Heads up! It's #WriteHive season againnn!
Background: wet ferns with blood splatter Words overtop: LIGHTS, CAMBOT, BLOODBATH LAST CHANCE MATCH ARE YOU READY TO FIND THE ONE WHO'S TO DIE FOR? NOW REVISING WITH WRITEHIVE
Background: wet ferns with blood splatter Words overtop: The Pitch Welcome to the inaugural season of Last Chance Match, a government-funded dating show for the soulmateless to find their other half. Set in a tropical location, eighteen hopeful singles will compete for the chance to have a soulmate and all the benefits that come with it such as: free healthcare and education, better job opportunities and exemption from soulmateless extermination at thirty. Due to limited resources and population control, only three couples can win. Are you ready to find the one whoβs to die for? 28-year-old soulmateless Cera thinks the opportunity could represent a second chance until the show takes a dark turn and a fellow contestant is killed by the robot host. The infuriatingly attractive but mysterious Ryde swears heβll get Cera home safely so long as they remain coupled to protect one another from elimination. But the fatal games they play for the nationβs entertainment pick the contestants off one by one, leaving Cera and Ryde to fight for their happily ever afterβand to make it out alive.
Background: wet ferns with blood splatter Words overtop: The Comps: Media: SQUID GAME, BLACK MIRROR, LOVE ISLAND: The deadly gameplay of SQUID GAME and the futuristic horror of BLACK MIRROR meets the summer romance of LOVE ISLAND Books: Hide - Kiersten White, The Compound - Aisling Rawle, The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells The eerie prose and romance arcs of Kiersten White, the dystopian dating show of THE COMPOUND and the frightening use of bots in THE MURDERBOT DIARIES
Background: wet ferns with blood splatter Words overtop: Themes & Tropes - Touch her and die MMC - Soulhates to Soulmates - What if divorce was eliminated and the government told you who your soulmate was? - head rolling twists - forced proximity - found family (then break it apart) - slow burn romance - genre blend sci fi dystopian horromance - survival of the fittest government mentality
A reality dating show gives Cera hope to escape soulmateless extermination in 2 yrs until another contestant is killed by the robot host, forcing her to work alongside the irritatingly attractive Ryde for her happily ever afterβand to make it out alive.
#bluepit #A #SF #R #H #W #Revising #WriteHive
Looking forward to a working with Grace and trying to help get this very cool and timely (*wink*) #WriteHive manuscript past the first hurdles on the way to publication!
Congrats to all the #WriteHive mentees chosen today.
And for the unpicked like myself, I'll see you on the Discord π I'm so glad to have discovered this group via this program and happy to participate and discover both this great list of resources and writers. Can't wait to see you all published.
#WriteHive Mentorship Pairing #19 author Tali Shammas (@talishammas.bsky.social) will mentor Katherine Gray (@kategraycosplay.bsky.social) for her Adult Fantasy novel ROT & RUIN
#WriteHive Mentorship Pairing #18 author @nadinebells.bsky.social will mentor Anna Alsup for her YA horror novel THE LAST GATE
#WriteHive Mentorship Pairing # 17 author Elizabeth Soule (@soulestories.bsky.social) will mentor Kayla Harris (@kaylaharriswrites.bsky.social) for her Adult Psychological Thriller MOST LIKELY TO BE FAMOUS
#WriteHive Mentorship Pairing #16 author JR Creaden (@jesscreaden.bsky.social) will mentor JM George for her middle grade horror THE MIDNIGHT ZOO.
#WriteHive Mentorship Pairing #15 author AJ Super (@ajsuper.com) will mentor RF Daniels (@rfdwrites.bsky.social) for their adult science fiction novel STARS IN BLOOM
#WriteHive Mentorship Pairing #14 @ascrowder.bsky.social will mentor Sophia Zhao for her Adult Contemporary Fantasy novel THIS SIDE OF AFTER
#WriteHive Mentorship Pairing #13 Holly Ash (@hollyashwriter.bsky.social) will mentor Gabriela St. Luke (@gabriela-stluke.bsky.social) for her adult sci-fi romance LAST CHANCE MATCH.
#WriteHive Mentorship Pairing #12 @anotherindiewriter.com will mentor Caleb Bryant for their Young Adult Contemporary Romance novel SAKURA PANIC
#WriteHive Mentorship Pairing #11 @pkennedywrites will mentor Karin Aster for their Adult Historical novel NEKKEN
#WriteHive Mentorship Pairing #10 @Tbmultigenereauthor will mentor @raypantlewrites.bsky.social for their Adult Horror novel THE MOST DANGEROUS ART
#WriteHive Mentorship Pairing #9 @ajvanbelle.bsky.social will mentor @jrileywrites.bsky.social for her adult science fiction novel LOOK UP, STARDUST!
#WriteHive Mentorship Pairing #8 @megbontra.bsky.social will mentor Samantha Lee for her adult science fiction horror novel THE WORLD BENEATH
#WriteHive Mentorship Pairing #7 @lawlessauthor.bsky.social will mentor Grace Woods for her adult fantasy novel WISDOM OF THE SOON DEPARTED
#WriteHive Mentorship Pairing #6 @brendalatorrewrites will mentor Sarah-Leanne Deslippe for her Adult Horror novel THE FAIRFIELD COUNTY HAUNTED HISTORY WALKING TOUR
#WriteHive Mentorship Pairing #5 @hayleyreesechow.bsky.social will mentor Ann Marjory for her young adult romance novel AS THE FESTIES DO
#WriteHive Mentorship Pairing #4 @klynnhanson.bsky.social will mentor @perhapskatyj.bsky.social for her young adult historical fantasy novel ALL THINGS UNSAID
#WriteHive Mentorship Pairing #3 @kjharrowick.bsky.social & @klynnhanson.bsky.social will mentor Isobelle Sans for her adult fantasy mystery novel READ ME NO LIES
#WriteHive Mentorship Pairing #2 @kjharrowick.bsky.social will mentor @unfortu-nate.bsky.social for their adult science fiction horror novel MOONMARROW
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#WriteHive Mentorship Pairing #1 @sunyidean.com will mentor @grumblygoose for their adult dark romantic fantasy novel WHITE RAVEN, WHITE LILY
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In 2 hours I get to announce my 2026 #WriteHive mentees!
The reading period for the #WriteHive Mentorship program is nearly over! So many great submissions again this year. Y'all don't make it easy to choose, do you?
Stalking #WriteHive #HiveMentor mentee potentials this weekend. π
After announcements, I'll hit those follow back buttons. I want to keep connecting with writers and their beautiful stories.
Last day to check out the #WriteHive silent auction, bid on your favorite items, and help out a wonderful non-profit devoted to offering free programs to help the #writingcommunity with their craft.
We're exactly two weeks away from #WriteHive #HiveMentor announcements.
Next week mentors will submit their final picks.
Total submissions: 127
My longlist: 15
Shortlist: 4
Second look: 8
Third look: 21
There's a story behind this pattern that I'm hoping to share in the new year.
Take a peek today at the #WriteHive Silent Auction to grab your goodies and support this wonderful organization.
Let's keep giving #writers the tools they need to create, to thrive, and to change the world.
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I've got some items in the #WriteHive auction that were donated to support this amazing non-profit.
Let's take a look... π