Thanks for the fun during PosterPit yesterday and all the love! It was amazing to see everyone’s book ideas in poster form. I’d plaster my walls with them all!

DON'T LET THE FOREST IN x BRING HER BACK When Parker's family ink magic predicts her bff's death, there's only one option—cast a forbidden spell to resurrect her. But an ink demon lurks and one wrong spell will damn both their souls to an inky hell #posterpit #ya #horror #ag

Eventually I’ll have more to say about this book, but for now, here’s a peek at this MG contemp fantasy, featuring an anxious 12yo who craves control and a trapped Story Spinner boy who's responsible for the threads of human fate. @posterpitevent 🏷️ #posterpit #mg #fantasy #ag #writingcommunity

Now with emphatic punctuation: My story "Breathing Night" appeared in the SIMULTANEOUS TIMES podcast in 2025, narrated by Jean-Paul Garnier of @spacecowboybooks.bsky.social! It's nominated in the "Other" category for the Critter Readers Poll! Voting is open through 1/14! critters.org/predpoll/sho...

Laura Blackwell@pronouncedlahra.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Last year was busy with other things, and I had just one story out: "Breathing Night," in the SIMULTANEOUS TIMES podcast from @spacecowboybooks.bsky.social. Somehow it got nominated for a Critters Award? And voting is open for a few more days? critters.org/predpoll/sho...

SAVE THE DATE: #SEAsianPit is back again 🎉 This time as an official pitch event ‼️ May 30, 2026 Check out the list of participating agents and amendments in the event rules in the 🔗 or 🧵

Screaming crying throwing up because it’s ART REVEAL DAY! Marian and Vale might have murder on their minds at this fancy gala, painted by the insanely skilled lisou____ on Instagram/Threads. HELLBOUND launches 8/25/25 with @alcovepress.bsky.social! You can pre-order it RIGHT NOW. #booksky

🌲Spooky mountainside town 📷 missing hikers 🌲 aloof and mysterious bartender with plenty of secrets to hide 📷 suspicious locals 🌲#ownvoice Indigenous, Queer, and Autistic rep #Questpit #A #AG #PR #H #W

DON'T LET THE FOREST IN x BRING HER BACK When Parker's family ink magic predicts her best friend's death, there's only one option—cast a forbidden spell to resurrect her. But an ink demon lurks and one wrong spell will damn both their souls to an inky hell for all eternity 💀. #questpit #ya #h #ag

When Gyla discovers her deceased sister’s soul is trapped in a goat's body, she will do anything to figure out why–including joining a cult. AIMEE BENDER X ETERNAL SUNSHINE X CATHERINE HOUSE #Questpit #AG #S

Aimee Bender X Eternal Sunshine (+ humor and goats 🐐) THE MAGIC OF NOW is the story of: ✨a 62-year-old farmer, ✨the goat her sister may be reincarnated into, ✨and the new age cult that could be behind it. #PosterPit #AG #SPF

Something wicked is waiting in the woods... ...and she's hungry. #PosterPit #A #AG #F #WIP

DAUGHTER OF MOON GODDESS x SONG TO DROWN RIVERS Falling in love shouldn't be this difficult. When family and fate are trying to keep them apart, how far will Shizhi and Mingniu go to defend their love? To the stars above...or hell itself? Art by hisurii❤️ #PosterPit #AG #F

Demon queen Zhao Yao wants revenge on her mother's murderer, rival queen Gui Jing. But Jing's icy beauty and poisonous magic are too alluring, and soon Zhao Yao can't decide between stabbing the woman she's always hated...or seducing her. Art by hisurii💙♥️ #PosterPit #AG #F

SOUTHERN BOOK CLUBS GUIDE TO SLAYING VAMPIRES x HYSTERIA 💋middle-aged feminist rage 🛼campy 80s setting 💋body horror 🛼the darkest of deals 💋satanic panic backdrop 🛼dark humor 💋bubblegum horror #PosterPitA #A #H #PosterPit #WIP

THE OTHERWOODS x creepy Candy Land To win her wish come true and fix her ruined life, a 13yo plays the ultimate Game, leaping into a candy world laced with poison and riddles. But the Game is rigged, treats are torture, and she’s one wrong bite from being trapped forever. #posterpit #mg #h #ag

UNDEAD GIRL GANG x BRING HER BACK When Parker's family ink magic predicts her bff's death, there's only one option—cast a forbidden spell to resurrect her. But an ink demon lurks and one wrong spell cast will damn both their souls to an inky hell forever. #posterpit #ya #h #ag

Thanks for the love today during questpit! You all are amazing. Cheers to you and the amazing stories out there ✨

SOUTHERN BOOK CLUBS GUIDE TO SLAYING VAMPIRES x HYSTERIA 💋middle-aged feminist rage 🛼campy 80s setting 💋body horror 🛼satanic panic backdrop 💋dark humor 🛼the darkest of deals 💋bubblegum horror #QuestPit #AG #A #H #W #WIP #editorguide

Gyla's sister's soul has returned as a goat, and her only lead to why is a new-age cult that vividly relives memories. As Gyla goes from skeptic to inner circle, she must choose: an illusion of the past where her sister is alive (and human), or acceptance of her sister's new form 🐐 #questpit #AG #A

SIX OF CROWS X A DARK & DROWNING TIDE A flirty rogue & a haughty noble on a deadly quest must trust each other to gain power they desperately need—if only they’d stop lying to each other. -Sapphic yearning/bickering -Vicious gods -Eye-centered magic system #QuestPit #AG #F #A

GIDEON THE NINTH X THE FOXGLOVE KING A sapphic political intrigue fantasy that features: - a twisty murder mystery - sentient, decaying magic with a price - magical history lost to corruption - childhood friends-to-enemies-to-???? - women’s wrongs #QuestPit #AG #A #F

THE OTHERWOODS x creepy Candy Land To wish her wish come true and fix her ruined life, 13yo Nora plays the ultimate Game, leaping into a candy world laced with poison and riddles. But the Game's rigged, treats are torture, and she’s one wrong bite from being trapped forever. #questpit #mg #h #ag

UNDEAD GIRL GANG x BRING HER BACK When Parker's family ink magic predicts her best friend's death, there's only one option—cast a forbidden spell to resurrect her. But an ink demon lurks and one wrong step in the spell will damn both their souls to an inky hell forever. #questpit #ya #h #ag

Just busted out the accurate year of the Lusitania wreck and so glad I made brain space for that but almost put the milk in the kitchen cabinet

New overused thing in the WIP: leaning. Why is everyone leaning? Did I secretly fill all my characters' pockets with rocks or something?

Just over here beginning an overhaul of an old YA fantasy, making it horror, changing the tense. I totally got this 😬 (Seriously the past tense writing habit is strong)

Had the urge to do yoga this morning but then I made myself coffee and a breakfast sandwich and it passed, so that was a close call

Why does everyone think that just because I'm a mother I can keep plants and little seedlings alive? Like, that is a beautiful sunflower the 7yo brought home from school. I will undoubtedly kill it.

I tried to take a photo with my 13yo today for Mother’s Day—I wasn’t even going to post it—and he said, “ugh why?” then went off to join his baseball team, and welcome to the teenage years I guess 🤣

Noticing that potatoes and maple syrup (not mixed together, gross) have appeared in more than a few of my manuscripts and I'm okay with that. Is this what they call a brand?