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JLWrites
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Aspiring fantasy author, occasional artist. Generally found meandering about nature, fictional or otherwise.
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CANTICLE (Adult Epic Fantasy)

🔥 Ideologically opposed sister bards
🎶 Artistic expression-based magic
💜 Sapphic romance subplot
👑 Female driven cast
💫Culturally diverse worldbuilding
🩸 Mortal-Divine blood feud

#bluepit📖 #F #A #Q #LGBT #POC
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#WIP of Aulo to cap off the week! Flat colors and linework done, now just gotta make an actual decision about lighting lol #oc #ocart #digitalart #artcommunity
January 16, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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It’s a rainy day today but Ori is soaking up the sunshine! #oc #ocart #digitalart #artcommunity
January 14, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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G'morning #Bluepit!

For your consideration, I present to you an #Agentsguide to

CAVERN CLIPPER
(TREASURE PLANET x JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH x THE LAST EXILE)

#Bluepit 📖 #A #SF #F #W
Background, Flying sail ships amids obscuring clouds. presenting an Agents Guide to: Cavern Clipper. Status: first draft being edited Image Credit: “The Stormriders: Steampunk Pirates” by neko1206 on Deviantart. Background, cavern lit up by bright orange-yellow light. The Pitch: A RECENTLY DECEASED HUMAN (SAM) AND A FORMERLY CAPTIVE CERUNAN (NYXEL) NEED TO DELIVER A MESSAGE CRITICAL TO HUMANITY’S SURVIVAL, ARE THROWN TOGETHER ON A PIRATE HUNTER SHIP AND ARE BEING PURSUED BY A RELENTLESS PIRATE FLEET - BUT THE LIVING MAZE OF CAVERNS THEY MUST TRAVERSE TO GET THERE MAY BE MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE PIRATES. Background, massive square cavern in background with small forest and deer in foreground. Comps: TREASURE PLANET X A JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH X THE LAST EXILE Tropes and themes: • TRANSMIGRATION (ISEKAI) • AIRSHIPS • PIRATES • CAT AND MOUSE BATTLES • A MESSAGE THAT MUST BE DELIVERED! Background, Cavern with a skull face being watched by a woman. Excerpt: “CAPTAIN!” SAM SHOUTED AND POINTED TO THE SIGHT. HE SAW HER REACT, BUT DIDN’T WAIT TO SEE WHAT HER RESPONSE WOULD BE. INSTEAD HE SPUN AROUND TO TRY AND FIND NYXEL. HE SPOTTED HER ON THE MAINMAST, SCANNING THE DECK AND LOOKING FOR TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY. “NYXEL! THE CABLE!” SAM SHOUTED. HE SAW HER HEAD SNAP TOWARDS HIM AND HE POINTED TOWARDS WHERE THE LAST CABLE WAS EMBEDDED INTO THE DECK, THEN SWUNG HIS HAND AROUND TO THE SLOOP. SHE FOLLOWED HIS HAND, THEN NODDED AT HIM AND LAUNCHED BACK INTO THE AIR, GRACEFULLY CURVING TOWARDS THE SLOOP ONE FINAL TIME.
January 13, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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A "concept board" for the story Continuum 1: DISUNION, a novel of ~88,000 words by JJ Robinson II.
Treacherous massacre, terrifying places on a unknown world, meeting the "others", catastrophes, redemption.
#BluePit📖 #A #SF #Q
#writingcommunity #writesky
A "concept board" for the story Continuum 1: DISUNION, a novel of ~88,000 words by JJ Robinson II. A matrix of murder, treachery, and betrayal on a blue-green field, a volcanic eruption piercing clouds above, a village and its fields along a canal, a frail aircraft over open ocean, an giant extinct pterodactyl, a nuclear explosion. Text: [-A revolution against tyranny is destroyed, hope is lost -An interstellar civilization on the brink of collapse -AI achieves sentience, with terrible consequences -An ~infinitely corrupt bureaucracy tries to cover up its crimes at any cost -Humanity faces extinction from events on an unknown world -Truth is learned, Redemption found, Love rediscovered] Treacherous massacre, terrifying places on a unknown world, meeting the "others", catastrophes, redemption.
January 13, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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INUYASHA X SAILOR MOON X D&D

🥍College lacrosse player turned fated magical girl (portal fantasy)
✨❤️‍🔥Forbidden magic + forbidden romance 
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒Found Family after family trauma 
⚔️Sexy sparring
🎲D&D wild magic

#bluepit📖 #f #r #a #w #bluepit #writesky
A mood board collage with a castle, flowers, floating lanterns, a sword, ballroom, and a blonde woman holding a big bouquet
January 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
jlwrites.bsky.social
CANTICLE (Adult Epic Fantasy)

Aulo can mold reality itself with her voice.

Can she talk her sister-queen out of declaring war on the gods?

✨ Ft. coronation-crashing assassins, music-as-magic, diverse worldbuilding, and an easily flustered sapphic moss goddess 🍃

#bluepit📖 #F #A #Q #LGBT #POC
Drawing of Aulo, main character of Canticle. A tall woman with bronzed skin, silver hair, hazel eyes, wearing a gold and scarlet tunic Drawing of Asty, secondary main character of Canticle. A tall woman with bronzed skin, long silver hair, sky blue eyes, and a confident arrogant demeanor. She lounges on a scarlet throne
January 13, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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THE BLACKSMITH’S REBELLION, an epic fantasy where apprentice blacksmith Ari discovers a long-buried history, putting him on a path where he must choose between loyalty to the illegitimate king he’s always known or fighting to restore the rightful rulers to power. #F #Q #A #bluepit📖 #agentsguide
A black image with a blue sword emanating blue smoke sits behind the words, "the blacksmith's rebellion". A longer pitch for the book The Blacksmith's Rebellion for the bluepitch event. A list of themes and comps for the book pitched in this gallery. A writing sample from the book set over a background of an expansive wheat field. The text is an excerpt of the books writing.
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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mirandagrackle.bsky.social
FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST meets GIDEON THE NINTH following a homunculus on a revenge quest across the stars, desperately seeking answers about his creation before his vengeful ex-boyfriend catches up with him.

#BluePit📖 #Q #SF #F #A #LGBT #ND #OV
Moodboard for Star-Stained Angel. Images include two men embracing; a black hole; a person on a city rooftop; a person in front of a glowing symbol; an angel statue; a person holding red string; two men in bed together; a giant skull with light shooting out; a person behind plastic sheeting.
January 13, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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*Building the future - one lie at a time*
#P #A #SF #R #T #LGBT #OV #ND
#bluepit📖 #bluepit

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January 13, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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MONSTER HUNTER X ESCAFLOWNE

Abi, a humble village mech pilot, hunts giant monsters to defend her people. Vil, a disgraced princess, seeks an ancient colony ark to reclaim her glory.

Their destinies intertwine in the sapphic, sci-fi adventure of Blaze // Again

#bluepit 📖 #Q #A #LGBT #SF #R
January 13, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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KLARA & THE SUN x SEVERANCE

SNAGGLETEETH: Nerdy agender archivist embarks on a quest to save his fox spirit-shaped robot friend, unravels a mystery involving stolen memories and falls in love with a grumpy bookseller in the process. 🏳️‍🌈🤓🦊✨

#BluePit 📖 #Q #A #SF #SP #OV #LGBT #POC #ND
1st slide (dark blue background with vhs tape rainbow design and light text): now querying SNAGGLETEETH / adult speculative fiction / near-future fabulism / folklore & robots / 96k words 2nd slide (dark blue background with vhs tape rainbow design and light text): premise / in an isolated tech company town, a lonely audiovisual archivist seeks the help of an illegal repair shopkeep to save his fox spirit-shaped robot friend and unravel and mystery involving stolen memories while confronting his own grief about the past / little lotus flower image / image of MC: short person wearing glasses and a cardigan in front of a nine-tailed fox spirit 3rd slide (dark blue background with vhs tape rainbow design and light text): it's got everything / scrappy queer/nd/disabled MC / dorks aged 35+ in love / mutual pining / anarchist book store / art gremlins / anti-capitalism / prickly robot familiar / southeast asian folklore / cassette futurism vibes / multiple timelines / tropes: small & stabby x big & gentle / queernorm setting 4th slide (dark blue background with vhs tape rainbow design and light text): comps / books: klara & the sun, luminous, light from uncommon stars, the ministry of time, hammajang luck / vibes: severance, maniac, poker face, fleabag, robot dreams
January 13, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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EARTHLINGS!

BODY SNATCHERS x THE RUNAWAYS

When a 2nd generation alien sleeper cell is ordered to abduct her human friend, she saves her and goes rogue. Now her fellow operatives must track her down, but should they help her to sabotage the coming invasion instead?

📖 #Bluepit #W #YA #SF
Title of EARTHLINGS! over a view of the planet fl group of second generation aliens sleeper cells have spent their entire lives assimilating to human culture and gathering intelligence for the home world. To them, the eventual overthrow of farth has always been a distant goal meant for future generations. Now, when ordered to abduct and replace a human girl they have betriended, one of the alien operatives realizes that they have grown to care more for their found home and family than they do for their own people. She sabotages the abduction and goes on the run with the human girl. Her friends are ordered to track her down; but now questioning their own mission, they find themselves wondering if the entire invasion is a mistake and if they have more in common with these Earthlings than they ever thought...
January 13, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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serraleta.bsky.social
THE GAMES GODS PLAY X 12 KINGDOMS X A MAGICAL GIRL RETIRES

Aurora yearns for belonging, but her dreams have become more horrific, eventually becoming true. When a group of strangers enters her home, she finds out the idea of 'fantasy' was walking here on Earth, all along...

#BluePit📖 #NA #F #R #W
Lights of the North. A New adult contemporary romantic fantasy by Serra Leta. Background is a snowy mountain with the northern lights overhead. Pitch. Aurora finds herself a visionary for god-like warriors, in a hidden war for Earth against a force of eldritch horrors. Joining a collective of Spirits and their Lightning Guardian, her anxieties deepen. Eager to seek approval as a competent member, Aurora is conflicted when she develops feelings for their Guardian commander. With time running out, Aurora must overcome her insecurities and sort out her emotions, in order to prepare for their final war. Background is a nighttime sky full of stars above some trees, and a lightning storm brewing. Comps & Tropes. The first comp title is The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen with the related themes of: contemporary setting, romance with a godly being, and a series of high-stake challenges. The second comp title is The Twelve Kingdoms by Fuyumi Ono with the related themes of: fish out of water, hidden world, and disguised beings. The third comp title is A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon with the related themes of: 1st person, past tense, swept up in a prophecy, and subverted expectations. The overall tropes include: found family, emotional scars, learning to love, and forbidden romances. Background is a red flamed fire. Snippet. The large, looming figure bent down on one knee, studying me. I was nearly flattened on the ground, staring at the one towering over me. He leaned in closer. Time was slowing down. My muscles stiffened and I stared – I was watching a dangerous predator ready to sink its teeth in and finish the job. I tried to think of a way out, but it came up blank. I saw something I shouldn’t have. I was going to die right there. “Rise,” he commanded. The power in his voice reverberated throughout my body. The weight holding me down loosened, and I sat up with ease. Words escaped me when a large arm stretched out. Somehow, I was compelled to take it, feeling safe to do so. Before our hands made contact, a static spark struck me from his fingertip, and I was instantly transported back to that snowy pathway under the northern lights. Background is the top of a body of water.
January 13, 2026 at 5:17 AM
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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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THE VISCOUNT WHO LOVED ME X THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Exiled to Lucerne by a scandal, disgraced Olivia Rooney falls for the one man she cannot love, and risks repeating the tragedy that once broke him.

#BluePit📖 #W #A #NA #R
January 13, 2026 at 10:19 AM
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QUEER NANCY DREW
17-yr-old Emmie is suspect #1 of a murder during her mom's book event. She needs to get her life back and not get killed in the process.
💖 Sapphic crush
🕵️ Amateur investigation
🎃 Halloween vibes
📚Indie bookstore
🐈 Store cat
🌈Queer cast
#BluePit📖 #Q #YA #M #LGBT #OV
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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A RECIPE FOR ROMANCE 💘

If you love…
🔥 a chef with something to prove
📚 a small-town professor who hates surprises
🧇 kitchens that feel like confessionals
🚽 an awkward meet-cute
🏡 towns where everyone knows your business
❤️ banter that turns into oh no, I’m in love
#BluePit #BluePit📖 #A #R #Q
January 13, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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THE RATING
In a dystopian society where inhabitants are ranked by beauty, an 18 y/o separated from her identical twin must choose between her duty to the system and her duty to herself.

🌸Complicated sister relationship
🪷Weird cult vibes
🥀Yearning
🌺Dual timeline

#Bluepit📖 #Q #YA #SP #DIS #WF
Cool-toned images of white marble building, lotus flower, angel mural, cliffside village, and blue waves. Cut-out of a faceless women with text reading “Beauty is but a reflection of moral purity,” a quote from “The Rating.”
January 13, 2026 at 7:03 AM
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Courtcraft and Mages
A princess proposes to an enslaved mage in an effort to prevent her own assassination ...and hold on to power. 👑
Her new betrothed is harboring a secret: he isn't exactly human. 🐝
#BluePit 📖 #W #A #R #F #ND #Romantasy #Romancelandia
Princess Saphirra has no shortage of problems: the threatened mage uprising, a recent assassination attempt, and to top it all off, the king is missing, which means her years of cleverly avoiding marriage are coming to a close. A political rival and likely insurrectionist, the great mage Algar, proposes marriage as a means to solve her issues - the threat is clear, marry him or face an attack. But Saphirra knows the true source of his power is an enslaved mage named Reve and Reve is a far more tolerable option for marriage. Reve has a secret that only Algar knows; he’s not entirely human, which is why he’s only been used as a weapon...until now. Dual perspective Marriage of convenience/Forced Proximity “Fake Dating” (pretending to be in love for appearances) He falls first second chance romance Enemies to Lovers Magically enhanced “Spice” Cinnamon roll MMC Neurodivergent coded FMC Grumpy FMC/Sunshine MMC MMC keeping a secret from FMC, FMC knowing Exactly what the secret is but not mentioning it
January 13, 2026 at 3:45 PM
jlwrites.bsky.social
CANTICLE (Adult Epic Fantasy)

🔥 Ideologically opposed sister bards
🎶 Artistic expression-based magic
💜 Sapphic romance subplot
👑 Female driven cast
💫Culturally diverse worldbuilding
🩸 Mortal-Divine blood feud

#bluepit📖 #F #A #Q #LGBT #POC
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January 13, 2026 at 3:35 PM
jlwrites.bsky.social
SAINTS OF STORM AND SORROW X THE JASAD HEIR

A bard races to save her poisoned sister-queen as political unrest fractures the continent, but an ancient blood feud reveals that keeping her sister alive may doom them all.

#bluepit📖 #A #F #Q #LGBT #POC
January 13, 2026 at 2:01 PM
jlwrites.bsky.social
Another day another Asty! #oc #ocart #digitalart #illustration #artcommunity
January 12, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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Asty WIP! #oc #ocart #wip #digitalart #illustration
January 7, 2026 at 8:01 PM
jlwrites.bsky.social
Some progress on that last one I did! Trying out some new shading ideas, trying to push the environment a bit more. Will probably tinker with it a little more but this is probably the bulk of what I’ll have with this! #ocart #oc #digitalart #illustration
January 5, 2026 at 9:15 PM
jlwrites.bsky.social
WIP! Working on trying to get better at landscapes/backgrounds in general! We’ll have a new OC in the foreground once I get this wrapped up! #wip #art #digitalart #ocart #illustration #artcommunity
January 3, 2026 at 6:23 PM