Alison 林 Roden

Alison 林 Roden

@rodenwrites.bsky.social

(She/her) SFF writer, reader, and international education event planner. Enthralled by all things dark and whimsical ✨🖤

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Hi! For new and future writing friends, I’m a: 🗻Small town mountain girl living in the city 🌆 ✍️ SFF writer 📚 Reader of all genres 💼 Works in intl education 💃🏼 Loves dancing & languages 🐀 Rat queen Part 🇨🇳 Part 🇩🇪 All 🇺🇸 ✝️ believer 🏳️‍🌈 ally Free 🇵🇸 #revpitwaiting #writingcommunity

A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED@ambucsaru.bsky.social

Hi #revpit! This is a totally community-made game that I thought might be fun while we’re waiting! I’ll post more explanations every day which you can QT if you’d like. Maybe we can make some long-lasting book friends on the way and keep company while #revpitwaiting!

One of the things I love most about my worldbuilding is the isolated pockets of civilization that have had enough time separated by wastelands to develop completely unique cultures, and thus, stories. Perfect for a series of standalones! #CRPBrimstone #CampRevPit

kj is ✨writing✨@kjsilver.bsky.social

Our #CRPbrimstone daily prompt for today goes really well with #CampMyth (at least in my case! Haha) My favourite thing is the Gods, myths and magic in my world. It's just SO fun to think about (do I sometimes use it as an excuse to procrastinate on writing? Maybe, maybe not...we'll never know🤭)

“Sanjiin was not conscious of what immediately followed. All he knew was that when he opened his eyes, his head throbbed and he couldn’t feel his lip. He had been propped against a wall, slumped forward so that bloody drool dripped into his lap.” #wipsnips

The #WIPSnips word for April 12 is "lip" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

!! Super late to this prompt !! I initially wasn’t going to share since this is still a WIP (half of Sanjiin’s personality aka projected glowing fists are missing) but my friend convinced me to share anyway. I’m dang proud of how this is turning out ☺️ #revpitwaiting

A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED@ambucsaru.bsky.social

#RevPitWaiting Day 22! One week left #RevPit people! (Freaking out) My most anticipated prompt by far. I can't wait to see everyone's ART! Let's give a shoutout to all the creators if you commissioned from anyone and drop their @ Don't forget to include ALT text!

Everyone do yourselves a favor and get yourselves some beta readers who are as honest, supportive, and serious about the craft as @katevwrites.bsky.social @aswiftauthor.bsky.social @alexishatcher.bsky.social @jgiordano.bsky.social & @giannagirone.bsky.social Day 15 #revpitwaiting

A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED@ambucsaru.bsky.social

#RevPitWaiting day 15! With #revpit 10queries starting to pop up, this is a great chance to give a shoutout to someone who helped you with your QP or MS! Did anyone post their query on r/pubtips? Do you have any great beta readers or critique partners? Resources to share?

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Listen, we’ve had our share of night-adjacent shadowy boys in romantasy. It’s time we got some queer rep! Introducing: the night sky, trapped as a mortal by an ancient alchemist, who is also a gay disaster ✨❤️ #UnhingedPit #A #F #LGBT #Q #Own

Ah project ALBE 🖤 Currently redrafting my YA fantasy/mythical tale about how a maidservant became a god. Day 12 #revpitwaiting

A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED@ambucsaru.bsky.social

#RevPitWaiting Day 12! #RevPit peeps!! I'm so excited for this one! I find that the best way to reduce querying anxiety or just anxiety about a book in general is to work on something else, so my writing joy is not hinged on a single project. Do any of you have other WIPs cooking? 🧑‍🍳 👀

How do I distract myself from #revpitteasers?? That’s hard. 📖 Reading mostly 🧗‍♀️ Often climbing 💃🏼 Dancing (salsa/swing) 🧶 Sometimes knitting 🍜 Is cooking a hobby? #revpitwaiting

Revise & Resub@reviseresub.bsky.social

Editors are eagerly working away through their submissions! What are you doing to distract yourself from #RevPitWaiting? #RevPit #RevPitTeasers

A (non-exhaustive) pile of my favorite books: Day 8 of #revpitwaiting

A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED@ambucsaru.bsky.social

Welcome back #revpit! I hope the weekend treated you well and that you're reading for day 8 of #revpitwaiting! Share your favorite books! maybe we can find people with similar tastes and become reading buddies 😊 I've been dying to use the StoryGraph buddy read option!

Post the mood board I just created? Don’t mind if I do - #Revpitwaiting #RevPit

A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED@ambucsaru.bsky.social

Day 4 of #RevPitWaiting! Vibes and aesthetics timmeeee!!!! If you don't have a moodboard made already, I'd recommend LiveCollage (Free on app store), Canva, and Pinterest for inspo. Both Canva and LiveCollage can make moodboards with gif elements if you're looking for some ✨extra✨ features! #RevPit

While I can’t tell you what happens next in my story, I can tell you the history of wooden crates 👍

Roger Hyttinen@artful-dodger.bsky.social

Me: Writes one paragraph. Also me: Spends 3 hours researching 17th-century shoe buckles. #writingcommunity #writing #booksky #writesky #writinglife

Multi POV: Prof. Tinley (55) is tired of the magical elite’s BS and is going to find a scientific solution to the storm even if it hurts his already small ego. Archie (29) can’t summon magic yet makes a living through magic shows. Just not enough to bail his sister from jail. #RevPutWaiting 1/2

A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED@ambucsaru.bsky.social

Day 3 of #RevPitWaiting! #RevPit main character(s) introduction time! You can make your intro as broad or as specific as you want. Tell us nice interests or their deepest fears. Anything you wish to share to make us fall in love (or hate) with them!

The one thing that made Sanjiin (27) special was his magic, but Rayna killed that along with his friend. He’ll do anything to get it back. Rayna (24) isn’t the villain everyone thinks she is. A Chaos witch yes, but also a healer who just wants to find a cure to Chaos, and maybe even a friend. 2/2

I’m so excited to volunteer for the 2025 Chesapeake Writing Workshop on Saturday, March 22! I attended last year and left full of enthusiasm and actionable ideas. Very happy to be able to give back this time around and meet fellow writers ☺️ #ChesapeakeWW

Writing Day Workshops@writingdaywksp.bsky.social

Hi! We're Writing Day Workshops and we organize writing conferences in-person across the US and online. Both include craft and industry talks from publishing professionals, plus opportunities for writers to pitch their book to agents. 2025 dates here: www.writingdayworkshops.com/event-locati...

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UPROOTED x NAUSICAÄ 🪲 A naïve natural historian in desperate need of a guide through the cursed forest. 🌌 A non-binary rogue who will do anything to rescue their family. 👀 A plot to trap the rogue brings them together. ❤️ Their hearts will draw them closer. #WSPit #WSPitQ #A #F #LGBT

BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN X ARCANE A MultiPOV climate fantasy w/ 🔬Science + Magic ❤️‍🔥 Enemies -> found family -> lovers 🐀 Postal rats & pet spiders 😇👿 Morally gray characters ⛈️ Environmental consequences 👊 Class conflict ❤️‍🩹 Complex sibling dynamics 👯 Ragtag crews #A #F #CliFi #SFF #LuckyPit #PopUpPit

Rulers won’t let Prof. Tinley research the solution to a Chaos storm caused by their own overuse of magic. Enter: a fake magician, a disgraced soldier & Rayna, the Chaos witch he was tasked to 🔪. Though seen as a villain, Rayna may hold the key to the Prof’s research. #A #F #LuckyPit #PopUpPit

SIX OF CROWS X ARCANE How to fight a Chaos storm caused by the overuse of magic? Sanjiin’s fists won’t help. Neither will Rayna’s Chaos. But together, Prof. Tinley believes science can be the glue to bind enemies and magical forces to save the last Haven city from itself. #A #F #LuckyPit #PopUpPit

Getting back into the flow of writing is not easy, but two things I ask myself always help: 1. What needs to happen and how can I make it more exciting/interesting? and 2. How can I make this character shine in this scene? Also not spending more than 5 min on one sentence/phrase 👍

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Ariadne X Last Night at the Telegraph Club Aia = 🙏🏼😓🏳️‍🌈 👩🏻 City = 🏜️⛲️🧱 Gods = 🔥 🌊 👹 Parents = 😡🗣️🆘 Best friend = 🧸✨👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 Hot god = 👏🏼🏜️🥵 They demand her life. She says no. They steal her memory. She wants it back. #P2Ppit #YA #W #F

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Ariadne X LNatTC Aia is dutiful to gods and family (even when they’re cruel) ✨ but her loyalty to the Temple is tested when her death is demanded to appease the desert deities💧☀️ she escapes to bargain her life with the gods ☁️ and decides if her life is worth another’s 🏜️ #P2Ppit #YA #W #F

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