Paris Soto (is querying!) 🏜️🐺🎭
@weepingoverwords.bsky.social
JANE EYRE x THE BEAR x ONCE THERE WERE WOLVES upmarket with spec twist now querying!
Theatre adult.
Trying to make Spanish my second language ✨
Pinned
I think about this Robert McKee quote all the time, especially when drafting a new idea:
“Tragedy is getting exactly what you wanted, and paying the full price for it.”
#writercommunity
“Tragedy is getting exactly what you wanted, and paying the full price for it.”
#writercommunity
October 21, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I think about this Robert McKee quote all the time, especially when drafting a new idea:
“Tragedy is getting exactly what you wanted, and paying the full price for it.”
#writercommunity
“Tragedy is getting exactly what you wanted, and paying the full price for it.”
#writercommunity
Challenged myself to write a story without a single speculative element, and I did it! Granted, it’s about a woman trying to observe Yule when she’s roped into her neighbor’s hallaca building party, so the witchy elements are still present 🤭❄️
October 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Challenged myself to write a story without a single speculative element, and I did it! Granted, it’s about a woman trying to observe Yule when she’s roped into her neighbor’s hallaca building party, so the witchy elements are still present 🤭❄️
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Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.
Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.
Happy Banned Books Week! 🖤
October 7, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Happy Banned Books Week! 🖤
First batch of queries out.
She’s finally out there in the world, slumbering with the other giants in slush piles, waiting to sink her teeth into the right reader.
#querying
She’s finally out there in the world, slumbering with the other giants in slush piles, waiting to sink her teeth into the right reader.
#querying
September 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
First batch of queries out.
She’s finally out there in the world, slumbering with the other giants in slush piles, waiting to sink her teeth into the right reader.
#querying
She’s finally out there in the world, slumbering with the other giants in slush piles, waiting to sink her teeth into the right reader.
#querying
I placed 🖤 so honored!
September 14, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I placed 🖤 so honored!
Tonight, my manuscript will be listed among other finalists at the
Pacific Northwest Writers Assocation conference awards ceremony (!!)
I couldn’t attend, but the fact that my title, name, and photo will be displayed in a ballroom full of writers and industry professionals is pretty surreal. 😅
Pacific Northwest Writers Assocation conference awards ceremony (!!)
I couldn’t attend, but the fact that my title, name, and photo will be displayed in a ballroom full of writers and industry professionals is pretty surreal. 😅
September 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Tonight, my manuscript will be listed among other finalists at the
Pacific Northwest Writers Assocation conference awards ceremony (!!)
I couldn’t attend, but the fact that my title, name, and photo will be displayed in a ballroom full of writers and industry professionals is pretty surreal. 😅
Pacific Northwest Writers Assocation conference awards ceremony (!!)
I couldn’t attend, but the fact that my title, name, and photo will be displayed in a ballroom full of writers and industry professionals is pretty surreal. 😅
Query letter READY. One sentence pitch READY. Elevator pitch READY. Target audience READY. Bio READY. Comp titles READY.
97k word manuscript READY.
1 page, 2 page, 5 page and 7 page versions of my synopsis…eh 😅
97k word manuscript READY.
1 page, 2 page, 5 page and 7 page versions of my synopsis…eh 😅
a close up of a man 's face with his mouth open and a surprised look on his face .
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with his mouth open and a surprised look on his face .
media.tenor.com
September 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Query letter READY. One sentence pitch READY. Elevator pitch READY. Target audience READY. Bio READY. Comp titles READY.
97k word manuscript READY.
1 page, 2 page, 5 page and 7 page versions of my synopsis…eh 😅
97k word manuscript READY.
1 page, 2 page, 5 page and 7 page versions of my synopsis…eh 😅
Reading first two pages of my query-ready manuscript at my library’s open mic today.
WHO SIGNED ME UP FOR THIS?!
*checks notes*
Oh.
WHO SIGNED ME UP FOR THIS?!
*checks notes*
Oh.
September 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Reading first two pages of my query-ready manuscript at my library’s open mic today.
WHO SIGNED ME UP FOR THIS?!
*checks notes*
Oh.
WHO SIGNED ME UP FOR THIS?!
*checks notes*
Oh.
I love thinking about how everyone was someone’s first crush
September 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I love thinking about how everyone was someone’s first crush
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To the Bluesky community and everyone who follows and fights.
August 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
To the Bluesky community and everyone who follows and fights.
Portrait of a mother who takes kids to historical sites more than parks.
Things I said to my kids today:
“Is that a ghost? Oh, no it’s just Judy Garland singing.”
“Watch out for the chamber pot.”
Things I said to my kids today:
“Is that a ghost? Oh, no it’s just Judy Garland singing.”
“Watch out for the chamber pot.”
August 27, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Portrait of a mother who takes kids to historical sites more than parks.
Things I said to my kids today:
“Is that a ghost? Oh, no it’s just Judy Garland singing.”
“Watch out for the chamber pot.”
Things I said to my kids today:
“Is that a ghost? Oh, no it’s just Judy Garland singing.”
“Watch out for the chamber pot.”
1 minute into Fox and the Hound and already crying…
How on earth did I manage to finish reading The Deep by Nick Cutter this week?
How on earth did I manage to finish reading The Deep by Nick Cutter this week?
August 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
1 minute into Fox and the Hound and already crying…
How on earth did I manage to finish reading The Deep by Nick Cutter this week?
How on earth did I manage to finish reading The Deep by Nick Cutter this week?
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Complete this sentence:
In 2025, final girls can be…
In 2025, final girls can be…
May 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Complete this sentence:
In 2025, final girls can be…
In 2025, final girls can be…
Valentine Velásquez is not for the faint of heart. 🕯️just a small excerpt!
#amquerying WHAT THE SOUND CARRIED is my 104k word historical horrormance/WHYdunnit 🕯️🖤
Perfect for fans of Isabel Cañas, Alma Katsu, Stephen Graham Jones, and Amy Harmon
The Hacienda x The Hateful Eight
#querying #pitch
#amquerying WHAT THE SOUND CARRIED is my 104k word historical horrormance/WHYdunnit 🕯️🖤
Perfect for fans of Isabel Cañas, Alma Katsu, Stephen Graham Jones, and Amy Harmon
The Hacienda x The Hateful Eight
#querying #pitch
May 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Valentine Velásquez is not for the faint of heart. 🕯️just a small excerpt!
#amquerying WHAT THE SOUND CARRIED is my 104k word historical horrormance/WHYdunnit 🕯️🖤
Perfect for fans of Isabel Cañas, Alma Katsu, Stephen Graham Jones, and Amy Harmon
The Hacienda x The Hateful Eight
#querying #pitch
#amquerying WHAT THE SOUND CARRIED is my 104k word historical horrormance/WHYdunnit 🕯️🖤
Perfect for fans of Isabel Cañas, Alma Katsu, Stephen Graham Jones, and Amy Harmon
The Hacienda x The Hateful Eight
#querying #pitch
Amaaazing 👏🏼
May 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Amaaazing 👏🏼
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Reposted by Paris Soto (is querying!) 🏜️🐺🎭
“May the path Fate pave be just.”
A SILENCE SO DIVINE
🪶 115k words | Gothic Fiction 🕯️
A mute girl, a deaf boy, and a callous executioner will do whatever it takes to protect one another—or they’ll die trying.
#QuestPit #Q #DF #PR #R #A #agentsguide #gothicfiction
A SILENCE SO DIVINE
🪶 115k words | Gothic Fiction 🕯️
A mute girl, a deaf boy, and a callous executioner will do whatever it takes to protect one another—or they’ll die trying.
#QuestPit #Q #DF #PR #R #A #agentsguide #gothicfiction
May 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“May the path Fate pave be just.”
A SILENCE SO DIVINE
🪶 115k words | Gothic Fiction 🕯️
A mute girl, a deaf boy, and a callous executioner will do whatever it takes to protect one another—or they’ll die trying.
#QuestPit #Q #DF #PR #R #A #agentsguide #gothicfiction
A SILENCE SO DIVINE
🪶 115k words | Gothic Fiction 🕯️
A mute girl, a deaf boy, and a callous executioner will do whatever it takes to protect one another—or they’ll die trying.
#QuestPit #Q #DF #PR #R #A #agentsguide #gothicfiction
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Mars colonization is no longer a dream. 8 astronauts are its first permanent residents-and Reality TV stars.
On Earth, yearning to escape their working-poor existence, anonymous revolutionaries rope Desda into their plot. If they succeed, the Ares Mission will end in disaster.
#questpit #w #sf #a
On Earth, yearning to escape their working-poor existence, anonymous revolutionaries rope Desda into their plot. If they succeed, the Ares Mission will end in disaster.
#questpit #w #sf #a
May 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Ley-line engineer Merula keeps the energy powering her continent alive. But when the most dangerous repair of her career means working alongside her old rival, falling for an imprisoned woman, and untangling a magical prison, she might instead have to watch it all burn.
#questpit #F #LGBT #Q
#questpit #F #LGBT #Q
May 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
*slides in at that list of authors* 👀
But also, oh my god, *that premise*. 👀👀👀 Just the whole idea of the monster terrorizing a town being somebody's (very small) child. 😭 I am absolutely here for horror that will just rip my heart out and stomp on it.
But also, oh my god, *that premise*. 👀👀👀 Just the whole idea of the monster terrorizing a town being somebody's (very small) child. 😭 I am absolutely here for horror that will just rip my heart out and stomp on it.
May 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM