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Jay Burrell
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Writer of sapphic romance, in all genres | Servant to 2 orange cats | Lesbian | she/her | tired of this, grandpa
📗querying WHITE RAVEN, WHITE LILY📗
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Jay Burrell @grumblygoose.bsky.social · Nov 1
An #agentguide to

🐦‍⬛WHITE RAVEN, WHITE LILY🐦‍⬛

an adult lesbian #romance told through #dualPOV and set in a no-magic second world with #fantasy vibes

#amquerying #lgbt #ownvoices #speculative #litagents #writingcommunity
Freedom above all WHITE RAVEN, WHITE LILY Speculative lesbian Romance 125K PITCH In a city suffering under the boot heel of invaders, a woman fighting for the freedom of her people is confronted with her past when the daughter of the fascist leader she murdered comes looking for revenge. THEMES A critique on colonialism, capitalism, and classism, this novel examines the generational cycle of violence and what it takes to end the cycle. The romance explores how to build an equal partnership when there are power imbalances, on both sides. AUDIENCE For fans of queer romance that’s a little dark but not too dark, speculative fiction lovers who like light fantasy and dystopian, readers looking for second-world settings not based on European societies, those who enjoy their fiction with a large helping of societal critique, and anyone who enjoyed the television series Arcane. A comparison of media and WHITE RAVEN, WHITE LILY that notes what elements they have in common. Media includes: The Starving Saints, Arcane, The Unbroken, Fable for the End of the World, Blood Over Bright Haven. FIRST PAGE Cass had just knocked the other fighter out to the roaring cheers of the crowd when she saw her. In a box seat, surrounded by pipe smoke and velvet suits, a woman leaned forward, elbows on her knees, head cocked. A woman Cass had not seen in over a decade. The woman she had come to this cesspool to find. The woman she had spent the past six months searching for. The woman she was going to murder. The woman met her eyes and smirked. Copper tinged the air, the blood on Cass’s knuckles hot and wet. Her fists clenched as she imagined whacking away that smirk. Walloping and walloping until the woman could never smirk again, never blink again, never breathe again. Pummeling until her hands were stained red. The woman had blood on her hands, too. The blood of Cass’s parents. After the fights ended, Cass snagged her jacket from the locker room and darted back down the tunnel to the pit. Concentric rings of ancient concrete walls circled the pit. Stairs in each ring led from the arena floor at the bottom to the street level several stories above. Cass dashed up the stairs two at a time, hoping she hadn’t missed her chance.
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me: I'm going to finish the first draft of this book by the end of November!

narrator: she did not finish the first draft by the end of November
December 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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I think I am one of the few people in Utah who LOVES when it snows in the valley

I live somewhere with 4 distinct seasons and I want to experience each season to the fullest, dammit!
November 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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the haircut I had
vs
the haircut I wanted
vs
the haircut I got
November 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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just learned that my 27yo coworker didn't know Wicked has anything to do with the Wizard of Oz...

AND he's also never seen the Wizard of Oz
November 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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inversion season starting off strong
Inversion over the Salt Lake valley
November 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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I... 🤢

proof that both dirty talk and writing smut are skills not everyone has
“Yr open mouth awaiting my harvest,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is now the Secretary of Health and Human Services, had written to my then-fiancé. “Drink from me Love.” He continued, “I mean to squeeze your cheeks to force open your mouth. I’ll hold your nose as you look up at me to encourage you to swallow. ‘Dont spill a drop’. I am a river You are my canyon. I mean to flow through you. I mean to subdue and tame you. My Love.”
November 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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had to make a PPT for my friend to teach him about the book drama on Threads this week

and the discourse has already moved onto something new 😅
November 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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my brother asked to borrow my (thrifted) copy of ACOTAR but couldn't find it on the shelf...

...because he was literally looking for a book titled "ACOTAR"
November 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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my male coworker who unfortunately knows I'm a writer: Do I get to read your book?
me, thinking about the explicit lesbian strap on scene I wrote last night: Mmmm, probably not
November 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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the salt flats is a much better and cooler location for the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives opening than the muddy puddle they tried to glam up last season
November 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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why do some coconut body products smell like summer in a bottle and others smell like cheese
November 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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If you love a "punch your feelings out" lesbian...

...then meet Cass, who is:

A dozen mommy issues in a trench coat (2 moms=twice the issues)
The family disappointment
A contract fighter
Looking for revenge
1 of 2 POVs in the #A adult #S speculative lesbian #R romance I am #Q querying

#QuestPit
Adora from She-Ra says "I'm the punch your feelings out" guy
November 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Queer lady knight?? WANT IT NOW
pinapali.bsky.social Alicia @pinapali.bsky.social · 29d
🥀Broken Oath🥀
The Everlasting x Legends&Lattes

⚔️Retired lady Knight doesn't know her purpose in life anymore
⚔️Lonely grumpy witch who pushes everyone out to avoid being hurt
⚔️Magical food
⚔️We are now running an innkeep together?

#QuestPit #W #A #RF
November 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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If you finished Arcane wishing for a Sevika spin-off...

...then you should meet Vaniya:
Bodyguard➡️assassin➡️the Butcher
Rebel leader
So scary it's 🔥
1 of 2 POVs in the #A adult #S speculative lesbian #R romance I am #Q querying

#QuestPit
grumblygoose.bsky.social Jay Burrell @grumblygoose.bsky.social · May 11
what people think I mean when I say my book is an Arcane-inspired sapphic romance vs. what I actually mean
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Cass wants justice for her parents' deaths...but Vaniya, their murderer, is just too damn hard to kill

#Q querying WHITE RAVEN, WHITE LILY: #A adult #S speculative #LGBT lesbian #R romance

#QuestPit
Jay Burrell (@grumblygoose.bsky.social)
An #agentguide to 🐦‍⬛WHITE RAVEN, WHITE LILY🐦‍⬛ an adult lesbian #romance told through #dualPOV and set in a no-magic second world with #fantasy vibes #amquerying #lgbt #ownvoices #speculative…
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November 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
grumblygoose.bsky.social
An #agentguide to

🐦‍⬛WHITE RAVEN, WHITE LILY🐦‍⬛

an adult lesbian #romance told through #dualPOV and set in a no-magic second world with #fantasy vibes

#amquerying #lgbt #ownvoices #speculative #litagents #writingcommunity
Freedom above all WHITE RAVEN, WHITE LILY Speculative lesbian Romance 125K PITCH In a city suffering under the boot heel of invaders, a woman fighting for the freedom of her people is confronted with her past when the daughter of the fascist leader she murdered comes looking for revenge. THEMES A critique on colonialism, capitalism, and classism, this novel examines the generational cycle of violence and what it takes to end the cycle. The romance explores how to build an equal partnership when there are power imbalances, on both sides. AUDIENCE For fans of queer romance that’s a little dark but not too dark, speculative fiction lovers who like light fantasy and dystopian, readers looking for second-world settings not based on European societies, those who enjoy their fiction with a large helping of societal critique, and anyone who enjoyed the television series Arcane. A comparison of media and WHITE RAVEN, WHITE LILY that notes what elements they have in common. Media includes: The Starving Saints, Arcane, The Unbroken, Fable for the End of the World, Blood Over Bright Haven. FIRST PAGE Cass had just knocked the other fighter out to the roaring cheers of the crowd when she saw her. In a box seat, surrounded by pipe smoke and velvet suits, a woman leaned forward, elbows on her knees, head cocked. A woman Cass had not seen in over a decade. The woman she had come to this cesspool to find. The woman she had spent the past six months searching for. The woman she was going to murder. The woman met her eyes and smirked. Copper tinged the air, the blood on Cass’s knuckles hot and wet. Her fists clenched as she imagined whacking away that smirk. Walloping and walloping until the woman could never smirk again, never blink again, never breathe again. Pummeling until her hands were stained red. The woman had blood on her hands, too. The blood of Cass’s parents. After the fights ended, Cass snagged her jacket from the locker room and darted back down the tunnel to the pit. Concentric rings of ancient concrete walls circled the pit. Stairs in each ring led from the arena floor at the bottom to the street level several stories above. Cass dashed up the stairs two at a time, hoping she hadn’t missed her chance.
November 1, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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I knew this one was mine 😅 maybe I'll just label it as "genre bending" lol

Thanks @nicolefrailedits.bsky.social for your helpful feedback and thanks @reviseresub.bsky.social for organizing #10queries!
nicolefrailedits.bsky.social Nicole Frail, Book Editor @nicolefrailedits.bsky.social · Oct 24
QL 5 A DRF
Labeled as F but not seeing any telltale signs of F genre in the summary. Plot sounds like it’d fit but I’m not sure where the F comes in. Need those details in QL. QL is set up like it might be dual POV, but I don’t see any indicators of such in the QL or pages. #RevPit #10Queries
October 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Laughing because the project I got the most engagement on for #GhostPit yesterday is currently 7 messy pages of dialogue and half a plot in my brain
grumblygoose.bsky.social Jay Burrell @grumblygoose.bsky.social · Oct 30
WILLOW X SHE-RA

What happens when the chosen one is no longer chosen?

🕌 Arabic and Aztec inspired fantasy
❤️ Lesbian romance + rivals with benefits
👶 What tf do we do with this baby
🪬 Fate vs. free will

#A #RF #LGBT #OWN #W #GhostPit
The words "Chosen or forsaken?" atop an image of a warrior in leather armor and a cloak, holding a sword
October 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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ARCANE X THE UNBROKEN = WHITE RAVEN, WHITE LILY

In a city suffering under the boot heel of invaders, a woman fighting for the freedom of her people is confronted with her past when the daughter of the fascist leader she murdered comes looking for revenge.

#A #RF #LGBT #OWN #Q #GhostPit
A threads post that reads: "a hickey mark from her is temporary, a stab scar from her is forever" A threads post that reads: "I am a woman who leans in doorways. Relaxes against the counter. Drapes across a couch. Sprawls over an armchair. My spine isn't straight and by gods neither am I." A threads post that reads: "I know we all love grumpy sunshine, but what about grumpy + brat? Do we like seeing the grump have ever last button pushed and then watching the brat invent brand new buttons just TO push?" A threads post that reads: "an older man won't save you but that older lesbian will"
October 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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WILLOW X SHE-RA

What happens when the chosen one is no longer chosen?

🕌 Arabic and Aztec inspired fantasy
❤️ Lesbian romance + rivals with benefits
👶 What tf do we do with this baby
🪬 Fate vs. free will

#A #RF #LGBT #OWN #W #GhostPit
The words "Chosen or forsaken?" atop an image of a warrior in leather armor and a cloak, holding a sword
October 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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IN OUR LOVELY DESERET: end-of-the-world lesbian mobster romance

In a post-apocalyptic Salt Lake City, sparks fly when a fixer for the ruling criminal family must protect her boss’s daughter from assassination

Featuring cannibal Mormons and my religious trauma!

#A #Spec #LGBT #OWN #W #GhostPit
A blonde butch in a leather vest and holding a crossbow embraces a brunette femme in a flowing blue dress. Lesbians! Yearning! Romance! Art by me!
October 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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100 years ago, invaders took over Vaniya's home.
Vaniya has had enough.
She is taking her city back, no matter what it takes—
— as long as the woman out to kill her doesn't succeed—
—and Vaniya doesn't get distracted by her new feelings for this assassin...
#DVpit #A #F #R #LGBT
October 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Cass wants revenge for her parents' murders, but inadvertently ends up a contract fighter. When the very woman she is searching for buys her contract, vengeance is attainable—if she can ignore the woman's annoyingly noble cause and her own feelings of attraction.
#DVpit #A #F #R #LGBT
October 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Vaniya has spent the past decade leading a rebellion against the military occupying her city. Freedom is within grasp, until she realizes someone on her side is working against the rebellion.
#DVpit #A #F #R #LGBT
October 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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When Cass's parents are killed, she thinks vengeance will help her escape her role as the family disappointment.
On her mission, she sees the scars her ancestors have carved into the city.
Cass must decide: complete her revenge or help the people harmed by her own parents?
#DVpit #A #F #R #LGBT
October 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM