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@Sedayne can you close the paywall? I could. There was an 'X' top right of the paywall box (on mine).

I could read it all. Hey, Achemised was on there @Rachael Burnett !

From ‘Mona’s Eyes’ to ‘Theo of Golden’: This Year’s Surprise Hit Novels These days, most best sellers are written by authors with household names. Not these five breakout books...

If you like YA, my favourite read of 2025 has to be Gwen and Art are NOT in Love by Lex Croucher. Arthurian Court type setting but so not a re-telling. Gwen knows who she fancies (girl), Art does not and definitely not Gwen, but they are...

"May you never be too grown up to search the skies on Christmas Eve.” Author unknown

I can see what he means, but he's missing... while you write that book then move on to your next idea and book. Having just read Big Little Lies, I can see the idea's Liane Moriaty centred around domestic violence.

probably just got divorced, lol

I love the cover... Almost bought it from that alone! I'm not a big romantasy fan... but if it's your fave novel of this year, I might reconsider. Is it more on the romance or on the fantasy? I tend towards unromantic... haha.

Mostly young adults or new adults

Welcome aboard :) What age are you writing for?

Hello there, My name is Silver or you can call me Celeste. I have loved writing (and reading!) ever since I was a young child. In December 2024, I published my first book: a poetry chapbook with 18 poems. Now, I'm working on a few stories...

There are heaps of sites with good advice. This is one. I suggest cherry-picking what suits your story. Take the tips and advice that resonates then build upon the bones to make the query your own. Often readers don't see what we think is clear...

Hi @noahkempton Well done for getting this far. Most don't. You are getting good advice here, but I'll throw in a little more: "I am writing to you seeking representation for Origins: The Compound, a 113,000 word YA adventure fantasy novel...

I really like your note of NOT querying in December. That thought never occurred to me, so thanks for that! I also appreciate you noting that you could not tell the inciting incident. It's obvious to me (cause I wrote the damn thing lol,) but if...

Reading the latest installment of the Books of Babel by Josiah Bancroft. What a wordsmith! He's really good at keeping his fiction novel readers guessing.