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Tara Lewis ✨ Querying ✨
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Teacher by day👩‍🏫 Author by night ✍🏻 | Mom of 3 | ADHDer| Fueled by Chaos & Caffeine |
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A sneak peek into the world of The Forgotten.

This is the early concept for the geography behind the story.

I can’t wait for you to meet the characters who live here!

#fantasy #fantasywriter #fantasywriting #conceptart #fantasymap
December 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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writerjohnwilliams.bsky.social
THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST x HEATED RIVALRY

Haunted by his past and afraid of his future, Ian Walker spends the summer walking the line between shame and desire only to find the life he could only imagine is just on the other side of the lake.

HEAD UNDER WATER

#BluePit📖 #A #LF #Q
Digital oil painting featuring a young man wading in knee-deep water facing a bridge
January 14, 2026 at 4:47 AM
taralewiswrites.bsky.social
A detective with a fractured memory.

A journalist hunting a corrupt legacy.

A secret pact carved into a tree 20 years ago.

In the Hollow, the truth doesn’t just come to light-it burns.
SHARP OBJECTS x BEAUTIFUL UGLY
#BluePit 📖 #A #T #Q
January 14, 2026 at 3:59 AM
taralewiswrites.bsky.social
Some secrets are buried in foster files; others are carved into trees. While a journalist tracks a trail of institutional silence, Detective Dominic Calhoun drowns in a case mirroring his own missing memories. The truth is coming for them both.
BEAUTIFUL UGLY X BRIGHT YOUNG WOMEN
#BluePit 📖 #A #T #Q
January 14, 2026 at 3:47 AM
taralewiswrites.bsky.social
Detective Dominic Calhoun can find anything—except the source of his blackouts. Hunting a ritualistic killer tied to a corrupt foundation, the clues become triggers, reviving the ghost of a boy named Drew and a dark pact called the Kings of the Hollow.

#bluepit 📖 #A #T #Q
January 14, 2026 at 3:30 AM
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charscrawls.bsky.social
🎸 daisy jones x knives out 🗡️

the songstress, the high-flyer, the gambler, the sweetheart, the watcher, the matriarch and the rogue. seven suspects. one the killer of renowned rockstar sam corvi. but who? only they can tell you

#BluePit #Q #A #LF #M #BluePit📖
a moodboard detailing nine images related to my work in progress devilswip, in order from right to left they are: london notably the landmark big ben, a band performing on stage, a sheet of music, a record store, the silhouette of a rockstar, some musical instruments scattered on a bed, two men running, a pile of evidence and finally a hand holding a cigarette
July 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Ashley Rose is a floriculturist whose life changes when she inherits a madam’s diary from 1910—along with a serial killer’s blood in her veins.

VERITY meets KING OF ASHES in a thriller about inheritance, violence, & the cost of uncovering buried truths.

#Q #A #T #bluepit
July 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Grim Portents

HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE X CONSTANTINE

A man is murdered by a hell-beast on his wedding day. Now, with the help of the reaper who collected his soul, he must uncover who is releasing monsters from Hell if he wants to return to the life he was robbed of.

📖 #Q #A #P #F #M #D #Hu #BluePit
Grim Portents cover featuring a skeleton hand holding a feather and emerging from an open book. The title is on a burning banner that envelops the feather and a large beast looms over it all. At the top, the tagline reads: Welcome to the first day of the end of your life… "I always told myself it wasn't real. It was a figment of my imagination, the mind playing tricks. It was just a shadow. But now the monster had been given a name, an identity. It was real." BILL BAKER WANTS NOTHING MORE THAN TO MARRY THE WOMAN HE LOVES, BUT WHEN HIS WEDDING IS INTERRUPTED BY A RAMPAGING HELL-BEAST, HIS LIFE IS THROWN INTO DISARRAY. DESPERATE FOR A SECOND CHANCE, HE WILL DO ANYTHING TO SET HIS FUTURE BACK ON TRACK. NOW, WITH THE HELP OF A SOUL-COLLECTING REAPER NAMED SONNY, HE MUST UNCOVER WHO IS RELEASING MONSTERS FROM HELL, IN ORDER TO EARN BACK THE LIFE THAT WAS STOLEN FROM HIM AND PREVENT THE ONCOMING END OF DAYS. FACED WITH THE CHOICE BETWEEN WHAT IS RIGHT, AND WHAT IS EASY, BILL MAY HAVE TO SACRIFICE ALL HE HOLDS DEAR FOR ONE LAST SHOT AT LIFE. Black and white sketch of characters Bill and Sonny. Bill is a dark featured man in a suit and kind of a Mark Ruffalo vibe. Sonny is a rotting corpse man with a cardigan.
July 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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simplyfabs.bsky.social
#bluepit 📖 #NA #A #POC #R #DR #W

TITLE: the villain's muse.
COMPS: god of fury x king of sloth x perfect addiction
GENRE: bipoc dark romance!
WORD COUNT: est. around 90k+ after dev edits!

She healed. He destructed.
- the fmc is bangladeshi, the mmc is puerto rican! - the fmc is writing/bookish content creator + freelance editor, the mmc is a dj and illegal underground boxer! these are the main tropes of the book *not* including the numerous microtropes that would've made this list TOO LONG otherwise !! the comps of the book !!! i added silly little captions for just the vibes and with the current direction of the book as it undergoes heavy developmental edits and revisions—they honestly make the most sense !!! it felt right to have ONE movie comp here because i wanted to, hehe <33 spoiler alert: i came up with the dedication on the spot and it'll be a working dedication for now *unless* i'm not changing it! enjoy being delulu and kicking your feet besties <33
July 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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#BluePit #BluePit📖
NAMING THE BANE

Daggis is an outcast fleeing a goddess hell-bent on the destruction of his family & friends. He tries to protect them, but when their caravan's raided by the goddess's army, one man can only do so much.

🧛Vampires
✨Gods & magic
🩸Murder
🐙Dark creatures
#P #F #PN #H
July 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Ooh I forgot I updated my moodboard for #BluePit! Here’s the one I meant to use lol #Q #YA #M
July 13, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Really enjoying the comp titles like "THE TASTE OF HER LIPS X BUTTER"

I'm sure it's a book but I'm imagining the condiment applied like lipstick.

We should have more food comps tho.

INDEPENDENCE DAY X FRIED PICKLES

LES MIS X THAT CRUST OF BREAD

DRACULA X HAMBURGER HELPER
July 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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sophiemlpink.bsky.social
Based on the haunted mansion where MCR created THE BLACK PARADE
After witnessing her fave musician’s death, Finn starts a band to cope.When they’re invited to a summer retreat, she takes it as an opportunity to create the album of the century.But demonic forces have other plans. #BluePit📖 #A #H #PN
July 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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THE PAPER PALACE x SANDWICH

THIS ENDS NOW: Wedding planner Lainey can orchestrate the perfect exit: she's done it in her own 2 marriages. But she can't stop bolting 'til she's tracked her toxic 1st love to Yale, where he's tenured, still terrifying and overdue for a reckoning. #UP #Q #A #bluepit 📖
A collage of photos: a weathered stone window in Gothic architecture; a classic red Vermont farmhouse in autumn, with a low stone wall in the foreground; a forest scene, with a path cutting through the trees, suffused by sunlight, branches reaching towards each other; a man’s hand clasping a woman’s hand, with a snow-covered fir tree in the background; many candles, all lit, dripping in candleholders; a dark-haired woman floating face upwards in water, surrounded by white flowers, her eyes open. Beneath the last picture is the title of the novel, “This Ends Now.”
July 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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DOWNTON ABBEY x THE WAY HOME

After being thrown back in time Paige meets the man of her dreams, except for the fact that he lives in 1915 and she knows he’s going to die in a year. Will she risk changing history for love?

#BluePit #BluePit📖 #A #R #Q
1915 imprinted in metal, old-fashioned cursive writing, modern woman sitting, 19th century historical house, garden roses, Edwardian man in three-piece suit, old stone archway, old watch with roman numerals.
July 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
taralewiswrites.bsky.social
Sharp Objects meets The Silent Patient

A ritual killer. A fractured detective.
A journalist digging too close to the truth.

Some monsters aren’t born.
They’re remembered.
WHERE THE HOLLOW BREAKS
#bluepit #A #T #Q

#WritingCommunity #WriteSky
WHERE THE HOLLOW BREAKS Adult Psychological Thriller • 74,000 words Detective Dominic Calhoun is no stranger to darkness—but nothing prepares him for the ritualistic murders terrorizing Gravemont County. The victims are posed, mutilated, and marked with eerie symbolism. The deeper Dominic digs, the more unsettling the case becomes. And when he begins losing time—waking up disoriented, with memories that don’t match—he’s forced to question what’s real, and what he’s forgotten. As his grip on the case—and himself—begins to slip, Dominic teams up with a journalist chasing leads of her own. What they uncover points to buried corruption, a pattern of overlooked victims, and a past neither of them is ready to face. WHERE THE HOLLOW BREAKS is a haunting psychological thriller about fractured identity, buried trauma, and the weight of truth. Perfect for fans of The Silent Patient and Sharp Objects, it asks: What if the killer you’re chasing… is already inside the house?
July 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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#WIPSnip

It’s not just a message. It’s a reckoning.

From chapter 29 of Where the Hollow Breaks
#Writesky #WritingCommunity #amquerying #amwriting #thriller
“But the pattern matches the victims,” she added. “It’s not just rage. It’s personal.”I let out a pained groan and finally stood up. I stared at the notes still scattered across the floor. The deaths weren’t random. Someone was sending a message.“This was done by someone who knew,” I said slowly. “Someone who saw it all happen and couldn’t forget.” Excerpt From Where The Hollow Breaks Tara Lewis This material may be protected by copyright.
July 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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AMONG THIEVES x TRAITOR OF SHERWOOD FOREST

All major thefts in the city belong to one man. Nev wants him dead, and not just because of her job. But if she is to save her city from the threat he says is coming, allying with him is her only hope - before he figures out who she is. #BluePit 📖 #W #A #F
A mood board of nine images. Top row: Gustave Doré's etching of "Over London by Rail"; a photo of two hands wearing rings clutching a leather bound book; slum street of Paris at night from AC Unity with an oil filter. Middle row: Garrett from "Thief" crouched in ruins, framed by a circular safe door; cropped digital painting of Billie Lurk from Dishonored by Cedric Peyravernay; burning wreckage in front of stone gates. Bottom row: "Big City Train Station," an oil painting of a train yard from above in orange tones by Hans Baluschek; a hand in a leather glove grasping a wooden railing in the rain; black and white photo of foxtails on a wooden surface.
July 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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taralewiswrites.bsky.social
True Detective x Sharp Objects

A detective with blackouts
A killer sending messages

The deeper he digs,
the more the truth slips through his fingers

WHERE THE HOLLOW BREAKS — a dark psychological thriller about buried trauma, fractured memory, and monsters we try to outrun
#BluePit📖 #A #T #Q #ND
July 13, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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CAPTIVE PRINCE x INTERVIEW W/ THE VAMPIRE
A rare magical trait forces Vindt into a blood bond with mages who use his voice as a weapon. All he wants is freedom. What he gets is a new bond with the cunning, sly Asche—and an offer of freedom. He only has to betray Asche.
#BluePit 📖 #IN #A #LGBT #F
Digital painting of two male characters against a dark red background. On the left, Asche has long black hair, pale skin, and sharp fangs visible as he leans in with a predatory smile, his hands resting on the shoulders of the other man. On the right, Vindt has light skin, a short blond beard, and long blond hair tied back. He gazes outward with a calm, defiant expression. The image conveys tension and intimacy, with strong lighting emphasizing their contrasting appearances. A promotional graphic for the fantasy novel "Ocean's Blood" by Thelma Mantey, Book 1 of The Drowning. The book cover features a figure with long black hair standing against a dark, stormy ocean backdrop, with swirling white patterns across their chest. Around the cover, various tropes and themes are highlighted with arrows and text: "ONLY ONE HORSE," "MORALLY VERY GRAY MCs," "GAY & DARK," "ENDEARING VILLAIN," "CLASH OF EGOS," "(real) ENEMIES-TO-A-GIANT-MESS," "SLOOOOW BURN," and "UNIQUE MAGIC SYSTEM." At the bottom, the Kindle Unlimited logo indicates the book's availability on that platform.
July 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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🇵🇷Irene's Summer Plan:
🧓🏾Visit Abuelo, but guess what he's evil
🌀Stumble into a new world via a portal
🏝️Learn Taíno gods are real
🌟Unlock star magic
🦜Wake Slumbering Parents
👻Purify a spirit
💎Destroy a medallion
🕷️Stop a power hungry chieftain
#BluePit #MG #F #UF #PF #OWN #OV #LGBT #LGBTQIA #Q
The Amulet of Kakata book agent guide. Story pitch. Excerpts from the story. Percy Jackson and the Olympians meets The Chronicles of Narnia.
July 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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#BluePit #LGBT #Q #F #A

Heidi built her familiar rescue from the ashes of her old life as a cruel witch’s familiar. After three years of rescuing familiar pets, she discovers Leto, a mysterious human familiar like herself that works for an evil wizard. She vows to save him, no matter the cost.
Moodboard that says HEIDI'S HOUSE OF RESCUED FAMILIARS. Images include: - A bird in a cage. -A woman holding a bird to her chest. - An open herb book. - A window looking out to a barn. - A white house in a field. - A girl surrounded by cows. - A girl in black on a bridge. - Laundry hanging between trailers. - Herbs hanging from the ceiling. - A pentagram with handles. - A tied up lamb. - A fenced in field. - Moon phases. - A tree by a dirt road. - Candles under maximalist witch decor. - Cigarette smoke in a car. Themes and tropes: Found Family Classism Small town decay Healing is the hardest part Eldritch Gods Blood magic None of us are free until all of us are free Romantic subplot between asexual, autistic nerd and a white-haired broody boy. Meet the three POVS: Heidi: Rescue Founder, ex-familiar, shy but brave Piper: Social media coordinator, trans witch, stubborn and protective Mangar: Groundskeeper, buff redneck wizard, the father figure
July 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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JORDY THE FABULOUS DOG (500 words) is an SEL picture book about a short-haired mutt who longs for warm, fabulous fur like his friends. While the other dogs play outside at the neighborhood dog park, Jordy shivers under a mountain of blankets. #q #BluePit #amquerying #bluepit📖
Portrait of a dog in a blue plaid hoodie with a blanket on his back.
July 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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rammwriter.bsky.social
Slow Horses x Life on Mars

When an intelligence agent is framed for the UK's role in a temporal disaster, he must clear his name and seal a lethal time rift - before a Russian spy from the future gets everyone killed.

#Q #A #T #SF #BluePit 📖 🦋
#litagents #agentguide #writesky #writers
Dark blue background with a circular, time-delay image of the night-time stars. They resemble a time tunnel, or vortex. Text reads: An Agent's Guide to: Out of Time By Gert Ramm Espionage/Time Travel/Thriller Images from Pixabay Dark blue background with a circular, time-delay image of the night-time stars. They resemble a time tunnel, or vortex. Text reads: 1972 is a rough year for intelligence officer Eddie Fletcher, and it’s only January. First he discovers the Cold War is really about time travel, then he’s framed for the UK’s role in a temporal disaster. Sealing a lethal time rift is the only way to clear his name - much easier said than done when he’s being hunted by the British government. Then there's a Russian spy on a mission so vital he’s travelled from 1997 to complete it. Pitch: Slow Horses X Time Travel Images from Pixabay Dark blue background with a circular, time-delay image of the night-time stars. They resemble a time tunnel, or vortex. Text reads: Comps: Slough House Series (Mick Herron) Wrong Place, Wrong Time (Gillian McAllister) Four Minutes (Brian Andrews/Jeff Wilson) Dark Matter (Blake Crouch) TV Comps: The Ipcress File Day of the Jackal Life on Mars Callan Images from Pixabay Dark blue background with a circular, time-delay image of the night-time stars. They resemble a time tunnel, or vortex. The text in the left-hand panel reads: Themes: Loyalty Betrayal Sacrifice Power Trust The text in the right-hand panel reads: First page: His coat smelled of Hermès Caleche, a heady reminder of his last embrace with Friede. She was the reason he'd come to this forgotten place tonight, but he couldn't be distracted by her. Taking his eye off the ball would get him killed. Edmund Fletcher's attention snapped into focus as he forced his lover from his mind. He padded through the disused sewer, catching the occasional whiff of human effluent still lingering in the brickwork, his penlight illuminating a narrow arched tunnel stretching ahead into darkness. Water trickled down the walls to form black, glistening pools on the floor and he shivered, quickening his pace. It was always cold so far below ground, heavy snow in the streets above had lowered the temperature further. He'd used this labyrinthine system often enough to know the layout by heart. He was directly below the Berlin wall now, Soviet territory lay only thirty feet ahead. While he held East German security services in the highest esteem, after four years in the smuggling business he knew how to stay ahead of them. Images from Pixabay
July 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM