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✨UPDATED✨ Guidelines for #WSPit

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This is an AUTHOR HYPE EVENT (but industry participation is welcome).

#WIPSnips has always been about growing community.

You show up and share glimpses into your works, but this gives the chance to go beyond snips and pitch your work!

#WIPSnips from Survival Instinct -- Stella & Gregory going over witness statements before conducting interviews.
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#WIPSnips from Monah Bk. 2 -- Khoda & Criseyde are searching for Basalt the Ancient, passing through a secret bazaar in Iran, hoping to spot him hiding in plain sight. They get a warning instead.
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Yep! 😁 When it comes to Evlin and Faldor, there's always some kind of stand-off.

#WIPSnips from Monah Bk. 1 -- Evlin reports to Faldor about the current status of Invelis, and they cannot help but snipe at each other.
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#WIPSnips from Monah Bk. 1 -- Evlin & Monah arrive just outside Piatra Invelis after walking through some dense woods to reach the stone threshold.
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Jesse Jackson appeared on Sesame Street in 1973.

During his appearance, he led a group of children in reciting his well-known poem “I Am Somebody,” a message focused on self-worth and empowerment

The segment became one of the most memorable celebrity appearances from the early seasons of the show.

Writing fiction is the exact opposite of a get-rich-quick scheme.

What? #WSPit. Author Hype Event. Industry Participation Welcome. When? February 25, 2026, in your time zone. Where? Bluesky only. Authors: Do your due diligence to vet anyone who requests your materials before sending.

Hey, #WIPSnips, mark your calendar!

#WSPit returns February 25th, 2026

This is an Author Hype Event

WIPSnips is already great with hype, but this gives you a chance to pitch your work as a whole, published work included.

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As with Robert Redford & Gene Hackman, this is the passing of an actor who helped define modern cinema - at a time when cinema was defining popular culture itself

As cinema & the standard length film fades into a niche form, it’s not an exaggeration to say we won’t see the likes of Duvall again

A photo of Robert and Luciana Duvall with a horse and dogs

STATEMENT FROM LUCIANA DUVALL Yesterday we said goodbye to my beloved husband, cherished friend, and one of the greatest actors of our time. Bob passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by love and comfort. To the world, he was an Academy Award-winning actor, a director, a storyteller. To me, he was simply everything. His passion for his craft was matched only by his deep love for characters, a great meal, and holding court. For each of his many roles, Bob gave everything to his characters and to the truth of the human spirit they represented. In doing so, he leaves something lasting and unforgettable to us all. Thank you for the years of support you showed Bob and for giving us this time and privacy to celebrate the memories he leaves behind.

Robert Duvall, the legendary actor whose career has spanned over six decades, has died at 95, his wife announced

#WIPSnips from Monah Bk. 2 -- Faldor and Monah exchanging barbs and taking stock of the kingdom after the events at the end of Book 1 (3 months prior).
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#WIPSnips from Survival Instinct -- using "seriously" -- Gregory had been suggesting to Stella that Rae's kidnapper might be female until they tried to re-enact the murder at the crime scene.
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#WIPSnips from Monah Bk. 1 -- In the few moments before Monah decides to go to Piatra Invelis with Evlin, she has a powerful vision about the Citizens & how they might feel about or perceive her. She makes her decision right then.
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Devastating, after a hard fought battle with cancer, the beloved star of ‘Dawson’s Creek’ James Van Der Beek has passed away at the age of 48. My deepest condolences to his family. RIP. 😢🙏

#WIPSnips from Monah Bk. 1 -- In the moments after Monah chooses to go to Piatra and before Evlin finally takes her home.
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#WIPSnips from Monah Bk. 1 -- using "selected" -- Part of Faldor, Monah, and Evlin's first conversation using Mother Bette's enchanted vanity mirror.
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I disagree, but only slightly. Cruelty = means to an end; it's all about power, control, & entitlement. What they see, what they want, should be theirs, & they'll use brute force to take it. "If you didn't fight me, I wouldn't be cruel." In this way, men can decide, control & face little argument.

#WIPSnips from Monah Bk. 1 -- Radomir informs to Khoda about Faldor and his Sons, and their bullying of Basalt's son Wilem, in hopes of making up for his outburst with the Elders' Guard earlier.
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#WIPSnips from Monah Bk. 2 -- Sonja & Evlin discuss one of the many changes to Monah's personality since the events at the end of Bk. 1. (Please ignore the double "nearly" & "hesitate" in parag. 2. Definitely a WIP 🫠😆)
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😆 Exactly! Is it even a party if that doesn't happen?!

#WIPSnips from Survival Instinct -- Stella & Gregory interviewing David, Kylie's boyfriend, and his friend Kyle about the Halloween party and what happened to Kylie and Rae.
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#WIPSnips from Monah Bk. 1 -- using synonym "die" -- Invelisian Leaders discuss the Lost Royal prophecy & how Evlin is meant to save the life of the one destined to lead them. {Tritt is a Realms Representative, a 2nd in command to a Realms Leader.}
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black and white portrait of poet Langston Hughes

🎉 Happy Birthday, Langston Hughes! 🎉
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Oof. The second one in a row that I don't have a snip for. Not even "zealous" or "zealots." I haven't reached that stage yet in Monah's story, and my other two WIPs don't have characters or instances like that... Hmm... Maybe I need to change that...

A 90's-era headshot.

Farewell to the great Catherine O'Hara (1954-2026).

Each generation remembers her for something different, the true mark of an enduring talent. #FilmSky

#WIPSnips from Monah Bk. 2 -- using "suggested" -- Monah's POV, upon discovering Ankara has not left Piatra Invelis as she suspected.
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#WIPSnips from Monah Bk. 1 -- going for vibes with "to form" -- Faldor asks his Sons to stand in formation and take part in a ceremonial ritual to honor a fallen soldier.
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January 29, 1845, "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe is published in the New York Evening Mirror
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