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Angelique Russell - Querying 💫
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Currently querying a YA/NA high fantasy | Writer of Fantasy, Romance, Thriller and Poetry | Reader | 22
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Midsommar X Stepford wives

- A sickly sweet bakery
- Feminist horror
- A warm community (for the women at least)
- Revenge is a treat in this town
#QuestPit #A #H #W
Collage from top left to bottom right (9 pictures): A pie made of human hearts, a girl in front of the fire, a cellphone ringing, girls dancing around a fire, a quote "forgive me father for i have sinned, and as I kneel here with hands red with blood, deep downl knowl'l dl it again", a blood stained flower, book with blood sacrifice recipes, burning book, fingertips coated in blood
August 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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#questpit #A #H #W

Baker's Club is perfect for those looking for a sweet treat with a little hidden agenda🔪🥧
"BETWEEN THE CHANGING OF THE SEASONS WE ALL TURNED FROM BAKER TO BUTCHER.
August 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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#QuestPit
#A #H #W

I present my #agentguide / #agentsguide for Baker's Club

- Female rage
- Rituals for each season
- A sweet tooth with a sour secret

✨️Welcome to Fair Hollow✨️
Baker's Club- Adult horror Pitch: Deliah moved to Fair Hollow for a fresh start with family roots. What she didn't expect was a town so tied to tradition that they sell themselves as offerings at the first chance they get. Some on the other hand, are burned by the flame for disrespecting the Hearth and the women. Comps: The Stepford wives by Ira Levin Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Midsommar Tropes: Feminist horor/ Folk horror Generational cult Cannibalism Ritual offerings each season Recipes Women taking back power Self writing journal Feminine rage Buried history Passing on the torch Collage from top left to bottom right (9 pictures): A pie made of human hearts, a girl n front of the fire, a cellphone ringing, girls dancing around a fire, a quote "forgive me father for i have sinned, and as I kneel here with hands red with blood, deep down I know l' dl it again", a blood stained flower, book with blood sacrifice recipes, burning book, fingertips coated in blood EXCERPT A sound crackled in the silence. The spoon scraped against something solid. I froze, sifting through the mixture with slow, unsure motions. I reached into the bowl, fingertips grazing against something solid. A cold and hard piece of something. I pulled it free. A tooth. A molar, white and slick with batter. A child's, maybe. I dropped the spoon. It clattered across the table. None of the women flinched as I shrieked. Wide eyes looked around the room until Vivienne gave a weak smile.
August 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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I present my new #agentguide / #agentsguide to my YA (NA crossover) Fantasy with hints of Gaelic myth and focus on political intrigue (and a romance subplot)

#amquerying
An agent's guide to A Curse of Blood and Darkness 81K YA/NA Fantasy Pitch: The seelie court calls her their spy. The unseelie call her their weapon. Alethea walks a knife's edge between both. But power is never given, it's taken. If she wants to claim it she'll have to decide whether she wants to become a queen or a monster. Comparative titles: The cruel prince The shadows between us These hollow vows Ruthless vows Tropes: friends to enemies Enemies to lovers Myth becomes reality Anti-hero heroine 'burn it all down' Thief to warrior Note: book includes diverse characters and bi-representation “You remind me of a little bird,” Silas continued, his tone shifting slightly, as though the words had a deeper meaning than he was letting on. “And what’s that supposed to mean?” Alethea scoffed, her chin tilting up in defiance. He shifted on his feet, his voice lower than before, “You're trapped by nothing. The cage is open, and yet you still don’t fly.” Alethea’s lips parted, the words cutting into her like a sharp blade. “Birds with clipped wings fall. They don’t fly,” she retorted, her voice tinged with bitterness. Silas’s lips curved into a sly smile, his eyes gleaming with something dark and knowing. “Oh, you’ll fly… trust me.”
June 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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⅓ line edits done on A curse of blood and darkness! 19 chapters officially fully edited. Can't wait to get back to #amquerying
Printed manuscript of a curse of blood and darkness 333 pages printed for line edits
May 28, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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Here's a snippet that reveals something bigger later on
#CampRevPit #CRPbrimstone
An Excerpt from my book on a golden feather with blood splatters everywhere
May 2, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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#CRPbrimstone alright so I'm updating the bingo card today
A writing bingo board that is interactive
May 2, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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#PosterPit #PosterPitQ #YA #F
Red queen X the cruel prince
A golden prince, a dark one, and the spy caught between them, until she decides to betray them both and take matters into her own hands.
A curse of blood and darkness morally gray FMC "Never trust a golden tongue" Politics and love don't mix" Rebellion, revenge, rage, reckoning Coming soon
April 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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#PosterPit #PosterPitW #A #H
STEPFORD WIVES x SWEENEY TODD
In a charming little town, a group of women start a bakery that quickly becomes famous for its secret-recipe meat pies… but some ingredients are better left unspoken.
A movie poster for a book currently titled Baker WIP. It shows a picture of a delicious cherry pie and a saying that states "we take care of our own"
April 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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#1stLinePit
Never trust a golden tongue.
#YA #F #Q
An agent's guide to a curse of blood and darkness. 66K Young adult fantasy Pitch: The seelie court calls her their spy. The unseelie call her their weapon. Alethea walks a knife's edge between both. But power is never given, it's taken. If she wants to claim it she'll have to decide whether she wants to become a queen or a monster. Comparative titles: The cruel prince The shadows between us These hollow vows Ruthless vows Tropes: friends to enemies Enemies to lovers Myth becomes reality Anti-hero heroine 'burn it all down' Thief to warrior Note: book includes diverse characters and bi-representation A piece from the novel: “Time to step out of the cage,” he replied. Her brows furrowed. “You remind me of a little bird,” Silas continued, his tone shifting slightly, as though the words had a deeper meaning than he was letting on. “A little bird?” Alethea scoffed, her chin tilting up in defiance. “And what’s that supposed to mean?” He shifted on his feet, his voice lower than before, “Yes. The cage is open, and yet you still don’t fly.” Alethea’s lips parted, the words cutting into her like a sharp blade. “Birds with clipped wings fall. They don’t fly,” she retorted, her voice tinged with bitterness. Silas’s lips curved into a sly smile, his eyes gleaming with something dark and knowing. “Oh, you’ll fly… trust me.”
April 5, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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#RwvPitWaiting I'm currently sitting on a project that I can't wait to officially start writing (currently outlining)

Stepford wives X midsommar

Welcome to the bakers club where the only thing sweeter than the smiles are the honey soaked heart pies.

- Feminist/ Folk horror
A collage containing slabs of meat, the quote "cannibalism: an act of love", a woman cleaning her house, 3 women in the forest with red stained hands, blood stained gowns, a woman baking, a pie containing small human hearts, a commune that seems perfect, 4 women dressed in pastel colours and smiling while at a fair
March 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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#UnhingedPit
Need a quick little run down of how quickly things go downhill? No worries. I have got your back with this recipe for disaster.
#YA #F #Q
Image description Recipe for disaster Ingredients: 1 Volatile FMC 1 MMC that recruits her 1 Antagonist with daddy issues 1 Side character that takes over 1 Lost dagger 3 Mental breakdowns A sprinkle of lost history 2 Near death experiences Instructions: Find FMC in a tavern and convince her to attend a ball Get her to infiltrate the Unseelie court Make her flirt above her pay-grade Cause conflict with her and the 2 MMC because she wants to destroy them both Get her attached to the side character Steal the dagger from the Elysium haunt Almost die in the Hollow Serve a pig head on a platter Threaten to kill a king Perform an ancient ritual Jump off a cliff Comments from beta readers about this recipe: “Your book made me feel like I was on drugs (in the best way possible) “Why did you take my babies from me?!” “I think I’m afraid of the FMC"
March 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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#UnhingedPit
How about a bingo card of some of the events in A CURSE OF BLOOD AND DARKNESS
Sorry... that sounded like a question. It wasn't. Here it is!
#YA #F #Q
Bingo card for A CURSE OF BLOOD AND DARKNESS the following pieces of text have been included: Cut out tongue Kiss Silas Steal a dagger Hide a letter Spy on Unseelie Chased by books Try to kill the king befriend a raven Caught sneaking out Drunk flirting Steal a potion lose 30 soldiers Wake an ancient being kicked out of tavern Attend a ball uncover family history think about burning courts share a traumatic story trade spells for secrets play the player have wings perform ancient ritual Don’t die (somehow) Get stalked
March 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Alright so may I introduce the lovely Sylvi (left) and the zoomie filled Lilo (right) and then also a third pic to show how little they care about personal space
#RevPitWaiting
Boston terrier Sylvi. Boston terrier - Lilo Sylvi lying down and Lilo sitting on top of her
March 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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I've missed out the past few days but I've been waiting for this one!!
#RevPitWaiting here is my playlist for ACOBAD

open.spotify.com/playlist/5pF...
Playlist: Devil Saint - Luma Super Villain - Stileto and Silent Child Me and the Devil - Soap&Skin Crown - WE ARE FURY Labour - Paris Paloma You've created a monster - Bohnes Crazy - ADONA, Seibold
March 25, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Day 4 of the #RevPitWaiting is here and so here is my moodboard for A Curse of Blood and Darkness
#YA #F #WritingCommunity #Writers
A moodboard that includes different images such as ; gold coins, hands dipped in gold glitter, a dark magic book, glittering wings, "and she would bow to no one" quote, a crown being placed on someone's head, hands pulling strings, gold armor, a blade strapped to someone's back, golden tears, silver eyes, a game of chess where the king is being pushed over, theatrical faces, a skull with a crown on its head.
March 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Couldn't help myself... so here are the other 3 characters. Elio, Silas and Kieran #RevPitWaiting #WritingCommunity

#YA #F
Bio: A 20-year-old prince of the Seelie Court. I’m everything you could ever want in a guy. A friend, a flirt and someone who will send you handwritten notes and hide them inbetween stones for you to find. As i wait to be crowned king of the Seelie court I am running around both courts trying to stop the war from happening. Hobbies: Annoying Alethea Flirting with courtiers Hiding Alethea within the palace while she spies on the golden circle Spying on the soldiers but never even picking up a sword Using my magic to impress Alethea but always failing somehow His type: No type... just a childhood best friend who won’t give me the time of day unless it involves getting a break from her normal life. Definitely giving up (never will). If all else fails I’ll just focus on being king and destroying Silas. Bio: I didn’t want to do this... Alethea said if I didn’t she’d do it for me and she would ruin it. I am the handsome, cocky, sexy (her words... okay fine i lied) prince of the Dorch court and soon to be King of the Unseelie realm. What more do you need to know other than I’m tall, have dark hair, a charming smile and I’ll sweep you off your feet. Hobbies: Finding the shadow dagger Sending Alethea into the Hollow and almost getting her killed Drinking cherry wine Pissing off Elio Getting asked to throw more galas by Nyxia and Asterin Summoning ghosts and shadows Keeping Kieran on his toes His type: I’ll flirt with anyone that gives me the time of day but that’s pretty much where it stops. I don’t do relationship. This is pointless. If anyone knows of 30 individuals that want to be warriors please reach out because I’ve recently lost some. Bio: I want to formally apologize in advance if you have to deal with me. Apparently my raven freaks people out. He has a bit of a problem when it comes to following people. Right this is supposed to be about me. I actually can’t tell you. You’ll just have to wait and see. I’m known as the brooding, grumpy person in the court. I teach kids how to wield magic if that helps my case. Hobbies: Ghosting everyone Disappearing without a trace and reappearing unexpectedly Trying to figure out why Alethea is in the Dorch court Getting dragged into the Elysium Haunt to almost get killed Fleeing from my own warriors Telling the raven to stop stalking Alethea Having the urge to kill Silas His type: I don’t understand the question... I have work to take care of.
March 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Alright so... while my book is in fact fantasy I thought what better way to introduce my main character than with a dating profile lol #RevPitWaiting #WritingCommunity
May I present Alethea Ashwood!!
#YA #F
Bio: A 21-year-old thief... I mean assassin. Love spending my time in Lady Hyacinth’s brothel or running around with Elio (he’s a friend I swear) at the local tavern. Currently in the Dorch court looking for information about my family and the a shadow dagger... also what is up with the weird ravens in this place? Hobbies: Borrowing (stealing) from the Golden court Fighting strangers Accidentally summoning the Veil Weaver Playing both courts for revenge Drinking so much I get kicked out of a tavern 3 times in one night Having an argument with an enchanted book Jumping off cliffs Her ideal type: I don’t have a type. I actually would seriously just like to know where I could find a Solar Weaver who would be interested in burning both courts to the ground. Maybe a kiss or two from Elio or Silas wouldn’t hurt but I need to stay focused on my mission.
March 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Here's the deal. I'm going to post 3 aesthetics and ask everyone to tell me which one caught their attention, and then I'm going to probably let my brain decide anyways (my brain can't focus on one idea... yes, this is about 3 different WIPs😅)
#WritingCommunity #writers
Steampunk pictures of skyscrapers, flying ships, mechanical hearts and gold plated skeletons Cannibalism as an act of love with heart pies, blood stained dresses and women baking Magical books, broken skin, fairytale worlds with Castles and dancing and a potion
March 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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I couldn't not share this so here is my playlist for ACOBAD
open.spotify.com/playlist/5pF...
Playlist: Devil saint - Luma Super Villain- Stileto, Silent Child Me and the devil - Soap&Skin Crown - WE ARE FURY Labour - Paris Paloma You've created a monster - Bohnes Crazy - ADONA, Seibold
March 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Since waiting is eating me up I thought I'd join in on #RevPitWaiting and day 2 is all about an intro to the book!!!

First of all let me introduce to you the character aesthetics of Alethea, Elio and Silas
#F #YA ##WritingCommunity
Alethea Ashwood aesthetic. The death tarot card, an assassin with 2 blades, shimmering wings, a girl on a horse, another assassin, a chess piece being knocked over, a book about dark magic, golden coins and a quote saying "and she would bow to no one" Elio Fairknight aesthetic. A prince, golden tears, a golden crown, armor, "Gold runs in our blood", a hand touching the sun, golden potion, shimmering hands and golden snakes. Silas Bloodbayne aesthetic. A man losing himself, dark castle, a crown on a skull, hands pulling strings, "the king", 2 faces one being happy and another sad, black roses, a hand holding smoke, silver eyes
March 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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These Hollow Vows X Red Queen
A CURSE OF BLOOD AND DARKNESS is a 66,000-word YA Fantasy novel with🔥👁️

🔪 Morally Grey FMC with a Vendetta 🔪
🏰 Seelie vs. Unseelie Court Intrigue 🏰
🖤 Falling for the Enemy is a Deadly Game 🖤
#PopUpPit #PopUpPitA #LuckyPit #F #YA #NA
A woman riding a dark horse, a tunnel created by twisted trees, a crown and dagger on the ground, an enchanted library with golden lighting, the title "A curse of Blood and Darkness", glittering wings, a queen in front of a burning palace, golden tears falling from and eye, a ballroom with dancers
March 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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The cruel prince X red queen
A CURSE OF BLOOD AND DARKNESS 🌑✨
66,000-word YA Fantasy novel,

💀 Betrayal, Revenge, and Power Plays 💀
🎭 Masquerade Balls & Deadly Politics 🎭
👀 The Court’s Most Dangerous Secret? Her. 👀
#PopUpPit #LuckyPit #PopUpPitA #F #YA #agentguide
A curse of blood and darkness - 66K Young Adult fantasy Pitch: The seelie court calls her their spy. The unseelie call her their weapon. Alethea walks a knife's edge between both. But power is never given, it's taken. If she wants to claim it she'll have to decide whether she wants to become a queen or a monster. Comparative titles: The cruel prince The shadows between us These hollow vows Ruthless vows Tropes: friends to enemies Enemies to lovers Myth becomes reality Anti-hero heroine 'burn it all down' Thief to warrior Note: book includes diverse characters and bi-representation “Time to step out of the cage,” he replied. Her brows furrowed. “You remind me of a little bird,” Silas continued, his tone shifting slightly, as though the words had a deeper meaning than he was letting on. “A little bird?” Alethea scoffed, her chin tilting up in defiance. “And what’s that supposed to mean?” He shifted on his feet, his voice lower than before, “Yes. The cage is open, and yet you still don’t fly.” Alethea’s lips parted, the words cutting into her like a sharp blade. “Birds with clipped wings fall. They don’t fly,” she retorted, her voice tinged with bitterness. Silas’s lips curved into a sly smile, his eyes gleaming with something dark and knowing. “Oh, you’ll fly… trust me.”
March 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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I'm excited to present my 66,000-word YA Fantasy novel, A CURSE OF BLOOD AND DARKNESS 🩸🌙

👑 Villain Arc FMC 👑
🕵️‍♀️ Spy in the Enemy’s Court 🕵️‍♀️
🔥 Golden Prince vs. Dark Prince 🔥
#PopUpPit #LuckyPit #F #YA
A butterfly with one black wing and one white, the words "You want battle? I'll give you war", a ballroom with dancers, and assassin with blades on her back, the title "A curse of blood and darkness", sun magic flowing from a girl's hands, shadow magic, a girl sitting in front of mirrors and candles, books burning
March 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
angie-r03.bsky.social
Playlist: Devil Saint - Luma Super Villain - Stileto, Silent Child Me and the Devil - Soap&Skin Crown - WE ARE FURY Labour - Paris Paloma You've created a monster - Bohnes Crazy - ADONA, Seibold
March 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM