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✍🏼 querying: CONDUCT OF MAGES (adult fantasy)
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JADE CITY x HEARTLESS HUNTER

When her mentor goes missing, Gemna joins forces with fellow mage Ren, to unravel the connection b/w the string of disappearances and a terrible discovery that could mean a future where mages are not just outlawed…but wiped from existence.

#A #F #Questpit #Q #querying
red movie poster style image that has the tagline “mages are disappearing…Gemna will risk everything to find out why” and the title CONDUCT OF MAGES. text below included the details “NOW QUERYING” and “An Adult Fantasy, complete at 102K words” title reads THE PITCH and detailed language says: When her mentor goes missing, Gemna joins forces with fellow mage, Ren, to unravel the connection between the string of disappearances and a terrible discovery that could mean a future where mages are not just outlawed…but wiped from existence. it then says FOR FANS OF and displays 3 book covers: Six of Crows, Blood Over Bright Haven, and Jade City page title says FROM EARLY READERS and lists the following quotes: You have such a talent for using small details to reveal large truths. their chemistry is still in its EARLY stages, but i love how clear their compatibility is. Even if i’d never seen them on the page together I would see how they could complement each OTHER. I read the first few chapters and it’s my favorite read of the year…(agents) pick this up so i can find out if they kiss pleasE!! The tension (of the plot) is insane. your scenes are very layered. it feels like poor gemna can’t catch a break. I am obsessed with this magic system & the subtle themes of tech vs. humanity.
November 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Sharing my #agentsguide for CONDUCT OF MAGES, an #A #F for fans of JADE CITY x SIX OF CROWS

When her mentor goes missing Gemma teams up with fellow mage, Ren, to uncover a plot to eradicate mages…one that involves the emergence of a mysterious stone that mimics their powers.

#questpit #Q #querying
cover page that says CONDUCT OF MAGES, an adult fantasy complete at 102K words on a moody dark background showing a brown building and orange and yellow paper lanterns text reads THE VIBES and lists: energy magic, heists & scheming, found family, research subplot, slooow burn, female role models, SE Asian setting. placed on a moody dark background showing a brown building and orange and yellow paper lanterns text reads FOR FANS OF and then six book covers are displayed, from top left to bottom right: JADE CITY, JASAD HEIR, MISTBORN, HEARTLESS HUNTER, BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN, and SIX OF CROWS text reads EXCERPTS. the first is labeled FIRST LINE, and reads “Gemna was sorting through a basket of sparrowberries when she found out that her existence had been outlawed.” the second text bid is labeled CHAPTER 4 and reads: “In all fairness, Yala had never specified just how flammable elderfire was. The heat was instantaneous and overwhelming. Gemna felt it scorch the edges of her sleeves before she pulled in the energy from the flames and, when she was nearly bursting with it, diverted it towards the two Hands at the front of the shop. The fire died harmlessly at her feet before it could eat its way into the hidden cellar below.”
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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#DVparty day 2, pt2

introducing REN, our broody MMC 😌

Mages are disappearing…headstrong Gemna is determined to find out why—even if it means teaming up with insolent, fellow mage, Ren.

An #Asian inspired #A #Fantasy for fans of 💚 JADE CITY, 🪫 BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN, & 🐦‍⬛ SIX OF CROWS
a photo collage of an Asian male named REN, color scheme is red, black, and white and includes imagery of smoke, a sword, chopsticks, and pomegranate seeds
October 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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#DVparty

Introducing GEMNA, my headstrong, impulsive, but fiercely loyal FMC 💫

When Gemna’s mentor goes missing, she must uncover a larger plot to subjugate mages; one involving the emergence of a mysterious stone that mimics their powers.

A SE #Asian #A #Fantasy for fans of MISTBORN x JADE CITY
a collage showing the fave of an Asian woman with straight black hair and red blush. other imagery includes a dagger, noodles on a chopstick, red berries, a lit match, and mahjong tiles. the color scheme is orange, red, pink, and white.
October 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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#DVparty moodboard pt.3

MISTBORN x JADE CITY

Mages are disappearing...and it might be connected to the emergence of a stone that mimics their energy-conducting abilities. When her mentor goes missing, Gemna impulsively thrusts herself into the center of a plot that may mark the end of all mages.
screenshot of a Spotify playlist labeled “draft .01” with the following songs visible: 1. Too Sweet by Hozier 2. Something in the Orange - Live by Zach Bryan 3. Hardest Part - Bluegrass Version by Noah Cyrus 4. 808 HYMN by Erin LeCount
October 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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#DVparty moodboard pt. 2

what you can expect from my SE #Asian inspired #Fantasy:

🀄️ mahjong inspired parlor (heist)
🏮 LNY type festival (things go wrong)
🔬 research subplot (think Navani)
🥟 lush settings & food descriptions
💥 energy-based magic

for fans of JADE CITY / SIX OF CROWS / MISTBORN
moodboard that showcases some images on and off screen - all in deep green, brown, and red colors. visible images include: (top left) a table made out of mahjong tiles with a teacup on top (top right) a painting of women in traditional Asian dresses with fans, clustered around a red backdrop (bottom left) a wooden bathhouse with a large, dark pool of water (bottom right) a multi level city with red hanging lantern lights and wooden buildings
October 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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#DVparty moodboard pt. 1

💥 CONDUCT OF MAGES 💥
An #Asian inspired #A #Fantasy that combines the jade-reactive powers in JADE CITY, energy magic of BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN, and found family+heists from SIX OF CROWS
screenshot of a moodboard with four images in clear view. the top left is a stone platform high in the mountains, shrouded in fog, with a single figure on top in a fighting stance. the top right image is a shadowed portrait of an Asian woman holding a lit match, the flame getting close to her finger. the bottom left image is a darkened, Asian city street with people in shadows and warm lantern lights. the final image is a building set against the side of a mountain, shrouded in fog. all images evoke a moody, Asian inspired backdrop with dark greens, browns, and reds as the primary color scheme.
October 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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some of my favorite settings from my work in progress adult fantasy novel, CONDUCT OF MAGES (working title) 💫

#amwriting #writingabook #fantasy #fantasyauthor #bookaesthetic
September 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM