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Sreeparna M. @sree29.bsky.social · Aug 8

Sent you my current Gothic thriller - The Last Leap. It’s eerie and atmospheric, just as you are looking for. Hope you like it.

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Sreeparna M. @sree29.bsky.social · Aug 6

THE LAST LEAP - A gothic thriller. Rebecca X Mexican Gothic.

She has seen him kill. Now there is no escape. Where would she run when the man in the black suit is everywhere, even in her dreams?

#QuestPit #Q #T #H #A #AmQuerying #AgentsGuide

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Amber Baird @amberbairdpdx.bsky.social · Aug 6

TO THE BURRITO GODS: a horror story about working in food service.

⛪️ workplace cult
🌯 foodie satire
💋 sapphic w/ trans LI

Querying soon. #QuestPit #A #H #LF #LGBTQ #WIP

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Natalia Wik is in her ✨querying✨ era @weavinguptales.bsky.social · Aug 6

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST retelling x Southeast Asian fairytales

- MC with a beast-morphing curse that needs to be broken or she greets death
- Masquerade
- A dark pact with a wrathful, reclusive but messy goddess
- The horror of being forgotten
- Enemies to foemates

#questpit #YA #W

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Maisie Bannion 🩷 querying @maisiebannion.bsky.social · Aug 6

IN NIGHTFALL x SPELLS FOR LOST THINGS x BUFFY

💜 friends to lovers
💼 workplace romance (books + oddities shop)
🔮 salem vibes
👻 ghosts from the past (literally)
👫 short king mmc + tall fmc
📟 00s nostalgia
🩸 got blood?

#QuestPit #YA #PR #Q #agentsguide

Agent's Guide to The Jinxborough Vampires, YA Paranormal Romance, 95,000 words. (Image description: character art of a witch girl and vampire boy, embracing and smiling at one another)

PITCH: Eighteen-year-old Laurie Loveday is having a rough night—apparently, she’s a witch, vampires are real, and they’re in Jinxborough. Oh, and their bites freakin’ hurt. Trying to connect with locals doesn’t mean having someone’s teeth at her neck. Unable to sass her way out of the predicament, she breaks free with her latent magic but is pushed to the ground. Right before she becomes human à la mode, Vincent, her coworker from the bookstore, appears and kills the attacker.

Vincent Fraley hates being a newbie vampire, but he’s grateful his sharp instincts saved Laurie. The transition from rebellious mortal to upstanding bloodsucker has been difficult. What’s more challenging is hiding the murder—and shielding Laurie from his obtrusive, anti-witch mother. Falling for his natural enemy is a big blunder, but Laurie makes Vincent feel human again.

They can’t get too distracted by their mutual attraction, since the slain foe’s family, House Greaves, will seek vengeance if the murder comes to light. Just when they think they’re in the clear, a ne'er-do-well vampire comes forth with photographic evidence of their transgression. Juggling their growing connection and a dwindling deadline, they must steal and destroy the images before they’re forcibly initiated into the blackmailer’s unruly clan—and a surprise guest from House Greaves has a front row seat to the “party.”

Workplace love / friends to lovers / against the odds

COMPS & VIBES: In Nightfall by Suzanne Young (suspense & action, evil vampire gang), Spells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch (eccentric setting in MA, heartwarming romance, generational family secrets), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (teen angst & sass, antics & mischief, early 00s nostalgia), Practical Magic (murder cover-up, magical mishaps)

MOODBOARD: image collage of a cobblestone Salem sidewalk with fall foliage, fanged mouth dripping blood, ouija planchette, sheet ghost chilling with sunglasses and a cat, white rose splattered with blood, a couple kissing on a dark snowy night, blue and green spellbooks, a blue neon bookstore sign, and a bedazzled flip phone next to a tube of lip gloss

Bsky & Insta @maisiebannion / maisiebannion.com

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zilla @zillawrites.bsky.social · Aug 6

Hotel Adair’s wallpaper doesn’t peel. Its piano stays in perfect tune. Its plush carpet hides all stains—but grandeur only lasts when the hotel has been fed. Lately, the halls echo with hunger.

But Cody & her friends have plenty of secrets to satisfy it.

#QuestPit #Q #A #H

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Molly Haniszewski @mollyhaniszewski.bsky.social · Aug 6

The WHISPERWICKS X THE CARTOGRPAHER’S DAUGHTER The government hid the forces of nature in enchanted books and now biodiversity is collapsing. Luckily, Elliot and his friend Sky find a map that might lead them to the books. They just hope they can get there first.

#questpit #MG #SFF #LGBTQ+ #DIS #Q

The Book of the Ocean by Molly Haniszewski: An Agent's Guide

Comps for the Book of the Ocean: Features the covers of The Cartographer's Daughter, The Whisperwicks, The Girl of Ink and Stars, The Time of Green Magic, The Midnight Guardians, and Greenwild

A moodboard featuring books, the ocean, flowers and a bumblebee, a Black person wearing a flower crown of daisies, green hills, hands touching leaves, a lake, and rows of striped trees. The board is surrounded by tropes including: Deaf rep, nonbinary love interest, magical books, bookworm mmc, secret map, kids on a quest, and science nerds!

Pitch: Bookworm Elliot and his deaf, nonbinary crush Sky seek the books where the government hid the ocean, mountains, forests, and snow so they could control the world’s agriculture. The kids plan to open the books to restore the world's biodiversity. But in this world, if you rebel, you disappear, and the kids have to work quickly to stay ahead of the others searching for the books.

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Author Ed Silva @writeredsilva.bsky.social · Aug 6

TRUST #questpit
👑 I'm seeking representation for a fast-paced, high-concept #mystery #thriller marked by modern day #monarchy and dominion, betrayal, forbidden love, and a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers dynamic. I know my champion is out there. 🫆🤍👑

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nandini #DVpit day💌 @naaanwrites.bsky.social · Aug 6

SIX OF CROWS x THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS
In exchange for her guardian's release from prison, Praanvi must go on a bandit mission. With the help of her mates, she must steal the crown without exposing herself as a goddess; if she fails, everyone involved dies.
#questpit #YA #Q #F

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L. D. Rex is Querying @ldrexauthor.bsky.social · Aug 6

A preteen boy is in denial about his grandfather’s Alzheimer’s. The duo love to go on adventures like ice fishing. One night, he slips down an ice hole and is saved by a young version of his granddad in the Sixties. How will he get home, and resolve his grief? #QuestPit #MG #CON #ADV #F

a man in a boat with a cowboy hat on

Alt: a man in a boat with a cowboy hat on

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Dawn Berkoski @dawnberkoski.bsky.social · Aug 6

Raised by corporate vampires with little freedom or choice, Alex is used to Yakuza business rivals and back-alley deals. But nothing prepares him for Jason, a witty bartender who challenges everything he knows, and who harbors secrets as deadly as the vampires after him. #questpit #PR #Q #A #writing

Agent guide for I Am Chosen, M/M paranormal romance. The picture is of a fiery orange and purple sunset over a highway. Photography and story by Dawn Berkoski

Several photos are shown in this Moodboard for I Am Chosen, a paranormal romance. From the top left, a glass of aged scotch surrounded by butterscotch candies, a CEO standing in a high rise office, staring out a window, a giant hotel clock surrounded by Christmas decor, a photo of art depicting demons rising from hell, a sunset with black, billowy clouds hovering over an orange stripe, a dirty cement staircase near a darkened entrance, and the city of London as viewed from the river. Photography, except the man, by Dawn Berkoski

Photo of a vibrant sunset over a graveyard as seen from the window of a fast moving vehicle.
It reads: PITCH:

IN A WORLD CONTROLLED BY CORPORATE VAMPIRES, TWO MEN STRUGGLE FOR AUTONOMY. WILL A CHANCE MEETING
LEAD THEM TO FREEDOM, OR A WEB OF SUBTERFUGE, WHERE EVERY THREAD BRINGS A MONSTER OFFERING DEATH OR PERMANTENT CONFINEMENT?

Photo by Dawn Berkoski

Book vibes are all about the feel of the writing, setting, and story.

The Blue Blood Series by Melissa de la Cruz Is used to represent the wealthy elite vampires living in New York, the fish out of water trope, dark secrets, and others.

The Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice is used to represent young vampires rebelling against old rules and customs. Travel and setting also play a role. A plot point was inspired by the novel.

Yakuza, Japan’s Criminal Underworld by David Kaplan and Alec Dubro, is used to represent some of the vampire rivals business practices. It plays a role in the series arch.

Photography at the bottom: A dark cement staircase and photo of the London Eye by Dawn Berkoski

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Chantal Danieli @chantaldanieli.bsky.social · Aug 6

THE GREAT ALONE x LOVE & OTHER WORDS

UNDER MY OWN MAKING, an upmarket women’s fiction with:

🌊 a scarred heiress
🌊 estranged childhood friends turned lovers
🌊 hard-earned slow-burn romance
🌊 toxic family
🌊 coastal small town
🌊 found family

#questpit #Q #A #R #WF

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kks @ksskss.bsky.social · Aug 6

ATLA x Gregor The Overlander

Three teenagers learn that a star has blessed their souls, intertwining their destines with those of both the human and the hidden magical realm. As the threat of war looms, they uncover long-hidden secrets that could destroy both realms.

#QuestPit #Q #F #MG

Mood board of dark libraries, dark magic, shadow creatures, swords, misty dark forest, portals, a group of friends and Mumbai in the rain.

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Sreeparna M. @sree29.bsky.social · Aug 6

THE LAST LEAP - A gothic thriller. Rebecca X Mexican Gothic.

She has seen him kill. Now there is no escape. Where would she run when the man in the black suit is everywhere, even in her dreams?

#QuestPit #Q #T #H #A #AmQuerying #AgentsGuide

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Sreeparna M. @sree29.bsky.social · Feb 26

I tried. But your account doesn’t seem to be enabled for dm. Or I am just being a noob and unable to figure out the most basic functionality.

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Sreeparna M. @sree29.bsky.social · Feb 26

Yes I am.

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Sreeparna M. @sree29.bsky.social · Feb 26

Hi Noreen, I would like to join the communities you mentioned. But no idea what are those? A little help here pls.

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Sreeparna M. @sree29.bsky.social · Feb 13

I have toxic fmc for you. Two of them, for my psychological thriller. Can't wait for you to open again this month.

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Sreeparna M. @sree29.bsky.social · Feb 13

Sent you a query for my psychological thriller.

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Sreeparna M. @sree29.bsky.social · Feb 13

Query sent for my psychological thriller READ BETWEEN THE LINES.

Sreeparna M. @sree29.bsky.social · Feb 13

Hi Claire, I have already sent my psychological thriller, Read Between The Lines, to the submission email address few weeks back. It has unreliable narrator and definitely a revenge story. Since your wishlist matches really well with my story, just wanted to let you know.

Sreeparna M. @sree29.bsky.social · Feb 12

Hi Heather, I have a psychological thriller with a darkly humorous protagonist. Since you have mentioned in your wishlist that humor is something you love in all books, want to confirm if you would be interested.

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Sreeparna M. @sree29.bsky.social · Feb 12

Sent my psychological thriller your way.

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Sreeparna M. @sree29.bsky.social · Feb 12

Thank you for your consideration. I have sent it your way 🙂