Sara

@fictionalrealms.bsky.social

28. She/Her. Querying/Shelved: THE TREASURES OF HADES. Editing: AN OATH WITH THE STARS. Works In Progress: THIS BROKEN WORLD, UNTITLED PORTAL FANTASY. (My @ here is the same on Twitter)

I could be convinced to find alpha readers for my currently untitled #YA #CF #R Calliope is a demon hunter who wakes up one day to find her short term memories are broken. Orion is a reaper tasked with retriving the soul of an angel who escaped proper death and is now hiding in Calli's body. #ABCPit

Calliope Reid collage.
A photo of various knives, a puzzle of Starry Night, a scenic phoot of a valley with a river cutting through and a person's legs, a campsite on a lake, a journal full of writing, a starry page that reads "STARS: For my partI know nothing with certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream. -Vincent Van Gogh", and a photo of Freya Allen.Orion collage.

A photo of the Orion constellation, a close up of a hand holding up a crown, the tarot card Death, a hand + arm that slowly turns to black smoke, hands that are completely covered in black and sparking, an eye where the eyeball is black and the iris is white, and a photo of Curran Walters.
Revise & Resub@reviseresub.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Hello campers! We hope you had a great time at #CampRevPit! After answering your own cabin prompt, come sit by the fire, and pitch your project for our mini mixer #ABCPit event! Be sure to tag if you're seeking alpha readers, beta readers, or critique partners. 🏕️ We're excited for your stories! 👀

In the background, an illustration with evergreen trees and mountains. The text reads: Camp Mixer. Welcome to #CampRevPit's Mixer Event! Come gather around the fire and pitch your project! 

Rules: 
- Use hashtags specific tot he age range/ genre of your project
- Include the hashtag #ABCPit so everyone can find your post! 
- Include #ContentW if your project contains sensitive themes. Please discuss specifics with each other once you've established contact
- Specify if you're seeking alpha readers, beta readers, or critique partners 
- Mood boards are welcome, but please no AI-Generated images

Tips: 
- Don't be afraid to trade just one chapter first to see if you're both a good fit! 
- Don't be afraid to boost each other up and connect! 
- Have Fun!

In search of beta readers/critique partners for AN OATH WITH THE STARS, an 89K word #YA #UF about a girl who chooses to become a monster hunter to exact revenge on the creature who killed a friend and later attacked her family. I'll also tag #R bc the love triangle is part of the plot #ABCPit

An Oath With The Stars collage highlighting the Tiers.
Tier 1: Ghosts (a foggy graveyard)
Tier 2: Werewolves (a red full moon)
Tier 3: Vampiers (a close up of a mouth with fangs)
Tier 4: Gorgons (a green statue of Medusa)
Tier 5: Puca (a foggy morning meadow with a single horse grazing)
Tier 6: Elementals (someone dancing with fire)
Tier 7: Basilisks (a red and black snake looking at the camera)
Tier 8: Demons (a silhouette of a demon)
Tier 9: Angels (Castiel from Supernatural with his shodow wings spread)
Tier 10: Constellations (a clear night sky)
Revise & Resub@reviseresub.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Hello campers! We hope you had a great time at #CampRevPit! After answering your own cabin prompt, come sit by the fire, and pitch your project for our mini mixer #ABCPit event! Be sure to tag if you're seeking alpha readers, beta readers, or critique partners. 🏕️ We're excited for your stories! 👀

In the background, an illustration with evergreen trees and mountains. The text reads: Camp Mixer. Welcome to #CampRevPit's Mixer Event! Come gather around the fire and pitch your project! 

Rules: 
- Use hashtags specific tot he age range/ genre of your project
- Include the hashtag #ABCPit so everyone can find your post! 
- Include #ContentW if your project contains sensitive themes. Please discuss specifics with each other once you've established contact
- Specify if you're seeking alpha readers, beta readers, or critique partners 
- Mood boards are welcome, but please no AI-Generated images

Tips: 
- Don't be afraid to trade just one chapter first to see if you're both a good fit! 
- Don't be afraid to boost each other up and connect! 
- Have Fun!

CHICKEN: In which Tad explains what attribute he's gotten from each monster injection, while leaving the one Lily wants to know about most out of the explanation.

“Ghosts don’t have blood, right? There’s no option for an injection there. Gorgons and basilisks have poisonous blood. We learned the hard way, centuries ago, injecting that shit was deadly. No injection. With the werewolf blood, I was gifted the ability to see in the dark. Vampire blood was the blessing of never being allowed in sunlight, púca blood is the reason my hair is white.”
I wait for him to continue about the horns. He only stares at me, his mischievous smile something of a taunt. Like we’re playing a silent game of chicken. Who’s going to mention them first?
“And the horns?” Me, I guess.
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The #WIPSnips word for April 28th is "chicken" Remember synonyms, variations and ✨vibes✨ are fine! (But please use content warnings if you go for a certain, uh, variation, in a certain NSFW context.) #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
April 28 - chicken
Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration
Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics
Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine.
Support others on the #WIPSnips tag!
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When you're a city girl and the clearest night sky you've seen is the moon and her brightest companions, then on your 18th birthday you're a thick glass wall away from the cosmos.

But there are so many. More than I’ve seen in my entire life. I grew up in this city. I’ve experienced navigation by flickering streetlamps, rainbow Christmas light constellations, and wishes on headlights. The only night sky I’ve ever known is the moon, the planets, and the brightest stars. The few vacations we took when I was a kid, given the flowers in the store, were in other cities. Of course, I’ve seen photographs of the universe, but none of them come close to the radiance shattering my mind.
And one day, I’ll step inside and risk my life for immense power.
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips! The word for April 27th is "photograph" (I really tried to refrain from saying this but I'm feeling too silly.... 🎶Look at this photograph!🎶) #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
April 27 - photograph
Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration
Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics
Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine.
Support others on the #WIPSnips tag!
Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social

The image behind the text is a border that is dark blue with gold stars with a black background with neon blue border. An illustrated caticorn holding a pencil and writing in a book with a rose behind one ear is in the lower right corner. A different version of the same illustrated caticorn is curled up writing in the lower left corner

😨 Wait I can explain! The -ly thing is rough because words like "only" exist and my MC's name is Lily. And I didn't do the math to see what words are spoken in dialogue vs in the narration where they could be taken out. This is still pretty bad though lol #CRPDryads #CampRevPit

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Chloe Marcus@chloemarcus.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Hope all of #CampRevPit enjoyed their #CRPCabinRaids yesterday? #CRPDryads Let's play Filler Word Bingo! Filler words are a part of writing, but when they're overused they become a problem. The bingo card below isn't exhaustive, and there is NO hard limit on the exact amount that's acceptable

#CRPCabinRaids #CRPDryads I'm so glad you asked! (For Caius, Nicholas Duvernay also works really well in my head) And if you ask my husband, Giancarlo Esposito is who he pictures for Gabriel. Clearly I need to be clearer in the text when it comes to Gabriel's age...

Dove Cameron as Lily
Felix Mallard as Caius
Jordan Fisher as Zev
Paulina Chávez as Stella
Anya Taylor-Joy as Freya
Nico Parker as Ariel
Michael Mando as Gabriel
Anna Hirsch@annahirsch.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Happy Saturday, #CRPNightcrawlers! You know what that means.... CABIN RAIDS!!!! Ready for a weekend of chaos? Sneak over to at least one different cabin and answer their prompt, tagging #CRPCabinRaids

April 25
Day six
Daily prompt: Who would you cast as the main character(s) of your WIP?
Bonus: Would you rather see your story made into a movie or TV show?

I'm so behind🫣 #CampRevPit #CRPDryads This exchange between Lily and Caius is a great showcase of growing up "human" and becoming a Chimera vs growing up a Chimera. This may be her first time dealing with this reality, but it certainly isn't her last.

“When Thaddeus said you were monster hunters, I didn’t think ‘monsters’ included the lost souls of little girls who aren’t hurting anyone.”
“If you want to continue doing this to Ascension, you need to work on your expectations. Some monsters look exactly like humans, some like animals. Unless you want to risk your life and mine, you can’t have those kinds of thoughts in the middle of a field case. Deal with it after.”
Revise & Resub@reviseresub.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Good morning, #CampRevPit! 🏕️ Today's prompt is #DialogueDrop. Share a snippet of dialogue that captures the essence of your story or MC, or maybe just a bit that makes you laugh.

A well-fed green caterpillar sits on a little hill to the right of the screen, eating a pile of pages labeled with the words “story notes.” On the left, a Camp RevPit flag waves at the end of a flagpole. There is a blue sky with fluffy white clouds in the background. The following text is on the picture: Day 5: #DialogueDrop

Hey #CampRevPit and #CRPDryads I'm currently editing my YA urban fantasy An Oath With the Stars and drafting a YA contemporary fantasy romance about demon hunters and reapers and possession. Outside of writing, I'm gearing up for a Curse of Strahd campaign (Tiefling Tempest Cleric) #CampKickOff

Revise & Resub@reviseresub.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Good morning, Campers! 🏕️ Let's kick off #CampRevPit with some introductions! Use #CampKickoff to tell us a bit about yourself and what you're working on. Pitch it in any way, shape, or form.

A well-fed green caterpillar sits on a little hill to the right of the screen, eating a pile of pages labeled with the words “story notes.” On the left, a Camp RevPit flag waves at the end of a flagpole. There is a blue sky with fluffy white clouds in the background. The following text is on the picture: Day 1: #CampKickOff

🌌Edit AOWTS, esp. the beginning (bc two 10Qs posts have me thinking they're about my sub) 🌊Continue rewriting TToH 🪦Finish drafting an untitled YA urban fantasy/romance about a girl possessed by the soul of an angel and the reaper tasked with retriving said soul 🖋️Find some CPs maybe #RevPitWaiting

Revise & Resub@reviseresub.bsky.social · 5mo ago

#RevPitWaiting for Friday, 4/10: Regardless of what happens on Monday, what are your next writing goals? Do any of us have similar paths? (Stick with us this weekend for two bonus #RevPitWaiting days!)

#REvPitWaiting 

4/10 - Writing Goals

Regardless of what happens on Monday, what are your next writing goals? Do any of us have similar paths?

Come name fun facts: Lily's parents own a flower shop. Their 3 daughters are named Lilyana, Chrysanthamum (Chrys), and Poppy. Caius, his siblings, and some cousins are named after Shakespeare characters (Helena, Puck, Lucius, Olivia, Oberon, Ariel, Juliet, and Hero) #RevPitWaiting

Revise & Resub@reviseresub.bsky.social · 5mo ago

#RevPitWaiting for Thursday, 4/2: Choose your own prompt day! Show off secondary characters, a snippet you love. Let’s be creative 🪄

Blue and white watercolor background. Text reads: 2026 #RevPitWaiting. 4/2 - Wildcard. Choose your own prompt day! Show off secondary characters, a snippet you love. Let’s be creative [wand emoji]

3/30: CP Shout Out Shout out to my husband honestly. In the first draft, I had this idea for a couple chapters. He thankfully looked me in my two eyeballs after reading them and told me that one of my MCs was acting out of character. We refer to it as the "infamous birthday chapter" #RevPitWaiting

Revise & Resub@reviseresub.bsky.social · 6mo ago

#RevPitWaiting begins today! Please save our full schedule so you can prep your responses if you'd like. And please share with fellow revelers! Today (3/16) is in this thread. The following days will be posted on their own. 1/3

Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare, Inferno by Sherrilyn Kenyon, The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey, The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, Legendborn by Tracy Deon. Currently reading Gachiakuta by Kei Urana, Ariande by Jennifer Saint, and Wool by Hugh Howey and those are all 🔥🔥🔥 #RevPitWaiting

Revise & Resub@reviseresub.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Annnd we're back! Hope you all had a great weekend! #RevPitWaiting for Monday, March 23: What is your favorite book of all time and why? If you can’t choose one, give us all of them! 📚

blue and white background. title: 2026 #revpitwaiting

Text:
3/23- Fav Book. 

What is your favorite book of all time and why? If you can’t choose one, give us all of them! [book emoji]