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Cat is editing @catclarkwrites.bsky.social · Apr 22

Can’t stop listening into vanish into you

Cat is editing @catclarkwrites.bsky.social · Apr 22

It’s one of those days where I don’t want to work my job I want to write I want my characters to get to actually liking each other. Please just let me write till they kiss I swear I’ll get to work after

Cat is editing @catclarkwrites.bsky.social · Apr 19

Thank you so much

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Sara Duran ✨is querying✨ @saraduran.bsky.social · Apr 19

Coming to query inboxes July 2025 🏴‍☠️👑🧜🏿‍♀️

#posterpit #posterpitw #YA #F #LGBT #amediting

A mock-up movie poster for my YA fantasy novel, THE PIRATE, THE PRINCESS, AND JOHN.

This poster features a digital illustration of a dark blue wave carrying a tall galleon past a castle. Beneath the waves, a mermaid is subtly silhouetted above a lush coral reef. A lone bird flies above the ship, both silhouetted against the rising sun.

The poster contains the following text:

TOP: Amir (the pirate), Mira (the princess), John (for now*); * written in the colors of the trans pride flag.

A SHIP IN HARBOR IS SAFE
BUT THAT ISN’T WHAT SHIPS ARE BUILT FOR.

Middle: THE PIRATE, THE PRINCESS, AND JOHN

Bottom:
YA FANTASY. 82K. MULTI-POV.
ANTI-COLONIAL NON-WESTERN. POLITICAL INTRIGUE.
BESTIES TO LOVERS. FOUND FAMILY. PLATONIC TOUCH HER AND DIE.
STRONG GIRLS. BIG FEELINGS. SHARP PROSE.
DIVERSE. QUEER. MAGICAL

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AG Finch @agfinchwriting.bsky.social · Apr 19

FRESH FOR THE SLAUGHTER 🩸

In a world that begs for blood, how far can faith take a lamb?

Sleeping gods, a dying world, and the violent women who are meant to save it. Religion as a weapon and its servants as the shield.

#PosterPit #PosterPitW #F #A

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AG Finch @agfinchwriting.bsky.social · Apr 19

“What is the purpose of a name, but to be the bookends of a life?”

Cat’s mom is missing, her room is covered in blood, there’s a beating heart in the basement, and she has finals soon.

Oh, and she’d really, really like to go home.

#PosterPit #PosterPitW #YA #F

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Cat is editing @catclarkwrites.bsky.social · Apr 19

Moth X Prince’s Gambit

When Jem Callaway finds his way back home he never imagined it would be with the help of a man from his past, with the price of all his secrets. #PosterPit #PosterPitW #A

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Author Alexis Veenendaal @alexisveenendaal.bsky.social · Apr 19

#PosterPitOS #F #A
Presenting the much-anticipated spectacular of the season:
🧙‍♂️Retiring wizard
🐀Animal companion
🪕Pickpocketing bard
🌳Tree-hugging druids
🤪Group of misfits
🥐Baked goods
💛Found family
🐉Magic and mayhem
#PosterPit

A cozy, comedic adult fantasy novel
THE RELUCTANT MENTOR

Athragast the Wizard is sick of mentoring Chosen Ones, but before he can retire, he needs one last capable hero. When the capable hero says “No”, he recruits Jon the busboy and a group of misfits instead.
ON SUBMISSION NOW

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Vanessa Stefaniuk 🍂 @quietsnooze.bsky.social · Apr 19

Power corrupts.

Fed magic drop by drop, those who provide it make the call on what those lucky fey will do with it. As the chess masters tug the threads of fate, it will be all the more difficult to stop them with the tools they themselves have provided.

#PosterPit #PosterPitW #F #A

A dark poster of a bluish autumn night. Three figures are illuminated by a glowing oil lantern held by the tallest one, a woman with her curly hair tied up. A man has his head down in front of her as they traverse the dark forest. The other woman, shorter than the rest, carries an axe on her shoulder, her long elf ear visible. It is drawn in a sketchy loose style.

TEXT:
MAGIC. MEDDLING. MONSTROSITY.

BLOOD ON OUR NAMES
By Vanessa Stefaniuk

Coming Soon
Adult Fantasy • Dark Folklore • Lovers to Enemies

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Christine Letizia | 19k/80k YA wip | 11k/45k MG wip @letiziawrites.bsky.social · Apr 19

#Editors, tickets are now on submission for THE SHIVER! A guaranteed spine-tingling experience. You won't want to miss this twist on a haunted house with The Conjuring vibes. 🍿

#PosterPit #PosterPitOS #MG #H

Top: From the Writer Christine Letizia
Next: MG "The Conjuring", Ensemble Cast, Social Anxiety, Ghost Hunting, "Will give you Chills"
Next: Based on the true case files of The Dunhams
Next: A Middle Grade Horror
Title: The Shiver
Tagline: Some Games Shouldn't be Played
Description: It feeds on her nightmares. It talks to her little sister. It traps her babysitter. And it won't rest until it steals one of their bodies.
Pitch: Twelve-year-old Sami Shane's creepy old house has a monster in its walls that feeds on nightmares. When her friends' ghost hunting game releases the monster, Sami must banish the creature before it steals their spirits and claims a body for itself.
Bottom: On submission now, Rep: Morgan Hughes, Fine Print
Background: Bed with three pillows and iron headboard with lamps on either side and textured wall designs.

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L. K. Carter @lkcarterauthor.bsky.social · Apr 19

#PosterPit #PosterPitQ #F #R #A

Cozy, nostalgic, grounded fantasy filled with a diverse cast of four determined witches and the detective trying to ruin everything. If he succeeds they'll be burned at the stake, or worse.

He could ruin their love lives.

Poster for BAKED BAKERS OF BAKER STREET by L. K. Carter, featuring a witch flying in front of the moon. "Four witches, Three love stories, Two sisters, and One detective determined to ruin it all"

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Dani & Ash are 🏴‍☠️ editing 🏴‍☠️ @d-and-a-authors.bsky.social · Apr 19

DARK WATER DAUGHTER X ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART

When a fiery maid ran to sea to escape her violent employer, she never expected a passionate romance with a pirate captain–or needing to hunt down a legendary map to save her best friend's life.

#PosterPitQ #NA #RF

A poster with a bright pink and yellow sunset with the sea and a boat. The top says the names "Delphine Moore" and "Osian Owens". Beneath are three wreaths with quotes; "Chemistry's def there" - Irish, Beta Reader, "Loved every second of it" - Firefly, Beta Reader, and "I really like this opening" - Ali, Beta Reader

There's a large title in the middle in a curly font saying "THE SIREN'S CALL", with "Pirate Romantasy" below.

Below it says "THE SIREN’S CALL is a adult/crossover romantasy complete at 85,000 words, with series potential. Fans of Once Upon A Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber will be drawn to both the desperate heroine always getting herself into trouble, and the cocky but hopelessly romantic love interest. Pair that with the nautical setting, adventure and slow burn romance of Dark Water Daughter by H.M. Long."

At the very bottom it says the names "Danielle Bradbury" and "Ashlea P. Screaton" and "In Agent Inboxes Now".

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James A Lyons @jalwrites.bsky.social · Apr 19

Whilst honouring his estranged uncle's dying wish to reunite six drag queen activists, a young gay man hears the truth about his adoptive mother. With her past about to impact his future, he must choose—his uncle’s legacy or the woman who raised him.

#PosterPit #PosterPitA #C #NA

A fake movie poster. In the centre is a black and white image of a drag queen smoking a cigarette, Across the top are the names Harri Forrester, Wilma Dickfit, Princess ThighAna, Westward Hoe and Jack Montague. At the bottom is the title The Dragnificent Seven and a 15 age rating sticker.

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Natalie is ✨ seeking new rep ✨ @natalielouise83.bsky.social · Apr 19

THE BALLAD OF AGNES DAY: Querying now! Like or DM if interested. 👀

🕰️ Change vs tradition
🔥 Feminist rage
🌊 Atmospheric setting
🪢 Twisty plot
🧜‍♀️ Fading folklore
❤️‍🔥 Love and sacrifice
💫 Chronic illness rep (own voices)

#PosterPitQ #A #HF

A movie poster showing a wrecked passenger steamer on the rocks of an island using Pop Art colours.

TEXT: A 112k historical novel channelling The Fisherman’s Gift, The Sirens and The Square of Sevens.

The Ballad of Agnes Day: Twenty-five years ago, men made history. Now, one woman will change it.

When a storm wrecks his island’s passenger steamer, sparing only a girl believed to be one of the monstrous Finfolk, a grieving musician must find out the truth about who she is before more of his people die.

