Lyra Galactic is famous for shedding stardust.

But when she learns her heart is an actual star ⭐️ set to supernova on her 12th birthday, she must race the zodiac constellations through the Rocky Mountains as kindness, creativity, and joy vanish from the world.

Second draft. 😅
#W #QuestPit #MG #F

A DEVOTION SO RUINOUS is a 90K adult fantasy following Soraya, a young woman tormented by a jinn, a dictator, and her first love, as she fights for freedom

🏳️‍🌈 LGBT characters
🧠 Mental Health Rep
🌍 Middle Eastern Setting
✨ Gods Based Magic System
❤️ Lovers To Enemies
#️⃣ Own Voices

#QuestPit #Q #F #A

In 1998, I was arrested for murder after a miscarriage.
A plea bargain was my only way out.
A world where women can be punished for what goes on with their bodies is a very scary place. It only gets worse.
#Questpit #Q #NF #M #OWN

A Dash of Magic, a Pinch of Frog

Healing a grief-broken heart might take more than a prize-winning cookie. But 12yo April is determined to make it work or she'll have to kiss her wish for a happy ending--and her father--goodbye. Maybe a frog is the ingredient she needs. #questpit #Q #MG

#Questpit #MG #F #Q #POC

TRINIDAD FOLKLORE × AMARI

12 yo accepts an invitation to a secret island camp
Everyone's magical but her and scary folklore creatures are real
An evil magician threatens her island home
To stop him she must learn who the real monsters are and what makes her special

AMARI x LOKI

Kori, 12, finds herself stuck in a cryfest & painful menty b's after her mom dies

When a meteor opens a portal, doppelgängers chase her. Kori learns their fates are bound & her grief transcends the multiverse

Now, Kori must save herself — from herself!

#QuestPit #MG #S #SF #Q #POC

Ghostly gumbo. Glass roses. A cursed possum. When 12yo Maribelle becomes a ghost in a New Orleans mansion, she must break the curse before becoming trapped in the spirit world forever.

Currently revising!
✨WriteMentor Children’s Novel Awards former runner-up (This story)

#QuestPit #W #MG

Another reminder of #questpit happening this Saturday rather than tomorrow!!

Who else is participating in #QuestPit this week?

Drop down below if you are, we can help boost each other

Also check out their page & take note of a change. The pitch contest is now taking place on Saturday, January 31st

Off to do writing sprints with a snack & tweak pitches
#AmWriting #WriteSky

Back to revising a middle grade fantasy after a long break, and it feels like coming home. ✨📚 #kidlit #middlegrade