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Amelia
@ameliagthorn.bsky.social
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No one seems to have noticed I’m a talentless hack masquerading as a writer, and I intend to ride that train as far as I can.
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❝There is only one religion in war, believe me when I tell you it is a godless faith.❞

#questpit #q #agentsguide
Background: A dark volcanic landscape glows with rivers of molten lava under a storm-grey sky. Text in neon red and white: “An Agent’s Guide to THE DYING RELIGION — Adult Epic Fantasy 108k — Amelia Thorn.” Background: A burning orange night sky with smoke and sparks rising through the dark. Left section, bold white-red text labeled “Pitch” reads: “No one expected orphans to survive the war to end magic, let alone win it. But triumph saw a god bleed out on the altar of their peace. Now, as mortals race to slaughter the five who remain, the children raised for holy war must decide if the divine deserve saving.” Right section, red gradient text labeled “Comps” lists: “Bury Our Bones / In the Midnight Soil / Godkiller / The Starving Saints / Kaos / The Witcher.” Background: Forest fires glowing through dense smoke; embers drift through orange haze. Main text in glowing red labeled “Excerpt”: “It was hope, painted bloody, raw, bare. Gods help them, Emmett curses the old habit in that thought, but the revulsion doesn’t silence the echo. Hope like that rarely dies quiet.” Lower text in red-orange gradient labeled “Tropes”: “Magic Comes at a Cost / Hero × Villain / Found Family / Gods Pay Their Dues / OwnVoices LGBTQIA+ Rep / Heist into Hell.” Background: Black volcanic rock threaded with glowing magma. Text in red and white glow presents key story beats: • First Line: “Magic untended festers. Magic forgotten rots.” • First Dialogue: “He’s late.” • First Heartbreak: “Your first mistake was thinking that people like you and I were ever born to do anything but burn.” • First Action: “Blood, light and rot seep out, like a wound failing to clot over, too late to stop the loss.”
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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May I introduce to you, the anti agent’s guide for The Dying Religion.

#unhingedpit
A neon pink inferno burns across a dark, liquid surface, with sparks and embers flying into a pitch-black sky. In bold glowing serif text at the center it reads: “AGENT’S AVOIDANCE GUIDE: THE DYING RELIGION.” Beneath that, in all-caps white text: “Brought to you by the unholy trinity of God complexes, Emotional Trauma, and Daddy issues.” A dark forest is lit by surreal glowing pink embers scattered across the ground, giving the entire scene an eerie, post-apocalyptic vibe. Overlaid in all-caps white text: “In a world where therapy is expensive but divine wrath is government funded, two underqualified gays and a himbo must weaponise blasphemy, a chronic lack of survival instincts and generational trauma to save the Gods. Again.”
September 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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No one expected orphans to survive the war to end magic, let alone win it. But triumph saw a God bleed out on the altar of their peace.

Now, as mortals race to slaughter the five who remain, the children raised for holy war must decide if the divine deserve saving.

#questpit #W
A aesthetic in tones of lava red, black, and ash. Images include molten lava flowing across land, a volcano erupting into smoke, a waterfall of fire pouring off a cliff, hands crackling with magical lightning, and a deep red rose with scorched petals. Overlaid text reads: “Magic was not a wound to cauterise but a limb to amputate.”behind which very faint is a silhouette before a burning building. “And so the continent turned on what remained of the Gods.” behind which very faint is a a winged figure falling through the clouds. “And began to cut.” behind which very faint is a trail of blood trekking through snow towards a river.
August 6, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Blasphemous, batshit crazy high fantasy brought to you by a chronically sleep deprived pansexual who really ought to be under some kind of supervision.

Consider yourselves warned.

#unhingedpit #f #wip
The background is a man in the water pointing a middle finger toward the camera. It is overlaid with a darkish purple “Reasons why THE DYING RELIGION f*cking sucks” Magic isn’t power. It’s a parasite. The gods are *ssholes. I rip religion a new one. The MC and Villain are in love and very angsty, but no kiss. So much cast diversity in terms of LGBTQIA, disabled and people of colour the Mango Mussolini would pop a vein. The prose is so purple Thanos asks for skincare tips. I’m the one writing it and I am, at best, mentally unstable.”
July 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Cards against humanity explains my plot

#unhingedpit #WIP #F
Cards against humanity card reading “The Five Stages of Grief: denial, anger, bargaining, (Blank), and acceptance.” Card against humanity card reading “Sweet, sweet vengeance.”
July 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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My Accountability thread for #WRITETOBERSUNFEST

Starting word count of 22,704. I’m hoping to write 1k a day to end up half way through this manuscript!
n aesthetic divided into 8 diagonal parts, at the centre on a black box is the quote “do you know what it costs to be loved by a god?” The images are as follows, described from top left and following around in a clockwise manner, - a man crouched to the ground, covering his ears. - a dragon setting ablaze a town - a man struck through the chest by lightning - a ship afloat on the waters, on fire - an army split down the middle to create a path - an eye with fire burning in place of the iris - a volcanic erupting - old, rusted clocks
July 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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The Dying Religion - Kaos x Witcher x Witcher

No one expected orphans to survive the war meant to end magic, least of all win it.
Victory’s cost? The death of their God.

❝Your first mistake was thinking that people like you and I were ever born to do anything but burn.❞
#questpit
An aesthetic in a 3x3 format, photos in column 1, row 1 & 2, and column 3, row 2 & 3 are divided by a torn scrap of paper with a little quote on both. These are described going from top left to top right and so on for each row. A silhouette stood before a wall of ocean, a whale in the waters. A silhouette on horseback, riding through flames. A hand half buried by dirt, twined with vines and branches. Meteors crashing into a hillside and town. A skull partially buried in dirt. A silhouette stood hunched over, watching a distant fire. A hooded figure and an unclothed man, his soul being sucked out dementor [eeew] style. The close up shot of an eye, fire replacing the iris. Hands held partially apart, electricity flickering between them. For column 1, row 1 & 2 the intercepting quote is "do you know what it costs to be loved by a God?" For column 3, row 2 & 3 the intercepting quote is "Grief makes monsters of mothers."
May 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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❝Magic untended festers. Magic forgotten rots.❞

Kaos x The Witcher x Godkiller

#1stLinePit #agentsguide #F
The title cover to an agents guide for the project. The background is a volcano erupting, streams of lava flowing across the page. The words “An Agent’s guide to” - in glowing orange surrounded by a black box. “The Dying Religion” - in an echo effect in black and white font surrounded by an orange glow. “Adult epic fantasy” - in glowing orange surrounded by a black box. The pitch page for the project. The pitch itself is in a large black box with dashed orange borders, the word pitch intersects with the box and is in a black and white echoing font. The pitch is: No one expected orphans to survive the war meant to end magic, least of all win it. But victory’s price? The death of their God. Now war returns to a still healing continent, the enemy intent on slaughtering the five remaining Gods. and the children raised as Holy-War cannon fodder must decide if they’re worth saving. The background is a volcano erupting, streams of lava flowing across the page. The comps & tropes page for the project. The background is a volcano erupting, streams of lava flowing across the page. Every box is black with an orange, dashed border, and the boxes for tropes and comps have the appropriate title, partially intersecting the relevant title. The quotes do not. Comps: Kaos, Witcher and Godkiller The quote “martyr, coward, traitor or fool. Your choice, really, you’ll serve our needs one way or the other.” The quote “there is only one religion in war, and believe me when it’ll you it’s a godless faith.” Tropes: Gods pay their dues Hero x villain Found family Heist into hell Friends to lovers to enemies Morally grey mc & villain Magic comes with a price A villain and hero page for the project. The hero and villain both have information about the individual characters in two separate black boxes, both with orange dashed borders. The word “hero” and “villain” intersects the relevant boxes (right and left respectively) The background is a volcano erupting, streams of lava flowing across the page. Villain The gods killed all he loved Out for revenge on the gods Brainwashed veteran Waterbender Raised as cannon fodder Reborn as propaganda In love with the hero Hero: Raised to be the weapon of the gods Out to destroy the institution that forged him Guilt ridden veteran Electricity bender Raised as cannon fodder Remade as a national threat (not what graphic says but need to resave that one) In love with the villain In the centre is the quote “your first mistake was thinking that people like you and I were ever born to do anything but burn.” With arrows pointing from hero (the receiver) to the villain (the speaker.)
April 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Day 4 - #writetoberSpringFest

I can write happy things too!

(I lie, not five pages later Gwyn gets shot at 😂)
A graphic for my writing accountability goals. A background of chairs and other various office items like shelves and desks suspended/falling as the background. THE DYING RELIGION ""The kind of laugh that echoes behind the ribs, leaves the jaw sore, the teeth aching but the soul bright." STARTING COUNT: 2,680 END GOAL: 9,300 TODAY'S PROGRESS: 820
April 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Day 3 - #writetoberspringfest

I am man enough to admit 450 of those words were at the very last hour of the day, but it COUNTS.
A graphic for my writing accountability goals. A background of chairs and other various office items like shelves and desks suspended/falling as the background. THE DYING RELIGION "Was this intended as a sacrifice or a shrine? Maybe both." STARTING COUNT: 1,860 END GOAL: 9,300 TODAY'S PROGRESS: 734
April 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Day 2- #WriteToberSpringFest

No one and I mean NO ONE is more surprised than me.
A graphic for my writing accountability goals. A background of chairs and other various office items like shelves and desks suspended/falling as the background. THE DYING RELIGION "Between the splintering parts, the light of dying stars flickers. A grotesque mockery of anything that had lived, everything that ever would." STARTING COUNT: 1,132 END GOAL: 9,300 TODAY'S PROGRESS: 694
April 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Day 1 - #WriteToberSpringFest

Welcome to my accountability thread for WritetoberSpringFest.

I decided I want to be kind to myself because honestly I never am, and have given myself the (still will probably fail) aim of 300 words a day this month.

Not to brag - already nailed.
A graphic for my writing accountability goals. A background of chairs and other various office items like shelves and desks suspended/falling as the background. The words THE DYING RELIGION "Restless, like a half-trained dog commanded to sit by an unsure master." (Misspelled in graphic but fine in manuscript I promise) STARTING COUNT - 0 END GOAL - 9,300 TODAY'S PROGRESS - 432
April 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Pitching by the cast’s red flags

Kai 🚩 couldn’t recognise a red flag if it hit him. Likes pineapple on pizza.
Al 🚩 will never love you more than his need for vengeance. More of a cat person.
Emmett 🚩 got punched so hard he fell in love with her. Doesn’t have a licence.

#chaospit
The title cover to an agents guide for the project. The background is a volcano erupting, streams of lava flowing across the page. The words “An Agent’s guide to” - in glowing orange surrounded by a black box. “The Dying Religion” - in an echo effect in black and white font surrounded by an orange glow. “Adult epic fantasy” - in glowing orange surrounded by a black box. The comps & tropes page for the project. The background is a volcano erupting, streams of lava flowing across the page. Every box is black with an orange, dashed border, and the boxes for tropes and comps have the appropriate title, partially intersecting the relevant title. The quotes do not. Comps: Kaos, Witcher and Godkiller The quote “martyr, coward, traitor or fool. Your choice, really, you’ll serve our needs one way or the other.” The quote “there is only one religion in war, and believe me when it’ll you it’s a godless faith.” Tropes: Gods pay their dues Hero x villain Found family Heist into hell Friends to lovers to enemies Morally grey mc & villain Magic comes with a price A villain and hero page for the project. The hero and villain both have information about the individual characters in two separate black boxes, both with orange dashed borders. The word “hero” and “villain” intersects the relevant boxes (right and left respectively) The background is a volcano erupting, streams of lava flowing across the page. Villain The gods killed all he loved Out for revenge on the gods Brainwashed veteran Waterbender Raised as cannon fodder Reborn as propaganda In love with the hero Hero: Raised to be the weapon of the gods Out to destroy the institution that forged him Guilt ridden veteran Electricity bender Raised as cannon fodder Remade as a national threat (not what graphic says but need to resave that one) In love with the villain In the centre is the quote “your first mistake was thinking that people like you and I were ever born to do anything but burn.” With arrows pointing from hero (the receiver) to the villain (the speaker.)
April 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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A shy couple of #sundaysnippet from this weeks ✨ writing ✨ if anyone’s interested

(I’m as surprised as anyone)

#writersky #writingcommunity #booksky #WIP #amwriting
A quote from my project “The Dying Religion” reading: “This didn’t have the airs of a funeral. It had the airs of a post-mortem.” Superimposed on a background of hands reaching through a gossamer like material. A quote from my project “The Dying Religion” reading: “Not quite able to tell if this was intended as a shrine or a sacrifice” Superimposed on a background of a house on fire. One figure stumbling closer with a bucket of water, a second in a dress watching from a distance
March 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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I’m sorry I dropped off the face of the planet on here

Will you accept a pitch card by way of recompense?

#writersky #writingcommunity #WIP #fantasy #amwriting
A background image of a boat on water with the skeleton of a dragon visible beneath the waves The title of the work “the dying religion” followed by its comps KAOS x GODKILLER x WITCHER The pitch of the work “no one expected orphans to survive the war intended to destroy magic. Instead they won it. Victory’s cost? The death of their god.”
March 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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A mate and I were discussing Tesla owners getting decals (I think that’s the word) mentioning they got the car before the man lost his last screws

and what I came up with was honestly too genius to not share
A “decal” (probs not the word) with an emblem terribly meant to look like a wheel in the background with words reading “just cos I’m a Tesla owner does not mean I suck the muskrat’s boner”
March 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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My goals for #questpit tomorrow you ask?

✍️ #WritingCommunity feedback? ❌
👍🏻 #literaryagent engagement? ❌
⛔️ Avoiding this goddamn blunder? ✅

(IT WAS MEANT TO BE TITLE)
A tweet from my Twitter account @ameliagthorn for #youdeservepit wherein I typed “OMG I love your titties” instead of Title
February 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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We also spent a good ten minutes sword fighting with our new book club (yes my friendship group is cooler than yours) bookmarks
February 9, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Anyone that peered through the windows to my family home today would have seen me, and my five best friends (yes five) pelting across the house playing hide and seek tig.

and honestly it’s the most fun I’ve had in ages.
February 9, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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I’ll give a different sneak peek here

Fun fact I found this in my notes and still not sure I know what I’m on about

#questpit Q&A
A quote aesthetic with the words “This thing between them, While not violent by nature, certainly had the teeth for it.” Superimposed over an image of two men in suits walking away from the cameras point of view
February 6, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Felt random

Gave my book’s currently nonexistent chapters some epigraphs

#fastdraftfeb #writersky #booksky
“There are few laws in again imposed by nature and man both - Faunakinesis is one such example.” an excerpt from the journal of FK Wheaton “Magic left to sit, festers” an excerpt from the Post-mortem of aMagician by Aisling Grey and Tim Muskat
February 6, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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✨ACCOUNTABILITY THREAD FOR #FastDraftFeb✨

🔥 TITLE: The Dying Religion
🗡️ GENRE: High Fantasy
🔥 CURRENT STATUS: god only knows
🗡️: 30,000 words of a manuscript

I’ll donate to @thatchazza both kidneys if this works
The title cover to an agents guide for the project. The background is a volcano erupting, streams of lava flowing across the page. The words “An Agent’s guide to” - in glowing orange surrounded by a black box. “The Dying Religion” - in an echo effect in black and white font surrounded by an orange glow. “Adult epic fantasy” - in glowing orange surrounded by a black box. The pitch page for the project. The pitch itself is in a large black box with dashed orange borders, the word pitch intersects with the box and is in a black and white echoing font. The pitch is: No one expected orphans to survive the war meant to end magic, least of all win it. But victory’s price? The death of their God. Now war returns to a still healing continent, the enemy intent on slaughtering the five remaining Gods. and the children raised as Holy-War cannon fodder must decide if they’re worth saving. The background is a volcano erupting, streams of lava flowing across the page. The comps & tropes page for the project. The background is a volcano erupting, streams of lava flowing across the page. Every box is black with an orange, dashed border, and the boxes for tropes and comps have the appropriate title, partially intersecting the relevant title. The quotes do not. Comps: Kaos, Witcher and Godkiller The quote “martyr, coward, traitor or fool. Your choice, really, you’ll serve our needs one way or the other.” The quote “there is only one religion in war, and believe me when it’ll you it’s a godless faith.” Tropes: Gods pay their dues Hero x villain Found family Heist into hell Friends to lovers to enemies Morally grey mc & villain Magic comes with a price A villain and hero page for the project. The hero and villain both have information about the individual characters in two separate black boxes, both with orange dashed borders. The word “hero” and “villain” intersects the relevant boxes (right and left respectively) The background is a volcano erupting, streams of lava flowing across the page. Villain The gods killed all he loved Out for revenge on the gods Brainwashed veteran Waterbender Raised as cannon fodder Reborn as propaganda In love with the hero Hero: Raised to be the weapon of the gods Out to destroy the institution that forged him Guilt ridden veteran Electricity bender Raised as cannon fodder Remade as a national threat (not what graphic says but need to resave that one) In love with the villain In the centre is the quote “your first mistake was thinking that people like you and I were ever born to do anything but burn.” With arrows pointing from hero (the receiver) to the villain (the speaker.)
February 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Two snippets in a row count as being on a roll right?

At this rate I’ll get the book done by… the turn of the century

#writersky #booksky #writingcommunity
A quote aesthetic with the words “This thing between them, While not violent by nature, certainly had the teeth for it.” Superimposed over an image of two men in suits walking away from the cameras point of view
January 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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An extremely shy snippet

For the first time in literally nearly a year I have writing motivation back

#booksky #writersky #writingcommunity
A quote aesthetic reading “Grief makes monsters of mothers.” Superimposed over a dead bird with a small flower growing from its corpse
January 31, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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“Being loved by me will ruin you” // “Then let me be ruined.

Guiltridden Veteran x Brainwashed Veteran
Hero x Villain (yes the hot one) (yes in that order)
An aesthetic divided into 8 diagonal parts, at the centre on a black box is the quote “do you know what it costs to be loved by a god?” The images are as follows, described from top left and following around in a clockwise manner, - a man crouched to the ground, covering his ears. - a dragon setting ablaze a town - a man struck through the chest by lightning - a ship afloat on the waters, on fire - an army split down the middle to create a path - an eye with fire burning in place of the iris - a volcanic erupting - old, rusted clocks
January 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM