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Gabriela is querying + drafting
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YA/NA Dystomance Author // Christian
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Gabriela is querying + drafting @gabriela-stluke.bsky.social · 11d
Dear Cera,

Pack your bags! You've been invited to appear on LAST CHANCE MATCH, a new dating show where LOVE ISLAND meets SQUID GAME and BLACK MIRROR. Should you find a soulmate, you won't be exterminated in 2 years.

Are you ready to find the one who's to die for?

#questpit #A #R #SF #H #S #Q
Tropical villa backyard with patio loungers and pool. Photo has bad reception television glitch. Words overtop: Welcome to the inaugural season of LAST CHANCE MATCH. 92,000 word dystopian horrormance
gabriela-stluke.bsky.social
Looking to swap with one or two more people for LCM (complete) + find some early drafters to swap with for MM :) I added the pitch and opening for both below! Happy to chat on Bsky or Discord! 🤍

MM has 2 genres because I'm not sure where it will fit yet as I'm outlining!

#FiFRevPit
LAST CHANCE MATCH: Adult Dystomance with Horror Elements Opening: It was the sixth time this month that a soulmateless disappeared without a trace. The nauseating scent of greasy fries and oils filled the air of Kona’s Diner. One of the seated customers projected the reporter from their holophone, the sounds of plates clanging and muffled chatter drowning out her voice. “Bolivas, a twenty-four-year-old soulmateless, was last seen on the corner of Plath and Qutz. The police indicate there was no foul play or forced entry to Bolivas’ shared apartment in Downtown Luriel, but have not ruled anything out,” said the reporter. She tilted her head and her blonde bob stayed perfectly placed. “Bolivas’ family and friends report he was not a user of—” Cera shook her head and set her holotablet on its charging station. Soulmateless were the least of the government’s concerns—this man would never be found. LAST CHANCE MATCH Pitch: Welcome to the inaugural season of Last Chance Match, a government-funded dating show for the soulmateless to find their other half. Set in a tropical location, twenty hopeful singles will compete for the chance to have a soulmate and all the benefits that come with it such as: free healthcare and education, better job opportunities and exemption from soulmateless extermination at thirty. Due to limited resources and population control, only three couples can win. Are you ready to find the one who’s to die for? 28-year-old soulmateless Cera thinks the opportunity could be the start of something amazing until the show takes a dark turn and a fellow contestant is killed by the robot host. The infuriatingly attractive but mysterious Ryde swears he’ll get Cera home safely so long as they remain coupled to protect one another from elimination. But the fatal games they play for the nation’s entertainment pick the contestants off one by one, leaving Cera and Ryde to fight for their happily ever after—and to make it out alive. COMPS LISTED: LOVE ISLAND SQUID GAME BLACK MIRROR THE COMPOUND BY AISLING RAWLE HEART OF THE SUN BY MIA SHERIDAN ANNIE BOT BY SIENNA GREER MYSTIC MOUNTAIN: Adult Horrormance or Thriller Romance OPENING: The musty scent of dried scotch and bourbon fries burned the hairs of Whitney’s nostrils. She always said it would be the last time she ever took a late night gig at some no-name bar, but she never learned. Gaspar’s was no different than any other nightclub she’d been paid to take photos at, and no matter what life the manager swore upon, no one would pay Whitney for her time but the establishment itself. People came to places like this to forget their lives, not to capture it in a still frame. Whitney knew that feeling all too well. MYSTIC MOUNTAIN Pitch: Seven years after her brother's disappearance and cutting ties with her college friends she ran a YouTube channel with, Whitney is offered the payday of a lifetime to produce a documentary on the abandoned theme park MYSTIC MOUNTAIN and its mysterious closing. The last people she expected to see was the gange from the life she left behind, including the optimistic and attractive Ale. But when their inviting host locks them in the park overnight, Whitney's past isn't the only thing she's running for her life from.
November 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
gabriela-stluke.bsky.social
Rebecca, Aaric PLEASE I BEG.

#fourthwing
traceyleewrites.bsky.social Tracey Lee @traceyleewrites.bsky.social · 5d
📚 #WritingLifeMonthly November Day 10📚

Secondary characters have been known to steal the show on occasion. Who would you like to see as the main character in their own novel?

#writingcommunity #BookSky #BookSky💙📚 #bookskyclub #bookish #books #tbr #tbrpile #indie #amreading
November #writinglifemonthly Day 10 Which book character deserves their own spin-off? Tag the author emoji eyes Build Community - Share. Like.Comment in Group. @traceyleewrites
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
gabriela-stluke.bsky.social
Couldn’t find a gif to match Xenna’s vibe but Ariana Madix should do the trick!
Ariana Madix in a teal dress at the Love Island villa
November 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
gabriela-stluke.bsky.social
I (28F) left my friends and family without notice after my brother disappeared. On top of it, my brother’s best friend (30M) fell for me and I see the posts he makes for me to come home, but he thinks my brother died 7 years ago. But I know the truth.

IM NOT CRAZY!

AITA?
reviseresub.bsky.social Revise & Resub @reviseresub.bsky.social · 9d
A favorite! Pitch your MC as an Am I The A****** post 🤭 #FiFRevPit #writingcommunity #writersky #writersofbluesky
Fall Into Fiction with RevPit Prompt: Pitch your MC as an AITA post. #FiFRevPit
November 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
gabriela-stluke.bsky.social
I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER x SCOOBY-DOO

7 yrs after Whitney cut ties with her friends, the gang reunites at the abandoned theme park where Whitney’s brother vanished, but when they’re locked in overnight, Whitney’s past isn’t the only thing she’s running for her life from.

#FiFRevPit #MockPit
Ferris wheel with dark purple sky. ADVENTURE AWAIT, NIGHTMARES REMAIN Title: MYSTIC MOUNTAIN Genre: adult psychological horrormance
November 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
gabriela-stluke.bsky.social
i'm just a girl standing in front of querytracker asking for an agent to love my query and ask for the full manuscript

#writingcommunity #amquerying
November 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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bmfwriter.bsky.social
On the Wile, women earn power through bloodshed. Ripley's first kill should prove her worth among her sisters, until her sickle falters over a man who refuses to beg. Bound by dark magic and forbidden desire, they risk awakening a fate worse than death.

#QuestPit #YA #H #R #F #Q
November 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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itinerantginger.bsky.social
SWORDCROSSED X THIS WILL BE FUN

Standalone Spicy Cozy Fantasy
Demisexual Rep
Fat Main Character
MM Second Chance Romance

After the Lich Queen's Demise is the perfect book to heal your inner gifted child suffering from burn out. Please take a gander at my Agent's Guide!

#QuestPit #Q #A #F
The is the first picture of my Agent's Guide to After The Lich Queen's Demise. It's pretty simple two Tarot cards one for the Sun and for the Moon on a purple background. A list of the comps for After the Lich Queen's Demise these include: Swordcrossed, This Will Be Fun, Bookshops and Bonedust, The Spellshop, and The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches. The Pitch! When Sylvester Biskup’s former flame and adventuring companion Elsinor Laederiel unexpectedly appears back in his life, his world is turned upside down. At first Sylvester does all he can to avoid his flashy former lover: bury himself in work, plan a succubus’ wedding, and even give dating advice from a delusional bard a try. Then the university chancellor offers Sylvester a deal he can’t refuse: secure a donation to the university from Elsinor and earn the promotion he’s been coveting. One problem: he can barely say Elsinor’s name without panicking. The Log Line: Where one hero's journey ends, his life will begin. The Snippet Another suffocating silence engulfed the space between them. Sylvester’s breath slowed down, his pulse calmed. But his heart still clenched when he thought of the last words that Elsinor had spoken to him the morning after their last tryst. Darling, it was just one night. Over the years, the words morphed and churned into a mocking mantra. It was just one more example of how his stupid pig headed brain rushed him into decisions that he couldn’t take back. Now instead of meeting on equal footing, Elsinor loomed over him, smelling sweet and vomit free while Sylvester clung to the tile wall. “Well, I would love to see you there,” Elsinor stopped himself and Sylvester waited with bated breath to hear how he was going to end his sentence. “Sylvester.” Sylvester listened for the tell tale sounds of footsteps clacking away. He closed his eyes and huffed out a deep sigh.
November 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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erinabecca.bsky.social
FRIEREN x HUNDRED THOUSAND KINGDOMS

When Kasetris discovers her husband is alive, she leaves her life as a pampered prisoner in the Court of Gods to rescue him from an underground labyrinth. But freeing him means rekindling a rebellion—and they already lost the first round.

#QuestPit #W #A #F #RF
The left side of the image says “Beneath the Valley” in white text. In the center of the image is a blonde woman in a gray dress playing a glowing lyre. On the right side of the image is a close-up of a bearded man’s face.
November 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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catherinewinters.com
WAYFARERS x MURDERBOT x SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN

Tai can get through this. Things'll go back to normal. Steal the cargo, stop thinking about the human, wipe the security feed, stop thinking about the human, get out of the vault, stop thinking about the human. Easy. #QuestPit #Q #LGBT #R #A
A movie poster for "CARGO", depicting a sunset with two crescent moons in the sky. In the foreground are silohettes of two people, only their arms visible, their pinky fingers grasping each other tightly. The arm on the left is thinner and has four fingers. The arm on the right is of average proportions and has five fingers. The top of the poster reads "A match made in space. While stealing things." Below the name "CARGO", there is smaller writing in an alien language, presumably the title translated. At the bottom of the poster, the credits section is as follows: CATHERINE WINTERS AND COREWARD BAKER PRODUCTIONS LTD PRESENT A CATHERINE WINTERS NOVEL ‘CARGO’ STARRING TAI OF MICAPA THYLLIS CHAUMEDEROT TALATAGARI QUIRIN TALATAGARI ANENTO FRANK THE CAT JEREL BESKROS CHOST MOL RAZIK FEATURING COOL MOSS ABOVE STILL WATER AND INTRODUCING CLARKE SHIPS BY SETEBO-URANQ AND CONSTANT VERIDITY INTERSTELLAR COSTUMES BY UPPER CORE ATELIER “HUMAN” CREATURE EFFECTS BY 3.8 BILLION YEARS OF EVOLUTION CASTING BY THE TRADE AUTHORITY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER CATHERINE WINTERS DIRECTED BY CATHERINE WINTERS WRITTEN BY CATHERINE WINTERS
November 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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fantasyscience.bsky.social
What We Do in the Shadows X Fido = THE RUNNING DEAD

When a small town's high school track team turns into zombies,
apathetic vampire Fred reluctantly teams up with an inexperienced vampire slayer and a high school teacher to protect his food source - er, his fellow citizens.

#QuestPit #W #A #F
November 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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sjkader.bsky.social
Winters are unkind to a vila, especially one stuck in the world of mortals with no powers. Nor's only chance to return home are the Gods but their favor never comes for free.

A samodiva punishes, and she never forgives
A samodiva rewards, and she never forgets
#QuestPit #Q #A #F
Mood board for SAMODIVA, an Adult Fantasy novel 3 x 3 tiles First row: cave resembling eyes, a woman with silver hair, a picture of samodivi dancing in a forest Second row: a man holding a sword, title tile, a woman holding a sword Third row: a shadow of a dragon, a man, a forest path
November 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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maggiesbooks.bsky.social
In a world of potions threatening small businesses like her mom’s, and being dangerously used to cure diseases, a uni student’s use of a love potion backfires and to win back her friendship with her crush— an anti-potion witch— she must protest the govt’s legalization of potions. #questpit #w
the briarcliff crier Campus News Since 1916 students protest witchcraft use at the idm Students at Briarcliff College protested the Institute for Disease Mitigation’s use of witchcraft to cure diseases again this Friday outside of the gates. Carrington Frye, one of the organizers was arrested for refusing to move out of the intersection. His sister Cornelia refused to comment and told our reporters to ‘fuck off.’ heather mccaffrey comes out as a witch Senior Heather McCaffrey publicly acknowledged she is a witch on social media. She has been selling homemade energy drinks to frat boys. Could they be potions? vigil for prof. barnaby’s wife turns into anti-witch riot. the witches of buckhead - speculative fiction with romance
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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adamreisinger.com
After an injury ends her competitive career, former Olympian Chloe LaFleur joins a touring skating show. The tension between her and show star Freja Lindholm could cut the thickest of ice, but when they're assigned to be roommates on the road, sparks fly.

#questpit #A #R #Q #LGBTQ #amquerying
Mockup of The Professional Skater Magazine cover based on my novel, THE ICE BETWEEN US
November 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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adamreisinger.com
An updated #agentsguide to THE ICE BETWEEN US, a sapphic figure skating romance novel featuring:

⛸️ Forced Proximity
❤️ Workplace Romance
⛸️ Dislike-to-Lovers
❤️ Only One Bed
⛸️ She Carries Her
❤️ “Stop Talking”

#questpit #A #R #LGBTQ #Q #amquerying
Cover page for agents guide to THE ICE BETWEEN US Chloé LaFleur is an elite figure skater from Canada -- or she was until a devastating injury at the 2023 world championships ended her competitive career. Two years later, her childhood best friend convinces her to join the cast of Seasons on Ice, where she meets Freja Lindholm, an experienced show skater from Sweden with an ice queen reputation. There's friction between the two of them, especially when Chloé is forced to ask Freja for help in pairs. Once the tour hits the road, their situation becomes even more tenuous when they're unexpectedly assigned to be roommates. They squabble and get in each other's way, but it's not long before they find themselves bonding. And soon, their friendship becomes something far more. But just when things start to heat up, Chloé finds herself thrust back into the spotlight of the figure skating world. Is her future on the Olympic track, or with Freja? Or is there a way for Chloé to have the best of both worlds? The first thing you learn as a figure skater is how to fall. It seems like something you wouldn’t have to learn. If you're standing on a slippery surface wearing blades three millimetres thick, you're going to fall. What you're learning is the proper technique to fall. This way, you help avoid serious injury, and you orient yourself in the right position to get up quickly. What CanSkate classes don't teach you, however, is how to recover when you've fallen so far you can't even begin to figure out how to get back up. Exactly how far have I fallen? Two thousand, four hundred and forty-four kilometres from my hometown of Montreal according to the Maps app on my phone. Sitting on the couch of my best friend's apartment in Florida, waiting to hear back about my audition for the skating show she's been begging me to join for the past year. Which is pointless. “I have this thing where, no matter how much a book premise interests me, I won't read it unless the first line is interesting to me or grabs me in some way. This one would DEFINITELY hook me.” “It’s refreshing to read a skating book written by someone that actually knows about and appreciates skating!!” “I have the chills.” “I think there is definitely a place for this story in the current romance market, especially coming off the success of The Favorites. ... I can’t wait to attend your book launch someday!“ “This is the kind of book a lot of people would happily devour -- it’s a fun, light, easy read about an interesting and unique world!! “
November 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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castlemantra.bsky.social
To win her best friend's love and heal her uncle, May will risk everything to steal HealthCorp's miracle pill. But when the CEO's disinherited son offers to help - and teach her the art of seduction - she'll learn just how deep a stain power and control can leave on a soul. #QuestPit #A #SFF #R #Q
November 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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ravennavale.bsky.social
Breath of Starlight follows Auryn, a fallen star, and Kailorien, the immortal forged to guard her, as they risk devotion and defiance to break free of a destiny that would consume them—or see their Bond become the weapon that ends the world for the second time.

#questpit #RF #Q #A
November 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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hopeengel.com
As Emerson and Valeria take on senior year of college, they must decide – will their paths diverge in pursuit of their passions, or can they find a way to take on their emerging adult lives together?

⚾ Sports romance
⚾ Sequel
⚾ Themes family, love, and careers

#questpit #w #r #na
Image of the Bear Mountain bridge in Hudson Valley New York in fall with three images on top: an image of a college building, an image of a blonde male and brunette female kissing, and an image of a baseball field with the word "where we land"
November 5, 2025 at 1:07 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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princeandprag.bsky.social
DARK MATTER x THE MOUNTAIN IN THE SEA x WESTWORLD

A failed drug trial reveals a second consciousness lurking in some human brains - maybe yours. A scientist races to suppress it; a zealot races to set it free - at the cost of everything that makes us human.

#QuestPit #Q #S #SF
November 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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ivytwoods.bsky.social
Pirates of the Caribbean but if Elizabeth was a bisexual mage, Will and Jack were combined into a lesbian octopus monster/pirate, and James Norrington was an age-appropriate hottie that didn’t suck. Then add more angst and a cult that wants to drown the world
#QuestPit #AG #W #A #F #R #FR #OV #LGBT
A moodboard that says “Sculptor of the Waves” There are pictures of: Waves in the top-left A tall ship anchored in the bottom-left An octopus writhing in the bottom-left-middle Lightning on a dark blue sky in the bottom-right-middle Cliffs overlooking a body of water in the top-right In the bottom-right “Pirates of the Caribbean X A bisexual Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil”
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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ivytwoods.bsky.social
Geralt of Rivia meets THE PACIFIER
When Audlan’s boss is killed by a rival sorcerer, he is abruptly saddled with his boss’ “children”—five shadow demons summoned from another dimension. Audlan must hunt down his boss’ killer and stop Ig from getting blood on the carpet
#QuestPit #AG #W #A #F
In a black background, in red text: SHADOW DADDY, Geralt of Rivia meets The Pacifier a cloaked figure in black pushes a black stroller on top of a red circle (with the bottom cut off)
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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bvbodegom.bsky.social
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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victoriajayneoh.bsky.social
TERRY PRATCHETT x NAOMI NOVIK:

Posey, an OCD-ridden anarchocommunist, is drafted into a magic military. When her pretty classmate doesn’t get expelled for ‘killing’ a teacher, she crafts a list of ways to get expelled, hoping to be the first in history.

#ya #f #wip #questpit
November 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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notonlyicarus.bsky.social
presenting the #agentsguide for my adult queer gothic horror romance wip featuring:

🥀 angel summoning cult
🥀 corruption arc(s)
🥀 extremely unreliable narrator
🥀 it’s all a metaphor for ocd

the problem with angels is, sometimes, they talk back.

✨ready for betas in December 👀
#QuestPit #W #A #H
red wallpaper background, to the right is art by @nelsnote of a man looking up holding a bloody book, the light on him is coming from an angel wing and there are eyes in the dark behind him. he has an awestruck expression. to the left is, in gothic print, adult queer gothic horror romance, underneath that says ready for betas December 31, then under that the title forbidden fruits, with a honey drip underneath. to the left a red and black-themed moodboard: around the top border and right border: someone falling through red-tinged clouds; someone in white embracing a dark shadow with a halo behind them; someone standing at the top of some stairs, surrounded by giant red bulging eyes; a faded black and white photo style picture of a dark smudge shadow and the shape of someone hooking their head over the shadow’s shoulder, crying dark tears; red-toned painting of an angel with three eyes. The left space is occupied by a text image, gothic white on red, that reads ‘the problem with angels is sometimes they talk back’ over and over again. on top of that picture, picture of a painting of an eye with a large gold star growing in it. to the right, pitch written in gothic print. the pitch: why do you need an angel? according to the codex his teacher wrote, that’s the most important question to ask when summoning them. simon knows his answer: there’s someone he worships—the teacher he built a cult around—and he won’t stop until he has him. dark red wallpaper background. top left says comps, underneath are pictures of the covers for THE DEATH OF JANE LAWRENCE by Caitlin Starling and EVOCATION by S.T. Gibson. under that is a cream coloured drawing of a wolf. top right says elements in gothic print. elements: angel summoning as dark magic, corruption arc, epistolary dual timeline, violent longing has consequences, Victorian secret societies, he’s not dead until I say so. to the left is an angel statue. dark red wallpaper background. top left says feedback so far in gothic print. feedback is snippets from discord, saying: 1. THE KIND OF LOVE THE BIBLE TALKS ABOUT might be in the apocrypha BUT STILL. and arguably, arguably, God so loving the world he gave his one and only son IS HONESTLY THE KIND OF OBSESSION WE’RE TALKING ABOUT HERE I GET YOU. 2. I feel like I was completely ignorant of what horniness even is before I met Simon and his whole deal. like, Jesus Christ, that dude. 3. I need to eat the fruits they are too tempting and beautiful. In the centre is a statue of lucifer. on the right is snippet in gothic print. the snippet: “I miss you desperately. I toy with effigies and cannot make myself reshape you in wax or clay. it’s you I want”
November 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM