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poornika.bsky.social
I've updated my #AgentsGuide for SEASONALS, which is now complete at 99,000 words!

For fans of:
⚔️ YA Fantasy
🤎 South Asian protagonists
🎓 Magic schools
🏆 Competitions
🫶 Found family
❤️‍🔥 Rivals to lovers

#amquerying
An agent's guide to SEASONALS. YA Fantasy. Complete at 99,000 words. Pitch. When Nisha Ravichandran becomes the first South Asian to cast fall magic, a type of magic that only belongs to the oppressors of her race, she commits to Meteora's College of Fall to find a way to change her magic. But she soon learns she is not safe at Meteora when a series of attacks leaves her fellow students of color drained of their magic. To stop the attacks, Nisha must shed her internalized shame and wield her fall magic against the threat before she and her classmates permanently lose their powers, or worse, their lives. Comps. Picture of the cover of Legendborn, depicting a Black girl with red and blue magic on her arms. Text below the picture reads: Determined POC protagonist. Picture of the TV poster for Wednesday, depicting a girl in all-black clothing with a black umbrella. Text below the picture reads: Mystery set at a magic school. Picture of the cover of Draw Down the Moon, depicting the side profile of a girl in front of a crescent moon. Below the girl is a depiction of a gothic building. Text below the picture reads: Elemental magic & climate crisis. Tropes & Themes. On the left is a picture of a long table in a dining hall at Oxford University. On the right is a list of text that reads: 1st Generation protagonist. Self-acceptance. Magic school. Season-based magic. Gripping mystery. Rivals to lovers. Found family. High-stakes competition. Diverse cast. Climate change.
June 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
JD Vance broke the National Championship trophy, then visited the Pope who died the next day, then visited India and a terrorist attack happened and war broke out, then endorsed his brother for mayor who lost 83-11%.

What’s next on the agenda?
May 7, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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poornika.bsky.social
I'm querying my debut YA contemporary fantasy, SEASONALS (complete at 110,000 words), about a university where students of color fall prey to a mysterious source draining their magic - and the South Asian first-year whose unique powers hold the key to stopping the threat.
questpit.bsky.social questpit || next event: JAN 30th @questpit.bsky.social · Apr 30
With only a week left until #questpit we’re kicking off our Q&A!

Q1: Spring into this season by introducing yourself and your book!
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May 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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poornika.bsky.social
My book would be fall because it's a tale of starting at a new school and shedding what no longer serves you.
#questpit
questpit.bsky.social questpit || next event: JAN 30th @questpit.bsky.social · Apr 30
#questpit question 2:

What season would your book be and why?
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May 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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poornika.bsky.social
My main character grew up in a town surrounded by permanent forest fires as a result of climate change, so she prefers to spend the warmer days of the year within the safe and cool confines of her local library.
#questpit
questpit.bsky.social questpit || next event: JAN 30th @questpit.bsky.social · Apr 30
and our final #questpit question today! see you next week!

Q3: What is your main character’s favorite thing to do as the weather gets warmer?
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May 5, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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poornika.bsky.social
LEGENDBORN x WEDNESDAY

At Meteora University, students of color are in danger of losing their magic. But when Nisha becomes the first of her race to have fall magic, she must find out if her unique powers will help her stop the threat or make her a bigger target.

#QuestPit #Q #YA #F #AgentsGuide
An agent's guide to SEASONALS. YA Fantasy. Complete at 110,000 words. Pitch: When Nisha Ravichandran becomes the first South Asian to cast fall magic, a type of magic that only belongs to the oppressors of her race, she commits to Meteora's College of Fall to find a way to change her magic. But she soon learns she is not safe at Meteora when a series of attacks leaves her fellow students of color drained of their magic. To stop the attacks, Nisha must shed her internalized shame and wield her fall magic against the threat before she and her classmates permanently lose their powers, or worse, their lives. Comps: Three pictures. The first picture depicts the cover of the book LEGENDBORN, with a young Black woman wielding magic on her arms. The text below the picture reads: Determined POC protagonist. The second picture is a poster for the TV show WEDNESDAY, with a young woman clad in all black holding an umbrella. The text below the picture reads: Mystery set at a magic school. The third picture depicts the cover of a book called DRAW DOWN THE MOON with the side profile of a girl with white hair flowing in the wind in front of a crescent moon and standing above a university campus. The text below the picture reads: Elemental magic & climate crisis. Tropes & Themes: A picture of a dining hall at a university. Next to the picture is a list containing the following text: 1st Generation protagonist. Self-acceptance. Magic school. Season-based magic. Gripping mystery. Rivals to lovers. Found family. High-stakes competition. Diverse cast. Climate change.
May 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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atrupar.com
ways Trump is making the economy great again so far

- draconian tariffs that will increase prices
- demonizing fed workers, instituting hiring freeze, & offering "buyouts" to FAA employees ahead of the worst plane crash in decades
- making people believe air travel is unsafe due to women & POC
January 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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edsbs.bsky.social
[mouth way too close to mic] go birds
January 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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gbbranstetter.bsky.social
I love the drone panic because its a reminder that despite all our technology and societal advancement we're never more than one unanswered question from reverting to peasants worried we'll make the stars mad
December 15, 2024 at 12:59 PM
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kenwhite.bsky.social
Me: Dr. Salk your vaccine will save so many children!

Salk: Well thank God

Me: Of course they will grow up

Salk: Well I hope so

Me: And get old

Salk: I guess?

Me: And eventually vote for lunatics who will try to stop your vaccine

Salk: what now

Me: And leave NATO

Salk: shit
December 13, 2024 at 5:33 PM
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gonebabygone.bsky.social
“I’ll stop drinking if you let me run the Pentagon” is maybe the most alcoholic thing anyone has ever said
December 5, 2024 at 2:38 AM
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sethrosenthal.bsky.social
one of my life hacks for avoiding assassination is not enriching myself through the ruination and enfeeblement of millions of people. So far so good!
December 5, 2024 at 1:13 PM
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atrupar.com
A key asymmetry of this era of American politics and how it’s covered is that Trump is expected to do bad and corrupt things, so when he does it barely qualifies as news. But Dems are expected to be beyond reproach, so anything that seems even slightly suspect is a huge scandal.
December 2, 2024 at 11:09 PM
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geoffnorcott.bsky.social
Massive away win for the little fella.
December 2, 2024 at 1:38 PM