Samyra Stuart-Altman

Thank you!!

I second that comment! You’re just so clear and descriptive. I caught myself saying, “yes…yes…also yes…ok, I’m sending my query package tomorrow!”

#BluePit A Storytelling Hype/Pitch Event What It Is: An event designed to uplift storytellers of any media. All works are welcome, regardless of the stage (e.g., Drafting, Editing, Querying, On Submission, or Published). When: Jan 13, 2026 (24 Hours) #BluePit Rules: Limit 3 posts per WIP; multiple works allowed. Include correct emojis to appear in media specific feeds Use appropriate tags (see Tag list) All images must include ALT text. No AI. Everyone is encouraged to like and repost Use the #BluePit feeds to find and support others. Agents, editors, and publishers are welcome to participate and can also use #BluePit feeds without a BlueSky account Emojis Writing (e.g. “#bluepit 📖”) Game Dev (e.g. “#bluepit 🎮”) Comics (e.g. “#bluepit 💥”) TTRPGS (e.g. “#bluepit 🎲”) Questions? BluePit.Carrd.Co @BluePit.Bsky.Social @ZProspero.bsky.social

#BluePit Tags MEDIA: #BluePit 💥 - Comics #BluePit 🎮 - Game Dev #BluePit 🎲 - TTRPGs #BluePit 📖 - Writers STAGE: #W - Work In Progress #Q - Querying #OS - On Submission #P - Published AUDIENCE: #PB - Picture Book #MG - Middle Grade #YA - Young Adult #A - Adult #NA - New Adult REPRESENTATION: #OV - Own Voices #LGBT- LGBTQIA+ #DIS - Disabled Creators #WF - Women's Fiction #POC - Person of Color #ND - Neurodivergent #TR - Transgender GENRE #F - Fantasy #R - Romance #H - Horror #SF - Sci-Fi #M - Mystery #PN - Paranormal #C - Crime #HS - Historical #SP - Speculative #PO - Poetry #NF - Non-Fiction GAME SYSTEM: #D20 - 20-sided die based #D6 - 6-sided die based #D100 - 100-sided die based #NAR - Narrative based #DUN - Dungeon Crawler #RO - Rogue-Like

#BluePit is ready to kick off 2026! Creators in the #WritingCommunity, #GameDev & #IndieDev, #TTRPG, and #Comic communities get ready to pitch or promote your projects!

#BluePit will be taking place on Jan 13th, 2026!

And #BluePitHype starts January 8th!

#WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents

Cat-induced work stoppage. Will resume reading and writing once these tender toes have moved on.

#AmWriting #AmQuerying #writer #cat #veterinarian

I’ll be needing a copy of this!

@mrrickygervais.bsky.social might like this one - it’s a “hunter becomes hunted” meets “nature’s revenge” kind of thing, with some dark humour…but mostly dark and unapologetically on side with the animals.

Congrats!

All for it! 🙌

Sometimes when I’m working on a story, I take a step back and pick up my sketchbook to really launch myself into the world I’m building. It just so happens there’s a pretty stern Cape Buffalo in my most recent creation.
#WIP #amwriting #horror #sketch #artist

He insists I dedicate this book to him. And…I probably will do exactly that.

#amwriting
#wip
#horror
#cats

My co-author on every project.

#amwriting
#WIP
#writing
#horror

The next WIP also happens in this universe…or some broken version of it.

#amwriting #wip #horror #writer

My next WIP happens somewhere in this universe.

(Me, transporting a sedated giraffe in South Africa)

#WIP #amwriting #wildlife #africa #veterinarian

The face you make when you try to smell your own nose. Coincidentally, the same face I make while trying to solve a plotting problem.

#amwriting
#writing
#veterinarian

My face may be blurry, but her smile is not.

Morning frolics with some piggies before getting back to my creative projects.

#writer #pigs #farmyard #veterinarian #amquerying

Thank you!

My short story TERMINAL NOSTALGIA appears in Symphonies of Imagination this month!

(Pearl is either unimpressed or not surprised l)
#writer #published #amquerying #cats

Writer’s block, or co-author?

Maybe both.

#writing #amquerying #horror

Surround yourself with those who adore you the way this guy adores the treat I’m holding 😉

Looking forward to another year of writing!

#dog #vet #shelter #writingcommunity #amquerying

Telepathically dictating her memoirs to me.

“Chapter 3 - I did not consent to this vet visit, nor did I consent to this photo. And yet, here we are. They all say I’m adorable.”

#cats #writer #writingcommunity #vet

Today’s writing prompt comes from the back of a dump truck.

I see a skeleton that’s either politely interrupting my nightmare with a raised index finger, or his hand is turned and he’s giving me the finger.

Either way, perspective is everything.

#horror #writing #amquerying

When you’re trying to pitch your novel to an agent or editor, but you’re really just a cozy house-cat who wants to hang out and read together.

#amquerying #writing #publishing #cats #fiction #horror

I think you should embrace that idea!

What genres do you write?

Me: Oh, you know, speculative fiction, horror, and medical records.

#writer #amquerying #chihuahua #veterinarian #horror #fiction

That little story that I’m working on? It also takes place here(ish). I took this photo from the trail, just outside of The Polar Bear Capital of the World.

Bundle up. It’s going to be a cold one.

#horror #novel #arcttic #writing #amquerying

Little ol’ me, trying to introduce my novel in a query.

#writng #cats #amquerying

Submitting more short stories. My assistants are putting in some OT.

#AmQuerying #subs #writing #cats

The face you make when you find a typo after completing a submission 😑

#amquerying
#writing

Took a break from vetting/writing to be a background actor for a day. DEANER ‘89 is out!

👋 hello!! Veterinarian by day, and writer by night (and days off). I have some beautiful horror to share in my latest project.