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Tien Lee (she/her)

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🌈 writer | preparing to query lit hisfic isekai | ✍🏼 lit magical realism WF | words in All My Relations, Light ‘Em Up, Reverent, etc. | tok/stagram @authort_lee

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Tien Lee (she/her) @authort-lee.bsky.social · Aug 16

Slice-of-life Isekai x June Farrow x East Asian classics

🫂 love vs. fate
❤️‍🔥 the 1 you love vs. the 1 who loves you
🐉 Asian fairytales
🪭 sentimental man & decisive women
✒️ pen pals & soulmates
🩸 sins of the parents
🕰️ timeless societal pressures
📕 multi-POV
✏️ newly revised!
#PosterPit #Q #A #LF #HF #F

This Years of Red Tears movie poster features the MMC both in his past life as a present-day florist with flowers on the left and in his current life as an ancient noble holding a book on the right. He’s surrounded by wispy clouds featuring a faceless woman in the background. Near the top, there’s descriptive text that reads: “A modern-day failure turned aristocrat, an alternate East Asian past, a prophecy to harm others with his love, and an exploration of trauma and privilege. In the center are laurels ft. quotes that say “Masterful, lyrical prose,” beta #1, “dreamy,” #Revpit editor, “fascinating,” literary agent, and “breaks my heart,” beta #2. The pitch at the bottom: Love & success have eluded Max his entire short life. Being spontaneously reborn as an ancient noble should mean he could completely leave his self-doubt & troubled family behind. However, wealth & unconditional devotion from others come at a cost. To live how he wants with who he wants, he must wed a stranger & become the next foreign minister. All while ignoring a prophecy saying others will suffer bc of his affection. Querying this September

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Tien Lee (she/her) @authort-lee.bsky.social · 5d

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Tien Lee (she/her) @authort-lee.bsky.social · 6d

My other roommate started reading my manuscript, and she said it’s so weird for her to read my dark literary story and then think about how I’m the author. Hi, it’s me. I’m the rainbow clown who writes tear and skull emojis.

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PJ Anthony 🖋️ #WritingCommunity @percivale-anthony.bsky.social · 15d

Been able to Beta read this and it's honestly excellent, there's a lot to pay attention too and dig into every page is full of mystique and self loathing would recommend watching Tien for updates on this one
#writingcommunity

Tien Lee (she/her) @authort-lee.bsky.social · 15d

reincarnated Max showing up late for #unhingedpit because — between avoiding responsibilities, ignoring a deadly prophecy, and mourning [REDACTED] — he’s occupied with these refined thoughts
#Lit #HF #F #Q

My MMC in ancient East Asian-esque robes surrounded by memes. The first one is a webtoon scene with a shocked male character thinking, “Segs?! I- In other words, impregnate…?!” The second one is a hozier post that says “some of u aren't carrying a constant yearning for love that consumes u and that must be nice.” The third is a bear opening a door, wearing a shirt that says “LUST.” The fourth one is a tweet that says, “asian parents give u unmoanable names so u can focus on ur studies.” The last one is an Unhinged AO3 tags tweet that says, “listen. when you have the chance to f*ck a mythical being you take it.”

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Tien Lee (she/her) @authort-lee.bsky.social · 15d

belated notice: it’s #A for adult guy who never got over his childhood trauma and may or may not also be a bit of an a-hole

Tien Lee (she/her) @authort-lee.bsky.social · 15d

Its so good! 👏😂

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Despina Karras @despinakarras.com · 15d

Hi #editors!
Did you love Twister? Did you love Twisters? Then you'll definitely want to take a look at LOVE YOU LIKE A HURRICANE 😀
#UnhingedPit #A #R #RomCom #OWN #AG #OS

Venn diagram showing the similarities and differences between TWISTER, TWISTERS, and LOVE YOU LIKE A HURRICANE.

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Tien Lee (she/her) @authort-lee.bsky.social · 15d

Love this concept! Could totally see this as a real book cover 😂

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Sara Duran ✨is querying✨ @saraduran.bsky.social · 15d

Thrilled to share this cover mockup for my ANNIHILATION x BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN WIP—if it were a trendy booktok rom-com instead of a cosmic horromance 💅🏻

#UnhingedPit #SF #H #R #LGBT #WIP

illustrated book cover for Babel on Callisto.

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rach ⊹ ࣪ ˖ is QUERYING! @omgrachwrites.bsky.social · 15d

So, my friend is stuck on our couples camping trip with the guy from high school who sabotaged her love life, and I just found her search history. Should I say something or just hope this doesn’t backfire on her? (It’s pretty amusing so far, ngl)

#UnhingedPit #Q #A #R #OwnVoices

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Tien Lee (she/her) @authort-lee.bsky.social · 15d

Sending you all the air hugs! I think your comment that my story is a multiple-read book is still one of my favorites of all time. Thank you always for taking the time to dive into my pages and dissect them to bits in all the best ways 💕💕

Tien Lee (she/her) @authort-lee.bsky.social · 15d

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Zed Prospero @zprospero.bsky.social · 15d

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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Christina Adrian @christiemadrian.bsky.social · 15d

Dead Like Me X Buffy the Vampire Slayer

🙃 Invisible disability rep
😮Oops, I killed a reaper & must take his place
🐶Ghost dog with boundary issues
🌋Probably need to stop this apocalypse-type thing
😍Enemies to lovers
👧Sarcastic, witty MC

#UnhingedPit #YA #F #Paranormal #Q

Four pictures in different poses of a teenage girl dressed in black with a skeleton draped in a black, hooded, robe

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👻Scarlet🎃Mitchell☠️ @scarletvmitchell.bsky.social · 15d

My Sapphic Gargoyle YA Urban Fantasy - but make it FASHION!
What if I comped my characters to black-tie ballgowns?

When Hell spills into her school, Helena must find a way to unleash a dark power to protect the gargoyle she's come to love.

#Q #YA #F
#UnhingedPit

A parade of six dresses.
MC (Helena): A woman in a black lace frock-coat over black leather pants with a belt buckle in back and silver clasps in front in a kind of corsetting shape.
LI (Kia): A woman on the beach dancing in a dramatic, turquoise sari with fluffy tulle mermaid stle cut at the bottom.
Sidekick (Jim): A woman in a vibrant red ballgown patterned with gold chinese-style dragons and a crown on her head.
Ally (Lucifer): A woman stridingnear an ancient building in flowing goddess-dress in white and gold fabrics.
Villain (Leviathan): A woman in a slinky green dress patterned with green snakeskin.
The Shadow: A hooded, black winged figure emerges from a dark backdrop with a moon overhead.

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Tien Lee (she/her) @authort-lee.bsky.social · 15d

this is absolutely amazing 😂🔥

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Isaac X Isaac @isaacxisaac.bsky.social · 15d

#UnhingedPit? #UnhingedPit??? Joke's on you, #UnhingedPit. All my pitches are unhinged.

This IS what the story is about.

Follow for more foaming at the mouth re: THE DUEL IN 1660, my #YA(?) #LGBT #historical #swashbuckler #W about being jjust a little hater.

Crude drawover of "POV: You're Just a Little Hater" meme.

Image 1: Low angle of a very tall, ostentatiously dressed 1660s fop with a huge hat with ostrich feathers, long flowing hair, a lacy falling band, sweeping cloak, short mostly-open doublet, voluminous sleeves, masses of ribbons at the waist, and petticoat breeches. He's got a long face, long nose, droopy eyes with long eyelashes, a curly moustache and goatee, and smallpox scars on his face. He smirks in a smug fashion.
Text: POV you're just a little hater.

Image 2: High angle of a similarly dressed but very short 1660s fop. His hat features pheasant feathers in addition to ostrich. This figure is baby-faced, beardless, and angry.
Text: And?

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Rachel Blaine @rachelblaine.bsky.social · 15d

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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L. D. Rex is Querying @ldrexauthor.bsky.social · 15d

Elsie is inviting her neighbors over for afternoon tea. But be careful, because she holds a grudge for forty years. She seems like the perfect neighbor, but she is hiding something...
#UnhingedPit #Q #S #T #R #WF

A poster with maple leaves. Tea Party at Elsie's. Date: Sept. 23rd
Time: 2:00 p.m. Place: Orchard Neighborhood Please bring a dessert.
Community Alert!! She is a wolf in sheep's clothing. DO NOT GO INTO HER BACKYARD. SIP YOUR TEA, COMPLIMENT HER BAKING, THEN GET OUT OF THERE!

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Tien Lee (she/her) @authort-lee.bsky.social · 15d

That’s quite the sword!

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Dawn Berkoski @dawnberkoski.bsky.social · 15d

When you bring a pizza box to a sword fight.

I Am Chosen~A different kind of paranormal romance. *Agent guide on profile* #UnhingedPit #R #Q

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. #R #A #Q #writing 📖

I Am Chosen, a paranormal romance by Dawn Berkoski. Art and photography by Dawn Berkoski depicts a katana in a pizza box.

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Tien Lee (she/her) @authort-lee.bsky.social · 19d

Ooh the imagery 👀

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PJ Anthony 🖋️ #WritingCommunity @percivale-anthony.bsky.social · 23d

Today is a holiday in my books world. Remembrance Day memorializes the thousands lost when the Pit destroyed the TAU. Humanity faces a new type of war, & a poet is the only one standing in the way of total extinction.

Info coming soon~

#writingcommunity #indieauthor #sciencefiction #cosmichorror

ID: graphic bill board above a city scape image of people reading out towards a white hole. Text reads "Remember the TAU, Beware the Pit. September 15 | System Remembrance Day" a header reading "echo | JUDGMENT" and a snippet reading "Leviathan's capital city, Mu, orbited into view around the Tower. Beyond lay what could've been spilled paint on the backdrop of space. An amoeba-shaped stain of white-pink hell that stretched beyond comprehension."

ID: graphic bill board above a city scape image of people reading out towards a white hole. Text reads "Remember the TAU, Beware the Pit.

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Tien Lee (she/her) @authort-lee.bsky.social · 28d

Woke up in the middle of the night and started writing. We’re so back (to sleep deprivation)!

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a wounded animal @prayersforpigeons.bsky.social · Sep 6

"What would the world be, once bereft
Of wet and of wildness? Let them be left,
O let them be left, wildness and wet;
Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet."

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