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K.A. Hela ✨ Prepping 'Hat' for RevPit!✨

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SPED teacher by day, secret writer on the sly. Mediocre Magic: The Gathering player, Bar Trivia Teammate, FF14 Treasure Hunter, Reader of Weird Books, Paint By Number Master, Documentary Hound, Owner of a three-legged cat. DM to swap Beta reads!

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Essentials for Writers: Loglines In 2022, we started asking for loglines as part of the submission process for the RevPit Annual Contest. Because this was new to the contest and a lot of the authors in our community weren’t …

Hey #RevPit, have logline questions or want some feedback on your logline? Reply here, and I’ll get to as many as I can.

Logline explanation: www.jenichappelleeditorial.com/post/essenti...

Another explanation: www.threads.com/@reginablack...

07.03.2026 18:28 — 👍 22    🔁 9    💬 25    📌 1

March 7th – massive

Welcome to the underground city of Ynthessen!

They take dragons very seriously here.

#DawnsBlood

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07.03.2026 08:33 — 👍 55    🔁 14    💬 3    📌 0

G'morning #WIPsnips!
Had a massive selection to choose from, but decided this one would work quite well, imo.
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07.03.2026 10:11 — 👍 35    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 0
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I don't have massive, or even huge. The best I can manage is large.

#wipsnips #amquerying #sffwriters #writingcommunity #writersky #timetravelauthors #speclit #amwriting #authors #thrillerwriters #writerandreader #writers
#revspirations

07.03.2026 11:23 — 👍 16    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

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Mireia & Kena meet King Utepec & his massive red flag 😂

For context: kaana crystals bigger than a few inches are illegal bc they tend to go boom 😬

From my upcoming book THE GODS OF ATALANTIS, looking for ARC readers! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

07.03.2026 15:24 — 👍 37    🔁 10    💬 4    📌 0

Our hero has been haunted by shadow people since almost dying as a child but after encountering the hatman he becomes possessed and must find a way to rid himself of his curse before he loses control.

07.03.2026 21:16 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hi Demi! Would you be interested in a horror set in the 2000s? I promise there are some lepidopterans inside. Actually there are lots of nature themes. How do you feel about the moon?

07.03.2026 16:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Hi Leah, when you say compelling characters how do you feel about snarky, angsty, anti-heroish characters?

07.03.2026 16:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Cute tabby with a giant blep

Cute tabby with a giant blep

Oh, does someone have to leave the house today? Here's how I feel about that.
#cats #caturday #kitten

06.03.2026 10:54 — 👍 41    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1
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Hey Jeni I was wondering if you can go more in-depth on what you are looking for in the horror space. Thank you!

06.03.2026 20:01 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Hey Jeni I was wondering if you can go more in-depth on what you are looking for in the horror space. Thank you!

06.03.2026 20:01 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

I just had my first experience of a book I beta read actually getting an offer of rep. Pretty cool! Can't wait to see the changes that go into the final product.

06.03.2026 17:03 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

#WIPSnips #writingcommunity #writers #writesky

Late today 🥱

This lady here decided to fuck with Ru'ul, one of the biggest badasses in Atalantis. She's finding out that was a mistake 😂

From my upcoming book, THE GODS OF ATALANTIS, now looking for ARC readers! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

06.03.2026 16:27 — 👍 45    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 0

You know a love a good moon reference

06.03.2026 12:24 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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a nun with glasses is holding a wooden stick ALT: a nun with glasses is holding a wooden stick
06.03.2026 12:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

#WIPSnips from DAD BODIES!

Hank vs nun!

#RevPit in a week! Exciting!

#WritingCommunity #amquerying #horror #ttrpg #horrorbooks

DAD BODIES is with five publishers?!

06.03.2026 08:40 — 👍 30    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1
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a video game screen shows a green monster and a pink monster with the words we 're back at the bottom ALT: a video game screen shows a green monster and a pink monster with the words we 're back at the bottom

I keep reading these thinking of the moonanites from Aqua Team Hunger Force

06.03.2026 12:15 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Good morning!!! For today's #WIPSnips we've got a bit more Bunibo before we see Frogbo again... but it's really fun to write from her perspective!
Don't worry: Bunibo's being ultra-careful about this whole scary vortex thing. 🐰📦
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06.03.2026 09:18 — 👍 40    🔁 9    💬 6    📌 0

G'morning #WIPSnips.
Perspective of one of the antagonists from Cavern Clipper here, right before a significant action sequence.
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06.03.2026 09:33 — 👍 36    🔁 9    💬 0    📌 0
No. Even if Lexi offered, Damien could never take it. Could he? How could he be sure he’d stop, before causing irreversible harm? Could he trust himself?  
To not lose control again?
It had taken far too much effort for him to control himself on the ship. That was failure enough itself. He’d need to better prepare if he dared return to New Atlantis. 
What was the point of even pursuing such a… bond? Damien knew too well how friendships with humans always ended; loss, pain, and being alone. 
With a tinge of something that he refused to name for fear of longing for it, Damien hoped that Lexi would somehow build the new home, connections, and “found-family” that they clearly wanted. Or at the least, he hoped Lexi would take care of themself.  
Yes, Damien was very much looking forward to being home. 
While no sunlight penetrated the ship’s walls, he could still feel the sunrise, the sun’s oppressive presence at the horizon. Lulling him to sleep, as it did every day. Almost impossible to fight. He closed his eyes, his thoughts swirling until he found transient peace. 
But little did Damien know that his house-sitter had brought an unexpected guest. Another being in need of healing. 
One who, like Damien, needed friends more than they realized. Though Damien would have been the last person to admit it.

No. Even if Lexi offered, Damien could never take it. Could he? How could he be sure he’d stop, before causing irreversible harm? Could he trust himself? To not lose control again? It had taken far too much effort for him to control himself on the ship. That was failure enough itself. He’d need to better prepare if he dared return to New Atlantis. What was the point of even pursuing such a… bond? Damien knew too well how friendships with humans always ended; loss, pain, and being alone. With a tinge of something that he refused to name for fear of longing for it, Damien hoped that Lexi would somehow build the new home, connections, and “found-family” that they clearly wanted. Or at the least, he hoped Lexi would take care of themself. Yes, Damien was very much looking forward to being home. While no sunlight penetrated the ship’s walls, he could still feel the sunrise, the sun’s oppressive presence at the horizon. Lulling him to sleep, as it did every day. Almost impossible to fight. He closed his eyes, his thoughts swirling until he found transient peace. But little did Damien know that his house-sitter had brought an unexpected guest. Another being in need of healing. One who, like Damien, needed friends more than they realized. Though Damien would have been the last person to admit it.

Sharing a bit of of my #hopepunk novel for today's #WIPSnips, "pursue."

Damien returns home, after the team fails to evacuate a planet being sucked into a black hole.

The only chapter from Damien’s POV.

#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #sff #alien #vampire #zoo #empathy #alienzoo #scifi

06.03.2026 10:07 — 👍 51    🔁 7    💬 4    📌 0

#WIPSnips
Today’s word is pursue, which I has as pursuit.
We had Eve and Michael chasing the villain to his gang’s hideout.
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06.03.2026 11:26 — 👍 23    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 0
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#wipsnips #amquerying #sffwriters #writingcommunity #writersky #timetravelauthors #speclit #amwriting #authors #thrillerwriters #writerandreader #writers
#revspirations

06.03.2026 10:30 — 👍 20    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Cute tabby with a giant blep

Cute tabby with a giant blep

Oh, does someone have to leave the house today? Here's how I feel about that.
#cats #caturday #kitten

06.03.2026 10:54 — 👍 41    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1

"Spike buck is the word we use for a male deer who has inherited a recessive trait. His antlers will never grow to their full glory. He will forever be crippled by forces he can’t understand." - our hero
From my RevPit hopeful - "Hat"
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05.03.2026 10:07 — 👍 44    🔁 9    💬 0    📌 0

Hey Natasha! I got a horror with some witchcraft and monsters 🙂 but also possession and some religious language with a pastor character🙁. Would that be a no-go. Also, set in the 2000s...is that historical? Also all is dry snark considered your type of humor?

05.03.2026 16:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

Piggy backing off of this...what are the ethics if one was to have already queried and been rejected...asking for a friend.

05.03.2026 16:08 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

#WIPSnips
Word of the day is ‘destroy’ which I don’t use so we’re going ✨ vibes ✨
From my sapphic horror story, Deeper We Go.
Ashley’s phone breaks, and gets attacked but is saved by Bec.
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05.03.2026 12:51 — 👍 22    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
Black text, green background, “destroy” highlighted pink

A smile crosses his features, and it's annoyingly attractive.

"I'm going to wipe that smirk off your face."

He steps up to me, too close, but I don't move back. "Yeah?"

"And wipe the floor with you. And if you think you're going to kiss me by getting closer and closer, you're going to regret that thought."

"I wouldn't dream of touching you, Dark." He raises his hand to my cheek but stops short of making contact. The hairs on my cheek stand up as if drawn to his hand, and a shiver runs down my body. "Not unless you want it."

"That's what you said about staying away." I shift my head slightly away to lower the risk of touching. I meet his eyes, still enchanted by the way the stars in them sparkle in contrast to the darkness behind them. My hand goes to his chest, perhaps to steady myself, and I can feel his heart racing under it. I raise my chin until our lips have almost connected...

And then I shove him back as the guilt twists my gut. "Is that why you erased the messages? To DESTROY your competition?"

"God damn it, Dark." He swipes the towel off his neck and tosses it onto the floor, like a challenge or a white flag, I can't decide which. I like this Jesse, the unguarded one, but I can't let my guard down either. "Stop acting like I killed him."

Black text, green background, “destroy” highlighted pink A smile crosses his features, and it's annoyingly attractive. "I'm going to wipe that smirk off your face." He steps up to me, too close, but I don't move back. "Yeah?" "And wipe the floor with you. And if you think you're going to kiss me by getting closer and closer, you're going to regret that thought." "I wouldn't dream of touching you, Dark." He raises his hand to my cheek but stops short of making contact. The hairs on my cheek stand up as if drawn to his hand, and a shiver runs down my body. "Not unless you want it." "That's what you said about staying away." I shift my head slightly away to lower the risk of touching. I meet his eyes, still enchanted by the way the stars in them sparkle in contrast to the darkness behind them. My hand goes to his chest, perhaps to steady myself, and I can feel his heart racing under it. I raise my chin until our lips have almost connected... And then I shove him back as the guilt twists my gut. "Is that why you erased the messages? To DESTROY your competition?" "God damn it, Dark." He swipes the towel off his neck and tosses it onto the floor, like a challenge or a white flag, I can't decide which. I like this Jesse, the unguarded one, but I can't let my guard down either. "Stop acting like I killed him."

Jesse erased Ace’s voicemails, all Evie had left of him. She’s determined not to forgive him for it

No matter how hot he is

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From Master/Puppet🦸🏼‍♀️🦸🏿‍♂️

05.03.2026 09:17 — 👍 48    🔁 7    💬 5    📌 0

Good morning! Getting back in the swing of things today as we're back to #WIPSnips, fleshing out the front-half of Frogbo!
Bunibo is a mite bit worried about that giant vortex that's been consuming everything. Uh-oh... 🌌🐰💦
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05.03.2026 13:19 — 👍 24    🔁 7    💬 2    📌 1

#WIPSnips March 5 "destroy"

From the Gothic Fantasy short story. The Man in the Private Chapel.

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05.03.2026 08:47 — 👍 21    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0