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Goat herder, chicken tender, mom of 2 feral farm children, devoted wife, and fantasy addict.
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Dani Hight - Author @dani-hight-author.bsky.social · May 23
Princess Ari watches like the Phantom of the Opera, vibes with Cinderella, and has the family drama of Snow White.

This new adult historical fantasy, with slow burn romance, is a work in progress that already has beta readers asking for more.

#WIPPIT #HF #F #NA #R #FBW
A picture of a porcelain mask that says "First Line: Grasping the cold, pointed porcelain chin of the mask, she lifted it from her face." Collage of pictures from a mood board for the novel The Princess Within the Walls. It has porcelain masks, secret gardens, libraries, vikings, hidden tunnels, and princesses.
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What's the weirdest thing you have researched while writing? Currently, I'm learning about how medieval royalty wiped their butts. The more you know. #amwriting #writing #fantasy #historicalfantasy
May 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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The negativity on here is really getting to my mental health today. So here's a baby goat to bring us all a little positivity
This is Posy at just 24 hours old.
Picture of a baby Nigerian dwarf goat standing next to her momma.
May 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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In the Service of Gods and Admirals

Mass Effect x Treasure Planet

🎬 New Adult Scifi/fantasy
🚂 Steampunk
♀️ FMC
🚀Solar-Sail Spaceships
🔮 Crystal magic
🧠 PTSD
🦸‍♀️ Reluctant hero
🪐 Planet Hopping
👽 Many Alien species
⚖️ justice/redemption/revenge

#WIPPIT #NA #SF #FBW #SFF

#writingcommunity
In the Service of Gods & Admirals A novel by James Keller "We have been observing your Earth" These were the words that came from the stars when humanity stood on the brink. Years of devasting global war had sent the planet Earth into a death spiral. With the major governments on the verge of total collapse, the Jada Empire came to offer Humanity a second. To evacuate as many humans from their dying world as they can and uplift them into galactic society. Giving humanity a second chance at life. Terra-Renatus The new home for humanity. Terra-Renatus is a quiet moon resting within the borders of the Jada Empire. Granted to the refugees of Earth by Empress Celestia to start rebuilding themselves. Slowly acclimating into the greater Galactic Society they have been welcomed into. Elise Clarke One of the first arrivals of the refugee world of Terra-Renatus and member of the colonial militia. Elise Clarke looks to build a new stable life for herself and her adopted sister. Which is made all the more difficult by the trauma she endured on her war torn homeworld 8 years earlier. Her new life is turned upside down when Molzren pirates attack the Colony in a attempt to abduct the Empress' cousin. The kidnapping is thwarted by Clarke's heroic actions which leads to her being enlisted into the Royal Navy by Captain Lan Rigoc. The first human to be given the honor. Setting her on a new adventure.
May 23, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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ATLA x THE SELECTION

2 teenagers are chosen as the human avatars of the gods. Now they must deal w/ political schemes & religious conflict... and their feelings for each other.

Did I mention this is set on Atlantis?

❤️‍🔥Slowburn friends-to-lovers
✨Magic Crystals
🌍Deep worldbuilding
#WIPPIT #YA #F
An agent's guide to THE GODS OF ATLANTIS (YA FANTASY, PART 1 OF 3). Moodboard featuring an ancient board game, a beautiful water-filled temple with a waterfall pouring in from the ceiling, a painting of an ancient fantasy city, a romantic forehead kiss, two people playing in a beautiful canal, a dramatic coastal cliff, another fantasy city with vaguely Mayan architecture and a canal running through it, and a statue of a goddess THE PITCH: Legend says humanity was born from 2 gods: the Sea Mother & Sun Father, who reincarnate as mortals in every generation. When Mireia is chosen as the new incarnation of the Sea Mother, her simple life is upended. Now she and her alleged true love, the boy chosen as the Sun Father, must learn to trust each other as they navigate a storm of politics & religion that could threaten the land itself. COMPS: Avatar the Last Airbender/Kyoshi novels - reincarnated MCs, fantasy politics, deep worldbuilding The Selection (Kiera Cass) - competition & trials, arranged marriage, escalating civil war + Fullmetal Alchemist's magic system + Anne with an E's wholesome slowburn romance The cover of THE GODS OF ATLANTIS with several tropes surrounding it: Tension-to-friends-to-lovers Together in every lifetime Sunshine Boy x Chaos Gremlin Fate vs Free will The real villain is bigotry The power of narratives "Chosen One" played with/subverted Doomsday prophecy Fanatical cultists Flawed utopia A drawing of Mireia, a girl with long dark hair and a blue/purple outfit, standing before a carved relief of her goddess-sona, the Sea Mother. Beside the drawing is a snip of text from the book: “From the day you left this village, you became more than merely yourself. You are the Sea Mother. This is the role fate has placed upon you. I told you when you left that I believed this path has opened up to you for a reason. I still believe that. You’ve been given a chance that few others ever have—the chance to change the world for the better. I’d even dare say it’s your duty to do so, now that you have the means.”
May 23, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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#WIPPIT #F

😏this one will be query-ready in July

HURRICANE WARS x SWORD CATCHER

👀my dark whimsical jeweled-insect fantasy:

👑morally gray FMC
🪲shapeshifting bug royalty
🌿twisted political intrigue
💫cunning female villain
🌋unique volcano/nature magic
mothwip agent guide mothwip pitch mothwip tropes and moodboard mothwip comps
May 23, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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In an ending world, a princess desperate for power uses an ancient prophecy to claim divinity. But when a rebellion stirs and the temple defies the crown, she turns to an evil outcast for his dark magic—who demands her lover's life in return. #WIPPIT #A #F
May 23, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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👸🏽A pageant to pick the next queen
🌎A corrupt reigning society
🎇An ability that hasnt been seen in over 100 years
🗡An assassination attempt
🥷🏾A secret society
🦋A girl trying to decide if shes good enough to become queen

#WIPPIT #YA #DS #F
May 23, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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To slay or not to slay, that is the question

Knight Quinn sets out to slay a dragon. Illegal shapeshifter Adrian will do anything to prevent that. As they meet in the deadly magical forest, dependent on each other to survive, Quinn must decide what's right.

#WIPPit #A #F #RF #LGBT #ND #FBW
Moodboard. Medieval foresty vibes. Top left is a white statue of a dragon against a black background. Top middle: white horse standing among bushes. Top right: Zoomed in on medieval armor chest plating with a golden hue. Middle left: helicopter view of forest with thick mist above. Middle: medieval castle with bridge/road leading to the gate, surrounded by misty forest. Middle right: sword lying on a wooden table. Bottom left: Dark green forest, low perspective. Bottom right: brown bear on an orange ish field
May 23, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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Princess Ari escaped an assassin by hiding within the castle walls. Safe, secure, and alone. But when her family decides to have her declared dead she is forced to decide, come out of hiding & prove she's the missing heir or start over where the assassin can't find her.
#WIPPIT #HF #F #NA #R #FBW
A collage of 9 images, First is underground tunnels, second a painting of a servant, third a picture of a castle, fourth a black haired princess, fifth the title picture 'The Princess Within the Walls', sixth a viking, seventh the entrance to a secret garden, eighth a porcelain mask, ninth an old library
May 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Authors, a manuscript significantly over 100k words is a really tough sell. Even 100k is high for most genres! You’ve gotta edit that down before querying if you want to put your best foot forward (and you do!)
May 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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#WIPPIT #F #YA

A young druid in Wales is determined to prove his missing father is alive. To save him, he must travel to a dying world—one his powerful mentor will stop at nothing to control.
Images: teen boy looking out of a window; portal opening in a forest; creepy hooded man holding a scepter, face obscured; creepy dark castle on a cliff; potions, wood, bone on a table; Title: Previous Moons, YA Portal Fantasy by Jessica Fisher Riches
May 23, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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Sapphic GOOD WILL HUNTING in a blood magic convent 🩸

✨ gatekept magic
🗡️ ritual sacrifice
🚫 forbidden romance
🪷 hallucinogenic lotus flowers
🌞 seasonal gravity
⏳ dual timeline & dual POV

#WIPPIT #F #RF #A #LGBT
a young man is writing on a blackboard with the letters nk on it
ALT: a young man is writing on a blackboard with the letters nk on it
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May 23, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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Brilliance Overland, a prodigy searching for answers. Her invention—a quantum-based wormhole device called LEAP, leads her and her BFF to a world more advanced, yet far more backward than she imagined.

Lit. YA Sci-Fi, marginalized teen exploration & relationships.
#WIPPIT #SF #YA 🏳️‍🌈 #LGBT #LF #FBW‍
Cool sciencey lab notebook page with techy doodles, and a rat peeking in. The text on it is from page 2 of Tether and Tangle, the first book in the Brilliance of Earth series. Here's the text: “Slight snag,” Brilliance said to her laptop, where Annie’s concerned expression begged for more information. “Subject A is missing.” “The Professor?” Annie asked, “Oh no, I hope he’s OK.” Annie was snuggling Subject B, the Professor’s identical twin, whom she called ‘Conseil.’ Its pink eyes and white fur was a striking contrast to her tawny beige skin and dark, frizzy hair. “I hope he’s not scavenging junk food. She looked upward as if she could see through to the main floor above. “Or being fed outside his restricted diet. We don’t need our subjects in different states of health right before the science fair.” Brilliance suspected her father played a part in aiding her rat’s escape. A tiny, handwritten note in the habitat confirmed it. "Please excuse my absence from tonight’s science experiment, I will be dining on fine cuisine with your father, Nick Overland. We shall see each other soon, once I’ve had my fill of food and freedom. Ever yours, Professor Aronnax" Brilliance leaned forward, squinting to read her dad’s miniature handwriting. She looked up at the creaking floorboards as her dad made his way from his easy chair to the liquor cabinet and back.
May 23, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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LEGEND x UNWIND

He wants to find a cure for his dying brother. She wants to find her missing father. What they find is a lie built to harvest hope... And sell it back to the highest bidder.
THE LOTTERY, 85k words
#wippit #ya #na #dys #amquerying
May 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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#WIPPITT #A #RF #FBW
A SYLVIAN TALE (working title)
The Little Red Hen x Assistant the the Villain X Slathbog's Gold
👩‍🌾Older FMC, 30, tall and plus sized
🌳Forest God falls for mortal
🧙Magician grifter and his team
🛌One bed at the inn
🔥Slow burn
🌶️Spice
💍HEA wedding
Silhouette of oak tree against green background. Text: A Sylvian Tale (working title) The WIP Pitch During an act of kindess, Nin incurs the wrath of the God of the Forest, Cráeb, for trespassing, resulting in the curse of bad luck. When a traveling magician tells her he can remove the curse, but for a price, he tells her where she can find a hoard of gold. No one in her village is willing to help her on her quest, but while in the road, she meets a lone traveler, and out of the same kindness that resulted in her becoming cursed, helps him. This stranger, touched by her generous nature, helps her in her quest to find the gold so that she can return to her village, have the curse removed, and finally buy that plot of land where she can work the land instead of taking over the family brewery that she only works at out of obligation. Silhouette of oak tree against green background. Text: A Sylvian Tale (working title) Tropes & Comps Tall, Plus-Sized FMC Close Proximity God Falls for a Mortal He Falls First One Bed at the Inn Slow burn The Little Red Hen Hard work taken for granted Assistant to the Villain Grifter magician & conmen Slathbog's Gold Adventure for hoard of gold Silhouette of oak tree against green background. Text: A Sylvian Tale (working title) Quotes Nin was sweet in nature, a bit too sweet, most often unable to say no when someone needed help or even the loan of a few gold pieces when pouches were light. Now she was feeling taken advantage of yet again, kicking herself for being unable to say no. When she tried to say no, she was often made to feel that she was being selfish. She felt as hollow as a tree eaten away from within, her exterior the only thing holding her up from collapsing in upon herself. Silhouette of oak tree against green background. Text: A Sylvian Tale (working title) Moodboard Images: Women working in an ale house, an ale vat, a lone oak tree atop a hill, a brightly painted caravan wagon, a moss covered gnarled tree in the mist, a rural road with trees flanking both sides of the road thickly, a hoard of gold uncovered from the ground, a large tavern interior.
May 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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mikediamond.bsky.social Mike Diamond @mikediamond.bsky.social · May 23
💖✨🏳️‍🌈🛸⓮🎓🧶🕳️
The tangled mysteries of Dark meet the emotional resonance of A Wrinkle in Time, with the speculative science of The Three-Body Problem and the heartfelt tethers of His Dark Materials.

More below, also in the Alt text. Feedback appreciated, thanks!

#wippit #SF #YA #LGBT #LF #FBW
May 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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DRAGONFALL x FFXIV
Shortly into his first adventure, luckless Mick finds himself stuck in the body of a dragon with a god in his head. Now he and his mage bff(/crush) Eleanor must take control of Mick's new draconic magic and purpose before his existence triggers a divine war.
#WIPPit #F #R #NA #FBW
Three-panel moodboard consisting of three pieces by Alphonse Mucha. Left: Emerald. A serpent snarls at the viewer from amidst green lilies. Center: The Moon. A woman wearing nothing but a navy blanket covered in stars stands against a backdrop consisting of the night sky and a crescent moon. She covers her smile with one hand. This image is noticeably lower in quality than its neighboring panels. Right: Salon des Cent. A woman conceals her mouth with a hand, her index finger curled down. She's glaring intensely at the viewer. A golden filigree lines the bottom and frames the sides, partially covering the left and right panels.
May 23, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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GODKILLER X BONE SHARD DAUGHTER

A desperate heir. A disgraced warrior. A deadly assassin.

🏹 Strong FMC
🏹 Rich Worldbuilding
🏹 Hunt for Redemption
🏹 Cyclical Trauma
🏹 Found Family

#F #A #WIPPIT
Background: Ferns Title Card Text: An Agent's Guide To: The Daughter and the Nameless Son by Kelton Davis | Adult Fantasy | WIP | Estimated at 109K words Arriving in Query Inboxes August 2025 Background: Ferns | Six images surrounding a quote: A red forest, a sunset, hammer striking hot metal, red arrow fletching, an old, grizzle man, and a red-haired woman archer. Text: "You might be too broken to help me yourself," she said, all pretense of courtesy gone, "but if you're a shadow of the man he said you were, you ought to still know something at least. "Have you ever heard of an assassin who could change their shape?" Background: Ferns Title: Comps Images: Covers of GODKILLER by Hannah Kaner, THE JUSTICE OF KINGS by Richard Swan, and THE BONE SHARD DAUGHTER by Andrew Stewart. Arrows connect similarities between comps. Text: From GODKILLER: Cross-Country Quest to Forbidden Land, Surrogate Parenthood (shared with THE JUSTICE OF KINGS) From BONE SHARD DAUGHTER: Disgraced Heir, Strong FMC (shared with both others) Background: Ferns Title: Pitch Text: Niozene has never been good enough. As the crown heir to the Mother, the living goddess that rules her country, perfection is not merely a goal; it is the base expectation, and one she’s never been able to live up to. Her flawless scholar’s education and polished career as a ranger have failed to convince the Mother to look past her greatest mistake: she was born without the holy power that grants her family their divine right to rule. When a shape-changing assassin nearly kills the Mother on Niozene’s watch, she officially runs out of time to impress. She is stripped of her titles and given a choice: return with the assassin’s head, or face excommunication—banishment from both her homeland and the afterlife. Desperate, she accepts the task as her last chance to show the Mother she deserves a place as her daughter. Allowed only the help of another excommunicated criminal, a surly, aged tracker named Sonsan, and facing an assassin who could be anyone, she dreads she has lost her chance to return home before she has even left. But when Sonsan reveals the same shape-changing power as the assassin, she realizes there is more to her quest than she has been told. As they chase the assassin deep into a forbidden land, they must confront the buried history they discover they share, as well as the ghosts that haunt their dreams and blood, if they are to return alive.
May 23, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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mikediamond.bsky.social
💖✨🏳️‍🌈🛸⓮🎓🧶🕳️
The tangled mysteries of Dark meet the emotional resonance of A Wrinkle in Time, with the speculative science of The Three-Body Problem and the heartfelt tethers of His Dark Materials.

More below, also in the Alt text. Feedback appreciated, thanks!

#wippit #SF #YA #LGBT #LF #FBW
Brilliance Overland is a prodigy who craves answers and adventure. Her invention— latticed entanglement aperture passthroughs (LEAP)—opens a quantum-based wormhole to a world more advanced, yet far more backward than she imagined. With her best friend Annie, Brilliance enrolls at Avram Circle, the premier science academy in a system of interlinked worlds, hoping to unravel their origins. But in a place where every relationship is entangled, every truth is knotted with lies, and every discovery leads to deeper complexity, Brilliance finds that her will and scientific principles alone can’t untangle the mess. Brilliance relies on Annie’s empathy to navigate the social brambles rooted in this new world, but as Brilliance buries her own “unproductive” feelings, Annie’s patience frays. When their friendship is tested, Brilliance must confront the tethers that bind her: Unspoken grief for her mother, whose voice and lessons echo as AI in her mind; the causal chains that connect her actions to unintended consequences; and the realization that even in a universe of infinite possibility, some bonds—of love, loss, and home—are impossible to sever. To survive forces that want to control them, Brilliance must learn that true understanding isn’t just about unraveling mysteries, but about embracing the beautiful, messy tangle of relationships and the tethers that hold us together—even across worlds. Themes: - Quantum entanglement as a metaphor for the complexity and messiness of relationships, regardless of time or distance. - Tethering as both a source of strength (home, love, memory) and a challenge (grief, responsibility, causality) - The interplay between scientific genius and emotional intelligence - The search for origins—of worlds, of self, of the bonds that shape us
May 23, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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SORRY TO BOTHER YOU × THE GOOD PLACE

Wren Vern is a rising star at Happy Death Inc., selling blissful exits to the wealthy—until one client won’t die and another coworker wants to. A sharp, witty satire about capitalism, mortality, and the true cost of a life well lived.

#WIPPIT #A #SPEC
a close-up photo of a man lying in what appears to be a casket. He’s dressed in a formal black suit with a white shirt and black tie, and he has a fixed, unsettling smile painted on his face—evoking both artificial joy and eerie stillness. The man’s face is pale, suggesting death, but the smile is jarringly wide, almost theatrical. The title HAPPY DEATH INC. is split into three bold lines, placed over the man’s face and upper chest in a playful, handwritten-style font that contrasts sharply with the dark theme. Above the title, a tagline reads: "How much would you pay to die with a smile?" At the bottom of the cover, in smaller text: "A Novel by B VAN BODEGOM" #writingcommunity #writesky #a #spec #wippit #questpit #bluepit #dvpit
May 23, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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saraduran.bsky.social
ANNIHILATION x BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

One lunar prison. Two condemned men.
Jack is a space cowboy with a blood-soaked past. Elias is an entomologist caught in a web of lies.
In isolation, affection blooms.
Beneath the surface, something ancient stirs.

#WIPPIT #SF #H #R #LGBT
A moodboard for my sci-fi horrormance WIP, BABEL ON CALLISTO. On the top left is a glowing humanoid figure with a planet and rings orbiting its head. In the center, white glitchy text reads: "NOT ALL ENDINGS ARE THE END. SOMETIMES THEY ARE THE BEGINNING," repeated multiple times. Beneath that, a figure walks into a starry void shaped like another person, reaching toward each other. Other elements include a flatworm floating in a grid-like space, a silhouetted couple reaching toward each other in a virtual tunnel, and hands weaving a glowing galaxy-like thread.
May 23, 2025 at 4:00 AM
dani-hight-author.bsky.social
Princess Ari watches like the Phantom of the Opera, vibes with Cinderella, and has the family drama of Snow White.

This new adult historical fantasy, with slow burn romance, is a work in progress that already has beta readers asking for more.

#WIPPIT #HF #F #NA #R #FBW
A picture of a porcelain mask that says "First Line: Grasping the cold, pointed porcelain chin of the mask, she lifted it from her face." Collage of pictures from a mood board for the novel The Princess Within the Walls. It has porcelain masks, secret gardens, libraries, vikings, hidden tunnels, and princesses.
May 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
dani-hight-author.bsky.social
The time of hiding has ended. She must come out of the walls and prove she is the missing princess or lose her claim to the throne forever.
#WIPPIT #HF #F #NA #R #FBW
A picture of a servant in a cream and blue dress with a matching head cover that says, "A young princess escaped assassination by living within the castle walls. Now, she must choose to reveal herself or lose yet claim to the throne. A picture of a garden door with a quote that says, "A servant tending a garden is suspect. A servant without their mask is criminal." A collage of pictures for the novel 'The Princess Within the Walls'. The collage has dark vibes with tunnels, masks, secret gardens, libraries, and servants
May 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
dani-hight-author.bsky.social
Princess Ari escaped an assassin by hiding within the castle walls. Safe, secure, and alone. But when her family decides to have her declared dead she is forced to decide, come out of hiding & prove she's the missing heir or start over where the assassin can't find her.
#WIPPIT #HF #F #NA #R #FBW
A collage of 9 images, First is underground tunnels, second a painting of a servant, third a picture of a castle, fourth a black haired princess, fifth the title picture 'The Princess Within the Walls', sixth a viking, seventh the entrance to a secret garden, eighth a porcelain mask, ninth an old library
May 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM