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Drea Laj
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Teacher of Teens. Mom of one. Master of Education. Living on a rain forest island in the Pacific. 🇨🇦
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Drea Laj @drealaj.bsky.social · 9d
When vampire chef, Corrine enters a cooking competition, the last thing she expects to win is the heart of the human reporter assigned to the competition.

#bluepit #w #a #pn #r
Retro style poster with a strawberry milkshake. Implied blood drop runs down the side. Text: everything changes, except me
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chloemarcus.bsky.social
92K - Dual POV - YA FANTASY

🏰 HERS - FANTASY
🛝 Childhood Friends
👭 Sister Bonds
👩‍🍼 Inherited Magic
🏃‍♀️‍➡️ Leap, Then Look
💋 Kiss, Marry, or Kill?

🧌 HIS - HORROR
💑 Childhood Sweethearts
💕 Self-Sacrificing Loyalty
💀 Soul Selling
🤔 Anxious, Overthinker
🫀 Cannibal Witch

#Bluepit #bluepit📖#YA #Fantasy
January 13, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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catherinewinters.com
#Critterary 13: There are several species of whale known to sailors of the Bitter Sea. Most of these also swim the cold waters of the Great Ocean, and there are rumours of even greater creatures living in the deep. Just ask the oldest sailors in any dockside bar. They will refuse to talk about them.
serraleta.bsky.social Serra Leta @serraleta.bsky.social · 9d
Day 13
Today we're going to a different world, under the sea... 🌊🐬🐠 Aquatic animals! Surely some of them have a porpoise in some of your stories? 🤔
#Writing #WritingPrompts #Critterary
#Critterary - A January writing prompt game. Today's Theme: Aquatic Animals. Fish! Water mammals! Crustaceans! Etc.! Have you written anything featuring them? If not, feel free to discuss any random thoughts (fun facts, favorite media featuring them, gifs, etc.) Bottom Tagline: Celebration of all things creatures! Hosted by Serra Leta. Photo of a dolphin, and photo of a stingray. Background is a leafy jungle.
January 13, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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bvbodegom.bsky.social
THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA × BEST SERVED COLD × THE BUTCHER BOY

When a Court Jester snaps and brutally murders the tyrant king, he must perform and slay his way out of a kingdom in chaos, hunted by loyalists, hailed by rebels, while his sanity slips and fractures.

#BluePit 📖 #A #D #F #H #W #DIS
Book cover for "Mark of the Jester" by B. van Bodegom (author of Dad Bodies). Dark fantasy novel. Features a split jester mask in black and white halves with a red smile on the white half. 'The' runs vertically down the center, with decorative silhouettes of roses framing the mask. High-contrast graphic design in black, white, and red.
January 13, 2026 at 5:05 AM
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wintersleep85.bsky.social
NAUSICAÄ X FF7

Nature is decaying, nobles are hoarding magic, and demons prey on everyone. A possible chosen one, a man who failed his destiny, and a woman rejected by fate must work together for one last chance to save the dying world.

#BluePit 📖 #A #F #Q #agentguide
Dark forest. An agent's guide to The Blessing Returned. Adult fantasy. 98,000 words. Dark forest. Pitch. Idealistic Hana Hahl lives in a world that is slowly dying after a failed quest to bring back magic. The only ones left with power are self-serving royals and dark mages, while desperation has given rise to an anti-magic order. Caught up in a mystical event, Hana is blessed with an immense power that could restore nature to the world. As Hana struggles to control the overwhelming force, Lady Kalyn Nossi, the only known survivor of the disastrous quest, directs her to the one person who can help her. Matthias Azel, the failed chosen one, reluctantly agrees to teach Hana while concealing his past from her. Accompanied by Kalyn and a charismatic prince with a dangerous secret, they journey to seek answers about Hana’s destiny. They fend off demonic threats and the anti-magic forces as Hana struggles with magic that seems to resist her and a growing fear that the world isn’t meant to be saved. A dark forest. Comps. Nausicaä. One Dark Window. The Starless Crown. Godkiller. Final Fantasy VII Remake. Tropes. Chosen One (s)? Ecofantasy. Dieselpunk. Grumpy/Sunshine. LGBTQIA+. Multi POV. A dark forest. Snippet. She took a cautious step forward, unaware she was in a spectral form. Little drops of shimmering light followed her path, dissolving into the ground. “But this has to be a sign?” Grass grew where the light fell, delicate bits of nature that should be impossible. “Maybe it’s returning!” The young woman spoke with such bright reverence as if life was a fairy tale and magic was all they needed for a happy ending. It was as if she couldn’t see the shadows approaching her. The inevitable death. “Magic should never return.” After speaking those words, he sprang forward and shoved her away from the shadows. Pain rocked him as soon as he touched her. The scorching mystical agony tore a scream out of him, but it kept her away from the unearthly menace, and the shock did what he intended. Sent him back to his body.
January 13, 2026 at 6:51 AM
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christiecurry.bsky.social
This book kept me turning pages well into the night. It's everything you want in a spec horror 👀👀👀
January 13, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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jundlife.bsky.social
DUNE X THE UNBROKEN
Those born with psychic gifts are conscripted into a guild to defend their home mysterious strangers prophesied in visions. Even if it means submitting to a Guildmaster who would rather the city burn than admit defeat.
"Monsters make Monsters"
#Q #BluePit #F #AgentsGuide
The Stranger's War - 94K Crossover Fantasy. Those born with psychic gifts are conscripted in a brutal guild to defend their home from a mysterious enemy only known as strangers. Sylin wants to survive and find her place, Nahara wants to reject his assigned life, and Viktus the guildmaster would burn the city to the ground rather than face defeat.
January 13, 2026 at 9:59 AM
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chloemarcus.bsky.social
92K - Dual POV - YA FANTASY

🏰 HERS - FANTASY
🛝 Childhood Friends
👭 Sister Bonds
👩‍🍼 Inherited Magic
🏃‍♀️‍➡️ Leap, Then Look
💋 Kiss, Marry, or Kill?

🧌 HIS - HORROR
💑 Childhood Sweethearts
💕 Self-Sacrificing Loyalty
💀 Soul Selling
🤔 Anxious, Overthinker
🫀 Cannibal Witch

#Bluepit #bluepit📖#YA #SFF #F #H
January 13, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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jlizhill.bsky.social
As a mortal and a vampire, Kathian and Jehani have no business developing feelings for each other, yet they can’t resist. Those in power demand Kathian’s blood for their pleasure and Jehani is obligated to provide it. Can a mortal be more to a vampire than blood?
#BluePit📖 #A #PN #R #LGBT #TR #Q
Background: an aerial shot of a city at night with the moon visible. Text: The Vampire and the Vintage By Liz Hill When blood is the center of your world, can you ever see past it? Adult Paranormal Romance Enemies to Lovers Slow Burn Forced Proximity Agender Rep LGBTQ+ Now Querying
January 13, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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stpolishook.bsky.social
TENDER IS THE FLESH+ THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS

As a wild human, Rachel’s flesh is considered a delicacy. Captured & sold at market, her fate now rests on her ability to convince her not quite human buyer that she is worth more alive than on his dinner plate🥩🍽️ #A #Q #SF #H #SP📖 #BluePit
Dark mood board featuring creepy vibe, farm animals, and butcher knifes…
January 13, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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trinitywrites.bsky.social
16-year-old Jess, who sees people’s future corpses in their reflections, must race to change fate when her visions reveal that her only friend is about to be murdered.
#bluepit📖 #bluepit #YA #M #SP #W
Girl with cracked mirror, wall of photos with red string, bff necklace, gothic woods, shadow of hand holding knife, two teens climbing a fence, headlights, and a girl whispering, also a cs Lewis quote saying you can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending
January 13, 2026 at 6:59 AM
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trinitywrites.bsky.social
『DON’T LOOK TOO HARD』
🪞reflections reveal the future
🌲PNW setting
🤫everyone’s got secrets… including her bff
🥀must confront her past to change the future
#bluepit📖 #bluepit #YA #M #SP #W
trinitywrites.bsky.social Trinity🫧is querying🫧 @trinitywrites.bsky.social · 9d
16-year-old Jess, who sees people’s future corpses in their reflections, must race to change fate when her visions reveal that her only friend is about to be murdered.
#bluepit📖 #bluepit #YA #M #SP #W
Girl with cracked mirror, wall of photos with red string, bff necklace, gothic woods, shadow of hand holding knife, two teens climbing a fence, headlights, and a girl whispering, also a cs Lewis quote saying you can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending
January 13, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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jundlife.bsky.social
THE EXORCIST X THE BABADOOK
Plagued by Shadow People since almost dying as a child, Chris seeks to rid himself of his curse. Now, the Shadows are increasing, the Red Eyed God in the woods speaks of change, and a new Shadow wearing a hat awakens something inside him.
#W #BluePit #H #AgentsGuide
"Hat" or "Children of the Void" 84K Cosmic Horror, Betas Welcome, Querying Soon. Pitch: Chris is cursed to see Shadow people since almost dying as a child. Now, as the new MILLENNIUM dawns they are INCREASING in FREQUENCY and GAINING power. His peers think he is psychotic, The Red Eyed God in the woods speak of a great change, and a HATEFUL shadow wearing a hat seeks to use him for his own ends.
January 13, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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catherinewinters.com
F/NB WAYFARERS x MURDERBOT

Everything fell apart when the human came aboard. Instead of nice meals and quiet cargo runs, Tai's stuck with bickering crewmates, sinister criminals, explosions, and worse, a human who wants to be friends. #BluePit #BluePit📖 #SF #A #Q #R #LGBT
Mood board/Agent's guide for my novel CARGO - a queer SF/heist/romance - 113,000 words "Did you hear? There's a human on board." A graphic of the wall of a spaceship with sticky notes and polaroid photos taped up. There are twinkle lights hanging from the ceiling. alien ship's cook (fussy, anxious) + terrifying monster (ordinary human) PITCH: Tai’s terrified of humans. Everyone is. Violent pack hunters, humans are notorious for their strength, sharp teeth, and carnivorous appetites. But the ship’s cook is safe among the multispecies crew of the cargo hauler Coreward Baker: everyone knows the warrior species rarely leave their own space. Then Captain Raz hires Clarke, a human horticulturist. Even after Tai overcomes their fear, they can’t stand Clarke. She’s bossy. Annoying. Useless in the galley, bad in a space suit. She might as well be cargo. Worse, she’s intent on befriending Tai—and why can’t they stop thinking about her, anyway? That’s when things go wrong. As Tai starts to realize their feelings for Clarke, they’re horrified to learn that nobody on their crew of dropouts and runaways is quite who they seem, least of all Clarke. And it’s no coincidence. Raz reveals they’ve each been handpicked for a heist he’s spent years planning—and no one’s allowed to say no. PRIORITIES: make dinner remain cozy haul cargo go for drinks pull off one last score try not to fall in love FIRST PAGE: “Did you hear? There’s a Human on board.” I choked on my noodles and turned to stare at the diners at the next table. Like most of the restaurant’s patrons, the pair had hidden their profiles, a halfhearted attempt at anonymity. “Gross,” the speaker’s crewmate said, oblivious to my alarm. “I hope it leaves soon.” “Don’t let it hear you say that,” the first worker laughed. She made a show of looking for Humans, her eyes darting from table to table. It. I frowned. I knew the workers’ language distinguished between people and things, and ‘it’ was an unkind choice of words at best. The second worker shuddered. “I don’t know why we let them come here.” The first laughed. “Are you going to stop them?” COMPS: Murderbot by Martha Wells Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wisewell The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers TROPES: Non-binary narrator masking anxiety with sarcasm lying to themselves non-human perspective (afraid of humans) neurodivergent main characters metaphorically disabled protagonist slow-burn friends-to-lovers and enemies to lovers in the same relationship disabilitynorm and queernorm setting found family loveable pet/terrifying monster
January 13, 2026 at 5:06 AM
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jundlife.bsky.social
jundlife.bsky.social K.A. Hela ✨ New WIP drafted!✨ @jundlife.bsky.social · 9d
THE EXORCIST X THE BABADOOK
Plagued by Shadow People since almost dying as a child, Chris seeks to rid himself of his curse. Now, the Shadows are increasing, the Red Eyed God in the woods speaks of change, and a new Shadow wearing a hat awakens something inside him.
#W #BluePit #H #AgentsGuide
"Hat" or "Children of the Void" 84K Cosmic Horror, Betas Welcome, Querying Soon. Pitch: Chris is cursed to see Shadow people since almost dying as a child. Now, as the new MILLENNIUM dawns they are INCREASING in FREQUENCY and GAINING power. His peers think he is psychotic, The Red Eyed God in the woods speak of a great change, and a HATEFUL shadow wearing a hat seeks to use him for his own ends.
January 13, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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jundlife.bsky.social
Thread of posts (With all the correct Hashtags this time!)

