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Chantal Danieli
@chantaldanieli.bsky.social
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unconventional aries, querying author, movie enthusiast, lover of all things nature, married to my best friend, mom, incepto ne desistam 🏹🤍🌻
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Chantal Danieli @chantaldanieli.bsky.social · 6d
A 🧵 — My #Questpit Pitches!
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Thank you all so much for the love you’ve given to my babies! I’m in awe of the #writingcommunity’s heart & readiness to boost fellow colleagues over & over again! 🤍 And a big thank you to @questpit for contiounsly bringing us together! Till next year #questpit!
November 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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jaysonmbradshaw.bsky.social
TOG x GILDED
Belvina is a straight up b*itch. Raised to hunt, she put her skills to better use among the Manorborn, playing a social game rather than one of bows and blood. But when a horrific beast rakes its claws over her life, Belvina finds herself out for blood.
#Questpit #F
November 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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authorbblorik.bsky.social
#QuestPit #A #Q #RF
Assistant to the Villain X OUAT

Hope rests on thin ice when a bitter, unemployed witch teams up with a handsome yet clumsy new Overlord to save her town from a frigid queen’s harsh economic freeze

🤏🏻pinch of spice
🎃Hijacked holiday
💎Heist
🔮Mundane magic
November 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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lunacwriting.bsky.social
GILMORE GIRLS in LATAM x Ashley Poston
She spent years lost in maladaptive daydreaming—until one dream bleeds into real life.
❤️‍🔥 Rivals to lovers
🏡 Forced proximity
🌿 Small-town magical realism
🌺 Latinx, anxiety & vitiligo rep
✨Big 5 editor interest
#QuestPit #R #A #Q
November 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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jaysonmbradshaw.bsky.social
Mastin knows better than to get involved with Belvina. Then again . . .
#Questpit #ToBestTheBeast
November 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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milosometimes.bsky.social
OLD WOUNDS + DREDGE

⚓Queer Transmasc MC
🐟Small town horror
⚓Ocean madness
🐟Psychological/body/cosmic horror
⚓Paranoia
🐟Grieving past life
⚓Transmasc rage

"FROM THE SEA FRET"
#QuestPit #Q #A #H
A moodboard consisting of 7 images, all outlined in black. A pile of grey fish. A foggy seaside shack, with an abandoned boat leaning against it. The inside of a tackle shop. Nets, buoys, and fishing paraphernalia hand from the wall and ceiling. A hand reaching out of grey water, the sky above is overcast. A lone rowboat out on foggy, grey water. Grey waves spraying foam against an overcast sky as seagulls fly around. Two fishing boats sail on a grey ocean, with seagulls in the overcast sky. Underwater, over a coral reef, rays of light shine through the water. A few fish swim through the reef. Text reading "From the Sea Fret, Comps" is bordered in the centre. 5 arrows point towards posters. The poster are: Dredge by Black Salt Games, Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner, The Lighthouse by Robert Eggers, The Fisherman by John Langan, Blood in the Bayou by Just Roll With It Underwater, over a coral reef, rays of light shine through the water. A few fish swim through the reef. A sheet of paper with text on it is centered. The text reads: From the Sea Fret. Excerpt. My thoughts were snowballing, adding up all the bullshit I’ve dealt with since moving to Perne, and my heart was beating faster at each uneasy memory that passed behind my eyes. I was gripping the wheel with white knuckles, forcing myself to breathe through clenched teeth. The rope on the net creaking from strain pulled my body into automation. The thoughts momentarily shut off as I set about pulling the fish in. With each haul on the rope, I took a little bit extra time, as I knew what would be in the net. It seemed like no matter where I turned, things were waiting to fuck with my mind. The word 'forcing' is underlined.
November 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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#questpit is on bluesky too?!?😱

Her life for a dream—that's the forgotten bargain Isla made with the god of sleep.

🩸Dracula, but immoral gods
💀Find you in every lifetime
🫀Dealing w/ Trauma & Abuse via Body Horror
🩶You came, you called
🥀Contemp, Gothic Fantasy & Historical themes

#Q #A #LF #R #H
Title image: An Agent’s Guide to Where Heaven’s Teeth Grow; a horror-romantic literary fiction complete at 74,000 words. The pitch: Her life for a dream. That's the forgotten bargain Isla made with the god of sleep. Haunted by an enamoring, cruel god and the gruesome nightmares of her past, Isla must sacrifice her life to save her friends from a mysterious viral plague, all while ensnared into more bargains to sustain the god's vitality. Snippet of the opening chapter: PART ONE: BONE OF MY BONES CHAPTER ONE We spend our lives protecting our bodies from the rot we chase in death. But there is peace in decay. It marks the quiet end to a life that’d finally perfected the art of letting go. Death comes for us all. It’s life we should fear. “Get in your room, Isla.” My wrist burned where my uncle squeezed, nausea clawing up my throat. He grasped my fist and held it in front of his face, my bones aching from the pressure. He towered over me, his eyes glazed over. Comps & Vibes—cover photos of Ethel Caine album, Rhapsodic, Dracula, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, and Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. Quote: “His voice was a candlelit dinner, a raw slab of still-bleeding meat awaiting to both kill and satisfy.”
November 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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charwritesstories.bsky.social
COMPOUND FRACTURE x TOGETHER WE ROT

A #YA horrormance ft:

⛰️ small-town Appalachian setting
🥀 sapphic romance between the preachers daughter x town rebel
🪾 cryptids, ghosts, and a 🐍 cult
🧠 unapologetic AuDHD rep
😈 morally grey girls doing morally grey things

#QuestPit #H
Mood board featuring overgrown kudzu, fog-soaked forest, old southern church, dark churning stream, and “prepare to meet thy God sign”
November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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sallybromley.bsky.social
Presenting my #agentsguide for
'Beauty is a Brittle Glass'
BLUE SISTERS X THE PUSH X THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY.
🪞 Adult 82k
🪞 Dual POV
🪞 Speculative Elements
🪞 Beauty & Fashion
🪞 LGBTQ
🪞 Friends to Lovers
🪞 Disability Rep
#questpit #A #Q
Green background. Images of a woman's face in a gold picture frame. Splashes of gold. A woman with long dark hair turning sideways, hair blowing in the wind, eyes closed. Splashes of gold paint. A gold handprint. Background is the close up of a woman's face, splashed with gold paint. Three bookcovers. Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors, a young woman's sad face, The Push by Ashley Audrain and The Picture of Dorian Gray and a young handsome man with a partially diseased face. Green background splashed with gold paint. Images of a model on a Catwalk, a woman having injections in her face, a group of spooky trees, a photographer and an evil hand reaching out for a pale woman's hand.
November 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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tylerstasi.bsky.social
#QuestPit #S #F #W

an adult speculative literary-leaning standalone:

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus x THE DOLL PEOPLE x LAPVONA

A rare wind-up doll in a traveling oddities show uncovers a dark truth about her troupe's origins.

🚂🗝🫖🕯🎭
moodboard for dark speculative standalone novel wip by tyler stasi
November 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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hannita939.bsky.social
I present an #agentsguide for my standalone adult horror

Featuring:
💄Reluctant opportunist
🐦‍⬛Southern gothic vibes & murders
🔪Dysfunctional family à la Hill House
🫀Unhinged romance

There’s something out there…

#Editors & #litagents, 🩵 or DM if interested!

#amrevising #questpit
November 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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mynameisjoyous.bsky.social
When a Black atheist discovers she’s half of two warring magical bloodlines, she must stop a secret society from finding the Garden of Eden—and turning the mind-controlling men into gods.
THE NEAR BIBLICAL ADVENTURES OF DIAMOND DAHLIA
#QuestPit #NA #F #Q
November 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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hannahbashir.bsky.social
OF WEAVING 🪡
The Gods Were Greek II 🏛️

CIRCE x EARTHSEA

‘You will have temples dedicated to you. Great statues and hills many will climb to pray to your name. For aeons to come, you will wield power, Athena…’

#questpit #HF #WIP #F #A
November 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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rosie-j-potter.bsky.social
THE CHRISTMAS FIX x PARTNERS IN CRIME

Rescuing the town's holiday feast wasn't on Adelaide's Christmas list. Neither was a surprise visit from her college fling (or his vengeful ex).

Now she must race to save the feast, herself, & the man she's desperate not to lose again.

#QuestPit #OS #AG #R
A blue snowy background with pine trees covered in snow on the bottom edge. A black cat hides in the trees and a pan of cranberry salad is spilled on the ground Text: Art Inspired by The Tinsel Twist: A Tinsley Falls Romance by Rosie J. Potter @rosie.j.potter on Instagram, website link is rosies-reverie.com, and twitter is rosie_j_potter On Sub Now A blue snowy background with pine trees covered in snow on the bottom edge. A black cat hides in the trees and a pan of cranberry salad is spilled on the ground Illustrated image of a couple kissing under the mistletoe Text: Pitch: This Christmas there's more at stake than cranberry salad and Christmas ham as Adelaide must fight to save the town's holiday feast, herself, and the man she's desperate not to lose again. A blue snowy background with pine trees covered in snow on the bottom edge. A black cat hides in the trees and a pan of cranberry salad is spilled on the ground Illustrated image of a shirtless man and a woman in pajamas in a moonlit hallway about to kiss Text: "Please Adelaide..." This time there was no mistaking teh desperation in his voice. "Kiss me." Cozy Hallmark Holiday Vibes meets Sabotage + Suspense A blue snowy background with pine trees covered in snow on the bottom edge. A black cat hides in the trees and a pan of cranberry salad is spilled on the ground Illustrated picture in the middle of a man and a woman cuddling on a couch holding glasses of wine. A black cat sits on the back of the couch and a christmas tree is lit up in the background Text: Tropes going around the image including Childhood Friends-to-lovers; Second chance romance; It's always been you; They're both in distress; Criminal Ex; Strong Female Friendships; Feline companion; Cozy Appalachian town; BFF's younger brother; feast in peril; messy millennial MCs; secret college fling
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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🪄 #QuestPit 🪄

Kinda Charming
#Upper #MG #Fantasy | 70K+ | Standalone with series potential

Prince Neil Charming isn't 'the' Prince Charming - he's his clumsy little brother.

🐉Magic, mishaps, & matchmaking
👑Evil uncle & royal family pressure
😂Witty & sarcastic dialogue

#Q #AmQuerying
See below🔽
A classic fairytale castle framed in ornate golden scrollwork. Centered text reads: “Kinda Charming” in bold fairytale-style font. A fairytale garden background with soft lighting and vines. Bold header reads "The Pitch" followed by text: "When Prince Neil Charming, awkward younger brother of the Prince Charming, is sent on a quest to rescue a princess and prove he’s more than just a royal afterthought, he accidentally ensures every fairytale ends happily - just not for him. But when his wicked uncle seizes the throne, Neil must stumble his way through myths, magic, and matchmaking mishaps to save Ever After and be the prince he was always meant to be." Set against a twilight fairytale courtyard, the image is titled "The Characters" and lists key characters from Kinda Charming: Cornelius "Neil" Charming – awkward younger brother of Prince Charming. Gwendolyn Page – master-level fairytale historian. Milo Smith – blacksmith’s apprentice and inventor. Grimm Charming – evil uncle with a pet dragon. Maximilian Charming – celebrity prince and older brother. Cinderella Charming – level-headed royal married to Max. A vine-covered columned courtyard with elegant lettering reading “Themes.” Below are humorous and heartfelt themes from Kinda Charming: Fairytale Parody Accidents, Adventures, & Inventions Frenemies to Lovers (Oh, La La!) Royal Family Dynamics (Yikes!) Self-Discovery & Appreciation Magic, Myths, & Poultry Underdog Triumph Trope Evil Uncle/Villain (Mwah Ha Ha!)
November 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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revolita.bsky.social
MUSE = A queer speculative #LF Dark Academia in Mexico City

Art destroys.

Dámaso's as obsessed with his art as with his muse. When their art kills their law school's president, they hide in plain sight on opposite sides of the case, drowning & drowning & drowning in joint insanity

#QuestPit #W #S
November 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
chantaldanieli.bsky.social
First agent like for today’s #questpit pitch 🤍
chantaldanieli.bsky.social Chantal Danieli @chantaldanieli.bsky.social · 6d
THE GREAT ALONE x LOVE & OTHER WORDS

UNDER MY OWN MAKING, an upmarket women’s fiction with:

🌊 a scarred heiress
🌊 estranged childhood friends turned lovers
🌊 hard-earned slow-burn romance
🌊 toxic family
🌊 coastal small town
🌊 found family

#questpit #Q #A #R #WF
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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trangnguyenwrites.bsky.social
Sharing my #agentsguide for CONDUCT OF MAGES, an #A #F for fans of JADE CITY x SIX OF CROWS

When her mentor goes missing Gemma teams up with fellow mage, Ren, to uncover a plot to eradicate mages…one that involves the emergence of a mysterious stone that mimics their powers.

#questpit #Q #querying
cover page that says CONDUCT OF MAGES, an adult fantasy complete at 102K words on a moody dark background showing a brown building and orange and yellow paper lanterns text reads THE VIBES and lists: energy magic, heists & scheming, found family, research subplot, slooow burn, female role models, SE Asian setting. placed on a moody dark background showing a brown building and orange and yellow paper lanterns text reads FOR FANS OF and then six book covers are displayed, from top left to bottom right: JADE CITY, JASAD HEIR, MISTBORN, HEARTLESS HUNTER, BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN, and SIX OF CROWS text reads EXCERPTS. the first is labeled FIRST LINE, and reads “Gemna was sorting through a basket of sparrowberries when she found out that her existence had been outlawed.” the second text bid is labeled CHAPTER 4 and reads: “In all fairness, Yala had never specified just how flammable elderfire was. The heat was instantaneous and overwhelming. Gemna felt it scorch the edges of her sleeves before she pulled in the energy from the flames and, when she was nearly bursting with it, diverted it towards the two Hands at the front of the shop. The fire died harmlessly at her feet before it could eat its way into the hidden cellar below.”
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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mlynmarrbooks.bsky.social
Piper's father taught her everything she knows about necromancy. But when he's murdered, she must join forces with the season’s most eligible bachelor to infiltrate London’s secret necromancer society and catch the killer.
#QuestPit #YA
Dark moodboard with images of a skull, white taper candles, a graveyard, a gloved woman's hand reaching for a man's, a vase with pink flowers, a dark haired white woman in a white regency era dress, a country estate with a lake, a garden with pink and red flowers, and a table with vials and smoke rising
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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ncrystalauthor.bsky.social
Serpent & Dove X In the veins of the drowning 🐍 🌊

🌶️ Bloodbound to a ruthless hunter, surviving each other might be hardest task 🩸

🌴 Dark Caribbean Folklore - T&T 🇹🇹
😏 Forced Proximity
🔪 Enemies x Lovers
🌔 Ancient Monsters & Spirits

#questpit #W #A #F #RF #H
November 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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sherlynsvault.bsky.social
Some quotes that'll break your heart. 💔

DON'T FORGET ME inspired by THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT, HAPPY PLACE, and HOW TO END A LOVE STORY.

- second chance
- forced proximity
- dark academia
- hispanic rep
- themes of trauma (DV)

#questpit #Q #R #NA #Swifties
November 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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kai-terin.bsky.social
Dowry of Blood x The Death of Jane Lawrence x Saltburn

🩸1975 small English town
🩸cursed vampiric witches
🩸queer obsession
🩸everyone's guilty

(Original artwork by yours truly)
#QuestPit #F #A #Q #LGBTQIA #WritingCommunity
Image: a white hare sleeping in a golden frame with a black snake coiled around it Title: The Dark Swan Blurb: the witches are hungry, but Eddie Sharpe is famished... Pitch: A cursed vampiric coven binds gentle, pliant Edmund Sharpe to lifelong servitude. He fights to keep his soul from the coven’s decay, but his shared obsession with their enforcer slowly erodes his morality. When his buried magic surfaces, Edmund wields the power to either destroy his captors or join their hunger to survive. Mood. Quote: “I want you to crack my ribs open and sink your teeth into my heart, wrap your fingers around it and tear it loose so you could always carry me with you. I want to see it beat in your mouth before you swallow it whole.” Comps: THE DEATH OF JANE LAWRENCE by Caitlin Starling, THE DOWRY OF BLOOD by S.T. Gibson, THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS by Micah Nemerever, Saltburn (movie)
November 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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#QuestPit #F #Q

HURRICANE WARS x SWORD CATCHER

Amidst twisted magic and waxen leaves, a new moth queen rises...

and she's not afraid to burn her world to save it.

👑morally gray FMC
🌿volcano magic
🌋forbidden romance subplot
💫twisted political intrigue
the mothblood queen querying fantasy novel by tyler stasi art by lunipalette the mothblood queen pitch by tyler stasi the mothblood queen tropes and moodboard tyler stasi the mothblood queen comps tyler stasi
November 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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After an injury ends her competitive career, former Olympian Chloe LaFleur joins a touring skating show. The tension between her and show star Freja Lindholm could cut the thickest of ice, but when they're assigned to be roommates on the road, sparks fly.

#questpit #A #R #Q #LGBTQ #amquerying
Mockup of The Professional Skater Magazine cover based on my novel, THE ICE BETWEEN US
November 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Haunted by her ruined reputation, Ró joins a heart-eating cult to hunt down the one creature whose heart can buy her life back.

🫀Cultish magic
💀Deadly personality tests
🧌Scandinavian folklore
🖤Romance á la OUABH/Jacks x Eva

WHERE THE DARK STANDS STILL x YOUR BLOOD, MY BONES
#YA #F #DF #W #QuestPit
Portrait of a moody FMC surrounded by Norse runes. Arrows point out from her, leading to information about the writer's WIP.
November 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM