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Kelli Clark

@kellidwrites

Lover of Jesus, Writer of maritime historical fantasy. #amquerying The Shantyman and the Sea

Joined August 2025
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Hi, I'm Kelli. I write gothic maritime fantasy with sea-magic, romance, and shipboard drama. Currently querying my debut, The Shantyman & the Sea. Here for the salt, the music, and the words. ⚓️🌊✨ #amquerying #amwriting
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In 1853, Caroline Watson, a rare female shantyman whose voice can command the sea, finds her hard-won place at risk when a stolen map entwines her fate with an aristocratic first mate and the cursed pirates hunting him. #questpit #q #a #HFic #F #agentsguide
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A full manuscript request? On a Tuesday? After weeks of silence? Yes, I am squealing into the void. 💃 💃 💃 #querytrenches #amquerying
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Authors write the light, readers carry it forward. What the authors do is incredibly important; readers build on what they create. As a publishing house, it's an honor to be a part of that.
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Hi! I’m currently chomping at the bit for: - a high concept boarding school mg fantasy - a hooky speculative romance - period romance or sports romance If you tag a friend who is writing such things or RT, you can DM me your pitch you use for contests and I’ll critique😊
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dear apple, the iPod needs to come back. not for nostalgia. for the parents who want their kids to love music and audiobooks without a browser, social media, and the whole internet attached to it
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And for the lady, perhaps an offer of representation?
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✨ 1853 🎶 Music at sea ⚡️ Girl power 🌊 Power over the ocean 💞 Slow-burn romance 🏠 Found family ⛈️ Storms! 🏴‍☠️ Pirates! Ah, it’s a good time. 🥰 #unhingedpit #histfic #f
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If my characters from 1853 could text across a ship…. #unhingedpit #histfic #f The Shantyman & the Sea 82k completed historical fantasy #amquerying
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#unhingedpit #histfic #f THE SHANTYMAN & THE SEA 82k - historical fantasy
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#UnhingedPit #HistFic #f
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In 1853, a young shantyman sings aboard a merchant ship. And the sea obeys. Haunted by an unknown past, she follows a stolen map tied to cursed pirates and a dangerous first mate, only to find the truth will cost her the only home she’s ever known. #QuestPit #F #a #hfic
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PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN X THE PRINCESS BRIDE. With music. 🥰 🌊 The Shantyman & the Sea 🧜‍♀️ 🎶 Female shantyman in 1853 🪄 Singing=Magic ❤️‍🔥 Slow burn romance 🤗 Found family 🗺️ Stolen map 💰 Buried past 🏴‍☠️ PIRATES! Historical fantasy, 82k! #questpit #q #a #f #hfic
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In 1853, Caroline Watson, a rare female shantyman whose voice can command the sea, finds her hard-won place at risk when a stolen map entwines her fate with an aristocratic first mate and the cursed pirates hunting him. #questpit #q #a #HFic #F #agentsguide
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Currently writing a piratey swordfight in 1850s London while listening to the Pirates of the Caribbean music from the actual ride and I think I've reached peak 'Can you tell I was a weirdo in high school?' #WritingCommunity
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It's a milestone moment. I just got my first full manuscript request. Am I jumping up and down? Happy jigging? Yes. Yes I am. #amquerying #WritingCommunity
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A sailor in a pub: “A girl who sings storms down…you don’t believe me. I didn’t either. But I’ve watched the sea bow to her voice. I’ve seen pirates go pale at her song.” If you’ve got the spine for it, climb aboard. 🌊 The Shantyman and the Sea. #indiepit #ssp #F #RF #HF
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Extra! Extra! Read all about it: 1853 - Young woman bends storms with song First mate caught in company of pirates Mermaids, maps & betrayal THE SHANTYMAN & THE SEA #IndiePit #HF #F #A #SSP
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Pirates of the Caribbean x The Princess Bride The Shantyman & the Sea: a rare female shantyman whose voice commands the sea, and the first mate whose secret could sink them both. ⚔️Fencing 💥Fighting ☹️Torture ☠️Revenge ❤️True Love 🏴‍☠️Pirates #indiepit #ssp #F #RF #HF
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Does anyone else have that writing moment where you're working out your big plot twist and a fantastic idea hits your brain like lightning and it makes you giddy?? I love that moment. #writingcommunity #writing
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