@VLBilstein

Midwest funeral director, embalmer, & author ⚰️🌈🫀| 🖋️ ✨ writer of the macabre & whimsy Rep: Bethany Hendrix @ Spencerhill Associates

 Nebraska, USA
victoriabilsteinwrites.com
Joined September 2025
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#editors, explore the five stages of grief on a fantastical, macabre quest through the afterlife in this Over the Garden Wall x Beetlejuice cozy fantasy horror! 🌈🫀🪦 On submission now and represented by Bethany Hendrix of Spencerhill Associates!
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Wow. Humbled by how much I am deleting from the first 50 pages of my Horromance WIP as I work on second draft edits…but also exciting to see the story getting stronger! (Also save EVERYTHING you delete separately!)
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How I felt yesterday when my embalming bestie told me funeral director spaces are talking about the article I just did about embalming 🥰
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Demi Michelle 🦋@demimschwartzOct 18
✨ Chapter 93 of Literary Blend ✨ Kevin Anderson joined me for such a fantastic chat about a book’s journey from a first draft to an edited manuscript. No matter what path to publication you’re pursuing, this chapter is for you. 💜
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Bruce Buchanan@BBuchananWombleOct 17
Yesterday, I shared the news that THE RETURN OF THE CERULEAN BLUR is on Kindle Unlimited! Today, I took signed copies to Boro Books, a cute mobile bookshop in Greensboro, NC. They also carry THE BLACKSMITH’S BOY. Digital or local, I’m grateful for all outlets carrying my books.
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I’ve had a voicemail from my grandpa who passed since 2020, and today it was gone from my saved voicemails 😔 But a lot going on lately and some decisions I need to make, and feel like maybe it’s his way of saying hello ❤️
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samantha is AGENTED 🖤🥀🪡@samcrouchwritesOct 17
an updated editors guide to my dark, queer YA/NA crossover fantasy, THE GILDED AND THE CURSED 🪡🖤✨ rep: kelsey evans | july first literary 🩵💛🧡
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Bruce Buchanan@BBuchananWombleOct 17
THE RETURN OF THE CERULEAN BLUR is now on Kindle Unlimited! (Thanks, @WildInkPub!) If you are a KU subscriber, I invite you to check it out. 😊 If you need convincing, check out the Goodreads reviews. Here's a sample:
As the Cerulean Blur, Susan Murphy battled supervillains, helped others, and soaked in the public adoration—all at 2,000 mph. But a tragic mistake ended Susan’s superhero career 17 years ago and sent her life into a tailspin. When Susan is forced to use her powers again, it opens a dialogue with her estranged son, Troy—and gets the attention of a deadly foe from her past. For Susan Murphy to live, the Cerulean Blur must run again.

ALT As the Cerulean Blur, Susan Murphy battled supervillains, helped others, and soaked in the public adoration—all at 2,000 mph. But a tragic mistake ended Susan’s superhero career 17 years ago and sent her life into a tailspin. When Susan is forced to use her powers again, it opens a dialogue with her estranged son, Troy—and gets the attention of a deadly foe from her past. For Susan Murphy to live, the Cerulean Blur must run again.

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I got to chat about embalming for this series! Check it out! 🖤 ‘You’re honoring a life well-lived’: embalmers describe their work (in great detail) theguardian.com/wellness/ng-…

‘You’re honoring a life well-lived’: embalmers describe their work (in great detail)

Embalming is one of the most common options for temporarily preserving bodies after death – but what exactly does it entail?

theguardian.com
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It’s finally 60 degrees and not 90 anymore here in Nebraska! 🎃🍂🍁
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Demi Michelle 🦋@demimschwartzOct 12
Talking to your agent sib about your wips for over an hour. 10/10! @VLBilstein is my sister, I swear. 🖤
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Bruce Buchanan@BBuchananWombleOct 12
While I just launched one book (THE RETURN OF THE CERULEAN BLUR🦸‍♀️), I had a busy weekend working through my publisher's edits on my next novel, THE GOTH GIRL WHO SAVED THE WORLD. This witchy YA romantasy with 1980s high school vibes comes out in February. Can't wait!
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K.T. Carlisle
@KT_CarlisleOct 11
Taking a break from promoting my witchy YA murder mystery to gush about how ✨OBSESSED✨ I am with @saraduranauthor's character art. In fact, I'm so obsessed that I decided to make it the cover. 😍 Thank you so much for yet again knocking it out of the park with Luke and Anna! 🥹 If trad gives me a deal, I hope they'll let me keep this cover, but if I end up self-publishing this one along with all my others, I'll be so ecstatic because I'll get to hold this beautiful work of art in my hands without having to fight for it. 🥰
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Wanted to get an updated editor’s guide out since this cozy horror now has new rep! 🖤
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Victoria Lurie 🎸is querying👯‍♂️@Vic_and_TwistedOct 9
Commissioning real human artists for my book characters has only upsides. I am meeting new people (often in different countries), I am telling Gen AI to kick rocks, I am learning every banking and payment app under the sun (there are so many 😭).
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Edits are turned in so now I’ll be spending the weekend watching East of Eden, Carrie and Below 😎🍿
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Reading through some edits on a book that means so much to me 🥹 I wrote this book in response to a challenging case as a funeral director that made me think about my own siblings, and I really hope one day it can reach others ❤️
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Bruce Buchanan@BBuchananWombleOct 7
Thanks for all the kind comments yesterday! How did I celebrate pub day of THE RETURN OF THE CERULEAN BLUR? By getting my flu/Covid shots & going to Costco! 😆
Author Bruce Buchanan holding a copy of his new book, THE RETURN OF THE CERULEAN BLUR

ALT Author Bruce Buchanan holding a copy of his new book, THE RETURN OF THE CERULEAN BLUR

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questpit || next event: NOV 4th@questpitOct 5
We’re officially less than a month away from our last #questpit event of the year!! We’re very excited to host once again and cannot wait to see what’s in store.
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Bruce Buchanan@BBuchananWombleOct 6
First thing I did when I woke up was check my tablet. Yep - THE RETURN OF THE CERULEAN BLUR dropped - my second novel is now out in the world! 🥲 At one point, I never thought pub day would come. Now, I've experienced it 2X - and more on the way.... @WildInkPub
Author Bruce Buchanan examines his new novel, THE RETURN OF THE CERULEAN BLUR, on his tablet!

ALT Author Bruce Buchanan examines his new novel, THE RETURN OF THE CERULEAN BLUR, on his tablet!

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