Another friend is about to be murdered. Desperate to keep the little good she has left in her life, Aideen will hunt down the ones tormenting her and burn through anyone who gets in her way. First, she has to break the searing chain holding back her powers.
#YA
#Q
#YouDeservePIt
I wasn’t expecting anything for
#KidLitPit
, but so far my YA fantasy has received 4 likes (2 agents, 1 small press, and an EDITOR). I’m floored.
Thank you so much to everyone who has supported my pitches! If I haven’t gotten to you, please DM me so I can support! Plz-keep it up!
I've been slowly becoming more active on this platform and would like to officially say HI! I'm an
#amquerying
fantasy writer and would love to make more connections with the
#WritingCommmunity
.
Publishing is seeing an agent you thought you wanted, partake in nasty unprofessional behavior and then get dragged by other agents. I’m grateful to those standing up for the authors and trying to ease the stress that’s been created.
#amquerying
and
#apalled
I just received a query reply. I never want to open them. As long as I don’t, it’s Schrodinger’s cat. Neither a pass nor a request. And I’m okay there 😂😭
Has any else found their writing bestie(s) here??
I used to be so anxious about being more involved on this platform, but it’s probably the best thing that came out of this year. The
#WritingCommunity
turned out to be pretty ✨magical✨
Aideen’s life has been plagued with death. Another friend is missing and she’s determined to do whatever it takes to save her. But what happens when she realizes she’s up against monsters, and to save her, she’ll need to become one?
#LCSLitPitch24
#f
I have no clue why, but I was put in Twitter jail yesterday 🥺 and I’d like to be sure I’m not shadow banned as well, so
#WritingCommmunity
if you see this please say hi!
Shadowhunters X Cruel Prince
Aideen wants to leave her trauma behind her, but when her best friend is taken, she must come to terms with her monstrous lineage and fight against the factions trying to control her powers to save Emily's life.
🫶found family ❤️🔥slow-burn
#questpit
#Q
Every
#KidLitPit
post today was AH-MA-ZING! You guys killed it today!! If you didn’t get a like that is OKAY. You and your work are not defined by a like. Query onward and I’m hoping for happy news for everyone moving forward!
The Mortal Instruments X Darkfever
Aideen wants to save her friend's life but to protect her from the monsters, she'll have to become one.
Not every origin story creates a hero, after all.
🩶morally gray
👑unwilling chosen-one
❤️🔥slow burn
🫶found family
#questpit
#f
“She ran across campus with a bag of gerbils and no pants on. He knew in that moment he was unconditionally, and irrevocably, fucked.”
#unhingedpit
#r
#a
#wip
Querying is one of those “If it doesn’t break you, it makes you stronger” things. This was a tough week, but I’ll keep picking myself up and growing.
#amquerying
#WritingCommmunity
Dear future agent,
I hustle and work my butt off. I’m receptive to feedback (very encouraging of critique), and hyper fixate. I’m looking for an agent who wants to hustle with me and appreciates my weird brain.
That is all… For now 😄😘
#writingcommunity
#litagent
#amquerying
Before reentering the
#amquerying
trenches, I got a new group of beta readers. One of them told me she sat down expecting to only read a little because she was exhausted but ended up reading through a third of the book until she couldn't stay awake anymore. My heart is full✨💜✨
Has anyone else found an agent that you absolutely WANT. Like you just know you’re perfect for each other and hope they feel the same?
#WritingCommunity
I’m heading into physical therapy and will return to supporting everyone for
#PitDark
as soon as I can! Drop a like/comment and I’ll look for you when ai get back 💜
So my grandma finished reading my book. She said it was very very good and the only thing she didn’t like was the cussing 🤣 She also said she’s going to read it again to make sure she didn’t miss anything 💜💜
My throat is too sore to speak and I’m congested terribly, but seeing today’s
#UnhingedPit
activity has made it all bearable. I’m grateful for
@thewriterjo
, the unhinged coparent of my dreams (as she puts it) and everyone who had so much fun today!
When I first started querying I was on my own. It was a process I learned/researched by myself and then had to explain it to my friends and family. This time I’m surrounded by a community that knows exactly what I’m going through and I love you all for it.
A few nights ago, I had the perfect dream of an agent I'd fight someone to work with conversing with me about my ms and then offering rep. I woke up happy. This agent has my query. If this post ages well I will melt.
MORTAL INSTRUMENTS X THE CRUEL PRINCE
I can feel the heat just beneath my skin, pinned and begging to be freed. I can see it in my mind, the chain holding my power back. I want it. I want to show him a monster.
🔥Found family
🔥Touch them and💀
🔥Morally grey
#KidLitPit
#YA
#FA
📣ANNOUNCEMENT: Starting APRIL 9! 8AM-8PM ET!
#LCSLit
Pitch Event!
#Fiction
Only! All sub genres of Adult & Children’s Fiction. 🚨Contest will ONLY take place HERE, on X. More info to come! Submit your materials! Follow
@LCSLiterary
on IG for updates.
See how I’m throwing myself into death's grip to save my best friend’s life? Not very demure. Not very cutesy. See how I’m ignoring every sign of danger and making things a bit worse? Not very mindful. Not very-Wait… am I doing this wrong?
Nahhh
#UnhingedPit
#Q
#F
#T
#YA
#NA
Be careful. If you get drunk at a convention you might spend over $100 on books you'll never have the time to read and will have to live with the guilt forever.
DON'T 👏 SELF 👏 REJECT 👏
We face endless rejection. I know it can be daunting sending that query, but PLEASE, just do it. Don't let the doubt win. You've created art, and your story deserves to be told. Never forget that, no matter how dark it may get. 🖤
I’ve landed in a new maybe pile. This one feels different. It’s an agent I’ve interacted with quite a bit, and I can’t help feeling they’re preparing a polite pass.
#WritingCommunity
It’s to my understand
#KidLitPit
hours are from midnight to midnight in our respective time zones and we’re not supposed to like or retweet, only comment. Feel free to like my posts! I can determine agent likes later.
Ya’ll my husband just messaged me something he witnessed and compared it to a reaction between my characters as if they’re real people and I just 😍
#WritingCommunity
I’m heading to a cabin for a writing retreat with my editor. My husband went to the store, picked up healthy snacks, and grilled chicken and veg for us. He’s the absolute best 💜 his support means everything.
When the trenches really have us feeling batty,
@2thestrugglebus
,
@adropofmagick
, and I like to envision hosting an
#UnhingedPit
event on here. Only moodboards. Comps that aren't books. Sharing only the first sentence of your MS. What else can we add to the unhinged vibes?
All right,
#amquerying
#writingcommunity
: I was today years old when I learned that agents like to be acknowledged for full requests. Thanks to
@adriamgoetz
and
@writeloudly
for their insights! (I’d like to send a belated THANK YOU to the agents and publishers I’ve slighted! 💜)
Ok, I wasn’t planning on intro-ing but *cough* hello
#WritingCommunity
!
I’m Jenee, a (mainly) YA fantasy writer. I’m riddled with anxiety and look like a hot mess 99% of the time. If I won the lottery I’d open Unhinged Publishing with a few choice, perfect people.
Excuse me, what?? 800 followers?! Hi, and thank you!! Considering I’m also in the
#amquerying
trenches, maybe I can review a couple query letters as a thank you?? I’m not claiming to be a professional, just a second pair of eyes!
Agents, this is your chance to get any passes in. Starting tomorrow I’ll be on vacation and my inbox will only be open to requests and offers of rep. Thank you for understanding!
Especially here in the
#writingcommunity
, we spend so much time around other writers I think sometimes we need a reminder: Whether it's an article, short story, full-length novel, or anything in-between, it's amazing what we do, and we should all be bloody proud of ourselves.
#askagent
Do ya’ll talk to each other in different agencies about the queries you receive the way we
#amquerying
do? Does “Yeah, I submitted to that agent, too.” become “Yeah, they submitted to me, too.”?
I’ve never made an employer regret hiring me, and I actually WANT to spend all my time writing. So agents… I promise you won’t regret taking me on 💜
#amquerying
I've been slowly becoming more active on this platform and would like to officially say HI! I'm an
#amquerying
fantasy writer and would love to make more connections with the
#WritingCommmunity
.
A new comp has entered the ring. A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER, but make it personal and add monsters.
#agents
this baby is freshly revised and ready to shine!
Cruel Prince x Shadowhunters
Aideen isn’t going to let death claim the life of another loved one. Her best friend has been taken, and she’ll burn through anyone to save her.
🔥 monsters
🔥 betrayal
🔥 friends to lovers
🔥 sealed away powers
🔥 banter
#smallpitch
#ya
#nvl
#f
#t
I tend to listen to music while I write. What's unusual is for the same song to require I replay it on a constant loop. Is this what revising is? I'm almost certain it's what insanity is.
🔥Shoot your shot Sunday🔥
I
#amquerying
a YA/NA fantasy
Veronica Mars X dark Vampire Diaries
✨Close friendships
✨Touch them and I’ll 🔪 you
✨Complicated romance
✨Monsters and mysteries
✨MC finding her worth and strength
✨Morally gray
Glowing beta feedback 🔥🔥
A plot poem:
Death sadness death depression
kidnapping anger kidnapping terror
Stronger and stronger
Vicious and pissed
Burn it all down, even if it takes me with.
#UnhingedPit
#Q
#F
#T
#YA
#NA
My therapist called me a wordsmith today and speculated words bring me comfort. The actual words themselves. She ain’t wrong. I’ve been obsessed with letters and syllables for as long as I can remember.
#WritingCommunity
Caught between a monstrous rebellion and the call of her family's throne, one thing Aideen knows for certain is she refuses to let another loved one die, no matter how many betrayals attempt to destroy her.
#YA
#FA
with found family and touch them and I’ll kill you.
#KidLitPit
I’m so glad X doesn’t notify y’all when I creep on your profile the way ⏰ does. It’s concerning how many glorious people I’m obsessed with here.
Yes, you
#WritingCommunity
Ngl, I'm doing the final read-through of my currently revised pages and I'm so 😍 It feels like a book I'm reading for the first time, and I'm in love.
#amquerying
#WritingCommunity
Okay, so an agent definitely took me seriously when I said get the passes in today. Any other takers or are we going to have better news from here on out?
#amquerying
To put it in perspective how little writing I get done while with the kids, I spent about an hour at the car dealership with both kids preoccupied, yet between the snack/bathroom requests and “look at me”’s, I wrote less than a paragraph.
#WritingCommunity
#sahm
#wfhm
Cruel Prince x Shadowhunters
Aideen isn’t going to let death claim the life of another loved one. Her best friend has been taken, and she’ll burn through anyone to save her.
🔥 monsters
🔥 betrayal
🔥 friends to lovers
🔥 sealed away powers
🔥 banter
#smallpitch
#ya
#nvl
#f
#t
#ShootYourShotSunday
on Father’s Day? I’m here for it 🔥
I
#amquerying
a YA fantasy thriller with
🔥 betrayal
🔥found family/friend group
🔥complicated love
🔥anxiety
🔥 touch them and 💀
🔥 twisty surprises
🔥 fresh take on monsters as we know them
#UnhingedPit
#WIP
#F
#YA
#Na
I've been training for this, and I'm doing just fine
Gotta keep my head straight, bc I want to rule
It started out with a talk, how did it end up like this?
It was only a word, it was only a word
Now he's dead on the floor, and I'm leaving him behind
My book doesn't qualify for
#joypit
so I won't be pitching, but I will be in and out to support between doctor appointments tomorrow. I'm looking forward to seeing my timeline flooded with joy!
For anyone bummed out over not getting professional engagement from
#UnhingedPit
keep in mind that some agents continue scoping out the pitches days later, so keep an eye on your notifications, and good luck!!
I’m not sure if anyone else has figured this out, but it seems likes are not private for the poster. I still get notifications when someone likes my post, and can see everyone who likes my post. I believe the likes are just ‘private’ to everyone else.
Last year I had my 1st proper birthday party in a decade. 4 days later I received the worst news of my life. I told my husband I won't be celebrating it this year unless I receive an offer of rep. The ball's in your court,
#agents
. 4 weeks to go.