Hearthlight

official social media presence of Hearthlight. The debut novel of SA Bradford. Presently seeking representation and publishing.

[Hearthlight @Hearthlight_]

Oppressive “perfect” society • memory suppression • forbidden history • reluctant truth-bearer • found family • teen vs. system • psychological dystopia • truth as rebellion
#QuestPit #Q #YA #Dystopian

[Scott Bradford is getting published! *querying too @scottbradford84]

#IndiePit #SSP #YA #F #Dystopia

Lux ex Concordia = Light out of Harmony.

A promise that from harmony a people can build enlightenment, prosperity, peace... But what if that light comes from burning the truth of the past? Erasing the uniqueness of each person?

[Scott Bradford is getting published! *querying too @scottbradford84]

They called me "...and Peggy."
I wrote Hamilton's most famous arguments. I placed Burr exactly where he'd be most useful. I arranged the room so the revolution would happen in it.
Now I've found my next historian. He thinks he's studying me.
#IndiePit #SSP #A #HF #T

[Scott Bradford is getting published! *querying too @scottbradford84]

Dear Applicant,
Thank you for your interest in Motivated, Inc.
As you know, we only accept applicants who are most sufficiently… willing.
We look forward to seeing you at the Summit Convention Center.
Your attendance is affectionately anticipated.
#IndiePit #SSP #A #T

[Scott Bradford is getting published! *querying too @scottbradford84]

Cody's first memories include mud, and running through the woods. He isn't sure where he came from, or why, until he is adopted by a grieving boy, and together they discover a realm that has been waiting for their return.
#IndiePit #MG #Adventure #SSP (Schnoop provided by Cody)

[Scott Bradford is getting published! *querying too @scottbradford84]

Motivated #QuestPit #WIP (but almost query-ready) #A #T

[Scott Bradford is getting published! *querying too @scottbradford84]

#questpit #Q #A #HF #RevisedHistory #Metafiction What if the true architect of the Revolution is a forgotten sister? A Columbia historian’s discovery private journals becomes a career‑defining breakthrough until his research begins reshaping his entire life... ...and Peggy

[Scott Bradford is getting published! *querying too @scottbradford84]

The Bearhound Chronicles: First Sentinel
#QuestPit #Q #MG #Adventure #DogProtagonist

[Scott Bradford is getting published! *querying too @scottbradford84]

#QuestPit #Q #YA #F #Dystopia #SortaAllegory

Lux ex Concordia = Light out of Harmony.

A promise that from harmony a people can build enlightenment, prosperity, peace... But what if that light comes from burning the truth of the past? Erasing the uniqueness of each person?

[Hearthlight @Hearthlight_]

Potential vague excitement!!!

#writingcommunity #AuthorsOfX #publishing

[Three Dragons Press @ThreeDragonsP]

Woohoo! We’re excited to welcome @scottbradford84 to the team! 🎉🥳

Bluff of Bones is Southern noir at its sharpest — tense, atmospheric, and emotionally unflinching.

Appalachia represented right! No slamming good people like Hillbilly Elegy! #BookTwitter #Publishing

[Scott Bradford is getting published! *querying too @scottbradford84]

#FoodPit #Q #YA #Dystopian

In a State that equates “Harmony” with obedience, three siblings learn to turn care, story, and memory into resistance, culminating in a high‑stakes public benediction that exposes the regime’s founding lie and ignites a movement.

[Scott Bradford is getting published! *querying too @scottbradford84]

#FoodPit #Q #A #HistoricalMetaFiction

Indie Press Interest

A forgotten sister of a great family... the true architect of the American Revolution...

History is never the whole story, only the bits that survive the edit...

[Scott Bradford is getting published! *querying too @scottbradford84]

#FoodPit #Q #MG #Adventure #DogProtagonist

Snippet from The Bearhound Chronicles: First Sentinel; a MG Adventure about a rescued dog, a bereft boy, and the Realm they are called together to save.

[Scott Bradford is getting published! *querying too @scottbradford84]

#FoodPit #Q #A #SouthernNoir #Appalachia #crime

Indie Press Interest

Bluff of Bones is a Southern noir about inheritance & corruption. It explores how violence passed down through generations infects both family and community,and how the search for truth can cleanse or consume

[Hearthlight @Hearthlight_]

@KR_Ludlow Thanks. Creating those gates tested every bit of my canva abilities!!

[Hearthlight @Hearthlight_]

Oppressive “perfect” society • memory suppression • forbidden history • reluctant truth-bearer • found family • teen vs. system • psychological dystopia • truth as rebellion
#QuestPit #Q #YA #Dystopian

[Scott Bradford is getting published! *querying too @scottbradford84]

#questpit #Q #A #HF #RevisedHistory #Metafiction

What if the true architect of the Revolution is a forgotten sister?
A Columbia historian’s discovery private journals becomes a career‑defining breakthrough until his research begins reshaping his entire life...

...and Peggy

[Scott Bradford is getting published! *querying too @scottbradford84]

Snippet!

[Scott Bradford is getting published! *querying too @scottbradford84]

#questpit #Q #MG #Adventure #F

[Scott Bradford is getting published! *querying too @scottbradford84]

#questpit #Q #A #DF #Noir #Crime

[Rae Law - arranger of words @RealRaeLaw]

When his chaos-gremlin older brother summons a fart-powered witch totheir town, 11yo Jacob must step out of the shadows to save his kidnapped Abuela & stop a curse that threatens to stink Woodville into oblivion. #QuestPit #Q #MG #F #SomethingWickedThisWayComes #CinematicNotSilly