E. G. Heron

A moss-green square bordered by intricate floral designs. Line work art of a unicorn is positioned above a quote from that reads "The unicorn needed culling, and soon, before summer came and the dragon hatchlings emerged from their dens." Below this quote is line work art of a sword.

A moss-green square bordered by intricate floral designs. A list of elements included in the novella read as "Trans man MC, deadly unicorn "antagonist", ecological themes, ancient woodland, atmospheric setting, poetic, literary writing, depiction of depression, anxiety in a fantasy world." Below this quote is line work art of a sword.

⚔️✨THE UNICORN'S BANE ✨⚔️ a fantasy novella with gothic vibes

A troubled young transgender knight looking to prove himself is sent to a small, forest-bound town to hunt and kill a unicorn laying waste to the ecologically important local dragon population. #questpit #OS #Q #F

If you're looking for:

> A book like Watership Down, Guardians of Ga'hoole, or Warriors
> Found family, coming into one's own, & a scrappy protag
> Overcoming loss & dealing w/ change
> A story that works both standalone & as a series intro

HIGHFLIGHT'S JOURNEY may be for you!

#questpit #mg #Q #F

Aw rats, so close. Plenty of bird MCs in my #mglit book, and even a few rituals, though less exorcism and more funeral. A touch of pigeon religion too :P

(psst- the MSWL tag is for agents and publishers! you might be more interested in the questpit tag, which is for writers!)

(i like your story though, as one bird animal fiction middle grade author to another)

Highflight's Journey would be the book for you then! I did my best to lean into the kind of culture and societies that would develop in a world where almost everything around you wants to eat you

Pigeon MC! I'm exceedingly fond of them and always have a had a soft spot for the "underdog", as it was. (though I guess this would be an underbird...?)

An alley puddle, a cat eye, a bird on a post, a pensive dog, a cat silhouette, northern lights over a house, a magical swirl with secret mice.

✨ THE SECRET OF NIMH X 🐈 WARRIORS

A magical cat is swept into a hidden world of secret agents, underground cities, and strange allies, only to realize she must reclaim her power or watch her ruthless mentor destroy everything she loves.

✨🐈✨

#QuestPit #Q #MG #F
#amquerying #writingcommunity

An alley puddle, a cat eye, a bird on a post, a pensive dog, a cat silhouette, northern lights over a house, a magical swirl with secret mice.

A magical cat is swept into a hidden world of secret agents, underground cities, and strange allies, only to realize she must reclaim her power or watch her ruthless mentor destroy everything she loves.
✨🐈✨
#QuestPit #Q #MG #F
#amquerying #writingcommunity

thanks for joining us :D hopefully you find something you like

THE MESS WE MADE x FROG & TOAD

Guadalupe the wolf is fast. Zig Zag the raven is faster. But speed won’t help their rumbling bellies when fish won’t bite in a polluted river. Time for this unlikely duo to work together, or no one in the forest eats.

#Questpit #PB #EarthDay

Made a character sheet for our main characters, Highflight and his best friend, Snowberry. Somewhat poor editing skills aside (shout-out to Canva), these are our two long-time friends at the start of the book, who undergo their trials and tribulations together.

#questpit #MG #Q #F #animalfiction

HIGHFLIGHT'S JOURNEY = Guardians of Ga'hoole x Watership Down

When a young pigeon is ousted from the city for a crime he did not commit, he must travel with his best friend into the forest to find a new home, but danger lurks around every corner, and winter is coming on fast.

#questpit #Q #MG

#kidlitchat I am definitely very reliant on technology these days (RIP to all my friends' DMs who I've written in when a flash of inspo sparks....). I find it a bit of a blessing and a curse-- blessing because of the convenience, but a curse because it's so convenient to get distracted.

Just realized that #questpit and mswl (didn't want to clog the hashtag so didn't tag it) day are on the same day

...and that day is on Wednesday

...here's to hoping!

#kidlitchat considering i'm not even published, this feels like a distant dream and it's hard to even think about but first order of business would definitely be putting it on EVERY social media i have :)

thats where I'm at! :D

yippee!! i'm happy to help out with #MGBookChat wherever needed :D

I've looked in the past and it seems that there is a LOT of backlog that was uploaded from the other place which makes it hard to find what's from here and what's old. I'll take a closer look either later tonight or tomorrow morning to see if I can find it though

(again, I don't know who facilitated that over on the other site, so if i'm stepping on any toes, my bad. i would just love to help be a part of bringing that back, if people would like it) :)

feeling revived from participating in #kidlitchat last night. i know that on the other website, there was things like #mglitchat as well. I never quite made it over there before things went Bad and so never participated, so i was wondering if there was an audience/interest in bringing it to here?

query submission no. 3! i feel tentatively good about this one although it's always kind of an "expect the worst, hope for the best" kind of situation. i strengthened my query letter substantially for this one, so here's to hoping! #amquerying #mglit #animalfiction

TOPIC: What is it about your story that transcends the format or the medium you've chosen? If your page turn becomes a swipe or your novel is adapted for film, would the story change due to how it's presented?  #kidlitchat

but would it make a cliffhanger hit harder? 🤔

(i don't read on kindles almost at all but i think that would just make me angry, actually :P )

yippee!

i hope if it's ever read out loud, they do voices (even silly voices) for the characters! i think getting rid of the different voices would do it an injustice #kidlitchat

#kidlitchat i honestly see my story being the most true-to-form as an animated movie/series. i really hope readers get to feel the swooping/flying of the characters, and the peril they feel at times. i don't think it would go over as well as a live action movie.

waiting excitedly with my laptop to get involved in my first #kidlitchat since my surgery in December!

I am also writing other books in the #pigeonverse (hence the username), which are books in the same world as Highflight that stand alone as their own works.

I haven't been writing much the past few months as I had surgery on my shoulder, but I'm recovering and getting back into the swing of things!

A lot of new people followed me!! (and it's been a MONTH since I've posted.... oops)

Welcome all! I'm E.G, and I #amquerying HIGHFLIGHT'S JOURNEY, a #MG #xenofiction book about a young pigeon having to find a new home before winter after he is ousted from his flock for a crime he did not commit.

oops, I didn't realize these were two different starter packs 😳 what I get for using bluesky without my glasses. just querying please