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AJS ✨ Querying
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Adult/YA Fantasy author 🏳️‍🌈
Currently querying an adult dark academia sapphic fantasy 🖤
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AJS ✨ Querying @authorajs.bsky.social · Oct 8
ONE DARK WINDOW x AN ACADEMY FOR LIARS

“At Le Fay, she could only ever be a monster or a weapon.”

- Sapphic enemies to allies to lovers
- Violent and volatile magic
- Elite university
- Secret society
- Magic-hunting monsters
- Secrets and lies and so much betrayal

#DVpit #A #CF #LGBT #POC
authorajs.bsky.social
AN ACADEMY FOR LIARS x ONE DARK WINDOW x KATABASIS

She could only ever be a monster or a weapon…

🖤 A witch with a violent and volatile power threatening to consume her
🏰 An elite magical academy built on secrets and lies
✨ Where dark magic is turning witches into monsters

#DVpit #A #LGBT #POC
October 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
authorajs.bsky.social
Sapphic ONE DARK WINDOW x AN ACADEMY FOR LIARS ✨

When Lola Knight accidentally causes a fatal accident with the violent and volatile magic running through her veins, she is forced to attend Le Fay Academy in an attempt to seek control before it kills again—or consumes her.

#DVpit #A #CF #LGBT #POC
October 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
authorajs.bsky.social
Sapphic witchy ONE DARK WINDOW x AN ACADEMY FOR LIARS ✨

* Mixed race MC struggles with a violent and volatile magic
* Elite secret academy for magic
* Dangerous trials
* Alliance with the enemy 👀
* She can only ever be a monster—or a weapon

#DVpit #A #CF #LGBT #POC
October 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
authorajs.bsky.social
ONE DARK WINDOW x AN ACADEMY FOR LIARS

Sapphic witches! 🔮

“With the cathedral-like academy behind her, the gothic towers soaring above the treetops, it felt like she was in a fairy-tale. But if that were true, she was no princess. She was the monster they had to defeat.”

#DVpit #A #CF #LGBT #POC
October 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
authorajs.bsky.social
ONE DARK WINDOW x AN ACADEMY FOR LIARS

“At Le Fay, she could only ever be a monster or a weapon.”

- Sapphic enemies to allies to lovers
- Violent and volatile magic
- Elite university
- Secret society
- Magic-hunting monsters
- Secrets and lies and so much betrayal

#DVpit #A #CF #LGBT #POC
October 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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dvpit.bsky.social
#DVpit 2025 has officially begun!
Today, Oct 8, 2025 from 8AM-8PM ET marginalized creators seeking out representation can pitch their completed manuscripts & portfolios to participating Agents & Editors!
Don't forget to use #DVpit in your posts!
Pls read rules before participating: dvpit.carrd.co
#DVPit Rules -#DVpit (Diverse Voices Pitch) is a Bluesky event for marginalized creators that have been historically underrepresented in publishing to pitch their work to agents & editors -Post your pitch on Bluesky on Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025 between 8AM ET - 8PM ET -Only post once per hour (6 max pitches per project) -Must have a polished, query ready manuscript or art portfolio. -Pitch must include the #DVpit hashtag (illustrators pitching their art must use the #DVArt hashtag) -A like from an agent = a query request -A repost from an editor = interest in submission once you've signed with an agent -A like from an editor = editor who takes unagented submissions -Please do not like or repost a pitch if you are not an agent or an editor. Support other creators by replying to their pitch or quote-reposting their pitches -Visit dvpit.carrd.co for more detailed guidelines.
October 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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lovekimpalmer.bsky.social
An #epic #romantacy in which a princess and the assassin hired to kill her are bound by fate and a mysterious necklace; forming an alliance as they uncover the truth behind their mutual enemy and the force that draws them together. #F #RF #DR
#A
#Q
#WritingCommunity #questpit
February 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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christinawrites.bsky.social
UNDER THE CARPET: The House in the Cerulean Sea x Five Survive

Teenage orphans living under the eye of an institution’s vigilant faculty try to escape after discovering dark secrets and learning that their lives are at risk.

#Q #YA #SPEC #questpit
February 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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mlynmarrbooks.bsky.social
THESE WITCHES DON'T BURN x THE DOS AND DONUTS OF LOVE

When magical barista Jolie's feud with rival witch Levi gets out of hand, accidentally igniting a centuries' old dispute with local vampires, Jolie and Levi must work together to save their coven.

#QuestPit #YA #Q #agentsguide
An Agent's Guide to Lattes and Love Potions by Mackenzie Lyn Marr; YA contemporary fantasy; the background of all the pictures in this group is a pastel pink and purple cloud-like swirl with little white twinkly stars and a text bubble shaped like a cloud The Pitch: When magical barista Jolie's prank war with rival witch Levi gets out of hand and accidentally ignites a feud with a group of vengeful vampires, they must work together to save their coven. Comp titles: ace self-discovery of loveless, contemporary witchy vibes of These Witches don't Burn, sapphic rivalry of The Dos and Donuts of Love, cute, cozy fantasy or the very secret society of irregular witches What you'll find: rival teen witches, magical coffee shops, vampires, black cats, potions, crystals, tarot, and astrology, small town vibes, queer self-discovery, chronic illness rep
February 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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gwenvines.writes.fyi
BABEL x RIPE x ARCANE
Desperate to study at the Institute, graduate student Jim pitches rising star Professor Tanner a device that could revolutionize—or weaponize—medicine. Tanner wants to put it in everyone's pocket...and she doesn't care who it might hurt.
#questpit #A #Q #F #SF #H #SFF
Moodboard for an #amquerying manuscript featuring images of chemistry glassware; equations on a chalkboard; anatomical, botanical and medical diagrams; dark, lush foliage, and stars streaking through a night sky with long exposure astrophotography.
February 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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sophiemlpink.bsky.social
Daisy Jones x Gideon the Ninth

🤘A girl punk band
✝️A goth sibling duo
🎪An ex-circus troupe
💀A necromancer

…are invited to an artistic retreat in New Orleans, but their holiday becomes a living nightmare when a seance unleashes demonic forces intent on killing them all.
#QuestPit #A #Q #H #DF
February 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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markedwithanm.bsky.social
Pushing Daisies x Louise Penny

When Maryl realizes she can talk to the dead, she decides to solve a decades old cold case at her university. She might solve the crime with the ghost’s own words ... or she might end up being the next school spirit

#QuestPit #A #Q #MY
February 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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knturner-author.bsky.social
THE GAMES THE GODS PLAY x PERCY JACKSON

Sam would do anything to save her dad. Even sell her soul.

🧙 adult fantasy
🪽 greek reimagining
🥾 hero's quest
😈 devil's bargain
🩷 demigod-mortal romance
💀 petulant gods
👨‍👧 heartbreak and healing

#questpit #q #a #f
February 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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joyiswriting.bsky.social
Bonus moodboard for the WIP that I sporadically add to 😚

SHE IS A HAUNTING x HOUSE OF ROOTS & RUIN x MACBETH

#questpit #W #YA #DF #H
February 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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finalboyo.bsky.social
Gabriel is an ex-hacker who has decided to write a novel about a robo serial killer of trillionaires > a jovial AGI births inside of her PC, Sariel, who wishes to serve as her guardian angel >> famed AGI hunter and Catholic cyborg named Uriel investigates...

#QuestPit #Q #A #SFF
Moodboard for novel CYBER-SERIAL: POSTMODERN PROMETHEUS — 2000s aesthetical digital tubes, red criss-crossing lines across the sky, art of a magician crossing from natural world into the Matrix-like digital world, Serial Experiments Lain meme: you are tooo online // well you are too alive, Michaengelo trapped in cyberspace, anime girl meme: if you ever feel lonely just remember that there are thousands of algorithms tracking ur every move. ...someone cares! <3, Silver Surfer watching the cosmos from his surfboard, faerie girl raising the light in her hand: me when I call every last piece of my power back to me, art of a woman laying inside of a dark digitized room. CYBER-SERIAL: POSTMODERN PROMETHEUS — Concept Board: Spirituality - Cybernetics - Intelligence - Angels - Duality - Daemons - Afterscapes - Transhumanism - Transcendence.
February 12, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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authorinspirations.bsky.social
#QuestPit #WIP #A #H

JEEPERS CREEPERS X SEE NO EVIL X THE MIST

Luna Wheeler suffers from Enchlophobia; her identical twin sister, Mona suffers from Monophobia. Their therapist suggests spending time at the county fair, little does either of them know - a night of fun turns into a night of survival
February 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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morkalmarrh.bsky.social
ANNIHILATION x PERDIDO STREET STATION

Rescued at sea with no memory, Trigger’s body is changing into an unknown species. When a sunken lab's forbidden prayer protocol promises him answers, he risks tearing a hole in his head to find out who, or what, he is.

#QuestPit #SF #A #Q
A man and a woman stand with a putple wyvern with a backsrop of a city, the plaentary rings anf a putple moon
February 12, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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mctaylor-author.bsky.social
Priority of the Orange Tree X The Kiss of Deception

The Apprentice Speaker #YA #highfantasy
⚔️ Feminine rage
💔 Romantic betrayal, slow-burn strangers -> lovers
😈 Horror twists
🔥 She saves the men
🫶 Found family, self-identity

#questpit #Q #F #litagents
February 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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matriiix.bsky.social
🏛️Divine Damnation🏛️
would be popular with readers of Scarlett St. Clair’s A TOUCH OF DARKNESS saga.

Within the court of Olympus—under the pantheon’s conniving eye—divinity either becomes or damns you.

🏺Diversity
🏺Slow Burn
🏺Why Choose
🏺Enemies to Lovers
🏺Prophecy
🏺Corruption
#QuestPit #RF #W #A
A photo collage depicting a limo, paparazzi, the Greek gods gathered in the throne room, a rain spattered window, an altar, a funeral pyre, a gold and marble hall with pillars, and art of Mt. Olympus. The book title Divine Damnation is placed front and center.
February 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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mspelbrinkwrites.bsky.social
A princess disguised as a man competes for her stolen throne to defeat a demon possessing the dynasty of kings, while fighting against monsters, societal conventions, and her own growing feelings for a competitor.
DAMSEL's feminine rage x A SONG OF WRAITHS AND RUIN x 🌶️🌶️
#QuestPit #Q #RF #R #F
February 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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bmfwriter.bsky.social
COVET x FAIRYTALE x ACOWAR

An Agent's Guide to REIGN OF NIGHTMARES

❤️‍🔥Slow burn
🗡️High stakes
🖤Gothic/horror vibes
♀️Feminine rage
🌈Diverse ensemble cast
💞Found family
♨️Steamy
💫Genre-bending
🫀Twists & betrayals
⌨️118,000 words
📖Standalone with strong series potential
#questpit #A #Q #RF #DF #H
agents guide pitch comps and themes play list and moodboard
February 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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mctaylor-author.bsky.social
To save her kingdom and family, RocsAnne must put her faith in a hostile elf, a flirty prince, and a dangerous ransomer. Most importantly, she must learn to wield her greatest flaws as the only weapon capable of saving them all. #questpit #ya #f #Q #litagents
February 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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elanwi.bsky.social
TANGLED x THE CRIMSON MOTH

What if Mother Gothel raised Rapunzel into a tool for her evil schemes, only for her beloved weapon to be captured behind enemy lines?

🔪 Knife-to-throat thief heroine
⚗️ Cauldron witches
💞 Love triangle
🐈‍⬛️🐕 Black cat & golden retriever love interests

#questpit #Q #YA #RF
A collage of pictures. Top left: a man and woman in a ballroom. Bottom left: a foggy street. Middle: a woman holding a dagger walking down a street filled with red smoke, as two red hands reach for her from above, its fingernails like claws. Top right: a cauldron with coloured smoke. Bottom right: a man and woman dancing on a dark balcony with red fireworks in the background.
February 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM