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Kelly Esparza Has a Pinned #DVPit Pitch!
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Mystery writer for adults & teens | A SPOONIE's GUIDE TO SELF-ACCEPTANCE (poetry chapbook) @bottlecappress | freelance editor | 💜🥄 | EIC: @flaremagazine.bsky.social 🔥| layout @anascribe.bsky.social | she/her

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I'm running my 1st book giveaway! Follow @kellyesparza.bsky.social, tag someone, quote reblog and tag me!

A random winner on 11/30/25 receives 1 FREE copy of my poetry chapbook published by #BottlecapPress & a bookmark!

BONUS entry: add my book to Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
blue and white background: Giveaway: smiley icons, Follow These Steps: Follow @kellyesparza.bsky.social, tag a friend in the comments (counts as another entry), quote reblog and tag me. Randomly selected winner on 11/30/25 receives 1 FREE copy of my poetry chapbook published by Bottlecap Press! yellow background with asterisks: A Spoonie's Guide to Self-Acceptance by Kelly Esparza, purple cover with spoon and fire
November 20, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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I’m selling bookmarks now as merch that goes with my poetry chapbook published by #BottlecapPress! Soon, I’ll be selling signed copies & stickers!

Buy my bookmark here ($5 each): kelly-esparza-merch-and-books.square.site

Buy my poetry chapbook here: bottlecap.press/products/aspoke
Soar the skies like a butterfly bookmark Welcome to Kelly’s Merch and Books! Website Butterfly bookmark!
November 8, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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🚨BIG NEWS REVEAL🚨 So excited to share that I wrote a poetry chapbook about my lupus and the grief that comes with it. It's PUBLISHED with #BottlecapPress🥄🔥!

Order your copy here: bottlecap.press/products/asp...

#poetrycommunity #poet #smallpress #buymybook #writersofbluesky #newbooks
yellow background with asterisks, purple cover of book: "A Spoonie's Guide to Self-Acceptance" by Kelly Esparza, picture of a spoon and fire
November 4, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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NOT QUITE DEAD YET x GLASS ONION

Abby doesn't expect to get murdered while attending a party in a snowy cabin. As a ghost, Fate is a big deal & her soul intertwines w/ another guest. By 12 a.m., she must solve her own murder b4 her fated soulmate at the party dies too.

#GhostPit #A #MM #Spec #PN
woods, trees, snowy woods, knife with blood, ghost, hands.
October 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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NOT QUITE DEAD YET x GLASS ONION
At a party in a snowy cabin in the woods, Abby Martinez doesn’t expect to:
❌confront her estranged sis
💔face her ex
🔪get murdered
As a ghost, Abby must solve her own murder before more guests die & pass on to the afterlife.
#DVPit #A #M #Spec #Latinx #OWN #DIS #F #P
mood board for my adult speculative/paranormal murder mystery: what's pictured: woods, tree branches, snowy woods, knife with blood, ghost, hands
October 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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NOT QUITE DEAD YET x GLASS ONION

When Abby Martinez attends her estranged sister’s bachelorette party, she doesn’t expect to get stabbed in the back, literally. Now she must solve her own murder before any of the other guests die & to pass on to the afterlife.

#DVPit #A #M #P #F #Latinx #DIS #OWN
mood board for my adult speculative/paranormal murder mystery: woods, tree branches, white snowy pic, knife with blood, ghost, hands
October 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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NOT QUITE DEAD YET x GLASS ONION
At her sis’s party, Abby Martinez doesn’t expect to:
😡 find out her sis is still angry over a fight 1 yr ago
💔 face her cheating ex
🔪 get murdered
As a ghost, Abby must solve her own murder b4 more guests die & pass on to the afterlife.
#PicantePit #A #M #P #F #R
mood board for my adult speculative/paranormal murder mystery--what's pictured: snowy woods, woods, snowy cabin, ghost, blood, tree branches, eerie moon/sky, footprints in snowy ground
September 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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I created a meme😆 Alexa, play “Manuscript” by Taylor Swift. Go write that book!
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s engagement photo with “My latest book I’m writing” and “me” written over it as a meme.
August 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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NOT QUITE DEAD YET X GLASS ONION
While at a party in a cabin in the woods, Abby must not only face her 😡 sis after a yr-long feud & her ex w/ his new gf, but she also gets murdered. As a ghost, she must solve her own murder before others die & to pass to the afterlife.
#posterpit #W #SPF #M #A
light blue background with bloody knife picture, "Glass Onion Meets Not Quite Dead Yet but with ghosts and a snowy setting, WATCH YOUR BACK A Novel by Kelly Esparza, Writing Now: Adult Speculative Mystery"
August 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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I have a new fun romantic flash fiction story called “Call This Kismet” published in @micromancemagazine.bsky.social today! This story was inspired by my bf getting me a promise ring for our 3-yr anniversary! 💜

Read the story here: micromancemagazine.substack.com/p/call-this-ki…
“Call This Kismet” by Kelly Esparza, pink background with jewelry picture
August 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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NOT QUITE DEAD YET X GLASS ONION
While at a party in a ❄️ cabin, what Abby doesn't expect is to:
💢see her angry sis after a yr-long feud
💔run into her ex
🔪get stabbed in the back, murdered
👻 As a ghost, she must solve her own murder b4 others die & pass to the afterlife
#questpit #W #A #MY #PR #F #S
mood board for the book I'm writing: what's pictured: snowy woods, woods, ghost, snowy cabin, blood, trees, footprints in snow, eerie moon and fog
August 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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So fun! I had the amazing opportunity of meeting author & agent @sandraproudman.bsky.social (go read Salvación, a YA Latinx fantasy—it’s so good!) & NYT Bestselling author @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social of Cemetery Boys, now in paperback! Both are so kind and I love seeing Latinx rep!
Picture of yours truly with Sandra Proudman and Aiden Thomas at Barnes and Noble
August 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Re-introduction:

Hi, I'm Kelly! I'm an editor, writer, and artist.

Visit my Etsy shop: designsstudiobykel.etsy.com

Follow @flaremagazine.bsky.social for submission updates!

Hire me as a freelance editor: kellyesparza.wordpress.com/editing-writ...

Buy me a coffee ko-fi.com/kellyesparza.
purple background with heart and phone, search engine picture with "check out my: check out my commissions, check out my creations, check out my Ko-Fi (highlighted) ko-fi.com/kellyesparza" - also "Support a chronically ill writer and artist" is written in the purple background with a heart emoji
July 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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My Etsy store is having a 25% sale on all that I’m selling (prints, stickers, & postcards) in honor of Disability Pride Month! If you feel like supporting a disabled artist (me!), you can here: designsstudiobykel.etsy.com
Follow the shop’s IG page: www.instagram.com/designs.stud...
Beach background with beach balls, a life buoy, and palm trees: “Designs Studio by Kel Presents A: 25% Off Sale on Everything! Happy Disability Pride Month! Visit the store in the bio!”
July 9, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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My Etsy store is having a 25% summer sale on ALL products from today through the 4th of July! Go buy a sticker or a postcard or an unframed print!
designsstudiobykel.etsy.com
Below are just a few items that I'm selling! Visit the site for more!
#etsy #etsyshop #etsyseller #shopsmall
kiss-cut sticker - Music Is the Best Poetry with violin illustration sunset paradise postcard--print also available kiss-cut sticker - Create! Words Are Magic! with magic wand, star sparkles, and bunny ears in a top hat camera with "memory" spelled out in polaroids illustration, "Memories Are Adventures Best Lived!" Unframed Print
June 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Woohoo! I got my cap created by @flaremagazine.bsky.social’s merch store🥰 that reps chronic illnesses, disabilities, and mental health.

ALL proceeds go toward paying contributors. @flaremagazine.bsky.social plans to start small. Contests will be free to submit (1/2)🧵
Light blue baseball cap created by Redbubble with spoons and ribbon with words “Spoonie Club” as design
June 17, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Received my print copy of @prosetrics.bsky.social May 2025 issue! They published my magical realism short story about lupus. Once it’s online, I’ll post a link!
Prosetrics Mirage cover The Other Me - my short story
June 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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What I'm offering!
sunset painting postcard Unframed prints--sunset and camera illustration with "memory" spelled in photographs and "Memories Are Adventures Best Lived" Stickers--"creativity starts here" written on book illustration and "Just a Little Bookish," "Create! Words Are Magic!" with bunny ears and a top hat and a magic wand sticker, violin illustration with "Music Is the Best Poetry" sticker.
June 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Took a break from writing to take a painting class! Mine is the left and I’m so proud of myself 🥹😭
Paintings of sunsets side by side
June 5, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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The Sacramento Book Festival was fun!
picture of Kelly Esparza at a book fair
May 31, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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So excited to announce that I commissioned art by the greatly talented @anascribe.bsky.social! I LOVE how my banner and profile pictures turned out!! 🤩

#writingcommunity #amquerying
banner and new art for my profile. Banner: books stacked, quill and ink, Kelly Esparza writer, editor, lover, of stories and girl who is me. written below: Kelly Esparza is querying a YA mystery! YA/Adult mystery writer & freelance editor | #amquerying (again) | mental health & Lupus advocate & warrior | @Path2pub.bsky.social contributor | she/her | EIC: @flaremagazine.bsky.social | layout @anascribe.bsky.social profile pic - purple floral background, girl (me) with brown hair profile pic 2 - purple floral background: books, girl (me) picking up a book, from behind
May 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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CRUEL SUMMER x PRETTY DEAD QUEENS

Joy's family disappeared 3 months ago without out a trace. Coping with grief, now she's the new girl in town, and her new friends may be suspects. Can she save her family and find herself?

#questpit #Q #YA #MY #T #Latinx
mood board for book 2: heart locket, lock, woods, key, sea, fog, cove
May 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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CAKE VS. PIE x BRAVO, AVOCADO!

Josefina Jiménez Hernandez & Pedro Blanco, known as PB & J, must settle a dispute b/w friends, Sugar & Spice, over which pizza is better--spicy or sweet--before Sugar & Spice are no longer nice.

#questpit #PB #Q #Latinx
Mood board for PB: pizza slices, share/care blocks, handprints, hands in heart shaped, hispanic decorations, heart petals, locks
May 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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KNIVES OUT x SUDDENLY A MURDER

When Harper attends a billionaire's ball & the heiress is found dead, she's on the case. After she's threatened by the killer, can she catch the killer in 1⃣ night before other guests--& her--die?

#questpit #Q #MY #T #YA #Latinx #A #Crossover
mood board for my YA mystery with adult crossover: fancy room with chandelier, coins, cards, fancy staircase/foyer, puzzle pieces, stamp, violin, key
May 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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GLASS ONION but w/ ❄️+👻

When Abby attends a party in the mountains, she doesn't expect to:
😬face her sister who's still angry after a year-long feud
💔run into her ex
🔪get murdered at the party, become a ghost, and solve her own murder before others die.

#Questpit #W #A #spec #PR #MY #T #Latinx
mood board for adult novel: snowy woods, woods, ghosts, snowy cabin, blood, trees, footprints in snow, eerie moon/sky
May 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM