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Dee J
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A writer, lover of reading and editing. An advocate and friend who will follow back the like-minded!
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Dee J @djwrites5.bsky.social · Nov 5
Cast from his perfection while saving a memorial tree,
18-yr-old Victor gains the magic.
With help from a lovesick witch and feisty djinn,
He struggles to learn it
As betrayal lurks in the shadows.
#Questpit, #W#YA#RF
djwrites5.bsky.social
Do you prefer listening to podcasts or watching them?🤔
November 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
djwrites5.bsky.social
🎵 Now music made from AI is topping the charts?

Huh?

Is this starting to go too far?
November 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
djwrites5.bsky.social
I think our libraries need more books by indie authors.

Lately, after reading some good ones, it's become a mission.
November 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
djwrites5.bsky.social
Good morning, Blue Skies!!

So, how important do you think, as a writer, the first line of a book should be?
November 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
djwrites5.bsky.social
I used to LOVE Grammarly because I misspell words a lot.

Then it got strange, started making suggestions like we were cool or something. It got annoying. Stopped using it.

Then it hit me. Is Grammarly AI?
November 7, 2025 at 11:34 PM
djwrites5.bsky.social
So...hoping the skies will be bluer here than on Twitter (I refuse to call it X still)😂

A question: What is Substack? Is that something I should be paying attention to or joining as a hopeful writer??
November 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
djwrites5.bsky.social
Enjoy #questpit today and boosting so many wonderful pitches. Congrats to all who got agent likes!
November 6, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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arlenrenwrites.bsky.social
Foundling Finn has a secret: he's terrified of sharks. When raiders attack his shark-loving community, he's the last person who can help. But when a terrifying-looking sand tiger shark shares its bond with him, he must venture across the Aedenic Ocean to reunite his shoal.

#QuestPit #YA #W #F 🦈✨
a picture of a blåhaj pasted over a photo of the ocean, with the words "the complete guide to Sharkfinn by Arlen Ren" and "a YA eco-fantasy" with yellow sparkles Pitch: When 15yo foundling Finn skips the age-old threshing ceremony, the resulting shark bite costs him his future as an atlaesi, protector of the shoal. But when raiders attack his home and its sharks, Finn must team up with fellow survivors Makina - and the terrifying-looking sand tiger shark whose anima he now apparently shares - to reunite their community and save their sharks. As they venture across the vast beauty of the Nation of the Waves, they discover that the raiders' reign of terror extends far beyond their own tiny shoal, and that if they are to stop them, they must go to depths none would ever have believed possible. Excerpt: The gentle waves lapped at the lone raftway that stuck out from all the others, right at the edge of the shoal's outer structures. At its end was the threshing pool. Finn's heart beat harder as he approached it, his legs starting to wobble. The sea lurched on either side of him, the water night-black and infinitely deep, the moonlight reduced to a glimmering sheen that gilded it. The submerged pool stretched to beyond where he could see its borders, with even the closest of its posts barely visible at all. As if in response to Finn's presence, several fins broke the water. Read if you like...The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman, The Neptune Project by Polly Holyoke and Exodus by Julie Bertagna; animal companions, the magic of nature, epic adventure and eco fantasy. YA for younger teens!
November 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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sadisticaurthor.bsky.social
SINNERS X HANNIBAL X I FEED HER TO THE BEAST When Virginia Bulle kills her ex-boyfriend, she decides to open a restaurant to serve his remains. This leads her to Calypso Raines' doorstep, which opens up a new recipe of the prices we pay to protect family.

#Questpit #Q #A #H
November 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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hellavibes.bsky.social
Une marque littéraire faite de singularité! Follow me! 💎🍀✌🏻
Suivez l’autrice, créative, reporter, essayiste et poétesse Hella Ahmed!
November 7, 2024 at 12:05 PM
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giovannalennox.bsky.social
An editors guide to 💻THE PENETRATION TEST💻

❤️‍🔥High spice🌶️
❤️‍🔥Hidden & mistaken identity
❤️‍🔥Forced proximity
❤️‍🔥Getting hot and heavy in a crowded lift
❤️‍🔥#pmjprize shortlistee
❤️‍🔥Elements of suspense
❤️‍🔥A twist at the end

#questpit #Agented #A #R #MY #OS on submission v soon!
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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emmaalmunshi.bsky.social
When a card game has telepath Mona fleeing town, a handsome spy drags her to an underwater kingdom where she awakens a long-forgotten djinn magic. But with the oceanic sky failing, will inner demons drown her before she can save her people or will warring factions claim her?
#Questpit #RF #Q #NA
A moodboard. The first image is a couple kissing, two hands reaching through water, a forest and an eagle, a dagger and a female hand, a golden eye, a woman in an ocean, a whirlpool, cloaked figure fighting with swords, silver sands
November 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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millieabecassis.com
BLOOD IS LIFE. BONES ARE STRENGTH. FLESH IS CONTROL. SKIN IS DEATH.

🌹 Historical fantasy
🇫🇷 Belle Époque
🔥 Slow-burn sapphic romance
🩸 Body-based magic system
🗡️ Family feuds
🗝️ Gothic vibes

Now available! A spellbinding debut brimming with intrigue and dangerous magic. #QuestPit #P #A #F #HF #R
Cover of the book A LEGACY OF BLOOD AND BONE, showing the silhouette of a woman over a red and gold background.
November 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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courtneycorlew.bsky.social
DIVINE RIVALS MEETS PHANTASMA

BOUND BY SECRETS is a fantasy romance about Wila, a ghost hunter, who accidentally binds a ghost to her while looking for her missing best friend.

alchemical lore
portal travel
a secret that changes everything you’ve ever known

#W #A #RF #F #questpit
November 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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sabrinamars.bsky.social
INUYASHA x SAILOR MOON x DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS

🥍College lacrosse player turned fated magical girl (portal fantasy)
✨❤️‍🔥Forbidden magic + forbidden romance
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒Found Family after family trauma
⚔️Sexy sparring
🎲D&D wild magic

#questpit #a #w #rf
A collage featuring lanterns, roses, a ballroom, flowers, a red book, a crystal, a young woman with blonde hair carrying a bouquet of flowers
November 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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annglimmer.bsky.social
TRUE HATE'S KISS
She must trick her enemy into kissing her to break a deadly curse on her family

🐉Viking Vibes & Scandinavian Folklore
⚔️Age-Old Clan Feud
❤️‍🔥Enemies-To-Forbidden-Lovers
🔥Delicious Banter & Yearning
🌶️Hot & Spicy

#Questpit #NA #Romantasy #Agented #Editorsguide
November 5, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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isagoblin.bsky.social
Over the Garden Wall but make it Adult High Fantasy, a lil collage of inspirations and comp tittles for BLACKWELL'S MASK!

🎭Hidden Identities
☠️Monsterous Forest
🕯️Cursed Candlemaker FMC

#questpit #Q #A #F
A collage of movie posters and book covers: The Cruel Prince, Over the Garden Wall, Flowerheart, The Teller of Small Fortunes, Howl's Moving Castle, Labyrinth, The Secret of Nimh, Pan's Labyrinth
November 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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CABIN IN THE WOODS × JOHN DIES AT THE END

When their detective friend is murdered during their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must rely on years of #TTRPG experience—and puns—to solve the crime before they're all killed off like NPCs in a badly written supernatural campaign.

#QuestPit #A #H #M
The image, made with free non-AI stock pictures, shows a horror-comedy novel cover titled "DAD BODIES." The top of the cover reads "THE GAME JUST TOOK A DAD TURN" with "DAD" in a different color. The background features a haunted house with multiple towers and illuminated windows against a dark backdrop. At the center is a 20-sided die (D20) used in tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, with visible numbers including 1, 7, 13, and 19. The die is surrounded by red blood splatter effects. At the bottom of the cover are six men with expressions of terror and shock. One man is wearing a white shirt over his head. These men are the dads referenced in the title.
November 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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isabelgraceauthor.bsky.social
Betrayed on the eve of her wedding, Annora enlists charming criminal Madoc to enact her revenge, but when her quest unravels the truth of a trade in wyvern scale and a long awaited prophecy, Annora must choose between vengeance and justice.

#QuestPit #W #RF soon to be #AG + hopefully #OS in 2026!
Scale Annora Rainecourt would do anything for the boy she loves — the kingdom’s saviour — including defying her low-born status and the nobles who scorn her false arm to prove herself worthy. But on the eve of their wedding Lucan betrays her, and she can’t fathom why. So she escapes into the night, her life of sweet smiles and unfaltering loyalty shattered. Madoc Emery is running out of time. If he can’t repay the loan on his tavern, his crew — the only family he has — loses everything. So when a beautiful, intriguing maiden appears begging for help in exchange for payment, he jumps at the chance. Problem is, she wants revenge against the untouchable. The Prince’s favoured, and the man prophesied to restore magic to the realm thanks to his discovery of Scale, a weapon forged from wyvern hide. Still, Madoc’s desperate, and Annora impossible to deny, so they strike a deal. His crew will infiltrate Lucan’s empire, and tear him down. But when they uncover a horrifying truth at the heart of Scale, Annora is faced with a choice. Vengeance, or justice. And changing paths may just unravel her fragile bond with the misunderstood Madoc, and the prophecy her entire kingdom relies on. Comp titles: House of the Dragon, A Fate Forged in Fire, The Knight and the Moth, Throne of Glass, Six of Crows, A Tempest of Tea Most brides would think a storm on the eve of their wedding an omen, but for Annora Rainecourt it was the greatest blessing she could receive. Because a storm meant chance of a sighting. And what could be more thrilling than that? She scoured the skies as lightning flashed, illuminating the distant castle and the manor dwellings around it in a shock of monochrome clarity, and there — beyond the turrets — she saw her first of the night. Thin membrane, spindly tendon and bone, that unfathomable combination of sharp claws and curved edges, swiftly flying through slick rain and thick cloud until the darkness crowded in again and she lost it. Annora smiled to herself. They always liked storms. The wyverns. “They’re quiet tonight,” she said, staring out of the lancet window as rain lashed against the panes. Lucan rolled on the bed to face her, the sheets draped between his legs as if she hadn’t been privy to what was beneath them moments ago. “Or perhaps they’re beyond sight,” he said, and ran a hand through long, light hair, pushing it back from his slim face. “The view from here is perfect,” she murmured, frowning. Lucan’s manor was on the outskirts of Gaet, the small city of Vlintlann that was home to the nobility and merchant class. The east window of his bedchamber had one of the best views of the Kingdom. To the north, Annora could see the long carriageway curving round from the front entrance of the manor to the cobbled road that led to the royal castle — its sharp turrets spearing through mist like the teeth of beasts. To the south, past the gardens and small stretch of woodland were the mountains. The looming black rock surrounded the entirety of Vlintlann, bar the stretch of land where the castle sat. Beyond that was the border with Coperlann and The Disputed. And to the east, in the distance, the shimmering lights from the cramped streets of The Bowl, where those without riches in Vlintlann lived. Her old home, once upon a time.
November 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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sallybromley.bsky.social
Presenting my #agentsguide for
'Beauty is a Brittle Glass'
BLUE SISTERS X THE PUSH X THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY.
🪞 Adult 82k
🪞 Dual POV
🪞 Speculative Elements
🪞 Beauty & Fashion
🪞 LGBTQ
🪞 Friends to Lovers
🪞 Disability Rep
#questpit #A #Q
Green background. Images of a woman's face in a gold picture frame. Splashes of gold. A woman with long dark hair turning sideways, hair blowing in the wind, eyes closed. Splashes of gold paint. A gold handprint. Background is the close up of a woman's face, splashed with gold paint. Three bookcovers. Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors, a young woman's sad face, The Push by Ashley Audrain and The Picture of Dorian Gray and a young handsome man with a partially diseased face. Green background splashed with gold paint. Images of a model on a Catwalk, a woman having injections in her face, a group of spooky trees, a photographer and an evil hand reaching out for a pale woman's hand.
November 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
djwrites5.bsky.social
Finally figured out how to get the screen off that bright, eye-blinding light. I'm loving the Blue Skies now...😁
November 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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𝕕𝕦 𝕄𝕒𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕣'𝕤 ℝ𝔼𝔹𝔼ℂℂ𝔸 𝕩 ℕ𝕖𝕥𝕗𝕝𝕚𝕩'𝕤 𝕋ℍ𝔼 ℙ𝔼ℝ𝔽𝔼ℂ𝕋 ℂ𝕆𝕌ℙ𝕃𝔼
When everyone she loves has motive for a murder, a PR exec who's always tried to do the 'right thing' must decide how far she'll go to protect them. Especially the man she's in love with. The dead woman's husband.
#Questpit #Q #A #RF #MY
An Agent's Guide to Careless Whispers, Romantic Suspense, a 97k word romantic suspense. Various pictures of characters from the book. Pitch & Plot and has the following text: With their multiple homes and a business portfolio of luxury hotels, the Constantines' lives might be a world away from 29-year-old Listy Powers’ but Troy and his sister Olympia are like family, an unlikely yet close bond forged years ago at university. So when she learns Olympia, badly injured in a car accident, is back home on the Greek island of Paxos, Listy sets off immediately to see her. Being at their villa, however, means unavoidable proximity with Olympia's very disapproving eldest brother whom Listy has always loved. When they first met 8 years ago, Kris was a married man with a pregnant wife; now he's a widower. But as the attraction they'd fought back then re-kindles, suspicions resurface about Kris' wife's death. Beautiful, manipulative Rianna had not been well-liked. Her speciality was ferreting out people's secrets. And everyone, Listy discovers, has something to hide. As she unravels what happened to Rianna, the truth threatens Listy’s future happiness and the lives of those dear to her, and she must decide if crossing that line to protect someone she loves is a price she's willing to pay. OPENING LINES - When she hears the footsteps behind her, she doesn't rise from the lounger or look round but just rolls her eyes and takes another gulp of wine, fixing her gaze ahead. Beyond the villa's perimeter wall where the wooded slopes fall away, the sea glimmers under the silver coin of a moon. 'I told you to leave,' she says, her voice slurred. 'It's over. There's nothing more to say.' 'I have plenty to say.' Her head whips round then. She smiles. SNIPPET - When she died,' Olympia says in a hard voice, 'I was relieved. All I could think was, we're free of her now. Now we can begin to be happy.' Listy's face spasms. 'But you're not,' she says. 'None of you are. It scares me, Olympia, all this hate. So much hate. Troy has it too. It's like...like it's eating him up. Rianna's dead but she might as well not be, the hold she still has on you all.' Olympia begins rummaging in the drawer again. 'You didn't know her. You wouldn't understand.' 'I want to. Tell me what happened the night she died. You said she and Kris were arguing.' Collage of pictures and the title The Vibes, Tropes & Themes & The Comps. Tropes and Themes are: du Maurier's Rebecca vibes; Found family; Loss; Slow burn romance; Yearning; Obsession; Unrequited love; Secrets; Betrayal; Murder The Comps – Nanny Wanted by Lizzy Barber, End of Story by AJ Finn, The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand, Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier and the Sky Atlantic series Riviera
November 5, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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jamoy.bsky.social
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS x SLAY

By day, Mia & her friends are a hot viral group. By night, they're vigilantes who fight predators in a metaverse.

⚡️Mixed race/Chinese rep
🐶TALKING CORGI
🔥Magical Cyber Girls
🗺️Diaspora & racial bias themes
💞Rivals to lovers
📱Social Media Madness

#ya #sff #questpit #w
A moodboard with a purple background. On top is the text: By day, Mia & her friends are a hot viral group. By night, they're vigilantes who fight predators in a metaverse. Center is a row of five tablets with each a different image. From left to right: A crowd at a concert with purple overlay. A silhouette of five girls against a purple back drop. A white and orange corgi with a bow collar. A purple malware sign on a screen with blue and pink lights. A hand grabbing a phone mid air. A cube bounces off the phone screen. Below the tablets is the text: INCLUDING Mixed race/Chinese rep TALKING CORGI Magical Cyber Girls Diaspora and racial biases themes Rivals to lovers Social Media Madness
November 5, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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dawnberkoski.bsky.social
Raised by corporate vampires with little freedom or choice, Alex is used to Yakuza business rivals and back-alley deals. But nothing prepares him for Jason, a witty bartender who challenges everything he knows, and who harbors secrets as deadly as the vampires after him. #questpit #PR #Q #A #writing
Agent guide for I Am Chosen, an M/M paranormal romance. The picture is of a fiery orange and purple sunset over a highway. Photography and story by Dawn Berkoski Several photos are shown in this Moodboard for I Am Chosen, a paranormal romance. From the top left, a glass of aged scotch surrounded by butterscotch candies, a CEO standing in a high rise office, staring out a window, a giant hotel clock surrounded by Christmas decor, a photo of art depicting demons rising from hell, a sunset with black, billowy clouds hovering over an orange stripe, a dirty cement staircase near a darkened entrance, and the city of London as viewed from the river. Photography, except the man, by Dawn Berkoski Photo of a vibrant sunset over a graveyard as seen from the window of a fast moving vehicle. It reads: PITCH: IN A WORLD CONTROLLED BY CORPORATE VAMPIRES, TWO MEN STRUGGLE FOR AUTONOMY. WILL A CHANCE MEETING LEAD THEM TO FREEDOM, OR A WEB OF SUBTERFUGE, WHERE EVERY THREAD BRINGS A MONSTER OFFERING DEATH OR PERMANTENT CONFINEMENT? Photo by Dawn Berkoski Book vibes are all about the feel of the writing, setting, and story. The Blue Blood Series by Melissa de la Cruz Is used to represent the wealthy elite vampires living in New York, the fish out of water trope, dark secrets, and others. The Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice is used to represent young vampires rebelling against old rules and customs. Travel and setting also play a role. A plot point was inspired by the novel. Yakuza, Japan’s Criminal Underworld by David Kaplan and Alec Dubro, is used to represent some of the vampire rivals business practices. It plays a role in the series arch. Photography at the bottom: A dark cement staircase in NYC and a photo of the London Eye by Dawn Berkoski
November 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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rosemaryvictus.bsky.social
Write 50k words to escape...but what if you don't feel like it?

This November the Lurker comes for you!

#Questpit #P (pre-order) #A #H #Humor #TheLurker books2read.com/u/bwJrGZ
The Lurker Immersive Reading Kit A red pen, remnants of coffee, creamsicle kitten. neglected writing project, confinement, copy of the book Arrows pointing to an image of the cover for the Lurker (image credit Wesley Ferreria), subscript: what would it take for you to start writing? With arrows pointing to center: About trying to write 50k words but is a lot less than 50k words Torture via reading your teenage Twilight fanfic out-loud Kitty sidekick with a ridiculous name meta-humor that only other writers will find funny It's like Misery but funny and will never have a movie adaptation Painfully obvious self-insert character
November 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM