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Danielle D Drummond 📚🖋️ is querying @danidrummondauthor.bsky.social · May 7

He is the Keeper, hunting her like prey.
She is The Never Girl, fighting to survive.
Can Alinsia outrun the Keepers and defy the odds to cross the wall? Or will they bring ruin to everything Evermore holds dear?
⚔️Dual POV
⚔️Enemies to Lovers
⚔️ Hunter / Hunted
⚔️ Abuse Survivor

#questpit #Q #A #F #DF

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Claire Kidwell @kiddyjoy.bsky.social · May 7

EMILY WILDE x FOR THE WOLF

Natural historian Heidi has a plan: scorn her suitor, keep his money, and start her research.

It’s perfect - if she can survive long enough in the cursed forest go finish her thesis.

🪲 Cozy-yet-unsettling fantasy
🏳️‍🌈 Queernorm world
❤️‍🔥 Slow burn

#questpit #Q #A #F #RF

A collage of images, starting from top left and going clockwise to center: Elinor Dashwood from Sense & Sensibility, tea being poured into a teacup, a journal with a diagram of a flower, a pink with black spots truffle pig, a partially shadowed hand writing on a chalkboard, a clump of light pink blooming flowers in a forest, a brontosaurus skeleton in a museum, a desk with flowers and journals, and in the center a diagram of ancient plants.

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SonnyZappa @sonnyzappa.bsky.social · May 7

HADESTOWN X ARCANE

In a city divided between the ivory towers and the gutter, two ex lovers cross paths again: One as the spark that leads the revolution, the other as the soldier trying to smother it.

#QuestPit #A #F

A moodboard showing a white haired woman and a dark eyed one

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leona has an agent✨🦋 @leonahwrites.bsky.social · May 7

Oleksandra has seen her own death, & Ronan has unknowingly volunteered to lead her to it.

✨love, madness, & dragons
🪞slavic folklore inspired world
🕯️seeing the future, but she’s unable to change it
🪞healing scars kiss by kiss
✨rivals to lovers to …
#A #F #AG #W #questpit

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Catie Stroud ✨ @ladystroud.bsky.social · May 7

✨ dark NARNIA x MY LADY JANE ⚔️

A missing faerie. A forbidden elixir. A whole lot of missteps.

One reluctant princess’s quest to right her wrongs.

She craved freedom. What she found could cost her everything.

#QuestPit #Q #A #F #RF

1-paragraph pitch for YIELD, a 100k adult romantic fantasy debut novel.

Book comps for YIELD include Assistant to the Villain, Emily Wilde’s, One Dark Window, Nettle and Bone, the Cruel Prince. Media comps are My Lady Jane meets a dark, adult Narnia.

YIELD will appeal to fans of: queer characters, a golden retriever MMC (with teeth), one “horse,” cozy AND dark, women’s wrongs, romantic subplot (but still spicy), found family, knife to throat, slow burn(s), and reluctant allies to lovers.

A snippet from YIELD in which Thea, the main character and POV, threatens Brynn, her reluctant guide, with a knife to the throat.

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S.M. Ossman @smossman.bsky.social · May 7

LAST AIRBENDER x MISTBORN x FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST

Set in a world inspired by Golden Age Islamic astronomy, a delinquent village girl fights alongside a snobby magicless princess to escape a royal family who see her elemental powers as a threat to their rule. #questpit #YA #F #W

A moodboard for #QuestPit featuring from left to right, top to bottom: gold scales, a girl sitting on a bench in black and white, friendship bracelets, factories emitting plumes of smoke, a statue of a prince, "friend" scrabble letters, gold rings, mountains, a comet, a star in the center with "beware the stars" written on it, a broken heart, a princess in a dress and crown, knights with a horse, knuckles covered in blood, and a watchtower. The moodboard is assembled to represent the aesthetics of the YA Fantasy, Starsent.

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Kelly Esparza Is Pitching in DVPit! @kellyesparza.bsky.social · May 7

KNIVES OUT x SUDDENLY A MURDER

When Harper attends a billionaire's ball & the heiress is found dead, she's on the case. After she's threatened by the killer, can she catch the killer in 1⃣ night before other guests--& her--die?

#questpit #Q #MY #T #YA #Latinx #A #Crossover

mood board for my YA mystery with adult crossover: fancy room with chandelier, coins, cards, fancy staircase/foyer, puzzle pieces, stamp, violin, key

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leila 🪲 @leilacs.lesbian.cat · May 7

THE LAMB x HANNIBAL

When her charming new neighbor breaches Amanda’s longterm solitude, she’s immediately addicted to her company. Nevermind that the meat Margot cooks tastes weird and Amanda feels watched all the time, even through her locked doors.

#QuestPit #A #H #W

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Emma Al-munshi @emmaalmunshi.bsky.social · May 7

To Ruin the Sky ⚡️
An eclipse triggers an ancient ritual & lots of problems for Lyla. Brokering a deal with the enemy in hope of answers, will she give into forbidden chemistry with Axel or risk finding out just how closely her fate is tied to the end of the world?
#QuestPit #RF #NA #Q #writersky

A moodboard that includes an eclipse, a finger touching water with a shadowy reflection, a couple in a club, a broken mirror, a lightning bolt, a woman breathing shadow, a couple overlooking a city, a shadowy woman, a geode.
Text with arrows from the board read:
Apocalyptic ritual, good vs evil reimagined, slow burn with chilli, lovers and enemies, shadow mommy FMC, quest for answers, morally grey MMc and FMC, London based mischief, urban setting, metaphor for identity

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el🦋 | drafting🌿 @thatfunkylilfey.bsky.social · May 7

for fans of;
— WOLF AMONG US + ONE DARK WINDOW

🦴 urban fantasy / high fantasy
🦴 post-war city
🦴 the dead come back wrong
🦴 divinity is a finite resource

WELCOME TO NEW ARCADIA
A city built from the bones of dead gods. Where ancient powers vie for the city's soul.

[ #questpit ; #W ; #A ; #F ]

3x3 grid with the text 'arcadia.wip by @thatfunkylilfey' overtop

row one: ghostly hands reaching out to the right ; a modern city at night ; a distorted face

row two: diagrams of human skeletal structures ; a neon sign that reads 'Sinners Welcome' ; a book page with runes and images of eyes

row three: the barrel of a revolver with only one bullet ; a hollowed out ribcage ; numerous hands reaching towards a central point

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zilla @zillawrites.bsky.social · May 7

Welcome to Hotel Adair!

We have a swanky bar, grand piano with constant classical melodies, and bodies.
BOUQUETS! (Not bodies)
Check in: 11am
Check out: Dawn (if you can follow every horror movie rule + defeat your demons).

🩸We look forward to your stay!🩸
#QuestPit #A #H #W

hazy black background with red blood splatters and red graphics that might look like a hotel. Text overlaid in red: MURDER NIGHT AT HOTEL ADAIR. HOSPITALITY [crossed out] HORROR AT ITS FINEST. Below that are three 5 star reviews. “OOOOO, I LOVE THIS. 10/10 WOULD STAY HERE FOR THE VIBES AND THEN GET MURDERED.” “OMG I DID NOT EXPECT THIS AT ALL!!!!!!” “YOU’RE KILLING ME! I NEED MORE!!! WHO KNEW KEYS COULD BE SO SCARY? IDK BUT I’M HOOKED.”

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Carly is ✨AGENTED✨ @cjvickwrites.bsky.social · May 7

When a 12y/o loner befriends an ancient scarecrow, they team up to teach his bullies a lesson. But with each escalating act of vengeance, Oggie’s own body bears the hatred, and 'Old Crow' reveals he is much more than a grinning farmyard prop. #questpit #AG #MG #H #ownvoices #OCD

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Danielle D Drummond 📚🖋️ is querying @danidrummondauthor.bsky.social · May 7

The Never Girl = Cinderella + Powerless + One Dark Window

A father's betrayal. A stepmother's torment. When Alinsia's cursed flames finally answer her rage, she'll burn every bridge to find the truth beyond the wall—if the Keepers don't catch her first.

#questpit #Q #A #F #DF #RF

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Danielle D Drummond 📚🖋️ is querying @danidrummondauthor.bsky.social · May 5

Dear #litagents
I am proud to present my updated #agentsguide for THE NEVER GIRL.

She was dying. She had been since the day she was born.

CINDERELLA x POWERLESS x ONE DARK WINDOW

⚔️Dual POV
⚔️FMC on the run
⚔️Cursed life
⚔️Feminine rage
⚔️Dark Gothic Fantasy
⚔️Fight for survival

“I want you to fight.”

Danielle D Drummond 📚🖋️ is querying @danidrummondauthor.bsky.social · Apr 24

Eeeks can’t wait!

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Danielle D Drummond 📚🖋️ is querying @danidrummondauthor.bsky.social · Apr 24

Oh I missed this. Thank you so much for the mention ❤️❤️❤️

Danielle D Drummond 📚🖋️ is querying @danidrummondauthor.bsky.social · Feb 14

My debut is finally here!
A Kingdom of Curses: The Emergence is a contemporary fantasy set in a realm where shifters rule the kingdom, fae, witches and sirens are lesser beings, and one forgotten sin changed everything.
Preorders available now⬇️
amazon.com/dp/B0DVRRBQQD

#WritingCommmunity

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Danielle D Drummond 📚🖋️ is querying @danidrummondauthor.bsky.social · Feb 13

Thank you #questpit for a super successful pitch event. I got another agent like for my WIP, that’s 6 in total over the past few weeks.
I’m really looking forward to submitting to all the incredible agents that have asked for a copy when it’s ready.
Again, thank you.
🙏🏼

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Danielle D Drummond 📚🖋️ is querying @danidrummondauthor.bsky.social · Feb 12

Dear #litagents
I’m proud to present my #agentsguide to THE NEVER GIRL

#questpit #W #A #DF

Danielle D Drummond 📚🖋️ is querying @danidrummondauthor.bsky.social · Jan 15

Dear #litagents
I’m proud to present my Agent’s Guide to The Never Girl

A father’s betrayal. A stepmother’s torment. A cursed life. A catastrophic loss.

THE NEVER GIRL=CINDERELLA X ONE DARK WINDOW
🗡️ Feminine rage
🗡️FMC on the run
🗡️Cursed life
🗡️Enemies to lovers
🗡️Dual POV
🗡️Forced Proximity

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Danielle D Drummond 📚🖋️ is querying @danidrummondauthor.bsky.social · Jan 24

In Evermore, every new life is linked to the eternal flame and gifted an everlasting life. All but one. . . She has a never life. Never seen, never heard, never loved. She is the Never Girl.
🗡️Feminine rage
🗡️FMC on the run
🗡️Cursed life
🗡️Enemies to lovers
🗡️Forced Proximity
#YouDeservepIt #WIP #A #F

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Danielle D Drummond 📚🖋️ is querying @danidrummondauthor.bsky.social · Feb 12

The Never Girl = Cinderella + Hunger Games + One Dark Window + The Princess Bride

A father's betrayal. A stepmother's torment. When Alinsia's cursed flames finally answer her rage, she'll burn every bridge to find the truth beyond the wall—if the Keepers don't catch her first.

#questpit #W #A #DF

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Danielle D Drummond 📚🖋️ is querying @danidrummondauthor.bsky.social · Feb 12

THE NEVER GIRL = CINDERELLA X ONE DARK WINDOW X PRINCESS BRIDE

The eternal flame was meant to bless her. Instead, it marked her for torture. Now Alinsia's curse has become her weapon, and she'll torch everything between her and the wall—including the family that broke her.

#questpit #W #A #DF

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Kelly Esparza Is Pitching in DVPit! @kellyesparza.bsky.social · Feb 12

NANCY DREW x KNIVES OUT

While at a billionaire's masquerade ball, Harper:
🩸discovers 2⃣ murders
🤫finds ALL the guests have secrets
🔪gets threats from the killer
🔍must catch the killer in 1⃣ night before other guests & her die

⭐ BIG 5 EDITOR INTEREST⭐
#questpit #YA #A crossover # MY #T #Latinx #Q

Mood board for the YA mystery with adult crossover potential I am querying--what's pictured: mansion, pearl necklace, brush, fog, sea, magnifying glass, violin and sheet music, mask

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Kristen Renee @kristenrenee.bsky.social · Feb 12

Blue Crush 🌊 x Sirens 🧜🏼‍♀️

When wanting to drown your ex after they break your heart is a normal feeling it’s also a normal reaction in Breaker Bay 💔
And when you’re a girl gang of sirens whose love language is violence…
It’s a little too normal 😏

#QuestPit #Q #A #F #R

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