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H. L. Docherty (Updates Only)
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Writer of romantasy with chaotic anti-heros, forbidden romance, and things that go bump in the night.
🥀SNOWDROPS & STONES
☀️Rep: Rachel Estep | D4EO Literary Agency
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H. L. Docherty (Updates Only) @hldocherty.bsky.social · Sep 19
Thrilled to announce that I am now represented by Rachel Estep at D4EO literary agency!

A huge thank you to her for all the love she’s shown my world and characters. I can’t wait to go on this rollercoaster with her!
hldocherty.bsky.social
Because this book is a recipe for disaster, here's one cursed recipe that, once eaten, will leave you wanting more.
#UnhingedPit #NA #F #R #AG
September 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Starting #UnhingedPit off with Sirensong (my 116k #NA #SF #R novel) as told in ✨SONG✨!

When Ellie, a struggling rookie superhero on a quest for vengeance, meets the Shadow, a dark & mysterious vigilante 💀ing the rich, it's bound to be loud--but is it music, or just noise?

#Q #LGBT #OwnVoices #Dis
The songs of SIRENSONG 116k words NA - sci-fi/romance Taylor Coffman IG: @taylorccreates, @taycoffman.bsky.social The text is depicted in pale yellow, centered around a vintage boombox and yellow sparkles and music notes. The album cover for Dust Bowl Dance by Mumford and Sons, with a quote: "If I wanted to change anything, I would have to do something about it myself. Even if I have to stay dead, if I have to carry out my mission in secret, I can protect them. I can fix this city." The album cover for Voices by Hidden Citizens, with a quote: "The puppeteer--Paragon--had been laughing, his voice coming from everywhere and nowhere all at once. 'I know you don't know how to use the power we have, little Siren. You'd be able to put up an actual fight if you did.'" The album cover for Can't Help Falling in Love by Perfume Genius with a quote: "'I've had worse,' he told me as I smoothed the first band-aid over his cheekbone, valiantly ignoring how my stomach was doing flips as I felt his jaw tense. 'I know,' I said, 'but that doesn't mean you have to be in pain without any good reason.'"
September 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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jeneedutary.bsky.social
Which character from FIRE AND DEATH would get raptured? (Coming Oct. '26) #UnhingedPit #F #YA
September 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
hldocherty.bsky.social
Confidently, I can say none of these lot are getting raptured today.
"They're a 10 but..." SNOWDROPS & STONES Edition
Featuring:
🥀Star-Crossed Lovers
🥀Messy Families
🥀Lovers to Enemies
🥀Class Divide
🥀Monsters & Horror Vibes
🥀Dystopian Fantasy
#UnhingedPit #NA #F #R #AG
September 23, 2025 at 10:59 AM
hldocherty.bsky.social
Thrilled to announce that I am now represented by Rachel Estep at D4EO literary agency!

A huge thank you to her for all the love she’s shown my world and characters. I can’t wait to go on this rollercoaster with her!
September 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
hldocherty.bsky.social
Holy mother of Swift, the email I’m staring at right now.
#WritingCommunity
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September 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
hldocherty.bsky.social
I swear, the only reason I get anything written is because of Lorelai Bean.
#FocusFriend #WritingCommunity
September 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
hldocherty.bsky.social
Un-👀 (again)
If you need me, I’ll be icing my neck from the whiplash.
#WritingCommunity
August 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
hldocherty.bsky.social
It’s been 4 years without the woman who shaped everything I am. I never told her I was writing a book, or that her resilience would carry me through 100+ rejections, all the way to 10 literary agent requests and 2 publishing offers.
Love you, Mam. I miss you.
#WritingCommunity
August 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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#PosterPit #F #Q

Amidst twisted magic and waxen leaves, a new moth queen rises...

