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It’s October which means we’re so back 🎃✨

Hit 25k on my draft for my gothic/horror romantasy and can’t believe I’m doing this 😭

I agree but also as an animal person this movie stressed me out as much as Glenn's final episode of The Walking Dead

Very excited for the things to come. 🤍🤞

You can send me your query via the querymanager link on my agency’s website. We share an inbox as a collective, so be assure to address your query to me for review- I look forward to reading! ☺️

If you have a pending query with one of my colleagues, I will be kindly steeping aside as I want to give them priority to read and review your work for consideration. All the best! ☺️

Reaching 100 pages on the WIP somehow makes it all feel more real that I’m writing a book :’)

Whoa it’s Amazon Prime Day! Yeah I’m into PRIME.

P - Purchasing
R - Right from
I - Indie bookstores who
M - Make our communities
E - Even better places to live

Shop indie, shop local.

Hello #PortfolioDay ✌️ I’m Christine and I’m open for new children’s book projects, character design & editorial work! Looking forward to working with you!

☀️ christine.almeda@hotmail.com
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Did some really productive edits on WIP today 🤝

So excited to share news soon !!! 👀🥳

Ahhh absolutely loved attending today’s pitch event!! What an incredible experience 🫶🤍✨

Planning on doing an exciting thing soon. It’s only natural when you read something so surprisingly propulsive 👀

Happy Friday the 13th Ghouls 🤍✨

Welp, we might as well call Issue 149 the "Everything Makes Me Cry" issue. Another heartfelt banger! You're missing out if you miss it!

Check out "Things the Older Boy Understands" by @sierrabranham.bsky.social, out now!

The things I’m reading right now 😳✨

Exclusive: 3 Body Problem’s Jess Hong to Narrate Cixin Liu’s The Dark Forest - Reactor The new audiobook of the second novel in the trilogy comes out July 8, 2025.

EXCLUSIVE: Jess Hong's Jing Cheng will be central in the second season of Netflix's 3 Body Problem, and we're pleased to report that she will also narrate the audiobook for Cixin Liu's The Dark Forest!

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The 2025 California Writing Workshop Get Your Writing Published: June 13-14, 2025

I’m taking virtual pitches this Saturday 6/14 at the Writing Day Workshop!

There are a few spots left with me—I’m open to any genre but I’m on the hunt for mysteries/thrillers and gothic fiction!

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Hit 15k on project Soul Eater 🎉

Lead with your hook: the unique twist, premise, or promise that makes your story different from every other book on the shelf. If you can’t explain what makes your book special in one or two sentences, it might be time to sharpen that pitch.
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I’m open to queries through the 7th!

I am on the hunt for MG and YA mysteries/thrillers, gothic horror, and intricate, inventive fantasy!

I’m especially looking for stories from BIPOC and queer writers.

Check out my updated wishlist here: www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/al...

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Happy Pride!

For the month of June, I'm offering 10% off ALL PACKAGES for queer stories. If you're in need of editing, shoot me an email!
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As a writer I always feel like I have to have a smiliar substitute for a certain word so it doesn’t get echoed so much :’)

Writing words on the WIP has been tough lately 🫠

mock princess mononoke poster. the nightwalker is enclosed in the forest. San is holding ashitaka floating in the water in the lake full of skeletons

You cannot alter your fate...however, you can rise to meet it, if you choose

Almost ten years on the author side of publishing, and the queer books are starting to stack up. I’m so grateful for every reader who’s helped me trick the industry into publishing more of my stories thus far. And here’s a little more about them if you’re looking to build up your Pride Month TBR 🫶🏼

Absolutely! If I like/interact with your post during a pitch event you may send me your query ☺️ you can query me via Marisa’s QM form as we share the inbox as a collective! 🤍

Editors have a unique responsibility and opportunity to make sure more marginalized authors get their books onto shelves, into readers' hands.

There are things you can do pretty easily to make sure your editing services are as open and accessible as possible to marginalized authors:

So cute omg