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Brayden is querying

@braydenrwrites.bsky.social

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Hi there! I primarily write contemporary and literary fiction for both YA and Adult audiences. Occasionally, I write speculative fiction, and this one time I wrote a dystopian book. Currently querying.

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Brayden is querying @braydenrwrites.bsky.social · 3d

On a coast split by wealth and ruin, best friends Carmen and Brigitte spiral into sunlit parties and a strange new drug that turns idyll into terror when one disappears and returns changed—forcing their tight-knit group to confront a conspiracy that weaponizes memory itself.
#A #spec #lf #ghostpit

It says they called it saltwater and adult speculative literary fiction complete at 92k words over a beach photo

In callaston a coastal state split between luxury and neglect college aged best friends carmen and brigitte spiral into sunlit parties and a strange new drug that turns idyll into terror when one disappears and returns changed forcing their tight knit group to confront a conspiracy that weaponizes memory itself, comps bunny by mona awad, euphoria tv show, ghost eaters by clay mcleoud, obx tv show and wild dark shores

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brittney is querying🐾🌿 @brittneyjoan.bsky.social · 2d

KNOW YOU BETTER in tropes & songs 💚

🌿 confident plus-sized fmc
🐾 black cat x golden retriever
🌿 he falls first & harder
🐾 she’s his dog sitter
🌿 facetimes & texts
🐾 found family

🎶 everything has changed - taylor swift
🎶 overwhelming - jon bellion
🎶 am i okay? - megan moroney

#GhostPit #Q #A #R

Title page for an agent's guide to KNOW YOU BETTER, adult plus-size romcom. Green background, two character stock photos, photos in polaroids to of tattooed hand holding, a corgi + golden retriever, and a Red Wings game

A sample of writing on the left from Know You Better, as well as 4 images of comp titles, including their book covers and information. Savor It by Tarah DeWitt for the sizzling banter & tension. You With a View by Jessica Joyce for the emotional exploration of starting over. Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez for acts of service as a love language. And Curvy Girl Summer by Danielle Allen for the plus-size confidence.

Pitch & market for Know You Better, on a green background, with two stock images resembling the main characters. Target audience: Millennial and Gen Z women who love books that feel like a Taylor Swift song. For fans of heartfelt romcoms that balance wit and humor with deep topics. And readers who fall in love with real, messy characters and crave positive plus-size representation. One Paragraph Pitch: After her boyfriend of six years moves out and leaves her with rent she can’t afford, retail manager Sydney Bennett is barely hanging on—juggling long shifts and a side hustle dog-sitting for clients with the worst-behaved pets in Metro Detroit. When she meets Owen Sutton in the personal care aisle after a rant about two “demonic Pomeranians,” he’s instantly charmed—and in need of a sitter for his own, much better-behaved dogs. What starts as a business arrangement turns into something gentler and deeper: a slow-burning romance between two people still healing from betrayal. But as Sydney faces losing her apartment and Owen’s past betrayal comes back to haunt him, they’ll have to decide if the safety they’ve found in each other is worth risking their hearts for.

Green background with screenshots of GoogleDocs feedback from varying beta readers and critique partners with praise for drafts of Know You Better

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Brayden is querying @braydenrwrites.bsky.social · 3d

This sounds incredible!

Brayden is querying @braydenrwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Love it!

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Brayden is querying @braydenrwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Looooove the sound of this! (and the look 😍)

Brayden is querying @braydenrwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Love the board and premise!

Brayden is querying @braydenrwrites.bsky.social · 3d

This sounds so cool!

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Sara Duran ✨is querying✨ @saraduran.bsky.social · 3d

ANNIHILATION x BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

⭐ two exiled men (+ their secrets)
🌙 one lunar prison (+ its horrors)
⭐ a government that wants their data
🌙 a cosmic entity that wants them dead
💫 the love they’ll lose if they don’t make it out alive

#ghostpit #SF #H #R #LGBT #WIP

A moodboard for my sci-fi horrormance WIP, BABEL ON CALLISTO. On the top left is a glowing humanoid figure with a planet and rings orbiting its head. In the center, white glitchy text reads: "NOT ALL ENDINGS ARE THE END. SOMETIMES THEY ARE THE BEGINNING," repeated multiple times. Beneath that, a figure walks into a starry void shaped like another person, reaching toward each other. Other elements include a flatworm floating in a grid-like space, a silhouetted couple reaching toward each other in a virtual tunnel, and hands weaving a glowing galaxy-like thread.

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Brayden is querying @braydenrwrites.bsky.social · 3d

This sounds amazing

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Brayden is querying @braydenrwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Obsessed everytime I see this!

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B. van Bodegom 📃is querying & writing @bvbodegom.bsky.social · 3d

BLACK MIRROR × SEVERANCE × THE GOOD PLACE

Having a happy death is a luxury service for the rich and Wren is the rising top salesman—until a cynical coworker and a depressed billionaire force him to rethink it all in a world where even your last smile has a price tag.

#GhostPit #A #DS #SF #W

Made from non-AI free stock images.

This image is a book cover design for a novel titled "Happy Death Inc." by B. Van Bodegom. The cover is divided into three distinct horizontal sections:

1. Top Section: Features a cartoonish blue sky with white clouds and a bright sun. At the top, a tagline reads:
"How much would you pay to die with a smile?"
The word "HAPPY" appears in large, playful, hand-drawn-style font, partially overlapping the sky background.

2. Middle Section: A photograph of a deceased man in a suit, lying in a casket. He has an exaggerated smile on his face, almost unnaturally wide and clean, suggesting artificial enhancement or post-mortem alteration. Overlaid on this image is the word "DEATH" in the same large font as the previous word.

3. Bottom Section: A cartoon city skyline in pastel tones, similar in style to the top sky background. The word "INC." is overlaid prominently in the same large font. At the very bottom, in smaller capital letters, it says:
"A Novel by B VAN BODEGOM"

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brittney is querying🐾🌿 @brittneyjoan.bsky.social · 3d

KNOW YOU BETTER is about Sydney, a plus-size baddie trying to escape retail hell, who starts dog sitting for Owen—a tattooed, down bad (human) golden retriever—and they fall in love 💚✨

Well, Sydney *reluctantly* falls in love. Owen is definitely not reluctant 🤭

#GhostPit #Q #A #R #amquerying

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Brayden is querying @braydenrwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Obsessed!!

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Brayden is querying @braydenrwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Obsessed with this moodboard and premise 😍

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Brayden is querying @braydenrwrites.bsky.social · 3d

holy nostalgia!

Brayden is querying @braydenrwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Wish I could be as calm, cool, collected as you :')

Brayden is querying @braydenrwrites.bsky.social · 3d

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Brayden is querying @braydenrwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Not to mention it’s incredibly well written and the perfect blend of poignant, funny and HOT 🥵🫣

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brittney is querying🐾🌿 @brittneyjoan.bsky.social · 3d

A plus-size baddie dog sits to survive after her ex leaves her with rent she can’t afford—then she meets a guy in the personal care aisle who’s everything her ex wasn’t: loyal, patient, and in desperate need of a dog sitter…which might just ruin her plan to swear off love forever. #GhostPit #Q #A #R