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Jenn (she/her) is querying
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Jenn (she/her) is querying @jnealwrites.bsky.social · May 7
Survival will make monsters of them all.
🏳️‍🌈diverse & queer cast
🐍Multi-POV
☠️Volatile underdogs
❤️Slow burn
🫂Ride-or-die friendship
#questpit #Q #YA #F #h #agentguide
Title page: Agent guide for Vicious Miscreations YA Fantasy with horror and dystopian elements. By Jenn Neal Over a carnivorous plant. The Pitch: Lux is qualified to hunt a monster in exactly zero ways, but it’s his best chance to escape his indenture to the Ripper gang, and rid himself of the tracker tethered to his soul. If Kiana can kill the creature, she can save her people. For Fletcher, finding the creature means ridding himself of the magic that destroyed his life. Forced to work together, and hating every moment, the trio must survive a sentient forest, outwit a militant aristocracy, and fool the gods themselves. But when the hunters become the hunted, they must decide what they are willing to sacrifice to survive: their humanity, their freedom, or each other. Only one thing is guaranteed. Survival will make monsters of them all. Tropes and Themes on green plant background: Found Family Queer normative world Only one bed with a twist Hurt/Comfort Morally Gray MCs Reciprocal Magic System Fresh Fantasy Setting Nature vs. Human Sentient carnivorous forests Diverse, complex Characters PTSD, Grief, Mental health rep Image of three teenagers on a moodboard surrounded by fire, carnivorous plants and creepy forest.
jnealwrites.bsky.social
Revisiting my book for a few dev edits before I turned it into my editor has confirmed one thing: I love this book so much and I am so proud of it!
October 27, 2025 at 3:04 AM
jnealwrites.bsky.social
Remember that sharing books by queer authors during Pride Month, or books by Black authors during Black History Month, (or any other marginalized groups with a day, month, or week), is amazing, but a great way to support these authors is: 1/2
May 31, 2025 at 1:52 PM
jnealwrites.bsky.social
It is imperative that I tell you all that I had a dream last night that an agent emailed me a giant photo of a russet potato and told me to watch my adverbs. #amquerying
May 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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jendiarenzo.bsky.social
Ready to ride the tail of the recent releases THE SIRENS and VOICE OF THE OCEAN

The hidden world of magic in A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES meets a vicious JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE

Paranormal romance meets beach read

#questpit #Q #A #F #R #PR
Movie poster style image for AN ACT OF FLESH AND FINS. Siren in water under cloudy skies.
May 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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kiffils.bsky.social
What started as a rebellious exploration aboard an abandoned ship quickly spirals into a nightmare of ghosts and curses. A group of friends already going through a rough patch is forced into playing children's games in order to get out alive.

#questpit #W
An image board including pictures of magnet words spelling out "I hear you" and strange white whisps surrounding it, a hand hovering over multicolored glass cubes lit from below, a dark hallway with a figure behind a glass door at the end, a group of friends from behind with arms around each other, a person covering their mouth and grabbing their head looking distressed at the camera, two hands reaching as if about to tag one another, a dirty and dangerous looking empty industrial setting in the water, and a large ship run around in black and white.
May 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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ericahollis.bsky.social
oh, why not?

#QuestPit, meet my current wip... as in I started it TODAY.

THEATER KID ON MAIN (title subject to change) is a queer #YA romcom about two teens, a boisterous actor and an aloof techie, who join forces to save their struggling community theater. follow me for the writing journey! #W #R
Two spotlights shown overtop a black background with stars. In white text under the spotlight, it reads: "A YA romcom, maybe perhaps coming someday (but not soon) THEATER KID ON MAIN (i'm a theater kid so all the jokes about it are fine ok)"
May 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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phoebeoh.bsky.social
MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT x THE PUSH

Escaping a serial killer isn't enough—when the killer returns to haunt Minyoung 20 years later, she has to figure out:
-the detective who caught him
-why the killer is back
-reality vs her growing paranoia
-how she can even destroy him

#agentsguide #questpit #Q #A #T
Image of a dark sewer/tunnel that leads to a distant spot of the outside world. The text reads: "An Agent's Guide to OUTFALL, an 81k adult psychological thriller" The one sentence pitch for OUTFALL is: "Haunted by the serial killer she escaped as a child twenty years ago, Minyoung returns to her hometown to confront the secrets of her past before the killer’s ghost can finish what he started all those years ago." The background image is a zoomed in photo of a dark sewer outfall. A list of tropes in the left column: "complex BIPOC FMC; unreliable narrator; inescapable past; secret-laden hometown; distorted memories; literal + figurative hauntings" In the middle column, a 3x3 moodboard of a body floating out of a sewer outfall; an overlay of photographs for a missing person; a large, jagged whole through planks as if something fell through; a sign reading "too many deaths, too much pain;" a woman standing in an empty area with her car behind her, its inside lit and door open; text reading "we are all museums of fear;" a painting of a person's hand holding a knife, moving as though about to stab; an illustration of two heads, one of who is putting its hand to circle the other person's eye; dozens of hands reaching out of the water and towards some unseen thing above. In the right column, it's recommended for fans of Riley Sager's MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, Ashley Audrain's THE PUSH, Alyssa Cole's WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING, and Abigail Dean's GIRL A The first lines of OUTFALL are pasted and read as follows: "The man who kills Marissa is the kindest man in the neighborhood. He isn’t there when it happens. He’s above ground, in his home two streets away, just like everyone in Brunsmouth lives two streets away. He’s probably mowing someone’s lawn, or cleaning gutters, or doing any of the million other things that makes the grown ups crouch and point and say, “Look at how nice he is. Look how kind. You should be like that, too.” It takes over a week before Marissa dies, unraveling under a smell worse than she can process, and a darkness too terrible to describe. She dies afraid. Minyoung, though, is born baring her teeth. She’s born surrounded by sewage and despair, in a body with claws and survival carved into her marrow. She’s born to survive."
May 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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margreyfield.bsky.social
TheAtlas6xFMA:B
An Alchemist covered in illegal runes to stave off her rotting bones
An Artist possessed by an arcane parasite from their father
An Academic uncovering the conspiracy behind her dying world
An Aristocrat born with forbidden powers forced to reveal them
#QuestPit #W #SFF #AgentGuide
A Guide to Runes of Necrosis A Dark Academia Adult Science Fantasy By Marceline Greyfield Pitch Eight students in various studies compete to graduate from Horatius Academy and be rewarded with a life inside the Oasis’s Upper Chamber. The four lowest-scoring students are expelled to the endless desert swallowing the region. But when a student on the verge of expulsion murders the top student, an alchemist performs forbidden humanoid alchemy to save their life, awakening an arcane parasite that threatens to slaughter the remaining six students and unravel every secret hiding within Horatius Academy. Themes and tropes: Quad POV (F/M/NB/F) Alchemist FMC becoming something inhuman Snarky aristocrat MMC with a forbidden power Nonbinary artist who won't speak of their past Cheery FMC scholar who uncovers a conspiracy LGBTQIA rep Rivals to lovers Fake dating Rotting bones Arcane possession Exorcism gone wrong Descent into madness Comps: The Atlas Six: Similar plot with students of varying studies working together to uncover secrets while knowing not all will survive Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood: Alchemist protag who breaks alchemic law to save her brother at an early age now trying to graduate and cure her curse. Arcane: Similar class system and relationships (JayVik if they were rivals to lovers and CaitVi if Vi grew up in the desert) Ninth House: Dark academia with the occult, rituals, a tough, loner protag, and discussions of privilege and responsibility.
May 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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mrbronn.bsky.social
Harlow discovers a thought-to-be-extinct baby bird—

Best day ever!

But when she drops it at the Amzi Bird Sanctuary, she’s forced to team up with an estranged friend to halt a dangerous poaching ring. Saving the bird means outrunning hunters, betrayal, and her past

#Q #YA #F #T #LF #questpit
In the top left, a black owl with gold accents sits on a tree branch. In the top center a glowing blue humming bird flitters. The top right contains a heavy black girl (the estranged friend). The bottom left shows a lacrosse playing girl (the betrayed friend). the center bottom has a shrew and bird hybrid holding a berry. In the bottom right is a bird plague doctor from the manuscript.
May 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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john-s-kemp.bsky.social
Hi #questpit writers, readers, agents and publishers. Today I am excited to share my #W, #A, #MY titled The Paper Snowflake: A Texas Murder.
May 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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chloemarcus.bsky.social
🤓Nerdy rock collector
🌍A society deep in the earth
✨️Dream fueled magic
💀Ancient life-sucking monsters closing in
🤫All tangled around a terrible secret
#questpit #ya #fantasy
May 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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carriewalsh.bsky.social
(I couldn't resist making one for my current WIP as it's on my mind constantly!)

From 1846 Ireland to 2025 Australia.

A day in the life of seven Irish women, connected across 3 centuries by blood, bogs, secrets, and the ever-changing tides of life.

#questpit #W #HF #LF
May 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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lizjbradley.bsky.social
Mars colonization is no longer a dream. 8 astronauts are its first permanent residents-and Reality TV stars.

On Earth, yearning to escape their working-poor existence, anonymous revolutionaries rope Desda into their plot. If they succeed, the Ares Mission will end in disaster.

#questpit #w #sf #a
A Retro television on the surface of Mars among the rocks. The static screen shows the words "8 Astronauts. 8 Months. 24 Hour Coverage." A shuttle streaks through the sky in the background.
May 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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rachelnorthauthor.bsky.social
PRIDE & PREJUDICE x TENET

England, 1807. A socialite-turned-cryptographer must time travel to reverse her ruined reputation and win back her fiancé—but when she meets a handsome spy, she wonders if finding love in the past is worth the risk.

#QuestPit #Q #YA #F #HR #amquerying
a woman in a white dress is standing next to a man in a black jacket ..
Alt: A GIF of Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet dancing in Pride and Prejudice (2005).
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May 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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deeesssssiiii.bsky.social
She thought she knew her husband-until his outlaw friend returned, dragging secrets from the past. As danger rises and sparks fly, she’s torn between the life she built and the man who awakens something wild and real in her, even if it leads to ruin #questpit #W #YA #R
Western x Red Dead Redemption
May 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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bmfwriter.bsky.social
An #agentsguide to The Women of the Wile. A star-crossed lovers horror fantasy. #questpit #w #h #rf #a
May 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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mandyfletcher.bsky.social
ANIMORPHS x ELIO
When neurodivergent 12yo Liam discovers aliens live on Earth, a rebel alien embroils him on a secret mission to reveal their existence. But when an ally betrays them, can Liam’s ADHD superpowers save his family from mind control? #questpit #MG #SF #Q
May 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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adregem.bsky.social
A genetically engineered queen who incited a rebellion and spurned the king for his cousin must escape a ruthless mercenary who has her dead lover’s face and memories. A sci-fi reimagining of Helen and the Trojan War. #QuestPit #W #A #SF
A rail bed, a skull, a man on a long foggy road, and a truck traveling across rocky terrain.
May 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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sagecollins.bsky.social
Running an intergalactic show's a tough gig for a teen who's scared of the stars--the ones in space, not the celebrity kind. But Hale will have to deal w/ his celebrity BFF's wild plans if he wants to save the show...& face his star phobia if he wants to save his crush

#QuestPit #Q #YA #SF #LGBTQIA
May 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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alexisveenendaal.bsky.social
EDITORS: The "hero's journey" from the perspective of a failed wizard mentor.
🧙‍♂️Wizard who wants to retire
🪙Musical, pickpocketing busboy
🏹Ranger with artistic flair
🐀Magical rodent with a cigar-eating habit
🥐Croissants, poutine & other delicious bites
#OS #AG #A #F #QuestPit
May 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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kendallstern.bsky.social
THE FATEPAINTER

Determined to win the approval of her immortal masters, a lesser goddess with the power to alter fate embarks on a mission to destroy a mortal prince’s court.

⚡️ Meddling gods
👑 Courtly intrigue
🗡️ Enemies-to-lovers
🖤 Tension and yearning
✨ Fairytale vibes

#questpit #Q #A #F #RF
A mood board that includes images and drawings of: snowy landscapes, a palace, masked figures dancing around a fire, a woman surrounded by stars, a moonlit lake, and a river of gold.
May 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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danielhino.bsky.social
Anya just wanted to survive being the new girl. But instead, she’s chosen to lead a team of supernatural teens to stop an apocalypse. Problem is, the darkest monster she's fighting may be one she never knew about—herself. #TheNightmare5

#Q #YA #Horror #Debut #QuestPit #YAHorror
May 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
jnealwrites.bsky.social
Survival will make monsters of them all.
🏳️‍🌈diverse & queer cast
🐍Multi-POV
☠️Volatile underdogs
❤️Slow burn
🫂Ride-or-die friendship
#questpit #Q #YA #F #h #agentguide
Title page: Agent guide for Vicious Miscreations YA Fantasy with horror and dystopian elements. By Jenn Neal Over a carnivorous plant. The Pitch: Lux is qualified to hunt a monster in exactly zero ways, but it’s his best chance to escape his indenture to the Ripper gang, and rid himself of the tracker tethered to his soul. If Kiana can kill the creature, she can save her people. For Fletcher, finding the creature means ridding himself of the magic that destroyed his life. Forced to work together, and hating every moment, the trio must survive a sentient forest, outwit a militant aristocracy, and fool the gods themselves. But when the hunters become the hunted, they must decide what they are willing to sacrifice to survive: their humanity, their freedom, or each other. Only one thing is guaranteed. Survival will make monsters of them all. Tropes and Themes on green plant background: Found Family Queer normative world Only one bed with a twist Hurt/Comfort Morally Gray MCs Reciprocal Magic System Fresh Fantasy Setting Nature vs. Human Sentient carnivorous forests Diverse, complex Characters PTSD, Grief, Mental health rep Image of three teenagers on a moodboard surrounded by fire, carnivorous plants and creepy forest.
May 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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beckgotbooks.bsky.social
THAT TIME I GOT DRUNK AND SAVED A DEMON x FIVE BROKEN BLADES

A sticky-fingered tavern girl scoops up abandoned plans to steal jewels. With a couple of pals and a lil gumption, she could be free to travel the world.

How hard could a heist really be? Boys do it.

#QuestPit #OS
May 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM