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Kelsea Wolf 📚 ✨ @kelseawolf-writes.bsky.social · 18d

Alice Ashwood and the quest to pass her creative writing class.
She’s open to notes, writing may be more difficult than curse breaking after all.

From The Society of Curse Breakers

#UnhingedPit #F #MG #YA #Q #amquerying #mgfantasy

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Maddie Block @maddieblock.bsky.social · 18d

#UnhingedPit #NF #Q

My memoir has EVERYTHING:
💌 Dating app situationship hell
🧙‍♀️ Becoming a Swiftie cult leader
🤳 Julia Fox??? Is also here???
🍃 Accidentally taking an edible with 100mg of THC
🃏 A tarot reader from Florida
🎤 An unhealthy BTS obsession
❤️ Meeting the love of my life I guess???

a man sitting at a desk with a snl logo in the corner

ALT: a man sitting at a desk with a snl logo in the corner

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Taylor Coffman @taycoffman.bsky.social · 17d

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Taylor Coffman @taycoffman.bsky.social · 17d

Sirensong but actually it's just late-night snippets from my notes app.

IRON WIDOW X ARCANE, perfect for fans of:

🔥 traumatized spitfire FMCs
🖤 burnt cinnamon roll (of darkness) MMCs
❤️‍🔥 the slowest slowburn
👫 codependent twins
☯️ shifting morality

#UnhingedPit #NA #SF #R #Q #LGBT #DIS

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Taylor Coffman @taycoffman.bsky.social · 17d

Sirensong but actually it's just late-night snippets from my notes app.

IRON WIDOW X ARCANE, perfect for fans of:

🔥 traumatized spitfire FMCs
🖤 burnt cinnamon roll (of darkness) MMCs
❤️‍🔥 the slowest slowburn
👫 codependent twins
☯️ shifting morality

#UnhingedPit #NA #SF #R #Q #LGBT #DIS

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Anna is querying gothic horror 💌 @annahirsch.bsky.social · 18d

...see what happens next in THE BANSHEE OF CLAN MURTAGH, a gothic horror romantic tragedy complete at 71,000 words.

#UnhingedPit #Q #H #R #A #Historical #Gothic

Mockup of a reddit post: AITA for predicting my aunt will die?

The other day I [M20] heard the banshee, meaning someone in my family will die, and obviously it’s going to be my aunt. She’s pretty sickly and I can’t imagine any other option. But when I told my family, they called me a disgrace.

Naturally I tracked down the banshee and demanded answers, but she was totally useless and couldn’t tell me shit, so I stole her comb. Sweet revenge. But I didn’t anticipate that she’d try to get it back… and when I tried to get her out of my bedroom (hello, personal space???) I accidentally touched her and she had this weird seizure.

Now this creepy, undead (but lowkey hot) chick is insisting that “my touch brings her memories back” and “she craves more”. I can’t lie, I’m tempted (just because I want to find out who’ll actually die and prove my family wrong… no other reason). If my dickhead cousin finds out about this I’m totally screwed. AITA?

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Taylor Coffman @taycoffman.bsky.social · 18d

That's an amazing road trip playlist frankly AND I love the pitch!

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KatherineMcRea @listentomelovelett.bsky.social · 18d

Did I mention that this book has #disability representation? Jack has experienced limb loss and Charlotte has chronic illness. Lots of my own experiences shoved in there. #UnhingedPit #r #romystery #OWNvoices

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Eloise Chakour | Writer | Querying @echakour-writes.bsky.social · 18d

WIBTA for kissing my diplomatic guest (again)?
I (29M) am diplo host to B (27F). While following someone (classified), we got seen. Kissed her to divert suspicion. Been faking a relationship since, but want to kiss her for real. WIBTA? Edit: She def likes me (not subtle).
#UnhingedPit #A #F #R #Q

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Taylor Coffman @taycoffman.bsky.social · 18d

Of course, why wouldn't he 😂

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Taylor Coffman @taycoffman.bsky.social · 18d

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Taylor Coffman @taycoffman.bsky.social · 18d

Broke: #Sirensong trope list (repetitive. unsurprising. 😑)

Woke: celebrating #UnhingedPit with REVERSE tropes (new! unexpected! 😃)

Bespoke: and there's GRAPHICS! (much surprise! 🤯)

For fans of power/corruption, slowburn, complicated morality, and a morally grey FMC/MMC.

#NA #SF #R #Q #LGBT

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Taylor Coffman @taycoffman.bsky.social · 18d

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Taylor Coffman @taycoffman.bsky.social · 18d

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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Taylor Coffman @taycoffman.bsky.social · 18d

All my #UnhingedPit posts in one place!

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Taylor Coffman @taycoffman.bsky.social · 18d

can confirm, ate this once and now it lives inside me rent-free. I used the salt from my tears, made a great substitution. 5 out of 5 stars would read again.

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Taylor Coffman @taycoffman.bsky.social · 18d

I need to know what's happening in that snippet because none of it makes sense and yet I am intrigued 🤔

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Katie Carlson is seeking new rep! @katiecarlsonwrites.bsky.social · 18d

Victoria and Quinn attempt to keep it casual in DIRTY DRAFTING, now querying! Will they succeed? Absolutely not!

#unhingedpit #A #R #Q

Drake meme--top: Victoria and Quinn have a deal: six dates, no sex*
bottom: *does not include: touching *redacted*, tasting *redacted*, *redacted* while watching in the mirror

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Taylor Coffman @taycoffman.bsky.social · 18d

😳😳😳

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John Zeleznik @johnzeleznikauthor.bsky.social · 18d

Dude just wants to play football & finish his senior year. Cool. Then this drugged out hippy tells him he has to complete seven labors like a discount Hercules before the end of summer or else everything will fall apart. Then his whole summer changes. #YA #Con #UnhingedPit

a football game is being shown on fox

ALT: a football game is being shown on fox

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Rachel Blaine @rachelblaine.bsky.social · 18d

I get bullied for years, accidentally kill my classmate, find my parents dead, fall for a cannibal girl, and now you want me to drop everything to save the world? Just because I have this new special ability? Screw that! I don’t want the job.

🔥❤️‍🔥🥵☄️
#unhingedpit #YA #H #W

CANDY FINLEY
RELUCTANT HERO
radio frequency 6
Hiding around Los Angeles
what's an email?
ABOUT ME
I'm a Pure Red adopted by green parents. They raised me to be proud of my heritage but of course I took my confidence a little too far. They were recently murdered probably because of me and now I must find their killer and bleed them dry. I will burn down this world!
but first... I met a grazer (cannibal) girl and I can stop thinking of climbing on her and pulled off her sunsuit and.....
EDUCATION
2305-9 08
Wilshire High School
2295 - 2305
Literally every school in the city
Reputation for Murder
So... I might have accidentally killed a classmate on my first day at school which subsequently led to the burning down of my whole school with all the teachers and students inside - conspiracy maybe?!?
Reputation for Getting Kicked Out
Yeah. so. I have a bad habit of speaking my mind without thinking and Ive been kicked out of every single school I've enrolled in. Ran out of schools to attend and my parents were forced to send me to an all green school. Spoiler: it doesn't end
EXPERIENCE
Now - /٥ 8
The Streets
NOW-②%
The Streets
Wanted
I should say... I now have this ability to shift into different biological sexes and also survive in the toxic sun so I'm like super important to the scientists right now.
Friend
I met my first friend last week and we're already inseparable! She's a little different but so am I. It's kind of nice to have a friend who understands what's it's like to be an outcast. Just hope she doesn't try to eat me! Or maybe I'd like that?
SKILLS
• No bullshit |
• Can shift into a boy
• Major trust issues
• a little horny
• Can survive in sun • Problem Solving
• team player
• She smells so good
REFERENCES
L.E.
Cannibal
Phone: With me at all times
The mosaic
Saw them on the street and they were pretty nice
Phone:?

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Taylor Coffman @taycoffman.bsky.social · 18d

Ooh I love the character resume idea this is so cool!!

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Ari(adne) @earthkids.bsky.social · 18d

For fans of Danny Phantom, aaangst, Scooby-Doo, cellos, Anakin Skywalker, arson, Anna Dressed in Blood, biiiirds, This Savage Song, the power of friendship, Underwood Tapes, being insecure, Batman Beyond & betrayals!

Read about how Denny becomes everyone's problem.

#UnhingedPit #YA #M #DF #Q #LGBT

The darkest timeline meme from community. The top says "Sebastian: *seeing the future*" then below is the mess of one person putting out a fire poorly and spreading it and says "Denny starting fires" then the fire says "Problems made worse by Denny" there is a group of people huddled around a person who was shot ad it says "Denny almost dying (again)" and then someone watching from another room it says "Guitar pining for Denny"

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Taylor Coffman @taycoffman.bsky.social · 18d

Intrigued by the possibility that you have a character named Guitar?? Well now I have to know more

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Taylor Coffman @taycoffman.bsky.social · 18d

Broke: #Sirensong trope list (repetitive. unsurprising. 😑)

Woke: celebrating #UnhingedPit with REVERSE tropes (new! unexpected! 😃)

Bespoke: and there's GRAPHICS! (much surprise! 🤯)

For fans of power/corruption, slowburn, complicated morality, and a morally grey FMC/MMC.

#NA #SF #R #Q #LGBT

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Roan 🐺 | drafting: 106k/??? @faindriart.bsky.social · 18d

#UnhingedPit #F #A #WIP #LGBT

Trans monster hunter (king of being a petty bitch) trying to solve his best friend's murder. Forced to work with world's most annoying girlfailure (she wants him carnally).

Narok with the text:
just fount out Ive been abandoned by god which means he's not watching anything I do anymore. you should come over.

Kasandra with text:

i love being in STEAM (shenanigans, tomfoolery, escapades, and mischief)

Kasandra with text:

if you can't handle me at my worst (stabbing you) then you don't deserve me at my best ( when i have my boobs out)

Narok with text:

"do you seriously think you're above the rules" the stupid ones yeah

if you want me to follow the rules you have to make sure they're not stupid. this isn't a difficult concept to grasp.

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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 18d

Missing: Rikma Nadia, aspiring professional ballerina

18 years old, 5'8", 110 lbs
long auburn hair, periwinkle eyes

Last seen with Wolf:
18 years old, 6'1", gray eyes, hair white with black & gray mottling, pushy & smirky

Contact Nick Slater with information

#UnhingedPit #CS #YA #F #M #R #MH

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Taylor Coffman @taycoffman.bsky.social · 18d

This is an absolutely brilliant pitch idea 👏👏 it's hilarious I love it!

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