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C.R. Barenza
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C.R. Barenza @crbarenza.bsky.social · 4h
An Agent's guide to: THE SHAPES WE TAKE IN THE FIRE!

✌️dual pov/dual timeline
🌶️ open door slow burn
🎶 moody and lyrical
❤️ he falls first
🫂 touch starved
LGBTQ friendly
BIPOC & minority voices

#questpit #Q #A #R #U
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snackswrites.bsky.social
KARBA VALLEY

🤠 Gothic western vibes
☠️ bleak fantasy setting
🖤 twisted tragic romance

Vampires and gunslingers are gonna be the next grumpy and grumpier let me tell ya...

#questpit #W #A #H #F #DF #RF #DR
February 1, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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snailpails.bsky.social
ACE OF FAES

Who gave the slacking aroace the key to the faerie court?

🏳️‍🌈 lgbtqa+ rep
😈 shadow daddy mc
🤪 questionable choices
❤️‍🔥 no romance or spice allowed

dramatic humor. court politics. bromances.

#questpit #w #f #a
February 1, 2026 at 2:16 AM
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miawrites.bsky.social
#questpit #ya #f #w

OBX × ROSE BARGAIN

After a home invasion for a bizarre object of desire, her missing father's hand-crafted board game, Charlotte joins a ragtag team of too familiar characters--brooding guide included--to find him and save her family.

-love 🔺️
-bookverse
-multipov
-real game
The relic keepers game-- mysterious scenes in a moodboard of misty forests and adventure. A girl sits and thinks with her hair blowing in the wind. The whole board is makes you think of quests through mountain tops, monsters, and magic.
February 1, 2026 at 1:06 AM
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courtneycorlew.bsky.social
Last one! 👀🐺🪄

MATE x DISCOVERY OF WITCHES

THE POTION DILEMMA is a cozy romantasy where a witch accidentally gives a love potion instead of a healing potion to a shifter assassin.

🐺 fated mates
🐺 unknown bound magic
🐺 morally gray mmc
🐺 dangerous quest

#questpit #W #RF #A #R #F
February 1, 2026 at 1:08 AM
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authorautumnhooper.bsky.social
Dawn of Cicada
Adult Fantasy, 105,000 words

In a divided world, Lisara must become the bridge, or the kingdom she loves will fall to the suffering that birthed its monsters.

#questpit #Q #F #RF
February 1, 2026 at 1:09 AM
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lilyrongwrites.bsky.social
Eldest daughter Ning joins the foreign mage guild ruling her kingdom to secure a future for her family. But when loyalty to the guild means sacrificing her people’s freedom, she must choose who to betray.

🌊 Elemental magic
🩷 Slow burn
🏠 Found family
🐉 Dragon shifters

#W #YA #F #RF #SFF #QuestPit
February 1, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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gracemawrtina.bsky.social
LADY JANE GREY MEETS A COURT OF SILVER FLAMES 🦋⚔️🖤

KINGDOM COLLEGE is a 104K mental health and feminist forward romantic fantasy that weaves together a fated enemies-to-lovers triangle and an ill-tempered princess whose chaotic Captain Jack Sparrow energy fuels the pages.

#questpit #Q #A #rf #f
February 1, 2026 at 1:13 AM
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rockwlrs.bsky.social
Soft Time

Every day is the same for Joaquín, because he's a time traveler and he likes it that way. It's also a way he can protect his friends from the future he's seen.

#MG #SF #ND #OV #W #QuestPit
February 1, 2026 at 1:13 AM
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rammwriter.bsky.social
D31. I've been a little preoccupied with #Questpit today, so in the spirit of sharing, here's one of my posts:

bsky.app/profile/ramm...

#timetravelauthors #writingcommunity
#amquerying #speclit #amediting #wipsnips
February 1, 2026 at 1:16 AM
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samanthaudrey.bsky.social
She loved him. He betrayed her. But what the angel Illeana doesn’t know is that the boy who took her eye has become a key player in a plot to free a demon queen. Now, it’s up to her to stop his plans… even if she can’t help but still yearn for him.

#Questpit #Q #amquerying #F #RF
February 1, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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sziegler86.bsky.social
MAD MEN x THE WIRE

“End Poverty, Bring Joy,” is the hollow motto guiding Andrew’s journey through the purgatory and hypocrisy of the nonprofit world. He climbs the ladder of power and pedigree as executives work to scrap affordable housing in favor of gentrification.

#questpit #q #LF #DR
February 1, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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nrosewrites.bsky.social
An #agentsguide to OFF THE ICE, my contemporary romance featuring:
⛸️Elite figure skating pairs team
⛸️Ride-or-die female friendship
⛸️A man who *pines*
⛸️Fake dating so hard that you date for real
#questpit #Q #A #R
February 1, 2026 at 1:28 AM
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anthonywendel.bsky.social
PACIFIC RIM X THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES
Caden Fitzgerald is drawn into a world of Fairies and Giant Robots all connecting to his estranged mother. He'll need the help of a fairy named Pease Blossom to clear his name when accused of stealing the giant robot Gnome.
#MG #F #Q #QuestPit
February 1, 2026 at 1:31 AM
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jason-antares.bsky.social
FABLEHAVEN x JANITORS
When a magical storm threatens Zion National Park, 14yo Terrance must defend an Unseen world he never asked to be a part of and become the protector its fantastical creatures desperately need.
#Questpit #YA #Q #F
Moodboard: Top Left Image: Picture of Angels Landing in Zion National Park and the chain hikers follow in order to get to the summit. Top Right: A picture of Zion Lodge showing the wide green front lawn and the red canyon peaks set behind the wooden lodge itself. Middle Left: An image of the Great White Throne, a large mountain in Zion with a white top for which it got its name. Center: A piece of tape reading "Beholders: Zion" Middle Right: An aerial image of Walters Wiggles, a portion of the Angels Landing Trail that is a bunch of switch backs climbing up the canyon. Left Patch: A National Park Services patch in the shape of an arrowhead. Right Badge: A wooden Jr. Ranger badge made of wood earned if doing the Jr. Rangers program at Zion. Bottom left: A crumpled piece of paper with a feather taped to it, and text on the paper reading "It's our world to protect. Whether we see it or not." Bottom Right: An image of the Lower Emerald Pools in Zion and water from the Middle Pool falling from the rock overhang. Background: A geographical map of Zion National Park. Made with Canva
February 1, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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ashleyrugg.bsky.social
#questpit
ashleyrugg.bsky.social Ash is A.M. Ruggirello @ashleyrugg.bsky.social · Nov 5
Editors! Hit up my agent for my #NA Romantic Fantasy🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

A SAVAGE, INFINITE NIGHT

⚔️A princess, chosen by sacred bulls, rejected by her own blood.
☠️A warrior, forged by monsters + haunted by a human past.
🔥And a dying kingdom, where love might be the last rebellion...or its only hope

#AG #QuestPit
February 1, 2026 at 1:37 AM
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hannahnagle.bsky.social
SUCH A FICKLE FATE 🖤

NA grounded fantasy!

PERCY JACKSON x SECRET CIRCLE

⌛️working against the clock
⌛️celtic mythology
⌛️academic settings
⌛️roadtrips
⌛️female rage
⌛️slow burn romance
⌛️elemental magic + curses
⌛️fleetwood mac references!

#questpit #Q #F #R #S #crossover
February 1, 2026 at 1:37 AM
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whittallizer.bsky.social
#questpit Dr Zhivago meets Women Talking in this coming of rage historical lit fic set in the Mennonite colonies in Russia during the revolution. THE LESSER SIN #W #Hfic
February 1, 2026 at 1:38 AM
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tatewrites.bsky.social
WILLOW HAWKINS' LESSONS IN BEARDING

🌈 79k words YA contemporary novel

🌈 When Willow agreed to serve as her best friend's beard, she never imagined she'd fall in love with his sister in the process

🌈 Perfect for fans of Heartstopper and Becky Albertalli

#Q #YA #QuestPit
Mood board with 12 photos. Top row: picnic scene in a field with trees, three people mini golfing, making pizzas, three people watching a movie and drinking hot cocoa. Middle row: Actors doing a final bow after a play, pinned butterflies and moths, a field with a mountain in the background and a barn, two people running together. Bottom row: costume area backstage, view from a car window of grass fields, girls holding hands, two people high fiving on a snow covered street.
February 1, 2026 at 1:39 AM
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djwrites5.bsky.social
Chronicles of Vladimir Todd x Blood at the Root
Dancer
Caretaker
18-year-old Victor was perfect
Until the accident
A strange new magic, a besotted witch, a sullen djinn.
Is he human or magus?
He fights for balance as his new reality fractures into darkness.
#YA #F #Questpit #W
February 1, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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tajosephwrites.bsky.social
Trapped in the woodlands, Ivy's only hope of going home is to escape the faerie who enchants her into loving him, blinding her to what he is--monstrous.

#Questpit #YA #SFF
A cabin on a cliff. A dead butterfly or moth. A wooden sign. A collection of insects/bugs. A girl with curly hair. A bedroom. A girl holding a baby deer. A collection of letters. Two girls sitting on a bed.
February 1, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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sirbenjaminjr.bsky.social
"Most fairytales have a prince. This one got Neil."
(And he doesn't know what he's doing.)🙄

For fans of Percy Jackson and Land of Stories, I'm proud to introduce publishers, agents, editors, and readers to Kinda Charming.👑

#QuestPit #Q #AmQuerying #Querying #Upper #MG #F #Fantasy
Illustrated promotional panel for Kinda Charming. On the left, a stylized illustration shows a young, red-haired prince in green clothing standing in a forest of twisting vines and branches, holding a glowing sword and looking upward with a cautious, uncertain expression. Below him is a list titled “Themes,” including fairytale parody, accidents and adventures, frenemies-to-lovers, royal family pressure, self-discovery, magic and myths, underdog triumph, and a trope-style evil uncle villain. On the right, against a dark green background, large white text reads “A quest, you say?” followed by a synopsis describing Prince Neil Charming, the awkward younger brother of Prince Charming, sent on a quest to rescue a princess, accidentally ensuring happy endings for others while struggling to find his own, and ultimately facing his wicked uncle to save Ever After. At the bottom, the text reads: “Kinda Charming at 70,000 words | Upper MG fantasy/comedy.”
February 1, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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jacquelynauthor.bsky.social
A woman watches her neighbor’s marriage implode—and realizes the danger isn’t next door, it’s inside her own home.

Psychological thriller about unreliable memory, coercive control, and the chilling intimacy between the watcher and the watched.

#QuestPit #Q #A #T @questpit.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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vickiewrites.bsky.social
FROM BLOOD & ASH x THE BRIDGE KINGDOM

A Valkyrie defies the gods to save a mortal, dooming him to the underworld with her rebellion. She must find Freyja’s lost armor by midsummer to save him. When she falls for the shieldmaiden who fights at her side, duty and destiny collide.

#A #F #QuestPit #Q
February 1, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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churchofthemoon.bsky.social
@questpit.bsky.social

ENDLESS SKIES

80K Fantasy Novel

SUNBRINGER x ONE DARK WINDOW x THE POPPY WAR

-Cade and Arýn, orphans fighting for freedom.
-Complex factions fighting over the floating cities.
-Ancient powers awaken deep beneath the earth
-Who will claim the future?

#QuestPit #Q #A #F
February 1, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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jordanmccaffrie.bsky.social
PERCY JACKSON w/ the daughter of Hades X 🧠health = GIRL, INTERRUPTED X THE NOTEBOOK😵🐉💋

Fighting inner demons, lost memories & actual monsters, can Ava unlock her past to save the realms?

✍️82K #A #F #DF w/ #RF #R #PR & #H
📖Retelling myths
🎶Vibes m.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
📸Readers👇
#questpit #Q
Conversations with Readers #1; Reader: “I am very emotionally invested in the Ava/Cole relationship already (insert crying emoji) Ima need them to work things out or I might actually cry” insert three crying emojis. Me: “Maybe they do, maybe they don’t?” insert girl shrugging emoji. Reader: “I will be reading tonight until I have to go to sleep,” insert nervous emoji. Conversations with Readers #2; Reader: “Also sorry it’s taken me a minute, today I’ve been able to sit down and actually read read and I cannot put it down!” Conversation with Readers #3; Reader: “Not you booping the goddess of memories” insert laughing emoji, crying emoji, laughing emoji, “I may or may not have laughed out loud in a very quiet room when I read that part” insert three laughing emojis Conversation with Readers #4; Reader: “I’ve been resisting the urge to text you so many times because I didn’t want to blow up your phone,” insert laughing emoji, “I’ve been out here laughing, crying, all the things.” Conversation with Readers #5; Reader: “The consequences were so perfect considering the (expletive) they did to get themselves there in the first place” insert OK gesture, “And I really did love it so much for real,” insert crying emoji x3 and 3 heart emojis, “I couldn’t put it down, I had to know what was happening!” Conversation with Readers #6; Reader: “I love Waffles so much,” insert crying emoji x3, “I just picture Oakley with two heads, growing fifteen feet tall with spikes and scary teeth,” nervous emoji, crying emoji. Me: “Rawr” insert laughing emoji Reader: Also (expletive) Katarina and creepy (expletive) Jeff. And Demeter for that matter.” Me: insert laughing emojis, “Yeah they’re awful.” Reader: “I have so many things to talk to you about, so many emotions,” (insert crying and nervous emojis).
February 1, 2026 at 1:54 AM