Thank you Blue Pit for all the follows and cool projects.

My only regret is not being able to read everything.
(maybe someday for a few 😜)

#Q #BluePit #F #AgentsGuide #H #Bluepit📖
jundlife.bsky.social K.A. Hela ✨ New WIP drafted!✨ @jundlife.bsky.social · 9d
DUNE X THE UNBROKEN
Those born with psychic gifts are conscripted into a guild to defend their home mysterious strangers prophesied in visions. Even if it means submitting to a Guildmaster who would rather the city burn than admit defeat.
"Monsters make Monsters"
#Q #BluePit #F #AgentsGuide
The Stranger's War - 94K Crossover Fantasy. Those born with psychic gifts are conscripted in a brutal guild to defend their home from a mysterious enemy only known as strangers. Sylin wants to survive and find her place, Nahara wants to reject his assigned life, and Viktus the guildmaster would burn the city to the ground rather than face defeat.
January 13, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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rammwriter.bsky.social
Re-upping this #agentguide for the #BluePit evening crowd.

#BluePit📖 #Q #A #T #SP #HS 📖 #itagents 🦋
January 13, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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vriccithode.bsky.social
Vesper is disabled, divorced and depressed, ready to give up on the worst Halloween of her life. Then she falls through an open grave into a dark world of magic and second chances. THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS x THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE #BluePit📖 #Q #A #F #R #H #OV #LGBT #DIS #novella
a spooky collage moodboard. top left going clockwise: two jack-o-lanterns by David Menidrey; candles, flowers and gourds by coincidence; a woman in a black veil dying flowers by Marco Guerrero; a man in blacklight reactive sugar skull paint by Kevin Dous; a spiderweb by Nicolas Picard; a misty forest by Branimir Balogovic.
January 13, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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annahirsch.bsky.social
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 death.

#BluePit 📖 #A #Q #H #HS #D #Gothic
Anna Hirsch (@annahirsch.bsky.social)
I’m thrilled to finally share the updated guide to my gothic horror novel, THE BANSHEE OF CLAN MURTAGH. Now revised through the 2025 SmoochPit Mentorship program! 🖤 Medieval Ireland 🖤 She's the…
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January 13, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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bvbodegom.bsky.social
CABIN IN THE WOODS × JOHN DIES AT THE END

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

#BluePit 📖 #A #H #Q #DIS
The image, made with free non-AI stock pictures, shows a horror-comedy novel cover titled "DAD BODIES." The top of the cover reads "THE GAME JUST TOOK A DAD TURN" with "DAD" in a different color. The background features a haunted house with multiple towers and illuminated windows against a dark backdrop. At the center is a 20-sided die (D20) used in tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, with visible numbers including 1, 7, 13, and 19. The die is surrounded by red blood splatter effects. At the bottom of the cover are six men with expressions of terror and shock. One man is wearing a white shirt over his head. These men are the dads referenced in the title.
January 13, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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rammwriter.bsky.social
Slow Horses x Life on Mars

🔫 High-stakes thriller
🔫 Time travel twist
🔫 Stale beer espionage
🔫 Weird Science
🔫 Cold War subterfuge
🔫 Working class hero
🔫 Hunter to hunted
🔫 Antagonist from the future
🔫 Enemy turned ally
🔫 Proles vs privilege

#BluePit #Q #A #T #SP #HS 📖 🦋
January 13, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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victoriajayneoh.bsky.social
#bluepit📖 #bluepit #ya #f

An autistic trans garden witch works with a rival music witch to take care of an ancient flower. When a meltdown turns it sentient, she’s gotta regulate her emotions to turn it back or risk public outrage and a social war.

Little Shop of Horrors x Wicked

RT Mentee 2026 ❤️
Collage of flowers picnic cottage and two girls
January 14, 2026 at 12:37 AM
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ellahadley.bsky.social
This book looks so cool, and I love how you did this thread! I’ve been wondering how to do a roundup of my own pitches. Awesome job!!
rammwriter.bsky.social Gert Ramm 🦋 @rammwriter.bsky.social · 9d
For the #BluePit evening crowd, here's a round up of today's pitches for Time's Signature.

#BluePit📖 #Q #A #T #SP #HS 📖 🦋

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rammwriter.bsky.social Gert Ramm 🦋 @rammwriter.bsky.social · 9d
The Cold War x Time Travel

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.

#BluePit #Q #A #T #SP #HS 📖 🦋
January 14, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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fantasyscience.bsky.social
Bats are dying, humanity faces mass starvation, and no one seems to care.

Antagonistic colleagues Nat and George reluctantly team up to save the world, but face greedy corporations, doomsday cults, and their own explosive chemistry.

#BluePit #BluePit📖 #Q #R #SF #A
Moodboard. Text: "ChemPortal," "Fay Irwin," "Sci-fi romcom." Central image: a steaming pressure cooker Outer images (clockwise from top left): - a table set with food and two colourful cocktails - printed text with "chemistry" bolded - a woman working on a car engine - the Toronto skyline - a colourful stack of books - bright light shining through a partially opened door - a bat hanging from a tree branch - latkes on a plate
January 13, 2026 at 8:55 PM
drealaj.bsky.social
When a new murder reveals vampires stalk her city, homicide detective Maggie must solve the case that could exonerate - or damn - her escaped convict sister and protect her niece from becoming the latest victim.

#bluepit #a #m #pn #q
Movie style poster. A red figure centered over a silhouette of a woman over the skyline of Vancouver, Canada. With the text: when a new murder reveals that vampires stalk her city, Homicide detective Maggie must choose between the case that could undo her past mistakes or the girl who needs her help. At the bottom of the poster is the title: Bloodless. A book by Drea Laj. Canadian setting | can't let go | female detective. Coming soon to the query trenches
January 14, 2026 at 12:52 AM
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annahirsch.bsky.social
HAMNET x NOSFERATU

The black sheep of a powerful 14th-century Irish family pursues a forbidden romance with the eternally young banshee who’s haunted his estate for generations, but as the bubonic plague closes in he must choose between the living and the dead.

#BluePit 📖 #A #Q #H #HS #D #Gothic
Gothic mood board for a fiction novel featuring a skull, medieval Irish imagery, catholic symbolism, and gothic horror romance vibes. Text in the center reads "The Banshee of Clan Murtagh, 80,000 word gothic horror, SmoochPit 2025" The Pitch: When Ciarán Murtagh hears the cry of his family’s eternally young banshee, he hunts her down to learn who in his family is fated to die. In the struggle, his touch triggers memories of the banshee’s previous life as a servant of his household—and she demands to know more. They meet by moonlight searching for answers in the banshee’s memories, and Ciarán’s growing attraction sets him on a path of macabre desire. But as the devastating bubonic plague closes in, Ciarán must decide whether to stay by his dying family or succumb to the seduction of the death-bringer.
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 AM