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J.J. Castro ✨ is querying ✨ @thejjcastro.bsky.social · 20d
CURRENTLY QUERYING: AFTER SIRRAH, a FANTASY/ROMANTASY

ROMEO AND JUILET BUT ON THE SEA?
- SLOW BURN ENEMIES TO LOVERS
- DUAL POV
- PIRATE SUBPLOT
- GIRLS WITH SWORDS
- MENTAL AND PHYSICAL ILLNESS REP
- WARRING COUNTRIES

#writingcommunity

#QuestPit #Q #A #F #RF
Couple kissing in fire, Red Sea, couple dancing blurred, sea meeting black sand, girl holding sword, comet falling from sky, ship sails Image of couple dancing in background
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CURRENTLY QUERYING: AFTER SIRRAH, a FANTASY/ROMANTASY

ROMEO AND JUILET BUT ON THE SEA?
- SLOW BURN ENEMIES TO LOVERS
- DUAL POV
- PIRATE SUBPLOT
- GIRLS WITH SWORDS
- MENTAL AND PHYSICAL ILLNESS REP
- WARRING COUNTRIES

#writingcommunity

#QuestPit #Q #A #F #RF
Couple kissing in fire, Red Sea, couple dancing blurred, sea meeting black sand, girl holding sword, comet falling from sky, ship sails Image of couple dancing in background
November 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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delandjessica.bsky.social
WAKE comps to THE INHERITANCE GAMES, but w/ kidnapping & magic:

~A girl who's forced to live w/ a dysfunctional group

~Unearthing secrets better left buried to regain freedom

~An ultra slow burn romance w/ someone she shouldn't

Coming Spring 2027

#QuestPit #P #YA #F #MY #R
Audio Book cover for The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. Image shows a grand staircase with four men in shadow behind a girl, all five with question marks over their faces. Pitch card with a sitting ballerina hunched over her bent legs holding her head. A badge beside her legs reads, "Killer Nashville Claymore Finalist." Words at the top read, "Wake by Jessica DeLand, YA Contemporary Fantasy." Middle reads, "One kidnapped ballerina, Four fantasy fugitives, And her quest to escape. Coming Spring 2027, AAPI/ADHD writer." Words at the bottom read, "Mental health rep, Slow burn, Forced proximity, Found family."
November 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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littlecornerreads.bsky.social
FRANKLY IN LOVE x THE CHRISTMAS CLASH
A restaurant kid fake dates the son of her family's rival in hopes that her immigrant parents overturn their "only date Asians" rule, but as the farce continues, she finds she's not just fraternizing with the enemy, she's falling for him.
#QuestPit #YA #R
Mood board with school supplies, a blond boy writing on a blackboard, a Chinese takeout container, an Asian boy and girl, macarons, a bowl of spicy instant ramen, and text boxes that read *covers up real feelings with aggressive sarcasm* and a text exchange: you're annoying/but you love me/doesn't make you less annoying
November 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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#Questpit #Agentsguide to WHAT LIES IN THE SEA. In the early stages of querying.

Clara Christian has spent years escaping her family until her grandmother’s death sends her down a path to discovering what really happened eight years ago. Oh, and there’s lots of family secrets ✨🌊
November 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Breath of Starlight follows Auryn, a fallen star, and Kailorien, the immortal forged to guard her, as they risk devotion and defiance to break free of a destiny that would consume them—or see their Bond become the weapon that ends the world for the second time.

#questpit #RF #Q #A
the hook Breath of Starlight Setting Comps
November 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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maholland.bsky.social
As the resource-hungry Sovereignty expands unchecked, two sisters find themselves at odds: one a Sovereign pilot, the other a rebel. Their paths collide over besieged Iskar, where magically engineered weapons are unleashed by both sides—at great cost.

#QuestPit #W #YA #NA #SFF
A moodboard for The Engines That Divide, setting a dieselpunk theme with gloomy factories, mechanical walkers, magical science, and unique races.
November 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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lunacwriting.bsky.social
Reverse KPOP DEMON HUNTERS x THE BRIDGE KINGDOM
🏔️ Hidden Andes realm with duendes, brujas & sirens
❄️ Ice-cursed FMC with vitiligo
🌪️ Zonda Wind-wielding heir hiding demon blood
🔥 Cold FMC x Sunshine MMC
💫 A Prophecy binds their souls
⚔️ Her touch saves him; his death means hers
#Questpit #A #F #R #OWN
An illustration created by me (LunaCWriting) of a woman and a man sharing an apple. The woman touches his hair while he holds her waist. His skin shows magical ice patterns where their hands touch.
November 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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THE KNIGHT AND THE MOTH x THE SECOND DEATH OF LOCKE x FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST

🏛️Romantasy but make it a Miltonian tragedy
🌿Excommunicated FMC w/ "accursed creator!" energy
🌌Chaos magic, alchemical mythology and fallen angels
🤍 He yearns first
💫If Sleep Token songs were a book
#questpit #A #RF
November 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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sarahbelle624.bsky.social
Final Fantasy X Shadow and Bone

Arina, age 16 is born into the role of the Faelin, the bringer of light in a world consumed by darkness. She must forge her own path despite each Faelin’s failure.
🌊🐺🌟
#questpit #YA #F
November 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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⚓FROM THE SEA FRET⚓

An #agentsguide to a cosmic/psychological/body horror from a queer/trans perspective.

#QuestPit #A #H #Q #LGBT
Two fishing boats sail on a grey ocean, with seagulls in the overcast sky. White text overlaps the grey sky. It reads: A guide to 'From the Sea Fret' a 74k adult queer horror Grey ocean, with a white-capped wave, serves as the background. The title reads: Pitch and Comps Text is outlined: Callum Point moves to the dead-end town of Perne to scrape together a new life. He's hoping that the small fishing town will give him what he always wanted; peace. Unfortunately, what greets him is a place rife with secrecy, conspiracy and creatures beyond comprehension. 5 posters for books and shows have arrows and notes coming out of them. Dredge by Black Salt Games has the notes: Capitalism despite the horrors. Something's wrong with the fish. Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner has the notes: Queer and trans identity. People are monsters too. The Fisherman by John Langan has the notes: Lovecraftian. Ocean madness. The Lighthouse by Robert Eggers has the notes: Ocean madness. Obsession with answers. Blood in the Bayou by Just Roll With It has the notes: Who can you trust? Small town cosmic terror. Grey ocean, with a white-capped wave, serves as the background. The title reads: Themes A moodboard of 9 images sits in the middle. A hand reaching out into dark water. Thick seaweed-covered chains being pulled from the ocean. A foggy wharf at night. A group of sharks in dark water. A pencil drawing of a compass on white paper. Close-up of a hazel eye with the pupil completely white. A pile of fish. A porthole looking out onto a grey ocean. The inside of a fishing shack. Text surrounds the images. It reads: Paranoia turns revenge. Struggles with identity. Trans and queer rep. Grief over what could have been. Desperation to fit in. Cosmic/psychological/body horror. Content warnings: emotional abuse, attempted sexual assault, manipulation, transphobia, internalised transphobia, misogyny, cosmic horror, psychological horror, religious trauma, drug/alcohol use, gore, death, blood, paranoia, body horror Grey ocean, with a white-capped wave, serves as the background. The title reads: Excerpt Text is outlined: I scanned the horizon. It was just me on the water. There wasn’t anyone out sailing, or anyone swimming. I was completely alone. But… was I? Beneath me were leagues of ocean. Unlike in the forest, where you can hear the wildlife around you, there were creatures that could pass by in the sea and I would never know. The water concealed their movement, cloaking them from my view. It was getting harder to breathe. The vastness of the ocean was too open, and my skin felt too tight around my chest. I knew, deep in my bones, that something was beneath me and it was watching. On the port side, the water rippled. Though it was only a few steps, the length of the deck felt miles long. I was compelled to look below, and my body moved on its own accord. Though I was terrified of what I would see, I peered over.
November 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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natalielouise83.bsky.social
When a lonely stained-glass artist is invited to restore a set of windows depicting the haunting story of Tristram and Isolde, he must reassemble the fractured pieces of his memory before his own budding romance ends in tragedy.

#questpit #A #G #T #Q
Image of a woman’s face half displayed and cut away to reveal a skull. Floral vines frame the central image. The text reads ‘Woodbine’ with the d and b forming a heart.
November 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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ldrexauthor.bsky.social
Before she dies, a former lead psychiatrist at a sanatorium admits to some dark truths about her time there, but not all. A phantom begins haunting her granddaughter, guiding her closer to the truth behind the institution's walls, deep in the Canadian woods.
#QuestPit #Q #PNH #M #R
an aerial view of a snowy area with buildings and trees in the background
Alt: an aerial view of a snowy area with buildings and trees in the background
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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A haunted forest turns two men on the verge of death into fairies: A forgotten professor from 1945 and a detective from 2025. They must uncover the secrets of the wilderness or be trapped for eternity.

#A #Q #questpit

THE MYSTERY OF NATOSI FOREST🧚‍♂️
November 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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WAYFARERS x MURDERBOT x SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN

Tai can get through this. Things'll go back to normal. Steal the cargo, stop thinking about the human, wipe the security feed, stop thinking about the human, get out of the vault, stop thinking about the human. Easy. #QuestPit #Q #LGBT #R #A
A movie poster for "CARGO", depicting a sunset with two crescent moons in the sky. In the foreground are silohettes of two people, only their arms visible, their pinky fingers grasping each other tightly. The arm on the left is thinner and has four fingers. The arm on the right is of average proportions and has five fingers. The top of the poster reads "A match made in space. While stealing things." Below the name "CARGO", there is smaller writing in an alien language, presumably the title translated. At the bottom of the poster, the credits section is as follows: CATHERINE WINTERS AND COREWARD BAKER PRODUCTIONS LTD PRESENT A CATHERINE WINTERS NOVEL ‘CARGO’ STARRING TAI OF MICAPA THYLLIS CHAUMEDEROT TALATAGARI QUIRIN TALATAGARI ANENTO FRANK THE CAT JEREL BESKROS CHOST MOL RAZIK FEATURING COOL MOSS ABOVE STILL WATER AND INTRODUCING CLARKE SHIPS BY SETEBO-URANQ AND CONSTANT VERIDITY INTERSTELLAR COSTUMES BY UPPER CORE ATELIER “HUMAN” CREATURE EFFECTS BY 3.8 BILLION YEARS OF EVOLUTION CASTING BY THE TRADE AUTHORITY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER CATHERINE WINTERS DIRECTED BY CATHERINE WINTERS WRITTEN BY CATHERINE WINTERS
November 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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OCTOBER DAYE X WELCOME TO NIGHTVALE

When a blood-drained body is found at the edge of Foggy Dell, a quirky town in Northern California, Maisie—local ghost speaker—and Stacy—biologist and supernatural skeptic—become unlikely partners, investigating the mysterious death.

#QuestPit #Q #PR #MY
A cork board with photos of the forest and ocean and notes pinned to it. The notes: “Vampire???”, “Time of death: midnight”, and “Tremulous Oak Sanctuary: might not be a cult (but also might be)”.
November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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annkreeves.bsky.social
BLOOD MOON (but make em witchy) & the twisted 🔥of IMMORTAL DARK

A reluctantly good witch is forced to investigate her darkly gifted soulmate when she learns he’s planning to kill her at the altar so that he can keep his forbidden magic all to himself.

#questpit #Q #YA #F #R #RF #S
The image is a dark, romantic mood board with a dark academia setting. Upper left corner images show candles, spell books, herbs, a red full moon. The word “CURSE” torn through paper is in the upper right corner of the mood board. There is a collage of images in the middle, including a library and an old university building. In the center, the words say: “BREAK THE BOND BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE.” Bottom corner of the image shows two people—a Black girl with white curls and a white-haired guy—who represent cursed soulmates. Other images include ivy on a stone house, a bird, pressed flowers, wine, and an old pocket watch. There is a collection of text phrases throughout the mood board: “A Damning Prophecy,” “Forbidden Magic,” “Dark Academia,” and a quote from Edgar Allan Poe’s Annabel Lee, “But we loved with a love that was more than love.”
November 5, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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12yo Catch doesn’t know magic. The Acolytes hunting him for his meteorite wand don’t care. At Alpine—a spy school for wizards—he must master spell-hacked spycraft to stop them from enslaving Guardian Spirits & seizing the Minerals of Power.

NEVERMOOR X AMARI X ANDOR
#QuestPit #MG #F #AmQuerying
November 5, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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k1mm1.bsky.social
One enemy. Two souls. One fate.

An arrogant warrior and an idealistic king are bound by fate to save their husk of a world, run rampant by fiends; only he can save her dog from their clutches, and only she can be the key to saving his kingdom.

#questpit #F #A #amquerying
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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DONT LET THE FOREST IN x toxic NARNIA
Owen killed a beautiful monster to escape a magical forest world, but whoever kills the monster must replace it…
🏳️‍⚧️Trans rep
📖Dual-timeline
🔥Toxic obsession
😱Monstrous transformation

+ editor interest (x2)

#questpit #YA #H #Q
A nine image moodboard with a deer skull, a boy with his face blacked out, a wolf's maw, an ao3 note saying "this is gay" , a boy being led into the woods, a raven, hands digging into undergrowth, a pinkie promise, and feet hanging over a brick ledge
November 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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🪄 #QuestPit 🪄

Kinda Charming
#Upper #MG #Fantasy | 70K+ | Standalone with series potential

Prince Neil Charming isn't 'the' Prince Charming - he's his clumsy little brother.

🐉Magic, mishaps, & matchmaking
👑Evil uncle & royal family pressure
😂Witty & sarcastic dialogue

#Q #AmQuerying
See below🔽
A classic fairytale castle framed in ornate golden scrollwork. Centered text reads: “Kinda Charming” in bold fairytale-style font. A fairytale garden background with soft lighting and vines. Bold header reads "The Pitch" followed by text: "When Prince Neil Charming, awkward younger brother of the Prince Charming, is sent on a quest to rescue a princess and prove he’s more than just a royal afterthought, he accidentally ensures every fairytale ends happily - just not for him. But when his wicked uncle seizes the throne, Neil must stumble his way through myths, magic, and matchmaking mishaps to save Ever After and be the prince he was always meant to be." Set against a twilight fairytale courtyard, the image is titled "The Characters" and lists key characters from Kinda Charming: Cornelius "Neil" Charming – awkward younger brother of Prince Charming. Gwendolyn Page – master-level fairytale historian. Milo Smith – blacksmith’s apprentice and inventor. Grimm Charming – evil uncle with a pet dragon. Maximilian Charming – celebrity prince and older brother. Cinderella Charming – level-headed royal married to Max. A vine-covered columned courtyard with elegant lettering reading “Themes.” Below are humorous and heartfelt themes from Kinda Charming: Fairytale Parody Accidents, Adventures, & Inventions Frenemies to Lovers (Oh, La La!) Royal Family Dynamics (Yikes!) Self-Discovery & Appreciation Magic, Myths, & Poultry Underdog Triumph Trope Evil Uncle/Villain (Mwah Ha Ha!)
November 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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📜 #QuestPit 📜

In a kingdom where every fairytale prince is perfect, there's an exception.

✨Magic, mischief, & accidental heroism await in KINDA CHARMING - a hilarious, heartfelt twist on happily-ever-after.

#Q #AmQuerying #Upper #MG #Fantasy #authors #writingcommunity
Vintage fairytale poster with a muted olive/sepia palette and a yellow scrollwork frame over a faded illustration of a castle. Along the top are three icons with captions: a crown over “A FAIRYTALE PRINCE,” a sword over “AN EPIC QUEST,” and a heart over “SELF‑DISCOVERY & FAMILY DRAMA.” Centered, large cream title: “KINDA CHARMING,” with the line “A novel by B. G. Jones” beneath it and a decorative flourish. Body text reads: “An upper middle grade fantasy‑adventure for fans of Percy Jackson and The Land of Stories, blending fairytale tropes, awkward heroes, and laugh‑out‑loud mishaps in a magical kingdom where being kind‑of‑charming might be enough to save the day.” Bottom tagline in caps: “COMING TO A QUERY NEAR YOU.”
November 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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annkreeves.bsky.social
TOUCH OF DARKNESS X ARCANA ACADEMY

After a demi-goddess escapes captivity from her ex, she turns to an academic institute run by a prince of Hell, determined to start a new life as a schoolmaster. But her students are wicked & the headmaster wants her gone.

#questpit #F #R #RF #W
The image shows a text that reads “Gods & Devils Don’t Mix” in bold black letters on a red-orange background. The top left text reads, “He was a skin-searing, heartbeat-inducing, stomach-fluttering kind of beast. A beast with sharp horns.” Beside it, a silhouette of a dragon appears against a sunset. Below that, a Black woman in a flowing white gown stands near a window surrounded by plants. In the bottom left, sunlight filters through a garden full of pink flowers. On the right, a man with his back turned looks out at an ocean. Text near him reads, “Sweetheart, you’re more than welcome to stay at Darkfell for as long as you can make it.”
November 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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ftzahra.bsky.social
ADDIE LARUE x YOU'VE REACHED SAM

On the verge of death, Safa makes a desperate bargain with a mysterious jinn. Now she has 3 obscure clues, 0 memories and 1 month to win back her life.

🇵🇰-rep & folklore
💘allies to lovers
🔍amnesia with a twist
⏳ticking clock

#questpit #ya #f
November 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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milosometimes.bsky.social
OLD WOUNDS + DREDGE

⚓Queer Transmasc MC
🐟Small town horror
⚓Ocean madness
🐟Psychological/body/cosmic horror
⚓Paranoia
🐟Grieving past life
⚓Transmasc rage

"FROM THE SEA FRET"
#QuestPit #Q #A #H
A moodboard consisting of 7 images, all outlined in black. A pile of grey fish. A foggy seaside shack, with an abandoned boat leaning against it. The inside of a tackle shop. Nets, buoys, and fishing paraphernalia hand from the wall and ceiling. A hand reaching out of grey water, the sky above is overcast. A lone rowboat out on foggy, grey water. Grey waves spraying foam against an overcast sky as seagulls fly around. Two fishing boats sail on a grey ocean, with seagulls in the overcast sky. Underwater, over a coral reef, rays of light shine through the water. A few fish swim through the reef. Text reading "From the Sea Fret, Comps" is bordered in the centre. 5 arrows point towards posters. The poster are: Dredge by Black Salt Games, Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner, The Lighthouse by Robert Eggers, The Fisherman by John Langan, Blood in the Bayou by Just Roll With It Underwater, over a coral reef, rays of light shine through the water. A few fish swim through the reef. A sheet of paper with text on it is centered. The text reads: From the Sea Fret. Excerpt. My thoughts were snowballing, adding up all the bullshit I’ve dealt with since moving to Perne, and my heart was beating faster at each uneasy memory that passed behind my eyes. I was gripping the wheel with white knuckles, forcing myself to breathe through clenched teeth. The rope on the net creaking from strain pulled my body into automation. The thoughts momentarily shut off as I set about pulling the fish in. With each haul on the rope, I took a little bit extra time, as I knew what would be in the net. It seemed like no matter where I turned, things were waiting to fuck with my mind. The word 'forcing' is underlined.
November 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM