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Sarah @selford.bsky.social · Jun 6

Shy and awkward; 16yo Prince Charming despises his name. When his wish is unexpectedly granted he is transported to The Lands and finds he's eligible bachelor No1. It’s no ordinary fairy tale quest and something is scarily amiss with those Godmothers. #JoyPit #YA #FTA #HA

Top row: A frog on a lily pad wearing a crown. A portrait of a young man, with golden hands wrapped around his neck/shoulders; the oval of his face is missing and shows a path to a tall window. A white horse walking out of mist.
Bottom row. A Woman in a long blue dress and black cloak. A shiny red apple. An open book with sparkles rising from the pages. A tree groing on a bank, the roots visible.

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Sarah @selford.bsky.social · Jun 6

To Do:
1.Change name
2.Avoid Godmothers & Princesses
3.Find portal home
4.DO NOT GET MARRIED
Making an unwise wish 16yo Prince Charming wakes in a magical realm. His guide is a frog, his horse might be a spy & there is a global shortage of princes. #JoyPit #YA #FTA #HA

Top row: Blue Green Dragon on mossy rocks. Gold and burgundy velvet crown. Young witch wearing spooky black crown.
Middle: The words - Once upon a time
Bottom row: A pumpkin carriage with young woman, castle in the background. A frog wearing a crown. A turreted castle

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Sarah @selford.bsky.social · Jun 6

16 is too old for fairy tales, but when Prince Charming makes an unwise wish he's transported to a magical realm. He discovers there's a peculiar shortage of princes. No one seems to care that it’s only his name; Godmothers and Princesses need their happily-ever-afters. #JoyPit #YA #FTA #HA

Top row: Fantasy picture of flowers ana tree emerging from the open pages of a book. A castle with turrets. A crown with clear gems.
Middle: The words Be careful what you wish for
Bottom row: A forest path winding between mossy rocks. A female figure in a purple dress walking towards a tower, holding a glowing wand. A frog head with gold crown atop, emerging from a pond.

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Sarah @selford.bsky.social · May 7

The new job is Emily's chance to escape trouble.
1st day:
🧙‍♀️Discovers her manager is a witch
🪦Fails to stop a necromancer
🧟Befriends the undead
👮Grilled by Police
🪄 Enchanted
😯Kidnapped
😱To be sold as a slave
She must escape & if possible save her undead friend. But who to trust?
#questpit #A #Q #F

A pencil sketch of road spanning sign next to an old British Inn (location in Suffolk, UK) from Historic England Archive

Query blurb: In Betwixt
When Emily starts work as a night receptionist at an old British coaching inn she anticipated new-job challenges. The staff and guests of the hotel seem friendly, but also a little…different. She discovers a world of witches, werewolves, vampires and dryads; and that’s just her colleagues. One of the guests, a necromancer, starts a fight to distract the staff and Emily is the only one free to chase after him to a local churchyard. Destroying the spell and battling the angry necromancer she realises she was too late as the decaying body rises from the grave. She is initially horrified, before realising that the dead man, Kenneth, is only dreadful on the outside. He was an old-fashioned gentleman and remains so, and he’s desperate for a pint before the pub shuts.
When Kenneth is captured, the vengeful necromancer abducts Emily to sell on the occult black market, where naïve young women are merchandise. She wakes in a Spanish town, a transport hub for this other world, and must escape before she’s trafficked. She doesn’t know where to go or who she can trust, so it would be foolish to try and rescue Kenneth, but she can’t bear to leave him to a fate literally worse than death.

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Sarah @selford.bsky.social · May 7

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA x NIGHT MANAGER

Emily expected challenges in her new job, but chasing necromancers to a churchyard hadn’t been in the advert. Abducted with the newly-raised corpse, she discovers a dangerous black market for the occult, where naïve young women are merch.

#questpit #Q #A #PR #T

Pictures top row: Graveyard with wonky markers. Figure holding a flaming torch walking along a woodland path.
Pictures bottom row: Graveyard at night with moon silhouetting gravestones and a hand rising from the ground. Brass pots and incense. Spellbook and candles

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Sarah @selford.bsky.social · Apr 5

You might consider removing 'have to' and take out any emotion on that first line. Then it would just be a factual statement and would leave the question 'how does she feel about this?' Happy, relieved, sad, angry?
Then put all of the emotional impact into a subsequent line or paragraph.

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Sarah @selford.bsky.social · Apr 1

~{[Magic Protected Advert]}~

Night Receptionist at Quaint Olde Inn

Essential skills:
Teamwork
Open minded
Sense of adventure
Creative problem solving
Able to tolerate magical attacks
Unbothered by the undead
Willing to -be abducted- travel

If you can see this - apply now!

#ChaosPit #Q #A #UF

A black and white sketch of an old inn with a gibbet-style road sign spanning the road. From the Historic England Archive.

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Sarah @selford.bsky.social · Apr 1

I agree. That's why she's the MC and hero of the story. But I do love Kenneth's point of view.

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Sarah @selford.bsky.social · Mar 17

Emily expected challenges in her new job, but chasing rogue necromancers to a moonlit churchyard hadn’t been in the description. Abducted along with the newly-raised corpse, she discovers a dangerous black market for the occult, where naïve young women are merch.

#PopUpPitA #LuckyPit #A #UF

Top road: Graveyard with wonky stones and overgrown grass. Hooded woman walking through woods at twilight carrying a flaming torch.
Bottom row: Graveyard at night with a full moon with a hand emerging from the ground. Brass pots and incense burning. Candles and occult books

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Sarah @selford.bsky.social · Feb 26

BITTEN x NIGHT MANAGER

Emily expected challenges in her new job, but chasing necromancers to a churchyard hadn’t been in the advert. Abducted along with the newly-raised corpse, she discovers a dangerous black market for the occult, where naïve young women are merch.
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#WSPitQ #A #P #F #WSPit

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Sarah @selford.bsky.social · Feb 12

I love twists on mythology!

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Sarah @selford.bsky.social · Feb 12

BITTEN x NIGHT MANAGER

Emily expected challenges in her new job, but chasing necromancers to a churchyard hadn’t been in the advert. Abducted along with the newly-raised corpse, she discovers a dangerous black market for the occult, where naïve young women are merch.
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#questpit #Q #A #PR #T

Pictures clockwise from top left. A barn owl in daylight. Incense burning and brass pots. The silhouette of a cat in front of an orange moon. A picture of an old inn with a gibbet-style over-road sign. A pathway between dark trees. A graveyard with a cross style marker lit by sunlight coming through tall trees.

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Sarah @selford.bsky.social · Feb 1

You're not wrong :)

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Sarah @selford.bsky.social · Feb 1

BITTEN x NIGHT MANAGER

Emily expected challenges in her new job, but chasing necromancers to a churchyard hadn’t been in the advert. Abducted along with the newly-raised corpse, she discovers a dangerous black market for the occult, where naïve young women are merchandise.

#MiseryPit #Q #A #FT