@PKCarldon

Imagining magical stories since five. Musings of a whimsical mind. ✨Writing a magical Middle-grade Fantasy novel✨ 🧚‍♀🧜‍♀🧙‍♀

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A #literaryagents guide to EVALLANTIS—Into the Unknown Nina finds a magical realm of Evallantis only to realise she might be the key to its destruction. ✨Dark whimsy ✨Indian folklore ✨Moral ambiguity ✨Emotional alchemy #questpit #W #MG #F #BIPOC #writingcommunity
Blue and beige whimsical cover page Evallantis Into the Unknown 52K Words Upper Middle-grade Fantasy BY P.K.CARLDON

ALT Blue and beige whimsical cover page Evallantis Into the Unknown 52K Words Upper Middle-grade Fantasy BY P.K.CARLDON

Twelve picture asymmetrical mood board Top to bottom Column one Image 1: Painting of The Enchanted Glade by Daphne Constance Allen Image 2: Crackling flame Image 3: Painting of Sacred Portal by Avigail Sapir image 4: Encanto house Column two Image 1: Illustration of Red Elemental Blast by Christopher Moeller Image 2: Painting of Goddess Durga with her trident by Archana Sharma image 3: Painting of Library Tree by Kat Fedora Image 4: A Painting of mermaid and her dragon called Stormy Serenade by Annie Stegg Gerard Column 3 Image 1: Silver necklace Image 2: Painting of Pegasus in dynamic and expressive movement in the strong red lighting of the rising sun by Katarzyna Mroz Image 3: Dark Shadow illustration by Igor Kieryluk Image 4: Illustration of Spanish Garden Tapestry by Harry Wearne

ALT Twelve picture asymmetrical mood board Top to bottom Column one Image 1: Painting of The Enchanted Glade by Daphne Constance Allen Image 2: Crackling flame Image 3: Painting of Sacred Portal by Avigail Sapir image 4: Encanto house Column two Image 1: Illustration of Red Elemental Blast by Christopher Moeller Image 2: Painting of Goddess Durga with her trident by Archana Sharma image 3: Painting of Library Tree by Kat Fedora Image 4: A Painting of mermaid and her dragon called Stormy Serenade by Annie Stegg Gerard Column 3 Image 1: Silver necklace Image 2: Painting of Pegasus in dynamic and expressive movement in the strong red lighting of the rising sun by Katarzyna Mroz Image 3: Dark Shadow illustration by Igor Kieryluk Image 4: Illustration of Spanish Garden Tapestry by Harry Wearne

Blue green forest whimsy background with beige text box stating: Blurb When an orb bearing her mother’s voice appears at her window, Nina follows it through a portal into Evallantis. A realm of found family, mythical animal companions, and friends from other realms. While she learns to harness her powers, she is faced with prejudice, for her heritage is linked with underworld magic. When her best friend disappears while someone is trying to free the shadow wielder that her mother died putting into exile, all clues point to Nina. To clear her name, find her friend and stop the monster, Nina may have to embrace the very magic everyone fears without tipping over to the dark side.

ALT Blue green forest whimsy background with beige text box stating: Blurb When an orb bearing her mother’s voice appears at her window, Nina follows it through a portal into Evallantis. A realm of found family, mythical animal companions, and friends from other realms. While she learns to harness her powers, she is faced with prejudice, for her heritage is linked with underworld magic. When her best friend disappears while someone is trying to free the shadow wielder that her mother died putting into exile, all clues point to Nina. To clear her name, find her friend and stop the monster, Nina may have to embrace the very magic everyone fears without tipping over to the dark side.

Blue green forest whimsy background with beige text box containing book comps: Greenwild: The World Behind the Door, by Pari Thomson Enchanting, atmospheric fantasy Magical Misfits Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston Overcoming Bias and Prejudice Identity and Self-Acceptance His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman Animal manifestation of the soul Multi-portal fantasy Inkbound: Meticulous Jones and the Skull Tattoo by Philippa Leathley Free will vs Dark fate Family secrets

ALT Blue green forest whimsy background with beige text box containing book comps: Greenwild: The World Behind the Door, by Pari Thomson Enchanting, atmospheric fantasy Magical Misfits Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston Overcoming Bias and Prejudice Identity and Self-Acceptance His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman Animal manifestation of the soul Multi-portal fantasy Inkbound: Meticulous Jones and the Skull Tattoo by Philippa Leathley Free will vs Dark fate Family secrets

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Anyone 30 and above please send some hopes my way that it gets better🫠 Share your stories I need a pick-me-up
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I've come to a conclusion that editing and dieting does not go hand in hand. #writingcommunity
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Yearners rise up!!! TALL TALES FROM THE TANTOOR TAILOR 🪡Love Magic 🪄👒Enchanted Hat Shop 💍Marriage of Magical Convenience 🐕Golden Retriever Wife 🐈‍⬛Black Cat Husband 💰Tax Fraud
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Writing experts: Ask yourself 'why' at every paragraph while editing Why is this scene here? Why is it important? Is it moving the plot forward? Is it contributing to the character arc? My brain: It's for the ✨vibes✨ #writingcommunity
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I've read so many amazing books while searching for comps. Do you read all your comps or just browse through the summary and theme? #WritingCommmunity
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Jan '26- I'm going to start querying this year! June- I just need to to be 'query-ready' by the end of the year. I can query next year Oct- I need to finish revising this book I don't care what state it's in I just need to FINISIH it! 🤦‍♀ #writingcommunity
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I only have two editing phases 1: I absolutely love this story! I'm never giving up on it no matter what! 2: Pulls hair out, wants to throw the laptop out of the window There is no in between🤦‍♀ #writingcommunity
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This! My editor kept misspelling a central character. I was frustrated thinking they weren't reading thoroughly. Their feedback however was solid! Later my betas pointed out that THAT character wasn't enhancing the plot and was not memorable. That's when I put it together!
Alyssa Matesic
@AlyssaMatesicSep 28
This might be a controversial take, but here goes... A writer complained that his developmental editor had flagged in one of his chapters that the scene's location wasn't clear. He replied that he DID mention the location, once in passing, and said that his editor must not have read the manuscript closely since she missed it. But the fact that she missed it IS valuable feedback. It means she wasn't able to visualize the scene, even if the location was technically mentioned. This writer probably needed to do more to integrate the setting into the scene than just name-drop the place once. Remember that when you hire an editor, you're working with a human reader — they're absolutely reading closely, but they're not machines that scan for keywords and can recall every single detail perfectly. And that's a good thing, because that's not how your actual readers will experience the story either. They'll be absorbing the story as a whole, not keeping a database of every name and place and detail. Now, if your editor is missing a BUNCH of things that are clearly and consistently established in the story, that's a problem. But if there's a place or two where they were confused, look at it again, even if YOU think it's crystal clear. It's probably worth emphasizing that element a little more so it sticks better in our minds. If a professional editor who's paying close attention didn't catch it, a bunch of your future readers will probably miss it too.
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Some days, doing the smallest things can feel daunting like waking up or making dinner. So, if you're having one of those days and you made it through, great job! Tomorrow will be better.
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Been in a writing slump lately😪 What are the things that re-inspires you when this happens? #writingcommunity
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How it feels like coming back to your manuscript after a vacation #writingcommunity
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After editing for hours I felt so successful, then realised I'd only edited ONE SCENE! 🥲 #writingcommunity
Shane Donovan
@SDDonovanSep 3
Anyone else have those days when you write and write and when you finally stop you think yoi wrote 2000 words, but really it's 300? 😭😅
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Been wracking my brain for revision ideas and now that I'm going on a vacation, it finally starts clicking 😭 #writingcommunity
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Do you allow yourself to write ugly in your first draft or do you constantly go back to edit? #writingcommunity
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This round of revision is making me anxious like no other😬 Knowing that this might be the version of this story that I end up querying. Eek! #writingcommunty
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To say I'm frustrated would be a massive understatement. vickyweberbooks.substack.com…
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Mother Earth has had enough of our bs. My heart goes out to Nepal. 😔
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At this point, I've revised my book so many times, I'd love to just move on to line edits. Butttt...Gotta do justice to the story. I know there's a better version waiting to be expressed. #writingcommunity
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P.K.Carldon retweeted
Soph@Soph__PlAug 19
Do you know what's coming soon? ✨Berlin, 1997. A French college student with a perfectly planned future. A single dad whose life already fell apart once. One summer they were never meant to share. And a love that can’t survive autumn. ✨ "The perfect summer romance" -GR review
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Another round of revisions. More darlings to kill. 😶 #writingcommunity
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