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Mel Reynard @meljrey.bsky.social · Aug 6

JASAD HEIR/GODKILLER
If anyone finds out she’s a changeling they'll 💀 her. Finding a powerful relic could free her people from oppression & she’ll do everything to keep it. But failure to unearth its secrets will mean her death & the loss of all magic forever. #QuestPit #F #Q #A

A photo of a dark haired woman in the jungle. Title: An Agent/Reader Guide to The Breath of SIlence - A fantasy novel by M J Reynard

A rainforest photo with the following text:
The Pitch
In a world where magic is forbidden, an outcast shifter & a broken soldier form a fragile alliance to smuggle a relic, but as betrayal leads to murder, they must stop a vengeful sorceress or lose all magic – forever!
The Breath of SIlence by M J Reynard

Illustrations of a POC woman in leather armour and a Caucasian man in a Regency style shirt and coat with brown hair.
The following quotes:
"He's a liar!"
"She's hiding something."
City in the sky!
Changelings & sorcerors
Magical Prejudice
Fish out of water
Two slow burn romances!
Immortals & Reincarnates
Dragons vs Tigers
The Breath of SIlence by M J Reynard

A photo of a rainforest with the Title "Comps":
A Feather so Black - magical woman in a non-magical world
The Last Vigilant - A broken man with a life debt
The Jasad Heir - Forbidden magic
The Bone Shard War - life & death battles & creatures
One Dark Window - slow burn sub plots & immersive

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Berna is querying 🧿 @bernawrites.bsky.social · Aug 6

Thank you! 🌸

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Berna is querying 🧿 @bernawrites.bsky.social · Aug 6

No, not really. 😁

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Millie Sun @milliesun.bsky.social · Aug 6

A Song to Drown Rivers meets How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days in LADY HAN'S MANUAL FOR MATRIMONIAL MAYHEM, in which the mischievous bride fights for divorce with chaos:
😈 unlikeable heroine
⚔️ enemies-to-lovers
💑 marriage of convenience
👑 political intrigue
#questpit #A #RF #W (line editing for #Q soon!)

Agent's guide to Lady Han's Manual for Matrimonial Mayhem: 89K Adult Fantasy Romcom with low spice

Pitch: What can a girl do to escape an arranged marriage, but to prank her husband to hell and back in the hopes that he will divorce her?

In the Dazhen Empire, twenty-year-old Wen Anling’s comfortable life is turned upside down when her father forces her to marry Han Shiyan, the wealthy Lord of Qinglan. In a desperate bid for freedom, Anling fights chaos with chaos, by transforming herself into the nastiest wife possible.

Shiyan only married Anling to honour his mother’s dying wish. Had he known his new wife would send his simple life straight to mayhem, he would have thrown honour out the nearest window. But when his wife continues to get under his skin, he cannot help but grow intrigued by her eccentric nature—once he sees her irritating antics as what they truly are: harmless.

In the face of deadly threats, Anling must embrace her role as Lady Han and turn her cunning mind to their common enemies, or grab the freedom offered to her and watch the empire fall.

Comps: The Darkness Within Us, A Song to Drown Rivers, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

Extract: Shiyan’s eyes widened for a heartbeat before he forced composure back onto his features. Her face was powdered with a thick layer of white, as if she had simply dunked it into a bowl of flour. Her bright red lip-paint smudged at the edges and… Heavens forbid women dab their cheeks with uneven blobs of pink.

Even the most senile and stern of his guests held their hands to their stomachs, straining to hold back fits of laughter. He would have gladly joined them, too, if he wasn’t the one with the honour of marrying this… this… buffoon.

He swallowed and recited the wise sayings of his forefathers: one should not judge a book by its cover; a woman’s beauty runs deeper than appearances; virtues are lasting while beauty is fleeting.

Oh, to hell with wise sayings.

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Soph @soph-pl.bsky.social · Aug 6

A sensible summer student begins a passionate, no-strings fling with her single-dad host in laid-back, leafy post-Cold War Berlin. But when love intrudes and summer ends, they face an impossible choice: give up career and duty… or each other.
#Questpit #Q #A #R #RF

Moodboard. Center photo: A man and woman embracing (design by Freepik, freepik.com), overlaid with the word "romance". Surrounding it are 8 squares, arranged clockwise: 1. The word "heartfelt" on a grey background; 2. A street sign reading "Pariser Platz“ in front of the Brandenburg Gate (photo by Dietmar Rabich, 2013-11-23, licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed); 3. The word "spicy" on a black background; 4. Wannsee beach (photo by Asif Masimov, 2018-04-22, licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en); 5. The word "destination" on a white background; 6. A DJ playing at the Tresor nightclub (photo by Angie Linder, 2015-08-20, licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en); 7. The word "retro" on a black background; 8. A young boy sitting cross-legged and looking up (photo by Cristina Gottardi on Unsplash)

Moodboard. Background image: Berlin Victory Column (photo by Robert | Visual Diary | Berlin on Unsplash). Includes: Before Sunrise movie poster; Every Summer After (Carley Fortune) book cover; Heartless (Elsie Silver) book cover; Kilt Trip (Alexandra Kiley) book cover. Keywords: slow burn; friends to lovers; heartfelt; multicultural; '90s retro; spicy chemistry; single dad; forced proximity; destination romance

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Berna is querying 🧿 @bernawrites.bsky.social · Aug 6

ASSISTANT TO THE VILLAIN x AWGtFDAD

Sometimes, hell is exactly where you want to be. Especially if the Lord of the Underworld worships the ground you and your twelve goats walk on. No wonder you'd go up against anyone to stay - even God and her stupid bingo nights.
#questpit #q #MaybeTodaySatan

A collage of lava, a man, a woman, a couple out of focus kissing and the grim reaper

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Hallie Christensen | Author @halliechriswrites.bsky.social · Aug 6

If Gilmore Girls had magic…
Studio Ghibli meets Anne of Green Gables

Winnie, a 12-year-old magicless witch, hopes that spending the summer in her Nana's cozy small town will help her get through a recent family loss, find her voice, and discover her special magic.

#QuestPit #MG #F #Cozy #OS

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Charlene Groome @charlenegroome.bsky.social · Aug 6

When a last-minute assignment takes her to an ex-boyfriend‘s brother‘s cottage for her interior design expertise, the job could lead to a promotion she desperately needs, but her secret of being a single mom might jeopardize her future with the man she’s always wanted. #QuestPit #R #Q

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Berna is querying 🧿 @bernawrites.bsky.social · Aug 6

Thank you! 🌸

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Gabriela is querying a dystomance @gabriela-stluke.bsky.social · Aug 6

Dear Citizen of Calasca,

Pack your bags! I am happy to extend an invitation for you to join us on LAST CHANCE MATCH, a new reality holovision program where LOVE ISLAND meets SQUID GAME and BLACK MIRROR. We promise you’ll find the one who’s to die for.

#W #R #SF #S #QuestPit

Dark ferns background

An Agent's Guide To:
LAST CHANCE MATCH
New Adult Dystopian Romance

"Find the one who's to die for."

The Pitch:
Calasca’s government uses science to appoint soulmates, but the 0.6% of the population who don’t receive a match face extermination at thirty. A new reality show, Last Chance Match, sets out to change that and gives the matchless another shot at life. Downtrodden waitress, Cera accepts the invitation, but is quickly deflated when she’s paired with the cocky and entitled Ryde. The show takes a dark turn when a fellow contestant is killed after being eliminated, forcing Cera and Ryde to fight for their happily ever after—and to make it out alive.

The comps:

THE KILL FACTOR by Ben Oliver
Both with a killer reality show setting to win freedom

SILVER ELITE by Dani Francis
Both with opposing factions and biased government

HEART OF THE SUN
Both with second chances and dislike to lovers arc

The Tropes:

Arrows pointing from a mock cover of LAST CHANCE MATCH book with ferns with the following tropes:
Dystomance
Touch her and die
Dislike to locers
Forced proximity
Second chances
Soulmates

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Hallie Christensen | Author @halliechriswrites.bsky.social · Aug 6

SMALL SPACES x GRAVITY FALLS

Maddie & her friends want to enjoy the fair & eat fried Oreos, not see a ghost in the carousel mirror & be cursed. Now terrifying things are happening. If they don’t solve the mystery & break the curse, it might just break them. #questpit #MG #PR #MY #AG

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Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · Aug 6

Hi #questpit! Here's GUMIHO, an Upmarket Horror Romance that was recently selected as a finalist in the horror/paranormal category for the 2025 PNWA Writers Contest.

Inspired by Korean folklore, it explores the gradual descent into grief, madness, & monstrous transformation.
#A #H #R #Q

Cursed with a vengeful gumiho, Mina has spent centuries feeding it souls to become a god—and now she needs just one. But when she falls for her final target, wicked whispers invade her mind, visions of loved ones haunt her, and her body begins to change. As the gumiho consumes her from the inside out, Mina must face her demons and sever the curse—or achieve godhood and lose herself to become something monstrous.

Based on Korean folklore & mythology

Told through the eyes of an anti-hero gumiho

Set in modern-day PNW

Dark, intimate PROSE

Psychological unraveling

Blends the dread of physical transformation and emotional vulnerability

Laced with a slow-burn romance

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Sara Duran ✨is querying✨ @saraduran.bsky.social · Aug 6

I’m excited to share this #pitchcard for THE PIRATE, THE PRINCESS, and JOHN, the YA fantasy novel I #amquerying, feat:

🏴‍☠️ LGBTQIA+ rep
👑 non-western setting
🌸 anti-colonial lens
🏴‍☠️ girls w/ swords
👑 besties-to-lovers
🌸 friendship > everything

#QuestPit #YA #F #LGBT #Q

A pitch card for YA fantasy The Pirate, The Princess, and John by @saraduranauthor, marked “Now Querying” with a gold star noting “5 full requests and counting.” The book is a standalone, complete at 82,000 words.

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B. van Bodegom 📃is querying & writing @bvbodegom.bsky.social · Aug 6

BLACK MIRROR × SEVERANCE × THE GOOD PLACE

Having a happy death is a luxury service for the rich and Wren is the rising top salesman—until a cynical coworker and a depressed billionaire force him to rethink it all in a world where even your last smile has a price tag.

#QuestPit #A #S #SF #W

This image is a book cover design for a novel titled "Happy Death Inc." by B. Van Bodegom. The cover is divided into three distinct horizontal sections:

1. Top Section: Features a cartoonish blue sky with white clouds and a bright sun. At the top, a tagline reads:
"How much would you pay to die with a smile?"
The word "HAPPY" appears in large, playful, hand-drawn-style font, partially overlapping the sky background.

2. Middle Section: A photograph of a deceased man in a suit, lying in a casket. He has an exaggerated smile on his face, almost unnaturally wide and clean, suggesting artificial enhancement or post-mortem alteration. Overlaid on this image is the word "DEATH" in the same large font as the previous word.

3. Bottom Section: A cartoon city skyline in pastel tones, similar in style to the top sky background. The word "INC." is overlaid prominently in the same large font. At the very bottom, in smaller capital letters, it says:
"A Novel by B VAN BODEGOM"

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BB Lorik (writing SFF 💀📖) @authorbblorik.bsky.social · Aug 6

#QuestPit #A #FR
Assistant to the Villain X Nightmare Before Christmas

Dark times are upon Narissa’s charming town, with the Snow Queen’s antics freezing the economy, but a clumsy debut Overlord is about to change all that—IF Narissa can rally the townsfolk to believe in him

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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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Trinity🫧is querying🫧 @trinitywrites.bsky.social · Aug 6

BLADE RUNNER x THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER

Lonely hacker Renaya must help a kind android boy recover his memories so she can solve her father's murder - before those behind it get to her first.

#questpit #Q #YA #SF

Black and gray background of the inside of a circuit board. Metal Bones, Plastic Heart. YA sci-fi, 85,000 words.
White arrows point to the following:
Slow-burn romance
Dark cyberpunk vibes
Fast-paced plot
Grumpy x sunshine
Cast of messy, loveable teens
What does it mean to be human?

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Berna is querying 🧿 @bernawrites.bsky.social · Aug 6

Cordelia likes people, photography & observing Nate making cocktails.
Nate hates everything, especially his sweet regular Cordy. But when his boss tasks them with creating a new cocktail menu, things get shaky, feelings get mixed, & everybody is craving a drink #questpit #rc #wip

A collage with a cocktail menu, a man and a woman, a girl with a camera, a man pinning a woman against the wall and kissing her and some wine bottles. #questpit

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Jenee is writing 😘 😈 & 🌊 ✨ @2thestrugglebus.bsky.social · Jun 6

My vaguely vague era is now over.

I am thrilled to announce that my book baby, FIRE AND DEATH, will be published by ✨ Alex Parker Publishing ✨ in Oct ‘26

Oh. And the rest of the series 😉

alexparkerpublishing.com/blogs/news/d...

Deal Announcement: Fire and Water Series by Jenee Dutary

We are thrilled to announce the acquisition of Jenee Dutary’s Fire and Water series, a new young adult contemporary fantasy that will span three to four books. This captivating series brings together ...

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Berna is querying 🧿 @bernawrites.bsky.social · Jun 6

“You look very handsome today,” I said, taking in Death’s formidable form at my door. The black t-shirt hugged his bulky body, and the leather jacket was just tight enough to make me wish I was a dead cow hanging over his broad shoulders.

#Joypit #SatanWip2 #RC #RF

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Berna is querying 🧿 @bernawrites.bsky.social · Apr 30

Boundaries, dude.

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Berna is querying 🧿 @bernawrites.bsky.social · Apr 21

Oh to be a cat on a table in the sunshine

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Berna is querying 🧿 @bernawrites.bsky.social · Apr 20

Thanks 🌸

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Berna is querying 🧿 @bernawrites.bsky.social · Apr 20

Actually, there are twelve. And two elderly alpacas. And one three-headed Golden Retriever 😂

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