But does she have what it takes to rule?

a 91,000 word adult fantasy featuring a tragic romance subplot, a lush treescape setting, and shapeshifting moth royalty

👑🪲🌿💫🌋
poster pit pitch for the mothblood queen, querying fantasy novel by tyler stasi; photo of a woman turned away from the viewer with moths climbing up her shoulder, neck, and hair
August 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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taycoffman.bsky.social
IRON WIDOW x RED WHITE & ROYAL BLUE x ARCANE in a 116k novel that asks: "what if superheroes used their powers to hunt the corrupt elite and their father's true killer in a city full of secrets, lies, and greed?"

And also, "what if everyone was queer?"

#QueerPit #SF #SH #R #NA
Formatted like a Netflix suggestion. A picture of a brunette young woman with a black-and-white stripe over her eyes. From Definitely Not Netflix - Sirensong 116K Words - Science Fiction - Romance In a city teetering on the edge of the future, Ellie Montgomery takes her accidental superpowers on a quest for vengeance, entering a world of crime and corruption alongside a murderous vigilante in the midst of a tangled web of unexpected feelings and shifting morality. Buttons labeled "Play" and "More Info" Under "You May Also Like", there is a poster for Netflix's Arcane, Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson, Red White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuinston, and Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao.
August 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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delandjessica.bsky.social
HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE X
BEAUTY & THE BEAST

1 kidnapped ballerina

4 fantasy fugitives desperate to recover their leader’s magic stuck inside her

She spies to facilitate rescue, but then bonds w/ them & must choose:
them or freedom & her ballet dreams

#PosterPit #Q #YA #F #M #R #FT
Pretend movie poster for #Posterpit featuring the silhouette of a crying ballerina beside an open doorway. Ice is creeping in from all sides, and purple swirls of magic go across her back and the doorway. Words at the top read, “A wildly reimagined Beauty and the Beast retelling,” “A Curse So Dark and Lonely," "Slow burn," "Found family," "The Inheritance Games." The top center reads, "26 Full Requests, 4 Previous Offers of Publication" beneath five stars with a badge next to it reading, "Killer Nashville Claymore Finalist." Center reads,”Mental health rep, Grounded fantasy,” “Deep emotions, romance,” “Reimagined tropes, mystery,” “Character-driven, humor,” “Diverse voice, underrepresented perspective.” Bottom reads, "YA Contemporary Fantasy, WAKE, By Jessica DeLand, Querying Now."
August 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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jademasonwrites.bsky.social
Nellie’s hiding more than a layoff. Struggling to pay rent and crushed by grief and expectations, she reconnects with her ex-work rival who helps her find what she truly wants beyond the role she’s been playing.

#posterpit #q #wf w/ #r #amquerying #filipinorep
Nellie’s hiding more than a layoff. Struggling to pay rent and crushed by grief and expectations, she reconnects with her ex-work rival who helps her find what she truly wants beyond the role she’s been playing. #posterpit #q #wf w/ #r #amquerying #filipinorep
August 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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abigailwadlington.bsky.social
TANGLED X ANASTASIA

In a Swiss realm where people forget their worst memory, an orphan with Tourette's recruits a flirtatious thief to help restore her forgotten past.

🪻Found Family
🪻Disability & LGBTQ Rep
🪻Cozy Setting
🪻Swoony Romance

#PosterPitAG #PosterPit #F #YA
Titled “WHERE MEMORIES BLOSSOM”. Poster has a blue background featuring flowers. Art includes four young adults: one girl with braided black hair and blue eyes wearing an old-fashioned blue dress, one girl with black hair in a bun and a pink shirt, one boy with orange hair and a brown vest, and one boy with long brown hair and a red cape. YA COZY FANTASY. FOUND FAMILY. Directed by Abigail Wadlington and repped by Rebecca Williamson.
August 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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authorjulianne.bsky.social
💀 A necromancer, doomed by her own dark power.
👑 A long-lost prince, murdered in the ruins of his crumbling kingdom.
🖤 Maybe some secrets are better left buried...

THE BOG PRINCE—a #YA #F with big 5 editor interest—coming to a #Q inbox near you very soon 👀

#PosterPit
A movie poster for Julianne's upper YA romantasy novel, THE BOG PRINCE. The image combines two dark, moody oil paintings, depicting hands lowering a crown onto a skull. The text reads: The Bog Prince. Upper YA/Crossover, Dark Academia, Gothic Romantasy. There are two quotes: "I will be thinking about this book and your gorgeous writing for a long time" and "Noooo stop r u kidding meeeee no nononono", both above 5 star ratings. The tag at the bottom reads, "Maybe some secrets are better left buried..." and the text underneath says: When a necromancer at a ruthless magic school reanimates the bog-preserved body of her kingdom's long-lost prince, the two must work together to hide her forbidden power and solve his centuries-old murder before the college closes in and executes them both.
August 16, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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beemorris.bsky.social
#PosterPit
MAID x THE SIXTH SENSE

Reluctant medium Alice moves to the coast for some peace and quiet; instead she accidentally lands a job cleaning haunted houses and exorcising ghosts 👻

🩸 serial killer mystery
🦷 dark humour
🩸 neurodivergent rep
🦷 queer & trans rep
🩸 paranormal fantasy

#Q
Inspired by the Blair Witch Project movie poster. Title reads: Alice and the Afterlife. A close up of a scared woman against a forest background at night.
August 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
hldocherty.bsky.social
A #NA dual-POV #F #R where These Violent Delights meets Arcane.
Featuring:
🥀 A firebrand FMC from the slums
🥀A gilded MMC with blood on his hands
🥀 Class war meets monster horror
🥀 Fated mates with a twist
🥀 He'd do anything for her
🥀2 publishers interested / 10 manuscript requests.

#PosterPit #Q
August 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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#QueerPit Queer romance FOREWARNING
❤️ NB fashion icon prince
🧡 Hunky royal guard who crochets
💛 Forbidden romance but the internet ships it
💚 Psychic powers
💙 Royal murder mystery
💜 Best friends to lovers HEA
54k, on query #CR #F #R #RS #A #SPF 3 agent RQ's
ODD THOMAS as an upbeat queer romance
Details of Forewarning: Logline: A psychic nonbinary prince trying to solve a royal murder mystery must hide his romantic feelings when his guardsman best friend (and forbidden secret crush) becomes his bodyguard. Genres: Queer Romance, Low Fantasy, Adult, Contemporary Length: 54,000 words A mood board for Forewarning: A 3x3 grid of 9 squares Top L: a photo by Ana M. on Pexels of a woman's hand holding a crystal ball in the woods. The trees are reflected upside down in the ball. Top center: the words "Prince Cole and Captain Lucas" Top R: a photo by Tide_trasher_x on Unsplash of the right side of a dark-haired man's face. He wears a broad stripe of glittery rainbow makeup from forehead to chin. Center L: a photo by Alexander Mass on Pexels of a glittering tiara nestled in dark hair. Center: a photo by Ray Bilcliff on Pexels of a brown castle on a lake with pink and purple sunset hues Center R: a photo by Pixabay on Pexels of a royal guard's torso wearing a red and gold uniform, holding an upright sword. Bottom L: a photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels of two hands clasping in rainbow light Bottom center: the words "Rumors of close bodyguarding behind palace doors" Bottom R: a photo by Nadin Sh on Pexels of a blurred woman walking past a gold curtain A pitch for my novel Queer Romance FOREWARNING Prince Cole doesn't know why he psychically sees people's doppelgangers acting out the future, but it does come in handy. Cole's other secret not so much—he's desperately in love with his childhood best friend, royal guardsman Lucas, not least because Luc staunchly supports Cole being an openly nonbinary royal. Unfortunately, Cole can't marry a guardsman, and sweet, introverted Luc would never want to be a royal spouse anyway. But when a head of state is murdered and Cole's life is threatened, Luc steps in as Cole's 24/7 bodyguard. Together they must find a legendary weapon of mass destruction that threatens their own lives—and millions more. (And really, it would be easier for Cole to concentrate if his gorgeous bodyguard wasn't wandering around their room half-naked, but whatever. It's fine.) Comps for Forewarning FOREWARNING is a bit like if Dean Koontz's ODD THOMAS was an upbeat queer romance. It will appeal to readers who enjoy K.J. Charles's DOOMSDAY series for its queer love story, strong B-plot, spice level, and titled/commoner dynamics; and the sassy tone of Alexis Hall's 10 THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPENED.
August 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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beemorris.bsky.social
#QueerPit #Q

Charlie knows who killed Lydia... now she just has to prove it 🔪

💋 seducing the villain
🕵️ amateur sleuthing
🧙‍♀️ seances, ghosts & the occult
🔥 female rage
🍽️ cannibalism & curses
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August 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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THE SONG OF ACHILLES x HUNGER GAMES

Inspired by Central Africa's Underworld of Kalunga

A boy with blood magic must compete in a deadly competition to save his mom's soul from the Underworld, but his growing love for the Prince threatens to destroy the kingdom

#QueerPit #Vague #YA
August 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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aaronolatunjie.bsky.social
PERCY JACKSON meets SPIDER-VERSE

12 y.o. queer wrestler Félix Finch gets body slammed to a new dimension where magic’s real and his deceased mom is alive. But when a dark force threatens his new life, Félix must fight to stop it before it destroys both dimensions

#QueerPit #OS
August 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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siobhandorr.bsky.social
ICEBREAKER x POLE POSITION

When NASCAR drivers Grayson and Corey become teammates, they're forced to set their heated rivalry and mutual attraction aside if they want to make it to victory lane with all their secrets still intact.

#QueerPit #R #A
Moodboard for KISS THE WALL: checkered flags on a bright blue sky, oil spilt rainbows, a packed NASCAR stadium, duct tape, road trips, sunsets, mlm, etc.
August 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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ivybeewrites.bsky.social
To win the meds he’ll die without, Avery must win the world’s most competitive job interview:

🌏 return to the dead planet, Earth

🚀 build a spaceship from scraps

💫 fly it back to Titan

💔 team up with his rival ex

🗡️ kill him before landing

🖤 I said kill, not kiss…

#QueerPit #A #SF #LGBT
August 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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rachelblaine.bsky.social
After the shock of killing a green classmate on the first day of school, Candy’s body begins changing. Now she must control her new ability before the scientists find out about the pure red girl who can shift between biological sexes and survive in the toxic sun.
#QueerPit #YA #CLI #D #H
Images of red skies and sun. Pure Red A YA Dystopian Horror Can she hide long enough to get away with murder?
August 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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amaralynn.bsky.social
NON-BINARY WONDERLAND x BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Alois falls down the rabbit hole and finds fearsome beast Jabberwocky is nothing like the poem—they're kind, gentle, & love books.

If they want a fairy tale HEA with Jabber, they must end the corrupt Red empire’s destructive reign.
#A #FTA #FR #QUEERPIT
Text: agents' guide to Alois. a fairytale romantasy. Wonderland x Beauty and the Beast with a primarily non-binary cast. 86k words. Imagery: an illustration of Alois falling down the rabbit hole, and an illustration of a rose. Text: the pitch: When enby bookworm Alois falls down a rabbit hole, the last thing they expect is to find where they belong and fall for the fearsome Jabberwocky. Jabber is nothing like the poem Alois read as a child; They're kind, gentle, and love books. If Alois wants their happily ever after, however, they must bring an end to the corrupt Red rule and their own mother’s destructive reign of Wonderland. Illustrations: Alois holding a book and walking down a hallway with three paintings, and an animal skull Text: comps. Imagery: the title pages for Uprooted and Belle REVOLTE, movie covers for Howl's Moving Castle, and The Ancient Magus' Bride. Image of Belle and Beast dancing from the live action Disney movie, and a drawing depicting Beast turned human and Belle holding a knife with a speech bubble saying "Belle it's me" and "change back". Text: tropes/themes enemies to lovers monster love interest the monsters aren't the villains bookworm MC Touch them and die queer acceptance Illustrations: Alois reading under a tree, and two stacked books.
August 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM