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Finished reading Fight Club. If you're one of those weirdoes who enjoy their sanity, I would not recommend. Otherwise ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ www.goodreads.com/book/show/36... #booksky

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So, how do I find critique partners? (I'm not even going to mention the β word, to avoid the onslaught of AI assisted paid readers). #writingcommunity

Hello fellow #RevPit er's. Is #ABCPit happening? Is it a thing?

Looking for beta readers and critique partners for The Idun Variant: • Adult speculative medical thriller • Single POV • Domestic drama + ethical horror • Near-future biotech • 80,000 words #A #SF #T #M #ABCPit

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!

I honestly don't know. Writing has always been a hobby for me, and (forgive my arrogance) I surprised myself with a book I believe is worthy of publishing. I don't know how and how well I fit in the publishing eco-system, if at all. #CampRevPit #CRPfireflies

Happy last day of #CampRevPit! I've had a great time being your counselor! Thank you for replying to my (sometimes silly) prompts.❤️ Today's #CRPfireflies prompt: What's the plan for your project once it's finished (and/or edited)? Querying? Self-pub? Unsure? (For more fun, check out #ABCPit next!)

#ShoutOut to everyone who participated in #CampRevPit, and a warm thank you to my #CRPfireflies counselor @arumiwrites.bsky.social and the crew.

Good morning, Campers! 🏕️ #CampRevPit is coming to an end soon. We hope you had lots of fun, met new friends and put down some words! On the last day of camp, #ShoutOut a writer friend who's inspired you, helped you along your journey, or just been a great Camp buddy. 👏

On a grassy green hill beneath a starry night sky, the caterpillar nibbles on a tree while the mantis and the firefly work on their stories. The mantis lays in the grass writing in her journal with a fountain pen and her very tall stack of papers beside her. The firefly sits in the branches of the tree with a laptop. The firefly’s butt is glowing brightly so the mantis can see to write.

Well, it's more or less this. #CRPfireflies #CampRevPit #MoodboardTwist

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Good morning, #CampRevPit! 🏕️ Today's prompt is #MoodboardTwist: Share a moodboard that gives off the vibes of your plot twist.

On a grassy green hill beneath a starry night sky, the firefly clings to a branch and dangles a tied stack of story notes from a stick with the label “Darlings” written on the top page. The caterpillar reaches for the tied bundle of notes with mouth wide open, ready to chow down. Behind the tree, which still has bite marks from the caterpillar’s previous meal, the mantis holds her claws to her face in dismay. Dawn is beginning to tint the horizon red. The image has the text: Day 10 MoodboardTwist

1. Like my previous speculative books, the technology was published in a scientific journal while I was still revising. 2. The sexy self centered yoga instructor character is based on a real person, whom I no longer speak with. 3. I Fully understand the science in the story. #CampRevPit

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Good morning, #CampRevPit! 🏕️ Tuesday is #CampTrivia time! Post 3 weird facts about your WIP: 2 truths, 1 lie. Let us guess the fake.

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 9 CampTrivia

Agent’s guide to THE IDUN VARIANT: • Adult speculative medical thriller • Single POV • Domestic drama + ethical horror • Near-future (almost here) biotech • 80,000 words • Standalone with series potential #CampRevPit #CRPfireflies

Happy Monday, #CRPfireflies! Imagine that an agent sees your quote-tweet of this post, and you have one tweet to pitch your book to them. What do you share? This can be a pitch, an agent guide, a playlist, a banger line, or a combination. Don't forget to use our cabin hashtag! ✨ #CampRevPit

When it's time to act, Adrian does... Nothing... At least until his back is against the wall. #CampRevPit #CharacterFlaw

Happy Saturday, #CampRevPit! 🏕️ Who doesn't love a beautifully imperfect character? Tell us more about your #CharacterFlaw. What is your MC’s biggest flaw, and how does it derail them?

Jade Mason@jademasonwrites.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Well, it's definitely a moment: #CRPBeeMine #CampRevPit #CRPCabinRaids

Adrian wasn’t listening. He felt as if the blinds were removed from his eyes and he was seeing Tessa for the first time for what she truly was. It was like she was a butterfly, but he insisted on imagining her as a caterpillar long after she came out of her cocoon.
So many things seemed unnatural about her. Her eyes were perfectly clear, and her skin was so perfectly smooth it seemed unreal.
Adrian raised her hand and looked at her fingernails. They were cleared of their former pits, and had no hint of discoloration.
“What are you doing? Are we being intimate?”
Still not answering, Adrian looked at her lips. They showed none of the dryness that made Tessa religiously apply balm three times a day, and they filled up. Not quite plump, but almost. They were moist, and parted just slightly.
They were right, he realized. All of them. Mina was right, and Madeline was right, and Tessa was right. She was a different person, and a superior one, in every single way he could think of, every way that mattered. He needed to let go.
Tessa shifted closer, until their shoulders touched. “Do you find my lips interesting?”
He nodded.
“For research? Or for something else?”
“For something else,” he answered, his voice cracking.
“Like what? Intimacy? Show me.”
Adrian held the nape of her neck and kissed her.

In your WIP, share the moment your love interest goes from familiar to wait… oh 👀 #CRPBeeMine #CampRevPit 🐝 ‼️💥 CABIN RAIDS!!!! Ready for a weekend of chaos? Sneak over to at least one different cabin and answer their prompt, tagging #CRPCabinRaids

Jennifer Luce@jenniferluce.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Immortality with no catch and no strings attached! Scientists respecting rules and regulations down to the letter! Mentor and protégé totally respecting each other's boundries and acting professionally! #CRPCabinRaids #CampRevPit #CRPSparkleSkunks #CRPfireflies

Hello #CampRevPit #CRPSparkleSkunks! We've made it to the weekend! I hope you all still have a nice reserve of snacks, flashlight batteries, and your favorite writing drink! Today's prompt is about tropes! Also, check out @reviseresub.bsky.social 's post about #CRPCabinRaids! Have fun!

4/25 Day 6

List 2 -3 tropes found in your project and... reverse them! Or twist them into a new fun or silly way!

For example:

Do you have a one bed trope? Now it's too many beds!
Fated Mates? Fated Friendzone!

Jacqui Culler@cullerpictures.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Well, #CRPCabinRaids #CRPFantasyFoxes

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Let’s fancast your WIP for today's Discussion Den, #CRPFantasyFoxes! Drop a gif or photo of who might play your MC and/or the villain in the movie of your book! Then give us a description of the vibes you're going for with this character so we can really picture that actor in the role!

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#CRPFantasyFoxes
DAY 6 PROMPT
Discussion Den
Fancast your MC or villain
with a gif or photo!

Anna Hirsch@annahirsch.bsky.social · 4mo ago

As Adrian, probably Idris Elba. As old Tessa, Dame Judi Dench. As young Tessa... That's a tough one. Maybe Sydney Sweeney? #CRPCabinRaids #CRPNightcrawlers

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?

Adrian has the patience of a saint. Tessa, on the other hand, would snap like a twig even before the elevator stopped. Professor Magnus is not one for wasted time. #CRPfireflies

Congratulations on making it to Friday, #CRPfireflies! For today's cabin #CampRevPit prompt: Choose two of your characters to get stuck in an elevator. Who snaps first? 👀

I forced myself to return to my WIP. Literally forced myself. For multiple reasons, I didn't have the energy to write for a while now. Since this morning, I revised two chapters.

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Adrian is alarmed when Tessa doesn't remember her wife Dawn. He's horrified that she doesn't care Dawn killed herself, and is more horrified still when Tessa dives straight back into their research with the ambulance still parked in their back yard.

Happy Time Zone #CRPfireflies! To follow up on today's earlier #CampRevPit prompt, share a bit about your antagonist or the main antagonistic forces in your story. Is there a moment when the antagonist (or antagonistic forces) seem to succeed? What happens to your MC?

"Are your childhood memories so important? Who cares about your honeymoon, the birth of your child, or their graduation ceremony? You live now. Strive for perfection now. And if someone cares for you, and they matter, they matter now. They have to." #VillainVoices #CampRevPit #CRPfireflies

Good morning, #CampRevPit! 🏕️ Today, we give your villains a moment in the spotlight. What would they say your story is about? Pitch it from your villain's perspective. #VillainVoices

Oh, the generations gaps are starting to show... I'll give it a shot anyway. Story: 👵🏽💉🏥🤒💔❤️‍🩹✝️👩‍🦽💪🚶‍♀️☕🧘‍♀️🔬💰📚👱‍♀️⚰️💋👩‍❤️‍👨💀 MC: 💉😨🏥💀🦆🦆📚🔨🧘‍♀️☕⚱️💋❤️🧪☠️👼 #CampRevPit, #CRPfireflies!

Congratulations on making it to Day 3 of #CampRevPit, #CRPfireflies! For a fun prompt today: describe your story with emojis! (Bonus: Also do this for your main character's arc) Here's mine: Story: 😱🎱🌲🐔😡🥺🔥☺️ MC: 🫥🤔😡😳🤔😔😌🥰

“The virus is working! It’s saving her! That’s why her fever was up!” Adrian growled at her as he persisted in his efforts. “Help me. You’re her doctor for crying out loud! You swore a fucking oath!” #OneLineMC

Good morning, #CampRevPit! 🏕️Let's start the day with your main character! Use #OneLineMC and share a line from your manuscript that tells us all we need to know about your MC’s personality.

On a grassy green hill, a bright green praying mantis, a black and orange firefly, and a small green caterpillar examine the mantis’s very tall pile of story notes. The firefly is measuring the stack of paper with a tape measure while the caterpillar looks concerned. The stack of pages is waist-high to the mantis. A Campy RevPit flag flies from the top of a nearby flagpole. There is a bright blue sky with fluffy white clouds in the background. The text above them reads, #OneLineMC

Adrian's greatest strength is his heart. He fosters hope when all seems lost. He believes in the people surrounding him and their good intentions. He genuinely wants to help, and it shows. Adrian's greatest weakness is, well, his heart. He's easily manipulated and lets others get to him.

Happy Day 2 of #CampRevPit, #CRPfireflies! For today's cabin prompt, tell us a bit about your MC - what's their greatest strength? What's their greatest weakness? (Bonus question: How do these strengths/weaknesses affect their journey throughout your book?)

I mean, I think it's fully cooked, but my readers don't agree...

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I didn't choose my genre. My genre chose me. I wanted to write science fiction and fantasy. That was what I read since I was a kid, climbing on the shelves of my father's library, picking Asimov from all the way up. But when I started writing, it was just today with a twist. What if... #CRPfireflies

Happy Time Zone #CRPfireflies, and welcome to another year of #CampRevPit! I can't wait to get started! Our first icebreaker: quote this post with what you love most about your genre, and what you'll be working on during camp. Don't forget to use our hashtag! ( #CRPfireflies )

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As a data guy, I know the inherent issues of working with partial data. There are inherent biases, flawed relations and false assumptions. Still, this is the best I've got (I'd love more data). Here is my #RevPit winners analysis:

It's not that I feel bad about losing (not winning) #RevPit, it's about belonging. Or rather, not belonging. Goodbye, fellow revpitters, and congrats to the winners.

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

A weird thank you. I started writing a few years ago and the most supportive community I've found was on Twitter. We had writing rooms. We did sprints. We read each other's premature stuff. About three years ago, they all scattered to the wind. Gone in a single day. Thanks guys, wherever you are.

#RevPitWaiting for Saturday, April 11: Is there anyone you’d like to thank? Someone who made #RevPitWaiting better? Who helped you get to today?

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4/11 - Thank Yous

Is there anyone you’d like to thank? Someone who made #RevPitWaiting better? Who helped you get to today?

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

Writing well never came easy to me (arguably it still doesn't). Out of the books on writing I've read (quite a few, most fairly good) this one stands out. Clear, concise, and down to earth, a perfect mix of theory and practice. I couldn't recommend it enough. www.ursulakleguin.com/steering-the...

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So sorry, everyone! Buffer didn't post this today and we didn't know! #RevPitWaiting for Thursday, 4/9: What are your fav craft books? Resources that helped you improve? Let’s help each other be better writers!

#RevPit Waiting:

4/9 - Resource Share

What are your fav craft books? Resources that helped you improve? Let’s help each other be better writers!

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

It depends on my stress levels. If I'm relatively stress free - I'm pantsing the hell out of my book. Lately I've only been plotting 🥹

#RevPitWaiting for Wednesday, 4/8: Tell us a little about your writing process! Do you discovery write, plan every detail, or a mix of the two?

#RevPit Waiting

4/8 - Plotter or Pantser

Tell us a little about your writing process! Do you discovery write, plan every detail, or a mix of the two?