@mariemalo.bsky.social
I am an unpublished author of two YA contemporary novels. Maybe one day I will do something with them.
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An abused teen battles his dissociative disorder and his conscience after falling for his best friend’s girl and learns there are some people he can live without, and some he can’t.
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Sent High Five off to 6 agents today. 🚀
Wish me luck! I need a strong cup of coffee now while I refresh my inbox like someone possessed.😱
Hopefully one of them sees the potential I see in this story.
Redman’s ready. I’m ready. Let’s see what happens.🤞🏻
#amwriting #HighFive #writerslife #booksky
Wish me luck! I need a strong cup of coffee now while I refresh my inbox like someone possessed.😱
Hopefully one of them sees the potential I see in this story.
Redman’s ready. I’m ready. Let’s see what happens.🤞🏻
#amwriting #HighFive #writerslife #booksky
November 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Sent High Five off to 6 agents today. 🚀
Wish me luck! I need a strong cup of coffee now while I refresh my inbox like someone possessed.😱
Hopefully one of them sees the potential I see in this story.
Redman’s ready. I’m ready. Let’s see what happens.🤞🏻
#amwriting #HighFive #writerslife #booksky
Wish me luck! I need a strong cup of coffee now while I refresh my inbox like someone possessed.😱
Hopefully one of them sees the potential I see in this story.
Redman’s ready. I’m ready. Let’s see what happens.🤞🏻
#amwriting #HighFive #writerslife #booksky
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Hey, would you like some free #horror stories? My prologue and first chapter are up in Royal Road!
#writing
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1396...
#writing
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1396...
Arrived Home
Oakvane hungers, consuming the grieving and the suffering. Barnaby Whistler, Ethan Chamberlain, and many others must struggle against its corruption- or be fundamentally changed.
Monsters are not ju...
www.royalroad.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Hey, would you like some free #horror stories? My prologue and first chapter are up in Royal Road!
#writing
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1396...
#writing
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1396...
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I #track ed a path
to where he was,
over rough terrain
& impossible geography
redrawing the maps
as if the earth
could shift that way,
resetting the clocks
as if time
was on my side
tracing a line,
as if my soul
could make
it's way there
without my body.
#RetroArtPrompt
to where he was,
over rough terrain
& impossible geography
redrawing the maps
as if the earth
could shift that way,
resetting the clocks
as if time
was on my side
tracing a line,
as if my soul
could make
it's way there
without my body.
#RetroArtPrompt
November 10, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I #track ed a path
to where he was,
over rough terrain
& impossible geography
redrawing the maps
as if the earth
could shift that way,
resetting the clocks
as if time
was on my side
tracing a line,
as if my soul
could make
it's way there
without my body.
#RetroArtPrompt
to where he was,
over rough terrain
& impossible geography
redrawing the maps
as if the earth
could shift that way,
resetting the clocks
as if time
was on my side
tracing a line,
as if my soul
could make
it's way there
without my body.
#RetroArtPrompt
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..you're either writing or you're thinking about writing..all the time.
~ #itswhatwedo
~ #itswhatwedo
November 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
..you're either writing or you're thinking about writing..all the time.
~ #itswhatwedo
~ #itswhatwedo
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Being well-read in your exact publishing genre/subgenre is very important. This reading informs you what your 'best' readers are reading now and will have read before they discover your novel. Readers have expectations groomed by the books they read.
#writingcommunity #booksky #comparables #reading
#writingcommunity #booksky #comparables #reading
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Being well-read in your exact publishing genre/subgenre is very important. This reading informs you what your 'best' readers are reading now and will have read before they discover your novel. Readers have expectations groomed by the books they read.
#writingcommunity #booksky #comparables #reading
#writingcommunity #booksky #comparables #reading
I know I don’t have ‘broomstick’ in my books, although readers think the female lead should have one.
#WIPSnips #WritingCommunity
I wrote this so long ago LOL. I wrote it before I got the art piece, so I'll have to change the wording later to reflect what this space looks like.
Also, "Grilled hated sitting on buckets" lmao, what a stupid sentence. I have no idea why I wrote that😂
I wrote this so long ago LOL. I wrote it before I got the art piece, so I'll have to change the wording later to reflect what this space looks like.
Also, "Grilled hated sitting on buckets" lmao, what a stupid sentence. I have no idea why I wrote that😂
October 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I know I don’t have ‘broomstick’ in my books, although readers think the female lead should have one.
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#WIPSnips #WritingCommunity
I wrote this so long ago LOL. I wrote it before I got the art piece, so I'll have to change the wording later to reflect what this space looks like.
Also, "Grilled hated sitting on buckets" lmao, what a stupid sentence. I have no idea why I wrote that😂
I wrote this so long ago LOL. I wrote it before I got the art piece, so I'll have to change the wording later to reflect what this space looks like.
Also, "Grilled hated sitting on buckets" lmao, what a stupid sentence. I have no idea why I wrote that😂
October 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
#WIPSnips #WritingCommunity
I wrote this so long ago LOL. I wrote it before I got the art piece, so I'll have to change the wording later to reflect what this space looks like.
Also, "Grilled hated sitting on buckets" lmao, what a stupid sentence. I have no idea why I wrote that😂
I wrote this so long ago LOL. I wrote it before I got the art piece, so I'll have to change the wording later to reflect what this space looks like.
Also, "Grilled hated sitting on buckets" lmao, what a stupid sentence. I have no idea why I wrote that😂
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October 18, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Misconceptions about querying:
Queries must be perfect to send to an agent. FALSE.
Comps should be exactly like your book. NOPE!
An agent gave a form response on your last book, so they’re not going to want this one. INCORRECT.
For more, check this IG post: www.instagram.com/p/DO_E-tkD8_2/
Queries must be perfect to send to an agent. FALSE.
Comps should be exactly like your book. NOPE!
An agent gave a form response on your last book, so they’re not going to want this one. INCORRECT.
For more, check this IG post: www.instagram.com/p/DO_E-tkD8_2/
September 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Misconceptions about querying:
Queries must be perfect to send to an agent. FALSE.
Comps should be exactly like your book. NOPE!
An agent gave a form response on your last book, so they’re not going to want this one. INCORRECT.
For more, check this IG post: www.instagram.com/p/DO_E-tkD8_2/
Queries must be perfect to send to an agent. FALSE.
Comps should be exactly like your book. NOPE!
An agent gave a form response on your last book, so they’re not going to want this one. INCORRECT.
For more, check this IG post: www.instagram.com/p/DO_E-tkD8_2/
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THIS FRIDAY!!! Are you excited, #RevPit?! If you're gearing up to enter RevPit #10Queries, here's everything you need:
⭐Complete query letter
⭐First 5 pages of manuscript
The query and first 5 pages will need to be uploaded to the form in one document and should be a standard manuscript format
⭐Complete query letter
⭐First 5 pages of manuscript
The query and first 5 pages will need to be uploaded to the form in one document and should be a standard manuscript format
October 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
THIS FRIDAY!!! Are you excited, #RevPit?! If you're gearing up to enter RevPit #10Queries, here's everything you need:
⭐Complete query letter
⭐First 5 pages of manuscript
The query and first 5 pages will need to be uploaded to the form in one document and should be a standard manuscript format
⭐Complete query letter
⭐First 5 pages of manuscript
The query and first 5 pages will need to be uploaded to the form in one document and should be a standard manuscript format
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Today I celebrate 1 month since the release of my graphic novel, if u haven't read it yet, it's free now with an option to tip, so go read it or I'll eat you 🍽️ 😂😂.
47pages- fully illustrated.
Tittle: STELLAR
47pages- fully illustrated.
Tittle: STELLAR
September 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Today I celebrate 1 month since the release of my graphic novel, if u haven't read it yet, it's free now with an option to tip, so go read it or I'll eat you 🍽️ 😂😂.
47pages- fully illustrated.
Tittle: STELLAR
47pages- fully illustrated.
Tittle: STELLAR
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🎉We're baaacckk!!!🎉
RevPit's #10Queries October event opens for submissions October 10!
#amwriting #writersky #writersofbluesky
RevPit's #10Queries October event opens for submissions October 10!
#amwriting #writersky #writersofbluesky
September 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🎉We're baaacckk!!!🎉
RevPit's #10Queries October event opens for submissions October 10!
#amwriting #writersky #writersofbluesky
RevPit's #10Queries October event opens for submissions October 10!
#amwriting #writersky #writersofbluesky
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#wildwalkprompt #tanka
between the trees
there is time to think
in the woods
and between the thoughts
time to walk
between the trees
there is time to think
in the woods
and between the thoughts
time to walk
September 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
#wildwalkprompt #tanka
between the trees
there is time to think
in the woods
and between the thoughts
time to walk
between the trees
there is time to think
in the woods
and between the thoughts
time to walk
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MARYNEAL, 1962 is everything you want in a small town horror
#horror #writingcommunity
Goodreads:
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
Zon:
a.co/d/cmqivtC
B&N:
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/maryneal-1...
#horror #writingcommunity
Goodreads:
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
Zon:
a.co/d/cmqivtC
B&N:
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/maryneal-1...
July 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
MARYNEAL, 1962 is everything you want in a small town horror
#horror #writingcommunity
Goodreads:
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
Zon:
a.co/d/cmqivtC
B&N:
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/maryneal-1...
#horror #writingcommunity
Goodreads:
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
Zon:
a.co/d/cmqivtC
B&N:
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/maryneal-1...
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prescience
bashful clouds collide
crackling soft from a distance
porcelain thunder
#poetry #micropoetry #haiku #emoetry #bashful
bashful clouds collide
crackling soft from a distance
porcelain thunder
#poetry #micropoetry #haiku #emoetry #bashful
September 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
prescience
bashful clouds collide
crackling soft from a distance
porcelain thunder
#poetry #micropoetry #haiku #emoetry #bashful
bashful clouds collide
crackling soft from a distance
porcelain thunder
#poetry #micropoetry #haiku #emoetry #bashful
James prowled a few feet ahead, a lit cigarette already in his fingers. His rock tee rose above his waistband as he cracked his back and stretched. He didn’t fit in anywhere, and as a result, fit in everywhere.
Tell me about your #AwesomeCharacters
I was thinking about capes today, so tell me how your character feels about clothes!
Are they fashionable or practical?
Do they: not care much? Prefer to be comfortable? Have armor or a uniform? Wear disguises?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
I was thinking about capes today, so tell me how your character feels about clothes!
Are they fashionable or practical?
Do they: not care much? Prefer to be comfortable? Have armor or a uniform? Wear disguises?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
September 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
James prowled a few feet ahead, a lit cigarette already in his fingers. His rock tee rose above his waistband as he cracked his back and stretched. He didn’t fit in anywhere, and as a result, fit in everywhere.
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Info about me, links to my books, Discords, Patreon, etc.
Please like and repost if you see this🫶💕
Info about me, links to my books, Discords, Patreon, etc.
Please like and repost if you see this🫶💕
July 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Info about me, links to my books, Discords, Patreon, etc.
Please like and repost if you see this🫶💕
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Please like and repost if you see this🫶💕
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They've tamed rabid dogs,
Sabotaged all logical
Laws, they want your kids.
#emoetry #sabotaged #tamed #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@mwplovesmusic.bsky.social
Sabotaged all logical
Laws, they want your kids.
#emoetry #sabotaged #tamed #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@mwplovesmusic.bsky.social
September 6, 2025 at 6:04 AM
They've tamed rabid dogs,
Sabotaged all logical
Laws, they want your kids.
#emoetry #sabotaged #tamed #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@mwplovesmusic.bsky.social
Sabotaged all logical
Laws, they want your kids.
#emoetry #sabotaged #tamed #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@mwplovesmusic.bsky.social
Mismatched chairs flanked an overstuffed sofa and a long wooden #coffee table, making the area cramped or cozy, depending on the company.
The #WIPSnips word for September 4th is "coffee"
I can't believe I hadn't used this word before since it's one of my favorite things 😃
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
I can't believe I hadn't used this word before since it's one of my favorite things 😃
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
September 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Mismatched chairs flanked an overstuffed sofa and a long wooden #coffee table, making the area cramped or cozy, depending on the company.
I always just find the tag when I post.
Thread about Starter Packs + why #WIPSnips doesn't have an official one.
I'm not sure how I feel about this since we have an active hashtag where it's easy to find people via the tag or through quote posts or under the main post. I would hate for anyone to not be included in it and thus feel excluded.
Plus new people join the tag regularly.
#WIPSnips
Plus new people join the tag regularly.
#WIPSnips
August 24, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I always just find the tag when I post.
Neither would cheat. But Caleb would be the rules lawyer. James would be more relaxed.
Tell me more about your awesome characters!
It's the weekend so let's have a board game night!
What type of game would your characters pick and how do they play? E.g. who's cheating, who's a rules lawyer, who's just there to feel included?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
It's the weekend so let's have a board game night!
What type of game would your characters pick and how do they play? E.g. who's cheating, who's a rules lawyer, who's just there to feel included?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
August 24, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Neither would cheat. But Caleb would be the rules lawyer. James would be more relaxed.
Mostly panster, but I do eventually write chapter headings and blurbs so I can keep things ordered.
Are you a plotter or pantser?✍️
August 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Mostly panster, but I do eventually write chapter headings and blurbs so I can keep things ordered.
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Skin isn't the boundary
Of our existence, you know?
We are the universe
#Haiku #Poetry #Writing #Universe #Existence
Of our existence, you know?
We are the universe
#Haiku #Poetry #Writing #Universe #Existence
July 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Skin isn't the boundary
Of our existence, you know?
We are the universe
#Haiku #Poetry #Writing #Universe #Existence
Of our existence, you know?
We are the universe
#Haiku #Poetry #Writing #Universe #Existence
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Dark Matter Ink's Instagram announcement for my book!
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Dark Matter Magazine on Instagram: "NEW BOOK SIGNING! We're proud to announce a new dark fantasy novel acquisition for the spring of 2026: NO MAN'S DAUGHTER by Justine Lombardi. Inspired by Norse paga...
20 likes, 2 comments - dark_matter_magazine on May 1, 2025: "NEW BOOK SIGNING! We're proud to announce a new dark fantasy novel acquisition for the spring of 2026: NO MAN'S DAUGHTER by Justine Lombard...
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May 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Dark Matter Ink's Instagram announcement for my book!
www.instagram.com/dark_matter_...
www.instagram.com/dark_matter_...