Despina Karras
@despinakarras.com
🌪️Certified weather geek | Award-winning contemporary romance writer | Disability rights advocate | @pitchdis.com founder | 🐶 & 🐱 mom | Coffee addict | ♊️
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Despina Karras
@despinakarras.com
· Oct 21
Guess it's intro post time again!
I'm Despina, and I'm a certified weather geek and contemporary romance/romcom writer. I'm the founder of #PitchDis, a Kiss Pitch mentor, and a sensitivity reader for SMA. I also write articles on Medium about corruption within the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
I'm Despina, and I'm a certified weather geek and contemporary romance/romcom writer. I'm the founder of #PitchDis, a Kiss Pitch mentor, and a sensitivity reader for SMA. I also write articles on Medium about corruption within the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
My typo for the day:
I wanted to type assess, but instead typed asses.
I wanted to type assess, but instead typed asses.
November 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
My typo for the day:
I wanted to type assess, but instead typed asses.
I wanted to type assess, but instead typed asses.
Thanks to everyone who joined us today for this @authorsguild.org event! I had a great time chatting with @marialevato.com and @annmrose.bsky.social, even if my AirPods were uncooperative 😊 I hope we answered all your questions, and good luck pitching and querying!
Hey everyone! I'm happy to announce that @authorsguild.org D.C. chapter will be hosting a panel on pitch events! The panelists are @annmrose.bsky.social (Tobias Lit) and @despinakarras.com (Host of @pitchdis.com ). RSVP link ⬇️. #writingcommunity #writesky #amquerying #queryingsoon
November 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Thanks to everyone who joined us today for this @authorsguild.org event! I had a great time chatting with @marialevato.com and @annmrose.bsky.social, even if my AirPods were uncooperative 😊 I hope we answered all your questions, and good luck pitching and querying!
Last chance to RSVP for tomorrow!
Don't forget to RSVP for the panel! Just a few more days! @despinakarras.com @authorsguild.org @annmrose.bsky.social docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #writingcommunity #amquerying #writesky #authorsofbluesky #writersofbluesky
November 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Last chance to RSVP for tomorrow!
Reposted by Despina Karras
If you're planning to use "Smart" Search at @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social to search for agents and editors, I'd say don't, since they're using AI. It's wildly inaccurate and says I'm explicitly looking for projects I am absolutely not looking for, wasting everyone's time.
November 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM
If you're planning to use "Smart" Search at @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social to search for agents and editors, I'd say don't, since they're using AI. It's wildly inaccurate and says I'm explicitly looking for projects I am absolutely not looking for, wasting everyone's time.
Reposted by Despina Karras
PSA for any Apub authors whose books are in the Anthropic settlement list: Amazon is not participating in the settlement, since they have an investment in Anthropic. When you submit your claim form, you DO NOT have to list Amazon as an add'l rightsholder, & can claim 100% of settlement money.
November 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
PSA for any Apub authors whose books are in the Anthropic settlement list: Amazon is not participating in the settlement, since they have an investment in Anthropic. When you submit your claim form, you DO NOT have to list Amazon as an add'l rightsholder, & can claim 100% of settlement money.
I have a separate document from my WIP where I make revision notes for myself so I won't forget to add some things. It's usually just a sentence or two. I went to look today and I have a note that just says "Broken."
I have no idea what I was supposed to do with that.
I have no idea what I was supposed to do with that.
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I have a separate document from my WIP where I make revision notes for myself so I won't forget to add some things. It's usually just a sentence or two. I went to look today and I have a note that just says "Broken."
I have no idea what I was supposed to do with that.
I have no idea what I was supposed to do with that.
This Friday!
Don't forget to RSVP for the panel! Just a few more days! @despinakarras.com @authorsguild.org @annmrose.bsky.social docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #writingcommunity #amquerying #writesky #authorsofbluesky #writersofbluesky
November 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This Friday!
#IAFF General President Edward Kelly finally addresses the millions of dollars received from #MDA, but his claim of transparency falls short and creates more questions. My latest in @medium.com.
#GivingTuesday #nonprofit #md
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#GivingTuesday #nonprofit #md
despinakarras.medium.com/iaff-preside...
IAFF President Attempts to Address MDA Payment Scandal, But Creates More Questions
The Muscular Dystrophy Association always liked to share positive news before big fundraising periods, and since we’re close to…
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November 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
#IAFF General President Edward Kelly finally addresses the millions of dollars received from #MDA, but his claim of transparency falls short and creates more questions. My latest in @medium.com.
#GivingTuesday #nonprofit #md
despinakarras.medium.com/iaff-preside...
#GivingTuesday #nonprofit #md
despinakarras.medium.com/iaff-preside...
Just one week away! I hope you can join us.
Hey everyone! I'm happy to announce that @authorsguild.org D.C. chapter will be hosting a panel on pitch events! The panelists are @annmrose.bsky.social (Tobias Lit) and @despinakarras.com (Host of @pitchdis.com ). RSVP link ⬇️. #writingcommunity #writesky #amquerying #queryingsoon
November 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Just one week away! I hope you can join us.
Shifting from book mode to article mode is not easy.
November 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Shifting from book mode to article mode is not easy.
Do you have a small business/Etsy shop? I'm adding #SmallBusiness owners to my #SmallBusinessSaturday starter pack. Just reply with the link to your site or shop and I'll add you to the list. Make sure the link to your store is somewhere on your profile so others can find it!
go.bsky.app/M6xAjcg
go.bsky.app/M6xAjcg
#SmallBusinessSaturday Business Owners
Join the conversation
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November 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Do you have a small business/Etsy shop? I'm adding #SmallBusiness owners to my #SmallBusinessSaturday starter pack. Just reply with the link to your site or shop and I'll add you to the list. Make sure the link to your store is somewhere on your profile so others can find it!
go.bsky.app/M6xAjcg
go.bsky.app/M6xAjcg
Friendly reminder now that #SNAP benefits have been stopped again - I've joined the #WritersAgainstHunger write-a-thon to help raise funds for Feeding America. Please consider donating if you can.
teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participants...
teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participants...
I'm supporting Feeding America!
To feed America’s hungry through food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger
teamfeed.feedingamerica.org
November 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Friendly reminder now that #SNAP benefits have been stopped again - I've joined the #WritersAgainstHunger write-a-thon to help raise funds for Feeding America. Please consider donating if you can.
teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participants...
teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participants...
This is absolutely despicable.
USDA orders states to stop paying full SNAP benefits and "immediately undo" steps taken to issue them for November. Follow live updates.
https://cnn.it/47LOq3z
https://cnn.it/47LOq3z
November 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This is absolutely despicable.
Going from a single, first-person POV to a dual, third-person POV just might break my brain 😭
November 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Going from a single, first-person POV to a dual, third-person POV just might break my brain 😭
Looking forward to joining @annmrose.bsky.social and @marialevato.com for this @authorsguild.org panel on pitch events! Click on the post below for more information.
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
Hey everyone! I'm happy to announce that @authorsguild.org D.C. chapter will be hosting a panel on pitch events! The panelists are @annmrose.bsky.social (Tobias Lit) and @despinakarras.com (Host of @pitchdis.com ). RSVP link ⬇️. #writingcommunity #writesky #amquerying #queryingsoon
November 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Looking forward to joining @annmrose.bsky.social and @marialevato.com for this @authorsguild.org panel on pitch events! Click on the post below for more information.
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
Going to say something that might be controversial but I don't care:
#Nonprofit organizations, especially ones that raise money to help people with health conditions, should NOT ask those same people to fundraise for them and then make them feel guilty if they don't.
#Nonprofit organizations, especially ones that raise money to help people with health conditions, should NOT ask those same people to fundraise for them and then make them feel guilty if they don't.
November 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Going to say something that might be controversial but I don't care:
#Nonprofit organizations, especially ones that raise money to help people with health conditions, should NOT ask those same people to fundraise for them and then make them feel guilty if they don't.
#Nonprofit organizations, especially ones that raise money to help people with health conditions, should NOT ask those same people to fundraise for them and then make them feel guilty if they don't.
They're taking away SNAP and then telling #disabled people not accept cash or gift cards to buy food or they'll take away their healthcare coverage too.
You can't tell me this country cares about disabled people when these asinine rules exist.
You can't tell me this country cares about disabled people when these asinine rules exist.
November 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
They're taking away SNAP and then telling #disabled people not accept cash or gift cards to buy food or they'll take away their healthcare coverage too.
You can't tell me this country cares about disabled people when these asinine rules exist.
You can't tell me this country cares about disabled people when these asinine rules exist.
For the weekend crowd: I have joined #WritersAgainstHunger write-a-thon to help raise funds for Feeding America. My goal is to revise 25,000 words between now and November 24. Please consider donating if you can.
teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participants...
teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participants...
I'm supporting Feeding America!
To feed America’s hungry through food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger
teamfeed.feedingamerica.org
November 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
For the weekend crowd: I have joined #WritersAgainstHunger write-a-thon to help raise funds for Feeding America. My goal is to revise 25,000 words between now and November 24. Please consider donating if you can.
teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participants...
teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participants...
It's that time again... #DaylightSaving
October 31, 2025 at 7:24 PM
It's that time again... #DaylightSaving
I started playing #ACNH around two years after it came out and by then most of my friends who had played it the first year it was out were bored with it and I didn't have many friends visit my island. I hope we all start playing again in January and visit each other 😊
JUST ANNOUNCED: A new free Version 3.0 Update is coming to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, alongside a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, early next year on January 15th, 2026! 🎉 🏝️
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I started playing #ACNH around two years after it came out and by then most of my friends who had played it the first year it was out were bored with it and I didn't have many friends visit my island. I hope we all start playing again in January and visit each other 😊
As SNAP benefits are set to be cut for millions of people this weekend, please consider donating to the Writers Against Hunger campaign for Feeding America.
teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participants...
teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participants...
I'm supporting Feeding America!
To feed America’s hungry through food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger
teamfeed.feedingamerica.org
October 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
As SNAP benefits are set to be cut for millions of people this weekend, please consider donating to the Writers Against Hunger campaign for Feeding America.
teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participants...
teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participants...