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With multiple magical cultures attending Havetsavain, it is often common to forget the arcane is universal. Each one possessing a unique quality, but the academy’s halls allow for everyone to share their expressions.

No magic stands above any other.

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March 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
havetsavain.bsky.social
The Witches of this world manifest their memories into their magic. Able to mimic any spell they see.

This is how they have their dominance, a monopoly of magic built on the diverse world of cultures around them.

This why they dispise Havetsavain Academy of Arcane.

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A moodboard with six photos: a chess piece with the king standing, a quote 'protect your magic' on a green background, three men standing by a window, Justice holding up scales, a door with the words scratched into it 'The world's not safe anymore', and a hand grabbing a glass.
March 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
havetsavain.bsky.social
Two sets of eyes guide you through the controversial halls of Havetsavain Academy of Arcane’s inaugural year. Millie and Ava both add their own dash of whimsy, humor and poise, witnessing the school’s mysteries and a more sinister layer to the magic world.
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The Book cover: An image of a golden key with a purple compass as its bow. It is wrapped with a green and blue banner with the words: Havetsavain Academy of Arcane: The Other School on it. It is on a background of stars and lines. Around this image is text about the book.
March 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
lxnne.bsky.social
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lxnne.bsky.social Laureanne Broton ⚔️querying⚔️ @lxnne.bsky.social · Feb 13
ELPHABA X ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FAERIES X DON'T LET THE FOREST IN = TEARS OF A BANSHEE

🖤Sibling rivalry
🖤Themes of grief, jealousy & revenge
🖤Good FMC turned bad
🖤Morally grey, angry & imperfect characters
🖤Challenging the system

Belated #questpit post for my #agentsguide #Q #F #H #NA #writingcommunity
March 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM
katexmachina.bsky.social
These movies aren't all 1:1 comps for PAINTED FLOWERS NEVER DIE, but they share themes, vibes, or plot points with the novel. #LuckyPit #PopUpPitA #PopUpPit #AmQuerying #Adult
A grid of movie posters including Ferris Bueller's Day Off, What Dreams May Come, Wings of Desire, Loving Vincent, An American in Paris, Richard Linklater's Before trilogy, One Day, and Paris Je T'aime.
March 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
katexmachina.bsky.social
And since music is a huge part of the protagonist's life, here are some of the songs on the playlist I created while writing PAINTED FLOWERS NEVER DIE. #LuckyPit #PopUpPitA #PopUpPit #AmQuerying #Adult
Some playlist selects including "Never My Love" by The Association, "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" by The Dream Academy, "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane, "Vincent" by Don McLean, "Live Forever" by Oasis, and "Sunday Morning" by The Velvet Underground & Nico.
March 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
katexmachina.bsky.social
PAINTED FLOWERS NEVER DIE is book club-ready speculative fiction with two scoops of romance. It's all about a widow navigating fame, art, and searching, above all, for the feeling of being alive.

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Against a background of an oil painting of a bouquet, the Agent's Guide for PAINTED FLOWERS NEVER DIE, a 90K word book club-ready work of speculative fiction. By Katherine Spada, @katexmachina on Bluesky and @kat_ex_machina on Twitter. A two-paragraph pitch that should be high contrast enough for a screen reader. Images representing comp titles: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams, Akira Kurosawa's film Dreams, the Playbill for Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George, a photo of Lucy Dacus performing Ankles on a late-night show. The Mood Board including a picture of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Georges Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, Frida Kahlo's Self Portrait with Monkey, Edward Hopper's Nighthawks, Kylie Minogue at Michael Hutchence's funeral, Bisa Butler's The Safety Patrol, a still of Amélie and Nino riding a moped around Montmartre.
March 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
extondebbie.bsky.social
DIAL A FOR AUNTIES x LISTEN FOR THE LIE x DEAD ROMANTICS

When Edie finds a body above a grave, her prime suspect is the hot guy she just met.

Unfortunately he thinks the same about her.

To have a shot at love, they must find the real killer.

Or die trying.

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March 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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March 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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CAMP FEARLESS is where queer boys go to become happy, healthy, and heterosexual. But when camper David Avery meets his “ex-gay” counselor Luke Kelly, their infatuation with one another forces them to choose between freedom and survival.

Queer upmarket // 95k words

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A mood board depicting two teenage boys facing away from the camera, surrounded by images from a Christian summer camp. Images include legs dangling off a dock, a bonfire, a rustic chapel, a group of teen boys with shaved heads, a lunch tray, and hands raised in prayer. At the bottom is an image of a list of rules with two consenting signatures that read “Luke Kelly” and “David Avery”.
March 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
nicolesealauthor.bsky.social
Love, Death, and other Melbourne Mishaps (88k) is a mixture of a romantic comedy and an urban romantasy set in Melbourne Australia. Think what we do in the shadows meets Notting Hill.
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Love, Death, and other Melbourne Mishaps (88k) is a mixture of a romantic comedy and an urban romantasy set in Melbourne Australia. Think what we do in the shadows meets Notting Hill. #LuckyPit #PopUpPit #popuppita
March 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
garwuprivacypublications.com
Santa Claus & the Data Disaster
SANTA CLAUS MYTH x THE LITTLE CYBER ENGINEER
With the help of Mrs. Claus, Santa rethinks how he operates. Can he fix his Data Disaster and stay off the Naughty List to save Christmas?
👩‍🔬STEM in witty rhyme ✍️
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Mint background. Title at the top reads: "Agent's Guide to Santa Claus and the Data Disaster”. The text reads: “It's almost Christmas and Santa has a problem. A big problem. Apparently, kids (and government regulators) take issue with how he collects, uses, and keeps his Christmas intel. If he can't change his ways, Christmas may not happen all together. Through the wise advice of Mrs. Claus, Santa learns how to build and deliver Christmas without invading the Privacy of kids (and adults) around the world. This story was inspired by the authors' own concern that telling the story of Santa claus would teach their children to be complacent with surveillance and bad privacy practices. The story uses witty yet informative rhyme to give adults and children alike a new way to talk about Santa Claus.” Mint background. Title at the top reads: “COMPS for 'Santa Claus and the Data Disaster”. There is a bulleted list of 3 works. The Little Trailblazer, by Joan Holub (author) and Daniel Roode (September 5, 2017) Baby Loves Electrical Engineering on Christmas, By Ruth Spiro (Author) and Irene Chan (Illustrator) (August 24, 2021) THE Little Cyber Engineer by Amber Devilbiss (Author, Illustrator) (July 17, 2022) Underneath the list comes the cover images of each of the books. On the right, the image is of a book with a navy cover. Its title is The Little Cyber Engineer is the title in yellow text. The image is of a little girl in all black looking like a ninja or hacker. She's carrying a sack full of money. The author and illustrator is listed in the bottom right hand corner in white and yellow text. Mint background. Title at the top reads: “Tropes in Santa Claus and the Data Disaster”. Then there is a list of 5 tropes. Sparkle emoji. Retelling of the Santa Claus Myth, Santa head emoji. female scientist emoji. STEM lessons in witty rhyme wolf emoji. No real villains supervillain emoji. Redemption arcs superhero emoji. open laptop emoji. Digital messages in (mostly) analog format. old style dial telephone emoji. At the bottom of the slide, are two concept sketches. On the left Mrs Claus stands in front of an easel as if teaching Santa. She has a lightbulb over her head and she points to the easel reading: “Christmas Model” with the bullets “privacy,” “optional opt-out,” “consent,” and “notice.” Next to her, Santa smiles on his computer. In the second sketch, Santa sits at his computer looking stressed. Both he and his computer have marks above them indicating confusion and concern. In both Santa is wearing his traditional red and white costume. He has a blue mug that appears to have steam coming out of it. The confusion marks coming from his head appear in yellow. The desk is a dark brown. The background is a grayish-lavendar. There is text on the slide that states: “Re-telling and updating of the Santa Claus mythology utilizing core privacy concepts like consent and data minimization” on the bottom right under the outlined person. Text at the bottom left reads: “Art by Giana Molinari” This slide is a mood board w/ light green background. There are 3 rows of boxes with either text or images. 1st row, from L to R - 1st box has black text on a white background reading “He spies. He collects data in bulk. He never deletes. Really, he's breaking the law.” The 2nd image is a black image with light blue lines and dots and numbers. 3rd image is the image of an elf doll hanging onto a Christmas tree decorated with tinsel. 4th box Has an image of an opulent library. A little Christmas tree made of books with a blue ribbon on top. The image has text crediting the image to Alea Garbagnati. 2nd row, from L to R - 1st box is an image with a white background. There are two hands with white writing on them saying “Yes” and “No.” 2nd box has an image of Santa Claus set against a white background. He is standing with one finger up & as if he were saying “Ho ho ho.” On the ground is a red velvet that looks full. 3rd box is black text set against a white background reading “Santa is bad at Privacy.” Underneath that text reads: “Unless otherwise noted, concept art created or collected from Canva or other publicly available resources” in small text in the bottom left. The Last box is an image of hands holding a tablet computer . In the screen of the tablet computer is a blue graphic with a lock and the word “PRIVACY.” In the final row, from L to R - 1st box is a blurred street video photo. In the foreground of the photo is a giant eyeball. The eye is looking at a series of binary code (1s and 0s) and the code is reflected in the eye. 2nd box is black text set against a white background. The text reads “Can Santa change his ways and embrace privacy-by-design?” In the third image set against a red background are two red elf dolls playing with a red box with numbers 1 to 24 (and Advent calendar box). There are green decorative trees with light snow dusting next to the box. In the final box is an image of a woman and boy set against a white background.
March 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
garwuprivacypublications.com
Camille & the Cookies
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD X CHICKEN CLICKING
A lil' girl learns that free things may come with hidden costs when a cookie-selling Wolf uses new business tactics & everything changes.
✨Modernized fairy tale🧚‍♀️
🐺No real villains
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Light Red background. Title at the top reads: "Agent's Guide to Camille & the Cookies.” The text reads: “Love an anti-hero? Let us introduce you to Warren Wolf - our misunderstood businessman just trying to sell some cookies in our 700-word picture book. This is a cheerful, modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood that moonlights as a subtle allegory for teaching about online cookies. But for now, it’s all about the Cookies! Camille's Granny and Warren Wolf run a beloved cookie stand. Everything seems perfect, but things take a sudden turn when Granny is away and Warren is running the stand alone. The cookies taste better than ever, but something feels off. Can Camille and Granny restore harmony and set their idyllic world right? With endearing characters and delicious challenges, this contemporary retelling of little red riding hood is sure to delight all readers.” Light Red background. Title reads: "Comps for Camille & the Cookies.” There is a bulleted list of 3 works. It's Not Little Red Riding Hood (It’s Not a Fairy Tale), By Josh Funk (Author), Edwardian Taylor (Illustrator) (October 2020) The Little Cyber Engineer, By Amber DeVilbiss (Author, Illustrator) (July 17, 2022) Chicken Clicking By Jeanne Willis (Author), Tony Ross (Illustrator) (September 1, 2015) Underneath the list comes the cover images of each of the books. On the left is the cover image of It's Not Little Red Riding Hood. It's a stylized cartoon of a little girl in a peach dress with a red hood in a forest holding a basket. There are red and white flowers in the foreground. The middle image is of a book with a navy cover. Its title is The Little Cyber Engineer in yellow text. The image is of a little girl in all black looking like a ninja or hacker. She's carrying a sack full of money. The author and illustrator is listed in the bottom right hand corner in white and yellow text. On the right, is an image of a very cartoonish adorable and humanized chick sitting in front of a desktop computer with a computer screen glowing. The chick is using a mouse and keyboard and is obviously online surfing. The chick has blushing cheeks. The Title, Chicken Clicking, appears in big, yellow font. The author’s and illustrator’s names in small blue font on either side of the title. There’s a quote on the cover in a cartoon bubble that reads, “A great book…to introduce safety on the intranet. GUARDIAN” Light Red background. Title reads: "Tropes for Camille & the Cookies.” Then there is a list of 5 tropes. Sparkle emoji. Modernized fairy tales. fairy emoji, female scientist emoji. Empowering the Underrepresented. wolf emoji. No real villains supervillain emoji. Redemption arcs superhero emoji. open laptop emoji. Digital messages in (mostly) analog format. old style dial telephone emoji. At the bottom is an image of a smiling brunette girl in a red hood and cape. She looks like a traditional Little Red Riding Hood. She’s skipping. She appears to have brown shoes and bare legs. Her fists are closed and she has a very wide smile. There is a black thin arrow leading to a picture of a red drawstring hoodie and a picture of 3 chocolate chip cookies. Underneath these pictures reads the following text: “Contemporary Little Red Riding Hood & A Lesson About Online Cookies” Mood board with a light red background. In the first row of pictures, three photos described left to right. 1st - is a collage of chocolate chip cookies. 2nd- is a stack of older bound books with the book on top open and the pages arranged in an arch. 3rd - is a colorful assortment of handprints made from paint, assembled as if done for a school project. The second row has three images and a text box. From left to right- The first image is rendition of a planet in space with light hitting the top of the planet. This image is outlined by text resembling computer code in blue with images of locks to indicate data security. The next box is black text over a white background. In a cursive font, it reads “Everything is idyllic in the town of Alaurea.” In the third box is an image of a figure in a red hood carrying a basket walking along a dirt trail into a green forest. The fourth box is a closeup of an outdoor carousel. At the top right of the image is the face of one horse of the carousel. The rest of the carousel animals are seen from behind. In the third row, there are 4 boxes, 3 with images and one with text. From left to right - The first box has the image of a young Black girl (around 6-8) set to an off-white background. The girl has dark curly hair, is wearing a lab coat and blue safety goggles and is holding her chin as if she is thinking. In the second box is the image of a gray wolf lurking behind a tree. Only one of the wolf’s eyes is visible and there is a cloudy nature scape in the background. The colors of the image are wintery, with a bit of light blue hues. The third box has a white background with black text. In cursive writing, it reads “until a wolf changes everything…can Camille put it to right?” The final box has a market stand with rows of cookies. These are lots of cookies, some with marshmallows and chocolate, some double chocolate peanut butter, some white macadamia and either oatmeal raisin or Chocolate chip.
March 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
arienskyewrites.bsky.social
🎨Enchanted Art
🎨Heist
🎨 Saints and Ancestors
🎨Romance
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March 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
arienskyewrites.bsky.social
💀 stolen inheritance
💀found family
💀romantasy
💀 magic, tradition, and essential oils

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March 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
mkdbail.bsky.social
#wipsnips Mar 17 - I'm subbing "roll" for "skate" in this tiny little snip from my #spaceopera Thief of Gods. #sff #scifi #PopUpPitA #luckypit #booksky #writesky #writingcommunity #querying
snip from my space opera Thief of Gods substituting "roll" for the prompt "skate": For the millionth time in his life, Jaska thanked fate for blessing him with the gift of bullshit. It rolled off his tongue like the honest truth.
March 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
aspenandersen.bsky.social
TAYLOR JENKINS REID X JENEVA ROSE

A documentary producer inherits archive footage and must reconcile the discrepancies between it and her interviewees to find the truth about an icon's untimely death—before her own dark past resurfaces.

Agent Guide on profile ❤️

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A collage of images including a bloody fingerprint, a red carpet, a girl in a bathtub; an infinity pool overlooking the ocean, a living room, a starlet on the red carpet.
March 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
arachnereid.bsky.social
Long after the dust settles, what will grow from the rubble?

A scholar-empath leads a #tarot themed odyssey across the former US & through the Wheel of the Year, using neoprimitive living skills, #permaculture, and #meditation powers

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Priestess tarot card with a figure of light sitting in meditation on a large stone in the forest map of the US with 60 m sea level rise over a back ground of leaves sprouting from sticks, an orange and pink sunset, and the Earth Fool tarot card with a figure over a rushing river, stepping off a ledge holding a sunflower hermit tarot card with a figure knee deep in a colorful swamp holding up a lantern
March 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Here's my Agent's Guide to the 1st entry of my cozy mystery / fantasy series, best described as
KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE meets LEGENDS AND LATTES!
March 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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