Kit Gray aka Elise Scott (they/she)

Happy #CozyMysteryDay! I made a lil video for y'all! #cozymystery #catsky #blackcats #mysterybooks #spookyseason

I am SO EXCITED to read and vaguely-post!!

Ahhhhh! I am SO excited!!!

The October Not Quite Write Prize kicks off TOMORROW 🥳 Our prompts are locked and loaded, ready to be transmuted into a prize-winning story by YOU. What’s your personal goal this round? Longlisting? Shortlisting? Simply avoiding a dnf? Let us know so we can cheer you on! notquitewriteprize.com

My favorite part? Connecting with readers, especially the teens and tweens for whom this book was written. Thank you all for welcoming All the Scattered Stars onto your shelves! 🧵 3/3 #authorlife #booksbythenumbers

AHHHHH! Who in the Silicon Valley area is gonna go take pics & tell me all about it??? (Also, randomly, I lived in Santa Cruz when I was a toddler, and I have the most powerful sensory memory of the banana slugs in the forest there. I loved them so much!)

OMG I AM SOOOOOOOO EXCITED!!

Eeeeeeeee!! How beautiful!!

Ooooo just in time to get pro tips before the October round of NQW!!

Q Tea Pie's Official Recipe for The Black Cat Detectives #cozymystery #blackcats #fallreads #autumnvibes #whodunnit 💙📚⚡️ 📚🌈 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

The Lord of Evil finds the latest siege on his castle positively boring. Not only is Team Good not a threat, they almost seem to enjoy dying. He's about to destroy them when a mysterious woman sneaks past his walls and changes him… dismayingly, for the better. #DVPIT #OWN #ADULT #FAN #ROM #DIS #LGBT

Most high school students feel like they’re cursed, but Ria actually is—and she’s been looking forward to it. By becoming one of THE ACCURSED, she has the chance to become a princess and find her prince—unless she ends up the villain in her fairy tale. #DVPit #YA #F #LGBT

DEATH BY DOORBELL is not what Hannah thought would be on her tombstone. Branded by heart disease, her dream of joining the Marines has flat-lined. Now Hannah must learn how to live walking hand in hand with the specter of death—or die trying. #DVPit #OWN #YA #CON #DIS #LGBT

Hannah is set on joining the Marines—until she’s almost killed by a doorbell. Diagnosed with a heart disease, she’ll need to learn that even if your heart is broken—perhaps quite literally—you can still find the strength to never surrender. #DVPit #OWN #YA #CON #DIS #LGBT

Goblin Emperor X Poet Empress When forest rebel Sy's only ally—a crown-allergic prince—flees assassins & seeks her aid, she turns kingmaker to oust the tyrant hunting her. The red flag in her scheme? She's falling for this green flag prince AND the "good" power he represents #DVpit #POC #F #A #LGBT

What an honor! Thank you SO MUCH!! Also, I am tickled that one title is one word and the other is fifteen (assuming I can actually count).

Join Ed & Amanda at Books & Beyond tomorrow, along with stacks of local authors all peddling their wares!

Wishing you all cozy fall vibes! #cozymystery #blackcatsrule #baking #vegan #cupcakes 📚💙 🪐📚 ⚡️📚 ☕💀📚 🌈📚 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛📚 @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social

Central Coast locals, this one's for you: Join Amanda at Tuggerah Library on Thursday 1 October from 6-8pm for an evening of Flash Fiction fun! Subsidised by Central Coast Council, this workshop is accessible for all. Get in quick (it will sell out): tinyurl.com/yprs94rf

And that's it for my #NotQuiteWritePrize vague tweet reveals for the July 2026 round! So what did you think? Fun? Got feedback? Let me know!

#NotQuiteWritePrize vague tweet 11--THE LAST ONE: buff.ly/dakFqYQ Borrowed, Like the Moon, by Taurenelle

#NotQuiteWritePrize vague tweet 10: buff.ly/eQPAsNq It Never Really Leaves Us, by Nathan Kendall

I love this! Makes me wish I were on the same continent so I could bake you cupcakes!

Ooooo! 👀

#NotQuiteWritePrize vague tweet 9: buff.ly/02xPy63 The Side We Can't See, by J.R. Biffin

#NotQuiteWritePrize vague tweet 8: buff.ly/2ObLZuo The Time My Daughter Came Out to Me in the Plubming Aisle at Bunnings, by Julia Knoef Obliviousness FTW!

#NotQuiteWritePrize vague tweet 7: buff.ly/1Xw8Tvt Sandworm, by Steve Huff

#NotQuiteWritePrize vague tweet 6: buff.ly/kbI1e09 Broken Dreams and Butterfly Cakes, by Jo Skinner

#NotQuiteWritePrize Vague Tweet 5: buff.ly/hwIc3yj Like a Lullaby, Like a Dirge, by Carson Costa

#NotQuiteWritePrize Vague Tweet 4: buff.ly/tvWSRnK This one was Phases, by Chad Frame!

#NotQuiteWritePrize Vague Tweet 3: buff.ly/InmPYPR Down in the Ground where the Dead Men Go, by Dougie Squires The book is The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates by Peter Leeson

#NotQuiteWritePrize Vague Tweet Reveal 2: buff.ly/LLc6okJ The Historic Battle at Tadcaster of Sir David and the River Serpent in the Year of Our Lord 1351, by Holly Sadowski An unexpected, ridiculous romp of a story literally nothing in my life could have prepared me for!

#NotQuiteWritePrize Vague Tweet Reveal 1: buff.ly/bT07Cx0 The stories in this tweet were: Nothing Like the Sun, by Heather Ide Classics in the Making, by S.A. McNaughton

I will be revealing my vague tweets for the July 2026 round of the #NotQuiteWritePrize, one per day. Hopefully this will feel fun for everyone, but let me know if not! I'm not tagging anyone, mostly to avoid putting people on the spot. But please don't hesitate to tag yourself or your friends!

Sign up as a free member of our patreon and in approximately 2 hours, you’ll have access to our advance post announcing the July shortlist and WINNER of the Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction! Paid subscribers gain access to the full episode, featuring dramatised readings of the top 6 stories!

ThI'm s is such a fun read! Don't miss it!

Who's going to be stalking this now? 👀

Ooooo exciting!!! Love the sneak a peek vibes!

For breakfast, I made America Toast & syrup. For lunch, a PB&J Americawich. For dinner, I ordered General America's Tofu & America Fries, but my Chinese place clearly hasn't read my Executive Order yet, so I got nothing. They will, tho, or I'll stop ordering extra fortune cookies. That'll show 'em.

Wait, it is? OMG AWESOME!!

The July 2026 Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction longlist is here! Congrats to our talented Top 40 authors! Can’t wait to see who takes home that pointy trophy 👀 ☀️ 🌙

The father, the son, the holy spirit, knees & toes (knees & toes)

If anyone would like to take a gander (apologies for the pun). Thank you again @sillygoosepress.bsky.social for the opportunity!! sillygoosepress.com/sturgeon-moo...

Woooo!! GO HOLLY!!

DREAM COME TRUE! Who else??

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I am already SO EXCITED! I adore autumn, and this #NotQuiteWritePrize round is right smack in the middle of spooky season where I live! I can't wait to pull on a chunky sweater, take a warm sip of a pumpkin spice double macchiato, and fling myself into a pile of crisp, vivid stories!

So honored to have this micro CNF appear in @brokenheartslit.bsky.social -- this one is for all the parents doing hard things to protect their kiddos. 💜

Woohoooooo!! I can't wait to see who takes home the #NotQuiteWritePrize #PointyTrophy!!