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Sean
@seanholten.bsky.social
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LGBT writer. English lit graduate. Former travel agent and bookseller. Live in Ireland. Love dogs, books, movies. I'm not really into social media and am still setting up Bluesky. Querying a new novel!
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erikaleesears.bsky.social
Are we there yet? #art #oilpainting
November 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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amyarielfitz.bsky.social
Btw Marcia Argueta Mickelson's THE WRITING ROOM is out today. It's set in NYC! It's about the daughter of a Guatemalan immigrant standing up to her rich white dad and the bigoted politician he's funding! It's about telling new stories when the old ones fail us.

@marciamickelson.bsky.social
Cover image for the The Writing Room by Marcia Argueta Mickelson. Uppercase yellow title text over an image of a brick building's red fire escape, with a jagged border of reddish bricks around the edges of the image. I’ve always thought he used to love my mom. Used to love me, when I was little. But maybe that was only because back then, our lives orbited his. I’ve always told myself he wanted his kids to grow into independent adults, but maybe kicking us out was just another way of controlling us. I’ve been telling myself that he’s not racist. That he must not realize what Wright’s truly like or that Wright is eyeing the governor’s office. That he already has more than enough of what he wants most. Those are the stories I’ve been telling myself. They’re not my father’s real story. “I understand.” Honestly, maybe I don’t; I’ve been shielded from so much by my dad’s wealth and privilege, by his whiteness. The stakes are probably higher than I can really process. But I know I can’t just sit behind a locked door and let myself feel safe while people like those little girls are being attacked. Yoly still doesn’t seem on board. “What if the media picks it up—that Robert Mitchell’s daughter is protesting outside his company headquarters?” “I don’t care. I hope the media does notice I’m there. I’ve cared what my dad thinks of me my whole life. Where has that gotten me?” I say it again for emphasis, inscribing the words in the air. “I. Don’t. Care. Anymore.”
November 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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literaticat.bsky.social
Happy Book Birthday to THUNDER NELSON DOES THE IMPOSSUMBLE by @marthabee.bsky.social, that latest in the Kids in Mrs Z.'s Class chapter book series, in which Thunder finds a baby possum and brings it to school. What could POSSIBLY go wrong? (hijinx and hilarity ensue) 😜

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The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class: Thunder Nelson Does the Impossumble
Check out The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class: Thunder Nelson Does the Impossumble - <b>Meet the kids in Mrs. Z's wacky and wonderful third grade class! When Mrs. Z's class is looking for an animal to "adopt,"...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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screamwithrcs.bsky.social
New! Ep. 262 - The ‘Scream 7’ (2026) Trailer

At long last, the Scream fandom received the trailer for Sidney Prescott and Neve Campbell’s return to the franchise’s seventh film.

#Scream7 #Ghostface

Listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
November 4, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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srajavuori.bsky.social
A ghost-seeing girl afraid of the dark.
Her horror movie-obsessed cousin.
A tourist boy with a mysterious secret.
Together they're Arctic Finland's most dysfunctional monster-hunting team. Too bad the monster's already hunting 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮.

SMALL SPACES X 30 DAYS OF NIGHT
#GhostPit #MG #H #Q 👻
October 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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#PitDark #A #CSH #SFH #PT #SF #SFT #Moonium

A stolen, sentient Moon rock holds the key to Earth survival when a solar eclipse raises the dead in an Arkansas cemetery, filling an ancient, unforeseen prophesy, ushering humanity into a new age of planetary change.
October 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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anthonywendel.bsky.social
The Tragedy of Lancelot:
Twilight x Masked Rider
A teenager with anxiety finds herself protected from a shadowy organization who commands mutant hybrids by a mysterious cyborg with connections to her estranged mother. #YA #Q #SFF #R #QuestPit
May 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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rosasuzanne.bsky.social
STARLING HOUSE x SPELLS FOR FORGETTING

When Jude reluctantly returns to her hometown after over a decade away and accidentally sets loose a reality-twisting monster, she must rally her childhood friend group to stop their town from being erased from existence.

#Ghostpit #A #NA #F #E #Con
October 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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wintersleep85.bsky.social
NAUSICAÄ X FF7

A young woman is blessed with magic that could restore life to a dying world. Allied with a mentor who thinks the world should burn, a ruthless noble with her own agenda, and an enigmatic prince, she must evade enemies and learn if she is meant to save the world.

#ghostpit #Q #A #F
A misty forest. A raven. Trees and a cloudy sky. A fence. A person using an umbrella in a forest. The back of a woman.
October 30, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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livalcott.bsky.social
SCYTHE x HOUSE OF SALT AND SORROWS

two reapers bound for madness. three magical manipulation rituals that haven’t been performed in years. ghosts that could drive them to the brink, and rotted secrets slowly uncovered.

#PitDark #YA #NA #UF
October 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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jordanmccaffrie.bsky.social
PERCY JACKSON X GIRL, INTERRUPTED

5 years ago, Ava awoke in the middle of a storm...no memories, a single necklace the only clue to her missing past.
🐉Myths & Monsters
😵Genre-Bending (F X FR & H)
🤬Gritty dialogue
🥰Found Family
💋Slow burn soulmates🌶️🌶️

#PitDark #NA #A #DF #FA
October 30, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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maddieisbooked.bsky.social
“You haunted me for almost a thousand years, Evelyn.”
“I would burn a thousand mortals if the fire kept you warm.”
“Darling. I am darkness.”
- My fave lines in my gothic romantasy

⤷ #editors interact if you’re interested!

#PitDark #RF #G #agented #OS #onsub #WritingCommunity
October 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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melodythio.bsky.social
SONG TO DROWN RIVERS x CRUEL PRINCE x FOURTH WING x APOTHECARY DIARIES

❤️Soulmates
🗡️Enemies-to-lovers
👑Assassin x Crown Prince
💔Fake engagement
🔥Slow burn romance, fast & furious lust
🩸Human vs Vampire-like demons
😈Everyone's morally grey
☠️REVENGE
🪷C-drama vibe

#NA #DR #DF #pitdark
#agented
October 31, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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ashleyrugg.bsky.social
BRIDGERTON x DRACULA

Eden survives a vampire bite meant to kill her. Bad news: the royal family wants to finish the job. Worse: the infuriatingly hot prince who bit her won't help. Her only shot? Uncover why her blood bleeds with centuries-old secrets

#Agented #PitDark #YA #GH
October 31, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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bmfwriter.bsky.social
On the Wile, women earn power through bloodshed. Ripley's first kill should prove her worth among her sisters, until her sickle falters over a man who refuses to beg. Bound by dark magic and forbidden desire, they risk awakening a fate worse than death.

#GhostPit #PitDark #YA #H #R #F
October 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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maddieisbooked.bsky.social
PHANTASMA x NOSFERATU

✮ Dark God of Night
✮ Haunted FMC
✮ Dark academia
✮ Sinister reflection
✮ Cosmic love
✮ Paranormal bargains
✮ Spicy NA

⤷ #editors interact if you’re interested!

#GhostPit #PitDark #OS #agented #RF #G #onsub #editorsguide #WritingCommunity
October 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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brittneyjoan.bsky.social
KNOW YOU BETTER in tropes & songs 💚

🌿 confident plus-sized fmc
🐾 black cat x golden retriever
🌿 he falls first & harder
🐾 she’s his dog sitter
🌿 facetimes & texts
🐾 found family

🎶 everything has changed - taylor swift
🎶 overwhelming - jon bellion
🎶 am i okay? - megan moroney

#GhostPit #Q #A #R
Title page for an agent's guide to KNOW YOU BETTER, adult plus-size romcom. Green background, two character stock photos, photos in polaroids to of tattooed hand holding, a corgi + golden retriever, and a Red Wings game A sample of writing on the left from Know You Better, as well as 4 images of comp titles, including their book covers and information. Savor It by Tarah DeWitt for the sizzling banter & tension. You With a View by Jessica Joyce for the emotional exploration of starting over. Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez for acts of service as a love language. And Curvy Girl Summer by Danielle Allen for the plus-size confidence. Pitch & market for Know You Better, on a green background, with two stock images resembling the main characters. Target audience: Millennial and Gen Z women who love books that feel like a Taylor Swift song. For fans of heartfelt romcoms that balance wit and humor with deep topics. And readers who fall in love with real, messy characters and crave positive plus-size representation. One Paragraph Pitch: After her boyfriend of six years moves out and leaves her with rent she can’t afford, retail manager Sydney Bennett is barely hanging on—juggling long shifts and a side hustle dog-sitting for clients with the worst-behaved pets in Metro Detroit. When she meets Owen Sutton in the personal care aisle after a rant about two “demonic Pomeranians,” he’s instantly charmed—and in need of a sitter for his own, much better-behaved dogs. What starts as a business arrangement turns into something gentler and deeper: a slow-burning romance between two people still healing from betrayal. But as Sydney faces losing her apartment and Owen’s past betrayal comes back to haunt him, they’ll have to decide if the safety they’ve found in each other is worth risking their hearts for. Green background with screenshots of GoogleDocs feedback from varying beta readers and critique partners with praise for drafts of Know You Better
October 30, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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beaamade.bsky.social
#Q ACE OF SPADES x GLEE x DO REVENGE—Dual POV

When Adelina’s bestie Jo vanishes from a showcase after scary stalker texts, she teams up with rival Adam to investigate—only to discover Jo never existed

Just who are they trying to save & why’s Adelina the next target?

#GhostPit #YA #M #T #ND #POC
October 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM