Kirsten E Bell

Now #querying my culty, speculative thriller, WE ARE ST. VIOLET! 📚 Best Offer Wins X Beautiful Ugly 📺 Widow's Bay X Gilmore Girls Very excited for my PTO mom friends to read about this women-led cult 😆 #amquerying #writingcommunity #writingjourney

V2 in the works but I took a break today to draft a query letter. It's getting realllllllllllllllll 👀 #queryingauthor #writingCommunity #murdermystery

The Unsung Ballad of Blume THE CRIMSON MOTH X THE SOUND OF MUSIC A traitor bard hiding in a convent is forced to accept a position as the governess for a widower and his seven children. Only to discover the father is the Captain hunting her for treason. #W #A #RF #questpit #WIP

❄️ Clara ❄️ #YA Holiday #Fantasy ❄️ Witchy Nutcracker retelling Clara and a trio of misfits will travel the world to find the magical gift stolen from her at this year’s Yule Ball. And it’s not just a doll this time. It’s the only thing keeping the darkness INSIDE the Sugar Plum Forest. #Q #QuestPit

Been craving a book with: 🪻Cozy witchy plot like Practical Magic & Garden Spells 🪻Murder Mystery 🪻Fast 🪻Based in a cozy harbor town 🪻Twisty (i just read My Husband’s Wife so the bar is HIGH) 🪻Age gap main characters So I wrote it:) Draft 1 is done! #W #MY #QuestPit

COVER REVEAL *screams silently* Chords of the Cliffside, a speculative fiction about a rock band's wish for fame and a witch's thirst for revenge, is available for pre-order now and will release March 17th!!! a.co/d/0h9kLccZ #writingcommunity #authorsofbluesky #debut

Very insane thing I have to say but ummm........🥁 My debut novel, Chords of the Cliffside, is available for ebook pre-order!!! a.co/d/3syccWL #writingcommunity #booksky #magicalrealism #fantasybook #witchbook

Returning to my Nutcracker reimagining now that *winter is coming* ✅ New batch of queries out ✅ Filmed some social content ❎ Nothing yet from 2 small press pubs that requested a full and partial Anyone else writing a holiday project?? #writingcommunity #amquerying

Is there a button in #querytracker for: "Hey #litagent, I see you skipped over my holiday manuscript in August. It's 35 degrees out now... ready to review?"

Heading back into the query trenches today with my ✨heavily revised✨ witchy Nutcracker retelling. 1. Dante's 9th circle should have been eternally editing your book. 2. LOLed every time I read a headline and then just returned to my weird little story. 3. Proud af. #amquerying #writingcommunity

Anthology of the Woods 🪕🔮🌔 A coven’s chance encounter w/ a rock band might not be as coincidental as once believed when Brigid, a witch trying to protect her farm, meets her match in the band's frontman. There will be a showdown of fame and magic so don't play the wrong chord... #QuestPit #Q #S

ANTHOLOGY OF THE WOODS Witchy like The Once and Future Witches Rock n Roll like Daisy Jones and the Six ⚠️Warning⚠️ Don't play the wrong string when it comes to battles of fame vs magic... #QuestPit #Q #Speculative

Good morning #writingcommunity! Woke up before the sun with a BIG idea. It's a cool 60 degrees and my cherry coffee is piping hot. Let's goooooo!

Reading a gothic thriller at the pool and the fence posts are GIVING. So far so great: The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths #booksky

About to start day 2 of the Writing Day New England workshop! Loving the online format. Would recommend! Also - I have TWO pitches with agents today 😬 Good vibes, por favor!! Will update after!

I did it. I GUTTED my book for a 2nd time because I knew deep in my soul it just needed it. ✅ 3 rounds of personal eyeballing edits ✅ professional developmental edits ✅ from the heart because I knew I could do better edits AotW is now a witch book worthy of a spot on a book shelf 💜 #AmQuerying

ANTHOLOGY OF THE WOODS A witch tale with fangs, fitting nicely on a shelf next to "The Once and Future Witches" & "Garden Spells". ✔️Cottage Core ✔️Twist Ending ✔️Sisterhood ✔️Morally Gray FMC ✔️Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll ✔️Atmospheric ✔️Feminism ✔️Dancing ghosts in a theater 👻 #BluePit📖 #Q #Spec #A

DRAGONFALL x FFXIV When Mick agrees to be his mage bff(/crush) Eleanor's adventuring partner, all he wants is to keep her safe. But a twist of fate changes him into a divine dragon, and his priorities shift to: stop a war, protect Eleanor, and stay alive. In that order. #BluePit #BluePit📖 #F #R #W

ANTHOLOGY OF THE WOODS #BluePit📖 #Q #A #SP A coven’s chance encounter with a rock band might not be as coincidental as once believed. Brigid a witch trying to protect her family farm will meet her match in the band's frontman. Secrets, spells & rock&roll will ignite a showdown between fame & magic.

CLARA #BluePit📖 #Q #YA 🐁🔮A witchy reimagining of the Nutcracker for fans of the -ber months🌜❄️ The ballet never mentioned Clara was a witch. At this year’s Yule Ball, Clara and a rag-tag trio of misfits will be traveling a lot further than the Sugar Plum Forest to save their magical kingdom.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for hosting this event, #SmallPitch!!! 'Clara' will be headed off on submission now to an amazing Indie Press right where she's always wanted to be 🖤

ANTHOLOGY OF THE WOODS #Speculative #A #Q Coven of witches with secrets 🤝 Rock band with secrets Brigid (the green witch) with a revenge plot 🤝 Frontman with a selfish goal The Once and Future Witches 🤝 Garden Spells The Craft 🤝 Taylor Swift's Folklore #PlaylistPitch

Do some sleuthing! I received 2 agent ❤️s and full requests after seeing those agents post what they were looking for at that pitch event. I commented my pitch to their posts and ended up getting requests from those! #BluePitHype

ANTHOLOGY OF THE WOODS has received feedback about its lovely lyrical prose and beautiful atmosphere but this is the character visual board that built the cast :) #UnhingedPit #Q #Speculative

CLARA: For fans of the -ber months. #UnhingedPit #Q #YA

Love this album! It was written about a coven of witches the band met once along Pictured Rocks. Kinda spooky but I can tell Banks is obsessed with one of them. Maybe too obsessed? #UnhingedPit #Q #Speculative

OMG I'm preparing for a writing conference and I've fallen so far down the pitching rabbit hole that I'm considering changing my title...... SOS. ................................. Or, like, should I?.......... #writingcommunity #authorsky

ANTHOLOGY OF THE WOODS 🌜The Craft🌛 scored by 🕯️Folklore🕯️ #Q #SwiftiePitch A cozy tale of folklore with fangs that would shelf nicely with "The Once and Future Witches" & "Garden Spells". ✔️Cottage Core ✔️Twist Ending ✔️Sisterhood ✔️Morally Dark Gray FMC ✔️Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll ✔️Atmospheric ✔️Feminism

#swiftiepitch?!?! OMG hold please....

QUESTION! #writingcommunity #amquerying #onsub Have you guys personally (not by agents or other professionals) collected market data for your book? I've found a few good sources but wondering if there's some nice public data from GoodReads or Amazon that would be dependable/accurate?

My life: 1. Hears song at coffee shop that makes me feel introspective. 2. Rushes home to write a ~1000 word zero draft inspired by said song. 3. Gets coffee the next day - restarts cycle. Today it was "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone". How many zero drafts do you have? #WritingCommunity

Framing this. Crawling out of "maybe pile purgatory" inch by inch. #writingcommunity #amquerying

Full request alert!!! My therapist is going to be so psyched that I'll now have a new thing to obsess about 😬 #amquerying #writingcommunity

Michigan cherry coffee + editing 📝 A perfect morning. #writingcommunity #authorsky

Two thoughts I had this morning, roughly 4 minutes apart: 1. I don't think I'm cut out for this. 2. I think this is the best book ever written. #writingcommunity #AmQuerying

A warbler's winged warning, and the smell of spoil. That’s all it took. #WIPSnips #AmQuerying #MagicalRealism

"Even mortals have accused one another of being witches and demons. Some even claim themselves to be gods and prophets." #WIPSnips #AmQuerying

Was about to finally yell into the void, "DOES SOMEONE WANT MY BOOK?!" but registered for my first writing conference instead!! Anyone from the #writingcommunity heading to the Writing Workshop of Chicago??

#WIPSnips #AmQuerying #MagicalRealism

ANTHOLOGY OF THE WOODS A cozy tale of folklore with fangs, fitting nicely on a shelf next to "The Once and Future Witches" & "Garden Spells". ✔️Cottage Core ✔️Twist Ending ✔️Sisterhood ✔️Morally Gray FMC ✔️Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll ✔️Atmospheric ✔️Feminism ✔️Dancing ghosts in a theater 👻 #QuestPit #Q #MR

What happens when the horror follows you home? Trans boy Owen killed a monster to escape captivity in the woods--except whoever kills the monster must become its replacement. Now Owen must choose his fate: succumb to the darkness within, or fight for his humanity. #questpit #Q #YA #H

The job had one rule: don’t open the car’s trunk. Should have been a second rule: don’t give your friend a lift or she will absolutely break the one rule. Now, an interdimensional smoke monster is free and hungry for souls. Who has our disaster bi been working for? #Questpit #Q #A #F

THE GODS OF ATLANTIS ATLA x The Selection When Mireia is chosen as the new avatar of the sea goddess, her simple life is upended. Now she & her alleged true love, the boy chosen as the sun god, must face a storm of politics & religion that threatens to destroy the land itself. #Questpit #YA #F

OF SONGS AND PHANTOMS is a darkly lush retelling of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, where the ingenue discovers her voice has forbidden magic, and the only way to save herself from being executed for witchcraft is to place her trust in a mysterious phantom. #Questpit #Q #A #RF

Grim Portents HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE X CONSTANTINE A man is murdered by a hell-beast on his wedding day. Now, with the help of the reaper who collected his soul, he must uncover who is releasing monsters from Hell if he wants to return to the life he was robbed of 📖 #Q #A #DF #PR #Hu #H #QuestPit

Harlow discovers a thought-to-be-extinct baby bird— Best day ever! But when she drops it at the Amzi Bird Sanctuary, she’s forced to team up with an estranged friend to halt a dangerous poaching ring. Saving the bird means outrunning hunters, betrayal, and her past #Q #YA #F #T #LF #questpit

ARCANE x BLD OVR BRIGHT HVN x DISCO ELYSIUM 🧑‍🎓cut-throat postgrad STEM academia w/ 🩺corrupted magic tech/ethics 🩻body horror 🤌obsessive ace yearning 🧠neurodivergence as power 🚨unreliable narrator 🛠️blacksmith biceps 🏆dangerous duels 🌿strange plants 👤& the strange man growing them #questpit #A #F #Q