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Mickey Black
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Mickey Black @authormickeyblack.bsky.social · Apr 1
IF HILLS DISINTEGRATE (WHEN MOUNTAINS CRUMBLE) Fan Cast:
#chaospit #Q #D #R
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Okay guys - here it is. After months of querying on and off, I’ve decided to officially pursue self publishing. I have a great editor to help me along the way and have a timeline I’m working with. After a year of feeling stuck, I finally feel like I have forward momentum in this. I feel so at ease.☺️
April 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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milosometimes.bsky.social
Bitter trans guy (Callum Point) gets really into the local environment and small-town politics. Sure hope nothing terrible happens to him.

#ChaosPit #WIP #A #H #LGTBQ
A cartoon of a masked military person body slamming someone who is trying to crawl away. There's text. Top text: Fuckass townsfolks Bottom Text: Callum just trying to be a fisherman Two panel comic. First panel: A cartoon man is reaching for a yellow ball while smiling. Text over the man reads "Callum". Text over the ball reads "A peaceful life". Second panel: The man is being grabbed by a pink blob, but he's still reaching for the yellow ball. The man is sweating nervously, and the blob is staring at the man. Text over blob reads "Whatever's in the harbour". Text over man reads "Callum". Text over yellow ball reads "A peaceful life".
April 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
authormickeyblack.bsky.social
IF HILLS DISINTEGRATE (WHEN MOUNTAINS CRUMBLE) Fan Cast:
#chaospit #Q #D #R
April 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
authormickeyblack.bsky.social
Pitch Card for WHEN MOUNTAINS CRUMBLE:
Robin Hood x The Hunger Games x The Selection

#PopUpPit #LuckyPit #Q #NA #D #R
March 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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I feel God in this Chili’s tonight.
March 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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I don’t need a hero
To scare away the shadows.
Who needs Superman
When you have antidepressants?
mb
February 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Felt saucy, might delete. 😈
February 2, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Sleep sleep 😴
January 29, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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I just read the first chapter of my WIP to my husband! He loved it!! (Despite still hating my fmc’s name. 😠) But he said he was hooked and he’s not a big reader. 🥹🥹🥹
January 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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kancollan.bsky.social
LEGENDBORN X A:TLA

16-y-o air user Tabitha Redwood is obsessed with avenging her dad's murder. When fighters start disappearing from an elemental tournament, the familiar danger drives Tab into action.

It doesn't matter how hard she falls. She'll never lose anyone again.

#2025Pit #YA #F #OV
A mood board featuring six panels with a corresponding color palette in the center. from left to right, top to bottom: a panel divided into four to represent each of the main elements (water, earth, fire, air); a skyline view of nighttime Manhattan; a red-haired girl in front of a gritty backdrop; a dimly-lit underground tunnel; a NYC subway track; a boxing ring that depicts two people practicing punches beyond the ropes.
January 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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jenniferluce.bsky.social
Thank you all for such amazing support of my pitch for #2025pit!!! It means the world to me, especially while in the query trenches 💖.

While I won't be participating in the upcoming #miserypit, I can't wait to cheer everyone on!
jenniferluce.bsky.social Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · Jan 27
SHADOW AND BONE x ACOTAR

When Keira's sister is captured by a shape-shifting immortal, her fate intertwines 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 #2025Pit #RM #A #F
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 a sunset; a silhouette of a woman wrapped in lights; a silhouette of a woman at sunset; a silhouette of a woman at sunrise; a couple kissing in the sun; a hand reaching out towards a window with sunlight.
January 27, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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bmfwriter.bsky.social
COVET x FAIRYTALE x ACOWAR

When headstrong Reign is saved by a warrior from a magical land it sends her & the sister she is entrusted to protect on a quest riddled with ancient magic & ravenous monsters to harness their rare powers or succumb to a battle between fate & revenge.

#2025pit #A #RM #F
Mood board Magic, villain, bloody hands, black dog, dungeon, forest, fated mate, monster
January 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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blissbooks.bsky.social
The Mummy X From 🩸 & Ash

Dr Alec Easton uncovers a realm rich in magic. The unwieldy magic inside him abates upon meeting an enchanting woman, yet the shadows in her eyes and uncertain smile make him question whether the magic is his or something darker only she understands.

#2025pit #F #R #A #Q
January 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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jocelynegregory.bsky.social
Vikings x Derry Girls = Viking, Nun, Murder, Chicken.

A chance encounter between a Viking and a fake nun leads to murder, mystery, and romance.
#2025Pit #A #HF #R #T
January 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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mycelialwriter.bsky.social
Rowynn has a gift—or perhaps it’s more of a curse. Conscripted into Ulli’s army, a burgeoning magic grows within her - the very magic the army seeks to destroy. The only one who seems able to help her is a mysterious demon who appears in her dreams.
SHADOW & BONE + AVATAR
#2025Pit #A #F
January 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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bvbodegom.bsky.social
TREASURE PLANET X STARFIELD

When Jak finds an ancient wrist computer with his new friend Eris—a tech prodigy—he couldn't have guessed it would tear him from his home on a pirate space station to an interstellar quest for answers about his dad's legacy, old mysteries & himself.
#2025Pit #YA #SF #M
An industrial space station hallway, with the title of the book and the undertitle. JAK STERZAND: ESCAPE FROM FREEPORT
January 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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kancollan.bsky.social
LEGENDBORN X AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER

When fighters start disappearing from an underground elemental tournament, a sixteen-year-old participant with wind powers must uncover the tournament’s secrets before she loses a match and shares their fate.

#2025Pit #YA #F #Jewish
A collage featuring a hooded figure standing in an underground tunnel that has the four elements on the walls and floor.
January 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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amberbairdpdx.bsky.social
KINSHIP, 84k, #A #H #T w/ #LGBTQ rep. Megan’s reunion with her long lost brother is complicated when he kills his lover. Luckily, Megan’s prepared for this. Subversion of gothic tropes + send up of true crime culture. #2025Pit
Collage of 5 images overlaid with word KINSHIP: sharp metal nails coming out of a bright red lipsticked mouth, a lesbian couple clasping hands, a bloody white cloth against a pink background, light shining behind a spiderweb with a juicy spider and the shadow of a hand, a man's bare back as he is held by another man.
January 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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taycoffman.bsky.social
After an accident gives her & her twin superpowers, all Ellie wants is to find her dad's true killer - then she meets Shadow, the vigilante killing the corrupt elite, and learns neither justice nor people as simple as they seem.

Introducing SIRENSONG, my 128k debut #2025Pit #A #SF #R #DIS #LGBTQ
A moodboard with nine images: 1. Two hands in a pinky promise 2. A man in a leather jacket 3. A black oni mask with silver fangs 4. Clouds lit with golden lightning 5. A woman with glowing silver eyes 6. A bloodstained knife 7. A broken compass necklace 8. Blurry police lights behind yellow crime scene tape 9. A silhouette of two hands exchanging bills in the dark
January 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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bunikanovel.com
In 18th century Slovakia, a young widow murdered and turned to vampirism by a herbalist sect must confront their elusive leader to reclaim her humanity.

THE HISTORIAN X A DOWRY OF BLOOD

🖤🦇🖤

Agent's guide included 📖

#2025Pit #A #E #H #HR

#gothic #literary #vampire #writesky #folkhorror #LGBT 🏳️‍🌈
A visual with a dark blue background and dark grey border. To the left is an image of a empty glassless black chapel window looking from below with the text "The Black Cathedral Chapter XIV" beneath it. To the right is the text "An agent's Guide to Bunika A Gothic Novel by S. B. L. Grant All art and photography original." A visual with a light blue background and dark grey border. To the left is the text "Introduction BUNIKA is an adult Gothic horror novel set in 18th century Slovakia. It combines the period elements of Kostova’s THE HISTORIAN, the queer narrative of THE GILDA STORIES and the lavish literary style of A DOWRY OF BLOOD." To the right is a photograph of an iron ouroboros on a black door with the text "Ouroboros Door Chapter II" beneath it. A visual with a dark grey background and dark grey border. To the left is a map which says "Horné Uhorsko (Slovakia) 1712". To the right is the text "Pitch February 1712 After Marika is murdered at a witchcraft trial by a herbalist sect, she awakens as neochotný - “The Unwilling” - a half human/half vampire whose nature is in constant conflict. Fleeing to Modra Castle she becomes smitten with its heiress Ruzena, but is informed that an elusive cult leader named Bunika has orchestrated her turning. Marika must embark on a journey across Slovakia to confront Bunika, to be reborn into humanity and live peacefully with her lover. She must unite her conflicting nature, become stronger than she knows, or remain eternally tormented by psychological strife." A visual with a mid blue background and dark grey border. To the left is a photograph of a castle tower under a dark grey sky with the words "Hrad Červený Kameň, Slovakia (Basis for Modra Castle) Chapter III" beneath it. To the left are the words "For those who enjoy: Historical Gothic romance (86k words) Remote European settings Traditional vampire folklore Gritty, uncompromising horror Strong LGBT themes Emotional erotica Dilemmas of identity Layered narrative and symbolism Shocking outcomes Moral relevance Re-readability and discovery"
January 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM