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~ X/IG/🧵@delandjessica ~ #amquerying YA Contemporary Fantasy ~ #author in SMALL SHIFTS: SHORT STORIES OF FANTASTICAL TRANSFORMATION ~ 2022 Killer Nashville Claymore Finalist ~ #nospice #cleanreads #writer ~ 💍 mom of 4 ~ #LDS https://jessicadeland.net/
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All right, everyone. I've got my 3 posters ready for #posterpit, and I'm so excited for everyone to see them! And after seeing so many of you teasing yours, I'm crazy excited to see everyone else's, too! ☺️ Like or comment here to swap support on Saturday! 🙌 #WritingCommunity

submitted 12 hours ago • 0 comments

Today, let's dive into two new querying trends that are on the rise + my take on their effectiveness...

submitted 2 days ago • 6 comments

New Agent's Guide to WAKE! YA contemporary fantasy with 21 full requests and 4 offers of publication THE INHERITANCE GAMES X A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY A kidnapped ballerina has to choose: family or freedom and her ballet dreams. #agentguide #agentsguide #amquerying #litagents #WritingCommunity

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

What you hope will happen when you send off a query vs. what usually happens 😂😅😭 Up to 2 full requests for this third round of querying (one from an agent who DMed me a personal link!), but 16 rejections. Fingers crossed one of these is the one! #amquerying #WritingCommunity

submitted 3 days ago • 5 comments

Spent the last 1.5 weeks doing a complete revision on WAKE to tighten the prose & did a speed read on the whole thing yesterday for typos. Decided to table the prologue for now & cut almost 5,000 words, bringing it from 97K words to 91K Hoping this version's the one!🤞 #amquerying #WritingCommunity

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Just got back on the #amquerying horse, and I already got a full request! Thanks goes to @vvauthor.bsky.social, whose VIP query critique was uplifting and invaluable, and also @cmorganayers (over on X), who selflessly volunteered to critique my query package, too. There may be hope for WAKE yet! ☺️🤞

submitted 10 days ago • 6 comments

Thank you everyone for all the support for #1stLinePit! It was so encouraging after having to dip back into the query trenches with this book. You're all amazing, and I read so many great first lines yesterday! The #WritingCommunity is so talented! ☺️

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Thank you to everyone for the overwhelming support on my post about what happened to me with the small presses. I'll get to everyone's comments soon. In the meantime, I'm planning to do #1stLinePit tomorrow, though I won't be around much. Like or comment here to swap support! #writingcommunity

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

This was supposed to be my publication announcement, but my ideal small press offer for my YA fantasy WAKE was rescinded I got 4 small press offers & 20 total full requests that didn't work out due to some unfortunate circumstances. Read on for details 🧵1/8 #WritingCommunity

submitted 15 days ago • 15 comments

Agent's guide to my YA fantasy w/ 20 full requests & 4 offers of publication Fantasy fugitives kidnap a ballerina w/ a panic disorder for their leader's magic w/in her & she seeks escape when they force her to live w/them until it's returned #agentguide #agentsguide #amquerying

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

I'm not planning to do #chaospit because I'm heads down on a fresh revision, but I'm here to support anyone who wants it! Let chaos reign!

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

I accidentally dropped out of #unhingedpit halfway through because life stuff took over, but the insanity was exactly what I needed to lift my spirits! Thanks to everyone who supported my deranged pitches. 😁 The #WritingCommunity is the best support system!

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

A sadistic con artist, a psychotic hothead, & a giant sorcerer barge into a ballerina's life b/c she's a clueless tupperware for their leader's magic. Kidnapped & forced to live w/ them until it's returned, she fights back w/ a cell phone & ballet #unhingedpit #Q #YA #F #M #R #FR

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment