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T.S. Ferguson
@teeess.bsky.social
Literary Agent w/ Azantian Literary Agency & freelance editor. Mostly jokes + booktalk on here. 🏳️🌈 Witch-lover, gaymer, geek, guncle, unapologetic leftist. He/him https://beacons.ai/tsferguson
Not me referencing Grindr during a writers conference panel! 😭 I shouldn’t be allowed out in public!
I was sick for a week, thought I felt better, then did a (too strong) edible a friend gave me on Saturday. I thought I had a weed hangover or it was still affecting me but now I think I’ve still been sick this whole time. I’m still feeling woozy and sleeping a lot almost a week later. Any thoughts?
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Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱@susankayequinn.bsky.social · 2w agoI came up with a joke about Hector, but it got dragged.
Zack Loran Clark@zackloranclark.bsky.social · 3w agoI came up with a joke about Cassandra, but no one believes me.
Boomer parents of Gen X and Millennial kids: We can all be shitty parents and they’ll have no idea! What are they going to do, compare notes? The internet becoming a thing in the late 90s: Ooh, I’m telllllllling!
Drag queen name idea (inspired by Sister Act 2): Phyllis with the Light of Day
Happy Birthday to Khloe Kardashian, Tobey Maguire, JJ Abrams, Bianca Del Rio, Emma D’arcy, Ed Westwick, Chandler Riggs, Sam Claflin, Drake Bell, Tobey Froud (the baby from Labyrinth) and me.
I have to raise $500 more in a week so I can pay rent and I’d rather work for it than post a GFM (though no judgment to those who need to do so). If anyone needs a query or synopsis review, help polishing their writing sample, wants a video call/facetime with an industry pro, etc, please DM me.
I have to raise $500 more in a week so I can pay rent and I’d rather work for it than post a GFM (though no judgment to those who need to do so). If anyone needs a query or synopsis review, help polishing their writing sample, wants a video call/facetime with an industry pro, etc, please DM me.
This weekend is Pride AND my birthday and I’m worried about bringing in enough money to pay rent at the end of the month, so if anyone needs query letter and/or synopsis critiques, wants to do an AMA video call, etc, or would like an edit done on their manuscript, please hit me up in the DMs!
SHE'S ARRIVED.
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Bailey Culver, professional bug 🦂🔪@quiltbucket.bsky.social · 6mo agoLiterally got so heated trying to explain how to upload a graphic novel pitch to Querytracker at the Kids Comics Unite masterclass today that I’m now writing an article about it.
Also, my usual disclaimer applies: if I work with you for anything paid outside of agenting, I cannot consider you for rep, as I need to keep an ethical boundary between agenting and freelancing. So please only reach out if you’re not planning to query me.
I’m available for 30 min at $50 or 90 min at $100. You’ll get a face to face with me and my undivided attention to discuss anything about publishing that you’d like, whether that’s the state of the market, how to make your pitch stronger, any advice you may want, etc. DM me if interested.
Money is tight and it’s Pride and my birthday month, so I’m finally biting the bullet and making myself available for AMA video calls. I have 20 years in the publishing industry. 16 as an editor of award-winning & bestselling MG and YA fiction and now as an agent.
Money is tight and it’s Pride and my birthday month, so I’m finally biting the bullet and making myself available for AMA video calls. I have 20 years in the publishing industry. 16 as an editor of award-winning & bestselling MG and YA fiction and now as an agent.
Ya know how when a cat falls asleep on you and you’re like “welp, I guess I’m stuck here for the rest of my life?” That’s how I feel about Roy falling asleep next to me, esp. when he rolls over so he’s kind of half-laying on my arm. And I have plans I need to get ready for! 😩😅
Cats out of the bag! I’m making something ghoulish for We Heart Webcomics >:)
We Heart Webcomics@weheartwebcomics.bsky.social · 2mo agoAnd another Spider Friend @quiltbucket.bsky.social ! ⭐️ Bailey Culver is a storyteller with a soft spot for misfits! She creates comics for people who started watching Adult Swim way too early and think every little thing will lead to the end of the world. Check out her portfolio for more!
So exciting to see my debut, Not Your Typical Love Story, featured on this list by LGBTQ Reads along with other great books with aromantic rep! read.macmillan.com/lp/not-your-...
LGBTQReads@lgbtqreads.bsky.social · 2mo agoHappy Aromantic Visibility Day 2026! Young Adult Shapes of Love by L.V. Peñalba When nineteen-year-old Sasha’s first album throws her into stardom, her fans become obsessed with discovering who inspired her love songs.... https://lgbtqreads.com/2026/06/05/happy-aromantic-visibility-day-2026/
It’s always bothered me that Willy Wonka let all those kids and their parents into a room where everything was edible and didn’t make them put on hygienic clothes & hair nets. They’re just in street shoes and he’s plucking hair out of Mike Teevee’s head and then they’re eating candy off the floor! 🤮
Just a heads up - I am still closed to queries and that’s being adjusted on the website. Not sure when I’ll be opening back up yet but I’ll announce it as soon as I have a better sense. I had about 2000 queries when I closed and I’m down to about 700 unread currently, plus 100 maybes & fulls.
Mike Strickland@stricklandia.bsky.social · 2mo ago@teeess.bsky.social Any plans to open to queries soon? (Your Azantian page says you're open, but QM shows closed.) I have a D&D-focused story with themes of death/mortality that seems perfect for your MSWL. Agent Guide pinned to my profile. TY!
I’m sorry I can’t come to the phone right now. I finally binged Heated Rivalry and am drowning in grief over the lack of romance in my life. Please leave a message at the sound of the existential scream and I’ll get back to you as soon I re-deaden my emotions or find true love (whichever comes 1st).
Pick a Bond villain from the pictures you already have on your phone.
Becky@beckymew.bsky.social · 2mo agoPick a Bond villain from the pictures you already have on your phone.