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Terry Pratchett and Patrick O'Brian have to be at the top of my list since, for decades of my life, both transported me to exciting, fun worlds, and I looked forward to every adventure.

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Day 5 #RevPitWaiting "Nothing at the lake house ever changes. Alice hated that. It’s such a lie."

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Day 5 of #RevPitWaiting! This is one of my fav prompts 🤗 Show off your favorite lines in your #RevPit book! But...keep your funny snippets for later 🤫

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Day 3 #RevPitWaiting After two years of wallowing in the loss of her mom and shutting everyone out, Alice (12) learns she time travel. Blinded by the prospect of bringing her mother back to the present, it’s easy to be dismissive and lie to her brother. Getting Mom back is all that matters, right?

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Hi #revpit! This is a totally community-made game that I thought might be fun while we’re waiting! I’ll post more explanations every day which you can QT if you’d like. Maybe we can make some long-lasting book friends on the way and keep company while #revpitwaiting!

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Day 2 #RevPitWaiting Alice and the Keys of Time is a #MG #F time travel adventure with a 12 yr old girl and her brother solving clues through their family’s history. 🙋‍♀️🙋🏻‍♂️ siblings 🕰️ time travel 🧍🏻‍♀️❓missing mom 🔎 follow the clues ⛵️🌊 living at a lake 🎡🪦👽🌳 fun(?) destinations 💥🔥 🌪️ explosions and storms

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The point of free-writing is not what you write, but that you write. Tap into your subconscious, then bring that state of awareness to your screenwriting. #writing #screenwriting

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Software dev, home repair, family in California. (Not in that order if any see this.) Co-wrote a couple books. A few screenplays before that. Hoping 2026 is the year I get beyond the query. Enjoying how each project brings out a different voice that’s always been in my head. #RevPitWaiting #RevPit

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A complete and all-out attack on NOAA. Without a functioning NOAA there is no function seafood industry, no functioning radar network, no functioning weather models (US or otherwise). Would you cut a personal investment that saved you 70 times over your original investment every single year? (1/3)

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In their new book “Abundance,” the Times’ Ezra Klein and The Atlantic’s Derek Thompson argue for a “change in political culture” through which liberalism, which has long acted to pump the brakes on building things, now works to “speed up the system.”

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I appreciate the point that this "will cost us decades." Unlike a "nuisance" like a Great Recession or years-long war, the infrastructure to weather the bad times and recover rapidly is part of what is being intentionally undermined.

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When Vee stumbles upon a plant-infested land, she must destroy the lethal virus unfurling within it to restore The Human World to its former light. But as darkness breaks through a barrier between them, she must ignite a light within herself before both turn dark forever. #2025pit #Q #YA #F #SF

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The Eighteen Enchanted Books have boundless powers and show up unexpectedly when needed. Archangels oversee them to ensure they are used wisely. Last time, the books were not, and things turned out badly. This time is up to 14 y/o Malcolm Stowe and his friends to save the day. #2025PIT #F #M #Q #YA

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Reposting my pitch for #2025pit! #LitAgents, as a screenplay, this story was a finalist in the Screencraft Family-Friendly contest. The manuscript is completed at 65k words upon request. Sister + Brother adventure Mysterious Mentor Time travel through family history Drop a 🩵 if you’re interested!

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💎SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES X PERCY JACKSON💎 Accidentally turning your dad into a monster? Just a day-in-the-life of anxious twelve-year-old Evergreen Quincy. The only way to save him—mastering the powers of a magical gemstone. Before it takes over her mind, that is. #Q #MG #F #ND #2025pit

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How did teenage girls shape the ancient world? Rediscover the true stories of ancient history’s young, forgotten female heroes. 📜 Diverse histories 📜 Inspiring women 📜 Forgotten figures #2025pit #CNF #NF #Q #YA #MG

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PERCY JACKSON meets THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB. Ines, a young girl in a wheelchair, discovers the greek heroes aren't dead, they're just in a retirement home. When one of them is killed, she has to solve the mystey before her new friends go to war. Or break a hip. Possibly both. #2025pit #MG #F

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Tired of the baby treatment, 5th grader Nina battles her overprotective mom for more independence. She must prove she's grown up enough for more freedom before her mom volunteers to chaperone the 5th grade overnight trip—cementing her status as the class baby forever #2025Pit #MG #GN

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EVA EVERGREEN, SEMI-MAGICAL WITCH x HOMEWARD BOUND When Echo the dog’s best friend and owner—12-year-old Ema—is caught doing magic, he must travel across the country to save her from witch hunters before her execution. #2025Pit #Q #F #MG

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CHAMBER THE ROUND A supernatural noir. Monty and Liza are enforcers trying to catch a man who killed one of their own. Only the fugitive has help: gods aiming to sow chaos. Can they survive long enough to reverse the events set in motion? CITY ON FIRE mixed with Celtic myth. #2025pit #A #H #T

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🌵☀️ 🐲 After begging his parents for dragon racing lessons, Quill gets his wish. But soon realizes the sport isn’t for him. Convinced “quitters never win,” Quill sticks it out. But is winning even worth it if he doesn’t like what he’s doing? (+Messy sketch ideas!) 400wc SEL #2025Pit #PB #W #H

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Wayward Children X Wings of Fire Trapped in a world once frequented by her late father, far from her grieving family–and sixth grade–Eeda and her new insectile faerie friend must enlist the help of the land’s dragon gods to stop a war and return home…if she even wants to. #2025Pit #MG #F

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A half human private eye and her zombie frenemy must track a magical artifact past a shape-shifting millionaire, around a drunken necromancer, and through alligator swamp full of alligator cops...unless they want to watch the world burn. Alice Isn't Dead x The Locked Tomb #2025Pit #Q #A #F #LGBTQ

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Reposting for #2025Pit. Best of luck!

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Reposting for #2025Pit. Best of luck!

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To escape capture, Ari makes an ill-advised bargain with a witch and binds herself to a disgraced magician; now they must learn to work together if they have any chance of surviving the coming clash. HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE x INUYASHA #2025pit #YA #F #amquerying

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Reposting for #2025pit! Best of luck!

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A sentient house can be tricky, but night terrors and jump scares are tolerable when a struggling author acquires talent. When the House attacks, a stalker threatens, and his sister attempts a rescue, they must confront secrets, their dark past, and both monsters to survive #2025Pit #A #T #H Alt POV

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💫found family 💫sapphic 💫HEA 💫scifi tattoos A group of thieves, disguised as an all-female theatre troupe, are tested to their limit when their latest heist unknowingly targets an intergalactic criminal enterprise. LEVERAGE meets FIREFLY in this romantic, feminist, space opera #2025Pit #A #SF

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And orphan discovers memory-powered magic. His pendant holds more than memories; it links him to an organization of eldritch beings manipulating humanity. To stop their rise and uncover the truth about his family, Gaethin must confront his past to harness the magic to save his future. #F #A #2025pit

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When David finds a book bearing his name, he learns cosmic authors shape reality through their stories. In search of his past, he joins one of them to stop the replacement of all authors with AI. But then David must choose: save the world or embrace his origins and destroy it. #2025pit #A #SF #F

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UPGRADE x HANNIBAL Neural experiment. Secret island. Billionaire Ashlynn wanted empathy, not murder. Now her brain’s hijacked. Only Dr. Fields—the man she’s falling for—can help. But is he savior or villain? Love/terror clash as every thought turns deadly. #2025Pit #T #S #A v v whole vibe

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#2025pit When a great magician dies, Kess is left in charge of his old magic shop. Kess can't do real magic, but with help from the magician's vain prodigal son (and some rabbits, summoned accidentally,) she has to keep the shop open. Kate Leh's SNAPDRAGON + Alison McGhee's DEAR BROTHER #MG #GN

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ALICE AND THE KEYS OF TIME A girl struggling to regain footing after losing her mother discovers she can time travel & a treasure exists that could bring her mother back, but the man responsible for her mom’s disappearance is still after it too. NAT'L TREASURE through time #2025Pit #MG #AA #F #HF

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