Hayden ✨ is querying!
LightNews LightNews
banner
haydendreaming.bsky.social
Hayden ✨ is querying!
@haydendreaming.bsky.social
990 followers 340 following 2.1K posts
queer fantasy writer ✨ I also draw things ✨ they/them 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
Posts Replies Media Videos
Pinned
haydendreaming.bsky.social
Hayden ✨ is querying! @haydendreaming.bsky.social · Jun 9
An #agentsguide to THAT WHICH DEVOURS, my new adult dark fantasy romance, featuring:
🎭monster masquerading as a court jester
👑princess who sees ghosts
🔪enemies to lovers
❤️‍🔥dual pov sapphic slowburn w/ mutual pining
🪦gothic & dark fairytale vibes
🍄eldritch mire oozing w/ magic
#agentguide #amquerying
An Agent's Guide to THAT WHICH DEVOURS 104k words | new adult sapphic dark fantasy romance | dual POV The background is "And she never returned", an 1892 painting by Alfonso Simonetti. A woman sits on a cliff's edge beneath a full moon. pitch Princess Lenore is cursed to see ghosts. Court jester Fen is a monster hiding in plain sight. Lenore plans to slay Fen—until her brother is kidnapped by Others from the bog. Only Lenore knows where he was taken. Only Fen can lead her there. If they want to save the prince, they must work together, but Fen swore never to return for a reason. A long-dormant beast stirs within her. It hungers. Lenore must face her fears, and worse, her own dark desires. comps ANATHEMA by Keri Lake -spooky, macabre world -slow burn romance -gothic NETTLE & BONE by T. Kingfisher -sharp humor -whimsical, dark fairytale atmosphere tropes and themes -enemies-to-lovers -(murder attempts are made) -dual POV -sapphic yearning -gothic -slow burn -feminine rage -inner monsters -complicated sibling relationships -eldritch bog -body horror On the left is my drawing of Fen, bowing with her arms outstretched. She has grey-brown hair and gray-ish eyes. She's wearing a jester's motley of blue, red, and yellow. Lightning flashes outside the windows in the background, while orange torchlight glows from above. On the right is my drawing of Lenore standing in the rain, holding a bunch of heather. She is pale with long wavy reddish brown hair and dark brown eyes, looking solemn. She's wearing a long white dress. The background is misty and dark in the rain, with a shaft of sunlight illuminating the ground in front of Lenore. excerpt Lenore hardly registered her words. The darkest of dreads blossomed in the depths of her heart. She couldn’t breathe. She couldn’t move. Not merely stiff from sitting for so long. Cold spread through her, cold so sharp it hurt, like shards of ice had pierced her lungs. Black ichor spurted through her clenched teeth with a strangled gurgling sound. Inch by lurching inch, she forced her eyes down. Two gnarled spectral hands protruded from her chest, curling long crooked fingernails into her skin through her dress. They lifted her up until her legs dangled limply beneath her, toes barely touching the ground. A voice like the breaking of ice spoke close to her ear. “What have we here, dearest? A frail little fawn caught frolicking beyond her father’s walls?”
haydendreaming.bsky.social
okay not to alarm anyone but. JESTERWIP FULL REQUEST !!! my first ever full 😭 I've never been able to celebrate this before so I hope it's okay to do a little dance out here 🕺✨
October 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Reposted by Hayden ✨ is querying!
haydendreaming.bsky.social
An #agentsguide to THAT WHICH DEVOURS, my new adult dark fantasy romance, featuring:
🎭monster masquerading as a court jester
👑princess who sees ghosts
🔪enemies to lovers
❤️‍🔥dual pov sapphic slowburn w/ mutual pining
🪦gothic & dark fairytale vibes
🍄eldritch mire oozing w/ magic
#agentguide #amquerying
An Agent's Guide to THAT WHICH DEVOURS 104k words | new adult sapphic dark fantasy romance | dual POV The background is "And she never returned", an 1892 painting by Alfonso Simonetti. A woman sits on a cliff's edge beneath a full moon. pitch Princess Lenore is cursed to see ghosts. Court jester Fen is a monster hiding in plain sight. Lenore plans to slay Fen—until her brother is kidnapped by Others from the bog. Only Lenore knows where he was taken. Only Fen can lead her there. If they want to save the prince, they must work together, but Fen swore never to return for a reason. A long-dormant beast stirs within her. It hungers. Lenore must face her fears, and worse, her own dark desires. comps ANATHEMA by Keri Lake -spooky, macabre world -slow burn romance -gothic NETTLE & BONE by T. Kingfisher -sharp humor -whimsical, dark fairytale atmosphere tropes and themes -enemies-to-lovers -(murder attempts are made) -dual POV -sapphic yearning -gothic -slow burn -feminine rage -inner monsters -complicated sibling relationships -eldritch bog -body horror On the left is my drawing of Fen, bowing with her arms outstretched. She has grey-brown hair and gray-ish eyes. She's wearing a jester's motley of blue, red, and yellow. Lightning flashes outside the windows in the background, while orange torchlight glows from above. On the right is my drawing of Lenore standing in the rain, holding a bunch of heather. She is pale with long wavy reddish brown hair and dark brown eyes, looking solemn. She's wearing a long white dress. The background is misty and dark in the rain, with a shaft of sunlight illuminating the ground in front of Lenore. excerpt Lenore hardly registered her words. The darkest of dreads blossomed in the depths of her heart. She couldn’t breathe. She couldn’t move. Not merely stiff from sitting for so long. Cold spread through her, cold so sharp it hurt, like shards of ice had pierced her lungs. Black ichor spurted through her clenched teeth with a strangled gurgling sound. Inch by lurching inch, she forced her eyes down. Two gnarled spectral hands protruded from her chest, curling long crooked fingernails into her skin through her dress. They lifted her up until her legs dangled limply beneath her, toes barely touching the ground. A voice like the breaking of ice spoke close to her ear. “What have we here, dearest? A frail little fawn caught frolicking beyond her father’s walls?”
June 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
haydendreaming.bsky.social
NETTLE & BONE x ANATHEMA
If a monster's capable of love then Fen loves Lenore. She files her claws & ignores the bog’s call. But when the prince is taken, she must lead Lenore to where she swore never to return. Her hunger grows—she must protect her beloved from herself
#DVpit #A #F #DF #R #FR #LGBT
October 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
haydendreaming.bsky.social
ANATHEMA x NETTLE & BONE
Lenore plans to slay Fen, a monster masquerading as a jester—until her brother's abducted. They must save him from the bog together, unless they kill each other first. Fen's hunger grows. Lenore must face her fears & worse: her own dark desires.
#DVpit #A #F #DF #R #FR #LGBT
October 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
haydendreaming.bsky.social
NETTLE & BONE x ANATHEMA
Fen hungers for Lenore’s beating heart. That’s love, right?

Lenore is haunted by Fen’s fanged grin. Clearly the cure is to murder her.

But with 2 lost siblings—1 long gone, 1 newly taken—such desires must wait. The bog plans to devour them all
#DVpit #A #F #DF #R #FR #LGBT
October 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
haydendreaming.bsky.social
ANATHEMA x NETTLE & BONE
Fen loves Lenore. Lenore plans to kill Fen. Fen doesn’t mind—it’s not the 1st time. But when Lenore’s brother is abducted, she needs Fen to find him. Only for her would Fen return to the bog, even if it bares her bloody past & the monster within
#DVpit #A #F #DF #R #FR #LGBT
October 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
haydendreaming.bsky.social
the theme song is definitely 🎶Curses🎶 by The Crane Wives! and some more songs for the vibes 👀

Bite Marks - TEYA
Wildflower and Barley - Allison Russell & Hozier
The Well - The Crane Wives
The Woods - Hollow Coves

#DVParty
dvpit.bsky.social #DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · Oct 6
DAY 5 of #DVParty, a community event to boost the work of Diverse Creators before our pitch event, #DVPit on Oct 8, 2025! Any diverse writer/artist can participate!

Today's Prompt: What's your story's theme song or playlist?

#booksky #writersky
For more info about #DVpit go to dvpit.carrd.co
#DVparty Day 5 (october 6, 2025): What's your story's theme song or playlist? Post on Bluesky with the #DVparty hashtag. Open all day! Please use alt-text if you post images. No AI generated images allowed. Have fun and make friends leading up to #DVpit! More info at dvpit.carrd.co Follow us at dvpit.bsky social for more updates!
October 6, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Reposted by Hayden ✨ is querying!
dvpit.bsky.social
Just 3 days until #DVpit on October 8th, 2025--a pitch event for unagented marginalized writers & artists seeking out representation!
Here's our guide about what to do during the pitch event! dvpit.carrd.co#during

So excited for all the amazing talent we'll see! #writersky #booksky #artistsky
DVpit
pitch event for creators from marginalized communities.
dvpit.carrd.co
October 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
haydendreaming.bsky.social
The opening lines of THAT WHICH DEVOURS 👀

"Princess Lenore Direhart knew life was not a fairytale. The monsters were real, but there were no happy-ever-afters. Only death, and if one was lucky, that was the end of the story."

#DVParty
dvpit.bsky.social #DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · Oct 4
DAY 3 of #DVParty, a community event to get excited about the work of Diverse Creators before our pitch event, #DVPit on Oct 8th, 2025! All diverse writer or artist invited to participate!

Today's Prompt: Post your opening lines!

#DVpit rules & info: dvpit.carrd.co
#Writersky #booksky #artsky
#DVParty Day 3 (October 4, 2025): Post your opening lines! Post on Bluesky with the #DVparty hashtag. Open all day! Please use alt-text if you post images. No AI generated images allowed. Have fun and make friends leading up to #DVpit! More info at dvpit.carrd.co Follow us at dvpit.bsky social for more updates!
October 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
haydendreaming.bsky.social
hey #DVparty ! I'll be pitching my dark fantasy romance for #DVpit, featuring a monster masquerading as a court jester and a princess who sees ghosts! with a sapphic enemies-to-lovers slowburn 🗡️❤️‍🔥

here's some character art I drew!
My drawing of Fen bowing with her arms outstretched. She has grey-brown hair and gray-ish eyes. She's wearing a jester's motley of blue, red, and yellow. Lightning flashes outside the windows in the background, while orange torchlight glows from above. My drawing of Lenore standing in the rain, holding a bunch of heather. She is pale with long wavy reddish brown hair and dark brown eyes, looking solemn. She's wearing a long white dress. The background is misty and dark in the rain, with a shaft of sunlight illuminating the ground in front of Lenore.
October 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
haydendreaming.bsky.social
jesterwip got another partial request 🥳 querying has been very quiet lately and I haven't been very active on social media, been busy busy busy working on things though 😈 and it's almost time for DVpit so I'll at least be back for that! I hope everyone's been doing well 💖
October 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
haydendreaming.bsky.social
ahhhh jesterwip partial request!! omg omg omg!! 😱✨
September 3, 2025 at 5:51 AM
haydendreaming.bsky.social
thank you to everyone who supported my #QueerPit pitches today!! I had fun hyping others up too!! I wanna read all of your queer books so bad now lol 😈💖 rooting for you all!
August 16, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Reposted by Hayden ✨ is querying!
haydendreaming.bsky.social
ANATHEMA x NETTLE & BONE
Fen loves Lenore. Lenore plans to kill Fen. Fen doesn’t mind—it’s not the 1st time. But when Lenore’s brother is abducted, she needs Fen to find him. Only for her would Fen return to the bog, even if it bares her bloody past & the monster within.
#QueerPit #NA #DF #FR #F #R
August 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Reposted by Hayden ✨ is querying!
haydendreaming.bsky.social
NETTLE & BONE x ANATHEMA
If a monster's capable of love, then Fen loves Lenore. She files her claws & ignores the bog’s call. But when the prince is taken, she must lead Lenore to where she swore never to return. Her hunger grows—she must protect her beloved from herself.
#QueerPit #NA #DF #FR #F #R
August 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Reposted by Hayden ✨ is querying!
haydendreaming.bsky.social
ANATHEMA x NETTLE & BONE
Lenore plans to slay Fen, the monster masquerading as a jester—until her brother's abducted. They must save him from the bog together, unless they kill each other first. Fen's hunger grows. Lenore must face her fears & worse: her own dark desires.
#QueerPit #NA #DF #FR #F #R
August 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Reposted by Hayden ✨ is querying!
haydendreaming.bsky.social
NETTLE & BONE x ANATHEMA
Fen hungers for Lenore’s beating heart. That’s love, right?

Lenore is haunted by Fen’s fanged grin. Clearly the cure is to murder her.

But with 2 lost siblings—1 long gone, 1 newly taken—those desires must wait. The bog plans to devour them all.
#QueerPit #NA #DF #FR #F #R
My drawing of Fen bowing with her arms outstretched. She has grey-brown hair and gray-ish eyes. She's wearing a jester's motley of blue, red, and yellow. Lightning flashes outside the windows in the background, while orange torchlight glows from above. My drawing of Lenore standing in the rain, holding a bunch of heather. She is pale with long wavy reddish brown hair and dark brown eyes, looking solemn. She's wearing a long white dress. The background is misty and dark in the rain, with a shaft of sunlight illuminating the ground in front of Lenore.
August 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Reposted by Hayden ✨ is querying!
sampeil.bsky.social
DON’T NAME THE DEAD

If three queer 20-somethings manage to not get eaten by the pandemic zombies, they’ll still have to dodge a preacher bent on building his post-apocalyptic flock.

🧟🏳️‍🌈SISTER MAIDEN MONSTER x THE LAST OF US

#H #na #a #agentsguide #sf #queerpit #lgbt
Two side by side red button memes. The buttons on the left say deal with the hordes or deal with the creeps and the sweaty man below is wiping his forehead. The left meme is similar to but in muted tones and the sweaty man has been overlayed with a zombie. The buttons say good people and guts
August 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Reposted by Hayden ✨ is querying!
rachelblaine.bsky.social
After the shock of killing a green classmate on the first day of school, Candy’s body begins changing. Now she must control her new ability before the scientists find out about the pure red girl who can shift between biological sexes and survive in the toxic sun.
#QueerPit #YA #CLI #D #H
Images of red skies and sun. Pure Red A YA Dystopian Horror Can she hide long enough to get away with murder?
August 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Reposted by Hayden ✨ is querying!
taycoffman.bsky.social
You may like my 116k #SF #R novel #Sirensong if you're a fan of:

👫traumatized twin dynamics
🦸superheroes using their power for personal revenge
⚔️a dark-yet-hot vigilante 💀ing CEOs
❤️‍🔥bi4pan slowburn romance (w secret identities)
🌈queer ensemble cast
🐈6 superpowered cats (yes really)

#QueerPit
A moodboard with six images: 1. A stylized DNA helix glowing blue and pink 2. Dark storm clouds and lightning 3. a silver domino mask 4. Cat pawprints on a white background 5. A close-up of a woman's green eye. 6. A collection of bisexual pride pins on a leather jacket.
August 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Reposted by Hayden ✨ is querying!
ivybeewrites.bsky.social
To win the meds he’ll die without, Avery must win the world’s most competitive job interview:

🌏 return to the dead planet, Earth

🚀 build a spaceship from scraps

💫 fly it back to Titan

💔 team up with his rival ex

🗡️ kill him before landing

🖤 I said kill, not kiss…

#QueerPit #A #SF #LGBT
August 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Reposted by Hayden ✨ is querying!
michelleogilvy.bsky.social
Dean is not out as bisexual, so when he and his girlfriend begin a polyamorous relationship with a man who lives with Dean’s classmate (the one with a crush on Dean), things are bound to get messy as they try to keep it all a secret.

#QueerPit #R #CR #NA #A
Moodboard with images of a throuple, a theatre, a woman with finger to lips and a woman shocked.
August 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Reposted by Hayden ✨ is querying!
authorkateduarte.bsky.social
To pay off her father's debt, Frances must become a vampire's feeder. But when she's attacked and left for dead, her supernatural rescuer turns her into a succubus instead. Now, she must rely on her sire to defeat the pious hunters targeting both.

#A #QueerPit #FR #Agented
August 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Reposted by Hayden ✨ is querying!
authorkateduarte.bsky.social
When Merit’s lover chooses her best friend as his next sacrifice, Merit vows to murder him. But to slay a god, she must first find his weakness—and defeat his loyal bodyguard, the wielder of death.

#QueerPit #A #DF #Agented
August 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Reposted by Hayden ✨ is querying!
amaralynn.bsky.social
NON-BINARY WONDERLAND x BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

The fearsome beast Jabberwocky is nothing like the poem Alois read as a child; They're kind, gentle, & love books.

And Alois has fallen for them.

If they want their HEA, they must end the corrupt Red empire’s destructive reign.

#A #FTA #FR #QUEERPIT
A digital art by Amara of Alois, a person with pink hair, wearing a red and black dress, looking up and smiling at Jabber, a person with a skull face, horns, brown hair, wearing a suit and a dark cloak.
August 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM