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Willy is writing disaster jocks 🏈🌲

@mmwilliams24.bsky.social

Author of Norse-inspired YA Fantasy, paranormal Romance, and short fiction that disappoints my parents. Stories in Were Wolf and Loki (Flame Tree Press) + Ghoulish Tales #4 she/her | parent of one human, servant to one cat | aspiring bigfoot

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Peter Berkes @peterberkes.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Even if Cape Verde can’t hold on today, Vozinha is going straight to Unc Valhalla

Willy is writing disaster jocks 🏈🌲@mmwilliams24.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Making the food from my books because I feel like it! This first one is from my Norse-inspired Fantasy world: Sweet Bread with Cheese Brioche with diced apples, raisins, cinnamon, cardamom, and mace, served with whipped honey ricotta🍽️

In a wooden bowl, there are four small, golden brown loaves of bread. On top of those loaves is a half loaf, cut to show the camera raisins and bits of apple inside the bread. To the side, a hand holds a slice of bread spread with creamy white cheese.

Willy is writing disaster jocks 🏈🌲@mmwilliams24.bsky.social · 5mo ago

And, in my humble opinion, this is one thing contributing to the teen reading decline. We made a YA market that chases adult readers/adult money instead of accepting that catering to actual teens probably won't rake in the uber bucks (with the long-term gain of fostering future adult readers)

gochenourabout@sjgochenour.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I lay a lot at the feet of publishers being uninterested in midlist anymore, such that they’re trying to game the system for universally-appealing blockbusters or nothing. it pulls out a lot of the interesting variety in the middle.

rihdara klay 📖@rihdaraklay.bsky.social · 6mo ago

an agent's guide to OUR BODIES ARE MADE OF SUGAR, my dystopian fantasy for fans of BABEL and THE HUNGER GAMES! 🍰 i #amquerying, so if you'd like to see this project, let me know (if i am not already in your inbox ;) ) #writingcommmunity

a portrait of marie antoinette's face scribbled out with the title "Our Bodies Are Made of Sugar" and the subtitle "Let them be cake" on top

pitch + images of babel and the familiar

Willy is writing disaster jocks 🏈🌲@mmwilliams24.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Tell me five classes you took at university 👀 1. Civil Wars and Ethnic Violence 2. Norwegian 3. Cultural History of the Vikings 4. International Trade Theory 5. Welsh 101

'Box ✨@ionawonderbox.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Never mind jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university. 1. Egyptian mythology 2. Death and dying 3. Stochastic processes 4. Geology of Wisconsin 5. Nonparametric statistics

H.L. Schiff @hlschiffwriting.bsky.social · 6mo ago

An Agent's Guide to CALL OF THE ELDER. 🐉 Jewish Fantasy 🐉 Agent interest 🐉🐉 DRAGONS 🐉🐉 When a dragon elder summons Eila, the last priestess of her people, she must travel across hostile lands to find him before insanity sets in and she fails her family. #QuestPit #A #Q #F #agentsguide

Cover slide for an agent's guide to the high fantasy novel, "Call of the Elder." It has the tagline, "She must answer his call or face a fate worse than death. The background is a glacial lake at night with star borders in white.

Pitch for Call of the Elder. The background is a glacial lake at night with star borders in white. The Pitch Reads:

Fifteen years after violent raids stole her people’s magic, Eila lives a lie. Hiding her forbidden magic, she does everything she can to keep her disabled father warm and fed. The tattoo on her back marks her as dangerous–the ones on her wrists hide her as safe.

When, one night, a dragon elder summons her, Eila has no choice but to travel across hostile lands to find him. On the way, she is joined by a king’s soldier from her hometown and a bounty hunter from the east, both of whom want to help her, though their motives are their own. The three of them must work together to get Eila to the vast mountains, find the elder, and deliver an omen to all of the world before the call of the elder breaks her.

For Fans Of: with five book covers: The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin, A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft, Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik, The Jasmine Thrown by Tasha Suri, and An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir. Underneath is a list of book features: Epic fantasy stories, dragons, female power, slow burn romance, compelling characters, jewish stories, intricate world building, inherent queerness, and religious critique. Between each feature is a little golden dragon.

The background is a glacial lake at night with star borders in white.

First Line:

"Based in the light of a cracked oil lamp, Eila struggled to breathe."

The background is a glacial lake at night with star borders in white.

There is a mood board in the center with varying pictures depicting elements of the story, such a dragons, romance, a pistol, prayer, fire, and a woman in a dress. In the center is the phrase: But the gods heard them, the gods pitied them, the gods intervened.

On each side is a list of story attributes: Multi POV, Adult Second World Fantasy, First in a Series, Political in Nature on one side; 1800's Aesthetic, Non-Western Cultures, Has made every beta yell at me, Queer MC and LI on the other.

Athena Kane @athenakane.bsky.social · 6mo ago

TAMSYN MUIR x HUNGER GAMES x BACHELORETTE Pretending to be a man, Dorian enters a deadly tournament to kill the priestess whose magic is draining the planet & pursue her interests: swords & women. But in the labyrinth, the cameras aren't the only thing she must evade. #A #SF #F #LGBT #W #QuestPit

Top Left - Angel in mist with wings spreading over praying worshippers
Top Middle - a skyline of a city in ruin
Top Right - A woman with black hair whose neck is held by a shadowy mist
Middle Left - a white drone against greenery, looking like a butterfly
Middle - a woman with a painted face a black gothic veil and crown, holding a bouquet of yellow flowers
Middle right - an abandoned ferris wheel
Bottom left - woman pressing a knife to someone's chin
Bottom middle - a broken sarcophagus
Bottom right - bloodied fists

rihdara klay 📖@rihdaraklay.bsky.social · 6mo ago

WE HARVEST THE CARNAGE a fantasy horror about a college freshman who joins a club of pre-meds to harvest the organs of the elite with body magic 🫀dark academia x body horror x STEM 🫀south asian rep x bi4bi 🫀vengeance, moral ambiguity, & guts galore #questpit #W #A #F #H

medical illustrations of a skull and a spine in the top left corner; a bronze statue of Lady Justice in the top right corner; a picture of a red brick house and a tree mid-autumn with red and orange leaves hanging on its branches in the bottom left corner; and a close-up of michaelangelo’s david in the bottom right corner.

Willy is writing disaster jocks 🏈🌲@mmwilliams24.bsky.social · 6mo ago

SUPERNATURAL x FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS After a starved+beaten girl runs through the donut shop where he's working alone, Grayson has to convince his teammates she's in danger & hiding in the woods The only problem? She's a famous influencer & her accounts are posting as usual #QuestPit #YA #W #MY #PR

Over an olive-green background, there are three images. In the upper left corner is an image of a blue football helmet sitting on a football field at night. In the lower right is an image of coniferous trees cloaked in fog. In the center is a snippet from my book which reads: "The very moment her mom drives away, I blurt, “She’s gone. You can come out.”
Willow worms her way out from under the counter, looks me in the eye, and then starts running out without saying anything.
“Wait!” I exclaim.
She pauses, watching me warily, as I fumble for something to say. Something smart, firm, and reasonable that can get me answers about what's thing is happening right now. About whether she’s safe.
Or whether she’s dangerous.
Instead, I ask, “Maple bar?”
She grabs one from the display case and bolts out the door, and the donut shop is quiet again. Like nothing ever happened, except for some dirt on the tile and a trash can out of place."

🕯️✨Taylor Leigh✨🕯️ (is vague)@authortaylorleigh.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Want to participate in the Publishing for Minnesota auction but items ballooned out of your budget? If you donate to any of the listed charities and send me a screenshot of your receipt, I will gladly give your a query or synopsis a critique. No minimums as I know everyone’s financial status differs

ceej @ceej.online · 7mo ago

I guess I do think if you participated in the arrest of a five-year-old you are probably just fundamentally incompatible with society. That you are not a safe person for humanity to be around, generally

Willy is writing disaster jocks 🏈🌲@mmwilliams24.bsky.social · 7mo ago

mildly realistic: I want to do school visits!! I would weep with joy to ever get to go talk to some students about the silly little books I wrote for them not in a million years, but we dream: an animated series in the style of Studio Mir or Powerhouse

finish the book, micah@nemerevermore.bsky.social · 7mo ago

what is the biggest writerly goal you are willing to cop to publicly? I would like to be nominated for a Lammy

E. Gallegos | Author 📚@egallegosbooks.com · 7mo ago

Donating 50% of my January Amzn royalties to @abortionfunds.bsky.social! Happy New Year!! #BookSky #YAfantasy #abortionishealthcare #abortionaccess #reproductiverights

🕯️✨Taylor Leigh✨🕯️ (is vague)@authortaylorleigh.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Dear #literaryagents, for your consideration: To save her sick sister, visually-impaired thief Nefeli agrees to a treasure hunt for a lost relic. As her sight declines with each use of magic, she must outwit dragons, powerful magic, and—worst of all—politicians before her world goes dark for good.

Willy is writing disaster jocks 🏈🌲@mmwilliams24.bsky.social · 8mo ago

very very proud that my story about feminine rage, embracing the duality of Lady Freyja, and absolutely shredding a bunch of zombies was selected for this anthology! 🧟‍♀️⚔️💘

Myths, Gods & Immortals | Contents Announcement | The Valkyries

We’re delighted to announce the stories and authors included in our upcoming book, The Valkyries! Exploring themes of war, honour, duty, glory, fate and more, seventeen tales selected from open submis...

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Willy is writing disaster jocks 🏈🌲@mmwilliams24.bsky.social · 8mo ago

the dinner was a success across the board, but my most beautiful culinary child today was this winter vegetable gratin! Butternut squash, turnips, parsnips coated in fresh cream, garlic, and thyme, and topped with caerphilly cheese 🤌 🍽️

Willy is writing disaster jocks 🏈🌲@mmwilliams24.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I've been tracking stats about YA book deals + their protagonists' genders for a very long time. Frankly, it's at the point where I don't even want to query my boy-led books anymore. I will! But man is it soul-crushing. How many times will teachers, parents, librarians have to tap this sign?

Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them)@bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Going through the spring 2026 young adult fiction releases, and from what I can tell so far, all of the books with male protagonists are romances. I don't see any sports books, male friendship, action/adventure, humor, mystery, or dystopian books (that don't share the stage with romance).

Willy is writing disaster jocks 🏈🌲@mmwilliams24.bsky.social · 9mo ago

First pumpkin pie of the season is out of the oven! Made with locally grown Winter Luxury pumpkin, molasses, and a big spoonful of stem ginger syrup 🎃 🍽️ someday i will learn to make pretty crusts. today was not that day

A pumpkin pie sitting on a cooling rack.

Ghoulish Books @ghoulish.bsky.social · 10mo ago

only a couple more days to submit!

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Ghoulish Tales has reopened submissions until October 17, 2025. Nothing longer than 5k words. Payment is 10c per word. Full guidelines here: ghoulish.rip/ghoulish-tal...

the first four issues of ghoulish tales on a spinner rack

Willy is writing disaster jocks 🏈🌲@mmwilliams24.bsky.social · 11mo ago

look. is Grayson the most refined 16-year-old in the world? no. Is he the star player on his football team? no. BUT is he capable of solving paranormal mysteries and fending off the things that lurk in the woods to protect the daughter of a famous influencer? also no. #unhingedpit #WIP #YA

Over a dark olive green background, there are four images. In the upper left is an image of a football helmet on a field at night. In the lower left is a headline from a comedic article titled "A Cultural History of Butt Slapping in Sports." In the lower right is an image of coniferous trees against a foggy background. In the upper right is a small image of a raccoon, with text that reads "god is testing me and i have not studied." In the center of it all is a snippet from a book which reads: "As soon as I'm outside in the warm twilight, I pull the pack of panties out of the bag, shove it in my waistband under my shirt, and release a sigh of relief. Next, I grab one of the peanut butter jars and jab my plastic spoon right through the foil. All the while, some old guy is sitting on the sidewalk, watching me with wide eyes. I nod at him. 'Sup.'"

Willy is writing disaster jocks 🏈🌲@mmwilliams24.bsky.social · 11mo ago

!! eeeeee!! this was my very first ever acceptance and I'm still so stoke they took a chance on lil ol' me 🥹 if you want to read some fresh and gooey spooky stories AND my own lyrical little ditty with my take on eating(? absorbing?) the rich, go pick this up right now. right now, I say

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Good news, ghouls. The long-awaited fourth issue of our magazine, Ghoulish Tales, is finally out. Learn more about the issue—and read editor Mindy Rose's introduction essay—here: ghoulish.rip/confessions-...

the new issue of ghoulish tales next to a pumpkin pillow

Ali Z @alizagame.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Brandy and Caleb were your typical angsty teen and werewolf couple. But now they're all grown up, and local residents are going missing. Is Caleb's bloodlust out of control, or is something more sinister happening in their tiny town? #A #MY #T #QuestPit

Willy is writing disaster jocks 🏈🌲@mmwilliams24.bsky.social · 12mo ago

SUPERNATURAL x FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS As if two-a-days weren't bad enough, compulsive liar Grayson is now doing hard time (in a donut shop) When a bruised girl runs in, asking to hide, he has to unravel the dark secrets of an influencer family before she's lost to the trees #QuestPit #W #YA #MY #PR

Willy is writing disaster jocks 🏈🌲@mmwilliams24.bsky.social · 12mo ago

RAVEN BOYS x FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS When a starved+beaten girl runs through the donut shop where he's working alone, Grayson has to convince his teammates she's in danger & hiding in the woods The only problem? She's a famous influencer, and her accounts are posting as usual #QuestPit #YA #W #MY #PR

A grid of nine images:

Upper left: a gridiron football helmet and a grey jersey rest on top of lockers in a yellow-lit locker room.

Upper middle: a young white man with dark hair lays on the ground, facing the camera. White flowers cover the dirt in the foreground, and there is some dirt on his cheek.

Upper right: In front of a pond in a forest, a person in a red dress holds an oval mirror in front of their face and torso

Middle left: a neon sign on a wall, shaped like a comment box icon. In the middle, there's a heart and a number zero, indicating "zero likes"

Center: A hand reaches upward out of orange leaves.

Middle right: Sitting on some gravel and dirt is a dirty, broken cell phone.

Lower left: A log sticks out of a murky green pond, and someone in a white dress is standing on it, barefoot

Lower middle: in front of a foggy background, a boy in a grey beanie and a red-and-grey hoodie faces away from the camera

Lower right: On the surface of a tree, the holes in the bark look like a creepy smiling face

🕯️✨Taylor Leigh✨🕯️ (is vague)@authortaylorleigh.bsky.social · last yr.

Lovely friends, I need your help. If you can, please like and share this so it may reach the people it needs to. Last night my dear friend's loved one, Lupe, called 911 after being hit by her drunk boyfriend. This is not the first time this has happened. What followed landed her in ICE custody. 1/?

Willy is writing disaster jocks 🏈🌲@mmwilliams24.bsky.social · last yr.

not a lot of people know that the main character in my Norse-inspired YA Fantasy is a board-certified master of poetry 🤌🪶📜 #unhingedpit #YA #F #Q

Text over a background image of two diverging trails in a forest. The text reads "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by because these randos in masks just attacked us and captured my parents (you know, my super famous hero parents) now I'm stuck in the middle of the butthole of the fkn woods and my country's princess is here and she drives me nuts also my eyesight is failing and the gods are missing so that's great so yeah I'd REALLY like to find a well-traveled road at some point soon"

Willy is writing disaster jocks 🏈🌲@mmwilliams24.bsky.social · last yr.

In which Esther realizes she is the reason god stays in heaven 👻🍆 #unhingedpit #A #R

A screenshot of one sentence of a document. The sentence reads "I didn't know what the Bible said about getting handsy with a ghost at a press conference about a serial killer, but I was fairly certain I'd just bowled over everyone in line for Hell."

Willy is writing disaster jocks 🏈🌲@mmwilliams24.bsky.social · last yr.

Is your old Delinquent Jock no longer solving mysteries like he's supposed to? Upgrade today to receive bonus Runaway Girl + Football Team Members! 🌲🏈 100% APR (A Paranormal Rescue) Great for off-roading through forests that might bite Capable of outrunning evil (probably) #unhingedpit #YA #WIP

A meme image of a car salesman standing in front of a car with a customer. The customized caption reads:

"Car Salesman: *slaps roof of 16-year-old* this bad boy can fit so much secrets + lies + donuts in it"

E. Gallegos | Author 📚@egallegosbooks.com · last yr.

“BREEDER” Promo! #YAFantasy #Dystopian #SlowburnRomance #Books #BookSky #KindleUnlimited LINK: a.co/d/3yRQt05

Wera @eggqueenwera.bsky.social · last yr.

My #RevPitShowcase materials are live! LET HER INHERIT RUIN features: 💎 🪽/🐊 forbidden 💜 💎 enemies-to-lovers 💎 forced proximity, he falls 1st 💎 gemstone magic & transformations 💎 mixed race rep 💎 mythical creatures of 🇹🇭 reviseresub.com/showcase/let... #LitAgents #Editors #RevPitClassOf25

Let Her Inherit Ruin

by Wera Niyom (‪@eggqueenwera.bsky.social‬) Adult Romantasy

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Wera@eggqueenwera.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm pleased to share a teaser for RUIN, my #RevPit2025 project I've been revising with @tiffanygrimes.bsky.social! Full pitch coming on June 9. Check out other 2025 RevPit winning projects @ #RevPitClassOf25! #booksky #writingcommunity #RevPit 💚 Artwork by: shushawinxart

teaser for Wera's RevPit project, RUIN, a 95k adult romantasy inspired by Thai mythology.