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Katy Townes
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Former burnt-out English major reclaiming the joy of reading and writing, one romance at a time.

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Katy Townes @katyreadsromance.bsky.social · May 7
PERFECT FITxTHE PARADISE PROBLEMxTHE HANGOVER

Becca has 3 weeks to raise $100k and save the job she loves-if she can survive a work trip to Vegas with her ex’s hot best friend first. ♥️♣️♦️♠️

♥️ gambling lessons
♥️ meddling co-workers
♥️ millennial themed nightclub party

#questpit #Q #A #R #agentsguide
Agent guide cover Pitch Tropes Snippet
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insomniauthor.bsky.social
For every other mom out there who is beating herself up because she is choosing to chase her dream instead of doing the laundry, your children will follow your lead. You are showing them what they themselves are capable of. Keep going.

#writingcommunity #amquerying #author
July 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
katyreadsromance.bsky.social
PLEASE inject this into my veins!!
emmaalmunshi.bsky.social Emma Al-munshi @emmaalmunshi.bsky.social · Jul 9
Sausage Dog's Book Review of To Ruin the Sky⚡️
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Woof woof woof woof woof
*itches leg* woof woof *sniff*
Woof woof woof!

Translation: Excellent Urban Romantasy with supernatural beings, a potential apocalypse, banter & tatted MMC. Would recommend

#UnhingedPit #Q #NA #RF
July 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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katieknightley.bsky.social
Mishaps, banter, and swoony moments ensue between impulsive Leah and grumpy Alaric as they navigate a ticking clock on their careers and hearts.

💕close proximity
👀grumpy x sunshine
📷found family
📝mentor/mentee
☕️fish out of water
🍂Oct-Dec
🏙️Houston

#JoyPit #AgentGuide #A #R #C #amquerying
June 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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linhwrites.bsky.social
RANMA 1/2 X DATING DR. DIL

#agentguide for STEPHANIE TAN RUNS A MARATHON, a contemporary romance with:

❤️ childhood friends to lovers
🐈‍⬛ black cat x golden retriever
🔎 meddling family and senior citizens
🇰🇭 SEA representation
🍸 Espresso martinis

#questpit #Q #A #R
Cover slide for STEPHANIE TAN RUNS A MARATHON agent guide. Includes pictures of Philadelphia, Asian childhood friends, and a woman running. Pitch: Burdened by “Cambodian Eldest Daughter Syndrome” and an espresso martini-fueled dare, Stephanie must train for the Philly Marathon with her estranged, annoying handsome best friend-now living the tech dream they once shared-to save face and regain the ambition she lost along with her mother. Comps for Stephanie Tan Runs a Marathon: Ranma 1/2, Dating Dr. Dil, Vietnamese Ice Coffee, Summertime Punchline, and The Girl Most Likely to. Snippet from Novel: “I left the kitchen to shower before the potluck, but when I came back, it was all gone. One of my roommates had a cat smuggled in their room and it came o–” “Too much story. Tell me exactly how you made it so I can judge you in my dreams.” I hear a warm, low laugh. Something about the sound melts the tension in my forehead and I ease further towards sleep. “In our so-called kitchen, there was only one tiny pot so I had to boil the eggs in batches..."
May 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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judithlwebster.bsky.social
One Dark Window x Divergent
The most dangerous game of all is the one played by the heart.
#Questpit #Q #A #F
❤️Dark Alice in Wonderland reimagining
♠️A fate they both wish to escape
♦️A secret Rebellion led by a prince
♣️It takes a monster to destroy one
🃏A wild card
May 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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talishammas.bsky.social
In 1900s Latvia, Stasi imbues paint with blood magic to create art that becomes reality, but when she discovers a plot to eradicate blood-magic women after entering a prestigious art competition, she rises against those who threaten her kind.

#W #A #HR #S #H #questpit
Cover image for the agent's guide of my 70K sapphic horrormance with magical realism elements titled The Colour of Blood. Tropes, themes, and comps for The Colour of Blood: 🔥 Coming-of-rage 🇱🇻 Latvian mythology and folklore 🎨 art-based magic system 🌲 Sentient baltic forest ⚔️ Rivals-to-lovers 🛌 Only one room 💕 LGBTQIA+ rep Comps are Blood Over Bright Haven for misogyny, feminine rage, and colonialism; Mexican Gothic for sexism, exploitation, and generational trauma; and Juniper & Thorn for Eastern European Setting, creepy mansion, and gothic horror. Blurb for The Colour of Blood: In 1900s Latvia, women wield blood magic that, when combined with paint, creates art capable of shaping reality. Stasi, an ambitious artist, is overjoyed when she's selected to compete for a coveted year-long residency at the Von Nachtraben estate, home to Europe’s most powerful paint magnate, but she soon learns the competition is far from idyllic. When a talented competitor dies during the first trial, Stasi suspects the competition’s purpose is not recruitment but the elimination of the world’s strongest magical women, making women easier to control. Stasi's fears deepen when she discovers the Von Nachtrabens have developed a toxic green pigment to weaken women like her. As a forbidden romance kindles between Stasi and her rival, and more girls vanish, Stasi must navigate an increasingly dangerous maze of deception, power, and control to stop the wealthy elite that would have her kind silenced forever. Excerpt from The Colour of Blood: I press the heels of my palms into my eyes until sparks bloom, white light piercing darkness like the moon trailing a path across the night sky. During my childhood summers in Tiraine, I was taught the story of Mēness, the moon god who traverses the sky atop a white horse. Mēness was married to Saule, the sun goddess. When he was unfaithful, the goddess sliced him into pieces, creating moon phases. Like the sun, I too will carve into pieces those who tried to break me.
May 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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handle.invalid
A low-magic, high-intrigue crossover #A #F w/
🎭genre-savvy actress FMC
🤬hate triangle
🤺fencing to first blood
🚢treaties, trades & treachery
✨drift compatibility
🗡️"touch her and die" about a friend
😤infuriating love interests
🏝️archipelago setting
👩‍👦 ride or die siblings
#questpit #W
Moodboard for an adult political intrigue fantasy taking place on an archipelago. The text reads "Were you in any way suited for this world, you would know that diplomacy is often most effective in the absence of flags." The images show a rocky island coast from above, the rigging of a tall ship from below (sails lowered), a girl with dark eyes and dark braided hair with gold beads, the inside of a grand theatre, a large unfurled scroll of writing, a chess board with a knocked over piece, two fencers preparing to fence, palm trees at sunset, a khaen, and more ship ropes and rigging at night from the deck. Photo at night of a tall ship's rigging and sail with a textbox over it reading "PITCH: Sabamere’s Crown is dead, & no one can know. Least of all the two other nations at the Amber Coast diplomatic summit—if one isn’t responsible for his death, that is. Luckily, the reclusive Crowns hide behind their selected Aftcastles, so the old Aftcastle can keep up the charade of stability until delicate negotiations are done & the new Crown can take the throne. Enter street actress Rev, stage left. She’s the new Crown’s choice for Aftcastle, which must remain a secret until the summit ends, but her duty to her country—& her brother, jailed in a dungeon right below the negotiating table—has already begun. All Rev needs to do is keep her head down, her ears open, & stay alive until her Crown’s coronation, then she can free her brother. Too bad the diplomats have other plans for her." REVERENCE SEVENTH AFTCASTLE by Gwendolyn Vines
May 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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judithlwebster.bsky.social
In Cardonia destiny is dealt w/the pull of a card from the Deck of Fates. When Elara draws the Joker—a card that shouldn't exist—she must unlock her powers or lose her head but her only hope lies w/the Prince whose charm hides a rebellion to shatter the kingdom #Questpit #Q #A #F
May 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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emmaalmunshi.bsky.social
Presenting to the #questpit & #writingcommunity crew…

Reasons to love To Ruin the Sky ⚡️

Kingdom of the Wicked x Crescent City
♥︎Led by a sassy, 'shadow mommy' FMC
🫶🏼Fresh take on Romantasy
🪞#MiddleEasternRep
🚨Fills that Xaden-shaped hole in your life
#agentsguide #RF #Q #NA #writersky
Reasons to love To Ruin the Sky ELECTRIC SEXUAL TENSION. Excerpt reads: There's a possessiveness in how he touches me and I wish I hated it. "How would you punish me?" I breathe out, unable to control my impulses. Fingers touch my zip as he slowly slips it down, millimetre by millimetre. My body is completely in his thrall, unable to decipher the beat of my heart from the thump of the speaker's bass. Cloudy background with one half of a lightning bolt MORALLY-GREY IS THE COLOUR OF CHOICE... Two moodboards with information about the two main characters INCLUDES TOP TIER TROPES... Four book comparisons: Crescent City, Kingdom of the Wicked, Book of Azrael, Quicksilver with tropes attached The other half of a lightning bolt with a cloudy background
May 7, 2025 at 4:00 AM
katyreadsromance.bsky.social
PERFECT FITxTHE PARADISE PROBLEMxTHE HANGOVER

Becca has 3 weeks to raise $100k and save the job she loves-if she can survive a work trip to Vegas with her ex’s hot best friend first. ♥️♣️♦️♠️

♥️ gambling lessons
♥️ meddling co-workers
♥️ millennial themed nightclub party

#questpit #Q #A #R #agentsguide
Agent guide cover Pitch Tropes Snippet
May 7, 2025 at 10:23 AM
katyreadsromance.bsky.social
Look, waking up in Vegas isn’t always glamorous….
May 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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amariewrites.bsky.social
FOR LOVERS OF ALWAYS BE MY MAYBE x TALIA HIBBERT x DANIELLE ALLEN

When Amara struggles to find a contractor to renovate her plus-size boutique, she enlists the help of her ex-childhood best friend (& first love), Theo, who she hasn’t spoken to in 8 years.
#PosterPitOS #A #R #C
April 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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judithlwebster.bsky.social
In Cardonia destiny is dealt w/the pull of a card from the Deck of Fates. When Elara draws the Joker—a card that shouldn't exist—she must unlock her powers or lose her head. Her only hope lies w/the prince whose charm hides a rebellion to shatter the kingdom #PosterPitQ #F #A
April 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
katyreadsromance.bsky.social
ALL IN ON LOVE ♥️♠️♦️♣️

Becca has three weeks to raise $100k and save the job she loves—if she can survive a work trip to Vegas with her ex’s hot best friend first. 🎰🎰🎰

#PosterPit #A #Q #WriterSky
Couple in front of a Las Vegas backdrop
April 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
katyreadsromance.bsky.social
There’s a ✨millennial-themed nightclub party✨ in ALL IN ON LOVE so I had my pick of which instance of “music” to use for today’s #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

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I duck, like I’m taking cover from a verbal shelling. I blast them with my best serious face and draw a finger to my lips, then stay down for a few seconds longer than necessary to collect my scattered thoughts. Enough is enough. If anything is going to happen with Kyle, I need to initiate it. Once I adjust my stature, I find his eyes across the group. The music is pounding and it’s getting hotter and more claustrophobic by the second. But there’s also a stillness, a steadiness watching him as strobe lights flash across his face. I swallow down and weave my way through the crowd until we’re toe-to-toe and I can wrap my hands around his neck, pressing my hips against his. Kyle’s cheek brushes mine as I lean in to whisper in his ear, confidence finally coursing through me, when a tray of freezing cold shots whooshes down my back.
April 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
katyreadsromance.bsky.social
ALL IN ON LOVE ♥️♣️♦️♠️

Becca can’t tell if it’s the alcohol or Kyle’s charm but she’s having fun for the first time in years…

#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
April 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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katieknightley.bsky.social
“Crêpes on a cracker,” I mutter as the bottle of red wine slips between my fingers and shatters on the ground. Like a gruesome B horror movie, red liquid splashes the white tablecloths and miscellaneous wedding decor in the packed storeroom.
Fudge. That’ll cost me.

#1stLinePit #Q #A #CON #R
April 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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emhenn921.bsky.social
"Shayne always said I was terrible at sneaking around."

#1stLinePit #Q #NA #F #R
April 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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emmaalmunshi.bsky.social
"Heat beats me down to a sweaty pulp, the sun ablaze and unforgiving like it’s trying to set the world on fire."

- To Ruin the Sky ⚡️

#1stLinePit #q #RF #NA #UF #OwnVoices
April 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
katyreadsromance.bsky.social
ALL IN ON LOVE ♥️♠️♦️♣️

The email lands in my inbox with a literal ping and a metaphorical thud. I close my eyes and force a deep inhale, sending a deliberate signal to my nervous system that I’m not defending myself from a saber-toothed tiger. I’m just opening an email.

#1stlinepit #a #r #q
April 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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emmaalmunshi.bsky.social
⚡️To Ruin the Sky - Reactions to Lyla Kattan⚡️

💁🏽‍♀️She’s such a girl boss
🙌🏽Lyla’s strong & unafraid to speak her mind, especially when surrounded by idiots
🖤SHE WIELDS SHADOWS PEOPLE! Shadow mummy FTW
👑Honestly, she’s one of my favourite FMCs!
#PopUpPit #PopUpPitA #LuckyPit #RF #writersky
March 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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hbrookswrites.bsky.social
A law student with OCD ( #ownvoices ) and a gym owner who is his mom’s primary caretaker train together for a CrossFit competition and try not to fall in love. Spoiler alert: the chemistry is too damn strong 😍💪🏻

#PopUpPit #PopUpPitA #LuckyPit
March 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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katieknightley.bsky.social
New Girl meets Gilmore Girls when Leah is sent to live with strangers and work with a grumpy coffee shop owner to prove her work ethic, but as mishaps and banter ensue, tension rises like dough between Leah and Alaric, making her question her future plans.
#LuckyPit #PopUpPitA #PopUpPit
March 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM