Iris Andersi | Author

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This one has a big spotlight on the #RevPit competition, which opens to submissions this week! Check it out at irisandersi.substack.com

#ReviseandResubmit #WritingCommunity

“#RevPit Season has begun! All the discussions are on Bluesky! Swipe for my MSWL”

“MY MSWL. Age Category: Adult -Romance (paranormal, historical, fantasy) -Sci-fi -Fantasy (either gritty, romantic, or cozy)”

“ELEMENTS THAT WILL MAKE ME FLIP: Diverse characters (including but not limited to LGBTQA+, BIPOC, and disabled characters) - I don't want the diversity to be the only focus of the book. People are more than their marginalization and are complex characters. Don't distill them to just one thing., Retellings that are unique (think representation from a marginalized group)”

“ELEMENTS THAT WILL MAKE ME FLIP (Cont.): Complex non-romantic relationships (friendships, found families, siblings), Very character-driven plots, Cozy fantasy or sci-fi, Spooky or gothic vibes in a fantasy setting, Steamy romances with compelling love interests and main characters (nothing is more boring than a perfect love interest), Fantasy romance that is cozy, cute, or humorous”

That’s right, it’s #RevPit season! RevPit is an annual contest where winners can receive edits from prof editors (including me!). Come join our lovely community and talk all things writing and editing (even if you aren’t planning on entering).

#AuthorServices #AuthorCommunity #Editor

This auction is officially live! There are a ton of amazing auction items up for bid. Special edition books, query critiques, and so much more!

All proceeds help out queer and trans folx facing financial hardship ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Essentials for Writers: Loglines In 2022, we started asking for loglines as part of the submission process for the RevPit Annual Contest. Because this was new to the contest and a lot of the authors in our community weren’t …

Hey #RevPit, have logline questions or want some feedback on your logline? Reply here, and I’ll get to as many as I can.

Logline explanation: www.jenichappelleeditorial.com/post/essenti...

Another explanation: www.threads.com/@reginablack...

RevPit definitely brought it a long way! In retrospect, I think I tried querying prematurely! I don't think the full MS was shiny enough to turn into an offer when I first tried querying it. But it's tough to know what could've happened! Others who won had much earlier drafts than mine!

Some of the other winners queried widely before entering RevPit, knowing that a lot of agents (check individual agency guidelines) are open to seeing re-queries if a major revision has happened. Other winners didn't query anyone, so it's really a mix!

Great question! I queried a small number of agents before I entered RevPit. Those that had requested fulls before the contest started were all more than happy to wait to read until I sent them the revision once I found out I won.

Of course! I was really excited to see a RevPit success story pop up really recently on the main RevPit page, too!!

Also, I loved working with you so much, I'll take every chance I can get to talk about it 😅

I'm very excited to cheer on whoever you end up picking this year!!

For anyone who has previously participated in #RevPit (in any capacity!), we’d love to hear your stories!

🌱 What did RevPit teach you?

🌱 Did you meet any writing friends?

🌱 Did you get picked for #10Queries feedback?

🌱 Do you have any advice for RevPit hopefuls this year?

#RevPitReflections

A green slide with a photo of Iris looking away from the camera. Text: Name: Iris Andersi Editor: Carly Hayward Genre: Cozy Fantasy Title: POTIONS UNINCORPORATED Working with Carly helped me improve my character dynamics and pacing! RevPit also connected me with an amazing community of fellow writers. One year after the contest, I’m thrilled to be an agented author preparing to submit my novel to publishers.

@goodwords.bsky.social
Editor: Carly Hayward
Genre: Cozy Fantasy
Title: POTIONS UNINCORPORATED

#RevPit #RevPitReflections

A light blue slide with a photo of Marena. Text: Marena Galluccio Editor: Caroline M. Tell Genre: YA Fantasy/Mystery Title: THE SHADOWS OF TIME When I had submitted my MS (2/3s of it in script format), I never thought I’d get picked! Since then, I’ve been working with Caroline to smooth over plot points to make them stronger, without the fear of overwriting. Once I’m finished, I can’t wait to query!

@marenagalluccio.bsky.social
Editor: Caroline M. Tell
Genre: YA Fantasy/Mystery
Title: THE SHADOWS OF TIME

#RevPit #RevPitReflections

A pink and blue text box over a brown slide with a headshot of Nadine. Editor: Jeni Chappelle Genre: Adult Fantasy Title: MYTH, MUSE, MAGICIAN Text: Jeni and I broke my story down using a reverse outline, articulated the prominent subplots, and replotted the fantasy and romance beats—all while embracing my brain. After working through these developmental changes at the outline level, and with copious amounts of encouragement from Jeni and the RevPit community, I completely rewrote the manuscript. Jeni provided me with skills to tackle revisions in a targeted, meaningful, and efficient way and I am forever thankful for her approach to find what supports my process best, for this manuscript and all the ones that come after. A year later, I’ve just completed my third draft and after one more pass, will be sending MYTH, MUSE, MAGICIAN to agents later this month.

@nadineflintbooks.bsky.social
Editor: Jeni Chappelle
Genre: Adult Fantasy
Title: MYTH, MUSE, MAGICIAN

#RevPit #RevPitReflections

A purple slide with light purple gradient text boxes and a headshot of Wera. Text: Wera Niyom Editor: Tiffany Grimes Genre: Adult Fantasy Title: LET HER INHERIT RUIN Being chosen to work with Tiffany was such an enlightening experience! She helped me learn how to balance description & dialogue, maintain character agency, incorporate emotional subtext, and learn to accept answers don't come immediately. Since RevPit, I've been querying, editing another Thai-inspired romantasy, and planning a LitRPG Romance.

@eggqueenwera.bsky.social
Editor: Tiffany Grimes
Genre: Adult Fantasy
Title: LET HER INHERIT RUIN

#RevPit #RevPitReflections

A blue background with a photo of Rakan has light blue text blocks. Name: Rakan Khashman Editor: Raquel Brown Genre: Adult Fantasy Raquel elevated my manuscript to industry-standards! RevPit showed me that not quitting and working does result in good things when it comes to writing. One year after the contest, I have an agent, I have submitted my book to publishers, and now I am working on my next book.

@rakanrrk.bsky.social
Editor: Raquel Brown
Genre: Adult Fantasy

A slide with a wooded background and a forest path has green text bubbles and a headshot photo of Ree. Text: I learned so much from Ash P who gave me a full developmental edit. She kept my story grounded and youthful. Her understanding of world building and character development are very extensive. RevPit was fun and informative. Just loved it. My story is now out on submission with an agent.

@reeaugustine.bsky.social
Editor: Ash P
Genre: MG Fantasy

#RevPit #RevPitReflections

A yellow slide shares M @notonlyicarus reflection of RevPit. Editor: Hannah Kate Kelley. Genre: MG Horror. Title: KNOWING THE TWINS. Text: My strange little book got infinitely wilder and stranger thanks to Hannah’s thorough, clear feedback!! I was able to distill my stakes and make the story feel much sharper, which for an atmospheric horror story (and a MG!) is so important. Hannah’s help has also shaped how I’m writing my next novel. I’ve been able to query with confidence and have felt really lucky to get the feedback I’ve gotten in the trenches so far, including a 20% full request rate!

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Editor: Hannah Kate Kelley
Genre: MG Horror
KNOWING THE TWINS

#RevPit #RevPitReflections

A water lily on a pond is centered around its reflection. The text above it says: Reflections one year after winning #RevPit 2025: Below the water lily, the names "M" "Iris" "Marena" "Rakan" "Ree" "Nadine" and "Wera" float

When I submitted to #RevPit last year, I was curious about what happened to the previous year’s winners. In the comments below, a few folks from the 2025 cohort have reflected on their experience! We'd love to hear stories from others as well!
#reviseandresubmit #revpitcommunity

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Oh hey #RevPit! It's time for my #MeetTheEditor. Are you ready?????

2026 RevPit Participating Editors: Allison Alexander, Ash P, Ayesha Ali, Carly Hayward, Dana Draper, Demi Michelle Schwartz, Hanna R. Neier, Hannah Kate Kelley, Jeni Chappelle, Kala Godin, Laura Galan-Wells, Leah Rambadt, Madelyn Knecht, Miranda Darrow, Natasha Hanova, Nicole Frail, Raquel Brown. Find each editor's MSWL on reviseresub.com

ANNOUNCING the 2026 RevPit Participating Editors!

reviseresub.com/editors

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I'm donating a query letter + 50 page MS critique to raise money for immigrant defense funds and mutual aid! The auction starts soon, and there's a ton of excellent bookish items up for bid!

12am EST 2/17-11:45pm EST 2/19

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#bookloversforliberation

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We've lost an amazing editor and friend. We'll miss Megan deeply. Thank you for all you've brought to this world.

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Congrats!!

Publisher's Marketplace announcement. Storm Literary Agency: Madelyn Knecht has been promoted to associate literary agent.

SURPRISE!!!
Ecstatic to share that I am now an Associate Literary Agent at Storm Literary Agency! I'm so excited to continue working with this talented group in this new capacity.

For an idea of what I'm looking for, I'll drop a link to my wishlist 👇

I'll open to queries 2/16!

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Let the Saturday morning edits begin 🔥

Some personal news…

Thank you so much!!

This sounds so good!!

This sounds amazing!

Publishing for Minnesota Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.

Publishing for Minnesota auction is now open!! There’s so may amazing items and you can even bid on a query and first 5 pages critique from me!

www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...

Publishing for Minnesota Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.

The Publishing for Minnesota Auction goes live at midnight on Wednesday. The number of items for auction has doubled since I first heard about it this evening and they're still adding more: www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...