THE MAIDEN AND HER MONSTER is PM Official! 🥀
ICYMI, my debut novel is coming out fall 2025 with
@torbooks
and
@uktor
. It features…
🌿 a cursed forest
📜 stories within stories
✡️ Jewish myth & history
🥀 a sapphic monster romance
See below for an info roundup 🌱⬇️
🥀I’M GONNA TO BE A PUBLISHED AUTHOR🥀
An absolute dream come true to announce my debut adult fantasy, THE MAIDEN AND HER MONSTER, a sapphic reimagining of the Jewish myth of golem, will be published by
@torbooks
and
@UKTor
in Fall 2025!
✨SOME EXCITING NEWS✨
I am now represented by the wonderful
@LitAgentMarini
!
Victoria’s vision for my sapphic reimagining of the Jewish myth of golem is everything I could’ve hoped for and more. I can’t wait to work with her on this project and all my weird ideas to come! 🥀
“I just think that if Harper Collins wants me to keep writing books for them then they should treat the folks who put my books on shelves with dignity and respect” godbless rf kuang
“The forest was not always this way. One day, it billowed awake, leaves sharp as teeth and blood for sap, and swallowed its first woman whole.”
Meet my main character Malka and her golem love interest Nimrah from GOLEM WIP, my sapphic reimagining of the Jewish myth of golem 🥀
🥀 pinned intro 🥀
welcome 🌿 I’m maddie, I write queer stories that eer on the side of haunted fairytale & twisted tales of adventure. my current wip is a reimagining of the jewish myth of golem and features a sapphic slow burn romance. glad you’re here :)
Hi
#writingcommunity
! I’m a 🏳️🌈 Jewish, Lebanese-American author living in NYC 🖤
🥀 my debut fantasy, The Maiden and Her Monster, is coming out next fall with Tor Books and Tor UK!
📜 I have an MA in peace & conflict resolution
🏃♀️I’m the “it’s not that far we can walk” friend
🥀Official Release Date 🥀
The Maiden and Her Monster, my sapphic reimagining of the Jewish myth of golem for fans of Katherine Arden and Ava Reid, will be released 9.9.25 in the US and two days later 11.9.25 in the UK!
The one year countdown begins 🖤
Would anyone be interested if I wrote a blog post on the rush to publish? Aka feeling like you aren’t writing fast enough, aren’t getting agented fast enough, aren’t publishing fast enough, etc?
If we choose to retell stories, we should also spend time learning about the criticisms towards that story, and note any harmful tropes we must subvert. This is especially important when so many older fantasy stories we may choose to retell include anti-Jewish propaganda
Hi
#writersoftwitter
! I’m Maddie, an adult fantasy and horror author. Currently, I’m —
🥀 Revising Golem Wip, a sapphic reimagining of the Jewish myth of golem (🤞querying this spring)
📜 Drafting Relic Wip, a steamy bisexual fantasy inspired by the Jews of ancient Alexandria
Ummm in light of nothing at all, seems like a good time to shout out my own jewish fantasy book! a sapphic reimagining of the jewish myth of golem ft two beheaded n*zis coming to agent inboxes this spring (hopefully) lol
STAY CALM, IT’S HAPPENING!!! I just hit send on my first query, so… GOLEM IS OFFICIALLY in the query trenches! Here’s to finding a great advocate for me and my horror yet hope-filled adult fantasy: a sapphic reimagining of the Jewish myth of golem🤞🖤
hi writertwt! I'm maddie, I'm 24 & i write queer fantasy 🥀 My current wip is a reimagining of the jewish myth of golem and includes a slow burn sapphic romance. would love more friends who are writers! feel free to dm me what your wips are :)
#amwriting
#WritingCommunity
WOLF & THE WOODSMAN x UPROOTED
Golem WIP is a sapphic adult fantasy horror inspired by the Jewish myth of golem set in an alt medieval Bohemia 🥀
It explores the complexities of religion, family, violence, mythology & magic🩸I hope to query in the spring!
#A
#HR
#wiplift
✨Revisions on golem wip are COMPLETE!!!✨
My first draft was 90,699 words. Now, golem is at 93,782 words! It's been exactly a year since I conjured up this idea to write a sapphic story inspired by the Jewish myth of golem, and I couldn't be more glad of how it's shaping up!
Yesterday, I lost the person who was my ever present link to Judaism. When I hear prayers, I hear them in his voice. When I cook Jewish food, I taste his recipes. Even before he passed, I knew he would never read my book. He was too old, too gone. But his love was always there.
Might as well shout out golem wip again since it's going to a second round of betas soon! If you like:
🥀 stories within stories
🥀 sapphic fantasy horror
🥀 creepy forests
🥀 monster love interests
🥀 jewish folklore & history
🥀 lush prose
I think you'll like golem!
#wipfeast
Joining the bandwagon
#writersoftwitter
✒️
I’m maddie✨I write dark & lush queer fantasy stories! I’m wrapping up the first draft of my sapphic reimagining of the Jewish myth of golem & then diving into revisions! Here’s me & some art my friend made of scenes from the book🖤
WOLF & THE WOODSMAN X JEWISH MYTH OF GOLEM
🌿 Adult fantasy w/horror elements
🌿 Reimagining of the golem myth
🌿 Medieval fairytale-esque setting
🌿 Sapphic slow burn romance
🌿 Prayer-based magic system
xx to my moots who have seen this 80 times srry:)
#wiplift
I’m also new to the writing community on twitter, and I for one, absolutely love that I can comment on someone who I’ve never talked to before’s snippet and say “stomp on me right now this makes me feral” and it’s deemed as acceptable 😌
hi
#writersoftwitter
🌱 I’m maddie and I write sapphic fantasy infused with folklore, history, and immense amounts of yearning~
right now I’m revising my sapphic reimagining of the jewish myth of golem, of which I might have some cool news to share soon 🖤
can we bring back
#WritersOfTwitter
again? i would love to meet some new writer friends (& hype up the ones i’m lucky to know already) so go ahead and (re)introduce yourself! 👀💕
For
#pitlight
, one last time pitching my adult fantasy :)
🕍Jewish mythology
🌿cursed forests
🖤sapphic yearning
🥀impossible bargains
🤔why am I kinda attracted to this monster I’m supposed to kill?
I know everyone Is tired of hearing about this book, but for
#FinishUrBookFall
I'll be completing the 2nd draft of golem wip, my sapphic reimagining of the Jewish myth of golem and finally sending it to betas 🍂 Excited to have community while finishing this round of revisions!
🥀the golem wip: draft complete at 90.3k words🥀
I have put so much into this draft & something about this story feels right. I cannot wait to see what it becomes in revisions. But until then, cheers to being able to write these words for the first time:
I wasn't made to be an academic and write papers that contribute to the field. I was just made to be a person who went on research spirals and then did nothing with the information except maybe write a fantasy book where girls kiss
“what is a story worth if it does not stain your skin with blood?”
🥀 the golem wip 🥀
🌿 a dark fantasy w/horror elements
🌿 jewish myth of golem
🌿 medieval bohemia-inspired setting
🌿 prayer magic/mysticism
🌿 sapphic slow burn romance
I've been keeping the title of my debut secret for so long (literally since this time last year) for absolutely no reason other than to build dramatic suspense. I hope you love my sexy gay title as much as I do!
Somebody explain the writing process to me. I just reread a scene that literally gave me shivers and then two minutes later got so frustrated with the plot I wanted to cry. I'm gonna scream into the void!!!!!
Doing something different this
#pitlight
, so behold! Advertising my adult sapphic fantasy horror inspired by the jewish myth of golem through reader reactions! If you like:
🖤 sapphic tension
👁️ being grossed out
🪦 jewish folklore & monsters
… you might like golem wip 🫡
As someone who, during undergrad, was ostracized and received literal threats from other Jews for being outwardly anti-zionist, it warms my heart to see the growing strength and prominence of Jewish solidarity with Palestine on college campuses. Our liberations are intertwined!
There’s a lot of prayer/faith in golem wip and I know that won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, but it’s really important to me bc Jews have been forbidden to pray & practice our religion throughout history. I wanted it to be loud and present. We are here, we are here, we are here.
WOLF & THE WOODSMAN x UPROOTED
🩸a blood libel accusation
🕍 in a fantasy Czech kingdom
✡️ w/jewish myth & history
🥀 & woodsy horror
+ a maiden who’ll do anything to save her mom from the church, even if it means striking a deal w/a disgraced golem
#moodpitch
#A
#F
#JV
#LGBT
Me, after spending 1.5 years writing and revising a novel while having several breakdowns along the way, realizing that if I want to write another book I have to go through that all over again
It’s
#sapphicseptember
#biweek
&
#HispanicHeritageMonth
AKA I've been summoned trifold 😈
My debut THE MAIDEN AND HER MONSTER is a sapphic fantasy novel reimagining the Jewish myth of golem for fans of Katherine Arden, Naomi Novik, and Ava Reid, you can add it to GR now! 🥀
It’s Jewish American Heritage Month! 💃 perfect time to add THE MAIDEN AND HER MONSTER, my sapphic reimagining of the Jewish myth of golem, to Goodreads!
➡️
thinking about my girls at the beginning of spoopy season!!!
golem wip is such a perfect fall-to-winter read and it's my biggest dream that one day people will be able to cozy up and read it as the weather turns🖤
art: millirine_
One of my least favorite things perpetuated is that voice is something you "either have or you don't". Most everything in writing is a learned experience. Even if some are more naturally inclined to having a distinct voice, it is still a skill that can be crafted over time. (2/9)
Thank you for all the love on my agent announcement 😭 grad school is keeping me so humble and I have to finish up this essay but I can’t wait to respond to everyone 🖤🖤
✨ Attention Camp NanoWriMo participants ✨
I made a Discord for anyone who would like community while writing this April! We will
✒️ Plan writing sessions/sprints
📚 Be a space to gush about your wip
☀️ Support each other during April
!
DM me if you'd like to be added!
The Maiden and Her Monster is *so* close to 1k adds on goodreads (!!!) Would be so cool to hit that milestone by the end of pride month 🥺
if an UPROOTED meets THE WOLF AND THE WOODSMAN sapphic fantasy sounds up your alley, please consider adding it on GR!!
Getting to post an agent announcement during Jewish American Heritage Month is so!!! It’s just soo!!!!! 😍 filled with an immense amount of gratitude 🖤 our stories are needed!
Hi friends! Tomorrow I will be participating in
#moodpitch
with golem wip! I have three posts scheduled throughout the day. While likes are reserved for agents and editors, I'd love the support of comments, QTs, and RTs if you'd like!! Also let me know if you're participating 👀
After hermitting in my apartment for the last week and writing at LEAST 50 pages worth of research papers, I am finally DONE WITH MY FIRST YEAR OF GRAD SCHOOL!! 🎉
Been reflecting on my writing twt journey & wanted to give golem, my adult fantasy, one last shout out <3
🌿 sapphic reimagining of the jewish myth of golem
🖤 romantic tension to make you gnaw your arm off
✡️ Jewish folklore & history
💀 monster love interest
🥀 lush prose