The #revpit community has a Discord! If you’d be interested.

Right now just writing friends! I’m sorry, I didn’t even clock the CP part of your post! Not sure you’d want these reading comprehension skills on your work. 🤣🤦🏻. But I’m happy to meet you! Your book sounds awesome!!!

I’ve written a queer love story set in the ballet world in the 90s! Just followed you. 🫶🏻🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Daily feedback call my dudes

A collage with three photos: two male dancers and one of a beach campfire. The text reads: The Fire Years, a 124k queer love story set in the ballet world.

I cut 25,000 words from the novel!

In Chicago, ‘92, a ballet teacher and his male protégé, fall in love but scarcely act on it before circumstances separate them. It will take a tragic accident to bring them back together in this story of life after trauma, and the bittersweet resilience of love.

It’s definitely something I’m thinking about, hiring one of the #revpit editors! But at the moment, I’m enjoying the work on it myself. I might do two revision passes and *then* turn it over to a professional darling-killer. 🤩

#amediting #amwriting

a woman with a watch on her wrist is holding her head Alt: a woman is crying and fanning her face

In my quest to edit 50k out of my 150k novel, I’ve managed 7k over 13 chapters so far. Not nearly enough, but I’ve decided this is just the first of at least two big revision passes. Bonus: have fallen in love with Thomas and Ramón all over again. 🥹❤️

Oh no! That’s awful! I’m so sorry. Take your time and just take care of yourself! 🫶🏻

I don’t want to be a bother, but is there an ETA on the feedback per chance?

Photo of a text document that says, “The Fire Years: Reverse Outline. Chapter One: Thomas arrived in Chicago. Scene One:”

Time to cut 50k from this bad boy!

🥺😭

Big sucker for literary fiction!

I run the Kids’ department at my Barnes and Noble. I’m going to keep my eye out for this one in the future! ✨

Thank you, Joel! Knowing I was on your shortlist has given me the boost I’ve needed, for sure! I’m ready to dive back into The Fire Years and get Thomas and Ramón an agent! 🫶🏻

I’m truly so thrilled to get such valuable feedback on my chonky chonker! 😂💖

Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!!!! 🙏🏻

Thank you so much @joelbrigham.bsky.social for the encouraging and helpful feedback and for letting me know I was one of your #10queries for #revpit! You’ve given me plenty to consider, including the possibility of hiring you for editing help! I’m so grateful!

Thank you so much! 💖

Hell yeah. I love this for you!

I've seen a few subposts today that tell me this needs saying: #RevPit isn’t a contest that rewards the “best” book. It’s one opportunity, shaped by timing, taste, and editorial capacity. Not a judgment on your future in publishing.

Not to butt in but (butt but) I’d love to join the Discord too, if you wouldn’t mind pointing the way with an invite link? 💚

You just made my night, bro. Thank you! Can’t wait to see your novel on the bookshelf! And hell yeah WE RIDE AT DAWN.

Listen I KNOW I’m a good writer, a very good one, and I wrote a beautiful novel. And I wasn’t selected, wasn’t on anyone’s shortlist as far as I can tell, and I’m feeling deflated right now too. I think that’s so valid and normal. You’re not a hack. This shit’s hard. Feelings now. Tomorrow, work. ❤️

a man in a plaid shirt is sitting in a chair with his head on his hands . Alt: a man in a plaid shirt is sitting in a chair bouncing his knees and fidgeting impatiently (it’s John Ritter in Three’s Company)

Me. Keeping myself busy until #revpit winner reveals.

Y’ALL WE WROTE BOOKS!!! 📚

I think it’s something we can take for granted but like????? You created a whole new story or world from nothing?? Absolutely magic ✨ No matter what happens tomorrow, take some time to celebrate how amazing you are!!!

#RevPit #RevPitWaiting

I wouldn’t have even known about #revpit without @ehkell.bsky.social who incidentally was one of the very first people to read and help me with my novel. Also thank you to everyone I’ve met through this and all the hardworking editors! What an amazing experience this has been because of you all.

And sure enough I forgot to tag #revpit authors and #amquerying

Still figuring out bsky, so I only belatedly paired my log line with the collage I made for my novel. Let’s see yours! ❤️