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Dierdre Cieran
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I write fantasy for all ages, exploring themes of resilience and perseverance. I have two kids and two cats. Outside of writing, I like to garden, crochet, draw and paint.
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Dierdre Cieran @dmcieran.bsky.social · 6d
ENCANTO VIBES IN A POST-MODERN SETTING

UNDER THE BRIGHT SUN is about a girl who must uncover the secret of a stranger's arrival to recover lost magic before everyone falls to an endless sleep from magic withdrawal.

#QuestPit #Q #MG #F #S
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AITA for leaving my family when they needed me most to pursue a chance to escape from the burdens life threw at us?

#FIFRevPit #amwriting #amquerying #blueskywrites #writingcommunity #revspirations #WriteSky #WriterSky #Writers
November 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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A favorite! Pitch your MC as an Am I The A****** post 🤭 #FiFRevPit #writingcommunity #writersky #writersofbluesky
Fall Into Fiction with RevPit Prompt: Pitch your MC as an AITA post. #FiFRevPit
November 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
dmcieran.bsky.social
New Substack post about my writing journey!

open.substack.com/pub/dmcieran...

#amwriting #amquerying #blueskywrites #writingcommunity #revspirations #WriteSky #WriterSky #Writers #fantasywriters
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November 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
dmcieran.bsky.social
Happy #Caturday!

Sleepy Stratus. She’s sleeping in a bag in my lap. Yes, the bag is necessary. She doesn’t like to be picked up. But being picked up in the bag is okay.

In what way is your pet peculiar?

#amwriting #amquerying #blueskywrites #writingcommunity #revspirations #WriteSky #WriterSky
Picture is of a black and white cat sleeping on the arm of her human. She is nestled in a cloth-like reusable shopping bag on an arm with her forepaw draped over an arm.
November 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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#questpit pitches below ⬇️
victoriajayneoh.bsky.social Victoria Jayne (they/them) is querying ya fantasy @victoriajayneoh.bsky.social · 6d
THE HONEY WITCH X LATE BLOOMER

A disabled witch hires a butch werewolf grocer to work in her failing apothecary. But when she and the grocer fall in love, a ghost torments the shop! The witch must solve the haunting to save the town and her new hot gf.

#questpit #A #FR #Q
The witch and the grocer The romance Tropes Alarra Thorne Robin Hart The pitch The comps The honey witch Late bloomer The very secret society of irregular witches Legends and lattes
November 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Just an author trying to keep up with social media here, but hey!! I got my dream narrator for Robbie McNeil's Hit List! I'm thrilled to have Mara Wilson narrating and grateful to my pub team for making it happen!

It's available for pre-order wherever you get your audiobooks!

#WritingCommunity 📚💙
Cover of Robbie McNeil's Hit List, which shows a neon sign shaped like an arm holding a knife. The sign is the colors of the lesbian flag. An image of white headphones sits next to the cover. Text below reads "Narrated by Mara Wilson" with fine print at the bottom that says "March 24, 2026. Available for pre-order now!" The graphic is set against a backdrop of a dark magenta brick wall.
November 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Bee’s book is already awesome - but it’ll also have a super awesome narrator! 🥰😍
briannahwrites.bsky.social Brianna Heath | Author @briannahwrites.bsky.social · 6d
Just an author trying to keep up with social media here, but hey!! I got my dream narrator for Robbie McNeil's Hit List! I'm thrilled to have Mara Wilson narrating and grateful to my pub team for making it happen!

It's available for pre-order wherever you get your audiobooks!

#WritingCommunity 📚💙
Cover of Robbie McNeil's Hit List, which shows a neon sign shaped like an arm holding a knife. The sign is the colors of the lesbian flag. An image of white headphones sits next to the cover. Text below reads "Narrated by Mara Wilson" with fine print at the bottom that says "March 24, 2026. Available for pre-order now!" The graphic is set against a backdrop of a dark magenta brick wall.
November 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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After tragedy and family drama broke them up, they moved on with their lives. 10 years later, they reunite for a wedding in the place they fell in love and apart. Is it worth reopening wounds from summer 2013 or was any of that love even real?

#questpit #a #q #wf #r
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November 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Heartbroken summer camp staff start a casual fling with two rules. Sage can't talk to her fling at school and they can't discuss the future until the summer's over. When someone breaks the deal, they both risk ruining their summers with lifelong friendships caught in the crossfire. #questpit #q #r
An Agent’s Guide To When the summer’s over New Adult Romance. 83k words After losing her mom as a child, Sage has only ever felt at home in one place: Camp Woodvale. She won’t let her unrequited crush back at university ruin her final summer. When a devastating breakup derails Nico’s summer plans, he comes to Camp Woodvale. Amidst the unusual traditions and the staff drama, Nico finds comfort in Sage- the girl he’s certain his cousin is still in love with. They’ll be each other’s rebounds with two rules to follow... 1. Sage can’t talk to her crush 2. No discussing their future until the last day at camp When Nico can no longer hide his yearning for Sage, she must decide if she can finally close the door on unfinished business. And if she doesn’t, Nico will get hurt and Sage risks ruining her final summer-- with lifelong friendships caught in the crossfire. PITCH Tropes, comps & Themes Found family Closed setting Love triangle Casual-to-lovers Jewish rep Multi-pov Just for the summer: Short-term Relationship dynamics Deep end: It’s casual But someone catches feelings Wildfire: Atmospheric Summer camp setting meet the staff Sage office staff Loves camp Used to like Hugh Wants to be Color War captain Not over a guy at uni Nico sports instructor New to camp and hates it Hugh’s cousin Not over his ex Thinks Sage is cute Mariah sr. counselor Sage’s co-staff and bff Dating Hugh The ultimate cool girl Also wants to be Color War captain hugh sr. counselor Probably in love with Sage Worst counselor ever Can’t cook or fold clothes Corinne jr. counselor Mariah and Sage’s co-staff Has the nicest clothes Will steal your man
November 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Ciarán doesn’t want to be followed by death. He certainly doesn’t expect to fall in love with her. Pursuing a doomed romance with his family’s banshee in the face of plague, he must choose the pain of living or the seduction of the death-bringer.

#SmoochPit 2025

#questpit #W #A #Horrormance #H
Mood board depicting a moody, gothic romance vibe, with a rural historical Ireland setting Title: The Banshee of Clan Murtagh Body: Ireland, 1348 When Ciarán Murtagh hears the cry of his family’s banshee for the first time in a decade, he knows one of his own is fated to die. But they don’t believe his warnings--why would they? The last time Ciarán heard the banshee he didn’t tell a soul until after his cousin’s tragic death, and they’ve never trusted him since. Desperate for redemption in his family’s eyes, Ciarán hunts down the banshee in search of answers. She’s equal parts frightening and alluring, and in his struggle to confront her, he inadvertently triggers the banshee’s memories. Memories of when she was a servant of his household, generations ago, named Deirdre. Deirdre claims that Ciarán’s physical touch restores her memories, and demands more. He agrees to meet by moonlight in hope of learning whose death she foretold. With every encounter, Ciarán’s attraction to Deirdre grows, setting him on a path of macabre desire. When the devastating bubonic plague befalls the Murtagh household, and Deirdre’s memories reveal a dark scandal in the family’s history, Ciarán must decide whether to stay by his family’s side in their final hours or embrace the seduction of the death-bringer.
November 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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jundlife.bsky.social
Dune 2 X The Unbroken

In a city under constant threat, those gifted with psychic abilities are honed into warriors charged with defending their home. Sylin and Naraha, born with the gift, are conscripted into a brutal guild to be trained as killers against their wills.
#QuestPit #AgentsGuide
November 5, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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CITY OF BRASS x STRANGE THE DREAMER

A girl with dormant magic infiltrates a gilded empire to save her best friend—only to uncover a court built on ancient blood oaths, the boy she once mourned, and a lost heiress no one wants found.

#F #questpit
November 5, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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My #AgentsGuide for ✨ALICE & THE AFTERLIFE✨ #QuestPit #Q #PR

Reluctant medium Alice accidentally lands a job cleaning haunted houses & exorcising spirits...

🏡 cleaning haunted houses
🌊 ghosts by the coast
🎭 dark humour
🔪 serial killer plot
🧠 autistic herione
🌈 queer & trans rep
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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WICKED X R&J X LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

An autistic, transfemme, plant-killing garden witch works with a rival music witch to care for an ancient flower. When a meltdown turns it sentient, she must regulate her emotions to turn it back & prevent a war. #questpit #ya #f #q
A harmony of witches book on pink canvas bg and tropes and flowers around it Excerpt from chapter two: something sharpe These violets are lovely!
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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SWORDCROSSED x FAEBOUND

Casper, a trans runaway prince, is cursed to die if he badmouths the crown. When he’s caught after 6 yrs, elf Darrow is cursed to constantly watch him. To escape, Casper must break both of their curses or die trying.

#questpit #A #FR #WIP
Missing casandra sweetwater young man scuffed poster 100 gold reward last Missing prince (unintelligible) 10,000 mana stones Last seen: bloom season
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Wayfarers x Farscape

Peace between alien races could shatter unless a neurodivergent, space-phobic marine biologist, the sexy, secretive ex she’s “over”, and their tween daughter can guide a pregnant space dragon to her nursery world before she loses her clutch.

#QuestPit #AG #SF
Phoebe and the Space Dragon, 92k Adult Sci-fi Pitch: In space, no one can hear you scream...at your ex. There's no room for argument when a pregnant, endangered creature demands you help her reach her nursery world---even if you're forced to fly with your ed. For anxious marine biologist Remy, the only thing scarier than space would be falling back in love with the man who shattered her heart. Tropes and comps: forced proximity, second chance love, co-parenting, middle-aged MC and LI, painful secrets. Looking down on Earth from space was allegedly a life changing event, but Remy was busy gripping her armrest and praying for delivery from a sudden, violent death. Why bother looking towards home? Any second now, she’d be plummeting back. Maybe orbiting trash would crash into them. Or the shuttle could lose power and drift into the void until they all died of hypoxia. All. That was the worst part: if she died, her only child died, too. Not that the daughter in question seemed to appreciate the gravity of the situation. Phoebe was all wide eyes and smiles as the budget shuttle rocketed them towards their almost certain demise. "Dad?" He glanced around at the silver-collared crew, all carefully not paying attention to the interaction, as usual—except for Solkar, who winked. "Captain Bellamy when we’re on the bridge, Phoebe,” he whispered. She scowled at him. "It's Navigator Walker, then." The corner of his mouth quirked like she’d said something funny instead of grown-up and serious. "You're right, we need to keep this as professional as possible, Navigator Walker." "Or we could act like we’re still a family," she muttered, half-hoping her voice didn’t carry across the Hasma’s pool. “At least one of us still wishes we were.” He looked a little hurt. It didn’t make her feel any better, but she didn’t apologize. If she was hurting, so could he. And it wasn’t like he ever apologized. "I am your family, Navigator Walker. A bit of time and distance doesn’t change that."
November 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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#AgentsGuide to my upmarket #gothic #horror novel, THE BANSHEE OF CLAN MURTAGH 🖤

🇮🇪 Medieval Ireland
🥀 Doomed romance
☠️ The black plague
💌 2025 #SmoochPit Mentee

#questpit #W #A #H #HF
An agent’s guide to The Banshee of Clan Murtagh, 71,000 word gothic horror by Anna Hirsch Tropes: He’s human, she’s immortal • Only one grave • Byronic hero protagonist • Uncovering lost memories • Medieval Irish setting • Tragic ending Comps: The death-touched romance of Nosferatu, the Catholic guilt of The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas, the black plague of Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell, the folkloric love story of Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid Pitch: When Ciarán Murtagh hears the cry of his family’s banshee for the first time in a decade, he knows one of his own is fated to die. But they don’t believe his warnings--why would they? The last time Ciarán heard the banshee he didn’t tell a soul until after his cousin’s tragic death, and they’ve never trusted him since. Desperate for redemption in his family’s eyes, Ciarán hunts down the banshee in search of answers. She’s equal parts frightening and alluring, and in his struggle to confront her, he inadvertently triggers the banshee’s memories. Memories of when she was a servant of his household, generations ago, named Deirdre. Deirdre claims that Ciarán’s physical touch restores her memories, and demands more. He agrees to meet by moonlight in hope of learning whose death she foretold. With every encounter, Ciarán’s attraction to Deirdre grows, setting him on a path of macabre desire. When the devastating bubonic plague befalls the Murtagh household, and Deirdre’s memories reveal a dark scandal in the family’s history, Ciarán must decide whether to stay by his family’s side in their final hours or embrace the seduction of the death-bringer. I was a boy of ten when I first saw death, but I’d heard her for years. It was an early summer’s day when we went to the lough. Niamh led us through the forest along the stream, babbling all the way with a lightness that opposed her urgent pace. “This could be our best chance to see the merrow! Auntie said the veil is thin. They’ll be near and then we can speak!” “She also said we shouldn’t go this far,” I begrudged her. Again about the merrow. She had been speaking of them for days, and insisted that Deaglán and I journey with her to the lough, where they lay beneath the surface. Finbar wasn’t supposed to come, but Aunt Eithne had made us watch him while she harvested yellow flowers on the hillside. He slowed us down, and Niamh’s frustration roiled off her like steam against the cool breeze. Though the land was ripe with life, winter still dragged a claw through the air. As we ventured deeper into the forest, a feeling of unease grew within me. A sound rang in my ears, so faint I could not tell if it was imagined or real. Because for weeks, it had haunted my dreams.  
November 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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EMILY WILDE'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FAERIES X DIVINE RIVALS X THE SECRET GARDEN

📖 Cozy, light academia
🌿 Soft FMC studying nature-based magic
🌸 Hidden garden steeped in secrets
🏛️ Academic rivals-to-lovers
💌 Slow-burn romance
🍃 Legacy, ambition, and belonging

#QuestPit #YA #FantasyRomance
November 5, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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An #editorsguide to 🌲THE LAND OF UNDYING SUMMER🌲
This romantic fantasy has:
🐻‍❄️ A setting inspired by the Canadian subarctic
🌋Roots in animistic religion
⚡️A physics based magic system
👵🏽 Crotchety immortals
🏠 Complex family dynamics
🗺️ Neurodivergent MMC

#QuestPit #AG #A #F #R #FR
An Editor’s Guide To The Land of Undying Summer by Ivy T. Woods Adult Romantic Fantasy 105,000 words On a background with a map With a picture of a mountain, forest, and a lake on the left and text on the right: Pitch When a half-dead priestess is forced to work with the wandering mage who nearly killed her, they develop a reluctant camaraderie. But when he kills a guard, her people’s distrust of the newcomer escalates into a full-scale uprising. His presence risks the lives of the only family she has left, leaving her to choose once and for all: is she beholden to the living, the dead, or herself? With roots in animistic religion and a setting inspired by the Canadian sub-arctic, THE LAND OF UNDYING SUMMER is a stand-alone romantic fantasy Comps The atmosphere and vibes of: The Gilded Crown by Marianne Gordon Blood Over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang The Humour of: Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher Chapter One - The End of Darkness No Guide could resist the Call of Return forever. But this time, when Tilaani pulled herself through the spiked rocks of the Wolf’s Fangs, trembling, the agonizing need for the missing part of herself had dulled to an aching throb. The Call would take her eventually. But not today. Today, she was already running late. “Shit!” Tilaani snatched her cloak from the icy stalagmite she had been using as a hanger and staggered to a slim crack in the cliff face. It had been a century since the passage had opened in one of El’Drek’s rages but the frozen stone was still jagged, tugging at her shirt as she sidled through, thin cloak clutched in one hand. Wind whistled through the crevice, peppering her exposed skin with hard snow. It melted, steaming as it touched her. Time within the cavern had always been malleable, misaligned with the world outside. Shinac had always claimed the shifts were random but Tilaani had her doubts. It always seemed to stretch whenever she was in a hurry. She wouldn’t put it past any of the dead—either blessed or Barred—to extend time merely to inconvenience her. And now, backing up this theory, the sun was high overhead and the few hours she had spent being lectured by the Ancients had become nearly an entire night and day in the land of the living. Allak would be insufferable if she was late.
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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In the century Tilaani has been alive and the 85 years she‘s been dead, she’s escorted the soul of nearly everyone she knew into the afterlife. And as always she is left in the space between:
🌱 Life and death 💀
🔥 Fire and ice ❄️
❤️ Surrounded and alone 🔪
#A #F #R #FR #C #Agented #GhostPit
October 30, 2025 at 8:17 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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A KINGDOM TO DROWN ME

6 Keys 🔑
5 Centuries of magical politics ✨
4 Djinn on a mission ⚔️
3 Threats Mona Al’Maii must navigate 💀
2 Hot-headed, kindred souls 🖤
1 Secret that could ruin it all 🧭

The Knight and the Moth x Heavenly Bodies

#Questpit #Q #RF #agentsguide #NA #agentguide
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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PITCH x THROW LIKE A GIRL

When a jeer-fearing quarterback is the first woman drafted to the NFL, she does everything she can to earn respect in the male-dominated sport she’s sacrificed everything for.

#QuestPit #Q #A #R
November 5, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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🤓Nerdy rock collector
🌎A society deep in the earth
✨Dream fueled magic
👾Ancient life-sucking monsters closing in
🤫All tangled around a terrible secret
#QuestPit #YA #Fantasy #Q
November 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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adriennereina.bsky.social
Witcher meets Whitten: The God of the Mists

A village witch teams up with the vampire she vowed to protect her village from in order to take down the child of a god who has been terrorizing them both.

🥀 Why-choose FFM
🦄 New England cryptids
🍷 Vampires!!
⚔️ Gothic romantasy

#WIP #A #F #RF #QuestPit
A mood board consisting of: a misty forest on a mountainside, a stained glass window with apothecary bottles in front of it, a tree bench reflected red against a dark sky, a hallway lined with gothic architecture windows, a red moon, a white rose stained with red, and a series of white candles half-melted.
November 5, 2025 at 5:54 AM