# ![@HLCarter_Author Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1166826476408324096.png) @HLCarter_Author Heather Carter is DRAFTING SPOOKY THINGS!

Heather Carter is DRAFTING SPOOKY THINGS! posts on X about in the, books, phantasma, if you the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [--] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies)  5% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  3% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  2% [finance](/list/finance)  1%

**Social topic influence**
[in the](/topic/in-the) 8%, [books](/topic/books) 6%, [phantasma](/topic/phantasma) 5%, [if you](/topic/if-you) 3%, [chloe](/topic/chloe) 3%, [word](/topic/word) 3%, [solve](/topic/solve) 3%, [future](/topic/future) 2%, [sun](/topic/sun) 2%, [up to](/topic/up-to) 2%

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
[@autisticredhead](/creator/undefined) [@bookishmoons](/creator/undefined) [@virginiabrasch](/creator/undefined) [@pinaramona](/creator/undefined) [@bookendslit](/creator/undefined) [@mcorvisiero](/creator/undefined) [@mbworkhouse](/creator/undefined)

**Top assets mentioned**
[Phantasma (SOUL)](/topic/phantasma)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"It's so frustrating when you want to write but you're fatigued and the words come out slow as molasses"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1987997157455253974)  2025-11-10T21:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"PHANTASMA X THE SEPTEMBER HOUSE Trapped in a haunted house that's stuck in a two-hundred-year-old time loop Alloson and John must escape before an evil curse steals their souls. #QuestPit #AG #OS #A #PR #R #H #Gothic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/2017484377899319521)  2026-01-31T06:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"A DEATH WITHOUT YOU is a story very close to my heart. 💜 It's going to undergo some revisions but I hope to find it a good home sometime #Editors if you are interested in seeing this when it's ready hit like or reach out to Katrina Lemaire at Corvisiero Lit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/2018729708859633952)  2026-02-03T16:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Those happy little books are keeping me afloat"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/2018771657788109067)  2026-02-03T19:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@AutisticRedHead Whenever you said that they questioned readers' intelligence by promoting books with magical and popular themes that's how I understood it. There's still a market out there for lit fic it just might not be as "loud" because of social media trends like BookTok stuff"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/2019148182735974864)  2026-02-04T20:36Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"As someone who queried multiple manuscripts for YEARS before signing with my first agent: DO NOT GIVE UP Keep growing your craft always write the next manuscript (because the one you're querying may not get picked up) and stay ridiculously tenacious. 1/2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/2019409911600538025)  2026-02-05T13:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Michelle is a chronically ill AuDHD woman who longs for a day without pain doctors and MyChart test results. When she's admitted to the hospital for low sodium she expects mediocre food.not raging ghosts stalking the halls. #FoodPit #Agented #A #H #WIP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/2020209478105203038)  2026-02-07T18:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"PHANTASMA X CRIMSON PEAK Starving in a decrepit mansion by day thrust back in time to a grand ball the moment they close their eyes. Alloson and John just want to break the curse and find their way home but vengeful ghosts have other plans. #FoodPit #A #Agented #OS #PNR #gothic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/2020216496174022979)  2026-02-07T19:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE x LAKESEDGE Chloe takes refuge in her uncle's haunted house only to be trapped there by the villainous underworld prince- marked as his future bride. But her own heart threatens her hunger for freedom in the sun. #FoodPit #A #Agented #F #R #WIP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/2020220575826768256)  2026-02-07T19:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Who needs genAI when I've got a cabinet full of coffee and a weird brain Rest assured I am no prompt goblin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/2020824553417773178)  2026-02-09T11:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"I got a kind personalized rejection from an agent today. They said I was a great writer they loved the plot loved my sample it just wasn't right for their list right now. I'll take that as a win I guess #amquerying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1671197024392294414)  2023-06-20T16:43Z [----] followers, 22.8K engagements


"Agent: "Please send a detailed outline with your query." Me a confirmed pantser: "Outline" 👀 Had some fun doing some reverse-engineering yesterday. 😅 #amquerying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1671549637772058625)  2023-06-21T16:04Z [----] followers, 18.6K engagements


"Me Watching my inbox like a hawk for query/submission replies Never 👀 Fingers crossed for some good news this week #amquerying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1673335021480943618)  2023-06-26T14:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Full request 👐 #amquerying Me Watching my inbox like a hawk for query/submission replies Never 👀 Fingers crossed for some good news this week #amquerying https://t.co/fZW0bfC4QZ Me Watching my inbox like a hawk for query/submission replies Never 👀 Fingers crossed for some good news this week #amquerying https://t.co/fZW0bfC4QZ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1673389874525732864)  2023-06-26T17:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I got two query rejections overnight. Instead of being bummed though I'm drinking coffee and diving into my WIP. Things will work out precisely as they should. Someone out there will love my twisty time-slip gothic romance.🖤 #amquerying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1674019460481445895)  2023-06-28T11:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Got a rejection that just hit harder today for some reason. Im trying to be resilient but querying is HARD. So many rejections just make you question everything even after page and query critiques etc #amquerying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1675983702768091142)  2023-07-03T21:43Z [----] followers, 22.9K engagements


"Im just a girl waiting (im)patiently for news on my three full requests and responses to my outstanding queries. 👀 #amquerying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1678163571333644288)  2023-07-09T22:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I start a new job tomorrow. Ive been a SAHM for six years and Im extremely nervous. As an ND person its going to be a big routine adjustment as well. Good vibes appreciated"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1678180677584388096)  2023-07-09T23:13Z [----] followers, 18K engagements


"Real talk for my #amquerying folks: How many rejections before you shelve a project I've got a few fulls and other queries out so I'm not quite ready to shelve this one but I'm starting to get more and more red on my spreadsheet (I color-code it.) Getting nervous"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1679605416982921218)  2023-07-13T21:35Z [----] followers, 14.3K engagements


"Literally sobbing over a full rejection right now. This is just not a good day. #amquerying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1680993427968671745)  2023-07-17T17:30Z [----] followers, 21K engagements


"Ive been quiet on here for a while now. Some good things have happened. Ive signed with Eyebright Books (a lovely small press) for my fantasy romance novel The Mountain King. Im getting set up to get into voice over work (commercial and audiobook.) On the flip side 🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1691599956509880354)  2023-08-15T23:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Unsolicited advice to a querying author to just give up and self-publish is rude. Self-publishing is not a "lesser-than" option (I'm an indie author too) but to turn your nose up at someone's goals just because they differ from your own path Ugh. I don't get it. #amquerying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1696223356868051450)  2023-08-28T18:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I think I'm going to transition to querying a new novel soon (my 4th queried manuscript.) I have two fulls and some queries outstanding on my 3rd manuscript but my hopes aren't high after so many rejections. This is hard y'all. #amquerying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1704936777650225374)  2023-09-21T19:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Just lost an entire support group because I pointed out problematic book content another writer was putting out and it didn't go well. My heart freaking hurts right now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1710827687873245429)  2023-10-08T01:21Z [----] followers, 18.1K engagements


"-Agent passes on your manuscript saying it isnt a fit for their list. -Soon after they post that theyre looking for EXACTLY what was in your manuscript. Not sure if its my writing the fact that I mentioned Im neurodivergent in my bio or what. **le sigh** #amquerying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1713973895408095443)  2023-10-16T17:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Oof. Sometimes querying can rip your heart out and stomp on it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1717340167516614808)  2023-10-26T00:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Three agent likes between both manuscripts 🥰🥰🥰"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1717704785955037219)  2023-10-27T00:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"#MoodPitch is coming up November 9th and I still have space on my list Drop a comment if youre participating and Ill add you so I can repost your pitches. Ill be pitching two books again. :) #amquerying #gothicromance #gothicfantasy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1718023131577667772)  2023-10-27T21:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I want to ✨manifest✨ offers of rep so badly but I'm so used to rejections at this point I'm afraid to get my hopes up. Not going to lie the querying process is HARD. I hope I can get a Roundtable Mentor and have the benefit of that guidance. #amquerying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1723032137748693120)  2023-11-10T17:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Pretty sure Ive been ghosted on a (full) submission. Its been several months. Ive sent two nudges with no responses. Agents & editors PLEASE dont do this to writers. Send a form rejection a line saying you need more timeSOMETHING. 🧵 #amquerying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1724481222892552279)  2023-11-14T17:35Z [----] followers, 24.5K engagements


"We understand youre busy and maybe swamped but please communicate. We jump through hoops to query and you are the gatekeepers to our goals of traditional publishing. Its heartbreaking when all we get is silence after getting our hopes up with a full request. #amquerying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1724482199502647760)  2023-11-14T17:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Heres hoping Im ✨vague✨ by Christmas 👀 #amquerying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1725649579356409887)  2023-11-17T22:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"My inbox is looking very positive again this evening. 👀 #amquerying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1725696698914099682)  2023-11-18T02:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The opening lines of my most recent novel (querying now) #amquerying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1725945781302030598)  2023-11-18T18:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"If any agents/pubs are stalking my profile Im still hoping to find a home for my Labyrinth x Crimson Peak x Lakesedge adult gothic romantasy. 🥺 -Autistic rep -Haunted mansion -Hot villain -Forced proximity Feel free to slide into my DMs #amquerying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1734678357491503608)  2023-12-12T20:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Virginia_Brasch Pardon me while I walk quietly into the sea"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1735066791490064412)  2023-12-13T22:38Z [----] followers, 35K engagements


"Some magic just hit my inbox. 👀 #amquerying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1742090992398799028)  2024-01-02T07:50Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"It's officially time for a. VAGUE. PUBLISHING. TWEET. 😎 #amquerying #WritingCommunity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1744860703029096919)  2024-01-09T23:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Its my balloon day 🥰 #BirthdayGirl"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1745748273300705524)  2024-01-12T10:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Ahhhhh this day keeps getting better My inbox 😭💜💜💜💜"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1745951596683354262)  2024-01-12T23:31Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Um. 👀👀👀👀"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1750176588438687931)  2024-01-24T15:19Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Can we stop putting down romantasy as a genre Just because something is in a fantasy setting doesn't make it unrefined fluff without deeper meaning. I've written fantasy since I was a kid because I had trouble relating to the world around me. My heart & soul goes on every page"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1751031415481790795)  2024-01-26T23:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I'm happy to announce that I amquerying no longer and I'm now represented by @PinaRamona of @bookendslit Ramona just clicked with my vision for A Death Without You my Adult gothic romantasy featuring an autistic woman a haunted house and a lovesick villain"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1752429899527172191)  2024-01-30T20:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I know what its like to feel sad over my own journey when I was in the throes of querying and people got good news but I made it a point to cheer others on because one day it would be my turn. Bitterness will eat a hole in your soul if you let it. I can't stress this enoughthere will always be someone doing better than you. If you're bitter about people getting agented while querying you'll be bitter on sub when others get book deals. An agent won't change this. It's all internal work and accepting you're on your own path I can't stress this enoughthere will always be someone doing better"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1752820463598817369)  2024-01-31T22:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I'm planning on re-hanging my (framed) first query rejection letter and newly framed offer of rep letter above my desk today. Got a frame ready to go for my first book deal. ;)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1753035305198784556)  2024-02-01T12:39Z [----] followers, 15.9K engagements


"Got them hung (Blurred some parts out for privacy/proprietary reasons.) When I get more good news I will frame it and put it to the right of my offer letter. I've had that rejection letter framed since I got it. Hang in there #amquerying friends. You'll get there. 💜 I'm planning on re-hanging my (framed) first query rejection letter and newly framed offer of rep letter above my desk today. Got a frame ready to go for my first book deal. ;) I'm planning on re-hanging my (framed) first query rejection letter and newly framed offer of rep letter above my desk today. Got a frame ready to go for"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1753137478167364055)  2024-02-01T19:25Z [----] followers, 17.9K engagements


"The email that hit my inbox this morning has me 👀👀🥰🥰"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1758546808702148631)  2024-02-16T17:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"My husband is a freaking rockstar. I kept passing out and he called an ambulance. Ambulance got stuck in the snow in front of our house. My husband DUG IT OUT so we could get to the hospital. It has been a day"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1758646544524329243)  2024-02-17T00:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This Tweet marked the start of my querying journey (which finally ended last month when I signed with my lovely agent.) I'm looking forward to the next phase If you're on this road hang in there. 💜 I just sent off my first query 🙊 Not as a result of #SFFpit but a query nonetheless 🥰 #amquerying #WritingCommunity I just sent off my first query 🙊 Not as a result of #SFFpit but a query nonetheless 🥰 #amquerying #WritingCommunity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1759278256308523307)  2024-02-18T18:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Officially #ONSUBMISSION A DEATH WITHOUT YOU Lakesedge X HOHH Under the curse of a dark prince Chloe must escape his enchanted grasp or shell be his forever in the Underworld. To break this bond she enlists a handsome ghost but fate has other plans in this haunted mansion"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1760117466749947977)  2024-02-21T01:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Cardiologist: "What do you do" Me: "I'm an author." Cardiologist: **perks up** "An author Wow We don't get many authors in here What do you write Where can we find your books" Look in my visit notes today and see this in there. I feel all super official and stuff. LOL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1764817285225566497)  2024-03-05T00:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"So many writers use placeholders and notes when drafting. I CANNOT do this. My brain just whips out a folding chair cracks open a cold beverage and says Nope. Aint moving on till you figure out this minute detail. Future Heather We dont know her"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1768076172082958543)  2024-03-14T00:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Im so sorry to everyone who got essentially stalked and/or threatened by Cardigan and their bullies over their association with me. I became enemy number one in January when I left and dared say a word against them. I swear this is like another cult situation. Im shaking"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1769840742141136921)  2024-03-18T21:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"After querying for [---] years before signing with my agent in January my fingers still twitch when I see a pitch event. 🤣 Pitch panic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1772974165265449036)  2024-03-27T13:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"LAKESEDGE X HOHH Chloe escapes her abusive ex to her uncles gothic mansion where ghosts abound. When the prince of the Underworld marks her as his bride she has just three weeks to break the bond or be his forever. Falling in love is out of the question. #questpit #A #G #F"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1775469911155839439)  2024-04-03T10:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"No MS Word. That is NOT what we do to the fireplace"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1796645124253917418)  2024-05-31T20:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


""Well you don't belong in publishing if you get upset over harsh feedback" NO. Full stop. This is an ableist take. Not everyone has a thick hardened shell. Some of us feel things deeply & wrestle with things like Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria. It doesn't mean we don't belong"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1800220860026171753)  2024-06-10T17:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Theres a transphobic person harassing literary agents about whether theyll rep transphobic people. Turns out I had a few moots with this person. Easiest blocks ever"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1806048909451579583)  2024-06-26T19:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Re: announcing when youre on sub discourse: I think its great that publishing is becoming more open now. It demystifies the process helps celebrate your wins (going on sub is an accomplishment) and fosters community connection. Pitching in open events is fun too. 💜"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1809650963000500704)  2024-07-06T18:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Four years ago I started querying and got my first rejection. I framed it and hung it on the wall like a badge of honor. It took a few more years & 300+ rejections but I did find my agent. #amquerying peeps hang in there. Tenacity & an undying dream will carry you through. 💜"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1818403279732183499)  2024-07-30T21:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"A word of caution to #amquerying friends: When you get an offer from a small/indie pub (especially if you're unagented) be sure to talk to other authors that have published with them. Do your research. Sometimes offers sound too good to be true and they are. 🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1852831533239017665)  2024-11-02T21:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH X TRIAL OF THE SUN QUEEN Gemma & her twin sister are dragged to a world in the Earth's center. They are forced to battle each other for the hand of a god. Winner gets a crown loser gets sacrificed to the god of fire. #Questpit #AG #W #F #A"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1852943201423781894)  2024-11-03T05:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Sorry I havent dived into liking/reposting pitches this morning. Facing a bad medical situation. Keep me in your thoughts"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1856719694599798885)  2024-11-13T15:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Hey authors: Review-bombing other authors' books with your alt Goodreads account is not a good look. Things have a tendency to come back around so I highly suggest you eat a piece of humble pie and re-think your actions. ☕"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1859964257657577491)  2024-11-22T14:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Ope Its my balloon day 👀"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1878411783515316507)  2025-01-12T12:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Hi friends Its your favorite author lady here to remind you to drink water unclench your jaw and be courteous as you line up at the screaming voids. 🥰"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1894513053288280483)  2025-02-25T22:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I am amicably parting ways with my literary agent. I will be querying again at some point but for now I'm going to breathe work on some editing and passion projects and take care of my family. (We've been going through A LOT lately.) Life lemons and all of that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1915035485040234552)  2025-04-23T13:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"STARLING HOUSE X CRIMSON PEAK Alloson & John are trapped in a ghostly limbo where a haunted house & dark forces threaten to end them. Spirits come to life at a nightly ball spinning a mystery they must solve before becoming ghosts themselves. #QuestPit #W #A #PR #H"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1920101308624691209)  2025-05-07T13:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


""I won't look at Query Tracker timelines. I won't look at Query Tracker timelines." ***thirty minutes later*** #amquerying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1930638863606706267)  2025-06-05T14:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"CRIMSON PEAK X STARLING HOUSE Trapped in a ghostly limbo Alloson and John shelter in a decrepit mansion that comes to life nightly w/a [---] y/o ball. Violent entities & hunger plague them as they careen toward a dark destiny lurking within the walls. #MupPit #WIP #A #SUP #Goth #R"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1933494564628672675)  2025-06-13T12:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Querying thoughts: As an autistic woman with anxiety querying/being on submission is extra challenging because agents and editors are very busy and don't always respond and NOT knowing can be difficult. Closure can be calming even if it's a pass (for me anyway). #amquerying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1934328535461576991)  2025-06-15T19:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Am I writing a short story about a haunted mall set in the 80s Mayhaps. 👀"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1936440304283844959)  2025-06-21T15:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"When you like to write in multiple genres"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1937925862591979581)  2025-06-25T17:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Made it through my brain surgery (I got intracranial stents). A couple of complications and Im in a lot of pain but Im alive and kicking. Thank you for all the well wishes. 💜"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1940687806160068650)  2025-07-03T08:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Crimson Peak X Groundhog Day X Pride and Prejudice ECHOES OF RADFIELD HALL #UnhingedPit #A #Gothic #R #H #WIP #CS (Query-ready soon)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1942992150456647800)  2025-07-09T17:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"A little insight into my 5-year #amquerying journey thus far: -First query sent 07/29/2020 [---] forays into the query trenches -Hundreds of rejections -Several offers 2023/24 -Signed w/agent [----] & went on sub -Parted w/agent early [----] -Querying again mid [----] Not giving up"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1944427561221546132)  2025-07-13T16:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Two rejections within [--] minutes of each other. Oof #amquerying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1946292211227803767)  2025-07-18T19:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Ohhhhhh the email I just got in my inbox (Not a call request but still. It's a good one. 👀👀👀👀)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1948758964360925331)  2025-07-25T14:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I just realized today is my five-year Query-versary Five years ago I sent my first query and received my first rejection. My query letter sucked. 🤣 Incorrect punctuation filler text ZERO COMPS. 🫣 Ive come a LONG way thank goodness #amquerying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1950752015102976212)  2025-07-31T02:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I think Im going to take a break from querying. Not forever but Im completely worn out. I might do QuestPit but Ive got to refocus on some things. And Ive got outstanding fulls to hear back on anyway. #amquerying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1951761310586110319)  2025-08-02T21:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"CRIMSON PEAK X THE MIRROR (🔊on) Trapped in a ghostly limbo w/no memories Alloson & John must escape a haunted house that comes to life nightly w/a [---] y/o ball. They must break the curse or face starvation . if the entities don't kill them first. #Questpit #A #Q #PR #R #H #F"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1952942710907683250)  2025-08-06T04:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"CRIMSON PEAK X THE MIRROR -Adult Gothic Romance with fantasy and horror elements -Trapped in a ghostly limbo with no memories -Decrepit haunted mansion -A [---] y/o ball that repeats nightly -Possession -Flooding & freezing rooms -Spice #Questpit #A #Q #PR #R #H #F"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1953018212549050549)  2025-08-06T09:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"I'm just an author standing in front of the internet begging people to quit trying to scam her. 🫠"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1956110977851666689)  2025-08-14T21:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"CRIMSON PEAK X THE MIRROR Trapped in a ghostly limbo w/no memories Alloson & John fight to escape a haunted house that comes to life nightly w/a [---] y/o ball. They must break the curse or face starvation . if the entities don't kill them first. #PosterPit #Q #A #H #R #F"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1956566591258468442)  2025-08-16T04:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"ONE DARK WINDOW X PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Andra inherits her parents' ghostly estate. There the walls cry black servants perish & a dark cave looms below. A shadowed entity takes a romantic interest in Andra & she must fight to protect all she holds dear. #PosterPit #W #A #H #F"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1956611887904210979)  2025-08-16T07:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"I do not understand people who respond with hostility to agents who provide feedback with rejections. If they are offering detailed insight into why they are passing on a project that is like a nugget of gold. Especially if you've been getting lots of form rejections. 1/3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1960008101459054662)  2025-08-25T15:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"*le gasp* NOBODY MOVE Their visual acuity is based on movement #amquerying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1965595985083572516)  2025-09-10T01:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I typically avoid posting query stats publicly these days but I just sent my 100th query for A WORLD SO HOLLOW. I think I deserve coffee. You know. As a lil' treat"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1967624272337412321)  2025-09-15T16:19Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Me after checking my phone in the middle of the night half-asleep and seeing a full request:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1971472994280276177)  2025-09-26T07:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I am screaming with joy and happy stimming at the email I just got 🙌🏻😭💜"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1973797339346149592)  2025-10-02T17:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT I am happy to say that I am now represented by the AMAZING @bookishmoons and @mcorvisiero at Corvisiero Literary Agency I adore these agents and their vision and I'm looking forward to working with them on my career. 💜 #amquerying NO MORE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1976292118428590228)  2025-10-09T14:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Thanks for all the kind words on the agent announcement Its been a smiley day. _ Im so happy to be a part of the Corvisiero Lit. family Onwards and upwards"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1976406959613149330)  2025-10-09T21:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"This. I nearly quit writing/publishing altogether recently. I've had several novels that died in the query trenches a book that died on sub and indie novels that didn't hit the mark like I'd hoped. Felt like a huge failure. But it's darkest before dawn. Hang in there friends. #WritingCommunity https://t.co/IsqEHpsird #WritingCommunity https://t.co/IsqEHpsird"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1977829280131453327)  2025-10-13T20:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Got my agent edits yesterday afternoon. Im up to chapter [--] out of [--] already for the first pass. @bookishmoons makes it so easy to work through them I am hecka blessed. 🥰🥰🥰🥰"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1981859774368223592)  2025-10-24T23:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


""Heather how did you get [--] chapters edited in less than three days" "'Twas the 'tism m'lord.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1982504118121029689)  2025-10-26T17:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I just finished my first round of manuscript edits **Collapses**"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1983347135417561212)  2025-10-29T01:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"CRIMSON PEAK X PHANTASMA Alloson & John must escape the ghostly limbo of Radfield Hall or face a dark fate. Passion flares between them but a book with a sinister prophecy threatens to tear them apart. A tale of love possession & death. #GhostPit #A #Agented #G #R #OS SOON"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1983745678581850540)  2025-10-30T04:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I got an edit letter from my awesome agent and I cant wait to take this manuscript to the next level 🎉"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HLCarter_Author/status/1985777083117633588)  2025-11-04T18:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"CRIMSON PEAK X PHANTASMA Trapped in a ghostly limbo with no memory John & Alloson must solve the mystery of Radfield Hall before a murderous prophecy claims their souls parting them forever. -Possession -200-y/o nightly ball -Spice -Demonic lion #QuestPit #A #AG #H #R #OS SOON"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1985935104443572487)  2025-11-05T05:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"CRIMSON PEAK X PHANTASMA Alloson & John have lost their memory and must survive in a terrifying haunted house that comes to life nightly with a [---] y/o ball. A sinister prophecy will part them forever unless they solve the mystery of Radfield Hall. #QuestPit #A #AG #H #R #OS SOON"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1986045606905720953)  2025-11-05T12:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

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