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Melissa Bergum

@writingbubbly.bsky.social

Kidlit author seeking rep, deaf in one ear, living with chronic migraines, Searchlight Awards 2024 Best Children's Novel Opening Longlistee, SCBWI member, cat wrangler, book dragon, geek website: melissambergum.wixsite.com/melissabergum

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Melissa Bergum@writingbubbly.bsky.social · 2w ago

When a 13yo ex-ghost whisperer is stuck at a Ghouliday Inn, she figures her biggest challenge is dodging annoying local teens—both ghost and living—& a ghost cat, but she’s dead wrong. There’s an evil poltergeist after her. If she wants to survive, she must team up w/ the locals. #QuestPit #H #MG #W

Melissa Bergum@writingbubbly.bsky.social · 2w ago

BROKEN DOLL’S + SPIRITED AWAY After spiteful younger sister Samara unplugs 13yo Eve’s nightlight, she unknowingly lets the monsters that’ve been hunting Eve for years finally get her. Now Eve has to survive in the world of her nightmares while Samara figures out how to save her. #QuestPit #Q #MG #F

#PitchDis@pitchdis.com · 3w ago

🌟Important #PitchDis Dates🌟 July 27-Aug. 7 - 12 Days of #PitchDis (Bluesky) Aug. 10-13 - Trial Run Aug. 17, 4-6pm EDT - #AskPitchDis (Bluesky & Twitter) Sep. 3 - Agent & Editor registration deadline Sep. 8-10 - Pitch window open Sep. 15-18 - Agent & Editor request window

Melissa Bergum@writingbubbly.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Some of my friends may have gotten me into K-Pop and now I'm obsessively listening to the music. 🤣 It could be good writing fuel because the lyrics won't pull me away, BUT I might be busy dancing in my seat. 😅

Jax Devora (is writing)@jaxdevora.bsky.social · 5mo ago

FFXIV x TENSURA When luckless Mick agrees to be his best friend Eleanor's adventuring partner, he expects to keep her safe, not for him to be turned into a divine dragon. Now he and Eleanor must face his mission to lead a war against the gods—but is destiny as inevitable as it seems? #WSPit #W #F

Moodboard of four images, all of which comes from various paintings by Alphonse Mucha: Left: Salon des Cent. A woman conceals her mouth with a hand, her index finger curled down. She's glaring intensely at the viewer. Middle top: The Moon. A woman wearing nothing but a navy blanket covered in stars stands against a backdrop consisting of the night sky and a crescent moon. She covers her smile with one hand. Middle bottom: Emerald. A serpent snarls at the viewer from amidst green lilies. Right: Poster for the 6th Sokol Festival. A woman in red, wearing a crown, sits as she clutches flower rings in her right hand and up her right arm. A ghostly, green image of a woman glares behind her.
Jax Devora (is writing)@jaxdevora.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A thread of #WSPit pitches! (Please click each link to interact with the actual posts, not the reposts in this thread!) Post 1: The Nameless Song, a fantasy about a guy who turns into a dragon Post 2: A Scandal in Beehemia, Sherlock Holmes but with bees

Moodboard of four images, all of which comes from various paintings by Alphonse Mucha: Left: Salon des Cent. A woman conceals her mouth with a hand, her index finger curled down. She's glaring intensely at the viewer. Middle top: The Moon. A woman wearing nothing but a navy blanket covered in stars stands against a backdrop consisting of the night sky and a crescent moon. She covers her smile with one hand. Middle bottom: Emerald. A serpent snarls at the viewer from amidst green lilies. Right: Poster for the 6th Sokol Festival. A woman in red, wearing a crown, sits as she clutches flower rings in her right hand and up her right arm. A ghostly, green image of a woman glares behind her.A collage consisting of various cut out images: - An illustration of Sherlock Holmes in his classic deerstalker cap and cloak smokes his pipe in the bottom left - A honey bee gathers nectar from a flower in the bottom middle. - Four macarons sit stacked in the bottom right corner. - Up the right side is a stalk of purple foxgloves. - The background is split between a pile of old newspapers and a dark alley lit by lamps and neon signs. - Red stage curtains frame the entire piece. - Five bee cut-outs (from two images of honey bees, flipped and rotated to various angles) fly around the top of the image.
Lucienne Diver@luciennediver.bsky.social · 6mo ago

As promised, I'm officially open to submissions again - for 1 week or 500 queries, whichever comes first. Because last time when I tried 2 weeks or until 750 queries, I received more than 750 in the first week and had to shut down early. No guarantees it won't happen again.