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Rakiya Jinadu @rakiyawrites.bsky.social · Jan 27
WE WERE GODS

Pleasure and pain are abundant where gods make homes. This rings true for the city of Cardell. A hub for entertainment and cutthroat politics, losing is inevitable in this holy city; but when nothing—not even godhood—is forever, there is everything to gain.
#2025Pit #A #F
rakiyawrites.bsky.social
After writing fantasy that is dark and filled with political turmoil, I think it’s time to shift focus to something with a little more whimsy. The world is dark enough as it is 🥲
February 17, 2025 at 2:15 AM
rakiyawrites.bsky.social
So many ideas, so little time
a cartoon character from inside out is crying and tears are falling from his eyes .
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February 13, 2025 at 3:20 AM
rakiyawrites.bsky.social
Just watched Lady Bird.

I realize my favorite films are the ones where we see a character be an asshole, go through it, and maybe grow up a little

There’s a special place in my heart for coming of age stories done well 💖
a woman with a white bow in her hair is sitting in a chair .
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February 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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fletcherhorror.bsky.social
Whether agents are watching or not, the #2025pit event is a great way to meet other authors and creatives, so regardless of the outcome, in my eyes it’s a success. Thanks @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social for organising! #booksky
January 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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thecrumpet.bsky.social
THE WEDDING PEOPLE x SANDWICH

THIS ENDS NOW: A serial marriage-ditcher hits a swanky wellness retreat to learn why she keeps fleeing perfect husbands. But healing means facing her nastiest ghost: the manipulative, brilliant first love whose poison still runs in her veins. #A #WF #Q #2025Pit
A collage of photographs showing: (1) a forest scene, with sun flooding between the trees and dappling the earth; (2) a dark-haired woman floating face upwards in water, surrounded by white flowers, her eyes open; (3) three antique keys on top of a book; (4) Branford Gate at Yale University; (5) a dark-haired man wearing glasses lying on the ground, in profile, with a dark-haired woman to his side, holding him; (6) a classic red Vermont farmhouse in winter, covered with snow, at dusk. Superimposed is the title of the book: This Ends Now.
January 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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katsilvaauthor.bsky.social
#2025pit

Marl never knew grief could have teeth but after her husband's tragic death, she learns the hard way after bargaining with an ancient crocodilian god for revenge on the small Maine town that betrayed him.

SORROW-EATER

#H #A
January 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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maximilliangruff.bsky.social
#2025Pit

We Cut Tongues For Ourselves.

Like if Robert Eggers made a film called THE SELKIE.

Set on a mysterious Scottish island at the peak of the Highland Clearances, a young man’s arrival heralds doom for the locals, their beliefs and for the Gaelic girl who falls in love with him.
#A #HF #LF
January 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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hannahbashir.bsky.social
OF WISDOM
an Athena origin tale 🦉

Athena has been abandoned, cast aside on earth by a prophecy foretelling her rise to power and Zeus’ downfall.

Determined to prove she isn’t a threat, Athena embarks on a journey back to Olympus, unaware every step she takes is unravelling her fate #2025Pit #HF
January 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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phoebeoh.bsky.social
Twenty years after escaping a serial killer, Marissa is horrified when he begins haunting her. Paranoid and desperate for help, she must destroy the ghost before he finishes what he started twenty years ago.

MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT x THE GIRL FROM WIDOW HILLS

#2025PIT #A #M #S #T #BIPOC #LGBT #ND
A moodboard in a 3 by 3 grid. From top left to bottom right: the opening of a sewer outfall; a woman hidden behind a semi-transparent cloth; foggy woods; a dark trail in the woods; the title text "OUTFALL;" a pile of messy trash on the street; the back of a woman running through a field; the inside of a sewer outfall with the outside world visible; the vague outline of a figure's head, hands, and body, as though pushing against a semi-transparent wall.
January 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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ossuary.bsky.social
An actor turned priest must consolidate the ruins of his past life after cheating on his wife with the men of his congregation. This is made harder when his high-profile life attracts a foreign political agent.
#a #2025pit #f
January 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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awritingcaitlin.bsky.social
🎻Two women, each with different deals to the same god. Both on the same mission to steal a legendary violin out of a museum. But while one recognizes the price of failure, the other does not understand consequences. Can they sort out their differences before midsummer's end?
#2025pit #A #F #DIS #ND
Photo collage with pictures taped to a background. Top Left: Top portion (neck) of a guitar. Bottom Left: Brunette woman wearing a tan cardigan playing violin. Center: Sheet music on wooden table. Bottom middle: Marble columns in two story building. Top Right: Blonde woman wearing black shirt holding a violin. Bottom Right: Violin and bow. In the top middle are the words: "Find your Path"
January 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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storiesbysamuel.bsky.social
THE TERROR x DARK MATTER

Three Scottish teachers visit a Norwegian island. As their host regales them with folktales and plies them with homebrew, a storm builds outside.
Trapped, lies unravel and hidden identities come to light.
In the snow, a monster waits…

#A #H #2025Pit
January 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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sarahgoehrkewrites.bsky.social
#2025pit

You're our daughter now. No, not like that.
You're a witch now. No, not like that.
You're saving lives? No, not like that.

Aleris has a lot to figure out.
And when she does, she'll change everything.
Even fate itself.

THE KEEPERS
#AmQuerying #Q #A #F #LF #LiteraryFantasy
Mood board featuring, from top left and moving right: a black-and-white image of a person holding a glowing orb; red flames on black background; back view of a crowned woman waving ahead; windows opening to different views; large full moon in a black, cloudy sky; a black mirror in a silver frame; a wheel with 28 spokes leading to a crescent moon in the center; silhouette of a mother and child; black-and-white image of a keep on a hill.
January 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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angie3tomatoes.bsky.social
Raven Cycle x Divine Rivals

When a troubled teen becomes the new Apollo, he must master his newfound powers, redeem himself from his toxic ways & navigate a forbidden romance while racing to stop Hera from enslaving humanity & destroying the world he's sworn to protect

#2025pit #ya #spec #f
January 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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moniqueasher.bsky.social
Sarah sank her life savings into restoring the abandoned Mystic Hotel. Inside she discovers a journal & opens a gateway between the living and the dead, she must find out what tragedy ocurred here years ago & close the connection before the island takes everyone she cares about.

#2025pit #A #H #F
January 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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rawiyabeirut.bsky.social
WHTF X THE STARDUST THIEF

Almas must outwit an ancient evil & unite a war-torn land—but her secrets may kill her first.

✨ Middle Eastern-inspired w/ Arab mythology
✨ Unique magic system
✨ Found family
✨ Quest for lost secrets
✨ Slowburn romance w/ fake marriage trope

#2025Pit #F #YA #A #crossover
Photo collage for my pitch in #2025Pit. From Left to right: Frederick Goodall's Passionate encounter painting, Pierre Bellet’s Arab Girl Playing Music painting, Miguel Vico Hernández’s "Women in Arab bath" painting, Adolf Seel’s Bathhouse painting, Stanisław von Chlebowski’s Study of a Khanjar painting, Ferdinand Max Bredt’s Girl Playing Lute painting, Antonio Fabres’s Arab Sentinel painting, and finally, in the background, Auguste Veillon’s Women carrying water by the Nile painting.
January 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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librarianofthunder.bsky.social
A centaur cheats at jousting, until the fake horse head goes KERPLOP!

🌈Mythology X SPOP
🗡️Betrayed by the man he loves
🗡️Betrayed by his father
🐈‍⬛Cat Si from Irish folklore
🐐Snarky/greedy satyr
🐎Badass centaur
🧚‍♀️Tricky pixies can't lie
☀️Gods from many pantheons

#2025pit #YA #F #writing #Q
The Title Page of the Agents Guide. The title of the book is THE STOLEN IDOL by Christopher Lee. It is a 86K word YA Fantasy. An image drawn and colored digitally by the author is in the center of the page. The image shows a broken opal colored disk in front of the Cat Si's golden eye. The Pitch: Winning a jousting tournament should be easy for a centaur, and it is, until the false horse head falls off Fotini’s shoddy disguise. She quickly steals the tournament prize, a golden idol, and gallops toward the forest ripping off her heavy jousting armor to outrun the tournament guards. When she arrives home to fulfill her contract, she discovers she accidentally ditched the idol with her disguise. Along with two fellow thieves, she retraces her steps praying the idol is still there. Hopefully it wasn’t cracked, or worse, found by a disgusting human. Seventeen-year-old Jaimie Whitfield is accused of being a fae changeling, a creature who kidnaps children and assumes their form. If he does not escape, he will be executed for impersonating himself. His father will then invade the fae kingdom to rescue a son who hasn’t actually been kidnapped, all because he saw Jaimie kiss another young man and would rather believe his son has been kidnapped than accept his sexuality. As he awaits his demise, Jaimie turns to the broken idol he found by the roadside with a quiet prayer. He doesn’t expect an answer, but is shocked when a mysterious black cat slips through his high tower window. Jaimie joins the shapeshifting cat known as the Cat Sí and the not fully human trio of thieves who dropped the idol to begin with. These outcasts race to warn the fae of the coming invasion. Along the way, Jaimie and his new friends learn long-forgotten secrets of how the Irish fae, the Cat Sí, and the Celtic gods are involved in an ancient feud with pantheons across the sea. Tropes and Themes: Found Family Generational Trauma Unrequited Love Betrayal Acceptance LGBTQIA+ Representation Celtic Mythology Greek Mythology Norse Mythology Egyptian Mythology Heroes Journey Small Trickster Fae Magical Girl Transformation For Fans of: Daughter of Sparta series by Claire M. Andrews New take on several ancient myths Mentions of gods from other lands Ancient setting Lore by Alexandra Bracken Original story with mythical characters Intense fight scenes She-Ra (Netflix) Lighthearted LGBTQIA+ representation Found family Scary cat lady
January 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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wordpamela.bsky.social
11yo Lagosian wannabe Nollywood actress believes to succeed, she must have connections. She comes across enchanted slippers, wears them to bring good luck, but it gives nightmares & is destined to kill her. To live, she must embrace the truth and not fake friends. #MG #2025Pit #OV #DIS #F #BVM
January 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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margreyfield.bsky.social
#Agents if you like the martial competition and political intrigue of AN EMBER IN THE ASHES, the forbidden romance and family loyalty themes of THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS, and the E2L banter of FOURTH WING, I have a book for you!

❤️‍🔥 Slow burn
🎭 Secret identity
🔪 Morally grey FMC

#F #R #RM #2025pit
you're a weapon and weapons don't weep smoke drifting from a hand a colosseum misty mountaintops someone touching a woman's chin a huge cavern a woman wielding a sword a cloaked figure in a foggy forest a woman's arm being grabbed light pouring through a cave nobody is coming to save you. get up
January 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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taylorrenee.bsky.social
Would you choose immortality?
Of course you would.
But let me tell you:
It’s a lie. A cruel, promise.
Because the hunger you live with—No, the hunger that you are—is worse.

#2025pit let me introduce you to House of Valentine, complete at 98k words a thrilling gothic fantasy. #A #F #RM
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A moodboard with a cozy, vintage aesthetic labeled ‘House of Valentine Moodboard’ at the center in elegant cursive text. Surrounding it are nine sections: 1. Open books with text in a serif font, layered on each other. 2. A picturesque village nestled in a lush green valley surrounded by mountains. 3. A minimalistic green wall with a framed painting, books, and candles arranged neatly on a table. 4. A wooden bookshelf filled with old, worn books in dim lighting. 5. Close-up of antique books with leather-bound covers in shades of green and brown, with visible gold detailing on the spines. 6. A café setting with small wooden tables, coffee, pastries, and an open book resting on one of the tables. 7. Handwritten text on sepia-toned paper, evoking a sense of nostalgia. 8. A person wearing red knit fingerless gloves and a cream sweater, touching a tree trunk with an attached piece of text. The centersquare says house of valentine mood board A dark, moody moodboard labeled ‘House of Valentine Moodboard’ at the center in elegant cursive text. Surrounding it are nine sections: 1. A hand with clawed nails dragging across wooden floorboards, leaving deep scratches. 2. Text on a textured background that reads, ‘When Night Comes’ in a serif font. 3. A close-up of a golden, cat-like eye with a vertical slit pupil, surrounded by shadowed skin. 4. A wide-open mouth with sharp, pointed fangs 5. A grand ballroom scene filled with people in elegant historical attire, dancing beneath ornate chandeliers. 6. A hand with long, deep red nails holding a glass of dark red wine 7. The word ‘Run’ written in bold serif font on a completely black background 8. A dagger with intricate designs on the hilt resting next to a single stemmed rose and a torn piece of paper with faded text. Writing in a old journal looking page: "If you could live for centuries—through famine and plague, through wars that razed cities and left ash in their wake, that not even a bomb crashing through your home could destroy you—would you choose immortality? Wouldn’t you dream of such a gift? To remain as you were as the world crumbles around you, and rebuilds itself, endlessly? Of course you would. That’s the allure, isn’t it? The whispered fantasy of endless time, of infinite existence. But let me tell you: it’s a lie. A cruel, promise. Because after enough centuries, you begin to wish for the plague to ravage your body, to tear through your flesh and wring you dry of life. You begin to long for the bomb to shatter you, burn away your skin until you’re nothing but bone and ash. You’d pray for the famine to hollow you out, for hunger to gnaw at your insides so violently that you might finally collapse under the weight of mortality. Because the hunger you live with— No, the hunger that you are—is worse." -- Excerpt From Soren Valentine's Journal When anthropology student Hazel Adler travels to a remote Swiss village for her thesis, she expects folklore and forgotten traditions—not a hidden world of vampires, deadly politics, and a centennial festival that’s more nightmare than celebration. She was never meant to survive it. Her only lifeline? Soren Valentine—a vampire with a past as blood-soaked as his fangs. As the lines between myth and reality blur, Hazel must fight to survive in more ways than one. Trusting Soren may be her only chance—but the monster who saved her life hides dangerous secrets of his own. Survival means risking everything. House of Valentine is a romantic gothic fantasy filled with sharp fangs, fragile alliances, and a slow-burn romance that will leave you breathless. When anthropology student Hazel Adler travels to a remote Swiss village for her thesis, she expects folklore and forgotten traditions—not a hidden world of vampires, deadly politics, and a centennial festival that’s more nightmare than celebration. She was never meant to survive it. Her only lifeline? Soren Valentine—a vampire with a past as blood-soaked as his fangs. As the lines between myth and reality blur, Hazel must fight to survive in more ways than one. Trusting Soren may be her only chance—but the monster who saved her life hides dangerous secrets of his own. Survival means risking everything. House of Valentine is a romantic gothic fantasy filled with sharp fangs, fragile alliances, and a slow-burn romance that will leave you breathless.
January 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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caitduffy.bsky.social
The Theatre of Cruelty features Bea, a talentless actress desperate to become a Broadway star—even if that means getting possessed by the god of theatre Himself, Dionysus.

Sometimes, it's far too easy to lose yourself to a role.

COME CLOSER x MAUVE FLY x BLACK SWAN

#2025pit #H #A
A moodboard for Caitlin Duffy's novel, The Theatre of Cruelty. There are a number of photographs placed haphazardly, in a collage or scrapbook style. These photos include an oil painting of a shirtless white bearded man holding grapes and smiling mischievously, a young white woman staring at her reflection in the mirror, stage lights, moody woods, a person wearing a neutral mask and shawl, a lit candle.
January 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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dmshepard.bsky.social
Golden Girls x Jaw Breaker

Rebecca is on a wine cruise in France as a substitute for her deceased mother.

When bodies pile up, and blood flows like wine, she realizes her mother's Boomer mean girl squad has a secret past they'll kill to keep buried.
#2025Pit #A #M #U #R
January 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM