Becca Podos

Hey #DVPit folks, I'm excited to be checking the feed today! If I like a post, I'd love to see the query letter and full manuscript in my QM inbox through my event form (querytracker.net/query/BeccaP...) Congratulations to all for participating, and best of luck!!

This is anecdotal, but I've had editors ask me for these lately, and I'm definitely looking for them :) #AskDV

"The Call" is definitely your time to make sure that an agent would be a good fit for you (we already love your book, so barring wild circumstances, we're locked in!) It is absolutely appropriate to voice your communication needs and to let an agent know where you might need accommodations #AskDV

In a query: 1) Who's the mc/mc's, 2) What do they want and what will they have to do get it, 3) What happens if they succeed, and what happens if they fail? Plus bio and book info. In a pitch: Pretty much the same, but in sentences instead of paragraphs, and minus the book info and bio. #AskDV

I don't mind when an author who queries me is interested in multiple genres; it can make it easier to sub multiple projects at once! Broadly speaking, planning the next book usually depends on where we are with submissions, whether something is under contract, what the option clause is, etc. #AskDV

I really think this depends on execution and individual preference; you can't account for every editor or agent's taste! #AskDV

It's definitely helpful to update an agent on big revisions if they already have your book. For new subs, it's not necessary to mention in the query. If a previous agent expressed interest while passing, it could be worth reaching out to let them know, unless their guidelines say otherwise #AskDV

IMHO historical fiction needs to consider modern readership. It makes sense that a character would have outdated beliefs. But if those beliefs are harmful and not eventually unpacked on the page, know that they won't be excused just because they're period accurate, and plan accordingly #AskDV

Keep in mind that your book will be shelved in one section of a bookstore rather than on multiple shelves. An agent can help refine that category before subbing your book, but I'd consider what might be the primary genre, i.e. a horror with romantic elements, or a romance with horror elements #AskDV

I'm readyyyy 🙌

Someone recommended I write a clearer thread for the GFM (to help people understand why I'm sick/stressed/the need), so I hope all of you don't mind the additional context. *trigger warning, mentions of abuse* In February 2025, I was violently attacked by an ex. He was 440 pounds, I was 137.

My story ties in all of the What If collection's standalone novels, featuring the brilliant work of @authoroux.bsky.social, @seananmcguire.bsky.social, @mikechenwriter.bsky.social and @beccapodos.bsky.social. Seriously GO read them all! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/E8D/w...

This has been such a dream series to work on with the absolute best group of authors and collaborators. Many years in the making, but it all comes down to this. @authoroux.bsky.social @seananmcguire.bsky.social @mikechenwriter.bsky.social @beccapodos.bsky.social

Wow sounds like a cool series 🤔

“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”

Thrilled to unveil the cover of my debut horror novel, THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS, coming 2026 from @erewhonbooks.bsky.social! See the full cover and read an excerpt in @peoplemag.bsky.social (link in comments!) @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social @dianapho.bsky.social @beccapodos.bsky.social

✨Meet our beautiful new board members ✨ We are so, so honored that Jen Sarduy, Adriana Raines, and @beccapodos.bsky.social have joined our board. Their work fostering communities is exactly what the QT Library needs to continue planting the seeds for our perfect LGBTQIA+ future!

Israel begins 'series of strikes' in south Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-begins-series-strikes-south-gaza

Today begins the annual campaign for QT Library, a Boston-based queer and trans library I’m honored to volunteer with. Spaces that support queer stories and queer communities are as vital now as they’ve ever been, and it would mean so much if you’d help us to re-resource and grow 📚🌱🏳️‍⚧️ surl.lt/khsjna

ITS A BAT DAMN TIME! 🦇⚰️🩸 Dead & Breakfast is out today! Vampires Arthur and Sal just want to live a quiet retirement running a B&B, but when the mayor is found dead in their garden, they must solve the crime to prove their innocence! Get your copy: www.rosieethor.com/dead-and-bre...

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Grab your hot pants and disco boots, because it’s pub day for WHAT IF…KITTY PRYDE STOLE THE PHOENIX FORCE? It’s a little weird, a lot timey-wimey, and most of all, a love letter to these characters and comics I grew up alongside 🐦‍🔥

Ok so tomorrow y'all are getting new books by me, @jtewwrites.bsky.social, AND @beccapodos.bsky.social, PLUS a cover reveal by @elizmanderson.com!? Damn, what an amazing day to be a reader📚✨

Some good news! After all that, only O.03% of families opted out of LGBTQ+ Education in Maryland after the Supreme Court gave them the ability to do so. Not just a majority, not just most families, nearly all families want their kids to have access to this education. We are the majority

Hey that’s me 🐦‍🔥

Tomorrow at @aiptcomics.com, #XMenMonday takes a brief break from exploring the #AgeOfRevelation to discuss ‘What If… Kitty Pryde Stole the Phoenix Force?’ — featuring #KittyPryde, #BetsyBraddock, #JeanGrey, #EmmaFrost, and other #XMen characters — with its author @beccapodos.bsky.social!

I'm sorry to have to ask, but please don't use the DVpit query link unless I've requested your story; I'm trying to be realistic and fair in my number of requests!

Welcome back, DVpit! While I'm closed to queries, I'm still looking for some particular stories, so please feel free to submit a query and full here if I like your pitch: querytracker.net/query/BeccaP... (and if I like a project that's already in my inbox, just message through QM to let me know 🙏)

"We separate people from their kids. Tackle as many of them as possible. Zip-tie their toddlers and grandparents. And stand around looking tough. We look so tough. Increasingly, we also really need to take dumps."

Cannot get over this art by the one and only @beccapodos.bsky.social What If Kitty Pryde Stole the Phoenix Force is such a labor of love inside & out. If this book had a thesis Id say it’s: Love is an immutable constant, but inspires the greatest change.

Another violent attack by an ICE officer on a civilian at 26 Federal Plaza—this time on a journalist, who had to be carried out on stretcher. Another attack on the First Amendment, our neighbors, and our democracy.

She’s heeeeere 🐦‍🔥

The debate around what is or isn’t “cancel culture” really just obscures a simple truth that it’s BAD to be massively racist/sexist/homophobic/transphobic and it’s GOOD to speak out against injustice. Some things are good and some things are bad and it’s okay to say which you think are which.

There are 12 days ‘til Pryde Month (heh heh heh) and I’m counting down with book quotes from WHAT IF…KITTY PRYDE STOLE THE PHOENIX FORCE? Let’s start with absolute legend America Chavez, for no particular reason 🐦‍🔥

This is How We Roll is OUT NOW!! I may not have my hardcover copies yet, but you can venture forth into the world and buy one for yourself! These twelve stories are all directly from the heart, and I’m so proud of all the hard work everyone put into this project. I can't wait for y'all to read it!

THIS IS HOW WE ROLL, a YA anthology of queer stories about TTRPG, edited by the unmatchable @rosieethor.bsky.social , hits shelves tomorrow. I hope it reaches the readers who need it, like I hope that even in times like these, queer kids will find their way to the tabletop to tell stories together.

Hey, did you know my queer TTRPG anthology releases in just SIX DAYS?? It's full of queer coming of age stories set around the gaming table. If that sounds up your alley, you can preorder from Always Here Bookstore to get a signed bookplate and sticker! www.alwaysherebooks.com/product/this...

Oh hey that’s meeeee 🐦‍🔥

Sat 9-6 @ 5:30 at Cinema Salem, YA Romance with Aashna Avachat, Ali Novak, Adriana Mather, and @beccapodos.bsky.social. Sat 9-6 @ 7 YA Fantasy at St. Peter's/San Pedro's with Skyla Arndt, Rory Power, and @shvetathakrar.com. Free registratio at salemlitfest.org.

Sickening. Every journalist in America should think deeply about the fact that most American politicians are willing to accept and indeed facilitate the murder of our colleagues.