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Katherine V Morrison @mrrrscorpio.bsky.social · May 9

Thank you!

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · May 8

Your monthly reminder:

Keep writing. When no one cares, persist. When things appear to be crumbling, keep at it. When it's difficult, push through. When you feel alone, listen to the stories in your blood. Just write.

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Katherine V Morrison @mrrrscorpio.bsky.social · May 8

Love the concept!

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Katherine V Morrison @mrrrscorpio.bsky.social · May 8

Final boost for my #questpit pitch before the event ends! My dark historical fantasy with elements of grounded sci-fi

Katherine V Morrison @mrrrscorpio.bsky.social · May 7

Starless Sea🔮Addie LaRue✨Piranesi

1800s London. Alchemists can extract a person’s soul by solidifying and removing their pain and suffering. Consuming the resultant ‘seed’ confers malign immortality. In an age of unchecked technological development, is this an advance too far?

#questpit #Q #F #HF

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Katherine V Morrison @mrrrscorpio.bsky.social · May 7

Thank you!!😍

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Ayn is querying @aynwrites.bsky.social · May 7

#YA fantasy that wrestles with the tension of desiring a divine purpose and the weight of being chosen.
🕯️childhood love as fated mate?
🐺 Norse inspired lore
🪽 archangel gods
🌲 evil forest with monsters
✨ celestial magic
🔪 assassin on the loose
💗 he falls first
#questpit #Q #F #agentsguide

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Kaitlyn is querying @kaitlynmitchell.bsky.social · May 7

FOXGLOVE KING x SIX DEATHS OF THE SAINT

A vampire captain tasked with solving an impossible missing persons case must prove he’s a worthy vessel for his suddenly absent god before he loses his position, or the missing girl loses her life.

#questpit #A #F #Q

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Rhian Parry 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿📚 @dearrhian.bsky.social · May 7

A mortal man with no memory of his past and a goddess the earth has no memory of compete for their university’s magic in a world where magic, and the language that sustains it, is dying…

…and whichever student loses will have their own extinction to worry about 💀🥀

#QuestPit #AG #A

A woman with long, golden hair, amber eyes, freckles across her nose and cheeks, golden skin, and white flowers in her hair. She has a warm expression, and is holding an old green book and wearing a scarlet dress. Standing behind her is a man with dark, messy hair, deep blue eyes, pale skin, and sharp features. He’s frowning with his hands in his pockets, and is wearing a white shirt with leather braces.

The image is stylised like a painting with a dark, stormy black and grey background, and features smudges and paint streaks that help create a dreamy sort of vibe to the portrait.

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Ayn is querying @aynwrites.bsky.social · May 7

What if you held endless magic, but hated the god who gave it to you?

In THE FOREST BETWEEN US, a high priestess is pitted against her duty to advise the throne with her magic & her only friend who benefits from wielding her.

#questpit #Q #YA #F #RF

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Kate Cooper @authorkatecooper.bsky.social · May 7

Rowan and Charlie accidentally discover a major airline acting as hitmen, but their feelings could get in the way before they can reveal the truth to the world.

😠 enemies to lovers
🔥 slow burn
👫 close proximity/workplace romance
💚 mental health representation

#questpit #w #r #writesky #amwriting

Collage of pictures starting at the top left going clockwise:
Sunflower
open road
man's hands holding a camera
cacti...cactuses? (idk man)
woman's hands writing in a notebook
New York City skyline
woman embracing man
plane in the sky

Center text: "One look at her and something inside of me shifts."

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Katherine V Morrison @mrrrscorpio.bsky.social · May 7

I’ve had soooo much fun during #questpit Thank you everyone who supported me with likes and shares! You guys are the best! So happy to be a part of this wonderful community. And wow, the number of fantastic pitches I’ve seen? Incredible! Good luck to everyone!🤞🍀 and may our dreams come true ✨

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James Keller @thekellerverse.bsky.social · May 7

In the Service of Gods and Admirals

Mass Effect x Treasure Planet

🎬 New Adult Scifi/fantasy
🚂 Steampunk
♀️ FMC
🚀Solar-Sail Spaceships
🔮 Crystal magic
🧠 PTSD
🦸‍♀️ Reluctant hero
🪐 Planet Hopping
👽 Many Alien species
⚖️ justice/redemption/revenge

#Questpit #W #SFF

#writingcommunity

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fabs is editing 🫣✨ @simplyfabs.bsky.social · May 7

#questpit #BIPOC #DR #NA #A #W #EDITING #AmEditing

TITLE: the villain's muse.
COMPS: god of fury x king of sloth x perfect addiction
GENRE: bipoc dark romance!
WORD COUNT: est. around 90k+ after dev edits!

The devil took what he wanted—including the woman haunting his every waking moment.

the fmc and the mmc!

the fmc is bangladeshi, the mmc is puerto rican <33

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Katherine V Morrison @mrrrscorpio.bsky.social · May 7

Love it!!

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Carlee Brae @carleebrae.bsky.social · May 7

OF SONGS AND PHANTOMS is a darkly lush retelling of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, where the ingenue discovers her voice has forbidden magic, and the only way to save herself from being executed for witchcraft is to place her trust in a mysterious phantom. #Questpit #Q #A #RF

a collage with a ballerina, a cathedral, a marble staircase, a champagne flute, a single red rose, a chandelier, a pile of skulls, a pedestrian bridge, and a group of ballerinas

Pitch: Adult Romantasy, 110 000 words
As a chorus dancer in the Lutesse City Opera, classically trained soprano Seraphina Dallier does not sing in front of people. That is, until one fateful night, she slips up, and her heretically magical singing voice attracts the attention of a mysterious stranger…and the theocratic authorities.
Accused of witchcraft and exiled from everything she has ever known, Seraphina must put her faith in that same stranger, seeking refuge with him in a seductive city of magic hidden beneath the city. But can she trust her heart? Or, will phantoms from her past come back to haunt her, threatening everything she has come to love?

For fans of...
phantom of the opera retelling, 1920s era, forbidden magic, shadow daddy mmc, he falls first...hard, female rage, lgbtq+ characters, slow burn to spicy spice (with three chili peppers), only one bed, found family

Comp Titles:
The Gilded Wolves - magical parisian setting, diverse cast of characters
Serpent and Dove - magic vs. church, sloooooooow burn,
The Vine Witch - secrets and betrayals, "a handsome stranger"

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Katherine V Morrison @mrrrscorpio.bsky.social · May 7

Starless Sea🩸Addie LaRue🕯️Piranesi

♥️ Inspired by Bluebeard & Tam Lin
♠️ Alchemists stealing human emotions and souls
♣️ Seductive dark magic
♦️Queer unreliable narrator
🔮 A sinister, secret society of occultists
🥀 Gothic atmosphere
📜 Dark academia vibes

#questpit #Q #F #HF

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Jeannette Lane is querying @cjtruwriter.bsky.social · May 7

Aster would do anything to be the best writer the world has seen—even if it means spilling her blood to commune with the greats that came before her.

• power v obsession
• what’s real v what’s not
• LGBTQ & mental health rep
• dark academia vibes

#NA #H #Q #QuestPit

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Katherine V Morrison @mrrrscorpio.bsky.social · May 7

Thank you so much!

Katherine V Morrison @mrrrscorpio.bsky.social · May 7

Starless Sea🔮Addie LaRue✨Piranesi

1800s London. Alchemists can extract a person’s soul by solidifying and removing their pain and suffering. Consuming the resultant ‘seed’ confers malign immortality. In an age of unchecked technological development, is this an advance too far?

#questpit #Q #F #HF

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Katherine V Morrison @mrrrscorpio.bsky.social · May 7

Thank you!

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Katherine V Morrison @mrrrscorpio.bsky.social · May 7

Thank you so much!

Katherine V Morrison @mrrrscorpio.bsky.social · May 7

Thank you!

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Katherine V Morrison @mrrrscorpio.bsky.social · May 7

This is so exciting! So many cool and interesting pitches! Let’s keep them coming! #questpit

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Katherine V Morrison @mrrrscorpio.bsky.social · May 7

Starless Sea♦️Addie LaRue🕯️Piranesi

1800s London. Alchemists can extract a person’s soul by solidifying and removing their pain and suffering. Consuming the resultant ‘seed’ confers malign immortality. In an age of unchecked technological development, is this an advance too far?

#questpit #Q #F #HF

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Jocelyne Gregory @jocelynegregory.bsky.social · May 7

Vikings x Derry Girls = Viking, Nun, Murder, Chicken.

A chance encounter between a Viking and a fake nun leads to murder, mystery, and romance.
#Q #A #HF #HR #QuestPit

A collage of Viking and medieval themed images including a goblet, warriors, and nuns, French lavender, a castle and Nunnery a random chicken and a very cold you woman wrapped in a grey blanket.

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