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Ohioan in Spain. Amquerying writer. Professional translator. Mother to two book worms.
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AL @alwritesnow.bsky.social · Jan 17
Worth the Whistle
Tropes and Pitch

My Mother Cursed My Name x Greenwood x Midnight Library

The story of a young mother who refuses to follow death's rules and her son, who just might live a life the whole family can be proud of.

#P2Ppit #A #Q #Familysaga
alwritesnow.bsky.social
The only trickledown economics I believe in is where writers go to amazing events like these and I learn from all of you as your work gets published. #deepdiveorbust #tsnotyaw
January 21, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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theaaroncole.bsky.social
HUNGER GAMES × COBAB × POWERLESS

Inspired by Central African mythology

A boy with dangerous blood magic must compete in a deadly competition to save his mom's soul from the Underworld, but his growing love for the Prince threatens to destroy the kingdom

#P2Ppit #YA #OS
January 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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little-lulu98.bsky.social
@path2pub.bsky.social
AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER X ENCANTO
-Queer
-Disability Rep
-Elemental magic

Mexican inspired Horror-Fantasy with royals, secrets and way too many hallucinations. At least our MC has two best friends, a legendary mage and a spirit?👀 to guide her along the way.

#Q #P2Ppit #YA
January 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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sagelaurena.bsky.social
When Ley signs up for a competition to marry a prince, it's not for love but for revenge. To kill his mother for killing her own. Though Ley also has other problems... A vicious, pretty rival, a megalomaniac father, and powers that should be extinct but aren't.

#P2Ppit #W #NA #F
Nine images and ripped paper reading "Is revenge worth losing everything?" in the center. The images feature from left to right - a red starry sky, a skull with a tilted crown atop its head and a fallen-over cup next to it, a girl with her back turned to the camera who has short red hair and is wearing a leather jacket, a chess piece knocking another chess piece over, a palace in the middle of the sea, a hand covered in fire, two girls about to kiss, a bloody door, and an ocean cliffside.
January 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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florencechien.com
LOCKE LAMORA x BARU CORMORANT
A gendarme with chronic migraines will overthrow the empire. A thief with a record of dooming his partners will reclaim his throne. To succeed, they must kill each other. To liberate their silver-eyed kin, they must work together. #P2Ppit #A #F #2026debut
January 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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wisteraverse.bsky.social
When the chosen Empress is assassinated, her disabled & gutsy ex-GF must triumph over a dysfunctional family of ancient gods or submit to fulfilling the chosen’s grim fate as the gods' eternal slave & weapon against mortals
🌶️Hot Banter
🖤Forbidden Love
🏳️‍🌈LGBT, BIPOC,♿, Neurospicy
#P2Ppit #Q #F
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. 112,000 words Adult Crossover Fantasy Comps: Damsel (2024 film) Hannah Kaner’s Godkiller T. Kingfisher’s A Sorceress Comes to Call V. E. Schwab’s The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 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 Representation: - LGBTQIA+ - BIPOC - Mental Health - Neurodivergence Excerpt: A gaunt mouse nibbled greedily at a stale bread roll left on my lunch tray. I didn’t have the heart to give her a name as I might lose her too. The cast iron rods of the bed dug into my ribs through the thin mattress. I clenched my jaw to keep my teeth from chattering. The medications I was forced to swallow left a cotton taste in my mouth and a dull ache in my skull. The lingering scent of mud and mildew hung in the air, a long-forgotten tomb. I was not allowed visitors or to walk in the fresh air outside. The faded floral pattern of the peeling wallpaper was my only reminder of life beyond these walls. I 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. At least no screams echoed through the halls today. 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 hell fire, 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.
January 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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pensandpoison.org
SUCCESSION X THE BELL JAR

Following the suicide of her sales agent Rebecca Solomon, New York CEO Cassandra Feuerbach becomes entangled in the hypocrisies of the New York elite as she uncovers a controversial social experiment that took Rebecca's life.

#UA #Q #A #P2Ppit #LF
January 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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pensandpoison.org
SUCCESSION X THE BELL JAR

Following the suicide of her sales agent Rebecca Solomon, New York CEO Cassandra Feuerbach becomes entangled in the hypocrisies of the New York elite as she uncovers a controversial social experiment that took Rebecca's life.

#BluePit #A #LF #Q
January 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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ftzahra.bsky.social
A town with missing memories.
A graveyard with disembodied crying.
A snowstorm that never happened.

And a dead girl walking with the answers. The only problem? She doesn't remember them, and she has 30 days to figure it all out before she dies again.

#P2Ppit #YA #Q #U #SPEC
January 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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kerriefayebooks.bsky.social
GLADIATOR X POWERLESS

What would you do to protect those you love?

You’d BLEED.

Him for revenge.

Her to protect.

But in the arena, the false queen only cares that you bleed to…

DEATH.

#P2Ppit #UW #YA
The Guardian and The Light Bringer Romantasy Agent Editor Guide Image shows profile of man and woman in shadows Image shows blood dripping. “It all comes down to blood, what’s hidden within it and who’s willing to bleed for it.” Image shows blood dripping and the Blurb for the story. Image shows a drama mask and the comps, tropes, and meta data for story
January 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
alwritesnow.bsky.social
Worth the Whistle
Tropes and Pitch

My Mother Cursed My Name x Greenwood x Midnight Library

The story of a young mother who refuses to follow death's rules and her son, who just might live a life the whole family can be proud of.

#P2Ppit #A #Q #Familysaga
January 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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charyoung.bsky.social
🎸 daisy jones x knives out 🗡️

the songstress, the high-flyer, the gambler, the sweetheart, the watcher, the matriarch and the rogue. seven suspects. one the killer of renowned rockstar sam corvi. but who? only they can tell you

#P2Ppit #W #A #LF #M
a moodboard detailing nine images related to my work in progress devilswip, they are: big ben (london), a board of evidence, a street cornered off by crime scene tape, someone playing the guitar, the silhouette of a rockstar, musical notes, a crowd of music goers, evidence on the floor and someone punching a mirror.
January 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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gracesherman.bsky.social
An agent's guide to CAMP FEARLESS #Q #U #P2Ppit
an image of two pairs of white legs dangling off a dock, feet just touching the water. The title reads "CAMP FEARLESS", the caption reads "queer upmarket fiction, 96,000 words, dual POV" A background of pale skies and pine trees with the title "PITCH". The text reads: "Camp Fearless is where queer boys go to become healthy, happy, and heterosexual, but in the summer of 1998, camper David Avery cannot change the way he feels about his seemingly ex-gay counselor, Luke Kelly. And Luke, despite the purity-ring-wearing fiancé waiting for him at home, is equally fascinated with David. They become tangled in a reckless fling that ends in heartbreak, forcing David to flee the camp. Twelve long years later, when their paths cross in a Brooklyn bar, David is disgusted to find Luke is a conversion therapy superstar spokesman with a wife, two kids, and a secret Grindr profile. When Luke begs him not to expose their history to the press, David must decide what he owes to a man who is both a proponent and victim of the therapy that wounded them both." At the bottom is a picture of the book Swimming in the Dark by Toasz Jedrowski, and a picture of the movie But I'm A Cheerleader; two comps for this book. At the top is a polaroid of Luke Kelly, a blonde teenage boy looking away from the camera. The text next to it reads: " When Luke was little, his father would tell him that God had x-ray vision. That he could peer down from heaven right into the pits and crevices of Luke’s heart, looking for lies. The idea had screwed itself tight into Luke’s child-mind. He would lie awake at night, thinking about it; God’s gaze, lunar, wheeling over Huntington Beach and looking for him." Beneath that is a polaroid of David Avery, a teenage boy with a necklace, earrings, and rings, looking away from the camera. The text next to him reads: " David loves his mother’s voice. He wants to wrap it around him like a silk dress. But she is distant, tawny as a rabbit, with dark, dreaming eyes. His own eyes are pale as nickels. He does not look like her. Sometimes, he thinks, he does not look like anyone." A wood-grain graphic background with the title SAMPLE. The text on the page reads: " Luke puts a hand on the bar, steadying himself. He thinks: There must be some mistake. Because David is here, close-up and undeniable. He is taller, narrower, but otherwise unchanged; the puffy upper lip, the moon-eyes that are just as blue as when they were kids. Memory wells in Luke, like blood in a fresh wound. David’s eyes swim, as though dreaming, to Luke’s shoulder, his chin. “Oh,” he says. “Sorry,” Luke takes step back. “I didn’t know.” “No, I…” David looks to the bartender, then around him, stunned. “I didn’t know either.” The dip of his neck, the tips of his ears, are flushing. Luke remembers, with the force of a slap, that blushing ear between his teeth. Something within him mashes to a pulp. “I’ll go.” “What?” David’s jaw drops. “Stay! Are you kidding? Luke Kelly. I can’t believe it’s you.” Luke winces at the sound of his own name, eyes knifing around the bar. He turns to leave but David grabs at his wrist. Feeling runs up his arm, bursts in his throat. “Wait,” David says. “Please.” Inside his voice is an entire summer."
January 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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zivmontenegro.bsky.social
Agents/Editors guide to my YA literary sci-fi book

INTERSTELLAR meets NOPE with the emotional appeal and first alien contact of ARRIVAL (2016) & the suspense and alien hostility of FIFTH WAVE

Today is 2094 & dealing with grief. What worse could possibly happen?

#P2Ppit #YA #literary #scifi #book
About 88K words Additional comps is NOPE and FIFTH WAVE.
January 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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alpaolucci.bsky.social
FOURTH WING X PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE

When a dragon bonds with her, Lily must give up on becoming a healer and endure the training of a soldier alongside Ryker the Dragon Prodigy, the grumpy, brooding man she absolutely despises…

…or does she?

Currently Prepping for Sub!
#P2Ppit #NA #F #Editors
January 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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siselgelman.bsky.social
📖 Charlie—an awkward 15 y/o acne survivor—is tricked into a high school romance while trying to pass English class. Amid fighting bullies, wondering how to come out, and caught in a clash between literary nerds… Charlie and their friends learn self-acceptance via heartbreak.

#P2Ppit #Q #YA #LGBT
January 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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blissbooks.bsky.social
The Mummy X From Blood and Ash

For archaeologist Alec, a normal life is all he craves, but when destiny and free will collide, the magic burning inside him has a different plan.

#P2Ppit #A #F #R #Q
January 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
alwritesnow.bsky.social
Worth the Whistle

Cast of characters:

An orphan boy who can converse with birds
A young mother who refuses death
A secret whistling language (which actually exists)
A musician who loses his hearing
A Spanish banana farmer
An afterlife train
Windmills for some reason

#P2Ppit #Q #A #familysaga
January 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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liznew212.bsky.social
Worlds collide when a dark queen's journey to break her curse forces her to take a human prisoner back to her realm. His brother will do anything to find out what happened, including infiltrating an exclusive nightclub where men seem to disappear.

#P2Ppit #a #f #q #amquerying 📖
A graphic with wrath of a Wildflower in the center. Bubbles of text around it say: Morally grey, urban fantasy, cursed dark queen, two realms, dual pov, romance, missing brother, new adult The pitch. Decades ago, the princes of Lucis realm cursed her before they left to take over earth. Liming the days she can cross realms to hunt them and forcing her to take a mortal soul each visit has made killing the princes difficult, but not impossible. Now she is finally closing in on the prince with the key to breaking her curse, but she doesn't know that one of the mortal monsters she took on her journey to vengeance has a very loyal brother. Ryland finally has the job he needs at greeds, the exclusive nightclub where his brother was last seen two years ago. As he gets closer to discovering what happened to his brother and a trail of other missing men, he meets a beautiful partner to help him with the hunt. Together they find that their government is lying to them and monsters are real. And they are hunting one. Book comps: the book of azreal, city of gods and monsters, throne of the fallen The playlist: horns by Bryce fox monsters by ruelle, control by Halsey, kill of the night, hbic, happy clever after by Gin Wigmore
January 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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emiliayoung.bsky.social
Agent’s Guide to “Mark of a Magpie”! 📖🐦‍⬛

When a small-town thief crosses paths with the kingdom’s big-shot assassin, an unlikely partnership is born; but can their goals align before their egos and secrets land them both a spot on the gallows?

#P2Ppit #Q #YA #F #R #RF
#agentsguide #amquerying
An agent’s guide to: “Mark of a Magpie” YA Romantic Fantasy 119k Words Behind the text is a piece of parchment paper surrounded by ocean water and gold flower outlines. Blurb: One for Sorrow, Two for Joy, Three for a Girl, Four for a Boy… Ryn is a small-town thief with a knack for being overconfident in her abilities, but by day she’s a beloved tavern girl with the liver of steel that carries her reputation. On her most daring break-in yet, she runs face first into the kingdom’s last living assassin, Seven, and he’s just offered her the opportunity of a century: a ticket of attendance to the King’s upcoming courtship gathering. It’s a partnership she’d definitely be a fool to take up, but desperation fuels ever decision she makes. Five for Silver, Six for Gold… Seven is set in his own plans, however much they interfere with hers, and they won’t be the only ones in attendance with hidden agendas. When the castle goes into lockdown, it’s survival of the cunning and silver-tongued. The rich are dropped like flies, and all suspicions are on them. Seven for a Secret, Never to be Told. The text is on a piece of parchment paper, with ocean water and gold flower outlines behind it. Tropes: Thief x Assassin Mental Health Rep Identity vs Duty Class Difference Forced Proximity Secret Code Morally Gray Women’s Wrongs Unlikely Allies to Lovers Text is on a piece of parchment paper. Besides the text are two headshot drawings: one of a girl with brown hair pulled back by braids, and the other of a black-haired boy with a worried expression. Behind the parchment paper are ocean waters with gold flower outlines. The Atmosphere: There is a collage of pictures on a parchment paper. Picture one is of a boy crouched down with his head covered as a fire burns in the background. Picture two is of two hands tied to a pole on the beach. Picture three shows a person wrapping up the wounded hand of another. Picture four shows an old piece of parchment with unreadable script. Picture five is of an island with a castle and small village surrounding it. Picture six is of a girl on the run with a dagger in hand. Behind the collage of pictures are ocean waters, with gold flower outlines surrounding it.
January 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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annalindsey.bsky.social

When 17-year-old Honor's ex-boyfriend shares intimate photos of her with their classmates, she has to decide whether to run from her problems and let him have the last word, or take back her story through her creative writing portfolio. #Q #YA #C #P2Ppit
ANYTHING BUT YOU Contemporary YA Complete at 82,000 words Photo collage featuring a photo of a small-town downtown setting, a journal open with pages torn out, hands holding cellphones, a man working as a barista in a coffee shop, a stack of letters, and the shilhoutte of a young woman.
January 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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dawnberkoski.bsky.social
PITCH: In a world controlled by corporate vampires, two men struggle for autonomy. Will a chance meeting lead them to freedom—or a web of subterfuge, where every thread brings a monster offering death or permanent confinement? #P2PPIT 📖 💙📚
#Q #R #A

Power Hungry CEO x Abandoned Puppy Bartender
PITCH: In a world controlled by corporate vampires, two men struggle for autonomy. Will a chance meeting lead them to freedom—or a web of subterfuge, where every thread brings a monster offering death or permanent confinement? Power Hungry CEO x Abandoned Puppy Bartender I Am Chosen By Dawn Berkoski 77,000 M/M Paranormal Romance Dark with a little spice meets silly-sweet Blue Bloods (minus the angels and school) x Interview with a Vampire (add more humor) x X-Men (replace Xavier with Stryker as head boss) x Yakuza Tropes * Forbidden Love * Fish Out of Water * Forced Proximity * Dark Secrets * Unequal Power Structure * High Action Chase Scenes * Emotional Growth Arcs + Satisfying End Quotes "He was leaving. He was leaving New York for good. But instead of freedom, he wondered if he was headed toward greater danger." ~Jason Allard (Protagonist) "Now that he has chosen you, Alexander has all but forsaken our protection!" ~Tristan De La Salle (Thwarted Lover) "Alexander and I have unfinished business." -Shigekazu (Japanese Business Rival) MAIN CHARACTERS Alexander Grant Jason Allard CEO of M-Corp Bartender Control Issues Anxiety/Clingy Likes: Power + Money Likes: Video Games +Pizza Several photos are shown in this Mood Board for I Am Chosen, a paranormal romance by Dawn Berkoski. From the top left, a glass of aged scotch surrounded by butterscotch candies, a CEO standing in a high rise office, staring out a window, a giant hotel clock surrounded by Christmas decor, a photo of art depicting demons rising from hell, a sunset with black, billowy clouds hovering over an orange stripe, a dirty cement staircase near a darkened entrance, and the city of London as viewed from the river. A car speeding past a cemetery. The view is seen from the driver, looking out their side window. Photo by Dawn Berkoski
January 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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jenniferluce.bsky.social
When Keira's sister is captured by a shape-shifting immortal, she teams up with the God of Light to rescue her; but an ancient darkness grows within Keira, and she must choose between stopping those who seek to harness it or saving those she loves.

✨️ #P2Ppit #Q #A #RF 🌗
Three by three grid of pictures: a white feather; a silhouette of a woman; a silhouette of a couple; a silhouette of a person with wings before the setting sun; a silhouette of a woman wrapped in lights, a silhouette of a woman before a sunset, a silhouette of a woman at sunrise; a couple in front of a sunrise; a hand reaching out towards a window with sunlight pouring out Crown of Amethysts, 99,000 words. New adult romantic fantasy. Comps are Spark of the Everflame x A Fate Inked in Blood. Tropes and themes are: reluctant hero, dark secrets and hidden truths, forced proximity, Forbidden and slow-burn romance, gods and goddesses, vengeance and betrayal, found family, love vs. duty "Ker, you were meant to move mountains. To make the ocean shudder in your wake, and to shatter the sky into the stars we once had. I just hope your mother and I will be around to see it."
January 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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jpuluj.bsky.social
THE ROMANCE EXPRESS

𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑔𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑝𝑙𝑒'𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑝𝑦?

A British couple on the verge of breaking up boards a mysterious train and travels through alternate realities, where they must confront their unspoken conflicts if they want to save their relationship.

#P2Ppit #Q #A #R
January 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM