Pitching my 3
#amquerying
speculative thrillers today as well as my wip during
#questpit
! I'm going to do my best to 🧵them here. Can't wait to see everyone's pitches today!
#amquerying
can be tough.
A writing friend I admire greatly told me yesterday not to give up. That someday an agent will love my weird, wild, & different premises. Submitted 3 new queries this morning.
3 cheers for being weird and wild! 🤣🤷♀️✍️
#writingcommunity
#amwriting
#writingcommunity
(Can I have a do-over?)
👋 I'm Laura! I'm a:
- former librarian & fast(ish) runner
- genre-eclectic reader
- quoter of classic films & 90s action flicks
- fan of unmanicured nature & art
- writer of weird speculative suspense starring rebellious women with HEAs
Thanks so much
#writingcommunity
for your support during
#pitdark
yesterday! Received multiple industry likes, one which already lead to a full request from an agent 😮. This is my 8th book, and my 5th year pitching in these contests.
In other words: Don't. Give. UP!
Last minute decision to jump into
#SmallPitch
. I'll be on and off most of the day and will try to share/boost as much as I can. Good luck
#amquerying
! 🫶
Building my list for
#questpit
! I'll be pitching my two
#amquerying
spec thrillers as well as my wip (a complete rewrite of my second thriller)! Who's with me? Reply/like, and I'll add you to my list 😄 Let's have some fun!
BUM BADA BUM BUM🥁
we have a date!! the summer season of
#questpit
will take place all day, any time zone July 3rd!
rules will be listed below and at the 🔗 we have on our page! please also be aware of the new hashtags we’ll be using to provide more clarity!
#writingcommunity
👋 I'm Laura!
Apparently, the last selfie I took sans kiddo was 4m ago when I bought my first pair of reading glasses so that's what you get!
I 🩷 to write weird speculative suspense/thrillers with HEAs. Here's a 🧵 to my wips:
Pitching my 3
#amquerying
speculative thrillers today as well as my wip during
#questpit
! I'm going to do my best to 🧵them here. Can't wait to see everyone's pitches today!
Is it time for a
#WritersOfTwitter
refresh?
👋I'm Laura & I write spec thrillers with lots of heart, hope, & quirk. I've written 10 novels,
#amquerying
#⃣9&10 while rewriting my 7th now that I've found my voice—it only took 9 novels to get there 😵💫💪✍️
🩷 the
#WritingCommunity
HER x THE NEED
“What if GHOST's Patrick Swayze was a house?”
Newly widowed and pregnant, Rose falls in love with her house after she secretly uploads her husband’s consciousness into it — only to discover his death was no accident.
#QuestPit
#A
#Q
#SPEC
#T
#S
#UP
PERIPHERAL/WESTWORLD
Nia is trapped in an artificial town that resets daily& forces its citizens into violence.
But she’s the only one who remembers.
If she can’t escape with her memory intact,the town will multiply & consume the world’s population.
#QuestPit
#A
#W
#SPEC
#T
#QuestPit
pitches scheduled! Let me know if you want to swap support, and I'll add you to my list! I'm pitching my 3 speculative suspense/thrillers. Can't wait to see everyone's pitches :D
Building my list for
#questpit
! I'll be pitching my two
#amquerying
spec thrillers as well as my wip (a complete rewrite of my second thriller)! Who's with me? Reply/like, and I'll add you to my list 😄 Let's have some fun!
I don't normally manifest, mainly because I don't know how it works 😊. But the anniversary of a very important event in my life (one that essentially set my writing into motion) is on April 6, and I would love good news that day.
Just putting it out there.
#amquerying
DARK MATTER/EEAAO
Isla has a recurring nightmare that the Midnight Man steals her baby.Only she’s never had a baby.
Except she has.
She’s been hiding in parallel lives to protect her family,&if she doesn’t find a safe one,she’ll lose her baby forever.
#QuestPit
#A
#Q
#SPEC
#T
RED x KICK-ASS
22yo Vessa learned proper hand grenade technique before she rode a bike.
Granny taught her.
Now she's held hostage until she delivers a package or Granny dies. But her captors don’t know:
*Granny trained her for combat
*Granny has friends
#QuestPit
#A
#Q
#SF
#T
Well it happened. I killed my wip. I’m a pantser and I plotted to much. Rip. 😔
But I know the characters will resurface somewhere, and I never delete anything.
#WritingCommunity
A full request from a
#PitDark
like, and I’m so thankful again for the
#WritingCommmunity
and the support last week 💕 Keep writing and doing what you love. Don’t lose hope
#amquerying
crowd!
I finished my
#wip
draft for my next spec thriller! Now all I have to do is revise … send to beta readers … revise again … send to another round of beta readers … revise again …
#WritingCommunity
#5amwritersclub
#UnhingedPit
... why not?
DARK CITY x GROUNDHOG DAY
"Will he remember me today, or will he try to kill me?"
Murder, memory wipes, and a judgy bird named Gary.
(current wip)
#T
#SPEC
#W
#A
#UnhingedPit
is open to all writers in the
#writingcommunity
. Likes, RT/QT, and comments ARE allowed. While this event is intended to stretch your creative muscles and let loose, Agent/Editor participation is highly encouraged.
👋
#WritersOfTwitter
: I'm Laura & I write
#speculative
#thrillers
with a good dose of heart, a dash of social/political commentary, & always hope.
I'm revising my 9th book - "a wild multiverse story that is actually about love and family" (as one of my betas described 🤣)
can we bring back
#WritersOfTwitter
again? i would love to meet some new writer friends (& hype up the ones i’m lucky to know already) so go ahead and (re)introduce yourself! 👀💕
BLACK MIRROR x LAST THING HE TOLD ME
Pregnant, widowed, & unhinged, Rose breaks the law to bring her dead husband back by secretly uploading his consciousness into her AI house.
Only now he’s telling her his death was no accident.
And the killer is after her next.
#PitchToDA
I've reached the third act of my
#wip
where my MC is about to burn down the city for what they did to someone she loves.
I cannot TELL you how much I've looked forward to this part of drafting.
#5amwritersclub
#writingcommunity
Thanks for all the support during
#questpit
! So many amazing pitches out there 😍 I love how these pitch events have brought back more positivity in the
#writingcommunity
.
And ... for those waiting on my
#wip
, it won't be long! Just crossed this milestone woop!
#5amwritersclub
The kindest thing I've ever done for myself as a writer is rewriting a book I shelved. Falling in love with thriller
#2
all over again 🥰
#WritingCommunity
#5amwritersclub
I just realized I am writing a love story. A sci-fi suspense love story. With a talking house. But the love is there, and it's pretty cool. I love pantserlife 🥰
#amwriting
#5amwritersclub
#WritingCommunity
HER x EUREKA
"What if GHOST's Patrick Swayze was a house?"
Rose is angry, pregnant, and breaking the law to bring her husband back.
#UnhingedPit
#T
#SPEC
#W
#Q
How is it that my newest thriller
#wip
about a woman who (literally) falls in love with her house is the most grounded piece of speculative fiction I've ever written?
#5amwritersclub
#writingcommunity
Update 2--another editor request for a different manuscript I pitched at this event (Book 7 for me)! Never give up on your stories
#amquerying
writers 😃
#writingcommunity
Me during
#5amwritersclub
today as I revisit my second thriller (written just over a year ago), confirming for me that you really don't know what you don't know.
Writing truly is a humbling experience.
#writingcommunity
I'm pages away from my thriller
#wip
's inciting incident, and the feels of a haunted "Take on Me" are real. My childhood self can die happy now 😄🥲
#WritingCommunity
#5amwritersclub
Computer hiccup removed my access from all my writing history until I rebooted it this morning.
All's here.
Now excuse me while I collect my soul from the floor and make 1000 copies of EVERYTHING.
#WritingCommunity
Crossing over 25k threshold at today's
#5amwritersclub
. Not me counting off the days until school starts back up and I have more time for
#AllYouCanWriteAugust
😁
I allowed myself 1 hour of plotting this morning. I've learned the hard way I'm a headlight pantser. I can see far enough--now back to drafting!
(10k in a week. Please brain don't stop now. Pretty please with sugar on top.)
#5amwritersclub
#WritingCommunity
Nature on a freezing, windy day: "No--don't take my picture! I'm having a bad hair day."
Me: "You couldn't have a bad hair day if you tried."
#WritingCommunity
#5amwritersclub
I'm reposting this for any
#amquerying
writers who need to see it (myself included). Querying is tough, and imposter syndrome is no joke.
You're not alone.
For me, what works is remembering why I started writing in the first place 🩷✍️
#WritingCommunity
#5amwritersclub
#amquerying
can be tough.
A writing friend I admire greatly told me yesterday not to give up. That someday an agent will love my weird, wild, & different premises. Submitted 3 new queries this morning.
3 cheers for being weird and wild! 🤣🤷♀️✍️
#writingcommunity
#amwriting