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The last Conduit is dead--and Magpie of Lornwhen is thrilled about it.

When a troublemaker is chosen by the spirits, she breaks an ancient tradition to keep her best friend by her side, risking her only chance at her greatest dream–and the wrath of humans and spirits alike.
October 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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#DVpit day 5: song!!

I composed (but not fully recorded yet) an album of original music for my book. This one (tentatively titled Into the Spiritwoods) really captures the spookier aspects of the worldbuilding
October 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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okay okay, looking very edible. the question remains: will the vanilla perform illegal wrestling moves on my taste buds?
a very edible looking loaf of banana bread
September 9, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Chosen by the spirits, a troublemaker journeys into the spiritwoods—but her quest for destiny may be her doom.

Overhead, a great Shadow writhes, growing larger and larger until it swallows up the sky…

Sound on 🎵 listen to the original soundtrack for WHEN THE MAGPIE FLIES! #PosterPit #Q #F #NA
August 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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The last Conduit is dead—and Magpie of Lornwhen is thrilled about it.

#PosterPit #Q #PosterPitQ #F #NA #YA
A movie poster featuring a misty forest, a magpie flying over the blue mountains rising into the sky. Text: Enter the spiritwoods. When the Magpie Flies, a book by M H Wottenmoss. Undiscovered magic, queer fantasy, chaotic academia. Querying now.
August 16, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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When troublemaker and hobbyist scholar Magpie is chosen by the spirits, she breaks an ancient tradition to keep her best friend by her side, risking her only chance at her greatest dream–and the deadly consequences that follow.

#queerpit #f #na #ya
#agentguide 📌
Moodboard featuring a mystical forest, a faint outline of a woman flying over a dark shadow, a magpie, two people holding hands, a library with stained glass windows, sheet music, outlines of leaves, mountains and a dagger, and watercolor-style flowers, clouds, mushrooms and sun
August 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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my partner got me a bouquet and my mom brought me a sunflower, both for no particular reason (they did not coordinate with each other lol)

feeling very lucky and grateful to have such wonderful people in my life ☺️
a bouquet of yellow, orange, and pink flowers in a vase with a sunflower in the middle
August 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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#agentguide for WHEN THE MAGPIE FLIES (81k queer fantasy)

When troublemaker and hobbyist scholar Magpie is chosen by the spirits, she breaks an ancient tradition rather than leave her best friend behind—and brings the wrath of spirits and humans alike down upon the realm.

#questpit #Q #F
Text: An agent’s guide to When the Magpie Flies by M H Wottenmoss. Background of mountains, trees, and a giant mushroom. A magpie flies in the sky. Pitch: Magpie of Lornwhen, hobbyist scholar and incurable troublemaker, dreams of becoming a Conduit. As the realm’s only defense against monstrous spirits, Conduits are beloved and privileged—and it’s Magpie’s best chance to escape the undertow of poverty. When a spirit chooses her for the honor, marking her with a cold, entrancing touch, her dream is suddenly within reach. To fully ascend as a Conduit, Magpie, alongside the other newly-chosen, must embark on a journey into the heart of the spiritwoods. The only thing holding her back is her best friend, Calladonna. There are rumors about how Conduits are changed by the mysterious journey, and Calla can’t shake the feeling that if Magpie leaves, she won’t come back. Determined to reassure her, Magpie convinces Calla to come along in secret, hidden from the other Conduits. For the first time, Magpie’s future is bright and shining—until one of the other Conduits turns up dead, and it seems like Calla may be to blame. Comps: A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft: clueless lesbians, murder and betrayal, journey of ascension. Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher: found family, humor and darkness, perilous quest. Also featuring undiscovered magic, monstrous spirits, chaotic academia, ill-advised rituals, haunted forest, queer & autistic ensemble cast, giant mushrooms, original music Opening lines: The world went dark just after she jumped off the roof. In one moment she could see the clocktower before her, the ledge beneath its defunct face familiar and inviting, and in the next there was nothing. It wasn't an uncommon occurrence, necessarily, but damn if that wasn't inconvenient timing.
August 6, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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met a chatty crow in the woods, got an iced caramel nut coffee with my mom, ready to write! #writingcommunity #writesky #amquerying
two happy little blue wildflowers nestled in long grass
July 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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obsessed with the stickers my coworker gave me this morning, the middle one is literally the mc in the manuscript I #amquerying
Three holographic sparkly stickers. One is an image of a wizard with text that says read banned books, gain forbidden knowledge. The second is a lil orange frog with a wizard hat that says I am and conduit for nonsense. The third is a strange moth creature crouched over a bowl of soup with text that says please leave me alone I am eating soup.
July 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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WHEN THE MAGPIE FLIES is a character-driven queer fantasy that comes with its own soundtrack!

(sound on 🎶)

#BluePit #Q #F #LGBT #ND #TR #OV #BluePit📖
July 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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A troublemaker chosen by the spirits breaks an ancient tradition to keep her best friend (not her crush, obviously) by her side, resulting in deadly–and possibly apocalyptic–consequences

#BluePit📖 #Q #F #LGBT #ND #TR #OV #agentguide #agentsguide
Text: an agent’s guide to WHEN THE MAGPIE FLIES by M. H. Wottenmoss. 75k queer fantasy, adult/upper YA, series potential Light blue-gray black ground with a flock of birds Pitch: In a realm overgrown with wild spiritwoods, humanity’s only protection is the Conduits. Newly-chosen Conduit and incurable troublemaker Magpie of Lornwhen has everything she’s ever wanted at her fingertips. All she has to do is complete her journey of ascension through the spiritwoods, and then she’ll live the privileged life of one of humanity’s beloved defenders. She’ll never have to worry about struggling to survive again. But Magpie has never been good at doing what she’s told, and when she breaks an ancient tradition, the spirits start killing off the fledgling Conduits—and it seems like it’s her fault. Besieged on all sides by threats from humans and spirits alike, Magpie is faced with an impossible choice: abandon her dreams, or risk losing her best friend forever. But the wheels of fate have been set in motion, and it may be too late to save themselves—a ravenous darkness looms in the sky, and it's been waiting a long time for humankind’s defenses to waver. Excerpt: You couldn’t always see the Shadow in the sky; most of the time it was a tiny spot of darkness marring the daytime sky like an inverse star. It wasn’t something you could set your clock or your compass to, either. It changed size and shape and location with no clear pattern. The hedgemages liked to try and divine some sort of meaning from it, which was a bit dumb in Mag’s opinion. The Shadow was what it was. Sometimes it was bigger. Sometimes it was smaller. Sometimes it swallowed the entire sky. Mag didn’t mind, really. It was usually a great excuse to take a nap. Unfortunately, sitting on a shallow ledge twelve stories high wasn't really a good place for that. It was only marginally worse than napping on top of the giant mushrooms in the spiritwoods, and Mag… would not admit to doing that anywhere Calla might overhear. A line-drawing scene of forested mountains and giant colorful mushrooms, with a dark shadow in the sky and a bird flying toward it. Featuring text: -monstrous spirits -mildly haunted forest -giant mushrooms -ill advised rituals -slow burn sapphic romance -autism rep -introspective, hopeful, and fun -a Shadow in the sky that occasionally swallows the sun -original music composed by the author
July 13, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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“The last Conduit is dead—and Magpie of Lornwhen is thrilled about it.”

feat:
🌲clueless lesbians
🌲giant mushrooms
🌲petty academia
🌲haunted forest
🌲banter & shenanigans
🌲autism rep!

#questpit #q #f #lgbt
An image of a mystical path through the woods
May 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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A troublemaker embarks on a perilous journey into the spiritwoods, facing danger from spirits and humans alike on her quest to claim her destiny.

Feat: clueless lesbians, found family, casual magic, giant mushrooms, a Shadow that lives in the sky, and shenanigans galore!

#questpit #q #f #lgbt
Alt text: A moodboard featuring mystical woods, a figure holding a ball of energy, birds flying away from a Shadow in the sky, a library with stained glass windows, ancient tomes, mushrooms, two people holding hands, and the WIP title When the Magpie Flies.
May 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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starting my next wip to distract myself from the querying trenches, and found this little gem in my notes #amquerying #writingcommunity #booksky
Part of a word document that says “And the protagonists are like yoink, you’re ours now, witchling. Come hither and do ethical science in our cool ass fort.”
May 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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A troublemaker embarks on a perilous journey into the spiritwoods, facing danger from spirits and humans alike on her quest to claim her destiny.

Feat: clueless lesbians, found family, casual magic, giant mushrooms, a Shadow that lives in the sky, and shenanigans!

#WSPit #WSPitW #NA #F #LGBT #Dis
A moodboard featuring mystical woods, a figure holding a ball of energy, birds flying away from a Shadow in the sky, a library with stained glass windows, ancient tomes, mushrooms, two people holding hands, and the WIP title When the Magpie Flies.
February 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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A troublemaker embarks on a perilous journey into the spiritwoods, facing danger from spirits and humans alike on her quest to claim her destiny.
Feat: clueless lesbians, found family, casual magic, giant mushrooms, a Shadow that lives in the sky, and shenanigans galore!
#WSPit#WSPitW#NA#F#LGBT#Dis
A moodboard featuring mystical woods, a figure holding a ball of energy, birds flying away from a Shadow in the sky, a library with stained glass windows, ancient tomes, mushrooms, two people holding hands, and the WIP title When the Magpie Flies.
February 26, 2025 at 12:03 PM