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#WIPSnips "lip" (From A DEATH WITHOUT YOU)

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Smokey loves it when groceries come with boxes. 😆💜

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Happy Friday! What's that? You want to read a romantasy where the love interest is an angelic fae/shadow daddy shifter? Because I've got a book for that. 👀 #Booksky #Romantasy #indiebooks

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Taking a break from editing/writing today. Had a medical emergency yesterday and ended up taking an ambulance ride to the hospital from my doctor's office. (I'm still not feeling the greatest, but I'm stable.) We cannot catch a break lately!

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#WIPSnips "name"

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When the reckless behavior of Alexandra and her friends leads to their deaths, they’re given the chance to go back in time, solve their own murder, and correct the mistakes that got them killed. But dark forces are determined to keep them in the afterlife forever. #1stLinePit

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READY OR NOT x FUNNY STORY “Twenty minutes—that’s all it takes for this date to soar to the top of my ‘worst experiences of my life’ list.” About to be on submission! 🎨💛🩺 #1stLinePit #R #A #OS #editors #editorsguide

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I’m terrified I’ve already become a fallen child star—burnt out before my eighteenth birthday. Until the call. #AgentsGuide for PLAY TO MY HEART in reply to this post. #1stLinePit #Q #YA #R #LF #CON #amquerying

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#1stLinePit Grim Portents HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE X CONSTANTINE We killed another guy at the Whataburger this morning, which makes three since we started on the road yesterday. #Q #A #F #COM #H #P

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It’s rainy and cold. Coffee is my BFF right now.

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"Darkness should not growl. It shouldn’t rasp or seethe. Just the absence of light—that’s all it is. All it’s supposed to be. But the darkness in Granny’s basement is a different kind of darkness." #1stLinePit #A #H #SS #Agented

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“I swear to God, the power had better not go out again,” I muttered to myself, mentally running over all the emails and chores I still had to tackle. Springtime in Missouri brought storms, but I had deadlines to meet. #1stLinePit #A #F #R #WIP #Agented

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STARLING HOUSE X CRIMSON PEAK "I drifted on a strange sea between worlds. Blips of consciousness, and then? Trapped in a nightmare of claws and darkness. Yes, it had to be a dream." #1stLinePit #WIP #Agented #A #R #P #F

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FROM BLOOD AND ASH x SPARK OF THE EVERFLAME THE QUEEN IS RISING Stories are pretty, but the truth is real and full of pain. #1stLinePit #Q #A #RF

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Kass harbored no illusions that the sun rose and set on her; she had nearly fifty-two years of experiential evidence that proved otherwise. Every moment the planet faced the sun and each rotation around it, she had to fight for her position. #1stLinePit #Q #A #LF #COM #WF

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#Editors "Chilly rain drove into me like tiny knives as I ran from the brutal man I once loved. Mud caked my clothes. My lungs burned, and my limbs shook. I didn’t want to die. I didn’t want to live with him either, a fate worse than death." #1stLinePit #A #Gothic #R #F #OS

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#WIPSnips "laugh" Nothing like a creepy ghost child giggle to brighten your day! 👀

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Insomnia By Heather Carter In the wee hours I sit in the dark A lullaby of snores Song of my heart Surrounded by calm A blanket of night Dreams are afloat on ships that take flight My loves are all safe and sound in their beds As I sit awake with hours ahead #poetry

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Hi, I wrote a Labyrinth-inspired book about a single mom from St. Louis who gets trapped in a fairytale-esque world, pursued by a lovesick shadow daddy, railed by a hot fae with stained-glass wings, and slays a giant troll—all while trying to find her way back home to her kid. Also on Audible! 🎧

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My body: “WATER. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, GIVE ME WATER.” Me: “Absolutely! Let me just filter it through these coffee grounds first…”

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#WIPSnips "Lonely"

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Smokey is having an existential crisis.

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This song has always resonated with me, especially as an autistic woman who doesn’t always fit in with mainstream society. I think there’s something to be said for holding onto what light we can, though, especially in such a dark world. 💔 Through the Eyes of a Child (Aurora)

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Chloe: Autistic. Loves cats, coffee, and cussing. Lunien: God-prince of the Underworld. Hot as hell. Thinks Chloe is his soulmate so he traps her in a haunted house (as one does). Grey: a fine-looking specimen of a ghost in said house. Haunts Chloe. #UnhingedPit #A #F #R #AG #OS

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Alloson and John are in some deep Scooby Doo sh!t. But they kinda dig each other, so that's cool. (Sound on for spooky music.) #UnhingedPit #A #AG #WIP #Gothic #H #R

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Ever heard of a hollow Earth romantasy? Well, you're freakin' about to! (Updated trailer) #unhingedpit #A #R #F #AG #WIP

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Here me out… Prince of the Underworld says you’re his main squeeze. And sometimes he gets, uh, “horn”-y. Anywhoodles! It’s also a ghost story. With a cat, too. #UnhingedPit #A #F #romantasy #OS #ag #gothic

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My 17 y/o has been admitted to the hospital (please keep them in your thoughts) and I’m running on next to no sleep. But thank goodness for small mercies- I finally figured out how to recline the top half of this recliner! 🙌🏻

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Updated #editors guide to A DEATH WITHOUT YOU LAKESEDGE X HILL HOUSE Chloe is trapped in a haunted mansion, bound to marry the ruthless prince of the underworld. She has three weeks to escape or be his forever. Fate and the love of a ghost battle as secrets claw to the surface. #romantasy #gothic

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I fought the sound of the insane wind outside and multiple equipment issues to finally get this recorded yesterday. Not perfect, but it's my favorite song at the moment, so I had to get it down! youtu.be/3MjXT_iQ7SA #musicsky #singersofbluesky

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Threads has started automatically changing LGBTQ+ flag emojis (among others) back to the Unicode versions, which looks something like this: 🏳️ 🌈 (as opposed to 🏳️‍🌈). Seems to be specifically targeted. Kinda suspicious if it’s just a “coding error”.

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Smokey is a good nurse-kitty! (Kids have been sick lately.)

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Our Wives Under the Sea x Malibu Rising In a beach town of people lost at sea & legends of sea creatures told in secret, first heartbreak isn't only transformative on the inside– it turns women into sirens who come back to drown the exes responsible #PopUpPitA #LuckyPit #F #A #R

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A princess disguised as a man competes for her stolen throne to defeat a demon possessing the dynasty of kings, while fighting against monsters, societal conventions, and her own growing feelings for a competitor. DAMSEL’s feminine rage x A SONG OF WRAITHS AND RUIN x 🌶️🌶️ #LuckyPit #PopUpPitA #F #R #A

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Here We Go Again x It's a Sin Whilst honouring his uncle's dying wish to reunite six drag queen activists, a young gay man hears the truth about his adoptive mother. With her past about to impact his future, he must choose—his uncle’s legacy or the woman who raised him. #PopUpPitA #LuckyPit

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🩸👑💀 THE BLOOD OF A DIVINE ⚔adult historical fantasy 🎩set in 1899 Europe 💀gods of the underworld & their complicated family drama 🧛‍♂️🐺👻vampires, ghosts, & werewolves—oh my! 🔥a literal journey to hell 🌹epic slowburn romance 💔the true villain is intergenerational trauma #PopUpPitA #LuckyPit #POC #LGBT

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#LuckyPit #PopUpPit a soft epic garden fantasy for the dreamers 👑🐝✨💐🖤 FLOWERHEART x ODW x OUABH A young woman braves the hidden dangers of her kingdom to stop a mysterious rot from spreading. w/editor interest👀

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TO KILL A KINGDOM X DRY A siren who can't sing must hunt her first soul by her 18th birthday, or she'll die. When the thief she's meant to hunt steals her heart instead, she must choose whose soul is worth saving: his or hers. #PopUpPitE #LuckyPit #YA #F #kidlit #PopUpPit

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LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS x THE SECRET GARDEN As ghosts appear and people disappear—the gardeners at Greer Manor seem to be planting more than just flowers . . . 🥀✨big 5✨editor interest 🥀 plant horror 🥀 spooky séances 🥀 flower language #PopUpPitA #PopUpPit #LuckyPit #MG #Q

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A mortal woman teams up with the God of Light to put a stop to a power-hungry shapeshifter. But as she falls for his charms and nears uncovering the enemy's identity, she's forced to choose between love or duty—before the world & everyone she loves—falls to darkness #LuckyPit #PopUpPitA #F #RF #NA

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CAMP DAMASCUS x NETTLE & BONE Girl meets boy. Girl meets monsters. Girl has to save the town. Sometimes what you don't know can kill you in BLUDEYE BEACH. 🤷‍♀️Character driven ❤️Slow-burn romance 👻Monster menagerie 🫂Found family #LuckyPit #PopUpPitA #Q #F #H #A

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🌳 How it started v. ⚡How it's going Aleris was raised to be normal. Witchery is as abnormal as it gets, but she was born that way. When she finally accepts the lightning wrapping her veins, Aleris changes the stars. And ignites a war 🔥 #PopUpPitA #LuckyPit #AmQuerying

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Imagine you're Satan and hate your job. Wouldn't you too prefer to enjoy eternity with the cute pet zoo keeper that accidentally landed in your lap? Even if it means going up against God? Or teaming up with your sweetheart's evil twin? #PopUpPit #luckypit

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THE GODS OF ATLANTIS ATLA x The Selection What if Anne Shirley/Gilbert Blythe but they're both the Avatar? 🌊Chaotic Gremlin x ☀️Zen Smartass +Game of Thrones Politics +Fullmetal Alchemist magic +Did I mention it's set on Atlantis? IT'LL PROBABLY BE FINE. #PopUpPitA #PopUpPit #LuckyPit #YA #F

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