Kel Aly Simon

Writer, librarian, and dog lover, emerging ceramicist. (she/her)

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[Kel Aly Simon @KelAlySimon]

Getting started on my adventure with ceramics - 2.0.
Lots of experimenting with decorative processes.

Visit my insta - https://t.co/NhSG1XFPvX

[WriteMentor @writementor]

We're just putting together the final touches on the summer programme's showcase.

It's an incredible collection of 49 stories - the pitches rock!

If any AGENTS/EDITORS would like to sign up to be included and emailed on Friday, please sign up here:
https://t.co/3HaJPwNYTF

[Kel Aly Simon @KelAlySimon]

100 yrs ago, the rift opened and unleashed monstrous beasts

50 yrs ago, Nirella’s grandma closed it and disappeared

3 yrs ago, someone reopened it

Nirella must retrace her grandmother’s steps to unravel the rift’s mysteries: who reopened the rift and why?

#SFFpit #FA #A

[Kel Aly Simon @KelAlySimon]

@sglandau Competition and potentially rivals to lovers? Yes please!

[Kel Aly Simon @KelAlySimon]

Hiding her cooking magic is to deny a part of herself―but if Nirella’s secret is revealed, she’ll end up dead.

Fighting in her father’s arena is dangerous―but to unravel the mystery of her grandmother’s magic and her own ability―she must fight―and survive.

#SFFpit #FA #A

[sasha landau @sglandau]

#YA Gideon the Ninth x The Hunger Games
Ox could get everything she's ever wanted if she wins a mysterious sword-fighting tournament—but to do so, she’ll have to partner with the childhood friend that abandoned her when she needed her most.
#SFFpit #F #LGBT

[Kel Aly Simon @KelAlySimon]

@RachelleNelson_ Thank you

[Kel Aly Simon @KelAlySimon]

To learn about her magic, Nirella will fight in a monster vs gladiator arena. She hunts for answers, to solve a mystery, but so is another gladiator—Zai

If he learns of her magic, she’ll find herself imprisoned or dead

Or maybe, he’ll help, if she lets him win

#SFFpit #FA #A

[Kel Aly Simon @KelAlySimon]

Nirella must don a disguise and fight in a monster vs gladiator arena to solve the mystery of how to close the rift to where the monsters live.

One problem―she can’t survive without using her cooking magic.

And if anyone learns of her skill, she’ll be executed.

#SFFpit #FA #A

[Elle Taylor @AStoryToTElle]

GET OUT X EDGE OF 17

An awkward Black girl must figure out how to escape a deal she made w/ a demon before he uses her possessed corpse to ensnare even more victims.

But much like talking to boys, killing demons doesn’t exactly come with a handbook.

#SFFpit #YA #BVM #POC #PN

[Kel Aly Simon @KelAlySimon]

I love the idea of the traditional wise owl companion but this one sounds sassy!

[Jess is really trying @JessA_Writer]

⭐️FISH x 11:11 WISH

Plus-sized 12yo Hillary uses a magic quill to win a poetry slam

But when a 🏆 doesn't get her the ❤️ she wants, she makes her perfect cousin disappear instead.

Out of ink, she must undo all her wishes or else her cousin is gone forever.

#SFFpit #CF #FA #MG

[Kel Aly Simon @KelAlySimon]

@gabriellegozo Cooking magical meals that strengthen and enhance speed and reaction time!

[Kel Aly Simon @KelAlySimon]

DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC x PRISON HEALER

🪄Nirella, a magic user, when magic means execution

🍳A mystery she can only unravel by using her cooking magic to slay monsters in the Arena

⚔️An irresistible gladiator, looking for answers

Survive or get caught and die

#SFFpit #FA #A

[Kel Aly Simon @KelAlySimon]

@abucsaru Ive read the first 50 and the vibes reminded me of Strange the Dreamer meets Treasure Island!!

[A. M. Bucsaru @abucsaru]

#OWN Slavic OFMDxONCE UPON A💔

☁️An orphan witch afraid of flying must sail through the clouds to a lost treasure to revive her parents' legacy

💔To do that, she must betray the girl who could fill the hole her parents left

☠️Unless she betrays her first

#SFFpit #YA #F #LGBT

[Kel Aly Simon @KelAlySimon]

@alex_xfox Thank you!

[Kel Aly Simon @KelAlySimon]

I'll be soon #amquerying my #A fantasy
A BLEND OF PITCH AND BLOOD.

Nirella must don a disguise and fight in a monster vs gladiator arena to solve the mystery of how to close the rift where the monsters live.

🍳 - Cooking magic
⚔️ - Deadly arena battles
♥️ - A cute gladiator

[Krista Lynne White @Krista_L_White]

Thank you to the literary agents who take the time to write an encouraging, personalized rejection letter. The positive difference it makes is immeasurable.

#amquerying #writingcommunity #literaryagents #writersoftwitter

[Emily Forney @EmilyKaitlinnn]

Aye yo writers, readers, and book gremlins alike.
Curious about how traditionally published books are developed, sold, and marketed pre-pub?

Here's a little breakdown in what happens ~after~ the querying stage and before the debut, and some things that aren't common knowledge!