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#AmQuerying Hunted for his meteorite wand, twelve-year-old Catch must master spell-hacked spycraft to stop the Acolytes from enslaving Guardian Spirits like Bigfoot and seizing the Minerals of Power.
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J.J. Phillips | #SCBWI #KidLit @jjphillipsyo.bsky.social · 14d
12yo Catch doesn’t know magic. The Acolytes hunting him for his meteorite wand don’t care. At Alpine—a spy school for wizards—he must master spell-hacked spycraft to stop them from enslaving Guardian Spirits & seizing the Minerals of Power.

NEVERMOOR X AMARI X ANDOR
#QuestPit #MG #F #AmQuerying
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A full request just landed! #Believe.

#AmQuerying #SCBWI #KidLit
November 15, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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BETTING ON YOU x HAPPY PLACE

Meet Lysandra Guerrera, a best-selling author based in Scotland.

DONT FORGET ME is a second chance, dark academia, romance novel with themes of hispanic rep, women’s fiction, and trauma. 🖤

#CastPit #Q #R #NA #amquerying
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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SIX OF CROWS x THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY

☀️climate change and politically charged dystopia
🧔🏻‍♂️the mentor and main politician is the villain
🎸a group of misfits with punk rock vibes
🌈a queer cast, explores queer resistance
🔮very low fantasy

#CastPit #W #A #NA #YA #SF #SPF
Lead cast: Joseph Quinn as main character, Colson Baker as love interest, Corinna Brown as the third member of the main trio Theo James as the politician/villain, Jenna Ortega as Corinna Brown's love interest and Julia Garner as the sniper of the group who dies too soon Lin Manuel Miranda as the presenter, Sophie Nelisse as the politician's new wife and Dean Fujioka as the 'Emperor' Directed by Taika Waititi
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Had a lot of fun putting this together for @castpit4authors.bsky.social for my novel "At Your Pace."

I realized I know very few actors who are age 20 so I pulled a classic Hollywood and this crew is a little older but close enough!

#castpit #q #na #rc
Image says At Your Pace and has images of Cooper van Grootel as Emerson, Isabela Merced as Valeria, Emma Myers as Iris and Gabriel LaBelle as Asher
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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rybryd.bsky.social
🩸Oaths of the Damned 🩸

THE WITCHER X LOGAN

Liam Neeson as Old Will
A Newfoundland as Captain
Peter Cushing as Shaw

🗡️ Cursed knight
🧙‍♀️Possessed girl
🐶 Sanctimonious hound
🍻 Addiction
🦇 Magic as a plague
🧑‍🧒 Found family

#castpit #Q #amquerying #DF #F
PITCH A broken veteran, cursed to forget every heroic deed, must face the ruin his failures have wrought and the truth he's long denied: he still cares, and even the damned deserve redemption, “A dog doth not for reward; a dog doth for duty.”
November 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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sherlynsvault.bsky.social
#agentsguide

BETTING ON YOU x HAPPY PLACE
🖤 dark academia
❤️‍🩹 second chance
🇲🇽 hispanic rep
🍂 autumnal scotland
💌 letters filled with heartache
🕰️ dual timeline
👊 themes of trauma (DV)

#castpit #R #NA #Q #amquerying
November 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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sherlynsvault.bsky.social
Five years since they broke up, Lysandra is a best-selling author, & Ezra is the producer bent on winning her back. As Lysandra feels pressured to plan her wedding with her fiancé... memories & feelings resurface the longer she works with Ezra.

#CastPit #Q #R #NA #amquerying
November 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Get a Life, Chloe Brown x Body Friend

A college junior battling endometriosis and an injured quarterback playing his last season, embark on a journey to find joy by completing the “hobby hop” list.

#castpit #R #Q #A
November 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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🧜🏿‍♀️ Obsidian is Ophelia reimagined as a mermaid who refuses to drown.
🧝🏻‍♀️Ivy is her childhood best friend turned forbidden love.
🫅🏻Dae—her distraction—is a sharp-tongued prince with a taste for bargains.

Casting: Sinclair Daniel, Emma D’Arcy, Cha Eun-woo

#CastPit #AdultFantasy #Romantasy #Querying
A portrait of a young Black woman with long, braids, smiling warmly. She rests her chin on her hand and wears a pale yellow short-sleeve top and light blue jeans. The background is a soft grey. A close-up of an androgynous person with short, slicked-back hair and pale skin. They have sharp, delicate features, light blue eyes, and a calm, intense expression. They wear a black sequinned jacket, a white shirt, and a dangling blue crystal earring, giving them a cool, elegant, and ethereal look. A black-and-white photo of a striking young East Asian man seated on a chair. He wears an open, deep-V black shirt and loose black trousers. His expression is intense, with sharp eyes and styled hair.
November 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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WISHAPON

A teen girl finds a vending machine that grants wishes. She wishes to be rich, but the thing about a gashapon is that you don’t get to choose what you get.

#CastPit #W #GN #MG #magicalrealism
November 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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THE LESSER SOUL

⚔️Mix of Gunpowder, Dark, and High Fantasy
🧠Shared Body
📿Dark Goddesses
🗡️Rogue/Paladin Duo

#CastPit #Q #F #DF #A
The hypothetical leading cast of THE LESSER SOUL consists of Kelsey Asbille as Elina (our thieving protagonist), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Gideon Starborne (the mythical hero trapped in Elina's mind), and Mia Goth as Ranna, High Priestess of the Stars (who accompanies Elina on her journey). The hypothetical supporting cast of THE LESSER SOUL begins with Oscar Isaac as Rey (Elina's companion who helps her during the heist for the Soulshard), Jeremy Irons as Damon the Devourer (a major antagonist who seeks vengeance against Gideon Starborne), and Sean Teale as Stratton (Rey's little brother who's avoided the criminal life by becoming a surgeon's apprentice). Our hypothetical supporting cast for THE LESSER SOUL continues with Monica Bellucci as Orthala (Nymarch of Knowledge and Shadows), Jodie Turner-Smith as Mezethia (Nymarch of Power and Victory, Damon's patron), and Alexandra Daddario as Tilyria (Nymarch of Love and Starlight, Gideon's patron). The director of this hypothetical film would ideally be Guillermo Del Toro, whose works include recent hits like Frankenstein (2025). The storyline is explained in a short synopsis that unfortunately cannot fit in ALT text, but here is a one-sentence pitch: After a heist gone wrong binds a thief to the spirit of a long-dead hero, she must decide whether to sacrifice herself to destroy the cursed Soulshard or damn his soul to save her own.
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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ariwilde.bsky.social
SCHOLOMANCE SERIES x A KNIGHT'S TALE

👑A True King who has to prove he's no impostor
🏫A dog-eat-dog school where students protect England's magical heritage
🐦‍⬛A mysterious Seer who hides dark secrets
🌈Knights of the Round table vibes but diverse

#CastPit #Q #YA #F
The lead cast is made up by young Heath Ledger as the main character, Yasmin Finney as his best friend and young Aneurin Barnard as the love interest The supportino cast adds Noah B Taylor as the other best friend of our MC, Jack Dylan Grazer as the love interest's best friend and Robert Sheehan as the mentor James McAvoy as the headmaster, Ben Barnes as the villain and Peter Gadiot as a Professor who's the boyfriend of Robert Sheehan's character The director is Guillermo Del Toro
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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When a benevolent vampire vows to end the cruel reign of a monstrous council, he must battle the past and present to stop the curse they have unleased—and to have his second chance with the only soul he's loved.
#CastPit #Q #DF #PR #A #LGBT
November 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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A Reckless Rhythm: Sixteen-year-old Nadine disregards her doctor’s wishes to ‘play it safe’ and challenges the limits of her faulty heart, completes an impossible bucket list, and becomes YouTube famous in the course of one year.

Gilmore Girls X Everything, Everything
#castpit #amquerying #YA #C
November 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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#Castpit

#Q #A #booksky #authorsky #indieauthor #amediting #writercommunity #writersnetwork #novel #indieauthors #freebook #amwriting #speculativefiction #amwritingfiction #monsters #interdimensionalbeings #timetravel #writingprompts #SPF
Seth - Donald Glover Jeannie - Linda Hamilton Rani- Indya Moore Jed - Patton Oswalt After accidentally killing his wife and son, Seth commits himself to a psychiatric hospital, only to one night wake up and find most of humanity comatose. He meets the mysterious Altogether Smiley Man who tasks him with finding the interdimensional Chess Hotel, where he has to play a slot machine that will rewind time and give the world a second chance. However, pulling it is a literal gamble, and the stake is exactly one life. Nick Frost - Boreas Matthew McConaughey - Intrusive man #1 Woody Harrelson - Intrusive Man #2 Julia Garner - Ellie Dave Bautista - Paby Dhypa Mason Alexander Park - Nintu Vicky Kaushal - The Altogether Smiley Man Dolph Lundgren - Aleksandr
November 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Princess Myra is in love with the blind former assassin who saved her from death, but now she must marry the emperor to end a war based on a lie as part of the peace accord she negotiated.
#CastPit #Q #RF #A
🛌🛖 #onebed at the hut
🔺 #lovetriangle : Love & duty
🌶️Spice, pining, angst
💒 #HEA
Background image of a spice market in the middle east. Text: #CastPit The Sun Diamond Princess & The Blind Assassin Main Cast Character art of Princess Myra, a bi-racial woman with facial scars on left side of face, tall, strong, long black hair. Text: Princess Myra: Unknown actress, character 18 y.o., bi-racial, tall, 5'10" min., athletic body, like Amazon warriors from Wonder Woman Picture of Stuart Mackey and Austin Butler shirtless, with character art of Arzhang Text: Arzhang: Stuart Mackey or Austin Butler, character 24 y.o., tall 5'10" min., cut swimmers body, long blond hair Photo of Corey Mychreest with character art of Emperor Zvaid Text: Emperor Zvaid: Corey Mylchreest, 30 y.o. character, slightly taller actress cast as Myra, dark auburn/brown hair, handsome, can play petulant & sulky Photo of Tantoo Cardinal Text: Aldewude: Tantoo Cardinal, character is 50+, Native American, salt and pepper hair, mother-mentor figure Background image of a spice market in the middle east. Text: #CastPit The Sun Diamond Princess & The Blind Assassin Supporting Cast Picture of Henry Cavill from The Witcher shirtless Text: Steinar, sword master: Henry Cavill from The Witcher, early to mid 30's, taller than actress playing Myra, muscular, long silver hair in braid, beard, chiseled features Picture of Kim Catrall Text: Dowager Vivi: Kim Catrall, 55+ y.o. character, blond hair, fair skin, gracious, sassy and regal Picture of Nyakim Gatwech - a Southern Sudanese model Queen Regent, Lefufa: Nyakim Gatwech, character early 40's, black, petite, curvaceous, very dark skin dark red hair, green eyes (contacts) Pictures of Alfre Woodward and Viola David Text: Queen Ifiok: Alfre Woodard or Viola Davis, 55+ y.o, black, imperious, warm, humorous, wise, Myra’s maternal grandmother Background image of a spice market in the middle east. Text: #CastPit The Sun Diamond Princess & The Blind Assassin Supporting Cast Picture of Ben Barnes Text: King Aunpol: Ben Barnes, 40+, black hair, black eyes, pale skin, beard, Myra’s father, noble character, loving father Picture of Tony Shalhoub Text: Lem: Tony Shalhoub, 40+, pot bellied dishwasher, helpful, cheerful, NY restaurant grill cook vibe Picture of Eddie Marsan Text: Billar, brothel owner: Eddie Marsan, 40+ y.o., shorter than actress playing Myra, smarmy, greedy Picture of random handsome young man with a question mark over face Text: Mehlun: unknown actor, model-georgous,18 y.o. character, bi-racial, Myra’s “prettier” twin brother, licentious dirt bag, none too bright, lazy Background image of a spice market in the middle east. Text: #CastPit The Sun Diamond Princess & The Blind Assassin Production Crew Picture of Eric Heisserrer Text: Show Runner: Eric Heiserrer from Shadow and Bone, and Arrival (Producer) Picture of Ramin Djawadi Text: Composer: Ramin Djawadi from Westworld and Game of Thrones Picture of Sandy Powell Text: Costume Designer: Sandy Powell from The Favorite, Cinderella (live action) and Young Victoria Picture of Lizzy Talbot Text: Intimacy Coordinator: Lizzy Talbot from Bridgerton
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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ariwilde.bsky.social
THE LOCKED TOMB x THE UNTAMED with editor from big 5 interest🎉

🧑🏻‍🔬villain with Frankenstein and Dracula vibes
🔥themes of science vs spirituality, fire vs reason, living vs dead
👁️explores the blurred lines of bodily agency
🦸🏻snappy like a comic book

#CastPit #Q #A #NA #F #SFF
A young Jude Law and a younger Robert Pattinson as main characters and each other's love interest, Lupita Nyong'o as an important political leader The rest of the team the main characters lead is made up by Halsey, Ncuti Gawa, Elizabeth Debicki Domhall Gleeson as the villain, Emma Roberts as the kindest member of the Immortals, Lane Factor as an Oracle The director is Tim Burton
November 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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MULTITUDES
Wild Seed x Parable of the Sower
👦🏾 👦🏾 👦🏾 Cloning hive mind
🐊 🥘 💀 A story set in the authentic South
🥷🏾 🥷🏾 🥷🏾 Evil cult of monks
🌎 🇦🇶 The fate of the world & Antarctica 🤯
Supernatural Upmarket Speculative Fiction

#CastPit #SF #A #W #POC
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity
November 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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ANATHEMA x THE SPIRIT BARES ITS TEETH

A fledgling vampire enters a realm of eternal night searching for his banished uncle only to become embroiled in a sinister plot...

I think a NIGHT TERRORS adaptation would work best animated, so this casting focuses on voices!

#castpit #w #a #df #lgbt
A gothic themed graphic showing off my voice claims of my characters: Emily Carey as Renwick Crawford and Harry Lloyd as Erevan
November 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
jjphillipsyo.bsky.social
NEVERMOOR X ANDOR
➥Magic+Spycraft

Hunted for his meteorite wand, 12yo Catch—the only kid at a spy academy for wizards who doesn’t know magic—must master spell-hacked spycraft to stop Acolytes from enslaving Guardian Spirits like Bigfoot and weaponizing the Minerals of Power.

#CastPit #MG #F #Q
CastPit for Catcher Kline
November 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
jjphillipsyo.bsky.social
12to Catch doesn’t know magic. The Acolytes hunting him for his meteorite wand don’t care. At Alpine—a spy school for wizards—he must master spell-hacked spycraft to stop them from enslaving Guardian Spirits like Bigfoot and seizing the Minerals of Power.

#FiFRevPit #MockPit #MG #F#AmQuerying
November 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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jjphillipsyo.bsky.social
NEVERMOOR X ANDOR
➥Magic+Spycraft

Hunted for his meteorite wand, 12yo Catch—the only kid at a spy academy for wizards who doesn’t know magic—must master spell-hacked spycraft to stop Acolytes from enslaving Guardian Spirits like Bigfoot & seizing the Minerals of Power.

#QuestPit #MG #F #Q
NEVERMOOR X ANDOR ➥Magic+Spycraft Hunted for his meteorite wand, 12yo Catch—the only kid at a spy academy for wizards who doesn’t know magic—must master spell-hacked spycraft to stop Acolytes from enslaving Guardian Spirits & seizing the Minerals of Power. 
#QuestPit #MG #F #Q
November 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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rybryd.bsky.social
#agentsguide to 🩸OATHS OF THE DAMNED 🩸

Cursed knight.
Possessed girl.
Dying god.

Is.
Was.
Will.

All must end.
🦇magic as a plague
🐶sanctimonious animal companion
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒multiple POV

#questpit #Q #DF #F
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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rsheridan92.bsky.social
THE SLOW BURN is an 82k word contemporary romcom featuring:

🔥 Slow burn
🤷 "Keep it casual, and no one gets hurt"
🏘️ Small town
🚒 MMC in uniform
💜 Found family
🎄 Holiday vibes

#questpit #q #a #r #amquerying
She's an event planner up for a promotion. He's a firefighter, and her dad is his chief. Together, they're planning the fire department's holiday gala. They're about to find out how complicated "casual" can be.
November 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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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