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Megan ✍️📖 @mlmayle.bsky.social · 3d

Done!

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Megan ✍️📖 @mlmayle.bsky.social · 3d

Hi Nikki! Thanks so much for liking my pitch 🙂. I’d love the special link to query you.

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Megan ✍️📖 @mlmayle.bsky.social · 3d

How do you stop a man who’s been perfecting your best friend’s murder for a decade?

A detective 🕵️‍♀️ and her CSI colleague start a secret investigation to catch him—but only one knows she’s his target.

When she vanishes, every lie unravels.

#DVpit #Thriller #A #MH

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KatherineMcRea @listentomelovelett.bsky.social · Jul 13

That face he makes when they've got a murder investigation to solve, but his love for her drives him to distraction. Jack and Charlotte will have to figure it all out in my debut mystery romance ONCE MORE, WITH MURDER. (2nd chance, women in STEM, WSW, bucolic)

#bluepit 📖 #A #R #M #HS #Lgbt #DIS #Q

Screenshot from Sister Boniface Mysteries, in which a handsome man stares longingly at a beautiful woman in a 1950's art gallery.

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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · Jul 13

BEFORE I DO x MAD ABOUT YOU

Fiona is a daddy’s girl who loved hockey, but after his death she can’t even look at her skates. It will take a chance meeting with a painter and fellow hockey fan to help her revive her love of hockey and fully mourn her biggest fan’s death.

#Bluepit📖 #Bluepit #A #R #Q

Finding Fiona: An agent guide by Sara Wilkinson

The Pitch: Fiona Ivanov is a daddy’s girl who loved hockey. Loved playing, loved watching her pro dad play, loved watching their favorite team with him at her side. But after his death in a drunk driving accident, she pushes that love down and fills the void with an increasingly discordant relationship. A chance meeting with a fellow fan and painter, Paul, rekindles her love of the game and helps her reconnect with her late dad while she helps him embrace his artistic talent and reconnect with his living father.

The Particulars: Contemporary Romance: 84,000 words. Troupes: Impossible romance and Stranger-to-Friends-to-Lovers. Inspired by: Katy Perry's Not like the Movies. Comps: Before I Do, Mad About You, Something from Tiffany's.

The Passage: “Yes, you.” Fiona glanced up at Paul but avoided his eyes. “What the hell is your deal? You invite me home like a stray cat. Fill me with cocoa and memories. Then toss me out without warning and ignore me for days. Then show up at the bar and act like I’m not even there.” A ragged breath escaped her lips as her chest collapsed against her spine.
Paul knelt in front of her. His cheeks deflated as he slowly exhaled. “I’m attracted to you. More than I have any right to be. When Jonathon called, I realized this, us, was impossible. Pushing you away seemed like the best option. But then tonight, when you looked so upset, it…” Paul reached over and lifted her chin with his forefinger. “I’d rather have you in my life than not. Even if that means being stuck in the friend zone.”

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Diamond Fore is ✨querying✨ @diamondf.bsky.social · Jul 13

ATLA x WICKED

For readers who like:

🖤 Villain POV
🖤 Women’s rights and wrongs
🖤 Zodiac based world
🖤 Sapphic grumpy/sunshine
🖤 Men with anxiety
🖤 Mind Reading
🖤 Dead mommy issues

#BluePit #BluePit📖 #YA #Q #F #POC

Collage of images, zodiac wheel, solar system planets in a straight line, scorpio constellation, virgo constellation, text saying the villain and text saying the hero

Collage of images, water bending, flowing shadows, dagger, skull, scorpio constellation. And three quotes saying, villain, not evil just broken, we were told that the villains are villains because they’ve done bad things but no one ever asked why.

Collage of images, rock floating, constellations, virgo constellation, crown, council room, text saying heavy is the head that wears the crown, text saying the hero pays the price

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alan anarchy @alananarchy.bsky.social · Jul 13

Ladybird x Garden State

an innocent catholic schoolgirl. a bottle of whiskey. on her airbuds, Lana del Rey. will she save his soul? or will he drag her down with him? how long can they sneak around behind her parents' backs? find out when you read my #ya #R #Q novel "I Speak of Dreams" #BluePit

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Diane Billas (she/her) queer YA author @dianebillas.bsky.social · Jul 13

DEATH AT MORNING HOUSE x THE AGATHAS
17-yr-old Emmie has the coolest job at a bookstore with her sapphic crush, but when a patron dies during her mom’s book event, all eyes are turned towards her. She needs to get her life back and not get killed in the process. #Bluepit📖 #Q #YA #M #LGBT #Bluepit

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Megan ✍️📖 @mlmayle.bsky.social · Jul 13

HUNTING SHADOWS
#bluepit📖 #A #C #Q #CrimeThriller #PsychologicalThriller #AmQuerying #ThrillerWriters #WomenInSTEM #DualPOV #DarkFiction

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Rachel North - querying @rachelnorthauthor.bsky.social · Jul 13

PRIDE & PREJUDICE x TENET

A socialite-turned-cryptographer must time travel to reverse her ruined reputation and get her fiancé back—but when she meets a handsome time traveler, she wonders if finding love in the past is worth the risk.

#BluePit📖 #Q #YA #F #DIS #ND #agentsguide #amquerying

A woman in a white empire-waisted gown stares into the distance. A gold clock is superimposed over her. The text over the image reads, "The Genesis Clock."

Pitch for The Genesis Clock:

Imbued with time magic, chronoglass could alter the Napoleonic Wars.

For cryptographer Georgiana Adams, it gives her the chance to erase the moment that soiled her character and forced her betrothed to leave her. For Joshua Durand, the chronoglass would undo the mistake that crippled him in the Battle of Trafalgar and cost him his job as a British spy.

When they catch each other stealing chronoglass, they make a deal: they won't turn the other in as long as they work together and ration the precious magic. The deal should be easy--until they fall in love.

Comparable titles for The Genesis Clock:
- The Austenian writing style of Pride and Prejudice
- The time-traveling spies of This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
- The feminist social commentary of Queen Bee by Amalie Howard
- The Regency magic of A Fragile Enchantment by Allison Saft

A snippet from The Genesis Clock:

"The opportunity to control time, to hold raw power even for a moment, lured Joshua in.

His fingers closed around the chronoglass. Frigid cold shot through his bones, so cold he wanted to drop the glass, so cold his knee almost collapsed, but then it warmed to his skin. He looked around the room for a sign that something had changed. Everything was the same. The map, the steaming tea, Mr. Brooke standing beside the ticking clock.

Brooke smiled and opened his mouth, but something about the movement of his lips was odd. He spoke, speech gargled. What in heaven's name ...?

Joshua's gaze sharpened. Steam curled back into hot liquid. The second hand moved backward one, two, ten seconds. He reached for his gloves, and they rose on their own to meet his fingers, skin and velvet meshing.

His body reacted before his mind did. Muscles unclenched, and velvet and chronoglass crumpled to the desk. Joshua sucked in a breath.

The stories were true."

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Megan ✍️📖 @mlmayle.bsky.social · Jul 13

HUNTING SHADOWS
You X Kill For Me, Kill For You

🕵️‍♀️ Badass female detective
🧬 CSI with a hidden past
🔪 A killer who’s rules keep him invisible
⚖️ Loyalty vs. protocol
🤐 Secret investigation
🧠 Dual POV: detective + killer
🚨 Broken trust
💣 Someone WILL die

#bluepit📖 #A #C #T #Q

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char 𖤓 @charyoung.bsky.social · Jul 13

🎸 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

#BluePit #Q #A #LF #M #BluePit📖

a moodboard detailing nine images related to my work in progress devilswip, in order from right to left they are: london notably the landmark big ben, a band performing on stage, a sheet of music, a record store, the silhouette of a rockstar, some musical instruments scattered on a bed, two men running, a pile of evidence and finally a hand holding a cigarette

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B. van Bodegom 📃is querying & writing @bvbodegom.bsky.social · Jul 13

CABIN IN THE WOODS × JOHN DIES AT THE END × KNIVES OUT

When their detective friend is murdered during their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must rely on years of #TTRPG experience—and puns—to solve the crime before they're all killed off like NPCs in a badly written campaign.

#BluePit 📖 #A #H #M #Q

The image shows a horror-comedy novel cover titled "DAD BODIES." The top of the cover reads "THE GAME JUST TOOK A DAD TURN" with "DAD" in a different color.

The background features a haunted house with multiple towers and illuminated windows against a dark backdrop. At the center is a 20-sided die (D20) used in tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, with visible numbers including 1, 7, 13, and 19. The die is surrounded by red blood splatter effects.

At the bottom of the cover are six men with expressions of terror and shock. One man is wearing a white shirt over his head. These men are the dads referenced in the title.

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Megan ✍️📖 @mlmayle.bsky.social · Jul 8

Season 2 was my favorite. 3 was so so. Although each season is its “own” they do have an interesting story that flows through them. Starting at season one is worth it. You just happened to start with the not great season.

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Megan ✍️📖 @mlmayle.bsky.social · Jun 21

Yes! It was such a great movie!

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Megan ✍️📖 @mlmayle.bsky.social · Jun 12

Paul Wellington isn’t just a killer. He’s a perfectionist.
For ten years, he’s refined his method, killing women like her.
But they were only practice.

You meets Kill for Me, Kill for You. Where obsession is the blueprint and murder is just the rehearsal.

#amquerying #writingcommunity

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Megan ✍️📖 @mlmayle.bsky.social · Jun 2

I’m listening to a book, reading a book, writing an outline, constantly thinking about possibilities for my book…oh and querying 😂. I’m sure I could fit one more story in my brain though. 🤪

#writingcommunity #writer #storyofmylife

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Megan ✍️📖 @mlmayle.bsky.social · May 29

Yay!! Congratulations!!!!

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Megan ✍️📖 @mlmayle.bsky.social · May 29

Ugggh being a Timberwolves fan is heartbreaking.

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Megan ✍️📖 @mlmayle.bsky.social · May 26

In the waiting period of the query trenches. I think it’s time to start writing the next book 📖. Maybe it will keep me from checking my email 😂🤦🏻‍♀️. #HeresToHoping #WritingCommunity #TheStruggleIsReal

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Megan ✍️📖 @mlmayle.bsky.social · May 23

Writing Hunting Shadows taught me this:

Monsters don’t always hide in the dark.
Sometimes, they smile and hold the door.

#WritersLife #ThrillerCommunity #amquerying #DarkReads #CrimeThriller

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Megan ✍️📖 @mlmayle.bsky.social · May 22

Eek! Just got a full request from a dream agent!! I cannot contain my excitement!! #amquerying #writingcommunity #thtiller

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Megan ✍️📖 @mlmayle.bsky.social · May 20

Also, I think it depends on your book. If your voices have equal space in the book I think they deserve equal space in the query. And my opinion is yes it’s pertinent info.

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Megan ✍️📖 @mlmayle.bsky.social · May 20

Yes! Mine is dual POV. I asked an agent their opinion and they said one paragraph for each POV and one that brings them together. I have a lot of thoughts but not enough space. Happy to chat if you’d like!

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