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Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · Mar 14

Creatures of dark magic stalk the night, waiting for their time to rise.

#RevPit #YA #F #dualPOV

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Chloe Marcus @chloemarcus.bsky.social · 19h

I just entered #RevPit #10Queries. Enter now for a chance to win free feedback on your query and 1st 5 pages

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Chloe Marcus @chloemarcus.bsky.social · 16d

If you could only pick 2, when deciding on a sub, what would you choose?
*High concept story
*Voice
*Solid prose
*Sense of forward motion in the story

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zilla @zillawrites.bsky.social · 22d

The new Agent's Guide to
MURDER NIGHT AT HOTEL ADAIR, my The Haunting of Hill House x The Shining #A #H project.

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At Hotel Adair, the rooms are luxurious, the deaths are creative, and the check-out time is non-negotiable.
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MURDER NIGHT AT HOTEL ADAIR comps and tropes

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Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · 24d

Reposting to celebrate that my book GUMIHO won third place in the horror/paranormal category at the PNWA writers contest! And it also now has Big 5 editor interest! ✨️

#amquerying #H #R

Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · Aug 16

Hi #PosterPit! If you're interested in a dark, modern-day Korean folklore and myth reimagining, layered with quiet, intimate dread and character-driven storytelling, then check this out:

#Q #H #R #A

Themes: Korean folklore set in modern-day pnw, anti-hero POV, psychological unraveling and monstrous transformation, dark, intimate atmosphere, slow-burn romance

Selected as a finalist in the 2025 PNWA Writers Contest for Horror/Paranormal

Title: GUMIHO
Adult Upmarket Horror Romance at 76,000 words

Cursed with a vengeful gumiho, Mina has spent centuries feeding it souls to become a god—and now she needs just one. But when she falls for her final target, wicked whispers invade her mind, visions of loved ones haunt her, and her body begins to change. As the gumiho consumes her from the inside out, Mina must face her demons and sever the curse—or achieve godhood and lose herself to become something monstrous.

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Chloe Marcus @chloemarcus.bsky.social · 25d

In the middle of reading this and I have to say, every word Anna uses is intentional. All of it reinforces the atmosphere of her book. This sweeping gothic, immersive vibe that feels somehow like a classic while, at the same time, new. #WritingCommunity #banshee

Anna is querying gothic horror 💌 @annahirsch.bsky.social · 26d

Presenting the #AgentsGuide to my #gothic #horror novel THE BANSHEE OF CLAN MURTAGH 🖤

#AmQuerying starting TODAY!

The black sheep of a powerful family pursues a doomed romance with the banshee who's haunted his estate for generations, even as the black plague closes in. 🥀

An agent's guide to The Banshee of Clan Murtagh, a 71,000 word gothic horror by Anna Hirsch

TROPES/COMPS:
He’s human, she’s immortal / Only one grave / Byronic hero protagonist / Uncovering lost memories / Medieval Irish setting / Tragic ending

For fans of the folkloric love story of Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid, the death-touched love of Nosferatu (2024), the family trauma of the Haunting of Hill House, the Catholic guilt of The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas

PITCH
Ireland, 1348: When Ciarán Murtagh hears the cry of his family’s banshee for the first time in a decade, he knows one of his own is fated to die. But they don’t believe his warnings—why would they? The last time Ciarán heard the banshee he didn’t tell a soul until after his cousin’s tragic death, and they’ve never trusted him since.

Desperate for redemption in his family’s eyes, Ciarán hunts down the banshee in search of answers. She’s equal parts frightening and alluring, and in his struggle to confront her, he inadvertently triggers the banshee’s memories. Memories of when she was a servant of his household, generations ago, named Deirdre.

Deirdre claims that Ciarán’s physical touch restores her memories, and demands more. He agrees to meet by moonlight in hope of learning whose death she foretold. With every encounter, Ciarán’s attraction to Deirdre grows, setting him on a path of macabre desire. When the devastating bubonic plague befalls the Murtagh household, and Deirdre’s memories reveal a dark scandal in the family’s history, Ciarán must decide whether to stay by his family’s side in their final hours or embrace the seduction of the death-bringer.

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All my life I was tempted by death. And like the sinner I was, I never could resist her sweet voice, even when she came for those I love.

First was my grandfather, when I was a boy of four. I still recall standing atop the hill, which I’d claimed as my kingdom like so many others on our land, hearing the banshee’s cry ring out from the forest.

That night, my grandfather finally succumbed to his long illness. But not without leaving his scars on the family, like great rips through a painting. We tried to stitch it back together, plaster the canvas with more layers of paint, but the gashes were always visible beneath.

I was ten when I heard her next, entranced as in a waking dream. She cast tendrils of keening over the forest, unfurled her slender fingers of song into the dark reaches of my heart. I should have known what it meant. I should have warned them.

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Chloe Marcus @chloemarcus.bsky.social · 29d

Red blood seeped through Dai's shirt. He sent out another coil of melium, catching the creature by the neck. But somehow the Alu retreated into itself and a new head formed further back on its spine. Dai #half-turned toward us, shouting something I couldn’t decipher through the shield. #WIPSnips

✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · Sep 11

The #WIPSnips word for September 11th is "half"

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
September 11 - half
Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration
Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics
Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine.
Support others on the #WIPSnips tag!
Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social

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Chloe Marcus @chloemarcus.bsky.social · Sep 7

"The scene moved all around us and the pain in my mind unfurled with it, growing more insistent with every second that played out.

Pain. But more than pain.

Dread.

Deep gut wrenching dread like I was on the edge of a cliff and there was #nowhere to go but over. "

#WIPSNIPS

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Chloe Marcus @chloemarcus.bsky.social · Sep 7

What tropes and similar story lines are you seeing a lot of in your inbox right now?

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Shay Galloway @thegallowcat.bsky.social · Aug 27

Heads up #MomsWritersClub friends! Our September writing sprint will take place on the 10th at 10am pac (1pm East)

DM me for the calendar and meeting link, or subscribe to the #MomsWritersClub substack to access the link!

#momswhowrite #parentwriters

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Chloe Marcus @chloemarcus.bsky.social · Aug 18

A secret,
A lie,
And a curse.

A nerdy rock collector discovers her ability to see energies is linked to cursed magic and a secret society beneath the Earth's crust where life-sucking monsters are hunting her.

#YA #Contemporary #Fantasy

Within These Pale Veins (on a torn piece of sheer white)- YA Contemporary Fantasy. Upper Right a guy in a button up and bow tie, with hearts. Upper Left a hand going through a golden rift. Lower left, a hand with rocks. Lower Right and eye close up with a golden ring around iris and black splatter on pupil.

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Chloe Marcus @chloemarcus.bsky.social · Aug 25

This looks pretty amazing. And that cover? Gorgeous!

Nadine Flint @nadineflintbooks.bsky.social · Aug 25

Can we have a moment for Ruth McKell’s cover reveal for her debut HONEY IN HER VEINS? Cottagecore fantasy about about a man with a monster in his head who reunites with his first love to find mythical honey in the woods of Appalachia 🐝🐝🐝