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Soph @soph-pl.bsky.social · Apr 19

🌶️HEARTLESS x ✈️KILT TRIP x 🖋️C Fortune
My last #PosterPit offering of the day: the experimental release.
🧵 of earlier ones (mainstream & unrated) below, with the pitch…
No one’s found the Easter egg yet! Hint: it’s even (somewhat) egg-shaped.
#PosterPitQ #A #R

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Soph @soph-pl.bsky.social · Apr 19

🌶️HEARTLESS x✈️KILT TRIP x🖋️C Fortune
In '97 Berlin, a French student on a homestay embarks on a sizzling fling with her German single-dad host. But when love intrudes, so does reality: he’s tied to Berlin, and come fall, she must return to Paris.
#PosterPit #PosterPitQ #R #A

Mock-up movie poster
Text: Friends to lovers | Impossible love | Heartfelt & High Heat | ‘90s retro | Destination romance; One summer to learn German / To fall for Berlin / To fall in love; Only One Summer in Berlin; “Great story with a beautifully crafted relationship” “Perfectly immerses you, almost as if you’re really there” “Set during a period of hope, growth, and healing” “The perfect blend of emotional and sexy” “Lots of humor”; LL Murmures littéraires 2025
’97 Berlin. Its fallen Wall and pulsing techno scene. But also its unlikely lakeside beach and lazy afternoons. She never planned for any of it. Or for this fiery connection with her conflicted host, whose touch makes her wish she could stay. But love doesn’t care about plans, and it offers no easy answers. Written by @Soph__Pl @soph-pl.bsky.social
Special Guest Appearance: a tamagotchi
Images used: a man and woman embracing (designed by Freepik freepik.com)

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Taylor Renee @taylorrenee.bsky.social · Apr 19

Sophia Lane has it all—except a boyfriend. So when she panics and lies about bringing one to a company retreat, she ropes in her annoyingly charming neighbor to play the part. It’s only a weekend of fake dating. What could go wrong? (Spoiler: everything.) #PosterPit #PosterPitW #Romance #Comedy

DEVIL WEARS PRADA X LEASE ON LOVE X SPANISH LOVE DECEPTION
SELF DISCOVERY, friends to lovers, slow burn, grumpy x sunshine, he fell first, forced proximity, anxiety rep, career vs love

FAKE DATING YOUR NEIGHBOR?
BEST BAD IDEA
A ROMANTIC COMEDY BY TAYLORRENEE
COMING TO THE QUERY TRENCHES THIS SUMMER

Sophia Lane has it all. Perfect job. Nice apartment. Everything… except a stable love life.
When her boss asks her if she’ll be bringing her boyfriend to the company retreat.
she panics and lies. Now, to save face and score the promotion she’s worked years for,
she ropes in her unruly, annoyingly charming neighbor to play the part.
As long as they follow the rules of fake dating, nothing can go wrong… right?

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char 𖤓 @charyoung.bsky.social · Apr 19

🎸 daisy jones x knives out 🗡

the songstress, the high-flyer, the gambler, the sweetheart, the watcher, the matriarch and the rogue. seven suspects. one the killer of renowned rockstar sam corvi. but who? only they can tell you

#posterpit #a #lf #m #posterpitq

a movie poster for my novel ALL THE DEVILS. the main image on the poster is of a man with his face obscured showing only his eyes. this image is in black and white.

over the image is some text. in the left hand corner is a snippet stating the following “there would be no them from the tomorrow that had already begun. the devils were done. the dream destroyed.” on the right of the image is some information about the novel as follows: daisy jones meets knives out, a literary mystery, crossover potential.

underneath the image is more text. first we have the tagline “the song of death never sounded so sweet”. next is the novel’s tile “all the devils”. “a novel by char young” follows this and then underneath is the novel’s pitch as stated above in the post. finally at the bottom are the words “coming soon to the query trenches” and “strand studios”

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AK @authoraak.bsky.social · Apr 19

When pen becomes weapon, a historian must decide whether she will unravel the truth in pursuit of humanity's freedom from the tyrannical sultanate, or bury them for their safety.

THE HURRICANE WARS X THE BONE SHARD DAUGHTER x Turkic Mythology

#PosterPit #PosterPitQ #F #R #A

Movie poster for #posterpit featuring a woman in a golden dress hiding her face. Swirls of golden light spin around her. The background is a painting of the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Turkey. The top of the poster reads "Complete at 98,000 words," a quote from the novel that says, "The Sultanate doesn't care for their women- and that is one of the greatest strengths we have," and "in the query trenches." Further down, in the top centre we have the title of the story "Garden of Gods," followed by "A novel by AK." The bottom centre of the poster reads, "epic romantasy," "diverse cast," "slowburn romance," and "turkish forklore." Beneath that there is the comp titles including "The Hurricane Wars and The Bone Shard Daughter."

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Katie Collan @kancollan.bsky.social · Apr 19

LEGENDBORN X AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER

When fighters start disappearing from an underground elemental tournament, a sixteen-year-old participant with wind powers must uncover the tournament’s secrets before she loses a match and shares their fate.

#YA #F #Jewish #OwnVoices #PosterPitQ #PosterPit

A movie poster titled "THE WINDWALKER," featuring a red-haired girl with glowing white eyes in a crimson cloak holding a transparent dagger made of air.

Descriptive text from top to bottom, left to right:

"A 105,000-WORD YA URBAN FANTASY"

"ELEMENTAL MAGIC" (surrounded by film festival award leaves)

"DIVERSE ENSEMBLE" (surrounded by film festival award leaves)

"PREMIERING NOW IN THE QUERY TRENCHES"

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Emma Al-munshi @emmaalmunshi.bsky.social · Apr 19

An eclipse triggers an ancient ritual & lots of problems for Lyla. Brokering a deal with the enemy in hope of answers, will she give into forbidden chemistry with Axel or risk finding out just how closely her fate is tied to the end of the world?⚡️
#PosterPitq #RF #NA #posterpit #writersky

alt text: a pretend movie poster with the title To Ruin the Sky, a novel by Emma Al-munshi. Beneath that reads, available now for all na/Romantasy seeking lit agents.
There’s a background of a grey sky. Across the top includes book tropes all rated 5 stars. Tropes are: brokered deal, Middle Eastern rep, good vs evil, enemies and lovers, morally grey book bf and spice (with 3 chilli rating)
There is a tag line of “I’m a ruin. And now, I’m your ruin” over an image of a lightning bolt and the silhouette of a curly haired woman.
Along the bottom it reads: starring, shadow mommy FMC, tatted up hunk of carnage MMC, ancient ritual, toe-curling banter.
Across the bottle is a black silhouette of the London skyline. Below the title of the poster reads: now available to all NA/Romantasy seeking lit agents.

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Hanna ✨ @hannita939.bsky.social · Apr 19

I #amquerying my 89k word #A fantasy

Featuring:
✨Genre blends
✨Sinister secrets & suspense
✨& romance 😏 fMC debating a poly relationship b/c picking 1 is madness (I may like 1 more but my strong-willed fMC rules)

#litagents & #editors, ❤️ or DM if interested

#PosterPitQ #PosterPit

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Ann Devon @anndevon.bsky.social · Apr 19

A Beautiful Mind X Pan's Labyrinth

After Aria's daughter drowns in a river, she's haunted by her ghost and sucked into a dark fairy tale world where her daughter is in danger. Faced with her own reality being questioned, Aria must save her daughter or herself.

#PosterPitW #H #F #PosterPit

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Cat is editing @catclarkwrites.bsky.social · Apr 19

The hallowed halls of Edris Academy hold secrets that only rivals Beau Ainsley and Callum Fawley can figure out but only if they can figure out how to work together.

🥀Witches vs Vampires
🥀Academic Rivals to Lovers
🥀Boarding School

#PosterPit #PosterPitW #YA

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PosterPit @posterpitevent.bsky.social · Mar 23

And we’ve got hashtags! #PosterPit

HASHTAGS
GENRE
AUDIENCE
#A (ADULT)
#NA (NEW ADULT)
#YA (YOUNG ADULT)
#MG (MIDDLE GRADE)
#CL (CHILDREN'S LIT)
#SF (SCIENCE FICTION)
#F (FANTASY)
#M (MYSTERY)
#H (HORROR)
#T (THRILLER)
#R (ROMANCE)
#C (CONTEMPORARY)
#FT (FAIRYTALE RETELLING)
#HF (HISTORICAL FICTION)
#NF (NONFICTION)
#P (POETRY)
OL
V6
I regret the seventeen years I went not knowi.
I'll spend the rest of my years cherishing you.
******
INEMA
******
1284567
CINEMA
6
******
ISOLATED
DARK
SETTING
FANTASY
BONE X MUSIC
BONE DUST
A NOVEL BY MYLEE J. MILLER
Anastasia x Tangled
THE
FORGOTTEN
REALM
PREMIERING NOW
Produced by Abigail Wadlington
Found Family
Disability
Rep
• £90S
• X1
Cozy
Fantasy
Swiss
Folklore
Dislike to Lovers
PREMIERING NOW IN THE QUERY TRENCHES

HASHTAGS
PUPE
RED
#POSTERPITW (FOR WORKS-IN-
PROGRESS)
#POSTERPITQ (FOR QUERYING WRITERS)
#POSTERPITA (FOR AGENTED
WRITERS)
#POSTERPITOS (FOR ON SUB WRITERS)
#POSTERPITP (FOR PUBLISHED
WRITERS)
MIDDLE GRADE FORBIDDEN LAXING FOUND
COZY FANTASY
COMPETITION
FAMILY
WHISKED AWAY
43,000 WORDS
WHEN 13 Y/O SUNDAE EARNS A SPOT IN HER KINGDOM'S BAKING COMPETITION, SHE UNKNOWINGLY BEGINS A RACE FOR THE CROWN ITSELF.
OUT NOW IN THE QUERY TRENCHES!
Redmire Grekoid
The flame in the shadows
POPCORN
Will be hitting the

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