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Emi Lou Lockett is ✨querying✨

@emiloulockett.bsky.social

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Emi Lou Lockett is ✨querying✨ @emiloulockett.bsky.social · May 7

Guide to Fate & Her Atrocities, an adult romantasy at 95k #agentguide #agentguides #romantasy #amquerying

The pitch: She reads minds; he sows thoughts into them.
It’s a cruel twist by the Goddess of Fate that makes them-- and only them-- impervious to the other’s ability.

To protect those she owes everything to, she’ll have to kill him. Yet with each try, it only gets harder.
Has Fate given her a blessing or a curse?

The tropes: moon-based magic, enemies-to-lovers, chronic pain rep, found family, mythology

The comps: Curious Tide by Pascale Lacelle (unique magic), The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon (complex characters), When the Moon Hatches by Sarah A. Parker (dark yet ethereal vibes)

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Emi Lou Lockett is ✨querying✨ @emiloulockett.bsky.social · 15h

After her mother died, Maev only had her friends Namura and Damaen. But since one is the crowned princess and the other the general, she only gets slips of their time. Maev's quest for freedom and becoming strong for herself derives from this.

Emi Lou Lockett is ✨querying✨ @emiloulockett.bsky.social · 15h

As the daughter of a courtesan, Maev only got to see her mother in the mornings. When an iruva (bird spirit) took her mother’s voice, they had to communicate in looks since her mother was illiterate. Sometimes, Maev still hears her mother’s voice, but from the spirit that took it.
#PlotTober

Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 1d

#PlotTober Day 10: MC backstory & traumas

Answer the prompt on the card by quoting this post. Remember, answering a prompt is always optional. Even if you don't share it publicly, I hope the prompt encourages you to think about it privately.

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#PlotTober - a WIP plotting game by @gunsmile.bsky.social

10. What are some potential backstory or contextual reasons for your main character(s) having this kind of personality or behaving this way? In other words, what could have caused them to be the person they are at the start of your WIP?

Remember: Use the #PlotTober hashtag, engage with others, and have fun!

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Emi Lou Lockett is ✨querying✨ @emiloulockett.bsky.social · 15h

I got my first full request!!! And right when I was about to change my opening pages. Keep your fingers crossed for me🤍

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Emi Lou Lockett is ✨querying✨ @emiloulockett.bsky.social · 15h

I just entered #RevPit #10Queries. Enter now for a chance to win free feedback on your query and 1st 5 pages! It’s free!

Emi Lou Lockett is ✨querying✨ @emiloulockett.bsky.social · 1d

Flaws and fears based on backstory that can be overcome in the end

The MC in my WIP is terrified of a certain spirit that stole her mother’s voice, but when she kills one, she doesn’t feel any better. Then she frees one by healing it, mirroring her own life of being a courtesan.
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Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 1d

Q2: What aspects of character development do you consider most important to your story planning process? #WeeknightWriters

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Emi Lou Lockett is ✨querying✨ @emiloulockett.bsky.social · 1d

ALWAYS down for a tragic backstory and a character who isn’t as nice as they seem

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Emi Lou Lockett is ✨querying✨ @emiloulockett.bsky.social · 1d

You may not be alone in starting drafting…😬

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Emi Lou Lockett is ✨querying✨ @emiloulockett.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you! Let’s hope they read that way too 😅

Emi Lou Lockett is ✨querying✨ @emiloulockett.bsky.social · 1d

The character is the most important part of the story imo anyways SO you got the hard part down. Hoping ideas come to you soon!

Emi Lou Lockett is ✨querying✨ @emiloulockett.bsky.social · 1d

Vibes and vague shapes sounds like a great place to start! Care to share any of these vibes?

Emi Lou Lockett is ✨querying✨ @emiloulockett.bsky.social · 1d

As an introvert forced into a social role, this is so relatable.

Emi Lou Lockett is ✨querying✨ @emiloulockett.bsky.social · 1d

Q1:
It’s a mix. I start with a general idea of the story that inspires the characters, but once the characters are developed, they inspire the story.
#WeeknightWriters

Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 1d

Q1: Do you typically create characters to match the story you want to tell or build your stories based on character(s) already living in your head? #WeeknightWriters

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Emi Lou Lockett is ✨querying✨ @emiloulockett.bsky.social · 1d

Hi ya’ll!
I’m Emi.
I’m querying an NA Romantasy with moon magic and mythology called Fate & Her Atrocities.
I’m drafting a YA fantasy inspired by Joan of Arc but with spirits that steal human features called Seamfallen.
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Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 1d

Hello #WeeknightWriters! Come on in, introduce yourself and your WIP, and let us know how your #FirstDraftFall planning is going!

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Emi Lou Lockett is ✨querying✨ @emiloulockett.bsky.social · 2d

Maev grew up in the palace. She only got to see her mother in the mornings when her mother wasn't working as a courtesan. Madam Diya helped raise her, but the person she learned most from was her best friend Namura, who shared all her books, lessons, and toys with her.

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Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 2d

#WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall #WritingCommunity Where did your MC grow up? Who raised them?

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Where did your MC grow up? Who raised them?

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Emi Lou Lockett is ✨querying✨ @emiloulockett.bsky.social · 2d

1. She is a daughter of a courtesan, and thus born into that life.
2. She turns eighteen in three months. Once she's eighteen, she'll go from a courtesan-in-training to real courtesan.
3. She had a plan to get out of it, but it crashes and burns in the third chapter.
#PlotTober #WriteSky

Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 3d

#PlotTober Day 8: Conflicts for the MC

Answer the prompt on the card by quoting this post. Remember, answering a prompt is always optional. Even if you don't share it publicly, I hope the prompt encourages you to think about it privately.

#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #WriteSky

#PlotTober - a WIP plotting game by @gunsmile.bsky.social

8. What are some potential reasons the main character(s) haven't, couldn't, and/or can't pursue these goals yet? Consider other characters, backstory events, circumstances, environmental factors, etc.

Remember: Use the #PlotTober hashtag, engage with others, and have fun!

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Emi Lou Lockett is ✨querying✨ @emiloulockett.bsky.social · 2d

I have a whole playlist but the last one I listened to was Easy by Le Sserafim

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Tracey Lee @traceyleewrites.bsky.social · 2d

📚 #WritingLifeMonthly October Day 08 📚

Is there a song that instantly makes you think of your MC?

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October #writinglifemonthly Day 08 If your main character had a theme song, what would it be?
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Emi Lou Lockett is ✨querying✨ @emiloulockett.bsky.social · 3d

Brushing up on the transition from act 1 to act 2. The first scene in act 2 has a lot of description and humor, so it should be fun but need to find a way to keep the tension up.

#FirstDraftFall #WriteSky

Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 3d

#WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall Check-In Time! Let us know what you're working on rn or what kind of progress you made on your WIP #WritingCommunity

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Emi Lou Lockett is ✨querying✨ @emiloulockett.bsky.social · 3d

Yes!
And I am sure she has many crazy stories and deserves that potty mouth too lol

Emi Lou Lockett is ✨querying✨ @emiloulockett.bsky.social · 3d

Sometimes I want to summon demons too. So, the villain sounds relatable and no explanations needed.

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