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YA historical fantasy author | writing hopeful stories for a grim world | POTSie
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November 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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My old cat did the same thing!
September 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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PRIDE & PREJUDICE x TENET

A cryptographer must time travel to reverse her ruined reputation and get her fiancé back—but when she meets a handsome disabled spy, she wonders if finding love in the past is worth the risk.

#PosterPit #Q #YA #F #HF #DIS
A man in a red coat and a woman in a white dress hold hands with a golden clock superimposed over them. The text reads: “young adult, historical fantasy, disability rep, time travel, 95,000 words. The Genesis Clock: a novel by Rachel North. PRIDE & PREJUDICE x TENET A cryptographer must time travel to reverse her ruined reputation and get her fiancé back—but when she meets a handsome disabled spy, she wonders if finding love in the past is worth the risk.
August 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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PRIDE & PREJUDICE x TENET

A cryptographer must time travel to reverse her ruined reputation and get her fiancé back—but when she meets a handsome disabled spy, she wonders if finding love in the past is worth the risk.

#PosterPit #Q #YA #F #HF #DIS
A woman in a white empire-waisted gown stands beside a dining room table. A golden clock is superimposed over her. The text of the image reads: "Young adult | historical fantasy | disability rep | time travel | 95,000 words. The Genesis Clock: a novel by Rachel North. A socialite-turned-cryptographer must time travel to reverse her ruined reputation and get her fiancé back—but when she meets a handsome disabled spy, she wonders if finding love in the past is worth the risk."
August 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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PRIDE & PREJUDICE x TENET

A socialite-turned-cryptographer must time travel to reverse her ruined reputation and get her fiancé back—but when she meets a handsome time traveler, she wonders if finding love in the past is worth the risk.

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A woman in a white empire-waisted gown stares into the distance. A gold clock is superimposed over her. The text over the image reads, "The Genesis Clock." Pitch for The Genesis Clock: Imbued with time magic, chronoglass could alter the Napoleonic Wars. For cryptographer Georgiana Adams, it gives her the chance to erase the moment that soiled her character and forced her betrothed to leave her. For Joshua Durand, the chronoglass would undo the mistake that crippled him in the Battle of Trafalgar and cost him his job as a British spy. When they catch each other stealing chronoglass, they make a deal: they won't turn the other in as long as they work together and ration the precious magic. The deal should be easy--until they fall in love. Comparable titles for The Genesis Clock: - The Austenian writing style of Pride and Prejudice - The time-traveling spies of This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone - The feminist social commentary of Queen Bee by Amalie Howard - The Regency magic of A Fragile Enchantment by Allison Saft A snippet from The Genesis Clock: "The opportunity to control time, to hold raw power even for a moment, lured Joshua in. His fingers closed around the chronoglass. Frigid cold shot through his bones, so cold he wanted to drop the glass, so cold his knee almost collapsed, but then it warmed to his skin. He looked around the room for a sign that something had changed. Everything was the same. The map, the steaming tea, Mr. Brooke standing beside the ticking clock. Brooke smiled and opened his mouth, but something about the movement of his lips was odd. He spoke, speech gargled. What in heaven's name ...? Joshua's gaze sharpened. Steam curled back into hot liquid. The second hand moved backward one, two, ten seconds. He reached for his gloves, and they rose on their own to meet his fingers, skin and velvet meshing. His body reacted before his mind did. Muscles unclenched, and velvet and chronoglass crumpled to the desk. Joshua sucked in a breath. The stories were true."
July 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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I’ll leave you with this writing quote from Ira Glass that got me through the long period of my life where nothing was “good enough.” (He says this is advice for beginners, but honestly it’s advice for everyone.)
July 10, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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What if Christopher Nolan was tapped to direct the next Jane Austen adaptation? And what if he kept the slow-burn romance and comedy of manners—but also added espionage and time travel?

If that sounds weirdly perfect to you, read THE GENESIS CLOCK.

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A photo collage of scenes from Pride and Prejudice (2005) and Tenet to represent the vibes of The Genesis Clock, my YA historical fantasy. Top left: Kat and Sator in the blue room. Top middle: the hand flex. Top right: Neil and a group of people enter the blue room. Middle left: Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth glare at each other during a dance. Middle: the Protagonist tries inversion for the first time. Middle right: Elizabeth and Darcy stand in a field, resting their foreheads against each other. Bottom left: the Protagonist exits a red turnstile. Bottom middle: Mr. Darcy tells Elizabeth he loves her in the rain. Bottom right: Neil finds a mysterious bullet hole in the freeport.
July 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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THE GENESIS CLOCK contains*:

🕰️ Magical clocks (duh)
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Characters who are literally carbon copies of each other
✉️ Secret messages
🖍️ Whatever the heck is happening on this whiteboard
🔀 Time travel

*whiteboard not included

#UnhingedPit #YA #F #Q
1st frame of a storyboard for The Genesis Clock. It includes a rough map of a regency manor, showing characters moving from room to room. Original timeline figures are drawn in purple, and second timeline figures are drawn in red. 2nd frame of The Genesis Clock storyboard. The image shows a rough map of a regency manor and the chaos created by three timelines converging. Original timeline figures are drawn in purple, second timeline figures are drawn in red, and third timeline figures are drawn in blue. 3rd frame of The Genesis Clock storyboard. The image shows a rough map of a regency manor and the chaos created by three timelines converging. Original timeline figures are drawn in purple, second timeline figures are drawn in red, and third timeline figures are drawn in blue. 4th frame of The Genesis Clock storyboard. The image shows a rough map of a regency manor and the chaos created by three timelines converging. Original timeline figures are drawn in purple, second timeline figures are drawn in red, and third timeline figures are drawn in blue.
July 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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PRIDE & PREJUDICE x TENET

England, 1807. A socialite-turned-cryptographer and a disabled spy must time travel to reverse their ruined pasts.

🕰️ time travel
👩 feminist social commentary
✉️ love letters
🌹 regency era
🕵️ codes, ciphers, spies

#JoyPit #YA #F #HR #TT
June 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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PRIDE & PREJUDICE X TENET

A cryptographer must time travel to reverse her ruined reputation and get her fiancé back—but when she meets a handsome spy, she wonders if finding love in the past is worth the risk.

#JoyPit #YA #F #HR #TT #agentguide
Title: The Genesis Clock. Image: a Regency woman looks into the distance with a clock visible in the background. Imbued with time magic, chronoglass could alter the Napoleonic Wars. For cryptographer Georgiana Adams, it gives her the chance to erase the moment that soiled her character and forced her betrothed to leave her. For Joshua Durand, the chronoglass would undo the mistake that crippled him in the Battle of Trafalgar and cost him his job as a British spy. When they catch each other stealing chronoglass, they make a deal: they won’t turn the other in as long as they work together and ration the precious magic. The deal should be easy—until they fall in love. Comp titles for The Genesis Clock: Pride and Prejudice (Austenian writing style), This is How You Lose the Time War (time-traveling spies), Queen Bee (feminist social commentary), and A Fragile Enchantment (Regency magic). The text is a snippet from The Genesis Clock showcasing the time travel mechanic of the novel.
June 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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PRIDE & PREJUDICE x TENET

England, 1807. A socialite-turned-cryptographer and a disabled spy must time travel to reverse their ruined pasts.

🕰️ time travel
👩 feminist social commentary
✉️ love letters
🌹 regency era
🕵️ codes, ciphers, spies

#QuestPit #Q #YA #F #HR #amquerying
Photo: a regency woman with a clock superimposed on her. Title: The Genesis Clock.
May 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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PRIDE & PREJUDICE X THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR

A cryptographer must time travel to reverse her ruined reputation and get her fiancé back—but when she meets a handsome spy, she wonders if finding love in the past is worth the risk.

#QuestPit #Q #YA #F #HR
Image: a Regency woman with a clock superimposed over her. Text: The Genesis Clock. PITCH: Imbued with time magic, chronoglass could alter the Napoleonic Wars. For cryptographer Georgiana Adams, it gives her the chance to erase the moment that soiled her character and forced her betrothed to leave her. For Joshua Durand, the chronoglass would undo the mistake that crippled him in the Battle of Trafalgar and cost him his job as a British spy. When they catch each other stealing chronoglass, they make a deal: they won’t turn the other in as long as they work together and ration the precious magic. The deal should be easy—until they fall in love. Comp titles: Pride and Prejudice (writing style), This is How You Lose the Time War (time-traveling spies), Queen Bee (feminist social commentary), and A Fragile Enchantment (Regency magic). Snippet from The Genesis Clock describing time travel.
May 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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PRIDE & PREJUDICE x THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR

Cryptographer Georgiana must time travel to reverse her ruined reputation and regain the fiancé she lost—but when she meets time-traveler Joshua, she wonders if finding love in the past is worth the risk.

#YA #F #HF #PosterPitQ #PosterPit
The Genesis Clock, YA historical romantasy. A cryptographer must time travel to reverse her ruined reputation and regain the fiancé she lost—but when her path collides with a handsome time-traveler, she wonders if finding love in her past is worth the risk.
April 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM