Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)

@wisteraverse

Author of #Wisteraverse High #Fantasy novels, Informatics Ph.D. & Scientist, Emotional Support Human to 3 mischievous cats, 🖤 Polyglot | Neurodivergent | She/They ⛔ unsolicited DMs = ignored🚫

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Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Jul 9

Can I reach 800 followers, please? Kann ich bitte 800 Follower erreichen? ¿Podría llegar a los 800 seguidores, por favor? www.instagram.com/thewisterave...

Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Jul 8

Hypocrisy of using voluptuous girls in your book covers, arts, & ads, yet judging me for finally being comfortable in my skin!

Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Jun 26

Killer Quill: V. E. Schwab meets T. Kingfisher & they don't talk about me because they have more important things to do😁 I wish to take @tkingfisher.com up on her offer to let me send her my debut assassin fantasy, Killer Quill. But now I can't make it to the only European event she's attending😢

Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Jun 25

A standalone adult fantasy novel (Ownvoices, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, disability, Neurodivergence) completed at 94K words, inspired partially by a 10th-century book of legends from my BIPOC roots, is traveling to your inboxes from the query trenches!

Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Jun 25

An engineer, a dragon hoarding romance novels, and a dysfunctional family of ancient gods fight over the inheritance fated to the one who wants it the least. #unhingedpit #F #Q

A cute, red, crochet dragon wearing a helmet, with the word "writer" embroidered on it, and holding a book open. This is the dragon alter ego of my MC & me! In each photo, I'm posing with her while she tells me something shocking!

Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Jun 25

Killer Quill = Six of Crows X Shahnameh 📖A dictionary retelling ❤️Thesaurus fanfic 📚Free on KU ☠Fast-paced, action-packed assassin & heist fantasy 🩸NO romance 🗡️Voted likely to get overlooked by fickle social media algorithms we trust to make our decisions #unhingedpit #F #P

Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· May 7

Making 6-figure royalties as an indie author!😁

Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Apr 29

🩸Killer epic fantasy 📖A dictionary retelling ❤️A thesaurus fanfic 🗡️Voted likely to get overlooked by fickle social media algorithms we apparently trust to make our decisions for us these days! #QuestPit #F one novel in #Q trenches & one novella is #P

The map of planet Hymber’s dark hemispheroid where the majority of the high fantasy novel I #amquerying is set within my quirky fantasy universe called #Wisteraverse.

Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Apr 10

An engineer. A Dragon hoarding romance books. A dysfunctional family of gods. Not the start of a joke, but Sy's undoing. When her ex, the chosen one, is murdered, gutsy Sy fights the gods to escape a fate worse than death: becoming the god's eternal slave #MENApit #Qu #F #OWN #LGBT #POC #disability

Pitch: When the chosen Empress is assassinated, her disabled and gutsy ex-girlfriend, Sy, must triumph over a dysfunctional family of ancient gods or submit to fulfilling the chosen’s grim fate as the gods’ eternal slave and weapon against mortals.
94,000 words Crossover Fantasy
Comps:
T. Kingfisher’s Nettle & Bone
Damsel (2024 film)
Hannah Kaner’s Godkiller
Margaret Owen’s Little Thieves

Themes & Tropes:
- Forbidden Love - Hot Banter
- Feminine Rage - Anti-Chosen
- Found Family - Second Chances
- Dark Humor - Identity
- Friends-to-lovers - Faustian Bargain
- Choosing vs. being chosen
- Dual-Timeline

Representation:
- LGBTQIA+ - BIPOC
- Mental Health - Disability
- Neurodivergence - Chronic Illness

Moodboard:
Dark fantasy Victorian vibes with purple color composition.
Top row, left-to-right: a Byronic handsome man in black, a palace, a dark figure burning in hellfire, a masked female assassin of dark complexion holding a dagger, a serpentine forest trail at night marked with red flowers.
At the center, next to a silver plume, is the text: “This world, my dear, is the slaughterhouse of noble ideals.”
Bottom row, left-to-right: a dark gaslit street, a gaslit city blanketed in coal smog at night, a young woman in a Victorian gown, wrought-iron gates opened to a foreboding foggy estate in the dark, a trail of red petals leading to a dark stone temple gate.

A gaunt mouse snatched bread crumbs from my lunch tray. I did not have the heart to give her a name, afraid I might lose her, too.
The lingering scent of mud and mildew hung in the air, a long-forgotten tomb. Through the thin mattress, the bed’s cast-iron rods dug into my ribs. I clenched my jaw to keep my teeth from chattering and pulled the threadbare blanket tighter around my body, hugging my knees to my chest. It did little against the chill creeping into my bones. The raging blizzard had transformed the courtyard into a churning white sea, rattling the broken window shutters hanging askew.
I was not allowed visitors or to set foot outside. My only reminder of life beyond these walls was the peeling wallpaper’s faded floral pattern. The medications I was forced to swallow left a cotton taste in my mouth and a dull ache in my skull.

Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Mar 21

Write like nobody is going to read it & someone in trad industry will pick it up to publish!

Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Mar 16

Just a mermaid with legs and see-through shells! www.instagram.com/thewisterave...

Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Mar 8

I can't believe how few views this video got! Is the world so heartless!😿

Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Mar 8

Happy International Women's Day! This is a great opportunity to celebrate female authors!😊 #booksky 💙📚 📖 ♀️👩✍️

Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Mar 5

If you won't follow for my writing & books, then follow for the cat shenanigans!😁🐱🐈 #booksky #cats 💙📚 TikTok: @wisteraverse

Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Mar 1

Gorgeous! Looks like my dear departed Loki!

Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Feb 28

Get Killer Quill: it's cheaper than coffee & lasts longer! Also, I've been told it wakes you up faster & stronger than any caffeinated/energy drink!😆 #UnhingedPit #F #P #WritingCommunity #booksky 💙📚 📖🏳️‍🌈🪐⚙️🗡️🪶

Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Feb 28

YA Books: The age category where teenage characters are made to do stuff that the live-action screen adaptation legally has to cast actors a decade older!😁 Follow me on the other side! #UnhingedPit #F #Q #WritingCommunity 🔗⤵️

Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Feb 28

Kitten loves his bedtime story, Killer Quill: An action-packed, fast-paced assassin fantasy book featuring a badass anti-heroine with vengeance frothing in her 🖤& a ragtag heist crew/found-family #UnhingedPit #F #P #WritingCommunity

Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Feb 24

Follow me on the other side! www.instagram.com/thewisterave...

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Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Feb 19

I believe most readers aren't too hung up on the gender/race/nationality of the protagonist. We relate to each other on a deeper, human level. I grew up with classical fantasy, where my own identity was never represented. But that was my escape from a horrid life. #writingcommunity #booksky 💙📚 📖

Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Feb 13

Wanna make me feel loved?😊 ko-fi.com/wisteraverse

Wanna make me feel loved?😊
Get me a Valentine's Day gift to make me feel loved! Choose whatever amount you want and suggest what you wish me to buy with it!

Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Feb 13

Interested in reading the (apparently only) fantasy book with zero romance? All purchase links, reviews, sample 1st chapter, map, audio, & extras are available on my page: wisteraverse.com/killer-quill/

An awesome book cover (trust me!)
Killer Quill by Shida Ketzer

Themes & tropes:
crossed out "Romance", replaced with "Found Family"
Assassin FMC
Color Magic
Epic Fight Scenes
Touch her & you'll die!
Fantasy Heist
Feral Feminine Rage
BIPOC & LGBTQIA+

Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Feb 13

Why I wrote a fantasy with zero romance: #booksky #writingcommunity #ValentinesDay #romance 💙📚 📖🏳️‍🌈⚙️⚧️ 🪐📚

Shida Ketzer: Growing up unloved, abused, & oppressed, I worked my butt off to earn it all: Career, money, social status, a science Ph.D. degree, my favorite car, friends' circle, a fit body, & yes, even finally feeling beautiful. But starved for love, I gave it all up for a love who didn't deserve it. He sucked away everything, leaving me shattered, spent, & desolate...

So, f*ck Valentine's Day! The only ones deserving my love & trust are characters in books!

Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Jan 31

🗡️Murdered in cold blood & resurrected through forbidden powers, Quill becomes a formidable assassin. As her latest mission sparks a higher power’s wrath, Quill must avenge the death of her people and her own murder. Failure will cost more than just her life.🪶 #questpit #P #A #SFF #F #LBGT #BIPOC

Shida Ketzer
Killer Quill (Colors Eternal)
5-star rating

Message on the right: "Get Killer Quill. Cheaper than coffee & lasts longer!"

Book cover: A (badass-looking!) woman in a red coat holding a silver quill in one hand (black smoke swirling around it), and a bloody dagger in the other. Many daggers are strapped to her belt. The cover is black & red, with black veins. It's a gorgeous cover, trust me! Made entirely by humans.

An open book symbol
below which is the kindle (e-book) edition price is a bit above 3 £ Available instantly
A steaming cup of coffee
below which is the Paperback price 9.91 £

Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Jan 31

An empress with disability. A Dragon hoarding romance novels. A dysfunctional family of gods. Not the start of a joke, but Sy's undoing. When her ex, the chosen one, is murdered, feisty Sy fights the gods to escape a fate worse than death: becoming their eternal slave. #questpit #Q #F #BIPOC #LBGT

Pitch: When the chosen Empress is assassinated, her disabled and gutsy ex-girlfriend must triumph over a dysfunctional family of ancient gods or submit to fulfilling the chosen’s grim fate as the gods’ eternal slave and weapon against mortals.
94,000 words Crossover Fantasy
Comps:
T. Kingfisher’s Nettle & Bone
Damsel (2024 film)
Hannah Kaner’s Godkiller
Margaret Owen’s Little Thieves

Excerpt:
A gaunt mouse snatched bread crumbs from my lunch tray. I did not have the heart to give her a name, afraid I might lose her, too.

The lingering scent of mud and mildew hung in the air, a long-forgotten tomb. The bed’s cast-iron rods dug into my ribs through the thin mattress. I clenched my jaw to keep my teeth from chattering and pulled the threadbare blanket tighter around my body, hugging my knees to my chest. It did little against the chill creeping into my bones. The raging blizzard had transformed the courtyard into a churning white sea, rattling the broken window shutters hanging askew.

I was not allowed visitors or to set foot outside. The faded floral pattern of the peeling wallpaper was my only reminder of life beyond these walls. The medications I was forced to swallow left a cotton taste in my mouth and a dull ache in my skull. At least no screams echoed through the halls today.

Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Jan 29

Why aren't you buying my mom's book? It's a Killer Quill🗡🖤🪶 #booksky 💙📚 ⚙️🪐📚⚧️🏳️‍🌈🐈

A very handsome tabby cat shouting (likely just yawning tbh!) , facing the camera, next to a copy of Killer Quill by Shida Ketzer. The cover is really great, trust me!

Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Jan 14

Did you know that you can use an ePUB with any e-book reader? #booksky #books 💙📚 ⚙️🪐⚧️ #cosplay Get Killer Quill as ePUB: ko-fi.com/s/f2611817eb

Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Jan 8

Besides creating the Wisteraverse fantasy series, I’m a polyglot, scientist, & the emotional support human to cute cats, residing at the border of Germany, France, & Luxembourg. My book, Killer Quill, is the fruit of endless writing, revising, existential crisis, & a million cups of Earl Grey tea!

Just a photo of me & my book, Killer Quill, with the "Santa Mail" box!

Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Dec 29

Those shocked to see my photo without any makeup or filter should know I look great for being 387. My secret, you ask? For my youth potion, I only use the locally sourced, free-range, organic children! 🧉🧙🏻‍♀️

Shida Ketzer (follows back all fiction writers)@wisteraverse· Dec 25

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays! I'm delivering a few gifts this year! Check under your trees to see if Killer Quill has arrived!🫶🎄 #booksky 💙📚🪐⚧️🏳️‍🌈