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B. van Bodegom 📃is querying & writing
@bvbodegom.bsky.social
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Emerging author of horror, sci-fi and more. Seeking representation. #Dis father of four. Gamer. 🇳🇱 Forever DM.

Querying DAD BODIES (4 fulls/1 partial out, Big 5 interest)

Writing HAPPY DEATH INC.

Born in the 80's.
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B. van Bodegom 📃is querying & writing @bvbodegom.bsky.social · 5d
CABIN IN THE WOODS × JOHN DIES AT THE END

When their detective friend is murdered during their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must rely on years of #TTRPG experience—and puns—to solve the crime before they're all killed off like NPCs in a badly written supernatural campaign.

#QuestPit #A #H #M
The image, made with free non-AI stock pictures, shows a horror-comedy novel cover titled "DAD BODIES." The top of the cover reads "THE GAME JUST TOOK A DAD TURN" with "DAD" in a different color. The background features a haunted house with multiple towers and illuminated windows against a dark backdrop. At the center is a 20-sided die (D20) used in tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, with visible numbers including 1, 7, 13, and 19. The die is surrounded by red blood splatter effects. At the bottom of the cover are six men with expressions of terror and shock. One man is wearing a white shirt over his head. These men are the dads referenced in the title.
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The town is called White Cliff after the cliff they've been mining marble from.
#WIPsnips #WIP #fantasy #charaterart #ocart #whitecliff
Image of Desden Nightshade, a pale cambion noble. There's a green and pink lovebird sitting on his head. Text - After collecting Buddy, Desden descended the library steps onto a narrow white cobbled street. It was one of the newer buildings in town, with foundation of local white stone and whitewashed wooden walls. Along with the flowering bushes outside there was a statue carve from the same white stone. It was of a bearded human man holding a journal. Desden would probably have picked a classical author or famous mage, but Bluelore had felt strongly about the academic value of featuring the biologist. Sparky on the other hand had been annoyed they'd picked the human biologist over the lesser known birdkin that had come up with all his most famous concepts first. - The Fall of Ebonwald, White Cliff, book 1
November 11, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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DAD BODIES is in the hands of two editors from different publishers at the moment. Exciting times!

That said, I'm considering a #kickstarter campaign. Surely there are readers interested in a tale about middle-aged #ttrpg dads caught in a deadly supernatural campaign? 😏

🩸📚
a mock up cover of a horror comedy novel about ttrpg dads in a manor called DAD BODIES. By B. van Bodegom. Made with non-AI free stock images.
November 9, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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#LateNightWrite

I work on 1 WIP at a time and have around 20 high-concept ideas in the pocket 😅
blackbirb.bsky.social Blackbird @blackbirb.bsky.social · 2d
#LateNightWrite Do you work on multiple WIPs or just a single WIP at a time? How do you juggle multiple projects, if you do? If you don’t, how many backburner ideas do you have at the moment?

Quote or reply below using the hashtag!
Simple canva graphic displaying the same prompt as the body of the post.
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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CABIN IN THE WOODS × JOHN DIES AT THE END

When their detective friend is murdered during their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must rely on years of #TTRPG experience—and puns—to solve the crime before they're all killed off like NPCs in a badly written supernatural campaign.

#QuestPit #A #H #M
The image, made with free non-AI stock pictures, shows a horror-comedy novel cover titled "DAD BODIES." The top of the cover reads "THE GAME JUST TOOK A DAD TURN" with "DAD" in a different color. The background features a haunted house with multiple towers and illuminated windows against a dark backdrop. At the center is a 20-sided die (D20) used in tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, with visible numbers including 1, 7, 13, and 19. The die is surrounded by red blood splatter effects. At the bottom of the cover are six men with expressions of terror and shock. One man is wearing a white shirt over his head. These men are the dads referenced in the title.
November 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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adlinktauthor.bsky.social
Miguel's 1st Year at LoMA:
🔪Figure out who killed Mami
👻Awaken her sleeping opía
🌬️Attune with the stubborn elements
🤝Make friends with other mages
🌌Deal with the bully
🧛🏻Don't get bit by a vampire
💘Don't fall in love! Seriously, that's not important
#QuestPit #YA #F #Q #LGBT
November 5, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Once more for the evening crowd! #questpit #W #YA
rachelb-writes.bsky.social Rachel is drafting 🏳️‍🌈 nerdy YA contemp @rachelb-writes.bsky.social · 6d
IMOGEN, OBVIOUSLY x GEEKERELLA x THE ONE TRUE ME AND YOU

🏳️‍🌈 My nerdy queer YA wip features:

🩷 sapphic romance
💜 fanfiction about gays in space
💙 cosplay + comic cons
🩷 #ownvoices bi + ND MC
💜 platonic m/f friendships
💙 staying true to yourself

#questpit #W #YA
November 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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“a 16th century Richard Sharpe…”

Kit Tyburn, ex-soldier turned play-actor, fresh sprung from Newgate Prison, dives into the arcane killing of a would-be sorcerer.

But London’s back-alleys hide so very many secrets… including a dangerous pair of killers on the hunt.

#Questpit #Q #HF
November 5, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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When Miles misses the classic language milestones, he and Mama must find other ways to communicate or risk constant frustration and isolation. From gestures to echoes and beyond, they embark on a Gestalt language processing journey together. #QuestPit #PB #Q #ND
November 5, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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kelseawolf-writes.bsky.social
Gravity Falls X The Owl House

Do you want to know a secret?

Alice doesn’t recommend it. Secrets lead to curses and accusations, quests and fighting for your life. Admittedly, they can also lead to unexpected friendships and a world of magic. Proceed with caution.
#questpit #mg #uf #q
November 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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WAKE comps to THE INHERITANCE GAMES, but w/ kidnapping & magic:

~A girl who's forced to live w/ a dysfunctional group

~Unearthing secrets better left buried to regain freedom

~An ultra slow burn romance w/ someone she shouldn't

Coming Spring 2027

#QuestPit #P #YA #F #MY #R
Audio Book cover for The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. Image shows a grand staircase with four men in shadow behind a girl, all five with question marks over their faces. Pitch card with a sitting ballerina hunched over her bent legs holding her head. A badge beside her legs reads, "Killer Nashville Claymore Finalist." Words at the top read, "Wake by Jessica DeLand, YA Contemporary Fantasy." Middle reads, "One kidnapped ballerina, Four fantasy fugitives, And her quest to escape. Coming Spring 2027, AAPI/ADHD writer." Words at the bottom read, "Mental health rep, Slow burn, Forced proximity, Found family."
November 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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BOY PARTS x OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA
Selene is a curator hollowed by grief for a vanished artist. Her devotion rots into obsession, blurring the line between archivist and art, self and subject until she becomes something stranger: a ghost in the living.

#questpit #LF #H #Q
November 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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armaankhal.bsky.social
Imagine being struck by lightning only to wake up covered in tattoos and told you are the new king of an ancient race of djinn.

Currently On Submission
Agent: Najla Mamou at Savvy Literary Agency

#questpit #OS #YA #Fantasy #bipoc
November 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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lunacwriting.bsky.social
Reverse KPOP DEMON HUNTERS x THE BRIDGE KINGDOM
🏔️ Hidden Andes realm with duendes, brujas & sirens
❄️ Ice-cursed FMC with vitiligo
🌪️ Zonda Wind-wielding heir hiding demon blood
🔥 Cold FMC x Sunshine MMC
💫 A Prophecy binds their souls
⚔️ Her touch saves him; his death means hers
#Questpit #A #F #R #OWN
An illustration created by me (LunaCWriting) of a woman and a man sharing an apple. The woman touches his hair while he holds her waist. His skin shows magical ice patterns where their hands touch.
November 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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bmfwriter.bsky.social
Tonight I become a killer. The sickle made for me sits on the table, its virgin blade sharper than my resolve, gleaming with a purpose I still lack. (1st line.)
🥀🖤

#QuestPit #YA #NA #H #F #R #Q
November 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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notawizrd.bsky.social
Sef is tasked by the local royal family to use his magic to find their missing prince. There's just one problem: Sef doesn't actually *have* any magic, and if anyone discovers he's a fraud, he'll be executed. This is fine.

#Questpit #Q #F #A
A moodboard with the following pictures: the blue and beige ceiling of a Mosque, the silhouette of two people walking with a yellow sky, a tree rising from a forest in front of a mountain, a blue flame, and a golden horse, with the words "Two frauds don't make a right."
November 5, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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When Krista reads a reddit post by an estranged husband, she becomes convinced that his wife is in danger, and determined to find a way to save her. But the further down the rabbit hole she goes, the less certain she is of her own motives--or her own sanity.

#Questpit #T #A #WIP
November 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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THE KNIGHT AND THE MOTH x THE SECOND DEATH OF LOCKE x FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST

🏛️Romantasy but make it a Miltonian tragedy
🌿Excommunicated FMC w/ "accursed creator!" energy
🌌Chaos magic, alchemical mythology and fallen angels
🤍 He yearns first
💫If Sleep Token songs were a book
#questpit #A #RF
November 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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VOW 💒

In the wake of her estranged mother’s passing, Camille finds herself facing her greatest career challenge yet: running her ex-best friends staged wedding.

With her world upended, she must decide between outrunning her past or forging a home from splintered wood.

#questpit #w #lf #rf #lgbt
November 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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If you love a "punch your feelings out" lesbian...

...then meet Cass, who is:

A dozen mommy issues in a trench coat (2 moms=twice the issues)
The family disappointment
A contract fighter
Looking for revenge
1 of 2 POVs in the #A adult #S speculative lesbian #R romance I am #Q querying

#QuestPit
Adora from She-Ra says "I'm the punch your feelings out" guy
November 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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johnzeleznikauthor.bsky.social
Romantasy adjacent. EMBER IN THE ASHES x the 90s 3 MUSKETEERS movie: an empress in hiding that doesn’t know it joins forces with the son of a dark lord trying to do right to restore her throne and stop a cataclysmic war his dad is trying to start. #YA #F #questpit
Clockwise from top left: beefy guy, castle, ragi ny river, an empress, a desert warrior girl, a man in a black coat, a comic strip and a creepy forest.
November 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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parfitt.bsky.social
'A King’s Ransom' recipe:

1 part Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1 part Welcome to Night Vale
1 part Sandman Slim

Directions: Shake it like a newborn w/ no neck support and serve intravenously.

Rated R for rage, ruin, and raw chaos.

#p #urbanFantasy #h #a #my #questpit
November 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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arumiwrites.bsky.social
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS x CRESCENT CITY


In a dark hour past midnight, time freezes for modern mortals, and cursed souls hunt the living. A Valkyrie must defeat these souls & heal their mortal pain, while battling her attraction to a Soul Reaper who seeks to devour them instead. #A #RF #QuestPit
November 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM