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Drea Laj
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Teacher of Teens. Mom of one. Master of Education. Living on a rain forest island in the Pacific. 🇨🇦
(She/her)
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When vampire Corrine enters a cooking competition, the last thing on her mind is love. She has to battle stiff competition and her growing feelings, all while keeping her secret hidden from the reporter who she's falling for.

#ghostpit #wip #pn #r #cozy
Red background. Text: everything changes, except me. Next to a milkshake with a blood drop running down the side.
October 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Doodle from tonight

#characterart #writer #writingcommunuty
Sketch of a sassy woman giving side eye
October 23, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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When a fresh murder reveals vampires stalk her city, Detective Maggie Munroe must decide between the case that could undo her past mistakes or the girl who needs her help.

#sfpit #a #uf #pn

Also #vampires
Movie poster style. A side profile silhouette of a woman overlaid on a picture of night time Vancouver skyline. With a red full silhouette over that. Over everything is the title, Bloodless.
October 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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What if the owner of the hottest new diner in Vancouver was actually a 200 year old vampire and she falls in love with the reporter sent to do a story on her?

#unhingedpit #a #paranormalromance #wip
September 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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The x-files but Scully arrested her sister for murder and Mulder is a vampire.

#unhingedpit #a #uf #q
September 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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When a new murder reveals vampires stalk her city, Detective Maggie Munroe must choose between the case that could undo her past mistakes and the girl who needs her help. 
#bluepit
📖 #q #pn #m
Movie poster with same tagline from post. Silhouette of a young woman overlayed on side profile silhouette, all before the skyline of Vancouver at night. Title of the movie/book is Bloodless. By Drea Laj. Includes tropes: Canadian, can't let go, and female detective. Coming soon to the query trenches.
July 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Civic duty complete. Now we hope because we need more hope.
April 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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When a new murder reveals vampires stalk her city, Homicide detective Maggie Munroe must choose between the case that could undo her past mistakes and the girl who needs her help.

#posterpit #a #m #posterpitq
Movie poster with same tagline from post. Silhouette of a young woman overlayed on side profile silhouette, all before the skyline of Vancouver at night. Title of the movie/book is Bloodless. By Drea Laj. Includes tropes: Canadian, can't let go, and female detective. Coming soon to the query trenches.
April 19, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Happy Jasper Cat. New bed.
April 12, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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Silly Cat inside the toy storage.
March 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Dread pooled in her stomach as Maggie Munroe echoed her partner’s words, "No blood."
All these years later, and her first homicide case loomed over everything Maggie did—the case where she put her own sister behind bars for murder.

#firstline #questpit #agentsguide #a #q #pr #my
Woman standing in front of Vancouver, Canada with a shadow overlay Pitch of the book. When a young man is murdered, Vancouver Homicide Detective Maggie Munroe discovers vampires stalk her city. Now, she must figure out a way to bring a vampire killer to justice, even if that killer is her own sister. The plot. Vancouver homicide detective Maggie Munroe is stunned when the living victim at the murder scene claims to be her missing niece, Eva. What's more, the murder victim bears the same neck wounds that landed her sister, Lucy, in jail ten years ago. Only Lucy broke out of jail and kidnapped Eva, before both disappeared. All Maggie has to salve her guilt is her job and helping others find the closure she could not. Until now. With Eva’s return, Maggie is sure that Lucy and the answers she seeks aren’t far behind. Maggie turns to her ex-lover, forensic investigator Will Murphy, to piece together the connection between these cases and confirm Lucy’s involvement. Before he can, Eva disappears again, driving Lucy to claim she's being framed and attack Will, revealing both are vampires. In the aftershock of this revelation, Maggie must decide if her loyalties lie with vampires she loves or her job, all while protecting Eva from an even bigger vampire threat. The tropes
February 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Agents Guide to Bloodless.
#agentsguide
January 31, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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When a young man is murdered, Vancouver homicide detective Maggie Munroe discovers vampires stalk her city. Now, she must figure out a way to bring a vampire killer to justice, even if that killer is her own sister.

#Youdeservepit #q #uf
Collage image: several overlapping photos depicting police work, Lion's gate bridge, a girl with red hair, and a shadowy figure. Title: Bloodless
January 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Lol
January 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Dear #agents, are you on the hunt for an #urbanfantasy #policeprocedural?
Red haired girl and female detective in the center of image with the following words on the outside of the image: Missing Child, Secrets, Vampires, Canadian Setting, Past Case Connection, female detective, police procedural, can't let go, sister drama. Bottom of the image says "Bloodless" and Drea Laj.
December 27, 2024 at 3:39 AM
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Another rejection. All it takes is one yes.
December 10, 2024 at 3:51 PM
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The holidays are lonely for Detective Maggie Munroe after she put her sister in jail for murder and pushed everyone else away, but now her sister is claiming she's innocent -and a vampire- If it's true, this may be her chance to get her family back together.

#cheerpit #a #uf
Picture describing the elements of urban fantasy novel, Bloodless. Elements are: missing child, secrets, vampires. Canadian setting, past case connection. Female detective, police procedural, can't let go, sister drama. Elements point to a picture of a detective and a young girl
December 9, 2024 at 2:00 PM
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How am I supposed to work under these conditions
Close up of Sleeping tabby cat's face
November 17, 2024 at 4:56 PM
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Post your most popular art from Twitter.
November 17, 2024 at 5:13 AM
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AITA for arresting my sister for murder?

#unhingedpit #a #f #querying
November 13, 2024 at 1:29 PM
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2/3rds police procedural, 1/3 vampires.

#unhingedpit #f #a #querying
November 13, 2024 at 1:13 PM
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Sleepy kitten
November 12, 2024 at 3:45 PM
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Today's rejection. I'm still putting my book out there. It's a stand alone (but I've also written the next 2 books in the series).
I want to be traditionally published but if I finish the series before I have an agent, then I'll self publish so all the agents who've loved my story can finish it
November 12, 2024 at 3:42 PM
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Made himself cozy. Lol.
November 12, 2024 at 12:55 AM
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We have a 15 year old cat and a 6 month old kitten. The kitten hangs out with me and the cat hangs out with my husband. But this morning I got a rare cat visit.
Calico cat standing on a bed Tabby cat laying on his back looking at the camera Calico and tabby cats eating treats together
November 11, 2024 at 4:17 PM