io/series/respe...
October 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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*coming out of your walls* Hey do you want to read a 🏳️‍⚧️ second chance romance about a run away reuniting with his bsf who doesn't recognize him after ten years and a medical transition?
September 9, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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Oliver Heart is a vampire. The problem? He comes from a long line of vampire hunters. Now, he must find a cure while tracking down the one who turned him. All without his family finding out the truth. #WIP #writingcommunity #drafting
August 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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EDITORS 👀 QUEER HALLMARK

Liam ran; Duncan stayed. Now, they're paired on a city project--but Duncan doesn't recognize Liam post-transition. Liam thinks he can pretend to be a stranger, but as feelings grow it's only a matter of time before Duncan unburies their past.

#queerpit #romcom #onsub
August 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Meet the MCs of my 🏳️‍⚧️ second chance romance 👀👀
July 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Meet Ryan and Josh from HOW (NOT) TO SAVE THE MULTIVERSE! Ex best friends and current team mates, they must overcome their past in order to protect their future...

Releasing with @tapasnovels.bsky.social on May 22nd 👀👀

Art by @nikhaelfried.bsky.social
Ryan is a white teen with blonde hair and green eyes, wearing a red hoodie that his hands are tucked into. The hood is up. Behind him, white angel wings take up most of the background. Josh is a black teen with dark brown locs and brown eyes. He is wearing a letterman jacket and his arms are crossed over his chest. Behind him, golden angel wings take up most of the background.
May 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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I've been keeping a secret... 🤫

"Go to another dimension" was not on the list of camp activities!

HOW (NOT) TO SAVE THE MULTIVERSE is launching with @tapasnovels.bsky.social on May 22nd!
May 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Hi #writingcommunity! 👋🏻

FLOWERS FOR A MARTIAN is a love letter to:
🌸 smaller-than-average hometowns
👽 the Northern California sunset
🌸 found/blood family
👽 and grief in all its forms (yes, even the messy ones)

#newadult #agented
May 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Hi Editors 👋🏻 (and the #writingcommunity!)

FLOWERS FOR A MARTIAN is a love letter to:
🌸 smaller-than-average hometowns
👽 the Northern California sunset
🌸 found/blood family
👽 and grief in all its forms (yes, even the messy ones).

#romdram #adult #onsubmission #agented
A pitch card for FLOWERS FOR A MARTIAN by Daniel James. The pitch is on a blew background with forget-me-nots. Framing the pitch are illustrations of Liam and Duncan from The book. Liam is a tall, muscular man wearing a white T-shirt and overalls. He has brown hair and a beard. Duncan is a plus size man, who is sitting on the boarder. He is wearing a white button up, a purple sweater vest, jeans, and purple converse. He has short honey colored hair and a beard. The pitch comps FLOWERS FOR A MARTIAN as THE PAIRING x HALLMARK, and the pitch itself reads as follows: Going back home is hard enough without returning post-transition. Liam is convinced he can navigate the town & pretend to be a stranger passing through—until he gets paired with his high school sweetheart on a city project, who doesn't recognize him. As his feelings for Duncan grow deeper, it’s only a matter of time before Liam learns the past never stays buried.
March 19, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Hi #PopUpPit #PopUpPitE and #LuckyPit 👋

FLOWERS FOR A MARTIAN is a love letter to:
🌸smaller-than-average hometowns
👽the Northern California sunset
🌸found/blood family
👽grief in all its forms (yes, even the messy ones)

#Romdram #NA #R #OS
March 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Hi #PopUpPit #LuckyPit 👋 (and editors 👀)

FLOWERS FOR A MARTIAN is a love letter to:
🌸smaller-than-average hometowns
👽the Northern California sunset🤣
🌸found/blood family
👽grief in all its forms (yes, even the messy ones)

#Romdram #NA #R #OS #Agented
A pitch card for FLOWERS FOR A MARTIAN by Daniel James. The pitch is on a blew background with forget-me-nots. Framing the pitch are illustrations of Liam and Duncan from The book. Liam is a tall, muscular man wearing a white T-shirt and overalls. He has brown hair and a beard. Duncan is a plus size man, who is sitting on the boarder. He is wearing a white button up, a purple sweater vest, jeans, and purple converse. He has short honey colored hair and a beard. The pitch comps FLOWERS FOR A MARTIAN as THE PAIRING x HALLMARK, and the pitch itself reads as follows: Going back home is hard enough without returning post-transition. Liam is convinced he can navigate the town & pretend to be a stranger passing through—until he gets paired with his high school sweetheart on a city project, who doesn't recognize him. As his feelings for Duncan grow deeper, it’s only a matter of time before Liam learns the past never stays buried.
March 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Are we doing pitch cards over here too?

EDITORS!! FLOWERS FOR A MARTIAN is a love letter to smaller-than-average hometowns, the Northern California sunset, found/blood family, and grief in all its forms (yes, even the messy ones). #writingcommunity #NA #romdram #onsubmission
A pitch card for FLOWERS FOR A MARTIAN by Daniel James. The pitch is on a blew background with forget-me-nots. Framing the pitch are illustrations of Liam and Duncan from The book. Liam is a tall, muscular man wearing a white T-shirt and overalls. He has brown hair and a beard. Duncan is a plus size man, who is sitting on the boarder. He is wearing a white button up, a purple sweater vest, jeans, and purple converse. He has short honey colored hair and a beard. The pitch comps FLOWERS FOR A MARTIAN as THE PAIRING x HALLMARK, and the pitch itself reads as follows: Going back home is hard enough without returning post-transition. Liam is convinced he can navigate the town & pretend to be a stranger passing through—until he gets paired with his high school sweetheart on a city project, who doesn't recognize him. As his feelings for Duncan grow deeper, it’s only a matter of time before Liam learns the past never stays buried.
March 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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👽🌸 We need trans joy, too 🌸👽

#writingcommunity #snippet #onsubmission

art by @cleadraw.bsky.social <3
a quote from Flowers for a Martian, on a yellow background. The quote is framed by art of Liam and Duncan. Liam is a man in a white t-shirt and overalls, with dark brown hair and a beard. Duncan sits on top of the quote, and is a plus-size man in jeans, a white button up, and a purple sweater vest that match his purple converse. He has honey colored hair and some scruff. The quote reads: I rolled my eyes, and laughed with him. “Alright, alright. I get it. I’m an idiot.” “So am I.” “What for?” “For turning you away, when you showed up at my door with flowers.”
March 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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New week, new #editorsguide! 👽🌸 FLOWERS FOR A MARTIAN 🌸👽 is a love letter to small hometowns, found/blood family, and loss/grief in all its forms (yes, even the messy ones).

Thank you @authorkateduarte.bsky.social for this beautiful guide!!
a graphic that says "an editor's guide to flowers for a martian by @dannysdaydrams" on top of art by Cass_DWC. The art depicts Liam and Duncan from Flowers for a Martian. Liam is a tall, burly man with dark brown hair and a bull beard wearing a red shirt that shows off his muscles. Duncan is a fat man with honey-colored hair, wearing a white collar shirt and a sweater vest over. A graphic containing a pitch and comps for Flowers for a Martian on top of a background that depicts a butterfly wing. The comps, listed on the righthand side, are: Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston, Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall, and the Hallmark channel. The pitch describes the book as New Adult/Adult Contemporary Romance, and reads as follows: Liam fled. Duncan stayed. Ten years later, an unexpected reunion makes sparks fly—but Duncan doesn’t recognize Liam post-transition, and Liam isn't telling. Then they're assigned to the same city project. As feelings grow between them, Duncan begins to unravel the truth—and unearth his feelings toward Liam. a moodboard and tropes for Flowers for a Martian. Three tropes listed on the lefthand side read: Grumpy/Sunshine, Secret Identity, and You've Got Mail. Three tropes on the righthand side read: Trans & Bi rep, Dual POV, and Second Change Romance. In the center is a moldboard with nine pictures in the following order, left to right: two people laying on the grass pointing at the sky, a black and white image of two hands whose pinky fingers are tied together, a light green background with the text "Life went on but it was never the same again," a dark green image with white butterflies, a sunset over a neighborhood street, a poster of two boys looking out at a forest, a green background with the test "plot twist he likes you too," a black and white image of a shirtless man juxtaposed by flowers, and an image of a spring field blossoming with pink, yellow, and purple flowers. A graphic with a snippet from Flowers for a Martian on top of art by Cass_DWC. The art depicts Liam and Duncan from Flowers for a Martian. Liam is a tall, burly man with dark brown hair and a bull beard wearing a red shirt that shows off his muscles. Duncan is a fat man with honey-colored hair, wearing a white collar shirt and a sweater vest over. The snippet reads as follows: Liam hummed, his lips twisting to the side. “Actually, if I had to choose, Duncan is more my type.” Absolutely everyone froze, but no one was more surprised by the declaration than me. I stared, white faced and mouth open like a dying fish, while Ian stood at my side looking positively giddy. I didn’t know what to do. How to respond. My heart was pounding in my ears so loud I couldn’t hear anything else. I looked at him, and he looked at me, and I didn't know why but I knew he wasn’t lying. Was he flirting? My head cracked to the side as something impacted my skull. I let out a cry of surprise as a basketball bounced off of my ear and onto the hard concrete. Oscar yelled an apology from the sidelines, but I could barely hear it. It momentarily roused me from my shock. “Holy shit, are you okay?” I looked up again, and suddenly, Liam was at my side. I stammered, those eyes holding me where I stood, and cleared my throat. “Yeah—sorry, I’m good. Barely felt it.” Liam blinked, then let out a huffing laugh. “Sorry? What did you do to be sorry?” He lifted his hands and tilted my head to the side. I let him. His skin was rough against my cheek. “No blood.” He reported, and the touch was gone as fast as it came.
March 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Oh We are SO back 😘

(Art by @runicwren.bsky.social graphic by me <3)
Three unhinged beta comments from FLOWERS FOR A MARTIAN.
March 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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All the reasons Stevie and Adam will NEVER work (unless they fake it 🤭)
February 26, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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Every day is a #WIP pitch day if you're unhinged enough

Picture this:
> She's bi
> He's trans
> Their exs are getting married
> So they team up to fake an engagement and then crash the wedding 🤭
February 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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All the reasons Stevie and Adam would NEVER work 🤭
February 25, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Oh y'all are NOT ready for my current #WIP #writingcommunity (thank you @comicsbycass.bsky.social for the art hehe)
February 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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When you definitely have a favorite line from your book #onsub 🤭 #writingcommunity
February 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Every day is a WIP pitch day if you're unhinged enough

Picture this:
> She's bi
> He's trans
> Their exs are getting married
> So they team up to fake a proposal and crash the wedding 🤭
February 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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more information to come 👀 www.flcparlay.org
February 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Bonus: samples and meet the characters!
February 2, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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🌸👽 FLOWERS FOR A MARTIAN 👽🌸

> small town
> secret identities
> second chance
> trans grumpy/bi sunshine
> dual POV
> romdram

Liam fled. Duncan stayed. Ten years later, a reunion makes sparks fly. Only Duncan doesn't recognize Liam, and Liam isn't telling the truth.

#writingcommunity #onsub
February 2, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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When Liam fled his hometown, he wasn't expecting to return ten years later and get paired up with his high school sweetheart on a city project. Worse? Duncan doesn't recognize him. As they reunite, the truth starts to unbury itself—along with their feelings for each other.

#youdeservepit #os #na #r
January 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM