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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱)
@delandjessica.bsky.social
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~ X/IG/🧵@delandjessica
~ YA Contemporary Fantasy #author
~ debut WAKE coming Spring 2027 from Phoenix Moirai & @whimsillusion.bsky.social
~ 2022 Killer Nashville Claymore Finalist
~ #nospice #cleanreads #writer
~ 💍mom of 4
~ #LDS
https://jessicadeland.net/
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WAKE comps to THE INHERITANCE GAMES, but w/ kidnapping & magic:

~A girl who's forced to live w/ a dysfunctional group

~Unearthing secrets better left buried to regain freedom

~An ultra slow burn romance w/ someone she shouldn't

Coming Spring 2027

#QuestPit #P #YA #F #MY #R
Audio Book cover for The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. Image shows a grand staircase with four men in shadow behind a girl, all five with question marks over their faces. Pitch card with a sitting ballerina hunched over her bent legs holding her head. A badge beside her legs reads, "Killer Nashville Claymore Finalist." Words at the top read, "Wake by Jessica DeLand, YA Contemporary Fantasy." Middle reads, "One kidnapped ballerina, Four fantasy fugitives, And her quest to escape. Coming Spring 2027, AAPI/ADHD writer." Words at the bottom read, "Mental health rep, Slow burn, Forced proximity, Found family."
November 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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WAKE coming Spring 2027 through Phoenix Moirai & @whimsillusion.bsky.social.
Agents Guide panel titled Wake beside a feather and top half of a ballerina. Top right corner reads: "YA Contemporary Fantasy, Coming Spring 2027, Jessica DeLand." Main text reads: "18-year-old Rikma dreams of being a professional ballerina until her alcoholic father kills himself and her aunt in a drunk driving accident. Moving in with her unstable uncle and cousins, she sacrifices dance to shoulder their stability despite her panic disorder. Duped by a new friend, she’s kidnapped by fantasy fugitives and taken to their planet to free their captive leader—the murderous, dark psychogenic vampire, Kinito. Unbeknownst to her, a fragment of Kinito’s magic is entwined with her soul. They force her to use it to free Kinito, who wants back what is his. Going into hiding in Dallas, her captors discover extracting the magic will kill Rikma and lose Kinito’s power. So Kinito threatens her family to make her live with her captors until it can be returned. Grieving the ballet school they forbid, she uncovers their secrets to reclaim her freedom. But when she develops feelings for one of her captors and others become like family, she must choose: them or her dream." Bottom half of panel is bordered in ice, and there's a feather texture in the background.
November 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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WAKE coming Spring 2027 through Phoenix Moirai & @whimsillusion.bsky.social.
Pitch card with image of a ballerina's spread legs en pointe with rope tying the ankles together. Ice creeps in on the sides. Segmented fairy wings are in the upper left corner & a badge reading, "Killer Nashville Claymore Finalist" is in the upper right. A circle in the center with a feather on the bottom encloses the text, "Wake, YA Contemporary Fantasy, By Jessica DeLand, Coming Spring 2027" bracketed by the publisher/imprint Whimsillusion and Phoenix Moirai logos. Below reads, "A ballerina with a panic disorder gets kidnapped by fantasy fugitives desperate for their leader’s magic trapped inside her, but when they threaten her family so she'll live with them until it’s returned & also forbid ballet school, she must decide between allying with them or freedom and following her dream as she finds herself bonding with her kidnappers." Bottom has book/movie covers for "Howl's Moving Castle," "A Curse So Dark & Lonely," "The Inheritance Games," "The Cruel Prince," & "The Prison Healer."
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Wildly reimagined BEAUTY & THE BEAST retelling w/:

~A girl forced to live w/ kidnappers to save family
~Bickering lackey guards
~A beast who isn't a beast, but 2 that are
~& her bonding w/ them & falling for 1 while seeking freedom

Coming Spring 2027

#QuestPit #P #YA #F #MY #R
Line drawing of Bell and Beast from the shoulders up back to back from Disney's Beauty and the Beast with Beast holding a rose.
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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November 5, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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WAKE coming Spring 2027 through Phoenix Moirai & @whimsillusion.bsky.social who also provided this graphic.
Book announcement graphic created by Whimsillusion and Phoenix Moirai with an image on the left of a ballerina en pointe on stage whose upraised hands are bound by a rope hanging down from the top of the graphic. In the bottom left corner are the logos for the publisher/imprint Whimsillusion and Phoenix Moirai. At the top are the words, "From author Jessica DeLand." The middle reads, "Kidnapped and held hostage for the magic she unknowingly possesses, Rikma fights for her dream while falling for someone she shouldn't." The bottom reads, "Wake Book 1 Coming Spring 2027."
November 5, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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WAKE embodies "Free" from KPOP DEMON HUNTERS w/:

~A FMC tormented by her past that's ruining her mental health
~A LI working for the villain w/ his own troubled past
~a supportive slow burn romance built on understanding inner pain

Coming Spring 2027

#QuestPit #P #YA #F #MY #R
November 5, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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Still recovering from getting all my floors replaced (0/10, don't recommend, by the way 😬). But I wanted to say Happy Halloween to everyone celebrating today! 🙌🎃

And kudos to anyone who knows what character my pumpkin is 👀😈

#Halloween #WritingCommunity
October 31, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Life update: chaos 😂😭

The pictures speak for themselves 😬

But almost finished another chapter of Wake book 2, so you know, things are coming along slowly but surely.

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#amwriting
October 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Mourning the passing of my spiritual leader today. He was a powerful voice for worldwide peace and unity, and he'll be sorely missed.

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September 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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y'all know the drill by now:

~kidnapped ballerina
~panic disorder
~fantasy fugitives
~their leader's magic stuck in her
~forced to live w/ them
~spying for freedom
~forced proximity
~found family
~slow burn romance

blah blah etc like my book🙏

#UnhingedPit #CS #YA #F #M #R #MH
Fake pitch card for #Unhingedpit. Handwritten words that read, "Tired of Pitching, Please like my book, Wake Spring 27."
September 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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🚨 ESCAPED FUGITIVES ALERT 🚨

3 high-risk fugitives vanished from Agency prison without a trace

When: unknown

All very powerful & dangerous

If you think you see something, DO NOT ENGAGE. Report to your local Agency representative immediately

#UnhingedPit #CS #YA #F #M #R #MH
Fake wanted poster for #Unhingedpit. Top reads "Wanted" with an image of the head and shoulders of a malicious-eyed man with bat wings and a barbed tail holding a copper vial in a hand with a bound palm and forearm. Below reads, "Kinito-inato, psychotic and malicious, disposed to drastic shifts in mood, expert in ice and gravity magic." Bottom reads, "Approach with extreme caution, If you have any information regarding his whereabouts, please contact your nearest Agency outpost." Fake wanted poster for #Unhingedpit. Top reads "Wanted" with a headshot of a teenage boy who has skunk-striped blue and orange hair covering one orange eye with the hood of a hooded t-shirt pulled over his head. Below reads, "Zeko Alden, hot-tempered, prone to fits of swearing and face palms, expert in daggers and throwing knives." Bottom reads, "Approach with caution, If you have any information regarding his whereabouts, please contact your nearest Agency outpost." Fake wanted poster for #Unhingedpit. Top reads "Wanted" with an image of the head and shoulders of a sad-eyed man wearing a face mask and an eye patch over his right eye in a button-up shirt with a metal-studded chest and his long slate hair covering his right eye. Below reads, "Altis-iacus, mild-mannered but powerful, drawn to reading and sculpting, expert in earth and mental magics." Bottom reads, "Approach with caution, If you have any information regarding his whereabouts, please contact your nearest Agency outpost."
September 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Missing: Rikma Nadia, aspiring professional ballerina

18 years old, 5'8", 110 lbs
long auburn hair, periwinkle eyes

Last seen with Wolf:
18 years old, 6'1", gray eyes, hair white with black & gray mottling, pushy & smirky

Contact Nick Slater with information

#UnhingedPit #CS #YA #F #M #R #MH
Fake missing persons poster for #Unhingedpit. Top features an image of a ballerina in a leotard sitting on a studio floor tying on a pointe shoe. Middle has the words, "Missing person, Rikma Nadia (age 18)." Below reads, "Last seen leaving on a date with a teenage boy named Wolf” with a headshot of a teenage boy beside it who has white hair with black and gray mottling. Bottom reads, "If you have any information, please contact: Nick Slater (cousin)."
September 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Wow, I did NOT expect so much support and kindness on my new profile picture. I hate being in front of the camera, especially at 6.5 months pregnant, so thank you! You're all the best! ☺️

In thanks, please enjoy this uplifting quote. Happy Sunday, everyone!

#WritingCommunity
September 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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First new profile picture since I started social media like 4 years ago, lol. Hopefully everyone still recognizes me. 😂

#WritingCommunity
#NewProfilePic
September 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Well, this is surreal. I've had QueryTracker Premium for about 2.5 years as I've been querying and revising WAKE. It feels so weird to finally cancel it.

But it's only temporary. My mythology WIP is coming along, so hopefully I'll be back in the trenches soon! 🫡

#writingcommmunity
September 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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It's official, I'M GETTING PUBLISHED! 😱

After over 11 years, 259 rejections, 116 CNR, & 4 small press offers, I’ve signed a 3-book deal for WAKE with Phoenix Moirai and @whimsillusion.bsky.social!

I didn’t think it would survive the query trenches! It’s real dream come true! 🥹

#WritingCommunity
September 8, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Vagueness intensifies! 😏👀

#amwriting #WritingCommunity
September 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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#1stLinePit over on 📸 is hopping! And the video I made turned out so good I figured I should share it here, too. Full pitch is over at instagram.com/delandjessica/.

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August 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Looking forward to #1stLinePit! I've been trying to follow everyone who's posted their 📸 handles, but if I missed you, my handle is the same as here, and I love to follow back and support writers!

Excited to see how a pitch event goes on a different platform!

#WritingCommunity
August 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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1. Take a ballerina w/ a panic disorder

2. Have fantasy fugitives kidnap her for their leader’s magic stuck inside her

3. Threaten her family so she’ll live w/ them until it can be returned

4. Watch her risk everything for freedom & her ballet dream

#PosterPit #Q #YA #F #M #R
Pretend movie poster for #Posterpit featuring the silhouette of a sitting ballerina leaning over her bent legs bound together by ropes wrapped around her ankles. A suburban Texas house is in the background with purple swirls of magic going across the middle of the poster. A badge overlaid over the ballerina's head reads, "Killer Nashville Claymore Finalist." Words along the top read, "Mental health rep," "Slow burn," "Found family," "Forced proximity." Words in the center read, "A wildly reimagined Beauty and the Beast retelling," & 5 stars are above the words "26 full requests, 4 previous offers of publication." In the center are the words, "YA contemporary fantasy, Wake, A novel by Jessica DeLand, AAPI/ADHD writer.” Bottom words read, "When a ballerina is kidnapped by fantasy fugitives desperate for their leader's magic trapped inside her, she has to make a choice: family or freedom," "Querying now."
August 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE X
BEAUTY & THE BEAST

1 kidnapped ballerina

4 fantasy fugitives desperate to recover their leader’s magic stuck inside her

She spies to facilitate rescue, but then bonds w/ them & must choose:
them or freedom & her ballet dreams

#PosterPit #Q #YA #F #M #R #FT
Pretend movie poster for #Posterpit featuring the silhouette of a crying ballerina beside an open doorway. Ice is creeping in from all sides, and purple swirls of magic go across her back and the doorway. Words at the top read, “A wildly reimagined Beauty and the Beast retelling,” “A Curse So Dark and Lonely," "Slow burn," "Found family," "The Inheritance Games." The top center reads, "26 Full Requests, 4 Previous Offers of Publication" beneath five stars with a badge next to it reading, "Killer Nashville Claymore Finalist." Center reads,”Mental health rep, Grounded fantasy,” “Deep emotions, romance,” “Reimagined tropes, mystery,” “Character-driven, humor,” “Diverse voice, underrepresented perspective.” Bottom reads, "YA Contemporary Fantasy, WAKE, By Jessica DeLand, Querying Now."
August 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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A CURSE SO DARK & LONELY X
THE INHERITANCE GAMES

When a ballerina is kidnapped by fantasy fugitives desperate to recover their leader’s magic trapped inside her, she unearths their secrets to facilitate freedom, but bonds w/ them & falls for 1 instead

#PosterPit #Q #YA #F #M #R #FT
Pretend movie poster for #Posterpit featuring an image of a dark forest in the background with the silhouette of a ballerina's legs en pointe in front with rope tying the ankles together. Ice is creeping in from the bottom, purple swirls of magic are by the legs, and a giant feather is on the ground beneath the feet. Words at the top read, "Mental health rep," "Slow burn," "Found family," "Forced proximity." The top center reads, "One kidnapped ballerina, Four fantasy fugitives, And her quest to escape" next to a badge reading, "Killer Nashville Claymore Finalist." Center reads, "Jessica DeLand's Wake" centered between words reading "A Curse So Dark and Lonely" and "The Inheritance Games," both bracketed separately by feathers. Bottom reads, "YA Contemporary Fantasy, AAPI/ADHD Writer, 26 Full Requests, 4 Previous Offers of Publication, Querying Now."
August 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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😳😳😳

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July 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Really raking it in here, lol

This is from an anthology I'm in, Small Shifts: Short Stories of Fantastical Transformation. Two years & I haven't broken $10. 😂

It's only $5 for Kindle or $6.54 for paperback, if anyone's interested. ☺️

#WritingCommunity

www.amazon.com/Small-Shifts...
July 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM