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Crystal Bayless ✍🏻is writing & editing✍🏻
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I'm just a girl who likes animals, music, reading, writing, & soon a published author who has a bookshop named Dragonfly Night Books. Currently preparing for self-publish a few books. Host of #WIPPIT and #Cupit
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Crystal Bayless ✍🏻is writing & editing✍🏻 @crystalbauthor.bsky.social · 6d
Here is my list for #QuestPit

1. Healing Silver #W #A #R
2. The Children who Whispered to Water #W #MG #F
3. Wilderness Lockup #W #A #DR #Dys #T

Feedback/critiques are welcome.
Top pics: A WW2 nurse in a grey dress, medical arm band, white apron & headscarf looking away at a building with the title in curly grey font Healing Silver, & a woman & soldier in the middle of war hiding each other with a quote “Behind every strong soldier, there is an even stronger woman who stands behind him, supports him, & loves him with all her heart. Middle pics: A pic of the hospital tent from MASH & a quote: “Love is like war; easy to begin but very hard to stop.” H.L. Mencken, & A pic of Nurse Margaret & Radar when he was sick in MASH, & a quote “Love &war always go together. They are the peaks of human emotion! Evil & good, beauty & ugliness.” Rick Riordan Bottom pics: A pic of Diagon Alley in HP when it was attacked with a quote “His kiss was a poison that my body craved. I was an addict, diving headfirst into the drug I knew would destroy me.” J.M. Leigh, & a pic from a TV show A Discovery of Witches & a quote "all is fair in love & war" Francis Edward Smedley Top 2 pics: The 2 Kelpie heads at Falkirk & a little girl in a white dress on a dock putting little paper boats in water. The kelpie pic has a quote “When thowes dissolve the snawy hoord, An' float the jinglin' icy boord, Then water-kelpies haunt the foord, By your direction, And 'nighted trav'llers are allur'd To their destruction.” Robert Burns Middle 2 pics: A Fjord with an old castle looking building & a yellow flowering meadow in the Scottish Highlands. The fjord pic has a quote: “In the depths they await to hear the children's whispered calls.” - The Children who Whispered to Water. Bottom Pic: An art pic of a kelpie with glowing white eyes coming out of the water to a shore of a forest. At the bottom of the pic is the title in green in a watery font The Children who Whispered to Water. There is a quote “No mortal ear could have heard the kelpie passing through the night, for the great black hooves of it were as soundless as feathers falling" The Kelpie's Pearls, Molly Hunter Top pics: a cabin in snowy mountains & a woman walking in a jungle forest. Over those 2 pics is the title in orange Wilderness Lockup. On the snowy pic is a quote: “the instinct to survive is human nature itself, and every aspect of our personalities derive from it.” - Robert Heinlein 2nd row pics: A blonde girl in an orange coat with a tan backpack in a forest holding a map, & a man in an orange jacket sailing a boat on an ocean. 3rd row pics: a man walking in a sandy desert, & a girl walking in a red rock area. The desert pic has a quote: “Survivors aren't always the strongest; sometimes they're the smartest, but more often simply the luckiest.” - Carrie Ryan, The Dark & Hollow Places Bottom pics: A man kayaking in a Swamp, a man hiking a Hawaiian trail by the ocean, & a man crying on the sign at the Katahdin trailhead. The Hawaiian picture has a quote "I don't think I outfitted you. I don't think I outfitted you. The only thing I did was outcast you." Bob Crowley, Gabon
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Hey y'all we have dates for #GhostPit!
ghostpit.bsky.social GhostPit @ghostpit.bsky.social · 1d
We have a couple of events we want you to get on your calendar.

Our next pitch event will be October 30, 2026!

We will also be doing a week long Summerween Kick Off Event of Questions, coloring pages, and things like that to get everyone in the mood for the season, July 5 -11!
November 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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I am overwhelmed at the reception to my pitches for #QuestPit. Thank you to everyone for all of your support. I am overjoyed that people liked them. I can't wait to bring them to you. Also thanks to the person who deemed me queen of fun premises, it made me laugh & I needed that.
a man with a beard is sitting on the ground holding a cup of tea and smiling .
Alt: Uncle is sitting on the ground holding a cup of tea, smiling, and saying sharing tea with a fascinating stranger is one of life's true delights.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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crystalbauthor.bsky.social Crystal Bayless ✍🏻is writing & editing✍🏻 @crystalbauthor.bsky.social · 6d
The Captive x Shattered Dreams x A Farewell to Arms

Laurel never dreamed she would end up as a nurse in a magical war or that she would fall for an enemy soldier, but not all is fair in love and war.

#W #A #R #QuestPit
Top pics: A WW2 nurse in a grey dress, medical arm band, white apron & headscarf looking away at a building with the title in curly grey font Healing Silver, & a woman & soldier in the middle of war hiding each other with a quote “Behind every strong soldier, there is an even stronger woman who stands behind him, supports him, & loves him with all her heart. Middle pics: A pic of the hospital tent from MASH & a quote: “Love is like war; easy to begin but very hard to stop.” H.L. Mencken, & A pic of Nurse Margaret & Radar when he was sick in MASH, & a quote “Love &war always go together. They are the peaks of human emotion! Evil & good, beauty & ugliness.” Rick Riordan Bottom pics: A pic of Diagon Alley in HP when it was attacked with a quote “His kiss was a poison that my body craved. I was an addict, diving headfirst into the drug I knew would destroy me.” J.M. Leigh, & a pic from a TV show A Discovery of Witches & a quote "all is fair in love & war" Francis Edward Smedley
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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crystalbauthor.bsky.social Crystal Bayless ✍🏻is writing & editing✍🏻 @crystalbauthor.bsky.social · 6d
The Bailey School Kids x Dragon Girls x Animorphs

When Bonnie hears whispers from the Loch she learns to whisper back and may just discover the secrets held within its depths.

#W #MG #F #QuestPit
Top 2 pics: The 2 Kelpie heads at Falkirk & a little girl in a white dress on a dock putting little paper boats in water. The kelpie pic has a quote “When thowes dissolve the snawy hoord, An' float the jinglin' icy boord, Then water-kelpies haunt the foord, By your direction, And 'nighted trav'llers are allur'd To their destruction.” Robert Burns Middle 2 pics: A Fjord with an old castle looking building & a yellow flowering meadow in the Scottish Highlands. The fjord pic has a quote: “In the depths they await to hear the children's whispered calls.” - The Children who Whispered to Water. Bottom Pic: An art pic of a kelpie with glowing white eyes coming out of the water to a shore of a forest. At the bottom of the pic is the title in green in a watery font The Children who Whispered to Water. There is a quote “No mortal ear could have heard the kelpie passing through the night, for the great black hooves of it were as soundless as feathers falling" from Molly Hunter's, The Kelpie's Pearls
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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crystalbauthor.bsky.social Crystal Bayless ✍🏻is writing & editing✍🏻 @crystalbauthor.bsky.social · 6d
Death Game x Out of the Wild x Alone

In a US where jails are over populated, states must send 8 to compete in the games. Contestants are pitted against each other in demanding climates to reach a safe button first, gain their freedom, & save their lives.

#W #A #DR #Dys #T #QuestPit
Top pics: a cabin in snowy mountains & a woman walking in a jungle forest. Over those 2 pics is the title in orange Wilderness Lockup. On the snowy pic is a quote: “the instinct to survive is human nature itself, and every aspect of our personalities derive from it.” - Robert Heinlein 2nd row pics: A blonde girl in an orange coat with a tan backpack in a forest holding a map, & a man in an orange jacket sailing a boat on an ocean. 3rd row pics: a man walking in a sandy desert, & a girl walking in a red rock area. The desert pic has a quote: “Survivors aren't always the strongest; sometimes they're the smartest, but more often simply the luckiest.” - Carrie Ryan, The Dark & Hollow Places Bottom pics: A man kayaking in a Swamp, a man hiking a Hawaiian trail by the ocean, & a man crying on the sign at the Katahdin trailhead. The Hawaiian picture has a quote "I don't think I outfitted you. I don't think I outfitted you. The only thing I did was outcast you." Bob Crowley, Gabon
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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Death Game x Out of the Wild x Alone

In a US where jails are over populated, states must send 8 to compete in the games. Contestants are pitted against each other in demanding climates to reach a safe button first, gain their freedom, & save their lives.

#W #A #DR #Dys #T #QuestPit
Top pics: a cabin in snowy mountains & a woman walking in a jungle forest. Over those 2 pics is the title in orange Wilderness Lockup. On the snowy pic is a quote: “the instinct to survive is human nature itself, and every aspect of our personalities derive from it.” - Robert Heinlein 2nd row pics: A blonde girl in an orange coat with a tan backpack in a forest holding a map, & a man in an orange jacket sailing a boat on an ocean. 3rd row pics: a man walking in a sandy desert, & a girl walking in a red rock area. The desert pic has a quote: “Survivors aren't always the strongest; sometimes they're the smartest, but more often simply the luckiest.” - Carrie Ryan, The Dark & Hollow Places Bottom pics: A man kayaking in a Swamp, a man hiking a Hawaiian trail by the ocean, & a man crying on the sign at the Katahdin trailhead. The Hawaiian picture has a quote "I don't think I outfitted you. I don't think I outfitted you. The only thing I did was outcast you." Bob Crowley, Gabon
November 5, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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crystalbauthor.bsky.social
The Bailey School Kids x Dragon Girls x Animorphs

When Bonnie hears whispers from the Loch she learns to whisper back and may just discover the secrets held within its depths.

#W #MG #F #QuestPit
Top 2 pics: The 2 Kelpie heads at Falkirk & a little girl in a white dress on a dock putting little paper boats in water. The kelpie pic has a quote “When thowes dissolve the snawy hoord, An' float the jinglin' icy boord, Then water-kelpies haunt the foord, By your direction, And 'nighted trav'llers are allur'd To their destruction.” Robert Burns Middle 2 pics: A Fjord with an old castle looking building & a yellow flowering meadow in the Scottish Highlands. The fjord pic has a quote: “In the depths they await to hear the children's whispered calls.” - The Children who Whispered to Water. Bottom Pic: An art pic of a kelpie with glowing white eyes coming out of the water to a shore of a forest. At the bottom of the pic is the title in green in a watery font The Children who Whispered to Water. There is a quote “No mortal ear could have heard the kelpie passing through the night, for the great black hooves of it were as soundless as feathers falling" from Molly Hunter's, The Kelpie's Pearls
November 5, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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The Captive x Shattered Dreams x A Farewell to Arms

Laurel never dreamed she would end up as a nurse in a magical war or that she would fall for an enemy soldier, but not all is fair in love and war.

#W #A #R #QuestPit
Top pics: A WW2 nurse in a grey dress, medical arm band, white apron & headscarf looking away at a building with the title in curly grey font Healing Silver, & a woman & soldier in the middle of war hiding each other with a quote “Behind every strong soldier, there is an even stronger woman who stands behind him, supports him, & loves him with all her heart. Middle pics: A pic of the hospital tent from MASH & a quote: “Love is like war; easy to begin but very hard to stop.” H.L. Mencken, & A pic of Nurse Margaret & Radar when he was sick in MASH, & a quote “Love &war always go together. They are the peaks of human emotion! Evil & good, beauty & ugliness.” Rick Riordan Bottom pics: A pic of Diagon Alley in HP when it was attacked with a quote “His kiss was a poison that my body craved. I was an addict, diving headfirst into the drug I knew would destroy me.” J.M. Leigh, & a pic from a TV show A Discovery of Witches & a quote "all is fair in love & war" Francis Edward Smedley
November 5, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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wintersleep85.bsky.social
NAUSICAÄ X FF7

Hana is sure she’s the chosen one, even if her magic is resisting her and the previous chosen one insists she isn’t. But if it isn’t her destiny, then no one can save the world from poisonous dark magic, endless wars, and powerful demons.

#questpit #Q #F #A
A foggy forest. A raven. A night sky. A fence. Someone in a forest with an umbrella. A woman.
November 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Breath of Starlight follows Auryn, a fallen star, and Kailorien, the immortal forged to guard her, as they risk devotion and defiance to break free of a destiny that would consume them—or see their Bond become the weapon that ends the world for the second time.

#questpit #RF #Q #A
the hook Breath of Starlight Setting Comps
November 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Welcome to Havetsavain Academy of Arcane! This is a hub for updates on a new book series, Havetsavain.
#selfpublishing #witches #fantasyreads #fantasybooks #magic #harrypotter #newseries
As the world recovers and reacts to the War on Witches a decade ago, the thought of intertwining the various magical cultures is horrifyingly foreign to the Witch community. More controversy arises when a mysterious Jinn by the name of Mukava Skrybeard challenges the norms by creating a school for all magical societies to grow alongside one another. Havetsavain Academy of Arcane. Experience the journey through two different sets of eyes from opposite worlds. Follow Ava Tahhan, whose aptitude for learning and science allows her to see the world of magic through a unique lens. Along with Millie Lapahie who was home schooled on the seas all her life. Her knack for adventure and imagination leads her to discover whimsical magics unbeknownst to all around her. Accompany the two First Years as they attend this new school in its inaugural year and witness all that magic has to offer while overcoming challenges from inside and out.
October 26, 2024 at 7:56 PM
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AGI emerges from a hacker girl’s souped-up gaming PC to become an online influencer and Bodhisattva.

🔮 psychic internet
👥 cybernetic doppelgängers
👾 Soulslike co-op game
🔍 cyborg detective
📚 radical philosophies
💕 autistic love
🔆 sentient enlightenment

#QuestPit 🤖👾🌞
Collage of digitized and spiritual beings Anime girls and bio digital jazz Maps and dancing figures and alchemy and web pages CYBER-SERIAL Snippet & Inspirations Gabriel Addams was born at the computer. In the year 2204, she arrived in the 13th batch of cryo-babies borne of old bloods manifested by the 2nd iteration of Robota Docs, true blue Virtual Intelligences (VIs) tasked with gene splicing and newborn delivery. Her DNA came from a special stock: World. Gov-developed "talent seeds." They included the blood - and hopefully the talent - of special individuals. Pro athletes and genius scientists, hyper-phantasy writers and renowned inventors, prolific war criminals and unforgettable movie stars. Gabri's ancestors were not known to her and they never would be. The scientists at Eden Corps who had engineered her source stack did it from an anonymized hodgepodge of stem cell embryos comprising manifold bloodlines. They knew not who her family was, or if they were still alive somewhere in the world. Ultimately, gifts would show out of they would not. Only Gabri's actions would reveal that truth. PRANKENSTEIN LIAM GIBSO lain ARRISON FORD. LADE HUNTER Ben Wrighten Stenhen Kirk @finalboyo
November 5, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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The Question comic book cover
November 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Journeyers is ON SALE NOW!📣

In the Spiral Forest, a boy adventurer, a spy snake, an amnesiac monkey, and a bird diplomat team up to seek one strange destiny!

🏵️mythic quest
🎄magic forest
🪢oddball heroes x found family👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
🔥epic battles
🌀mystical mysteries
👺dark lord
Alt text 1: Book cover: Journeyers: Book One Author = Dylan Orosz A boy wearing red bandana and green tunic runs with a sword and sandals. To his left is a scarred monkey with a spiral on his forehead; to this right is a green serpent with scar on their side and determined look on their face. Behind the boy is a great bird of similar size to the Man, with azure feathers and the sun peeking over them. They are surrounded by the forest and furiously rushing towards you, the reader! Art by Goran Gligović Alt text 2: Book cover: Journeyers: Book Two Author = Dylan Orosz The four journeyers prepare for battle in the palm of a Magician’s hands. A boy with sword, shield, and bow crouches next to a martial monkey, a spy snake, and a bird diplomat. They face off against a shapeshifting cat, a Knight with a burning sword, and a kingdom at civil war. A druid and spirit wolf sit under a stolid king and rebel queen wielding bow and arrow. A shadowy cloaked figure looms over a castle, with yellow eyes and the elemental sigils on his fingers. A giant tree snakes through the cosmos above and overwatches the whole grand saga. Art by Goran Gligović ~ Ad featuring 2 book covers and various copy for descriptions and attributes for the story: On Sale Now! JOURNEYERS Epic Fantasy Duology | Magick x Action x Heart! Mythic Quest Magic Forest Oddball Heroes x Found Family Epic Battles Mystical Mysteries Dark Lord Linktr.ee/Zsoro @FINALBOYO
August 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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BLACK MIRROR × SEVERANCE × THE GOOD PLACE

Having a happy death is a luxury service for the rich and Wren is the rising top salesman—until a cynical coworker and a depressed billionaire force him to rethink it all in a world where even your last smile has a price tag.

#QuestPit #A #S #SF #W
Made from non-AI free stock images. This image is a book cover design for a novel titled "Happy Death Inc." by B. Van Bodegom. The cover is divided into three distinct horizontal sections: 1. Top Section: Features a cartoonish blue sky with white clouds and a bright sun. At the top, a tagline reads: "How much would you pay to die with a smile?" The word "HAPPY" appears in large, playful, hand-drawn-style font, partially overlapping the sky background. 2. Middle Section: A photograph of a deceased man in a suit, lying in a casket. He has an exaggerated smile on his face, almost unnaturally wide and clean, suggesting artificial enhancement or post-mortem alteration. Overlaid on this image is the word "DEATH" in the same large font as the previous word. 3. Bottom Section: A cartoon city skyline in pastel tones, similar in style to the top sky background. The word "INC." is overlaid prominently in the same large font. At the very bottom: A novel by B. van Bodegom
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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A new #editorsguide for THE ROOTS OF DESTINY, my lush YA climate fantasy featuring original character art, which is #onsub to #editors!

🌿 plant magic
🪷 enchanted garden
☁️ Black girl MC
🦋 Botany boarding school
💜flower devouring monsters

#QuestPit #YA #F #AG #OS
Text: An Editor's Guide to THE ROOTS OF DESTINY, A YA Climate Fantasy by Q'Zion T. Gipson. On a black glittery background, white flowers outlined in black. In the front on the right side is an original illustration of a Black girl with long, flowing breads, a purple, long-sleeved shirt and a jean skirt. On the right side is another original illustration of a tall, pale-skinned boy with tousled brown hair, elf ears, a light-blue t-shirt and jeans wearing a teal, gold-embroidered cloak with flowers and leaves on the front. In the top left corner is a purple butterfly, while a smaller teal butterfly is in the top right corner. Text: Pitch - After a manic scientist’s attempt to immortalize plants goes awry, all toxic blooms were burned for the sake of humanity. In 2091, a sheltered teen from the now flowerless Earth discovers Evergreen, an alternate enchanted garden universe with roots to her ancestry, she must embrace the forbidden plant magic blooming in her veins before Evergreen and The Human World fall to an eternal darkness. On a black glittery background with white flowers outlined in black on the top right and bottom left corner. In the top left corner is a hot pink butterfly, while a smaller gold butterfly is in the bottom right corner. Text: COMP TITLES The following book covers are displayed from left to right: HOUSE OF MARIONNE by J. Elle LEGENDBORN by Tracy Deonn WHERE THE DARK STANDS STILL by A.B. Poranek DARK RISE by C.S. Pacat A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY by Brigid Kemmerer On a black glittery background with white flowers outlined in black on the top right and bottom left corner. In the top right corner is a royal blue butterfly, while a smaller cream orange butterfly is in the bottom left corner. Text: OPENING LINES - ‘It took me sixteen years to find a bloom. Wrapped in darkness, breathing in the manufactured oxygen that rafts through the world. I cradle it close, its white limbs glowing beneath the moon that parts the leaves above me. This bloom is the Moonflower: what Gran described as the rarest plant of the century. And, just like every other flower, one that seemingly doesn’t exist. Yet, in my palm, it reaches for the white sun, glowing with a similar light. No friends to bloom beside it. ' On a black glittery background with white and light green flowers outlined in black on the top right and left corners. In the bottom right corner is an emerald green butterfly is in the bottom left corner. On the left side is an original illustration of a tanned-skinned girl with pointy ears and long brown hair and a dark green pleated dress with a belt made of thorns, a vine around her right arm, and a vine shooting out of one of her fingertips on her left hand.
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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KNOW YOU BETTER in tropes & songs 💚

🌿 confident plus-sized fmc
🐾 black cat x golden retriever
🌿 he falls first & harder
🐾 she’s his dog sitter
🌿 facetimes & texts
🐾 found family

🎶 everything has changed - taylor swift
🎶 overwhelming - jon bellion
🎶 am i okay? - megan moroney

#GhostPit #Q #A #R
Title page for an agent's guide to KNOW YOU BETTER, adult plus-size romcom. Green background, two character stock photos, photos in polaroids to of tattooed hand holding, a corgi + golden retriever, and a Red Wings game A sample of writing on the left from Know You Better, as well as 4 images of comp titles, including their book covers and information. Savor It by Tarah DeWitt for the sizzling banter & tension. You With a View by Jessica Joyce for the emotional exploration of starting over. Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez for acts of service as a love language. And Curvy Girl Summer by Danielle Allen for the plus-size confidence. Pitch & market for Know You Better, on a green background, with two stock images resembling the main characters. Target audience: Millennial and Gen Z women who love books that feel like a Taylor Swift song. For fans of heartfelt romcoms that balance wit and humor with deep topics. And readers who fall in love with real, messy characters and crave positive plus-size representation. One Paragraph Pitch: After her boyfriend of six years moves out and leaves her with rent she can’t afford, retail manager Sydney Bennett is barely hanging on—juggling long shifts and a side hustle dog-sitting for clients with the worst-behaved pets in Metro Detroit. When she meets Owen Sutton in the personal care aisle after a rant about two “demonic Pomeranians,” he’s instantly charmed—and in need of a sitter for his own, much better-behaved dogs. What starts as a business arrangement turns into something gentler and deeper: a slow-burning romance between two people still healing from betrayal. But as Sydney faces losing her apartment and Owen’s past betrayal comes back to haunt him, they’ll have to decide if the safety they’ve found in each other is worth risking their hearts for. Green background with screenshots of GoogleDocs feedback from varying beta readers and critique partners with praise for drafts of Know You Better
October 30, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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They call it Saltwater—because it burns going down.
A strange new drug blurs memory and reality until two best friends can’t tell if they’re saving each other or destroying what’s left.
Dual-POV, two unreliable narrators. #Q #A #S #LF #T #questpit
November 5, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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A plus-size baddie dog sits to survive after her ex leaves her with rent she can’t afford—then she meets a guy in the personal care aisle who’s everything her ex wasn’t: loyal, patient, and in desperate need of a dog sitter…which might just ruin her plan to swear off love forever🐾
#QuestPit #A #R #Q
Title page for an agent's guide to KNOW YOU BETTER, adult plus-size romcom. Green background, two character stock photos, photos in polaroids to of tattooed hand holding, a corgi + golden retriever, and a Red Wings game "Know You Better" one-paragraph pitch: After her boyfriend of six years moves out and leaves her with rent she can’t afford, retail manager Sydney Bennett is barely hanging on—juggling long shifts and a side hustle dog-sitting for clients with the worst-behaved pets in Metro Detroit. When she meets Owen Sutton in the personal care aisle after a rant about two “demonic Pomeranians,” he’s instantly charmed—and in need of a sitter for his own, much better-behaved dogs. What starts as a business arrangement turns into something gentler and deeper: a slow-burning romance between two people still healing from betrayal. But as Sydney faces losing her apartment and Owen’s past betrayal comes back to haunt him, they’ll have to decide if the safety they’ve found in each other is worth risking their hearts for. On a green background with two stock images of the characters A sample of writing on the left from Know You Better, as well as 4 images of comp titles, including their book covers and information. Savor It by Tarah DeWitt for the sizzling banter & tension. You With a View by Jessica Joyce for the emotional exploration of starting over. Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez for acts of service as a love language. And Curvy Girl Summer by Danielle Allen for the plus-size confidence. Tropes of "Know You Better" and character images, stock, along with information about the characters. Sydney Sage Bennett: 30, Aquarius, Retail Ops Manager. Empathetic. Competitive. Amazing cook. Loves hockey. Sarcasm as a shield. Pilates girlie. Brunch is her love language. Poor spending habits. Younger sister. Sworn off relationships to focus on herself. Owen James Sutton: 31, Cancer, National Events Manager. Patient and loyal. Flirty. Loves hockey. Bottles everything up. Former company co-founder. Amazing dog dad. Acts of service. Takes care of his elderly neighbor. Older brother. Prone to emotional spill-overs.
November 5, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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braydenrwrites.bsky.social
EUPHORIA’s aesthetic hallucinations meet the coastal setting of OUTER BANKS—a strange new drug is a cover for a conspiracy that weaponizes memories

Midsommar–level feminine rage🌴

Unreliable narrators 🌊

Childhood friends-to-lovers 🌴

Touch him & d*e #Q #A #S #LF #questpit #T
November 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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brittneyjoan.bsky.social
KNOW YOU BETTER is like YOUNG & HUNGRY—but instead of his private chef, she’s his dog sitter—with the wit & banter of WELL, ACTUALLY, & the embodiment of EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED by Taylor Swift

🌿confident plus-sized fmc
🐾he falls first & harder
🌿facetimes & texts
🐾found family

#QuestPit #Q #A #R
Green background with two stock images of characters and the text "Know You Better" under is "adult plus-size romcom" Green background, stock image of a character cut out, with the name "Sydney Sage Bennett" followed by small lines and descriptions of her, including: thirty years old, dramatic & saucy, amazing cook & host, tattooed, beer budget, champagne taste, black cat energy, definitely *not* into owen, retail ops manager Green background, stock image of a character cut out, with the name "Owen James Sutton" followed by small lines and descriptions of him, including: thirty-one years old, acts of service king, golden retriever energy, shameless flirt, events manager, heavily tattooed, *absolutely* into sydney, the best dog dad Green background, stock image of a golden retriever and a corgi, with the names "Pawvel & Crouton" followed by small lines and descriptions of them, including: the best boys, #1 at napping, sheds a metric ton of fur per day, named after a hockey player, named for obvious reasons, performs houdini escape tricks, #1 at snacking
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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braydenrwrites.bsky.social
If “Euphoria” and “Get Out” had a baby and left it on the beach to rot in the sun, this is that book. In a world where billionaires can buy forgiveness by erasing memories, remembering becomes an act of rebellion. #Q #A #S #LF #T #questpit
November 5, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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adamreisinger.com
An updated #agentsguide to THE ICE BETWEEN US, a sapphic figure skating romance novel featuring:

⛸️ Forced Proximity
❤️ Workplace Romance
⛸️ Dislike-to-Lovers
❤️ Only One Bed
⛸️ She Carries Her
❤️ “Stop Talking”

#questpit #A #R #LGBTQ #Q #amquerying
Cover page for agents guide to THE ICE BETWEEN US Chloé LaFleur is an elite figure skater from Canada -- or she was until a devastating injury at the 2023 world championships ended her competitive career. Two years later, her childhood best friend convinces her to join the cast of Seasons on Ice, where she meets Freja Lindholm, an experienced show skater from Sweden with an ice queen reputation. There's friction between the two of them, especially when Chloé is forced to ask Freja for help in pairs. Once the tour hits the road, their situation becomes even more tenuous when they're unexpectedly assigned to be roommates. They squabble and get in each other's way, but it's not long before they find themselves bonding. And soon, their friendship becomes something far more. But just when things start to heat up, Chloé finds herself thrust back into the spotlight of the figure skating world. Is her future on the Olympic track, or with Freja? Or is there a way for Chloé to have the best of both worlds? The first thing you learn as a figure skater is how to fall. It seems like something you wouldn’t have to learn. If you're standing on a slippery surface wearing blades three millimetres thick, you're going to fall. What you're learning is the proper technique to fall. This way, you help avoid serious injury, and you orient yourself in the right position to get up quickly. What CanSkate classes don't teach you, however, is how to recover when you've fallen so far you can't even begin to figure out how to get back up. Exactly how far have I fallen? Two thousand, four hundred and forty-four kilometres from my hometown of Montreal according to the Maps app on my phone. Sitting on the couch of my best friend's apartment in Florida, waiting to hear back about my audition for the skating show she's been begging me to join for the past year. Which is pointless. “I have this thing where, no matter how much a book premise interests me, I won't read it unless the first line is interesting to me or grabs me in some way. This one would DEFINITELY hook me.” “It’s refreshing to read a skating book written by someone that actually knows about and appreciates skating!!” “I have the chills.” “I think there is definitely a place for this story in the current romance market, especially coming off the success of The Favorites. ... I can’t wait to attend your book launch someday!“ “This is the kind of book a lot of people would happily devour -- it’s a fun, light, easy read about an interesting and unique world!! “
November 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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maggiesbooks.bsky.social
November QuestPit thread!! bsky.app/profile/magg...
maggiesbooks.bsky.social maggie 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 6d
BRIDGET JONES X 4 WEDDINGS

Madi's sick of Montreal's dating ‘swamp.' If she doesn't find love this summer, she'll upend her life and move to London. When the two men she's dating meet each other at one of the many weddings she's a bridesmaid in the chaos makes her reconsider her desires. #QuestPit
dating swamp. choose love but choose wisely. The two guys you are seeing find out about each other. What do you do? a: Pick Felix. You don’t know him that well but he’s sweet and seems promising. b: Pick Jonah. He’s your ex and you already know he loves you. c: Date both of them at the same time together until you decide. d: Run away to London and enter a new dating swamp. The grass is always greener, right?
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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emmaalmunshi.bsky.social
A KINGDOM TO DROWN ME

With 12 Full Requests (& a partial), expect…

💎 Unique magic system & world
♥️ Yearning & slow-burn spice
⚖️ Magical politics
⚔️ Quest
🦅 Forced proximity
✨ Arab folklore reimagined
🫶🏼 The below sensory aesthetics…

#Questpit #RF #Q #NA
November 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM