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Darelle
@darellecowley.bsky.social
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she/her | dog mom | writer
🇨🇦💛 | Georgia Tech/Pitt alumna
rep'd by Alex Land at MWLA
IG 📸: @writerdcowley
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Something wicked is waiting in the woods...

...and she's hungry.

#PosterPit #A #AG #F #WIP
A poster mock up with a forest background, howling wolf in shadows with text. Text reads: Political Intrigue One Horse Fairytale Retelling Found Family Stolen Magic Something wicked is waiting in the woods Best Howl, Riveting Spell Casting, Worst Timing Project Fairytale 90% Outlined
August 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Handmaid's Tale x Godkiller

Steal Magic. Kill Gods. Get Revenge.

A human and a demigod reluctantly unite to put an end to the predatory age of gods, but tyrants aren’t so easily usurped and their lives aren’t the only ones hanging in the balance.

#PosterPitA #A #F
A mock-up movie poster with a lightning storm/storm clouds of pinks and purples with lightning strikes through them. The Lightning Wives, Steal magic. Kill gods. Get revenge. Featuring a reluctant hero, dual-pot, sapphic subplot, feminine rage Coming soon to submission inboxes Represented by Alex Brown, MWLA Image sourced from Unsplash, credit to Atturi Jali.
April 19, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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✨️ revengewip vibes ✨️

#amwriting #writesky #moodboardmonday #writingcommunity
Alt. Text: A 9-grid moodboard feat. images of Olivia Cooke, Holliday Grainger, and Gemma Arterton, lightning storms, stormy seas, meteor showers, archery, swords held aloft, and tattered pages
April 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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If anyone's looking for @fetterman.senate.gov, who won't respond to messages or phone calls, or answer to his constituents, he'll be in Pittsburgh with his other Republican buddy McCormick on 3/29 in the Strip District
Screenshot of The Power of Mentorship tour stop in Pittsburgh, PA 3/29 Screenshot of location of The Power of Mentorship tour stop in Pittsburgh, PA 3/29
March 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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#FastDraftFeb

I staring at my screen in disbelief right now

#writesky #amwriting #theend #writingcommunity
Scrivener screenshot with the text The End and a total word count of 88.3k
February 21, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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#FastDraftFeb

I have 1.5 chapters left to draft before The End and I cannot breathe

#writesky #amwriting #WritingCommunity
Word count screenshot from Scrivener marking 84,995/85,000 words drafted
February 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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#FastDraftFeb Update:

I'm going to finish this damn book this month.

Currently sitting at 78.5k total after a weekend of absolutely crushing it.

#amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity
Word count screenshot of 2/13-2/16 with monthly total for February
February 17, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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#FastDraftFeb Accountability Update:

I've been staring at my computer screen for the better part of 8 hours.

#amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity
Screenshot of Scrivener progress bar for RevengeWIP
February 15, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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#FastDraftFeb Update:

Hit 50k last night with a whole lotta story left to tell and ~35k left to my target word count. I'd like to thank rogue characters, the introduction of new creatures, and pantsing for the uphill battle to the finish line.

#amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity
February 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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#FastDraftFeb Accountability Post:

Daily word count updates have quickly been discarded in favour of benchmark updates. If I maintain my average 2100 words/day through the end of the month, I'll hit my target (and hopefully finish this draft)

#amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity
Image of writing progress bar on Scrivener, 45003/85000 words
February 9, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Some days you just gotta channel the anger. It helps when you're writing a book about feminine rage and wronged women committing wrongs.
#amwriting #writesky #writingcommunty
Image of word count icon from Scrivener for a project titled RevengeWIP with 34.6k/85k words written and a session total of ~4.4k words.
February 3, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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#FastDraftFeb? Probably biting off too much, but I'm going for it.

Currently working through RevengeWIP/LW Rewrite and sitting at 30k. The goal for this dark fantasy is 85-90k. Going to try and finish this first full draft by the end of the month 🤞

#amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity
A snippet reading: "Maybe it was for the best. Being crushed by an ancient pine would be a far kinder death than what probably await her at the end of life's thread." On a greenish-blue underwater background with rays of light shining from the top right corner.
February 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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#YouDeservepIt #WIP #A #F

RevengeWIP according to @maryofflowers.bsky.social :

"It's giving second world Handmaid's Tale and only slightly fantastic modern day America"

Yeah, that sounds about right
A trope map with CP comments with an image of a foggy sea from the perspective on rocky outcroppings with text reading: What My CP Says About RevengeWIP - Dammit but these CREEPY F***ING LINES are getting to me - Okay so she's a badass - AHHHHH WRITE MORE NOW - It's reminding me of Julia's storyline in The Magicians - GIRL WHAT ARE YOU DOING - I'm completely captivated by A's backstory and cannot wait for her and S to get together - This is all so tangible - LIES! I AM SO TENSE RIGHT NOW - The GASP I gusped - It's giving second world Handmaid's Tale and only slightly fantastic modern day America
January 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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#YouDeservepIt #WIP #A #F

RevengeWIP is:
🌊 Wronged Women Committing Wrongs
🌊 Reluctant Heroes
🌊 Misinterpreted Mythology
🌊 Enemies-to-Allies
🌊 A Big Ole Serving of Karma
A trope map feat. a dark sea background with bright blue text reading: RevengeWIP Karma Always Wins Reluctant Hero Weather Magic Enemies-to-Allies Women's Revenge Misinterpreted Mythology Morally Grey Characters Sapphic Subplot MH Rep Dual POV
January 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Happy #saturdark! ✨️🖤
Painting of an urn with flowers in muted hues with text overlay in an orange box. Text reads: "This is cute." Teddy leaned on the door frame, arms crossed over her chest. They rounded in her. All three looked like they'd seen a ghost. Good. She had half a mind to drag them into the grave with her.
January 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Peaky Blinders x Six of Crows

Play the game, pay her debts, escape the city.

To escape society's underbelly, a thief must brave a game of daunting heights and bloody ambushes--and decide if blind loyalty is her ticket to freedom or an early grave.

#BluePit📖 #A #F #R #preppingforsub #agented
A moodboard feat. ballgowns and three-piece suits, bird wings, vintage letters, old architecture, and text overlay in cream to red gradient. Text reads: "Theft. Deceit. Bribery. Torture. Murder. That's how the game gets played." An infographic that reads: For Fans of: The Dagger and the Flame by Catherine Doyle Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten CW/TWs: mild violence (torture/murder, not gory), manipulation, characters portraying misogynistic views, level 1-2 spice, sexual harassment, grief Tropes: - rivals to lovers - morally grey characters - dysfunctional found family - forced cooperation - a deadly game - "give me back my knife" Sounds like: Run Baby Run by The Rigs Rule #34 by Fish in a Birdcag Too Sweet by Hozier Who's Afraid of Little Old Me? By Taylor Swift Money, Money, Money by Christian Reindl, Lloren
January 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Yes, I'd say this perfectly sums me up as a runner, a writer, and a human
#spotifywrapped
A Spotify wrapped infographic with 5 top artists (Taylor Swift, Florence + the Machine, Hozier, Kiki Rockwell, Chappell Roan) and 5 top songs (I Can Do It With A Broken Heart, Run Baby Run, Red Wine Supernova, LABOUR - the cacophony, Same Old Energy)
December 4, 2024 at 2:03 PM
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Post a quote from your book you could see on book merch ✨️
Text "You're anything but a criminal" in script font on an elegant wallpaper background of dark teal with floral like drawings in cream and gold
November 26, 2024 at 2:10 PM
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There was something special about tonight, and it wasn't just Taylor playing mad woman
#Swiftie #TorontoTSTheErasTour
A picture of the pre-show backdrop to Taylor Swift Eras
November 23, 2024 at 4:48 AM
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✨️Exciting News✨️

I'm thrilled to announce I'm now represented by
@alexbrownwrites.bsky.social
at Mad Woman Literary Agency!

Alex just *gets* it--my brain, my stories. I'm very excited to see where this journey takes us and my stabby FMCs

#amagented #amqueryingnomore #WritingCommunity
A moodboard featuring suit vests and ballgowns, bird wings, dice and cards, clock faces, Big Ben, letters and roses with text overlay: Theft. Deceit. Bribery. Torture. Murder. That's how the game gets played. And two squares of text: 1. We can do this the easy way, the hard way, or the harder way. 2. A thief? Definitely. A criminal? You're anything but a criminal."
November 14, 2024 at 6:30 PM
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Some strong vibes for an afternoon writing session
#amwriting #WritingCommunity
A blurry laptop screen in a lounge cafe setting
November 7, 2024 at 7:54 PM
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#amquerying a grounded heist fantasy with a strong romantic subplot

Play the Game. Pay her Debts. Escape the City.

Trapped by a crushing debt, a thief must decide if her blind loyalty to a crew of criminals will gain her freedom or if it will bury her in the grave.

#A #F #R
October 19, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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I lied. Put your clothes back on. We're discussing how blind loyalty will lead you astray and that our actions, as misguided as they might be, aways have consequences--I wrote a book about how doing all the wrong things might actually be the one thing you're doing right.
October 18, 2024 at 9:34 PM