@VLBilstein

Midwest funeral director, embalmer, & author ⚰️🌈🫀| 🖋️ ✨ writer of the macabre & whimsy Rep: Bethany Hendrix @ Spencerhill Associates

 Nebraska, USA
victoriabilsteinwrites.com
Joined September 2025
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#editors, explore the five stages of grief on a fantastical, macabre quest through the afterlife in this Over the Garden Wall x Beetlejuice cozy fantasy horror! 🌈🫀🪦 On submission now and represented by Bethany Hendrix of Spencerhill Associates!
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Thank you so much to Traci Brimhall for sending me her debut nonfiction essay collection, THE GRIEF ARTIST. I highly recommend this moving and lyrical examination of grief from all angles. This one is funeral director approved, and I’ll be adding it to the funeral home library!
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Almost halfway through second draft edits for my Horror Romance WIP, and I’ve trimmed off about 4 K from the word count 🥳 raise your hand if you also over write 🙋‍♀️
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Julianne is ✨AGENTED✨@JulianneRWritesOct 22
Introducing my editor’s guide for THE BOG PRINCE, a crossover fantasy romance about a necromancer who reanimates the bog-preserved b0dy of her kingdom’s long lost prince. 💀👑 Repped by Brent Taylor at July First Literary! 🌞 #editorguide #editorsguide #onsub
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Bruce Buchanan@BBuchananWombleOct 23
Kindle Unlimited is now Kindle+ - just as my latest book is up. Check out THE RETURN OF THE CERULEAN BLUR KU, er, K+!
As the Cerulean Blur, Susan Murphy battled supervillains, helped others, and soaked in the public adoration—all at 2,000 mph. But a tragic mistake ended Susan’s superhero career 17 years ago and sent her life into a tailspin. When Susan is forced to use her powers again, it opens a dialogue with her estranged son, Troy—and gets the attention of a deadly foe from her past. For Susan Murphy to live, the Cerulean Blur must run again.

ALT As the Cerulean Blur, Susan Murphy battled supervillains, helped others, and soaked in the public adoration—all at 2,000 mph. But a tragic mistake ended Susan’s superhero career 17 years ago and sent her life into a tailspin. When Susan is forced to use her powers again, it opens a dialogue with her estranged son, Troy—and gets the attention of a deadly foe from her past. For Susan Murphy to live, the Cerulean Blur must run again.

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W. Frank Walk@pigmacastOct 22
🔥 Hellstones has a new home in Omaha! 🔥 Now available at Ancient Tomb Cards and Comics 📍 10841 Q St Ste 101, Omaha, NE 68137 #Hellstones #IndieComics #ComicBooks #Omaha #SupportLocal #IndieComicsCommunity
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Taelyn Sutherland@taelynwritesOct 21
Some snippets. ✨
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Bruce Buchanan@BBuchananWombleOct 21
Something cover-shaped from @entwined_books is in my inbox and WOW!! 🤩 The cover for THE GOTH GIRL WHO SAVED THE WORLD is coming soon! Can’t wait to share this one.
Coming soon - the cover for The Goth Girl Who Saved the World?

ALT Coming soon - the cover for The Goth Girl Who Saved the World?

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Taelyn Sutherland@taelynwritesOct 21
An editor’s guide to my cozy historical fantasy THE BUTTERFLY COURTSHIP, which will be going on sub in the near future! 🦋✨🤍 My agent is Bethany Hendrix at Spencerhill Associates. #editorsguide
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IT IS LILLY DAY 🥳🏳️‍🌈💗 which means you should ✨preorder my debut novel, a supernatural sapphic romance about gaysians finding joy in one another (and hunting r*cists) 💕 request it at your library 🌸 support BIPOC sapphic books all year 🌱 d*nate to your fave org 🏳️‍🌈 be gay
cover of DEATH WISH depicting two supernatural women on too of an LA roof looking out at the skyline

ALT cover of DEATH WISH depicting two supernatural women on too of an LA roof looking out at the skyline

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GhostPit 👻@GhostPitchEventOct 18
It's almost time for the spookiest pitch event of the year! We can't wait to see all of you on October 30th on Twitter and Bluesky from 12am - 11:59 PM EST/EDT! Get ready to get your ghost on! 👻 #GhostPit #PitchEvent #SpookySeason #PitchEventAnnouncement #MSWL
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Wow. Humbled by how much I am deleting from the first 50 pages of my Horromance WIP as I work on second draft edits…but also exciting to see the story getting stronger! (Also save EVERYTHING you delete separately!)
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How I felt yesterday when my embalming bestie told me funeral director spaces are talking about the article I just did about embalming 🥰
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Demi Michelle 🦋@demimschwartzOct 18
✨ Chapter 93 of Literary Blend ✨ Kevin Anderson joined me for such a fantastic chat about a book’s journey from a first draft to an edited manuscript. No matter what path to publication you’re pursuing, this chapter is for you. 💜
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Bruce Buchanan@BBuchananWombleOct 17
Yesterday, I shared the news that THE RETURN OF THE CERULEAN BLUR is on Kindle Unlimited! Today, I took signed copies to Boro Books, a cute mobile bookshop in Greensboro, NC. They also carry THE BLACKSMITH’S BOY. Digital or local, I’m grateful for all outlets carrying my books.
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I’ve had a voicemail from my grandpa who passed since 2020, and today it was gone from my saved voicemails 😔 But a lot going on lately and some decisions I need to make, and feel like maybe it’s his way of saying hello ❤️
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samantha is AGENTED 🖤🥀🪡@samcrouchwritesOct 17
an updated editors guide to my dark, queer YA/NA crossover fantasy, THE GILDED AND THE CURSED 🪡🖤✨ rep: kelsey evans | july first literary 🩵💛🧡
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Bruce Buchanan@BBuchananWombleOct 17
THE RETURN OF THE CERULEAN BLUR is now on Kindle Unlimited! (Thanks, @WildInkPub!) If you are a KU subscriber, I invite you to check it out. 😊 If you need convincing, check out the Goodreads reviews. Here's a sample:
As the Cerulean Blur, Susan Murphy battled supervillains, helped others, and soaked in the public adoration—all at 2,000 mph. But a tragic mistake ended Susan’s superhero career 17 years ago and sent her life into a tailspin. When Susan is forced to use her powers again, it opens a dialogue with her estranged son, Troy—and gets the attention of a deadly foe from her past. For Susan Murphy to live, the Cerulean Blur must run again.

ALT As the Cerulean Blur, Susan Murphy battled supervillains, helped others, and soaked in the public adoration—all at 2,000 mph. But a tragic mistake ended Susan’s superhero career 17 years ago and sent her life into a tailspin. When Susan is forced to use her powers again, it opens a dialogue with her estranged son, Troy—and gets the attention of a deadly foe from her past. For Susan Murphy to live, the Cerulean Blur must run again.

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I got to chat about embalming for this series! Check it out! 🖤 ‘You’re honoring a life well-lived’: embalmers describe their work (in great detail) theguardian.com/wellness/ng-…

‘You’re honoring a life well-lived’: embalmers describe their work (in great detail)

Embalming is one of the most common options for temporarily preserving bodies after death – but what exactly does it entail?

theguardian.com
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It’s finally 60 degrees and not 90 anymore here in Nebraska! 🎃🍂🍁
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Demi Michelle 🦋@demimschwartzOct 12
Talking to your agent sib about your wips for over an hour. 10/10! @VLBilstein is my sister, I swear. 🖤
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