She/Her Writer of Speculative YA Feminist Horror w/ social commentary & swooning ✨WINNER✨Best Submission Award SCBWI MayFest 2025 & WriteHive 2025 ✨ 🚫AI
Joined March 2009
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Find Courage in Fear
Power in Rage
And Become 𝑇𝘩𝑒 𝑇𝘩𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑇𝘩𝑒𝑦'𝑟𝑒 𝐴𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑑 𝑜𝑓
🖤A Good For Her Horror with Girls Who Scare Boys, Revenge, Reclaiming Power, ooh & a Forbidden Romance 🖤
THE TRUTH OF FEAR
Meet #TheEastRiverWraith
Upper #YA Feminist #H #PosterPit
ALT Image: A scared teen girl, and a ghost girl with bloody tears. TEXT: This dangerous world is scarier than a vengeful ghost. The Truth of Fear. Young Adult Feminist Horror. BECOME THE THING TO FEAR. # The East River Wraith. Accolades: Big 5 editor requests. Best Submission Award. Winner WriteHive mentorship.
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Splashing doggos while editing Thee First Kiss flashback—at the soon to be fixed pool—not the best idea. But when have bad ideas ever stopped me? Or my MC…. 💦🌊
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Any YA Horror writers looking for a critique group and for Beta Readers? (NA, Speculative, Supernatural, Paranormal authors this is for you too.) Check out: scbwi.org/critique-groups/yo…
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A fun YOU’RE DEAD TO ME, REED WALKER ✨giveaway✨ is in the works next week and newsletter subscribers get a sneak peek and an EXTRA entry.
Hint: My little fashionista Tessa would fully endorse this!💋
gwenreitz.com/newsletter
#writingcommunity #giveaway #winit #contest #tbr
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I write about hauntings, hexes, and summoning the dead.
….My bio says I’m not cursed - but I just had a third *psychic* tell me I am. At least this time she said it was a generational curse, so I guess I won’t take it as personally. 🤷🏻♀️🔮
(No, I’m not venmoing her to dispel me)
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I got up at 5 am, read until 530, and rewrote my one page synopsis until 6 PM & after only 12 plus hours I’ve somehow made it 2 pages!
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I can’t believe we’ve made it to this day! 😭❤️
This has been a literal dream come true.
You can find my book on the Z0n! 🔥
✨BENEATH THE VEIL OF TIDES✨ launches today! Paperback and ebook!
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To celebrate release day in giving away two signed copies with a bookmark 🔗 for giveaway is in Bi0
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I worked as a fact checker for a golf magazine & it was taken more seriously than politics are now. JFC. If the cafe in the article mentioned a sandwich, yeah I called the club & made damn sure that was the name on the menu. I called to check yards between golf holes man. Come on
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“It’s okay to get some facts wrong,” one writer said. “It’s honestly refreshing.” gq.com/story/at-the-substack…
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Jun 1
Happy #PrideMonth from Sesame Street! Join us in celebrating and uplifting the LGBTQIA members of our community. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
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⭐️ FREE CRITIQUES ⭐️
I’m offering free query or 1st 5 pages critiques—but you need to follow these accounts first! DM proof to claim!
@SEAsianPit
@MENAPitch
@_Pitch_Blaque
@PicantePit
@QueerPitContest
@PitchDis
(plus any other identity based event that I missed, plz comment!)
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Turns out, writing pool side is not the best idea — when your dog is a big splasher.
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If you have agent or editor pitch opps or critique meetings—have loglines ready for your other WIPs!
I was going to print mine, forgot & yep, I was asked about my other projects. I had two I pitched off the top of my head😅 luckily she liked my rambling ideas #writingcommunity
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Oooh I just had a zoom critique meeting w an editor after a conference—
Make that 5 big 5 editor requests now!
She can’t wait to see my ms in her inbox 🥳
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Ooh oh she also asked what else
I was working on & I threw out two of my WIP ideas & she liked those too! (Note to self to keep loglines at the ready!)
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FREE QUERY CRITIQUES! APRIL/MAY edition - closes at 6pm on May 7th!
I'm giving away TWO (totally) free query critiques on X this month - one for April and one for May. Instructions to enter below. NOTE: this giveaway is only running on X this time BUT there are two critiques up for grabs!
There are ZERO strings attached. Just one author supporting another. That's it. 📷#WritingCommunity #amquerying
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OMGhost, I'm finally part of the #5amwritersclub again. I started at 3:30, but I'm here. Heeey.
And not to jinx it, but this new new newest final, I really mean it, final revision is going kinda amazing.
🤞#writingcommunity
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Had me at bent neck lady vibes 🖤😍
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Wow, that is one of the best pitches I've ever read, no wonder you caught the attention of the Big 5 editors. I am so happy for you!
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LOVE the vibes of this guide!! And I was completely sold by Don’t Let the Forest In and Hill House!! 🔥🔥
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You had me at bent neck lady vibes 😂 But seriously, this sounds soooo good, I can't wait to read it!
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