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Meg Gauck
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the human equivalent of a lukewarm glass of water || grad student + YA writer || she/her 💜🤍🖤 || repped by Susan Hawk at Upstart Crow
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Meg Gauck @meggauck.bsky.social · Jan 24
WIZARD OF OZ x 19th c. Spiritualism

chaotic ace theatre kids ft.
⏱️time traveling as an internship
🔮 conning grieving widows for fun
🖤falling in love with someone already long-dead
♾️lethal time loops
🕯️“this fake séance is brought to you by Spirit Halloween + AAA batteries”

#YouDeservepIt #YA #WIP
3x3 moodboard with predominantly gold and purple hues top row: a candle reflection in a mirror, a dark-haired woman wearing a blank mask, and two people walking through a portrait lined corridor middle row: a porcelain teacup, a golden pocketwatch, and purple flowers bottom row: a hand throwing dust in the air, the skirts of someone running, and a dark-haired woman crying into someone's shoulder
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maisiebannion.bsky.social
After her parents separate, a teen spends the summer with her mom at a supposedly haunted cottage, but her devious schemes to stop the imminent divorce frustrates her new crush and makes her the target of a dark, chaos-hungry entity.

#QuestPit #WIP #YA #S #H #R
Moodboard collage, images from left to right, top to bottom: upset girl staring at her reflection, cottage in the woods, trees and a lake at night, holding hands, figure submerged in water with outstretched hand, female figure standing in water leaning with her hair in her face, two chairs facing a nice beach and lake, top of a woman's head coming out of water with evil eyes, fish bones
November 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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maisiebannion.bsky.social
When a vampire and a teen witch kill a high-ranking vamp in self defense, they team up to hide the murder from the slain foe’s vengeful clan—and bonding over the deadly secret just might kindle their offbeat romance. ❤️🦇

#QuestPit #Q #YA #PR #R
Agent's Guide to The Jinxborough Vampires, YA Paranormal Romance, 93,000 words. (Image description: character art of a witch girl and vampire boy, embracing and smiling at one another) Laurie Loveday, a newbie witch, and Vincent Fraley, a newbie vampire, are two (somewhat) ordinary bookstore clerks in Jinxborough, Massachusetts. One night, a vampire attacks Laurie, but Vincent intervenes and kills the assailant. The duo team up to hide the murder—if the truth gets out, the fallen vamp’s brother, Hank Greaves, would kill them. They can’t get sidetracked by their growing bond, but Laurie makes Vincent feel human again. His vampire side matures rapidly, and if he doesn’t find a cure soon, Hank won’t be the only bloodsucker Laurie needs protection from. Her amateur powers are unreliable, and, shunned by vampire- hating witches, Laurie fears she won’t find a magic teacher unless she abandons Vincent. Unfortunately, struggles with love and mastering witchy roots seem trivial when Hank demands answers about his missing brother...and a mysterious blackmailer threatens to expose the teens if they don’t do his shady bidding. WORKPLACE LOVE / FRIENDS TO LOVERS / CROSSOVER APPEAL COMPS & VIBES: In Nightfall by Suzanne Young, Spells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch, Sign of the Slayer by Sharina Harris, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, What We Do in the Shadows, Wednesday Black, white, and red themed moodboard. Images left to right, top to bottom: Blonde girl staring up apprehensively, ouija planchette with candle, conjuring magic, a couple kissing in a club, bloody neck with bite mark, silhouette of couple holding hands, magical desk with candles and a skull, bookstore sign, sheet ghost bsky & insta @maisiebannion / maisiebannion.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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I am so excited to share the cover for IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD, which hits shelves February 10 and is now available for preorder!
Cover reveal: Purple book cover with the title It’s All in Your Head in bold white letters outlined in red. Around the title are small cartoon figures: a woman in a blue top, leggings, and reclined on a pillow holding a phone, and a man in a white dress shirt and blue pants standing up leaning on the D while holding a cane and a holding a phone. Author’s name, Sabina Nordqvist, appears at the bottom. Coming February 10, 2026.
August 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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✨COVER REVEAL✨

My debut science fantasy, THE DEMON STAR, will be out next July from @dawbooks.bsky.social

artist is Kieran Yanner, who could not have done a better job of capturing the vibe and setting of this book!
Book cover for THE DEMON STAR by Jesse Aragon. It shows a red/orange canyon landscape with alien ruins in the distance, and a ringed gas giant on the horizon. There is an eclipse in the sky, centered above three characters: a woman with light brown skin, dark red hair, and muscled arms, holding a spear; a boy with brown skin and black hair raising one hand toward the eclipse; and a man with pale skin, blond hair, and black robes.
August 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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maisiebannion.bsky.social
In Nightfall 💜 Spells for Lost Things 💜 Buffy
A match made in murder 🧙‍♀️🧛

#QueerPit #YA #P #R #amquerying
The Jinxborough Vampires, YA Paranormal Romance, 95,000 words Illustration of a witch girl embracing a vampire boy with the tags: workplace romance (creepy bookstore), magical mishaps, witches vs vampires, dual POV, friends to lovers, ghosts from the past (literally), crossover appeal PITCH: Laurie Loveday, a newbie witch, and Vincent Fraley, a newbie vampire, are two (somewhat) ordinary bookstore clerks in Jinxborough, Massachusetts, until a top vamp from the fearsome House Greaves attacks Laurie. The teens vanquish him and team up to hide the murder—if the truth gets out, claiming self defense won’t spare them from the Greaves’ vengeance. Just when Laurie and Vincent think they’re in the clear, a ne'er-do-well vampire comes forth with photographic evidence of their transgression. Juggling their growing connection and a dwindling deadline, they must steal and destroy the images before they’re forcibly initiated into the blackmailer’s unruly clan—and a surprise guest from House Greaves has a front row seat to the “party.” COMPS: In Nightfall by Suzanne Young, Spells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch, Buffy the Vampire Slayer SNIPPET: I killed Wyatt Greaves. That was bad. Very bad. I didn’t want it to be this way—I’d tried to tell him to leave in peace. He’d forced me to intervene. It was pure instinct, really. I couldn’t stand there while he drained an innocent person. How long until Hank caught wind of his brother’s demise? He’d put out a hit on me—on Laurie, too. Sluggish, Laurie sat up and coughed. “Oh, my God. I think it got in my mouth.” She gagged. Blood seeped into her white shirt. The bittersweet smell was a hundred times more potent than her silly paper cut. My upper jaw ached from keeping my fangs at bay, and my sinuses burned. Don’t you dare. Laurie was already scared and hurt. Plus, she was my coworker. I even thought she’d warmed up to me today. Focus, idiot. I repeat: I killed Wyatt Greaves. Hide the murder. Cover it up. That was the only option. I tucked the impromptu stake into my waistcoat—it would need to be destroyed later. “Are you okay?” I kicked Wyatt’s ashes into a storm drain. Particles clung to my shoe. I cringed and shook it off. “No, I’m not okay,” she snapped. “He was a… And you… God, I can still taste it!”
August 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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maisiebannion.bsky.social
When a vampire and a teen witch kill a high-ranking vamp in self defense, they must team up to hide the murder from the slain foe’s vengeful clan—and bonding over the deadly secret just might kindle their offbeat romance. 💜🦇

#QuestPit #YA #PR #Q
he Jinxborough Vampires, YA Paranormal Romance, 95,000 words Comps: In Nightfall by Suzanne Young, Spells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch, Buffy the Vampire Slayer Illustration of a witch girl embracing a vampire boy with the tags: workplace romance (creepy bookstore), magical mishaps, short guy, tall girl, witches vs vampires, dual POV, friends to lovers, ghosts from the past (literally) SNIPPET:I killed Wyatt Greaves. That was bad. Very bad. I didn’t want it to be this way—I’d tried to tell him to leave in peace. He’d forced me to intervene. It was pure instinct, really. I couldn’t stand there while he drained an innocent person. How long until Hank caught wind of his brother’s demise? He’d put out a hit on me—on Laurie, too. Sluggish, Laurie sat up and coughed. “Oh, my God. I think it got in my mouth.” She gagged. Blood seeped into her white shirt. The bittersweet smell was a hundred times more potent than her silly paper cut. My upper jaw ached from keeping my fangs at bay, and my sinuses burned. Don’t you dare. Laurie was already scared and hurt. Plus, she was my coworker. I even thought she’d warmed up to me today. Focus, idiot. I repeat: I killed Wyatt Greaves. Hide the murder. Cover it up. That was the only option. I tucked the impromptu stake into my waistcoat—it would need to be destroyed later. “Are you okay?” I kicked Wyatt’s ashes into a storm drain. Particles clung to my shoe. I cringed and shook it off. “No, I’m not okay,” she snapped. “He was a… And you… God, I can still taste it!”
August 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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I have some great news! So thankful for @samanthashnh.bsky.social and Rachel Gilmer @poisonedpenpress.bsky.social!
Publishers Marketplace announcement about a horror book about a married couple who move to the Philippines, written by Michelle Tang.
July 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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If you're not in a position to donate, I understand.

Please help by reposting. Please share with your circles. Every little donation helps. Thank you.

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April 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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puckarks.bsky.social
The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card.
Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks 
The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available."

www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
Brooklyn Public Library Offers Free eCards to Teens Nationwide Facing Book Bans in Local Communities | Brooklyn Public Library
Librarians and Teen Volunteers Spearhead Books Unbanned Initiative to Combat Censorship
www.bklynlibrary.org
February 25, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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✨MY BRAIN WORM BOOK IS GETTING PUBLISHED?!!?!?!!!!✨

I cannot wait to inflict Jacen and Ysira and their awful aspiring cult leader MESS on readers in 2026 😈✨🪱

So excited to be working with @dawbooks.bsky.social to get this story out there!
PM announcement for THE DEMON STAR “About a planet oppressed by parasitic gods, a young prince possessed by a god killing demon, and the unlikely allies—a disgraced exorcist and the boy’s estranged mother—who must help him decide whether to save the world or conquer it, pitched for fans of DUNE and RED RISING, in a preempt, to Aranya Jain at DAW, by John Baker and Julie Gourinchas”
February 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
meggauck.bsky.social
💜 to save her late grandma's home, a 18 yo historical reenactor travels back in time and works with a pair of 19th c. inventors to put on fake seances

🖤the "sample" chapters are ready + the full will be done by March

🤍looking for betas or CPs (willing to swap, though i might be slow) #CritPit #YA
meggauck.bsky.social Meg Gauck @meggauck.bsky.social · Jan 24
WIZARD OF OZ x 19th c. Spiritualism

chaotic ace theatre kids ft.
⏱️time traveling as an internship
🔮 conning grieving widows for fun
🖤falling in love with someone already long-dead
♾️lethal time loops
🕯️“this fake séance is brought to you by Spirit Halloween + AAA batteries”

#YouDeservepIt #YA #WIP
3x3 moodboard with predominantly gold and purple hues top row: a candle reflection in a mirror, a dark-haired woman wearing a blank mask, and two people walking through a portrait lined corridor middle row: a porcelain teacup, a golden pocketwatch, and purple flowers bottom row: a hand throwing dust in the air, the skirts of someone running, and a dark-haired woman crying into someone's shoulder
February 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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I’m not kidding: those who delegate all their writing, thinking and creative expression to machines are going to wake up one day and discover that they can no longer write or think. You need to make your own art. You need to keep your brain working. You need to stay human.
January 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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flaremagazine.bsky.social
Issue 1 is out now! Visit our website here: https://flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/issue-1/ (Best viewed on a computer).

Starting tomorrow, FLARE will do individual author spotlights (2 a day)!
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#litmags #issuelaunch #issue1 #chronicillnessawareness #disabilityawareness #mentalhealthmatters
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January 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
meggauck.bsky.social
WIZARD OF OZ x 19th c. Spiritualism

chaotic ace theatre kids ft.
⏱️time traveling as an internship
🔮 conning grieving widows for fun
🖤falling in love with someone already long-dead
♾️lethal time loops
🕯️“this fake séance is brought to you by Spirit Halloween + AAA batteries”

#YouDeservepIt #YA #WIP
3x3 moodboard with predominantly gold and purple hues top row: a candle reflection in a mirror, a dark-haired woman wearing a blank mask, and two people walking through a portrait lined corridor middle row: a porcelain teacup, a golden pocketwatch, and purple flowers bottom row: a hand throwing dust in the air, the skirts of someone running, and a dark-haired woman crying into someone's shoulder
January 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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it is done
January 8, 2025 at 3:54 AM
meggauck.bsky.social
~accountability post~ for my wizard of oz meets 19c. spiritualism wip

can i finish the last 5 chaps by the end of the month? we'll see 😭

chaotic ace theatre kids ft.
- time traveling as an internship
- conning grieving widows for funsies
- grandmother/daughter feels
- mysteries. so many mysteries
3x3 moodboard with predominantly gold and purple hues top row: a candle reflection in a mirror, a dark-haired woman wearing a blank mask, and two people walking through a portrait lined corridor middle row: a porcelain teacup, a golden pocketwatch, and purple flowers bottom row: a hand throwing dust in the air, the skirts of someone running, and a dark-haired woman crying into someone's shoulder
November 27, 2024 at 7:58 PM