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lia brantley ✨ questpit pinned! @brantleywrites.bsky.social · 14d
LUCK AND OTHER CHOICES 🌊📷
SADIE x WE WERE LIARS

REVISED 2026; a new manuscript

- YA contemporary thriller
- bodily autonomy
- a missing girl
- a ticking clock
- love & its complexities
- dysfunctional & found family

back in the trenches spring 2026
#questpit #R #Q #YA
brantleywrites.bsky.social
AGENT LIKEEE!!! 🤗☺️
February 2, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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Spending 8 hours working on this baby today. Any agents still here, lurking #questpit posts? 👀 ✨ Would love to send this (heavily) revised manuscript to you by end of March/early April!
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LUCK AND OTHER CHOICES 🌊📷
SADIE x WE WERE LIARS

REVISED 2026; a new manuscript

- YA contemporary thriller
- bodily autonomy
- a missing girl
- a ticking clock
- love & its complexities
- dysfunctional & found family

back in the trenches spring 2026
#questpit #R #Q #YA
February 2, 2026 at 5:04 PM
brantleywrites.bsky.social
LUCK AND OTHER CHOICES 🌊📷
SADIE x WE WERE LIARS

- a kidnapped girl & a ticking clock
- young adult contemporary thriller

REVISED IN 2026
a new manuscript

pitch/agent guide in comments ⬇️

#questpit #R #Q #YA #T
January 31, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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After 4 years of hard work, I’m sinfully pleased that publication of my graphic novel BLACK TIES – IN GODS WE TRUST is approaching.

Gods. Oversized egos. Structural rot with a halo.

Illustrations by @maolyart.bsky.social

(1/4) Read on⬇️

#GraphicNovel #IndieComics
#WritingCommunity
January 3, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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In 1998, I was arrested for murder after a miscarriage.
A plea bargain was my only way out.
A world where women can be punished for what goes on with their bodies is a very scary place. It only gets worse.
#Questpit #Q #NF #M #OWN
Newspaper headlines read: Sederwall pleads guilty to concealing death
January 31, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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MARK OF A MAGPIE is #OnSubmission! 🐦‍⬛📖

When a small-town thief crosses paths with the kingdom’s big-shot assassin, an unlikely partnership is born; but can their goals align before their egos and secrets land them both a spot on the gallows?

#QuestPit #YA #A #F #RF
#OS #DIS #EditorsGuide #Editors
Editor's Guide To MARK OF A MAGPIE Crossover Romantic Fantasy 118k Words Text is on a piece of parchment. Behind the parchment are blue seas and gold flower outlines. Blurb One for Sorrow, Two for Joy, Three for a Girl, Four for a Boy… Ryn is a small-town thief who has a knack for being overconfident in her abilities, but by day she’s a beloved tavern girl with the liver of steel that carries her reputation. On her most daring break-in yet, she runs face first into the kingdom’s last living assassin, Seven, and he’s just offered her the opportunity of a century: a ticket of attendance to the King’s upcoming courtship gathering. It’s a partnership she’d be a fool to take up, but with her family scattered across the sea after the draft, a fool is what she’ll need to be to find them. Five for Silver, Six for Gold… Seven is set on his own plans, however much they interfere with hers, and they won’t be the only ones in attendance with hidden agendas. Once whispers of the past begin to resurface and nobles begin dying around them, it’s survival of the cunning and silver-tongued. The castle is under lockdown, and all bets for the crown are placed on their capture. Seven for a Secret, Never to Be Told. Text is on a piece of parchment. Behind the parchment are blue seas and gold flower outlines. Tropes and Themes - Thief x Assassin - Mental Health Rep - Identity vs Duty - Class Difference - Forced Proximity - Secret Code - Morally Gray - Women's Wrongs - Unlikely Allies to Lovers Comps: Throne of Glass's castle-setting murder mystery and theme of "who you are versus what you have to do" meets the banter-heavy dialogue, strong female protagonist, and nautical setting of Daughter of the Pirate King. Text is on a piece of parchment. Beside the text are two headshot drawings: one of a girl with brown hair pulled back by braids, and the other of a black-haired boy with a worried expression. Behind the parchment are blue seas and gold flower outlines. The Atmosphere: There is a collage of pictures on a parchment paper. Picture one is of a boy crouched down with his head covered as a fire burns in the background. Picture two is of two hands tied to a pole on the beach. Picture three shows a person wrapping up the wounded hand of another. Picture four shows an old piece of parchment with unreadable script. Picture five is of an island with a castle and small village surrounding it. Picture six is of a girl on the run with a dagger in hand. Picture seven shows a bottle of alcohol. Picture eight has a medieval alleyway. And picture eight shows a ship's crew enjoying a sunset. There is text below the collage that says: ON SUBMISSION NOW! Represented by Amanda Wooden at SBR Media, contact information available on my website! Behind the parchment, with gold flower outlines surrounding it.
January 31, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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maggiesbooks.bsky.social
Heartbroken summer camp staff Sage and Nico start a casual relationship to get over their recent heartbreaks. Nico realizes he wants this to be more than a summer thing, but Sage has some unfinished business back at school that she won't let go of so easily.

#questpit #q #na #r
January 31, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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12yo sceptic Yanju becomes homeless, grieves, so loses the will to paint. She encounters a ghost, witch and Mamiwata(mermaid). To heal from grief, she must let her spirit guide help fight, and win an art competition to have a home, or else remain homeless and be a ghost #Questpit #MG #F #PR #BVM #Q
January 31, 2026 at 5:05 AM
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CABIN IN THE WOODS × JOHN DIES AT THE END

When their detective friend is murdered at 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 supernatural campaign.

#QuestPit #A #H #MY #Q
The image, made with free non-AI stock pictures, 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.
January 31, 2026 at 8:21 AM
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HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS x A SONG TO DROWN RIVERS

She planned to be the terror in his life.
He planned to ignore her.
Neither planned on saving a crumbling empire from a tyrant—or falling in love.

91K-word adult fantasy romcom / Smoochpit '25 mentee
#questpit #A #RF #Q
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January 31, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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Dear Citizen of Calasca,

We're happy to inform you that you've been selected to join us on Last Chance Match. Congratulations! A CivilBot will pick you up shortly. We look forward to seeing you soon.

𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤'𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙞𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧?

#questpit #w #revising #A #S #SF #R #H #D
Background: wet ferns with blood splatter Words overtop: LIGHTS, CAMBOT, BLOODBATH LAST CHANCE MATCH ADULT SPECULATIVE SCI FI PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROMANCE NOW REVISING WITH WRITEHIVE Background: wet ferns with blood splatter Words overtop: The Pitch Welcome to the inaugural season of Last Chance Match, a government-funded dating show for the soulmateless to find their other half. Set in a tropical location, eighteen hopeful singles will compete for the chance to have a soulmate and all the benefits that come with it such as: free healthcare and education, better job opportunities and exemption from soulmateless extermination at thirty. Due to limited resources and population control, only three couples can win. Are you ready to find the one who’s to die for? 28-year-old soulmateless Cera thinks the opportunity could represent a second chance until the show takes a dark turn and a fellow contestant is killed by the robot host. The infuriatingly attractive but mysterious Ryde swears he’ll get Cera home safely so long as they remain coupled to protect one another from elimination. But the fatal games they play for the nation’s entertainment pick the contestants off one by one, leaving Cera and Ryde to fight for their happily ever after—and to make it out alive. Background: wet ferns with blood splatter Words overtop: Themes & Tropes - Touch her and die MMC - Soulhates to Soulmates - What if divorce was eliminated and the government told you who your soulmate was? - head rolling twists - forced proximity - found family (then break it apart) - slow burn romance - genre blend sci fi dystopian horromance - survival of the fittest government mentality Background: wet ferns with blood splatter Words overtop: The Comps: Media: SQUID GAME, BLACK MIRROR, LOVE ISLAND: The deadly gameplay of SQUID GAME and the futuristic horror of BLACK MIRROR meets the summer romance of LOVE ISLAND Books: Hide - Kiersten White, The Compound - Aisling Rawle, The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells The eerie prose and romance arcs of Kiersten White, the dystopian dating show of THE COMPOUND and the frightening use of bots in THE MURDERBOT DIARIES
January 31, 2026 at 5:08 AM
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Before she dies, a former lead psychiatrist at a sanatorium admits to some dark truths about her time there, but not all. A phantom begins haunting her granddaughter, guiding her closer to the truth behind the institution's walls, deep in the Canadian woods.
#QuestPit #Q #PNH #M #R
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November 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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rammwriter.bsky.social
An agent's guide to Time's Signature.

#agentguide #litagents #amquerying #writingcommunity #bluepit
January 12, 2026 at 10:07 PM
brantleywrites.bsky.social
I posted my #questpit at like 2am and haven’t been on here in a while, so it’s struggling LOL. but it’s up! Happy to swap <3
brantleywrites.bsky.social lia brantley ✨ questpit pinned! @brantleywrites.bsky.social · 14d
LUCK AND OTHER CHOICES 🌊📷
SADIE x WE WERE LIARS

REVISED 2026; a new manuscript

- YA contemporary thriller
- bodily autonomy
- a missing girl
- a ticking clock
- love & its complexities
- dysfunctional & found family

back in the trenches spring 2026
#questpit #R #Q #YA
January 31, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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gateswrites.bsky.social
THE REMNANTS OF TYRANTS

When a prophet’s vision of the end of the world goes unheeded, she must team up with a sailor from a rival nation to uncover the cause of the apocalypse before an ancient darkness devours the world.

#W #A #F #questpit
A collage image of multiple photos depicting a man and a woman. One photo includes petroglyphs of hands, another a woman facing away from the camera with her hair in a messy braid, one with a large ship out in the open waters, another of a swarthy pirate with a blue silk shirt.
January 31, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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WHAT BECOMES OF STILL WATERS

Two women, two men, and the bog at the edge of the village. Dual POV with f/f and m/m romantic arcs.

How much will Lilijana feed her madness? How long can Rue stand by her? Can Lukas and Sandro find purpose in one another?

#questpit #W #DF #LF
active wip What Becomes of Still Waters by Frankie Joy Literary dark fantasy thirty chapters outlined drafting started the pitch A woman from a line of madness finally proves she was never broken-the bog that has haunted her family for generations answers when she feeds it, crowning her in power. But when its hunger takes the woman she loves, she becomes something monstrous, lost to grief and still water. Meanwhile, her lover's twin brother journeys toward the horror with a worn-out knight-two men deemed expendable by a kingdom at war, finding each other on throad. What waits at the end will demand they all learn the same truth: the only way to survive is to let go. What Becomes of Still Waters Frankie Joy the characters Lilijana and Rue Lilijana comes from a line of madness, drawn to the bog as her grandmother before her. Rue has stood by Lilijana their whole childhood. It was no surprise when Rue kissed Lilijana at the bog's edge years ago. Their love was born from loyalty and grief, and now must survive the same. Lukas and Sandro Lukas, burnt and blind in one eye, was deemed unfit for war. Sandro was a knight for the kingdom suddenly found expendable. Their love isn't fated-its consequence, earned mile by mile. What Becomes of Still Waters Frankie Joy the opening The ground squished, thick mud slipping between Lilijana's toes. A deceiving patch of moss floated to her left. She pivoted to the right, settling on firm earth. Reeds bowed, bent by a warm gust. It carried the distinct smell of Mrkava's summers: ripening rye, wild strawberries, junipers, and decay. The near-intoxicating sweetness drifted near the far edge of the village, where the pine grew small and twisted. The bog lay there, only moss and water-so her mother often reminded. But it kept what it consumed. Generations ago her family's home was settled there, back when the bog was nothing more than a puddle. Now those weathered boards were buried deep in its soil. Her great aunt, too: wandered out on a waxing moon and never returned. She wasn't the only one in the matrilineal line to give to the bog. The first was a stillborn daughter. What Becomes of Still Waters Frankie Joy
January 31, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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Selected for 2025 SmoochPit Mentorship

THE HUNGER GAMES meets DAUGHTER OF THE MOON GODDESS where a heart-devouring fox demon bard seeking to become human joins the deadly race up a wish-granting mountain—but falling for a demon hunter may cost her everything.

#questpit #A #F #Q #amquerying
An agent's guide to THE HEART DEVOURER'S SONG, an adult asian-inspired romantic fantasy. Selected for the 2025 SmoochPit mentorship program. Devious sunshine fox demon bard x Soft-hearted grump demon hunter. 🌈Asexual spec MC 🌦️reluctant alliance 🌱Found Family ❤️Slow burn romance 🪕Inspired by Chinese music and mythology 🌖Morally gray yet kind MC 🏔️Chinese demons, immortals, and magic Pitch: THE HUNGER GAMES meets DAUGHTER OF THE MOON GODDESS where a fox demon bard seeking to become human so she no longer has to devour hearts joins the deadly race up a wish-granting mountain but falls for a soft-hearted grump demon hunter—and with only one wish at the mountain’s peak, love is a weakness she can’t afford. COMPS: Immortal, The Scorpion and the Night Blossom, The Serpent and the Wings of Night
January 31, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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🌊supernatural mystery
🌊polyamorous
🌊historical POV
🌊hauntings
🌊witty banter

🎶Missio- Bottom of the Deep Blue Sea

#OS #A #M #R
January 31, 2026 at 8:33 AM
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Chess is a reaper-in-training. Her boyfriend is possessed by death itself. One impossible choice: save the world or save the boy she loves. As ghosts rise and rogue reapers hunt her, Chess must embrace her powers or lose everything. #questpit #YA #Q #F #PR #Disability
January 31, 2026 at 5:05 AM
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WHEN DEVILS SING X FEAR STREET

"Four pieces reunited by sinner's hand may finally break the Curse."
Looks like Chava Rose is sinning.

💞 Women's autonomy
✡️ Jewish mythology
❤️‍🩹 Star-crossed lovers who never give up
🌈 Diverse ensemble
⚖️ Strong themes of equality

#YA #H #Q #OWN #Jewish #questpit
A title card with the text "An Agent's Guide to FROM ONE MIFLETZET TO ANOTHER - Katie Collan - young adult horror 95,000 words" over the outside of a synagogue. Comparative titles with arrows pointing to relevant descriptions. Titles include: HOW TO SURVIVE A SLASHER by Justine Pucella Winans, WHEN DEVILS SING by Xan Kaur, Netflix's FEAR STREET 1994. Captions: HOW TO SURVIVE A SLASHER: "Ride-or-die female friendship", "Scream-esque meta humor" WHEN DEVILS SING: "Deal with the devil" WHEN DEVILS SING, FEAR STREET: "Small town curse" FEAR STREET: "Star-crossed lovers", "Women's autonomy" All three: "Diverse ensemble cast", "Themes of equality", "Exploration of identity" Pitch: "When a Jewish girl accidentally reawakens an ancient curse over her town, she must fight through mythological nightmares and break the curse before she's torn apart like the demon who started it all." A mood board featuring a collage of seventeen pictures, with the title "FROM ONE MIFLETZET TO ANOTHER" in the center and the sentence "FOUR PIECES REUNITED BY SINNER'S HAND MAY FINALLY BREAK THE CURSE" overlaying the collage in fragments. From left to right, top to bottom: the Jewish star hanging from a tree branch; a hatchet lying beside a digital camera; a red snake; a hand holding a lighter; a menorah perched beside Hebrew scripture; a Torah scroll; a depiction of Lilith, the mother of demons; a depiction of a powerful demon's silhouette; the entrance to a synagogue; an oak tree in the middle of a grassy field; a Torah scroll; a shadow-covered skull; the wall of a synagogue; a fire-breathing serpent rising above the sea; a luscious, green forest; thick roots of an old tree; a forest that leads into darkness.
January 31, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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A DEVOTION SO RUINOUS is a 90K adult fantasy following Soraya, a young woman tormented by a jinn, a dictator, and her first love, as she fights for freedom

🏳️‍🌈 LGBT characters
🧠 Mental Health Rep
🌍 Middle Eastern Setting
✨ Gods Based Magic System
❤️ Lovers To Enemies
#️⃣ Own Voices

#QuestPit #Q #F #A
January 31, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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THE EXORCIST X DONNIE DARKO

Chris is haunted by Shadows since almost dying.
They are increasing in power.
A Red Eyed God talks of change.
A Shadow with a hat seeks to use him for his dark purposes.

🍂 New England set
💽 2000's nostalgia
🧹 Witchcraft
🌕️ Cosmic Horror

#Questpit #H #W
January 31, 2026 at 5:30 AM
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Where The Dark Stands Still x Powerless

Wounded by a shadow beast immune to her blade, a knight stumbles upon an abandoned manor and meets a sorcerer whose star magic can slay the monster...but only if she convinces him to finally leave his cage

#QuestPit #RF #YA #W (Querying soon)
January 31, 2026 at 5:55 AM
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THE EXORCIST X DONNIE DARKO

Chris is haunted by Shadows since almost dying.
They are increasing in power.
A Red Eyed God talks of change.
A Shadow with a hat seeks to use him for his dark purposes.

🍂 New England
💽 2000's nostalgia
🧹 Witchcraft
🌕️ Cosmic Horror

#Questpit #H #Agentsguide
"Hat" 84K cosmic horror. Join the beta. Querying soon. Pitch: Chris is cursed to see Shadow people since almost dying as a child. Now, as the new MILLENNIUM dawns they are INCREASING in FREQUENCY and GAINING power. His peers think he is psychotic, The Red Eyed God in the woods speak of a great change, and a HATEFUL shadow wearing a hat seeks to use him for his own ends. Tropes: 2000's setting Space and Nature WitchCraft Spooky New ENgland Stoner Goth kids Madness possession Vibe Comps: The Bababook, Donnie Darko, The Exorcist
January 31, 2026 at 12:39 PM