Jay Woodland

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Students are disappearing from Morgan le Fay's School of Enchantment and 12 yo Amethyst Arden must uncover ancient secrets and forbidden magic to get them back. But what if the dark presence is possessing her? Could she be responsible? #DVpit #YA #CF #LGBT #ND #TV

Amethyst Arden is a bubbly trans girl from Brooklyn. She and her Fae friends are about to start classes at Morgan Le Fay’s School of Enchantment. When a dark presence threatens their community, they must uncover centuries-old secrets to protect their friends. #DVpit #YA #CF #LGBT #ND #TV

So cool and creepy!

Humans and Fae study side by side in this queer and inclusive magic school story set in Brooklyn. When her classmates begin disappearing, 12 year old Amethyst Arden and her friends must uncover centuries-old secrets and forbidden magic to get them back. #DVpit #YA #CF #LGBT #ND #TV

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Amethyst Arden, a bubbly trans girl from Brooklyn, is joining Morgan le Fay's School of Enchantment, where she and her Fae friends will study side by side. When a dark presence threatens their community, they must uncover centuries-old secrets to protect their friends. #DVpit #YA #CF #LGBT #ND #TV

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How Amethyst (MC) feels through most of the book:

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The Ardens of 3325 Mermaid Avenue, were about as far from normal as you could get, thank Mab. Their home wasn't visible on any map. In fact, even their neighbors couldn't see their house. Walking down the road, the numbers went straight from 3323 to 3327.
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Let's meet the MC with an excerpt!

The door opened and in its frame stood a short, pale girl with a soft roundness to her face and body. Her hair was a shimmery purple that reflected jeweled pinks, the color reminiscent of her name. It was Amethyst, grinning at her friend. . .

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A collage featuring jewel toned purple hair, Coney Island at sunset, a black person with a short afro and elf ears, a magical purple orb, a fairy castle, a color palette of amethyst, sea blue, and sea foam green, a close up of a blacked out eye, a horror landscape with water and tentacles, and a sea monster.

My mood board for Amethyst Arden and the Dread from the Deeps.
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Humans and Fae study side by side in this queer and inclusive magic school story set in Brooklyn. When her classmates begin disappearing, 12 year old Amethyst Arden and her friends must uncover centuries-old secrets and forbidden magic to get them back. #PreDV #YA #CF #LGBT #ND #TV

Amethyst Arden is a bubbly trans girl from Brooklyn. She and her Fae friends study side by side in this queer and inclusive magic school story. When her classmates begin disappearing, they must uncover centuries-old secrets and forbidden magic to get them back. #PreDV #YA #CF #LGBT #ND #TV

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Spoiler alert: I did

Amethyst Arden, a bubbly trans girl from Brooklyn, is joining Morgan le Fay's School of Enchantment, where she and her Fae friends will study side by side. When a dark presence threatens their community, they must uncover centuries-old secrets to protect their friends. #predv #YA #CF #LGBT #ND #TV

Great advice from @tkingfisher.com on the writing process: "If at the end, you have a book and you didn't hurt yourself or anyone else, you did it right."

I crossed 85k words in the magic school book!
Next chapter will find us in the lair of the BBEG! Almost there! Can't wait to share the finished story

A little closer to finishing the first magic school book! 80k words and coming into the home stretch! Can I finish in time for @dvpit.bsky.social 's next event?

You know how Disney always gives their MCs silly animal sidekicks?

I gave Belle a smartass animate knife for a sidekick. . .

I've mentioned that I wrote a book about Belle learning magic to fight monsters and break curses.

I'm also working on a magic school book set in NYC.

If Fantasy Magic were real, what's the first thing you'd want to learn?

Yesterday was International Haiku Day (part of poetry month). Please enjoy this haiku about my book:

Her friend had been cursed.
Love from friendship broke the spell.
Belle must learn magic.

What if Belle was Ace and loved the Beast in a friend/family sort of way?

I wrote that book.

Would you read this?

In a queer retelling of the events after Beauty and the Beast, Belle dedicates her life to undoing harmful magic and saving others from monsters. Her next adventure finds her hunting a werewolf across Europe. Does she have the skills she needs, or will she fall victim herself?