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Querying SISTERS OF STARS AND STORMS I Interviewed by @jayleno I Award-winning #writer I Animal lover I Baker I Mom I #AmWriting #YA #Fantasy

Birmingham, Ala.
Joined March 2011
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CHILDREN OF OWL x LEGENDBORN Searching for her sister, Rilla triggers a Creek tribe prophecy that turns folklore into reality. She must earn a god's powers & unearth her own to stop the omen from ending the world—and save her sister from the Realm of the Dead. #questpit #Q #YA #F
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As Creek folklore beings invade her world, Rilla must work with feuding twin brothers (and avoid falling for one or both), earn a god's powers & discover her connection to stories she thought were myths before everyone she loves dies. RACE TO THE SUN but YA #questpit #YA #F #Q
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JANE EYRE x THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 🕯️forbidden gothic romance 🕯️slow burn 🕯️yearning à la anthony bridgerton 🕯️black swan-esque awakening 🕯️2000's setting 🕯️devouring obsession but make it consensual 🕯️secret lake meetings #questpit #W #A #NA #R
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#questpit Knives Out x Finlay Donovan: At a PTO murder mystery fundraiser, someone really dies. As the tension rises so does the humor as Lisa, juggles work, motherhood and murder. Can she clear her name before her post-divorce fresh start unravels? #A #M #Q
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UNDERWORLD x TAYLOR SWIFT'S GUILTY AS SIN? Hunted for her magical heart that could destroy the Veil dividing their lands, a ferromancer teams up with a shifter she hates to stay alive. ✨ Coming to query inboxes soon ✨ #QuestPit #NA #A #RF #Q
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Dexter x Arachnophobia. A tapestry of silk ends in death! Entomologist serial killer. Myriad of  poisonous arachnids. Pregnant Detective discovers bloody agenda. Confrontation may cost the life of innocent. Fateful escape? Only time will tell… #QuestPit #Q #A #T #H
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RICK RIORDAN PRESENTS x LEGENDBORN To find her missing sister, Rilla must battle Creek folklore creatures, earn a god's powers and stop a deadly prophecy she accidentally triggered before it ends the world in four days. 💕enemies x lovers 🫂found family #questpit #YA #F #Q
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When Rilla triggers a Creek tribe prophecy, she must battle Creek folklore creatures, earn a god’s powers, and complete the deadly omen she put into motion before it ends the world in 4 days in the hopes this journey will also help her find her missing sister. #QuestPit #Q #YA #F
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Are you writing YA Fantasy, Sci-Fi, or Horror? Agent Keir Alekseii is judging a new FREE contest for writers. Ends on April 20, 2026. Winner gets an agent critique! Enter here: tinyurl.com/wdwcontest10 #literaryagent #writer #youngadult #author #writingcommunity
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Thanks for the express delivery post game, @msouthern17! This was a great opportunity! Glad Coach didn’t include his critique of that game…
For everyone who ordered a signed copy of “Plaid and Parquet,” @wimpsanderson1 is busy signing your copies before the start of @AlabamaMBB and Kentucky.
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🏀TIDE HOOPS BUNDLE GIVEAWAY🏀 We’ve got a Tide Hoops Giveaway from @JNJApparel! How to win: 1) Follow @JNJApparel, @BamaHistory, and @CrimsonXover 2) Like and Repost this post 3) Tag 2 people in the replies The entries close 2/4 at midnight and the winner will be announced Monday. Be sure to check out @JNJApparel’s new basketball merchandise and pre order the New Coach Big Al design using the link below! Link➡️: store.jnjapparel.net/?utm_so… #RollTide | #BlueCollarBasketball
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What’s that? Giveaway 20: #SpreadTheJoy - Today from agent Stefanie Rossitto is a query critique. To win just comment below and give this a repost. All #giveaways will be open for a min of 24hrs #WritingCommunity #writerslift #writingtips
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EVERY SUMMER AFTER x MY SO-CALLED LIFE 🏫 Second chance 📓 90’s journal/teens 📱 Flirty office texts ✈️ Work trip 🤦‍♀️ She’s his boss A jaded, hopeless romantic grapples with love and its threat to her career when her high school crush is hired as her subordinate. #amquerying
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EVERY SUMMER AFTER x MY SO-CALLED LIFE 🏫 Second chance w/HS crush 📓 90’s journal/teens 📱 Flirty office texts 🤦‍♀️ She’s his boss Following her heart risks a career over a decade in the making, but to not could cost her the love she’s wanted for 20yrs. #A #CR #R #MoodPitch
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ISO YA contemporary fantasy recs to read that fit any/all 📚 * Native American folklore/myths * Sisters * Memory issues * Comps for @TracyDeonn's Legendborn * Journeys (like in @RickRiordan Presents) * Debut author #bookrec #tbr #amreading #book #amwriting #ya #fantasy #comp
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When Rhea controls a butterfly, she taps into an ancient power that should've helped her control nature—not a living creature. For answers, she must go to a secretive school, work w/ her enemy & master evolving abilities before they're used against her. #SFFPit #YA #FA #CF #MYF
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LEGENDBORN + Powers from gods + Anxiety 7 Days. 2 Foes. 1 Chance for Rhea to save her mom—and nature. 🍃elemental powers gone wrong ♥️found family 😡enemy lines blurred 🏫school w/ secrets Rhea must master abilities before becoming the top threat for both sides. #SFFPit #YA #FA
REALM BREAKER/KORRA Immortal doesn't mean invincible. The first elementals perished in battle 17 years ago. Now reincarnated pyro elemental Scarlet must embrace her dangerous magic to fight a cult intent on reigniting the war between her country and another #sffpit #fa #lgbt #ya
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LEGENDBORN x NATURE OF WITCHES Rhea can control nature. Alec swore to kill her kind. To find her mom and who killed his, they must work together to identify the real enemy and why Rhea's power is evolving before they lose their lives—and each other. #SFFPit #YA #FA #CF #MYF
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“Teens discovers nature powers and found family" Rhea, 16, must master her newfound abilities at a school where failing to conform could cost her and everyone she loves their lives. LEGENDBORN x NATURE OF WITCHES #JWPitchFestival #Fantasy
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