Love it! My troll is jealous.

She definitely keeps me on my toes! 🐱

Photo of my Editorial Assistant (cat) staring into the camera

Not sure what to do for today's #UnhingedPit, so my Editorial Assistant suggested hypnosis... 🙀

Stare deeply into her eyes, and see the ocean waters off Rose Bluff Island. What evil awaits under Maine's wild seas?

✨Now #amquerying ✨ THE SEA CURSER 🌊🌲

#writingcommunity #amwriting #A #S #Q

Exactly what my college students used to do (and maybe me, too!)... 😀💻

Done 🫡

Welcome! (I had to delete lots of whoopses (whoopsies?) when I first started on Bluesky!) 😀

Welcome to our Bluesky community!

Poster for the 2026 Maine Crime Wave, to be held on May 30th in Mechanics' Hall in Portland, Maine

Happy TGIF #writingcommunity! 🍷

For those in the northern New England area (or would love to come to Maine in May), early bird registration is open for the 2026 #MWPA Crime Wave conference! 🌲

Hope to meet up with you there! 🔍

#mysterywriters #amquerying

www.mainewriters.org/about-crime-...

Hello Friends! Welcome to #MSWL Day 2026! 🎉

This is our second ever #MSWL Day on Bluesky. We’re happy you’re here!

You can, as of TODAY, search Bluesky and ManuscriptWishList.com posts at once: manuscriptwishlist.com/smart-search. All posts are verified by a human who works in publishing. ☕

YouTube video by The Manuscript Academy, LLC How To Search #MSWL On Bluesky: Genre, Comps, Date, Keywords

Need help searching all the #MSWL content?

Follow this account, @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social, for posts verified by a human who works in publishing.

Do a DIY Bluesky search with this method: youtu.be/LnZt1MCjKZE?...

It's here! # MSWL Day is today! 😀 🎉 I can't wait to check out the posts and discover what agents are looking for. 👀

And a quick reminder to this amazing #writingcommunity... this isn't a pitch event. Agents/editors might block you if you post in the # MSWL feed.

#amwriting #amquerying

One of my all-time favorite books!!

Poster for THE SEA CURSER showing a beach with footprints. Text reads: What ancient evil awaits off Maine's iconic coastline. Speculative fiction (adult), 83,000 words.

✨Querying✨ THE SEA CURSER

As the Creature’s countdown accelerates, Nan must find a way to save her friends & escape Rose Bluff's curse, before evil’s game reaches its cataclysmic climax.

⏺️Closed Setting
🌲Remote Island
👹Ancient Curses
🌊Coastal Mythologies
🙏Loss & Reconciliation

#WSPit #amquerying

Happy #WSPit Day! 🖊️😀

✨Ready to Query✨... THE SEA CURSER

What ancient evil lurks off the coast of Maine...

⏺️Closed-Setting
🌲Remote Island
👹Ancient Curses
🌊Folklore & Coastal Mythology
🙏Loss & Reconciliation

#WSPitQuerying #A #F #Q #S
#amquerying #writingcommunity #amwriting

Hello #writingcommunity! It's almost here... the next MSWL Day is on February 26th! 🖊️💻

A reminder: This isn't a pitch event. Agents + editors will post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes, so we can discover our next best fit for querying.

Sure beats shoveling! 😀

#amquerying #amwriting

Photo of my Editorial Assistant (cat) looking out the window at the snowy scene outside

My Editorial Assistant is on Blizzard Watch here in southern Maine... ❄️🐱

A great day for several cups of coffee (or espressos??) and final edits to my WIP. ☕☕📝

Stay warm #writingcommunity! 🖊️

#amwriting #amquerying #writesky

Hi! Yes, I do query multiple projects, but I keep a detailed spreadsheet to make sure my submissions don't overlap and I don't send two to the same place (though QT won't allow it, anyway). I also note in my letter that I'm querying other novels (and what they are).

85. Bad Showing and Good Telling - Show, don't Tell Writing with Suzy Vadori Is it ALWAYS more important to Show? When can you TELL? Join Suzy and her guest this week, book coach Julie Artz, for an energetic conversation about when you should rein in your showing and opt to si...

In case you want a distraction this morning... A great post from #julieartz today on "Show Don't Tell" from Suzy Vadori's podcast. 📝

#amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity

Worse yet... when your yoga instructor catches you buying doughnuts! 😀🍩

Eat chocolate, cuddle w/ my Editorial Assistant (my cat), and walk along Maine's beautiful coastline (not necessarily in that order...).

I've finally followed the #writingadvice to use the Read Aloud function in Word--it has made a huge difference with the final editing of my WIP! 📝

(The only problem... I get a little motion sick following along with the bouncing cursor...) 🙃

Have a great Friday #writingcommunity! 🍷

#amquerying

Cats always win!

Too Good to Be True: Writer Scams Are Proliferating Their goal, naturally, is to get money from you. As for your book’s future? They couldn’t care less.

Passing along a great blog entry regarding the alarming proliferation of writer-related scams. 🚫

While there's so much good out there among our #writingcommunity, it's truly too bad we also need to watch out for entities with less than honest intent!

Happy writing🖊️

#amwriting #writesky #amwriting

Can I respectfully clarify that the MSWL hastag is for agents/editors to let writers know what they're seeking. It's not intended for writers to pitch their works. With #MSWLDay imminent, it's vital this hashtag stays clean. Thanks.

#writingcommunity #writersky #amwriting #authors #writers

#WSPit is coming up on February 25th! This is a hype event run by @wipsnips.bsky.social!

This year, it is open to ANY stage of writing from WIP to Published!

So, mark your calendars and get those pitches ready!

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying #AmWriting #AmAgenting #LitAgents #Writers

My guess... leave it alone. At least the agents will know AI didn't write your letter! 😀

Happy Monday #writingcommunity! ☕

You know it's a Monday when a new story idea takes over your brain, when you're supposed to be completing edits of your current WIP. 📝

Resistance is futile... 🤪

#amquerying #amwriting

#julieartz posted a great blog about "facing uncertainty with creativity," applicable to writing & all that's swirling in the world around us. She emphasized flow, presence, connection, & creativity as antidotes to uncertainty & chaos. 📝

Lots to ponder...

#amquerying #writingcommunity #amwriting

TGIF! 😀🍷

While I love the creative aspects of writing (& even doing the research), & how my characters sometimes tug me in completely different & wonderful directions, what I love the best is being part of such an inspiring #writingcommunity. 🖊️

#amquerying #pretendpanel #pretendpanelists #writesky

Great webinar yesterday w/ Jessica Strawser & Jane Friedman on characters. My biggest take away... making sure my characters' motivations are clear from the onset. 📖

I've already reattacked Chap 1 of my almost-ready-to-query speculative novel & it's much improved! 😀

#amquerying #writingcommunity