Laura SL (@lauraslwrites) — Bluesky Profile

1 month ago

A Few Market Predictions for Publishing in 2026 (A literary agent's take on impossible questions that we ask regardless.)

New Substack post! My publishing predictions for 2026.

bookbarrista.substack.com/p/a-few-mark...

#literaryagent #traditionalpublishing #publishing #writing #booksky #amagenting

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1 month ago

Thank you!

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1 month ago

Oh, Bartholomew…. (sigh) 🥹

The Knight and the Moth has gothic fairy tale vibes, beautiful prose, a magic system based on gods and omens, slow burn romance, and a gargoyle sidekick that absolutely steals the show. 🤍

Have you read it? I am NOT okay after that cliffhanger.

💙📚

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2 months ago

Hi. Yes, I’m working on a couple. How about you?

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2 months ago

Happy New Year, friends. Wishing you all things happy and healthy!

#happynewyear 💙📚

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2 months ago

I’m teaching The Awakening again for the first time in years. The joy of revisiting an old favorite is rediscovering great lines I forgot. Like this one:

“But whatever came, she had resolved never again to belong to another than herself.”

Kate Chopin wrote this in 1899. 💚

#englishteacher 💙📚

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4 months ago

Me too!

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5 months ago

Tomorrow is the day my daughters’ favorite book series, The Sisters Grimm, becomes a TV show. They’ve been re-reading for months in anticipation. The whole house is abuzz with excitement. Thank you @whatsupbuckley.bsky.social for this wonderful story. We can’t wait!
(Photo credit: my daughters) 💙📚

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5 months ago

What movie do you consider perfect?

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5 months ago

a man in a black costume is standing next to a woman in a field . ALT: a man in a black costume is standing next to a woman in a field .

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5 months ago

Hekate by Nikita Gill

Hekate is finally having her moment!
I just got this beauty, and I can’t wait to dive in.

I’ve loved Hekate since I read Macbeth back in HS. I’ve been greatly influenced by her in my own writing.

My Greek myth-loving, witchy little heart might burst. 🖤

#hekate #nikitagill

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9 months ago

Black and gold cover featuring triple goddess figure of Hekate, goddess of necromancy and the crossroads. Golden owls on either side and white hound around her legs.

I wrote my upcoming verse novel Hekate inspired by ancient Greek poet and playwright Euripides’ structure. I loved writing this book and was bereft when I finished it. It’s one of those stories that lingers - an intimating goddess of necromancy telling us her origins.

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5 months ago

I just got a copy. I can’t wait to read it! 🖤

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6 months ago

mybook.to/MFD

mybook.to/TasteofWhats...

Check out my books - #readers

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6 months ago

This is beautiful.

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6 months ago

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6 months ago

No, you are not. 😂

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6 months ago

A copy of One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

A copy of Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig

I can’t remember the last time I devoured a book series this fast. I loved everything about this original duology: the lush gothic atmosphere, angst-ridden characters, and fascinating magic system. And what a satisfying ending.

What’s the last book you couldn’t put down?

#booksky #amreading

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7 months ago

Family trip to Salem, MA. Summer is a much less hectic time to visit. We got to see all the literary, historical and WITCHY places. And I got a lot of inspiration for a new project I’m planning. 🧙‍♀️🐈‍⬛🔮

#salem #thecrucible #nathanielhawthorne #witchy #amwriting #booksky #englishteacher

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7 months ago

FABLEHAVEN x JANITORS
The Junior Ranger Program hides a secret: it recruits Beholders—those who can see the Unseen. Now 18, Sam is one of them. When magic shatters Zion’s reality, she and 12yo Beholder Terrance must face what lurks behind the Veil before it consumes the park.
#Bluepit📖 #MG #F #ND #W

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7 months ago

a moodboard detailing nine images related to my work in progress devilswip, in order from right to left they are: london notably the landmark big ben, a band performing on stage, a sheet of music, a record store, the silhouette of a rockstar, some musical instruments scattered on a bed, two men running, a pile of evidence and finally a hand holding a cigarette

🎸 daisy jones x knives out 🗡️

the songstress, the high-flyer, the gambler, the sweetheart, the watcher, the matriarch and the rogue. seven suspects. one the killer of renowned rockstar sam corvi. but who? only they can tell you

#BluePit #Q #A #LF #M #BluePit📖

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7 months ago

Humanity's Grave Mood Board- What if the world was ending? Would you seek answers, could it be found?

A sword resting atop a book, a skull, a gothic cathedral, the ruins of a castle and finally THE END.

- A fallen Crusade
- Existentialism
- Eldritch Horror
- It is the end of all things
- Survivors crawling through the ruins of a once great world

Dark Souls x The Witcher

They were the unlucky ones, those that made it to the end of the world. Wretched things stalk the earth, our 5 adventurers go forth seeking answers, can they forestall the end of days? Or is every action just futile. This is Humanity's Grave

#BluePit 📖 #D #F #W #A

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7 months ago

This sounds fabulous! Good luck.

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7 months ago

Graphic titled "for fans of" with cover art from the books Everything is Poison and Laura Dean Keeps Breaking up with Me. Also the emojis for scroll, Italy, skull, woman dancing and broken heart, along with the text, “A mysterious mother!" and "Patriarchy ruining lives!”

At the birth of the Roman Empire, Cleopatra’s daughter meets the poet Ovid. She is running from her parents’ legacy. He wants to write love poems instead of propaganda. The patriarchy has beef with both. #YA historical #GN with fantasy elements and verse. #bluepit #bluepit💥 #Q #HS #PO #F #ND

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1 year ago

Books RADIO SILENCE, PROFICIENCIES, and EXPERTISE as well as DnD dice, Radio Silence patches and acrylic charms and candles

Comic page of a rock band on stage playing instruments from webcomic Radio Silence

Official DnD merchandise of the dragon hoard dice bags and gelatinous cube dice bags

Cat and Damien by the fire
Damien: Do I want to know what’s in this?
Cat: Squirrel.
Damien: Yep, I did not want to know.

I'm Vanessa, disabled comic creator, writer, illustrator, merch designer, & #dnd game master.

🎨Portfolio quietsnooze.net
🎸Webcomic radiosilencecomic.com
📙Patreon patreon.com/quietsnooze
🎲Official DnD Merch ko-fi.com/quietsnooze/...
☕Ko-Fi ko-fi.com/quietsnooze
📦Shop snooze-labs.com

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7 months ago

A vilain rises pitched as ATLA x Wicked
Ya fantasy, 106k words the background is our solar system planets aligned in a straight line with starts on the outer edges

The pitch: Calypso must steak 12 divine amulets in order to regain her powers and seek revenge against her enemies. Pictures of four books: Heartless Hunter, One dark window, the prison healer, poweless the background is our solar system planets aligned in a straight line with starts on the outer edges

Themes: villain fmc, elemental magic, destroy the world, dont save it
Tropes: secret identity, forbidden love, hate at first sightthe background is our solar system planets aligned in a straight line with starts on the outer edges

First lines: Calypso Morana was five when her world burned.
Later that cruel night, with tears and ash staining her face, she vowed every person involved in the destruction of her realm would die by her hands.
Thirteen years later, that time has come.

The night is still as Calypso plunges her dagger into the bark of a Red Tree, carving deeper as the trunk squirms with each cut. Thick branches above her shake, dropping a crop of crimson leaves in protest. A low warning echoes from the depths beneath the soil as the ground shifts. Slowly a root snaps up, lifting itself to freedom, slithering toward her like an eyeless serpent.

ATLA x WICKED

Calypso must steal 12 divine amulets in order to regain her powers and seek revenge against her enemies.

Villain FMC
Hero MMC
Elemental Magic
Destroy the world, dont save it
Hate at first sight

#BluePit 📖 #Q #YA #F

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7 months ago

The book cover for ETHERI by Sage T. Greene. A hand reaching up over a blue galaxy background.

Synopsis

As an Etheri, Mari lacks physical strength and mana control. She feels destined to play the supporting role for her partner Rhu (a natural talent and future Lord of Newhaven) and her cousin Junie (the confident and beautiful one). But when Mari learns that Junie is a member of the Blaze—a mysterious criminal organization—she isn’t sure what to think.

Mari finds herself learning about the Blaze and gets embroiled in their misadventures. By the time Junie’s identity is leaked to the Etheri villages and the Blaze comes under attack, Mari is no longer convinced that she can pick a side, but failing to do so begins to endanger not just herself, but the people she loves. Mari must choose where her loyalties lie: with her village, with her friends, or with herself.

A Note From the Author
(What to Expect)

This series is for readers who are all about the journey.

Think of the trilogy like a long-running anime: there are high-stakes arcs, but also the occasional "filler episode"—moments that are meant to breathe and add levity. Book 1 is the first of several arcs; the MC’s problems are far from over.

Expect a reading experience that is more literary than commercial. It’s character-driven, emotionally complex, and a little quirky—just like real people.

If that sounds like your kind of story, I hope you’ll come along for the ride.

– Sage 🌿

Enjoy long-term narratives—filler episodes and all? ETHERI is character-driven, snarky, and sometimes just vibes. If you love a good fight scene, feeling the feels, and stories that linger, this is for you.

More info & where to buy: linktr.ee/sagetgreene
#bluepit📖 #P #NA #Action #F #Indie 💙📚 🌈✒️

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7 months ago

Image Credits: From Wikimedia Commons
Cleora Alienaria Moth (BilliBhai) • Cracked Earth (Patrick Hendry) • Full Moon in Fog (Dinkun Chen) • Sword (Rama) • Samal Fruit Bats (Ranieljosecastaneda) • Lighthouse (Martin Belam) • The Redwood Sunbeams (National Park Service) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0

When a mortal woman with a cosplay sword storms a dark fairytale realm in search of her kidnapped brother, she becomes the linchpin in a war between a monster king and a demigod who plans to smother the sun. ཐིཋྀ THE MOTH KING (109K) ཐིཋྀ #AgentGuide #AgentGuides #Romantasy #Fantasy #AmQuerying #Writers

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9 months ago

She wants to prove her innocence. He just wants to live indoors again. THE ELF AND THE OUTLAW. A better title than NaNoWriMo 2022, lol.

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7 months ago

Top Right: Insurance Tower, dark and dominating over the rest of Nexus, red light from the streets below illuminating it like fire.
Middle Top: A skyline shot of Nexus where you can see the towering Cyberpunk style mega structures and The Needle, left over from old Seattle. HUVs are flying through the sky with mount Rainer in the background.
Top Right: Richard in Brian Lord's office in New Life Towers staring out at Nexus, The Needle in the background
Middle Image: A wide image of The Board meeting in Insurance Tower while out the window the city of Nexus can be seen, mega towers dominating the sky
Middle Box: "Insured: Death is conquered--for a price." The text is surrounded by a computer chip, blood dripping down.
Bottom left: Sil with her eyes closed in a dive terminal ice bath
Middle Bottom: Celeste (left) and Goliath (Right) in the Undercity, standing in the circular tunnel of the Spillway
Bottom Right: The Needle in the forefront of the city of Nexus.
Made with Canva

"My whole life changed when Mom walked out the door, leaving me and my little sister forever. Well, it wasn’t her. Not anymore. It was whatever rich Insured prick now wore her body.

✨ Cyberpunk
✨Aroace MC
✨Twisted Rags-to-Riches
✨Stolen Immortality
✨Angel with a Shotgun

#bluepit📖 #A #SF #Q #LGBT

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