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C. A. Asbrey is a Scottish mystery author. Fan of all things Victorian, obscure, forensics, jaywalking, ordering the best meal, and dropping out of society. I re-share Mon-Friday.

https://caasbrey.com/

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caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · 9d
My last publisher closed, but The Innocents Mysteries Series has a new home, fresh edits, and new covers. Find part one of a series of 19th century mysteries here www.amazon.com/dp/B0GBPFVDR6
Link to author page for the rest of the series
www.amazon.com/stores/C.-A....
It's exciting to be back.
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authorautumnhooper.bsky.social
DAWN OF THE CICADA
adult fantasy, 105,000 words
Disney-style enchantment with folklore teeth.

Her enemies wield steel; Lisara wields their darkest emotions, animating them into living weapons that could consume her as easily as her foes.

#questpit #F #Q #RF
Dark, moody fantasy moodboard with imagery suggesting magic, forged weapons, and emotional power, created for an adult fantasy novel pitch.
January 31, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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chantaldanieli.bsky.social
THE VISCOUNT WHO LOVED ME x THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

MY SWEET UNBECOMING, an adult gothic romance with:

🕯️Forbidden Romance
🕯️High Society matchmaking
🕯️Black Swan-esque awakening
🕯️Obsessive yearning
🕯️European setting
🕯️Secret lake meetings

#W #A #R #questpit
February 1, 2026 at 12:26 AM
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dsbcreativewriting.bsky.social
Hopeful rebel and charismatic sailor race to save the cosmos from climate disaster. Optimistic politics, ancient swords, easy romances, and unlikely friendships form a thoughtful romp through the “Veins of the Ether”. What’s more important: a revolution, or what comes after?

#questpit #sff #f #sf
January 31, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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crbarenza.bsky.social
An Agent's guide to: THE SHAPES WE TAKE IN THE FIRE!

✌️dual pov/dual timeline
🌶️ open door slow burn
🎶 moody and lyrical
❤️ he falls first
🫂 touch starved
LGBTQ friendly
BIPOC & minority voices

#questpit #Q #A #R #U
January 31, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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fosterja8.bsky.social
--A HUMAN BURDEN--

A short story anthology that delves into a multitude of wide-ranging burdens. From the burden of obligation to the burden of tradition, each story brings a new complexity, a new weight to bear, and a distinct struggle to overcome.
#QuestPit #W #U #LF
A HUMAN BURDEN LANDSCAPE POSTER
January 31, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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snackswrites.bsky.social
MEALS ON WHEELS

When your boss already owns your soul, its hard to argue for better work conditions.

🔪 unhinged protagonist
🌲 PNW vibes
👻 horror with giggles
🫦 offbeat romance

Urban fantasy. Seattle backdrop. Middle aged leads.

Magic. Murder. Spice. Coffee.

#QUESTPIT #W #A #F #RF #PR #H
January 31, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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rdwinterauthor.bsky.social
WHERE ECHOES WAIT #W #A #H #LF

A woman restoring a remote Cornish manor slowly loses her sense of where her mind ends and the house begins.

The village knows the pattern. They just won't say it out loud.

Epistolary gothic horror.

#QUESTPIT
Dark stone well surrounded by overgrown ivy and moss, title WHERE ECHOES WAIT overlaid in white text.
January 31, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social
People We Meet on Vacation x When Harry Met Sally

A chance encounter at a frat party starts a near decade long friendship between Nat, a pro soccer hopeful, and Matt, a future doc, that could turn into love if one of them is willing to sacrifice their lifelong dream for the other
#questpit #Q #A #R
Stubborn Dreams and Bottled Love Agents Guide Details: *87,000 Word Dual POV Contemporary Romance * When Nat is waylaid by some idiots at a frat party, Matt comes to the rescue and chivalrously escorts her home despite Nat’s insistence she’s fine. They meet again in a shared class, and a friendship develops that neither sought nor particularly desired. Both are on paths shaped by childhood experiences and are loathe to change course even when their friendship deepens and threatens to turn romantic. Nat has dreams of being a professional soccer player in the hopes it will make her dad proud and entice him back into her life. Matt wants to honor his childhood best friend’s death by practicing as a pediatrician in their hometown. As they advance down their respective, solitary roads, they must decide if success is enough to make them complete if it means being without the other. Tropes: * Friends-to-lovers-to-friends-to lovers * Slow Burn * Sworn Off Love Comps: People We Meet on Vacation When Harry Met Sally Slow Dance Every Summer After Inspired by: Kids in Love by Pink featuring First Aid Kit EXCERPT: “I’m not ready for this to end.” Nat searched his eyes with eyes full of understanding. Too much understanding. As if she too knew this, whatever this was, had to end. Every time he held her, he wanted more from her. Something Nat couldn’t, wouldn’t give. Not yet. Maybe someday. An improbable idea, not an impossible one. Where’s there’s life, there’s hope. But that hope dwindled with each passing semester, each passing season. He wasn’t sure how much longer he could or should wait. With his all-encompassing residency starting in a few weeks and Nat playing in the Olympics later this year on top of her already grinding schedule, such hope died a slow death.
January 31, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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rockwlrs.bsky.social
What would it be like if you woke up autistic? It would be a lot like what happens to Sophia in JUST AS REAL. She discovers she is accidentally trapped in an alternate reality full of horrible noises & strange people she has a hard time understanding. How can she adapt?
#MG #SF #ND #OV #Q #QuestPit
January 31, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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bettebergeron.bsky.social
Writer, book advocate, cat lady, Mainer, amateur saxophonist, recovering university administrator 📚🐈🎷
she/her/hers
February 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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thecrumpet.bsky.social
HELLO BEAUTIFUL x WRECK

THIS ENDS NOW: Ditching good husbands is a bad look, especially for a wedding planner. But Lainey won't stop bolting until she takes down the cunning, brilliant ex who convinced her she was never enough—and won't let her go without the fight of her life. #A #U #Q #QuestPit
A collage: Row 1: Snowy red covered bridge surrounded by bare winter trees and icy branches; close-up of a person removing a gold wedding ring from their finger; vintage map of Northern Vermont showing towns like St. Johnsbury and Walden in pastel tones; text in white serif font on a dark green background: “This Ends Now,” accented with a red and orange autumn leaf graphic. Row 2: a woman kneeling on a windowsill, peering out a rain-flecked window next to 2 lit candles, with city lights glowing outside and icicles hanging from the window frame; a vase of pink carnations on a desk beside a stack of hardcover journals and scattered trinkets including a journal with pressed flowers. Row 3: A man and a woman embracing on a couch in low lighting, with the woman kissing his forehead while she sits on his lap; a dimly lit, narrow library aisle lined with tall shelves, dissolving into a well-lit vanishing point, an image from Yale’s Sterling Library stacks; a woman reading a typed document marked with red handwritten editorial notes; a hand holding a lit match in darkness with the flame casting a warm glow.
January 31, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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smbood.bsky.social
FOXGLOVE KING x SECOND DEATH OF LOCKE


Doubts of becoming a saint drip like blood through her dreams.

Images of ancient dragons and her father’s face awaken one last selfish desire within her: to find the truth of her father’s death before her blood spills on the altar.

#Q #F #RF #A #questpit
on the left is an image of an open book, and below that an image of an old wooden staircase. on top of both of those images is an image of a goddess statue. Next to that is an image of a silhouette of a girl holding up a sword. To the far right is an image of a girl draped in white with a lantern. There is a half circle golden disc across the top like the sun.
January 31, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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christianoxford.bsky.social
After a heist gone wrong binds a thief to the soul of a long-dead hero, she must outrun the law and bargain with a vilified goddess for her life, all while deciding whether the world would be better off with her survival or the hero's resurrection.

#QuestPit #Q #A #F #DF
January 31, 2026 at 5:46 AM
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nikkipwrites.bsky.social
SEEING RED

Prom was supposed to be the best night of Maddie’s life. Instead, a 200 year old spirit possessed her and wreaked havoc, attacking Prom Queen, Natalie.

Can Maddie get rid of the vicious and vengeful Scarlet before it’s too late for Natalie?

#questpit #Q #YA #PR #S
January 31, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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nikkipwrites.bsky.social
THE DARK CURSE

What would you do if you found yourself in the world of your favourite game? It’s a dream come true for Miles Porter, whose reality has been shattered.

The only problem with dreams is that you have to wake up some time.

#questpit #q #mg #fantasy
January 31, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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lennwrites.bsky.social
(first attempt at a moodboard—it was quite fun! note to self to up the front on the subtitle)

all images from Unsplash! credits:
@juanparra21
@andandoporai
@daniele71043
@7seth
January 31, 2026 at 11:28 PM
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lennwrites.bsky.social
“What makes you think it’s still here?” Ward asked.

Conrad was silent for a long moment, gazing at nothing; he laid his head down, hiding his eyes in the crook of one elbow. “A feeling. People—humans, aliens, whatever—don’t just leave Deuceridge. No one escapes this city.”

#QuestPit #Q #sff #f
moodboard for Wanderlust and the Sea the title reads “Wanderlust and the Sea”, with the subtitle “a queer urban science fiction novel” far left: a grayscale, distorted city-scape upper middle: falling playing cards, the Ace of Spades poised on its corner true middle: the feet of a dancing couple, dressed formally lower middle: a silhouette holding a lit cigarette, gazing out at a starry night sky far right: a sunset-lit sea-scape, with a crescent moon visible above
January 31, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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bvbodegom.bsky.social
#WIPSnips from MARK OF THE JESTER!

All of Potley's Masks are named, their application and design described.

#writingcommunity #amwriting #darkfantasy #fantasy #horror
Finally, using black ink and a fine brush, he drew seasonal symbols underneath his eyes: a hexagonal shape curling in on itself, made with a single line representing the moon, and four small stars with lines barely connecting them in the jagged vertical formation of the Fool constellation.
January 29, 2026 at 9:53 AM
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bvbodegom.bsky.social
THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA × BEST SERVED COLD × THE BUTCHER BOY

When a Court Jester snaps and brutally murders the tyrant king, he must perform and slay his way out of a kingdom in chaos, hunted by loyalists, hailed by rebels, while his sanity slips and fractures.

#QuestPit #A #F #DF #H #W
Book cover for "Mark of the Jester" by B. van Bodegom (author of Dad Bodies). Dark fantasy novel. Features a split jester mask in black and white halves with a red smile on the white half. 'The' runs vertically down the center, with decorative silhouettes of roses framing the mask. High-contrast graphic design in black, white, and red.
January 31, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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wintersleep85.bsky.social
NAUSICAÄ X FF7

Nature is decaying, nobles are hoarding magic, and demons prey on everyone. A possible chosen one, a man who failed his destiny, and a woman rejected by fate must work together for one last chance to save the dying world.

#BluePit 📖 #A #F #Q #agentguide
Dark forest. An agent's guide to The Blessing Returned. Adult fantasy. 98,000 words. Dark forest. Pitch. Idealistic Hana Hahl lives in a world that is slowly dying after a failed quest to bring back magic. The only ones left with power are self-serving royals and dark mages, while desperation has given rise to an anti-magic order. Caught up in a mystical event, Hana is blessed with an immense power that could restore nature to the world. As Hana struggles to control the overwhelming force, Lady Kalyn Nossi, the only known survivor of the disastrous quest, directs her to the one person who can help her. Matthias Azel, the failed chosen one, reluctantly agrees to teach Hana while concealing his past from her. Accompanied by Kalyn and a charismatic prince with a dangerous secret, they journey to seek answers about Hana’s destiny. They fend off demonic threats and the anti-magic forces as Hana struggles with magic that seems to resist her and a growing fear that the world isn’t meant to be saved. A dark forest. Comps. Nausicaä. One Dark Window. The Starless Crown. Godkiller. Final Fantasy VII Remake. Tropes. Chosen One (s)? Ecofantasy. Dieselpunk. Grumpy/Sunshine. LGBTQIA+. Multi POV. A dark forest. Snippet. She took a cautious step forward, unaware she was in a spectral form. Little drops of shimmering light followed her path, dissolving into the ground. “But this has to be a sign?” Grass grew where the light fell, delicate bits of nature that should be impossible. “Maybe it’s returning!” The young woman spoke with such bright reverence as if life was a fairy tale and magic was all they needed for a happy ending. It was as if she couldn’t see the shadows approaching her. The inevitable death. “Magic should never return.” After speaking those words, he sprang forward and shoved her away from the shadows. Pain rocked him as soon as he touched her. The scorching mystical agony tore a scream out of him, but it kept her away from the unearthly menace, and the shock did what he intended. Sent him back to his body.
January 13, 2026 at 6:51 AM
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wintersleep85.bsky.social
NAUSICAÄ X FF7

Hana believes she is meant to save the world, Matthias wants it to end, Kalyn will cross lines to save everyone, and Prince Evan is just along for the ride. An oppressive anti-magic order and demons aren't as difficult as working together.

#questpit #A #F #Q
A foggy street. Legs on rocky ground. A woman. A vintage woman. A man. A gas mask. A bird. A fence. Nature in sunlight.
January 31, 2026 at 1:12 PM
caasbrey.bsky.social
#Questpit #W #Q #My #A #HFic
1870s Scotland. British colonial interests brings a violent criminal to Glasgow. The Black Heathers, a female gang, finds an unexpected ally in the detective investigating a fake heir and a sighting of a murderous monster.
✨ Undiscovered history
✨ Unwritten perspective
January 31, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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piglet2007.bsky.social
A collection of columns! #columns #books

Subway
Https://books2read.com/u/4Ar6ro
August 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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talesofavixen.bsky.social
Zail, a slave who becomes a sky pirate, must work with Tadgh, a dragoon of the holy empire to follow the Witch of the Sea and find a map holding the power of the stars. Along the way they teach each other that freedom isn't something you're given; it's something you take.

#Questpit #HF #LGBT #Q
A black flag with the title What God Made Shark in white lettering. A crow sits atop the 'G' and the background shows a starry night sky
January 31, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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maggiesbooks.bsky.social
Thread of my #questpit pitches bsky.app/profile/magg...
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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 2:58 PM