Julia Rylen

spec fic #writer || Matter of Britain junkie || powered by FTL drives & jasmine tea ||
Futurescapes alum || Red London resident || chaotic neutral || she/her

[Julia Rylen @JuliaRylen]

@mielmacrae @wolf_vis

[Julia Rylen @JuliaRylen]

@mielmacrae @wolf_vis omg hahahahaha

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@wolf_vis @mielmacrae

[Rachael A. Edwards 🌙 @RachaelAWrites]

With #PitchWars coming up, I'm giving away 3 query critiques! To enter, RT and comment with the genre of the story you're planning to submit by 6pm (BST) Friday 20 August! Winners will be randomly generated - good luck!!

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@RachaelAWrites @elm112277 Adult fantasy/fairytale retelling

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@KlearlyReading *waves

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CLOUD ATLAS x LAST KINGDOM
When Lance discovers he’s the queen's mate, he trades his soul to have her. Cursed to be reborn until a war against an evil sorceress comes, together they must defeat the sorceress or all magic dies and their bond is lost forever.
#SFFpit #A #FA #MYF

[Dr. Maya C. Popa @MayaCPopa]

Writers, take heart as you prepare your submissions this weekend.

Remember the funeral urn-shaped concrete poem that opens e.e. cummings's self-published collection, so undertaken after 14 rejections:

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@wolf_vis @mielmacrae I couldn't ask for better critique partners. It's a privilege to work with you @mielmacrae and @wolf_vis ❤

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@Adi_Denner I've queried 25 agents, 7 rejections so far. I have a list of roughly 25 more to send to in the next few weeks. Waiting is tough!

[Eden Campbell @AuthorEdenC]

After critiquing multiple queries, I want to write something encouraging and informative on the most common query mistakes I've encountered. I call it, "Your query letter is AWESOME, but . . ." because many times the authors have a well-written letter, but it isn't enough.

[Gareth Harney @OptimoPrincipi]

When Boudica destroyed Roman Camulodunum the city burned with such ferocity that a scorch layer can still be seen under modern Colchester, named by archaeologists the 'Boudican destruction horizon'. These blackened pottery fragments were found in this layer dating to 60-61 AD.

[Whitney Hudson @AugustLawrence_]

Darker Shade of Magic X Outlander

An anxious and solitary NYer wanders through a portal to an alternate Manhattan plagued by a sickness. As her romance with the town’s handsome inspector develops, so too do her own magical powers that could save his city.

#PitMad #F #R #A #MH

[Stephanie Winter @WinterSleep85]

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST X DAUGHTER OF THE FOREST

A young witch has a simple plan to curse an enemy prince, force him to join her in hell, and use his magic to escape. But his kindness complicates things, and she must decide if freedom is worth his life.

#Pitmad #YA #F

[LJ Thomas 🏹 @ljthomasbooks]

HOSAS x DCTN

Bluebeard's castle has everything--lush gardens, nightly balls, and more riches than Anne could've imagined. She counts her sister lucky to have married such a wealthy lord--until she discovers what became of Bluebeard's six previous wives…

#PitMad #YA #H #FTA #F

[mary |-/🖋️ #quietisviolent @mwritesdragons]

THE BONE SHARD DAUGHTER x DRAGON AGE

Feisty sword-wielding princess? ✅
Dysfunctional family drama? ✅
Magic? ✅
Snarky thief? ✅
Dragons? ✅
Mysterious diplomats? ✅
SO MANY SECRETS? ✅
Friends to lovers? ✅

When a dead God… isn't dead, empires will fall.

#A #F #PitMad