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Ann Glimmer

@annglimmer.bsky.social

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Writer of romantasy and paranormal romance / Rep: Kaitlyn Katsoupis at Belcastro Agency / #1stLinePit & #WriterPit host / From Sweden, hi!👋

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Ann Glimmer @annglimmer.bsky.social · Aug 6

An #EditorsGuide to TRUE HATE'S KISS

She must trick her enemy into kissing her to break a deadly curse on her family.

⚔️Age-old clan feud
🐉Scandinavian folklore
🧪Unique magic & world
❤️‍🔥Enemies-To-Forbidden-Lovers
🛡️"Who did this to you?" / "You did!

#QuestPit #OS #Romantasy

An image of Lagertha from the TV show Vikings to the right and one of Robin Hood from the Robin Hood movie (2010) to the left, divided in the middle by an image of “Freydis sword”, adorned with intricate patterns, from the game Skyrim.

Title: True Hate’s Kiss.
110,000 words
New Adult Romantasy
Text: “To break her curse, she needs a kiss… from the man she swore to kill.”

An image taken from the TV show Vikings of a hand holding a sword with Norse Runes etched into the blade.

Text: When a man from the enemy clan murders Älva’s father, she swears revenge. But then her family is cursed to die. The only way to break the curse? A True Hate’s Kiss. The man she hates the most must kiss her of his own free will. But the more she learns about her enemy, the more she questions who the true villain really is—and forbidden desire threatens to ruin everything.

An image of a man and woman kissing, silhouetted against the sunset.

Text:
Scandinavian Iron Age (almost Viking Age)
Pretending to woo him while betraying him
Feuding clans
Enemies-to-forbidden-lovers
Complicated family dynamics
“Who did this to you?” / “You did!”
Scandinavian folklore
Nature spirits, magical swords, Norse witches

Comp titles: A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen, The Road of Bones by Demi Winters, Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli, 10 Things I Hate About You (the movie)

An image of a conifer forest.

Text:
Opening
Nine years of fragile truce between our clans—and my boneheaded mistake could tear it all apart.
“Lycki, stop!” My voice cracked, hoarse with panic.
But my little brother’s green tunic and blond hair slipped through the conifer branches ahead, his distant voice floating back to me. “Come on, Älva! I found snowdrops!”
Wonderful, we were about to start a war over flowers.
Gut twisting, I burst into a sprint—past the overgrown sign nailed to a pine, ominous runes carved deep into the wood: ‘Hult Territory.’

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Ann Glimmer @annglimmer.bsky.social · 15d

Who, me? Oh, look at that, just remembered I have a thing, gotta go!

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Ann Glimmer @annglimmer.bsky.social · 15d

THANK YOU!!!! I mean... I shall pass it on to the publisher. (Because I certainly didn't spend hours cutting and pasting images of different animals into the shape of a dragon and then reducing the transparency to make it look like it's hidden in mist, just so no one would notice how ugly it was.)

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Maya Rose @ohreallytheatre.bsky.social · 15d

AITA for dodging royal responsibilities and running off to a safe haven for witches?

I (30M) decided I didn't want to deal with the Exclusion Crisis and Whiny Uncle James. So I fled to this retreat for witches. Note: also not a witch. Am I a horrible person?

#UnhingedPit #A #F #H

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ellieburkebooks.bsky.social @ellieburkebooks.bsky.social · 15d

#UnhingedPit HIT PLAY FOR
- marriage competition but the PEOPLE pick the prince
- 1 contestant is the secret heir to the princess’ throne
- a crow companion
- sloe gin fizz
- magic journals
- garden parties
- tabloids
- she saves him
- this crown’s not big enough for the both of us
#YA #F #Q

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Veronica Marshall is querying @veronicwrites.bsky.social · 15d

AITA For wanting a happy goody two shoes friendship group to fall apart? Or Shall I make friends with the underdog since she’s clingy.Or I would be glad if it all crashed and burned like my life?

Gone Girl X Trustfall

realmbreakerx rule of wolves

#Unhingedpit #A #F

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Ava is ✨rep’d!✨💖💜💙 @avahollowwrites.bsky.social · 15d

#UnhingedPit please (Brooklyn accent) It’s got horror, it’s got ghosts, it’s got lovers that used to hate each other but now need each other to survive 💕👻💕

Bernie saying I am once again asking you to read my ghost ship romantasy book. It’s terrifying and I put my heart and soul into it

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Spooksica BOOlin Still Masks @olinj.bsky.social · 15d

I don't know why I put up with this human & this satyr. I mean, sure, they provide yummy food and talented head scritches, but they keep getting into trouble. I even had to attack a minotaur once. I wish they would just stay in and watch the world from a windowsill like me. #UnhingedPit #a #r #lgbt

the cover of Getting My Goat Monstrous Rochester Book One by Jessica Olin with the cat figure circled

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Julie Bihn, author of Titanic Voyage @juliebihn.bsky.social · 15d

I am…
□ single
□ taken
✅ madly in love with a hologram of a doomed victim of the Titanic
✅ going to travel back in time to save her

TITANIC VOYAGE

#UnhingedPit #A #P

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Kayla ✨📚 @kaylawhittle.bsky.social · 15d

THE MEMORY GARDEN (Starling House x Wayward Children) in unhinged ao3 tags!

memory monsters in a botanical garden vs two pining sapphics, what could go wrong

#UnhingedPit #A #F #LGBT #Q

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Ari(adne) @earthkids.bsky.social · 15d

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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Roan 🐺 | drafting: 103k/??? @faindriart.bsky.social · 15d

#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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Willy is writing disaster jocks 🏈🌲 @mmwilliams24.bsky.social · 15d

look. is Grayson the most refined 16-year-old in the world? no. Is he the star player on his football team? no.

BUT is he capable of solving paranormal mysteries and fending off the things that lurk in the woods to protect the daughter of a famous influencer? also no.

#unhingedpit #WIP #YA

Over a dark olive green background, there are four images. In the upper left is an image of a football helmet on a field at night. In the lower left is a headline from a comedic article titled "A Cultural History of Butt Slapping in Sports." In the lower right is an image of coniferous trees against a foggy background. In the upper right is a small image of a raccoon, with text that reads "god is testing me and i have not studied." In the center of it all is a snippet from a book which reads: "As soon as I'm outside in the warm twilight, I pull the pack of panties out of the bag, shove it in my waistband under my shirt, and release a sigh of relief. Next, I grab one of the peanut butter jars and jab my plastic spoon right through the foil. All the while, some old guy is sitting on the sidewalk, watching me with wide eyes. I nod at him. 'Sup.'"

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Author - Maria Levato @islands-of-rune.com · 15d

Final pitch for this project:
Snips! 2 spicy, 2 non-spicy. #unhingedpit #a #rf #r #f #q

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Beth Michaela...querying writer. @bmfwriter.bsky.social · 15d

If the MC'S of my horror romantasy kept a diary. ❤️🥀💋

The Women of the Wile. 75 k. YA/New Adult crossover.

#UnhingedPit #H #R #F #Q

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Katie Carlson is seeking new rep! @katiecarlsonwrites.bsky.social · 15d

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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Arumi is a potato @arumikai.bsky.social · 15d

ARCANE x COLDWIRE

murdering robot spiders, a cybernetic surgeon who wears pink butterfly hairclips, a magical battle thunderdome, skyrail skateboarding, TRON bikes.

ALSO IT’S A LOVE STORY.

#A #R #SF #UnhingedPit

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All These Pretty Cages - Trailer 1

YouTube video by ArumiKai

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Eloise Chakour | Writer | Querying @echakour-writes.bsky.social · 15d

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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Soph @soph-pl.bsky.social · 16d

Because an agent–author relationship is a partnership.
Because I’m nothing if not a team player.

#UnhingedPit #Q #A #R

Mockup of a rights catalog page, with handwritten comments (in []):
Upmarket Fiction [Good it’s generic, since mine’s romance+WF+semi-historical all rolled in one]
Mock book cover, featuring a couple embracing (freepik.com)
Only One Summer in Berlin [Are we keeping this title?]
Soph
On submission Fall 2025
Primary agent: You
TV/Film agent: TBD
Rights available: worldwide
Length: 311 pages
Material: Unedited MS

Pitched as [x] [Sthg book club, w/ depth & growth] meets [y] [Sthg spicy! But not gratuitous], a poignant [Too much?], emotionally rich, heartfelt, smart and sexy [Word salad? But it’s all there! Let’s also weave in it’s funny. And immersive.] love story about a disciplined student who falls for edgy, leafy, laid-back post-Cold War Berlin—and for her host, a single dad struggling with his future. But she can’t stay.

Largely obscuring the blurb, a Post-it reading: Dear future agent, Even if we sign today, the Frankfurt fair is still gonna be a stretch, so I thought I’d help. Maybe slip it in as a loose sheet? Needs finalizing, but it shouldn’t take you long…
Words from the blurb: ’97 Berlin isn’t [Am I selling “Berlin as a character” enough? What about the 90s angle?] / dream destination. But when poor / poli-sci degree / heads to Berlin / Larger-than / language / handball / his six-year / friendship / their att / One massa / It can only be a fling / path lies in Paris / for shared custody of / secrets that tie him to Berlin. When / them to make an impossible choice: abandon these /or each other. [Stakes high enough? Still clear it’s a HEA?]

Picture of a barn owl
Soph was born in a barn, but soon spread her wings to roam the forests at night. She now lives at the top of a tower and collects mice (well, their bones). When not hooting her next novel, she enjoys moon-gazing. She wishes she were as effortlessly cool as Hedwig but suspects she’s more of an Archimedes. [Finally a decent bio!]

Frankfurt 2025 - adult catalog

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Ari Wilde @ariwilde.bsky.social · 16d

Warning label for The Impostor King:
⚠️annoying Seer
⚠️may cause angst due to one braincell
⚠️the plot is in the hands of a non-sentient sword
⚠️fake dating reverse trope: everyone pretends you're dating but you
⚠️ley lines school you don't want to go to
#F #YA #Q #UnhingedPit

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Zed Prospero @zprospero.bsky.social · 16d

THE OFFICE X GOOD OMENS

A satire of both business and the supernatural, Virgil Mora, Hell's Consultant, must restore Heaven's faith in Hell by saving a vampire-run Ohio gas station in just three months to save his job and Lucifer, the angel he's fallen for.

#UnhingedPit #F #A #LGBT #W #WriteSky

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Bee Morris 🐝 is querying! @beemorris.bsky.social · 16d

Who you gonna call? ☎️

ALICE & THE AFTERLIFE | 75K | Paranormal Fantasy
👻🏡🔪🧹🧽🪦🩸😺🔮
#Querying #UnhingedPit

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Amelia @ameliagthorn.bsky.social · 16d

May I introduce to you, the anti agent’s guide for The Dying Religion.

#unhingedpit

A neon pink inferno burns across a dark, liquid surface, with sparks and embers flying into a pitch-black sky. In bold glowing serif text at the center it reads:
“AGENT’S AVOIDANCE GUIDE: THE DYING RELIGION.”
Beneath that, in all-caps white text:
“Brought to you by the unholy trinity of God complexes, Emotional Trauma, and Daddy issues.”

A dark forest is lit by surreal glowing pink embers scattered across the ground, giving the entire scene an eerie, post-apocalyptic vibe. Overlaid in all-caps white text:
“In a world where therapy is expensive but divine wrath is government funded, two underqualified gays and a himbo must weaponise blasphemy, a chronic lack of survival instincts and generational trauma to save the Gods. Again.”

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Thea Quinn (is writing more lesbians) @theaquinnwrites.bsky.social · 16d

GIDEON THE NINTH x BUFFY

SHE'S A VAMPIRE SLAYER WHO HAD TO DRAG THE VAMPIRE LADY WHO BIT HER ACROSS TWO COUNTRIES FOR A VAMPIRISM CURE, BUT THEY FELL INTO A CONFLICT BETWEEN WARRING FACTIONS & WAIT, DID I TELL YOU ABOUT THE SEXY BLOOD DRINKING-

#UnhingedPit #A #F #LGBT #Q

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Jacob Foster (Querying) @fosterja8.bsky.social · 16d

IDLE OF A PSYCHOPOMP

AITA for taking my baby daughter on a walk?

To be fair to my wife, I simply forgot to mention it. And besides, I wasn't actually going to tell her, well, considering I needed my baby for…insurance. Scouting out a guarded forest is dangerous work after all.
#UnhingedPit #Q #T

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