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An agent's guide to The "Evil" Fairy A fantasy novel by Julia LaFond The background is a tessellation of white butterfies and yellow-green vines.

Pitch SHREK starring MALIFICENT The fairy Rancoria pretends to be evil to get out of parties. Then she learns a king's new bride is an evil witch who intends to murder her way to the throne. To avoid breaking character, Rancoria decides to save the pre-teen princess by kidnapping her—realizing too late she's just adopted a houseguest.

Excerpt ...No sense putting it off any further than that, so I appeared before the intruders in a puff of smoke. The knights screamed, cowering back from me. One even tripped into a patch of mud. I cackled with all the glee I could muster. “Fools! Who are you to trespass upon my domain?” “Wicked creature!” proclaimed the man closest to me. Tall and thin, with long black hair and polished armor, his shield bore the crest of the Wintermount Kingdom. “I, Prince Gallien, have come to rid the world of your evil!” The knights straightened up, raising their swords and voices in agreement. “Do not think your corrupted power will save you,” he continued, subtly moving his shoulders so his cape fluttered in the breeze. “No matter what horrors you’ve filled this fetid swamp with—” “You dare?” I called down lightning, drowning out his insults with thunder. Marshlands were essential for clean water and provided a home for many kinds of animals, yet humans insisted on treating them as if they were noxious, evil places that ought to be wiped from the face of the earth. Not that I could say that part aloud. “Leave this place at once,” I intoned, “else your lives are forfeit.”

Most Chaotic No Context Quotes 1. He was too occupied with fending off the swarm of skeletons in wedding dresses. 2. The confused croak of a frog caught my attention. That poor shrub. 3. At the last possible second… the [truth] spell hit the baby. 4. [I] wasn’t sure I’d ever get the taste of sap out of my mouth, but at least I had thumbs again. 5. [She] really should have sent an adviser better able to blend in, like the seven-foot-tall, three-headed scout. Honorable Mention [H]is ideas of how to “vanquish” me included: stealing my “spellbook” (an ordinary cookbook); disguising himself as my “mother” and sternly lecturing me about my wrongdoing (forgetting fairies don’t have parents); and my personal favorite: goading me into cursing him and trying to use an ordinary mirror to reflect it back at me.

This is my #AgentGuide for THE "EVIL" FAIRY, a 107k adult #fantasy / fairytale mashup featuring:

-OP former gifted kid MC
-Her garden cottage
-Too many parties
-Unlikely friendship to found family pipeline
-Secret identities
-Villains you'll love to hate

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Featured Writer: Kate Favorite Character: Marius About the Character: Marius is affiliated with the transdimensional mafia. He’s admired for his pragmatism, business prowess, and combat skills, but is often misunderstood by his associates. Fun Fact: Marius grew up as a pickpocket, eager to prove himself, while his mother worked at The Crooked Jackal.

This third post features @authorkateduarte.bsky.social and her favorite character, Marius. Kate reviewed the second draft of this story, so her feedback helped me tighten plot points and character development.

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SHREK starring MALIFICENT

The fairy Rancoria pretends to be evil to get out of parties. When she discovers an evil queen's murderous plot against a preteen princess, she saves the girl via public kidnapping her. Only afterward does Rancoria realize she's just adopted a houseguest

A Language of Dragons x Crimson Moth

Pickpocket Kit is hired by the King to infiltrate a gang of thieves. The heist? To steal and liberate the King's dragons from captivity. The problem? The leader of the gang is Kit's ex-best friend and she’s falling back in love with him.
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YA Romantasy SoC x Crimson Moth

A teenage pickpocket is recruited as a spy to thwart a plot to steal the King’s dragons—except the leader of the thieving crew is her former best friend, and she’s falling for him

🐉 friends to enemies to lovers
🐉 betrayal angst
🐉 found family

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#FriendPromotionFriday friends of mine from college have a Kickstarter for a #SciFi style deck of 155 cards intended to support the development of new card games: www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...

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IHRAM books The cover, which is white and red text on a black background: An IHRAM Press Rapid Response Publication America's Slide Towards Authoritarianism An anthology of writers and artists speaking out about America's unique–and terrifying–political moment. Edited and curated by Tom Block and Lisa Zammit Beneath a cover is a repetition of the tagline "An anthology of writers and artists speaking out about America's unique–and terrifying–political moment."

Hi #WritingCommunity! My poem “An Incomplete List of What Is and Is Not Political” is out now in the IHRAM Press folio America’s Slide Towards Authoritarianism. Included with my poem is a brief statement about my reasons for writing it for anyone curious

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Let Kate beta read for you!!!!! Her feedback on my manuscript massively helped my editing process and I cannot recommend her enough!

An agent’s guide to: How to Steal a Dragon (YA Romantic Fantasy)

Pitch: Teenage pickpocket Kit is hired by the King to infiltrate a gang of thieves. The heist? To steal and liberate the King's dragons from captivity. The problem? The leader of the gang is Kit's ex-best friend who she might be falling back in love with.

First lines: The clanging bells of Buckstone's civic watchmen shattered the peace of the night. They announced that somewhere in town, a crime had been committed. It was a warning for citizens to take extra care, lock their doors and shut their windows; it was a signal that danger was nearby. But Kit Galanis didn't hear warning, or danger. She heard an opportunity.

Six of Crows (heist novel, found family); A Language of Dragons (political intrigue, morally grey FMC); Heartless Hunter (romance+betrayal, slow burn)

after amicably parting ways from my previous agent, I'm seeking representation for this YA Romantasy featuring dragons, heists, betrayal and romance!! agent's guide below

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Beta Reading Agented Author I have beta read traditionally published books Fantasy, Romance, Horror

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The Frown One of my friends is an American author, married to an Irishman.

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brain rot Hi, hello, I lied.

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“Grandmother, why is there a sword stuck in that rock at the base of the mountain?”

“It’s an ancient magic. If anyone is worthy of ruling over all the people of this land, they will draw it from the stone.”

“No one ever has?”

“No one ever will.”

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hi, y'all. i'm officially leaving twt and bsky. if anyone wants to find me, i'll be over at instagram (authorkateduarte)! i'll lock the accounts instead of deleting them, just so i can keep the username, but i won't be here.

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looking for alpha readers for my immortal longings x baldur's gate 3 project 👀🏒
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An Arcane Inheritance (Deluxe Edition) Check out An Arcane Inheritance (Deluxe Edition) - <p><strong><em>A modern-day dark academia fantasy with a twist, perfect for fans of Babel and A Deadly Education.</em></strong></p><p><strong>Warren ...

i don't know if i talk about my own books enough on here, so, hi! i'm kamilah cole. my next book is my adult debut, a standalone dark academia fantasy called AN ARCANE INHERITANCE, which comes out on december 30, which is almost four months from now 🥲

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Photo of Name Her Holy surrounded by dried flowers and a sword blade laying across the book. Book cover art for Name Her Holy by Aubrey Ennis. The cover has two women standing against a starry twilight background with a pale sun. At the forefront Kye stands facing forward, one hand held up with a cold flame and billowing black smoke. She is wearing dark purple robes with a high color and gold accents. She has dark wavy brown hair that comes to her chin, tan skin covered in light scars, and pale gray eyes. Behind her Jude stands in profile, a head taller than Kye. She is in leather armor stamped with meadow floral designs, holding a golden sword etched with light oak leaves. Jude is white, has long auburn hair in a braid with an undercut at the sides. She has a long scar across her nose and freckles on her cheeks. The sun rises behind her. A border of flowers and stars creates an arch above them with a deep purple background.

The Name Her Holy digital ebook is now available on my ko-fi, and while we’re at it it’s ✨💖on sale for only $1✨🌸 from now until Friday!

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Vile Lady Villains Buy Vile Lady Villains by Christopoulou, Danai (ISBN: 9780241763926) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Just saying, today is a good day to support a queer author by preordering a sapphic horromantasy about Klytemnestra and Lady Macbeth meeting in limbo and being unhinged and burning down the world together:

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