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Kendall Stern
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Writer, book lover, researcher, public health professional.

#amquerying -> Determined to win the approval of her immortal masters, a lesser goddess with the power to alter human fate embarks on a mission to destroy a mortal prince’s court.
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Kendall Stern @kendallstern.bsky.social · Feb 26
Luxia is a fatepainter— a lesser goddess with the power to alter human fate. When her godly scheming results in a political disaster for humankind, her immortal masters banish her to the human realm with one demand: Destroy the court of a handsome enemy prince.

#WSPit #WSPitQ #A #NA #F #R
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. A guide to THE FATEPAINTER. Text in image: 120,000 word adult romantic fantasy. Determined to win the approval of her immortal masters, a lesser goddess with the power to alter human fate embarks on a mission to destroy a mortal prince’s court. Comp Titles (images of book covers): THE FOXGLOVE KING by Hannah Whitten A FATE INKED IN BLOOD Danielle L. Jensen SPINNING SILVER by Naomi Novik * Meddling gods * Courtly intrigue * Enemies-to-lovers * Tension and yearning * Fairy tale vibes * Unique mythology/magic
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CRIER'S WAR x PRIORY OF THE 🍊 TREE

Sometimes you just need some magic cats and a shadow dragon to help you sort through the mess of your life.

🤼dual POV
✨gods-based magic
🌈sapphic fantasy
❤️‍🩹enemies to lovers to "it's complicated"
🏛️political intrigue
🐉shadow dragons
😼magic cats

#QuestPit #Q #A #F
Artwork of a four-legged dragon with its wings and tail fading into shadow, looking at a tuxedo cat and a gray and white fluffy cat.
August 6, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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juniperwoodbury.bsky.social
A twist on Roman Holiday with a touch of Midsommar set in a reimagined Babylon.

🧞‍♀️ Goddess trapped in a human body
🥐 Cinnamon roll boy who takes pity on her
🐠 Fish out of water story
🤺 Sisters getting revenge on each other
🍷 Creepy, mysterious cult
🏺 Ancient Babylon vibes
#questpit #Q #A #F #RF
A collage of figs, a mule on a dirt road, a goddess in a river, and sand, with the text "AGENT'S GUIDE, THE UNMAKING OF A MUSE, 109,000 words, Adult Romantasy" A background of sand with an illustration of a mesopotamian goddess and a lion, with the text: "THE UNMAKING OF A MUSE, Roman Holiday x Midsommar in ancient Babylon. Lali, a spoiled muse, persuades an innocent butcher to help her take down a human cult that's blocking her muse magic and brainwashing her sister into giving up eternal life — but when Lali starts falling for the earth-born butcher, it’s the first sign she's been brainwashed." Sand as a background with mesopotamian illustrations and text that says: "FIRST LINES, It’s tedious work, trying to inspire genius in mortals. It always has been. Even decades ago, long before this recent sun cycle, when they began to resist the muses’ influence." A background of sand, with images of books overlayed - Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan, Circe by Madeline Miller, Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor, and A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher, with the text "Comp Titles" above them and cuneiform letters below.
August 6, 2025 at 4:05 AM
kendallstern.bsky.social
This energy.

But she’s an immortal goddess sent to destroy your kingdom.

#Q #A #F #RF #questpit
August 7, 2025 at 1:44 AM
kendallstern.bsky.social
Meddling immortals ✅
Deadly conspiracy ✅
Unique magic system ✅
Scheming female protagonist ✅
Oh, and throw in some forced proximity, too ✅✅

#Q #A #F #RF #questpit
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August 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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CRIER'S WAR x THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE

Perenne's rigged elections and patriarchal religion have only led to hate.

Solterna's oligarchy has only led to oppression.

It's time for two lesbians from the enemy countries to get their hands dirty in geopolitics.

#QuestPit #Q #A #F #LGBT
Agent's guide to CURSED BLESSINGS 97,000 word Adult Fantasy Pitch: When a woman with a powerful Blessing of persuasion finds herself at the mercy of a corrupt politician, she finds connection in the most unexpected place: a vengeful woman from the enemy country. As they find themselves caught up in the schemings of those who'd use their gifts for evil, they are the only ones who can prevent a centuries-old tension from finally boiling over. For fans of: Crier's War by Nina Varela, The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon, The City of Dusk by Tara Sim, The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo Tropes & Themes: sapphic fantasy, dual POV, gods-based magic system, enemies to lovers to "it's complicated," magical creatures, lots of cats Next to the list of tropes is a panel of five pictures containing: two horseback riders on a beach, a dragon shadowed in mist, a black cat sitting on a tree branch, a cobblestone alley surrounded by ivy, a picture of redwoods looking up with the sun peaking through branches
August 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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libbylineweaver.bsky.social
Are you looking for...?

🐉shadow dragons
😼magic cats
🏛️political intrigue
✨forbidden magic
👩🏾👩🏼badass women
🏋🏼‍♀️morally gray shadow mommy
❤️‍🩹enemies to lovers to "it's complicated"

Might I offer you CURSED BLESSINGS?

#QuestPit #Q #A #F #LGBT
August 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
kendallstern.bsky.social
Luxia knows all about #JustGirlyThings

#Q #A #F #RF #questpit
Just Girly Things meme showing three women standing in a road in festival clothes. Text across image reads "Making deals with death gods." Just Girly Things meme showing a woman writing in a journal. Text across image reads "plotting to destroy a kingdom." Just Girly Things meme showing five friends posing for a photo. Text across image reads "uncovering a political conspiracy." Just Girly Things meme showing a couple holding hands. Text across image reads "releasing your boyfriend’s enemy from prison."
August 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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
kendallstern.bsky.social
After bargaining with the God of Death, a lesser goddess determined to win the approval of her immortal masters embarks on a mission to destroy a mortal prince’s court.

#QuestPit #Q #A #F #RF
Gru meme. Panel 1: "Make a deal with a death god for my own professional gain." Panel 2: "Incite a war among mortals in the process." Panel 3: "Get banished to the human realm to fix the fallout of my own actions." Panel 4: "Get banished to the human realm to fix the fallout of my own actions."
May 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
kendallstern.bsky.social
THE LITTLE MERMAID if Ariel was a goddess determined to destroy the prince’s kingdom.

⚡️ Meddling gods
👑 Courtly intrigue
🗡️ Enemies-to-lovers
🖤 Tension and yearning
✨ Fairy tale 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. A guide to THE FATEPAINTER. Text in image: 120,000 word adult romantic fantasy. Determined to win the approval of her immortal masters, a lesser goddess with the power to alter human fate embarks on a mission to destroy a mortal prince’s court. Comp Titles: THE FOXGLOVE KING by Hannah Whitten A FATE INKED IN BLOOD Danielle L. Jensen SPINNING SILVER by Naomi Novik * Meddling gods * Courtly intrigue * Enemies-to-lovers * Tension and yearning * Fairy tale vibes * Unique mythology/magic
May 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
kendallstern.bsky.social
Luxia is a fatepainter—a lesser goddess with the power to alter human fate. When her godly scheming results in a political disaster for humankind, her immortal masters banish her to the human realm with one demand: Destroy the court of a handsome enemy prince.

#questpit #Q #A #F #RF
A guide to THE FATEPAINTER. Text in image: 120,000 word adult romantic fantasy. Determined to win the approval of her immortal masters, a lesser goddess with the power to alter human fate embarks on a mission to destroy a mortal prince’s court. Comp Titles: THE FOXGLOVE KING by Hannah Whitten A FATE INKED IN BLOOD Danielle L. Jensen SPINNING SILVER by Naomi Novik * Meddling gods * Courtly intrigue * Enemies-to-lovers * Tension and yearning * Fairy tale vibes * Unique mythology/magic 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 4:02 AM
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sarahhelmrich.bsky.social
“Lily Hopewell stood in front of the closed oak doors as a feeling of dread crept through every inch of her. It invaded her mind, body, and soul. Her stomach was in knots and her head was foggy; she didn’t want to go through this again.”

#1stLinePit #Q #A #F #RF #CMe
sarahhelmrich.bsky.social Sarah Helmrich @sarahhelmrich.bsky.social · Mar 17
When the heir to the throne is the only royal without powers, she must marry for her kingdom's future. But with secrets hidden around every corner nothing is as simple as it seems.

🏹Marriage Competition
✨Secret Romance
🔮Meddling Mind Magic
💕Second Chance Romance
#LuckyPit #PopUpPit #PopUpPitA
April 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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kiddyjoy.bsky.social
UPROOTED x EMILY WILDE

Heidi adjusted the microscope’s lens, darting glances up at the professor to ensure her mentor couldn’t see what she was working on.

🪲✨🌌🏳️‍🌈📚💕

Can a natural historian save the one she loves at the cost of her heart, or worse, her research?

#1stLinePit #Q #A #F #RF #CZ #CMe
A collage of images, starting from top left and going clockwise to center: Elinor Dashwood from Sense & Sensibility, tea being poured into a teacup, a journal with a diagram of a flower, a pink with black spots truffle pig, a partially shadowed hand writing on a chalkboard, a clump of light pink blooming flowers in a forest, a brontosaurus skeleton in a museum, a desk with flowers and journals, and in the center a diagram of ancient plants. A graphic which reads: An agent’s guide to RETURN THE SKY, Adult Fantasy, 112,000 words. PITCH: Assistant natural historian Heidi ventures into the cursed forest for her thesis. She expected danger. She didn’t expect to fall in love with a strange rogue who presents her with a choice - help them and start a war between the forest and her home, or betray them and keep her family safe. Comps are Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries, Where the Dark Stands Still, and Uprooted. Tropes and themes include dark academia, non-binary love interest, yearning, cozy fantasy (with teeth), slow burn, forced proximity, hidden histories and secrets, eventual happy ending, queernormative world, and dark forests.
April 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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libbylineweaver.bsky.social
"Today was the day the little girl's Blessing became a curse."

-Cursed Blessings

#1stLinePit #A #F #LGBT #WIP #CMe
libbylineweaver.bsky.social Libby Lineweaver @libbylineweaver.bsky.social · Feb 26
Two women at the mercy of politicians and the Gods stand at the crossroads of war and peace. Will they save their nations, or destroy them?

🤼dual POV
✨forbidden magic
🌈sapphic fantasy
❤️‍🩹enemies to lovers to "it's complicated"
🏛️political intrigue
🐉shadow dragons
😼magic cats

#WSPitW #A #F #LGBT
The text "When a woman with a powerful Blessing of persuasion finds herself at the mercy of a corrupt politician, she finds connection in the most unexpected place: a vengeful woman from the enemy country. As they find themselves caught up in the schemings of those who’d use their gifts for evil, they are the only ones who can prevent the centuries-old tension from finally boiling over" is written over a drawing of a shadow dragon. "Cursed Blessings" is written in the lower right corner.
April 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
kendallstern.bsky.social
“If the Faceless Gods knew I read the missive sprawled out on the painted desk before me, I’d be dead.

Unfortunately for my masters, the note, written in golden, honey-sweet lettering, contained the most delicious news of my lengthy existence.

As if I’d give it up now.”

#1stLinePit #Q #A #F #RF
A guide to THE FATEPAINTER. Text in image: 120,000 word adult romantic fantasy. Determined to win the approval of her immortal masters, a lesser goddess with the power to alter human fate embarks on a mission to destroy a mortal prince’s court. Comp Titles: THE FOXGLOVE KING by Hannah Whitten A FATE INKED IN BLOOD Danielle L. Jensen SPINNING SILVER by Naomi Novik * Meddling gods * Courtly intrigue * Enemies-to-lovers * Tension and yearning * Fairy tale vibes * Unique mythology/magic 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.
April 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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libbylineweaver.bsky.social
"How was I supposed to know that the evil guy actually had an evil plan and wasn't just sending me on a quest to do evil things for shits and giggles?"

-Onesta, probably

#ChaosPit #A #F #LGBT #W
April 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
kendallstern.bsky.social
The Little Mermaid except Ariel is Miranda Priestly.

#chaospit #querying #Q #F #RF #A
a woman with white hair is wearing a black suit and a gold necklace and says groundbreaking .
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April 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Divine Blair Waldorf is perplexed when she has to move to DUMBO.

#chaospit #amquerying #Q #A #F #RF
kendallstern.bsky.social Kendall Stern @kendallstern.bsky.social · Apr 1
A goddess' guide to f*cking around and finding out.

#chaospit #Q #A #RF #F #amquerying
April 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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A goddess' guide to f*cking around and finding out.

#chaospit #Q #A #RF #F #amquerying
April 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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libbylineweaver.bsky.social
What happens when your Blessing is actually a curse?

#WSPit #WSPitW #A #F #LGBT
February 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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kiddyjoy.bsky.social
EMILY WILDE x UPROOTED

Natural historian Heidi has a plan: scorn her suitor, keep his money, and start her original research - it’s perfect, if she can survive long enough in the ancient cursed forest to finish her thesis.

🏳️‍🌈 Non-binary love interest
🍄 Cozy fantasy (with teeth)

#WSPitQ #A #F #LGBT
A collage of four images, which going from top left clockwise: (1) a magical looking apothecary shop with stained glass windows and shelves of vials, jars, and books, (2) a shiny purple beetle walking on a rock, (3) a crumbling castle on a seaside moor, (4) a drawing of a women with her back turned, reaching towards the night sky as if to pluck a star.
February 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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sarahhelmrich.bsky.social
Plagued by the choice between her duty to her people and following her heart, a competition for the princess’s hand in marriage holds the key to her Kingdom’s survival.

🏹Marriage Competition
✨Secret Romance
🔮Meddling Mind Magic
📚Secrets of the Past
💕Second Chance Romance

#WSPit #WSPitQ #A #F
February 26, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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kiddyjoy.bsky.social
UPROOTED x NAUSICAÄ

🪲 A naïve natural historian in desperate need of a guide through the cursed forest.

🌌 A non-binary rogue who will do anything to rescue their family.

👀 A plot to trap the rogue brings them together.

❤️ Their hearts will draw them closer.

#WSPit #WSPitQ #A #F #LGBT
A collage of images, going from top left clockwise: a bouquet of colorful berries, swooping white towers with spiral balconies, a shiny purple beetle, a colorful shop full of knick-knacks, a blooming crocus in a dark forest, a drawing of a woman reaching out to the night sky as if to pluck a star, a crumbling castle on a moor, and mushrooms growing on a tree. In the center is a quote by Virginia Woolf: “I see you everywhere, in the stars, in the river, to me you’re everything that exists, the reality of everything.”
February 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
kendallstern.bsky.social
As a lesser goddess able to alter human fate, Luxia seeks to win entrance into the Gods’ exclusive kingdom. When a war erupts in the human realm, she makes a deal with the God of Death: She’ll change the tide of the war in exchange for his help. What could go wrong? 

#WSPit #WSPitQ #A #NA #F #R
A guide to THE FATEPAINTER. Text in image: 120,000 word adult romantic fantasy. Determined to win the approval of her immortal masters, a lesser goddess with the power to alter human fate embarks on a mission to destroy a mortal prince’s court. Comp Titles: THE FOXGLOVE KING by Hannah Whitten A FATE INKED IN BLOOD Danielle L. Jensen SPINNING SILVER by Naomi Novik * Meddling gods * Courtly intrigue * Enemies-to-lovers * Tension and yearning * Fairy tale vibes * Unique mythology/magic
February 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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🍇ROMAN HOLIDAY in Ancient Babylon🏺

Can a spoiled muse pass as a mortal?

Her:
🧊Cold & unlikeable
✨Loves toying with mortals from afar
🚫Thinks humans are gross… until she meets him

Him:
🥐 Cinnamon roll
🔪 Butcher who can't bring himself to kill animals
🐐 Sings to his goats

#WSPitQ #WSPit #A #F
text that says: "HOW THE SKY IS BORN ROMAN HOLIDAY in Ancient Babylon When a divine muse’s influence over her mortal playthings stops working, she has to go to earth disguised as a human to fix it — but her entitlement and ignorance get her into trouble." On a background that is a collage featuring dates, an ancient market, women participating in a ritual, the ishtar gate, pink water, a woman leaning against a rock, a man playing the lyre.
February 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM