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H. L. Docherty

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I write romantasy, drink wine, and play games. Not necessarily in that order • LGBTQIA+ 🌈 • ESFP • She/her • Rep: Rachel Estep | D4EO Literary Agency

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H. L. Docherty @hldocherty.bsky.social · 17d

Confidently, I can say none of these lot are getting raptured today.
"They're a 10 but..." SNOWDROPS & STONES Edition
Featuring:
🥀Star-Crossed Lovers
🥀Messy Families
🥀Lovers to Enemies
🥀Class Divide
🥀Monsters & Horror Vibes
🥀Dystopian Fantasy
#UnhingedPit #NA #F #R #AG

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H. L. Docherty @hldocherty.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks ❤️

H. L. Docherty @hldocherty.bsky.social · 16d

You crack me up 😂😂😂

H. L. Docherty @hldocherty.bsky.social · 16d

Because this book is a recipe for disaster, here's one cursed recipe that, once eaten, will leave you wanting more.
#UnhingedPit #NA #F #R #AG

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Taylor Coffman @taycoffman.bsky.social · 17d

Starting #UnhingedPit off with Sirensong (my 116k #NA #SF #R novel) as told in ✨SONG✨!

When Ellie, a struggling rookie superhero on a quest for vengeance, meets the Shadow, a dark & mysterious vigilante 💀ing the rich, it's bound to be loud--but is it music, or just noise?

#Q #LGBT #OwnVoices #Dis

The songs of SIRENSONG
116k words
NA - sci-fi/romance
Taylor Coffman
IG: @taylorccreates, @taycoffman.bsky.social

The text is depicted in pale yellow, centered around a vintage boombox and yellow sparkles and music notes.

The album cover for Dust Bowl Dance by Mumford and Sons, with a quote: "If I wanted to change anything, I would have to do something about it myself. Even if I have to stay dead, if I have to carry out my mission in secret, I can protect them. I can fix this city."

The album cover for Voices by Hidden Citizens, with a quote: "The puppeteer--Paragon--had been laughing, his voice coming from everywhere and nowhere all at once. 'I know you don't know how to use the power we have, little Siren. You'd be able to put up an actual fight if you did.'"

The album cover for Can't Help Falling in Love by Perfume Genius with a quote: "'I've had worse,' he told me as I smoothed the first band-aid over his cheekbone, valiantly ignoring how my stomach was doing flips as I felt his jaw tense.
'I know,' I said, 'but that doesn't mean you have to be in pain without any good reason.'"

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Jenee is writing 😘 😈 & 🌊 ✨ @2thestrugglebus.bsky.social · 17d

Which character from FIRE AND DEATH would get raptured? (Coming Oct. '26) #UnhingedPit #F #YA

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H. L. Docherty @hldocherty.bsky.social · 17d

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H. L. Docherty @hldocherty.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you!

H. L. Docherty @hldocherty.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you so much!!!

H. L. Docherty @hldocherty.bsky.social · 20d

Thrilled to announce that I am now represented by Rachel Estep at D4EO literary agency!

A huge thank you to her for all the love she’s shown my world and characters. I can’t wait to go on this rollercoaster with her!

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H. L. Docherty @hldocherty.bsky.social · Sep 7

That’s cool. I’m stuck to the ceiling.

H. L. Docherty @hldocherty.bsky.social · Sep 7

Holy mother of Swift, the email I’m staring at right now.
#WritingCommunity

a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face with the words status behind him .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face with the words status behind him .

media.tenor.com

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H. L. Docherty @hldocherty.bsky.social · Sep 5

I swear, the only reason I get anything written is because of Lorelai Bean.
#FocusFriend #WritingCommunity

H. L. Docherty @hldocherty.bsky.social · Aug 22

Un-👀 (again)
If you need me, I’ll be icing my neck from the whiplash.
#WritingCommunity

H. L. Docherty @hldocherty.bsky.social · Aug 22

It’s been 4 years without the woman who shaped everything I am. I never told her I was writing a book, or that her resilience would carry me through 100+ rejections, all the way to 10 literary agent requests and 2 publishing offers.
Love you, Mam. I miss you.
#WritingCommunity

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Tyler is querying 👑🪲🌿 @tylerstasi.bsky.social · Aug 16

#PosterPit #F #Q

Amidst twisted magic and waxen leaves, a new moth queen rises...

But does she have what it takes to rule?

a 91,000 word adult fantasy featuring a tragic romance subplot, a lush treescape setting, and shapeshifting moth royalty

👑🪲🌿💫🌋

poster pit pitch for the mothblood queen, querying fantasy novel by tyler stasi; photo of a woman turned away from the viewer with moths climbing up her shoulder, neck, and hair

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H. L. Docherty @hldocherty.bsky.social · Aug 16

This is beautiful.

H. L. Docherty @hldocherty.bsky.social · Aug 16

I love this so much man.

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Taylor Coffman @taycoffman.bsky.social · Aug 15

IRON WIDOW x RED WHITE & ROYAL BLUE x ARCANE in a 116k novel that asks: "what if superheroes used their powers to hunt the corrupt elite and their father's true killer in a city full of secrets, lies, and greed?"

And also, "what if everyone was queer?"

#QueerPit #SF #SH #R #NA

Formatted like a Netflix suggestion. A picture of a brunette young woman with a black-and-white stripe over her eyes.

From Definitely Not Netflix - Sirensong
116K Words - Science Fiction - Romance

In a city teetering on the edge of the future, Ellie Montgomery takes her accidental superpowers on a quest for vengeance, entering a world of crime and corruption alongside a murderous vigilante in the midst of a tangled web of unexpected feelings and shifting morality.

Buttons labeled "Play" and "More Info"

Under "You May Also Like", there is a poster for Netflix's Arcane, Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson, Red White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuinston, and Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao.

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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · Aug 16

HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE X
BEAUTY & THE BEAST

1 kidnapped ballerina

4 fantasy fugitives desperate to recover their leader’s magic stuck inside her

She spies to facilitate rescue, but then bonds w/ them & must choose:
them or freedom & her ballet dreams

#PosterPit #Q #YA #F #M #R #FT

Pretend movie poster for #Posterpit featuring the silhouette of a crying ballerina beside an open doorway. Ice is creeping in from all sides, and purple swirls of magic go across her back and the doorway. Words at the top read, “A wildly reimagined Beauty and the Beast retelling,” “A Curse So Dark and Lonely," "Slow burn," "Found family," "The Inheritance Games." The top center reads, "26 Full Requests, 4 Previous Offers of Publication" beneath five stars with a badge next to it reading, "Killer Nashville Claymore Finalist." Center reads,”Mental health rep, Grounded fantasy,” “Deep emotions, romance,” “Reimagined tropes, mystery,” “Character-driven, humor,” “Diverse voice, underrepresented perspective.” Bottom reads, "YA Contemporary Fantasy, WAKE, By Jessica DeLand, Querying Now."

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Jade Mason @jademasonwrites.bsky.social · Aug 16

Nellie’s hiding more than a layoff. Struggling to pay rent and crushed by grief and expectations, she reconnects with her ex-work rival who helps her find what she truly wants beyond the role she’s been playing.

#posterpit #q #wf w/ #r #amquerying #filipinorep

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H. L. Docherty @hldocherty.bsky.social · Aug 16

I’d eat this up.

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Abigail is ✨Agented✨ @abigailwadlington.bsky.social · Aug 16

TANGLED X ANASTASIA

In a Swiss realm where people forget their worst memory, an orphan with Tourette's recruits a flirtatious thief to help restore her forgotten past.

🪻Found Family
🪻Disability & LGBTQ Rep
🪻Cozy Setting
🪻Swoony Romance

#PosterPitAG #PosterPit #F #YA

Titled “WHERE MEMORIES BLOSSOM”. Poster has a blue background featuring flowers. Art includes four young adults: one girl with braided black hair and blue eyes wearing an old-fashioned blue dress, one girl with black hair in a bun and a pink shirt, one boy with orange hair and a brown vest, and one boy with long brown hair and a red cape. YA COZY FANTASY. FOUND FAMILY. Directed by Abigail Wadlington and repped by Rebecca Williamson.

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Julianne @authorjulianne.bsky.social · Aug 16

💀 A necromancer, doomed by her own dark power.
👑 A long-lost prince, murdered in the ruins of his crumbling kingdom.
🖤 Maybe some secrets are better left buried...

THE BOG PRINCE—a #YA #F with big 5 editor interest—coming to a #Q inbox near you very soon 👀

#PosterPit

A movie poster for Julianne's upper YA romantasy novel, THE BOG PRINCE. The image combines two dark, moody oil paintings, depicting hands lowering a crown onto a skull. The text reads: The Bog Prince. Upper YA/Crossover, Dark Academia, Gothic Romantasy. There are two quotes: "I will be thinking about this book and your gorgeous writing for a long time" and "Noooo stop r u kidding meeeee no nononono", both above 5 star ratings. The tag at the bottom reads, "Maybe some secrets are better left buried..." and the text underneath says: When a necromancer at a ruthless magic school reanimates the bog-preserved body of her kingdom's long-lost prince, the two must work together to hide her forbidden power and solve his centuries-old murder before the college closes in and executes them both.

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H. L. Docherty @hldocherty.bsky.social · Aug 16

That graphic is 🔥

H. L. Docherty @hldocherty.bsky.social · Aug 16

Such a good poster!