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Brook is querying 📚
@brookbwrites.bsky.social
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Writer & Reader // currently querying “The Stars & the Ghost They Created” (upmarket contemporary) // currently writing an untitled magical realism
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lliuwrite.bsky.social
🌈Asexual spec MC
🦊Heart-devouring fox demon bard x demon hunter
🌦️Devious sunshine x softhearted grump
🪕Inspired by Chinese music and mythology
🌖Morally gray yet kind MC
❤️Slow burn romance
🏔️Chinese demons, immortals, and magic
#questpit #A #F #OWN #Asian #LGBT
Illustration of a smiling bard and stern hunter standing underneath pink blossoms.
January 31, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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FOR SHE IS WRATH x WILD REVERENCE

✨ D&D-inspired adventure
🗡️ A quest for revenge that becomes a quest to save the world
🪽 A morally grey angel with a sword
🐍 A tragic human who makes all the wrong decisions
❤️‍🔥 Angsty, conflicted yearning
⏳ Dual-timeline, dual-POV

#QuestPit #Q #F #RF
January 31, 2026 at 11:02 PM
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morgan-writes.bsky.social
Kira and Xavier have two things in common: neither is in a place to start a relationship and they're extremely attracted to each other.

It's only natural that they become friends with benefits.

All too soon, they're torn between following their hearts, or risking everything.

#QuestPit #R #Q #A
January 31, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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lawilding.bsky.social
EMILY WILDE X DIVINE RIVALS

To win her independence, the granddaughter of a famed botanist must team up with a brilliant, brooding scholarship student to unlock the secrets of a dying magical garden, even as their rivalry blossoms into something more. 🌿✨

#QuestPit #Q #YA #NA #F #R
January 31, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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lawilding.bsky.social
EMILY WILDE X DIVINE RIVALS

To win her independence, the granddaughter of a famed botanist must team up with a brilliant, brooding scholarship student to unlock the secrets of a dying magical garden, even as their rivalry blossoms into something more. 🌿✨

#QuestPit #Q #YA #NA #F #R
January 31, 2026 at 12:14 PM
brookbwrites.bsky.social
THE STARLESS SEA x HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE

When she becomes haunted by shadows and a mysterious stranger with eyes like fire, Augusta is forced into a desolate world she’s only ever dreamed about, and must decide if she’s willing to sacrifice everything to save it.

#QuestPit #W #F #R #A
A collage featuring themes of Sun, a tower, a girl, and stars
January 31, 2026 at 2:37 PM
brookbwrites.bsky.social
MY FRIENDS x EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM WILL SOMEDAY BE DEAD

A boy with secrets to hide collides with a girl who is used to running away, leaving both with broken walls and fractured, but healing, hearts.

✨ past trauma and grief
🧠 mental health rep
🖋️ college campus setting

#QuestPit #Q #A #NA
“THE STARS & THE GHOST THEY CREATED” UPMARKET CONTEMPORARY ADULT/NEW ADULT PREMISE * When a college student with secrets to hide collides with a girl who is used to running away, neither knows just how deep the cracks in their foundations might go-but sometimes the walls must fall for the beauty beneath to be revealed. COMPS • Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead • My Friends • The Wedding People • Eleanor Oliphan is Completely Fine SNIPPET CHAPTER 1 The monster never gets forgiven in fairy tales. I've read enough to know. The grating rasp of my fingernails scraping against the already-torn skin of my fingers echoes through my bones. Rattling. Never settling. The air hums with overlapping sounds—a symphony of incessant buzzing that crescendos into an eerie ringing. I don't know whether it's coming from the electric lights that cast a ghostly halo onto the sidewalk beneath me or from somewhere deep inside my body where I can't see. It's suffocating. I imagine it's what being buried alive feels like. Having your lungs fractured into pieces too small to put back together. Or like drowning. But I know what that feels like.
January 31, 2026 at 2:09 PM
brookbwrites.bsky.social
Writing a fantasy after an upmarket contemporary is a weird transition…especially when your idea for the book after the fantasy also takes a sharp left turn (Appalachian folkhorror)

#writingcommunity #writer #writersky #writersofbluesky
January 15, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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morgan-writes.bsky.social
Kira and Xavier have two things in common: neither is in a place to start a relationship and they're very attracted to each other.

Naturally, they become friends with benefits.

All too soon, they're torn between following their hearts, or risking everything.

#bluepit 📖 #q #a #r
The image shows a woman hugging a man. To the side, the title How to Heal A Broken Heart is to the side, with the genre contemporary romance underneath. Kira Larson is newly single and hating it. For the past 2 years, her identity has been wrapped up in being one half of a pair. Lost, confused, and still in love with her ex, she's willing to do whatever it takes to get over him. Xavier Herrera has no time for relationships. He's determined to make fire captain in the next five years, and he can't afford any distractions. Let alone one that will force him to reevaluate what he's willing to sacrifice to save others. But neither of them can deny the insane chemistry between them. Desperate to forget about her ex, Kira suggests a solution for their problems: free reign to explore their physical connection with no expectations. After all, the best way to get over someone is to get under someone else... Right? The image shows a blonde woman, smiling softly at the viewer. Comp titles: Business Casual by BK Borison Funny Story by Emily Henry Next to You by Hannah Bonam-Young Tropes: Dual POV Idiots in love Initial attraction Friends with benefits to lovers A bead of sweat trails down my forehead as I walk towards the door. What in the world could be so urgent at four pm on a Monday? I have half a mind to chew out whoever’s on the other side of that door. Probably more missionaries trying to convince me to join their church or some salesman peddling insurance I have no need for. I throw the door open with a bag, my protest already on my lips. “No, I have no interest in accepting Jesus Christ as my Lord and– Kira?” The sight of her makes me freeze. She looks so put together that I’m suddenly embarrassed to be greeting her in sweats and a tank top. Her blonde waves are pulled up in a well-styled bun, held together by a carefully positioned clip. I have the irrational urge to get rid of that stupid clip and wrap her hair around my fist instead. God, what the hell is it about this girl? Okay, it definitely doesn’t hurt that her short pumps and navy pencil skirt are making her legs look fantastic, but I completely forget how to function around her. She offers me a hesitant smile. “I was considering converting to Satanism myself.” “And you need me to do what? Be a willing sacrifice?” Kira’s blue eyes roam my body as I invite her into the apartment. “That wouldn’t work, they usually want virgins.” The image shows a man with long dark hair, casually seated against the corner of the frame.
January 13, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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sunsetsorcerer.bsky.social
TENDER IS THE FLESH X ARCANE X CYBERPUNK 2077

Life is a struggle underground, but no one resorts to cannibalism.

No one except Jette, and she hates how much she wanted it.

🌃 Subterranean Civilization
💔 Fractured Family
🤢 Weird Body Horror

Querying now!
#A #F #Q #POC #BluePit 📖
#amquerying
Image: An dilapidated underground alley dimly lit, covered in graffiti and populated by shadowed figures. Text: A Novel by Caleb Sierra Blessed are the Hungry 80000 Words Adult Body Horror Sci-Fi Querying Now Art: Underground LAB by Marcin Rubinkowski Title: Pitch Text: Jette is conflicted to learn her adopted father might be dead. He saved her from a childhood disease, but he also controlled her with paranoid ranting about cannibals in high places wanting to steal her away. Now, government agents claim Jette's father has been eaten, undoing years of hope that he was simply delusional. In fact, they say the entirety of humanity's underground sanctuary is in danger of eating itself alive, and her family might the first on the chopping block. Jette resolves to reunite her estranged siblings, none of whom believe the cannibalistic threat to be genuine, because she knows something even the government doesn't: She was the first one to take a bite. Background image: same as first slide.
January 13, 2026 at 9:32 PM
brookbwrites.bsky.social
MY FRIENDS x EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM WILL SOMEDAY BE DEAD

A boy with secrets to hide collides with a girl who is used to running away, leaving both with broken walls and fractured, but healing, hearts.

✨ upmarket contemporary
🧠 mental health rep
🖋️ college campus setting

#BluePit📖 #Q #A #NA
Book title: The Stars & the Ghost They Created Upmarket Contemporary Adult/New Adult Drawing of a boy with a ponytail from behind in the water looking up at the constellations above Premise: When a college student with secrets to hide collides with a girl who is used to running away, neither knows just how deep the cracks in their foundations might go—but sometimes the walls must fall for the beauty beneath to be revealed. Comps: Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead, My Friends, The Wedding People Snippet: CHAPTER 1 The monster never gets forgiven in fairy tales. I’ve read enough to know. The grating rasp of my fingernails scraping against the already-torn skin of my fingers echoes through my bones. Rattling. Never settling. The air hums with overlapping sounds—a symphony of incessant buzzing that crescendos into an eerie ringing. I don’t know whether it’s coming from the electric lights that cast a ghostly halo onto the sidewalk beneath me or from somewhere deep inside my body where I can’t see. It’s suffocating. I imagine it’s what being buried alive feels like. Having your lungs fractured into pieces too small to put back together. Or like drowning. But I know what that feels like.
January 13, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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keltondavis.bsky.social
SINNERS x THE DEVILS x CASTLEVANIA

There's three rules to surviving as a nightrunner: don't get comfortable, don't be a hero, and don't be unlucky.

Corado's about to break all three.

🤠 Vampire Cowboys
🦇 Monstrous Night Hordes
🏜️ Pueblo Pit Cities

Querying now!
#A #F #Q #BluePit 📖
#amquerying
Image: A man in a black cloak and a wide brim western style black hat, holding a revolver; only his eyes as yellow pinpricks are visible. Text: A Novel By Kelton Davis Blood from Stone 112000 Words Adult Gothic Western Fantasy Querying Soon Art: Apocalypse by Oliver Odmark Title: Pitch Text: In the twenty years since the vampires rose up out of the earth, Corado hasn’t done too bad for himself. He’s still alive, for one, and he’s got a lucrative trade as a nightrunner smuggling people beneath the vampiric horde that blots out the sky each night. It's dangerous work, but enough to get a roof over his head and a bottle in his hand at the end of the day. That’s pretty good for life under the vampires. Then an attack from the horde leaves him stuck in the desert, alone with a newly-orphaned boy, and his luck finally dries up. He resolves to find what remains of the boy’s family and put it all behind him—but instead of taking him off Corado’s hands, his so-called “family” offers a new deal: escort them to the vampiric capital in exchange for a veritable fortune. Corado knows he shouldn’t. It’s a long, dangerous route, and the group has a smack of sedition to them that he knows firsthand to be a quick way to a bloody death. It is a hell of a lot of money, though. Background image: same as first slide. Title: Comparable Titles Images of the covers of The Devils by Joe Abercrombie, Godkiller by Hannah Kaner, and Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian. Text drawn with an arrow from each image: Found family (from the Devils) Reluctant parent figure (from Godkiller) Western-inspire Gothic setting (from Red Rabbit) Unlikely travel companions (from all). Background image: same as first slide.
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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lawilding.bsky.social
EMILY WILDE X DIVINE RIVALS

To win her independence, the granddaughter of a famed botanist must team up with a brilliant, brooding scholarship student to unlock the secrets of a dying magical garden, even as their rivalry blossoms into something more.

#BluePit📖 #Q #YA #NA
January 13, 2026 at 9:09 AM
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Serpent & Dove X In the veins of the drowning 🐍 🌊

🌶️ Bloodbound to a ruthless hunter, surviving each other might be hardest task 🩸

🌴 Dark Caribbean Folklore - T&T 🇹🇹
😏 Forced Proximity
🔪 Enemies x Lovers
🌔 Ancient Monsters & Spirits
#Bluepit #Bluepit📖 #A #NA #F #R
January 13, 2026 at 2:55 PM
brookbwrites.bsky.social
THE STARS & THE GHOST THEY CREATED

When a college student with secrets to hide collides with a girl who is used to running away, neither knows just how deep the cracks in their foundations go—but sometimes the walls must fall for the beauty beneath to be revealed.

#A #LF #OWN #amquerying
November 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
brookbwrites.bsky.social
The little Blue Ridge mountain town I grew up in! #FiFRevPit #writersky #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky
November 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
brookbwrites.bsky.social
Currently working on a new project while in the query trenches and I think it may be something special 🥹
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November 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
brookbwrites.bsky.social
I haven’t seen any #10queries that look like they could solidly be mine yet (of course, I could be wrong) and I’m just sitting here trying not to look every 5 minutes #revpit
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October 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
brookbwrites.bsky.social
I can’t wait to try and catch my #10queries entry on #revpit today! I’ll be scrolling like this all day
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October 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
brookbwrites.bsky.social
EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM WILL SOMEDAY BE DEAD x MY FRIENDS

The Stars & the Ghost They Created

✨ upmarket contemporary
🧠 mental health rep
💛 friendship as a driving force
🖋️ college campus setting
🌒 tragic pasts and trauma
🍂 strong seasonal atmosphere

#amquerying #queryingauthor #amwriting #A #OWN
October 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
brookbwrites.bsky.social
Can’t believe I got selected for the #10Queries drawing by @reviseresub.bsky.social! I’m nervous but so excited for the opportunity to improve in any way I can! #revpit
October 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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TOMORROW!!
Who's ready to enter to win? Take the opportunity to get feedback. Even if you don't win, you'll be able to see feedback and tips from our experienced editors on querying and starting off your story strong! #writingcommunity #10Queries #RevPit #amquerying #writersky
RevPit #10Queries Opens Tomorrow. Don't forget to Sign Up for Substack
October 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
brookbwrites.bsky.social
I just entered #RevPit #10Queries. Enter now for a chance to win free feedback on your query and 1st 5 pages
October 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM