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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱)
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~ X/IG/🧵@delandjessica
~ YA Contemporary Fantasy #author
~ debut WAKE coming Spring 2027 from Phoenix Moirai & @whimsillusion.bsky.social
~ 2022 Killer Nashville Claymore Finalist
~ #nospice #cleanreads #writer
~ 💍mom of 4
~ #LDS
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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 9d
WAKE embodies "Free" from KPOP DEMON HUNTERS w/:

~A FMC tormented by her past that's ruining her mental health
~A LI working for the villain w/ his own troubled past
~a supportive slow burn romance built on understanding inner pain

Coming Spring 2027

#QuestPit #P #YA #F #MY #R
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Well, ironically, I just noticed I got an agent like on one of my #questpit pitches. My first agent like in a pitch event for this project.

But as many of you know, it's already contracted to get published, lol. Soooo, that's a bit awkward. 😅
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November 7, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Wow, thank you so much for the support during #questpit everyone! I got busier as the day went on and couldn't be as active as I wanted, but you all made me feel like my book is going to do well when it finally gets published.

I hope luck finds you all and I get to read your books soon. ☺️
delandjessica.bsky.social Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 9d
WAKE embodies "Free" from KPOP DEMON HUNTERS w/:

~A FMC tormented by her past that's ruining her mental health
~A LI working for the villain w/ his own troubled past
~a supportive slow burn romance built on understanding inner pain

Coming Spring 2027

#QuestPit #P #YA #F #MY #R
November 6, 2025 at 1:34 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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WAKE was inspired by HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE w/:

~A self-sacrificing girl cursed w/ unwanted magic
~Who ends up living w/ a defective group
~Where she's teased w/ a feathery secret
~They develop a found family
~& she falls for 1 of them

Coming Spring 27

#QuestPit #P #YA #F #MY #R
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November 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Wildly reimagined BEAUTY & THE BEAST retelling w/:

~A girl forced to live w/ kidnappers to save family
~Bickering lackey guards
~A beast who isn't a beast, but 2 that are
~& her bonding w/ them & falling for 1 while seeking freedom

Coming Spring 2027

#QuestPit #P #YA #F #MY #R
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November 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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BADGERBLOOD: AWAKENING

Elements of IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES mix with THE PRINCESS BRIDE in this multi-POV, medieval style YA Fantasy.

#QuestPit #F #YA #P
Graphic with dark blue strip on top and larger light blue section everywhere else. White elegant words on top read "Badgerblood: Awakening." Words under that read "YA Medieval Fantasy; 91,000 words; S.C. Monson; Self-Published." To the right of that is a red book cover with the title "Badgerblood: Awakening" and the author name "S.C. Monson" and a badger head profile carved into a white spiral pendant. A red spiral border separates these from the rest of the words on the graphic which read, "A reclusive outlaw, haunted by his forgotten past and hunted by a tyrant, evades false murder charges by hiding in a feral Timberland, but when a headstrong girl barrels into the forest, Kor's magic pendant draws him to her, driving him from his sanctuary to face secrets key to saving the kingdom and his own soul." Graphic with dark blue border and three sketches by S.C. Monson. Top left is a sketch of a bear-like borlan. Top right is a sketch of a badger. Bottom sketch is of a man being restrained. Dividing the top two pictures is the word reading down in all caps: "TORMENTED."
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BADGERBLOOD: AWAKENING
IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES X THE PRINCESS BRIDE
✅ Reclusive outlaw MMC
✅ Lost Hero
✅ Reluctant Chosen One
✅ Amnesia
✅ Hunted
✅ Evading false murder charges
✅ Feral Timberland
✅ Tyrant
✅ Good vs. Evil
✅ Headstrong FMC
✅ Luck-thieving girl
✅ Magic pendant
#QuestPit #F #YA #P
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November 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
delandjessica.bsky.social
WAKE was inspired by HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE w/:

~A self-sacrificing girl cursed w/ unwanted magic
~Who ends up living w/ a defective group
~Where she's teased w/ a feathery secret
~They develop a found family
~& she falls for 1 of them

Coming Spring 27

#QuestPit #P #YA #F #MY #R
a cartoon of a man and a woman looking into each others eyes
Alt: Sophie and Howl from the Howl's Moving Castle movie embracing while Howl is in his feathered form and fiery ash falls from the sky.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
delandjessica.bsky.social
Wildly reimagined BEAUTY & THE BEAST retelling w/:

~A girl forced to live w/ kidnappers to save family
~Bickering lackey guards
~A beast who isn't a beast, but 2 that are
~& her bonding w/ them & falling for 1 while seeking freedom

Coming Spring 2027

#QuestPit #P #YA #F #MY #R
Line drawing of Bell and Beast from the shoulders up back to back from Disney's Beauty and the Beast with Beast holding a rose.
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Slow Horses x The X Files

When an intelligence agent is framed for the UK’s role in a temporal disaster, he must clear his name and seal a lethal time rift - before a Russian spy from the future gets everyone killed.

#QuestPit #A #T #SF #Q
November 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Every Sunday Emma and her dad used to garden, harvest🍏and make a bouquet for Mom.
But when Emma's parents split up, she felt herself split like halves of an 🍏. What if all changes weren’t a bad thing?
#QuestPit #PB #Q
November 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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POTIONS UNINCORPORATED:

A curmudgeonly witch with a chronic illness must work with a cheerful thief to stand up to a greedy pharmaceutical company🌱🐈‍⬛ 💚

💜 Bisexual Romance
💙 Chronic Illness Rep

Think HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE X THE SPELLSHOP

#questpit #A #RF #F #Cozy #OwnVoices
Potions unincorporated, a sign hangs on a black background with a cat and a potion bottle on top. The text says New + Improved recipe featuring chronic illness rep, a queer cast, a snarky familiar, and plant magic
November 5, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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BBC MERLIN x CARRY ON
💀Hamlet references
💖enemies to lovers slow burn
👑Chosen One/One True King subverted trope
🧙‍♂️shady mentor
🌈diverse cast
#QuestPit #Q #YA #F
Title: The Impostor King Comps: The Raven King, Any Way The Wind Blows and Oathbound The pitch
November 5, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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When Glowie sets off to find his sweetheart, he soon discovers that some night lights can be dangerous for a little firefly. Will he have the courage to face the dangers to find his love?’
A story inspired by NF facts about fireflies, night pollution and bravery
#QuestPit #PB #Q
November 5, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Nice👻 Ezra dreams of becoming a Great ghost... until he learns that being great means haunting the living! When Ezra decides that he would rather make people smile than scream, he must grapple with the meaning of greatness.
A story about 👻, and self acceptance

#QuestPit #PB #Q
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November 5, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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HAPPY PLACE x HOW TO END A LOVE STORY

Meet DON'T FORGET ME. Complete at 70k words, second-chance, forced proximity, dark academia, set in autumnal Edinburgh, Scotland. ☕️

QUERYING NOW! ✨

#questpit #R #NA #Q #amquerying
November 5, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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MARK OF A MAGPIE is #OnSubmission! 🐦‍⬛📖

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?

#QuestPit #YA #A #F #RF
#OS #AG #EditorsGuide #Editors
Editor's Guide To MARK OF A MAGPIE Crossover Romantic Fantasy 118k Words Text is on a piece of parchment. Behind the parchment are blue seas 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 who has 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 be a fool to take up, but with her family scattered across the sea after the draft, a fool is what she’ll need to be to find them. Five for Silver, Six for Gold… Seven is set on his own plans, however much they interfere with hers, and they won’t be the only ones in attendance with hidden agendas. Once whispers of the past begin to resurface and nobles begin dying around them, it’s survival of the cunning and silver-tongued. The castle is under lockdown, and all bets for the crown are placed on their capture. Seven for a Secret, Never to Be Told. Text is on a piece of parchment. Behind the parchment are blue seas and gold flower outlines. Tropes and Themes - Thief x Assassin - Mental Health Rep - Identity vs Duty - Class Difference - Forced Proximity - Secret Code - Morally Gray - Women's Wrongs - Unlikely Allies to Lovers Comps: Throne of Glass's castle-setting murder mystery and theme of "who you are versus what you have to do" meets the banter-heavy dialogue, strong female protagonist, and nautical setting of Daughter of the Pirate King. Text is on a piece of parchment. Beside 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 are blue seas and 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. Picture seven shows a bottle of alcohol. Picture eight has a medieval alleyway. And picture eight shows a ship's crew enjoying a sunset. There is text below the collage that says: ON SUBMISSION NOW! Represented by Amanda Wooden at SBR Media, contact information available on my website! Behind the parchment, with gold flower outlines surrounding it.
November 5, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Stephanie only makes mistakes when she tries to be as good as her sister, but what if her clumsiness would lead to a beautiful discovery?
A story about sibling rivalry, making mistakes, cooking

#QuestPit #PB #Q
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November 5, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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The cursed candlemaker Miss Blackwell lies her way onto an expedition into the Underwoods, a forest home to fathomless danger, certain death, and her only chance at freedom.

BLACKWELL'S MASK

🎭Hidden Identities
☠️Monsterous Forest
🕯️Cursed Candlemaker FMC

#questpit #Q #A #F
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November 5, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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#QuestPit #A #S #W
If Grey’s Anatomy had magic, merged with Hunger Games, & was written by Mary Shelly:

A MALIGNANT GAME
November 5, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Not querying yet (finishing final revisions) but testing out my agents guide!

SINNERS x IWAV

Angeline wakes up with a taste for blood and 200 years of missing memories. As visions reveal flashes of her past, she must uncover the truth before danger crosses her doorway.

#QuestPit #W #A #F
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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Excitedly presenting an #agentguide for HEART OF THE BAYOU, my sapphic horror-romance—now in an inbox near you!!

🫀Deep Southern cryptids
🫀sapphic pining
🫀coming of rage
🫀monsters as a metaphor for queerness & disability
🫀 ✨Big 5✨ editor interest x2

#questpit #YA #Q #H #R #LGBT
An agent’s guide to: HEART OF THE BAYOU A YA Horror-Romance The pitch: The deadly legends that prowl the bayou eat more than just souls— and one wants Elle's heart for her own ... When a paranormal migration brings a slew of deadly soul-eating cryptids to the quiet swamps of Louisiana, subsequently cornering the paranormal clinic 17-year-old Elle works at—she must find out why the bloodthirsty monsters are migrating before BOLT, a paranormal branch of the FBI, threatens to shut down the clinic and arrest its supernatural patients. But when she discovers her crush is hiding some monsters of her own, the kind of cryptid that might just take down the clinic and Elle's heart—she'll have to decide if she's ready to take the girl's advice and finally risk letting her own inner monsters out of the closet ... Comps: They Bloom at Night, I Feed Her to the Beast, A Feast for the Eyes, This Ravenous Fate, Hear Her Howl, The Coven Tendency Snippet from HEART OF THE BAYOU: I'd heard of the brutality of how these cryptids killed. How the survivors were lucky if you managed to escape with only an arm lost. How they enjoyed ripping people from flesh to tendons and finally bone, before they dove for the final kill and snapped their prey's neck, the tell-tale halo of blood flowering above their victims' heads I only hoped there was something I could salvage once the beast finished. The man's shrieks didn't cease until the monster's eyes glowed brighter, rubies sparkling in the center of a dangerous black mass. His body stilled, transfixed in terror. A silent scream began to pry his lips apart as if drawn by an invisible force. I winced, the sounds of bones clicking, dislocating, and popping as the man's eyes rolled to the back of his head. A fleshy lump burst through his shirt, pulsating and twisting like worms had taken ahold of his skin. Tropes & Vibes: “Only one bed” Abandoned houses & creepy dockyards Sociopolitical commentary Neurodivergent, queer & anxiety rep Lesbian MC’s Cryptids & legends from the Deep South Small town horror The monster wins in the end . . . Sassy x Stabby FMC’s Central moodboard: Swamp pictures, an orange moon, flannels, heart-shaped carabiners, a “don’t go into the woods” sign, girls kissing, a religious sign, a truck in a field
November 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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LUTHER X BLADE RUNNER
The Titus Imperative keeps Wireds from harming humans. At least, it should.
When humans & androids turn up dead in his city, PI Eliot must prove the killer isn’t Wired before they decommission all androids, including the one he loves.
#questpit #A #Q #SF #bipoc
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November 5, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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NOBODY WANTS THIS x YOU, AGAIN

She sees love as a balance sheet.
He gets paid to read romance novels out loud.
Dating isn't working for either of them, so what are best friends to do?
Start a podcast to figure out what they're doing wrong, of course.

#questpit #W #A #R
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November 5, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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LOCKWOOD & CO x HEARTSTOPPER

🔮An anxious girl who sees the future
🫀A himbo boy with messed-up healing magic
💥A magical curse spreading through a sleepy English town
🍂Autumnal vibes
👯‍♀️Ride-or-die friendship
🥰Reluctant allies to found family
💜"You are loved exactly as you are" vibes

#QuestPit #YA #F
November 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM