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Jay Burrell
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Writer of sapphic romance, in all genres | Servant to 2 orange cats | Lesbian | she/her | tired of this, grandpa
📗querying WHITE RAVEN, WHITE LILY📗
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Jay Burrell @grumblygoose.bsky.social · Nov 1
An #agentguide to

🐦‍⬛WHITE RAVEN, WHITE LILY🐦‍⬛

an adult lesbian #romance told through #dualPOV and set in a no-magic second world with #fantasy vibes

#amquerying #lgbt #ownvoices #speculative #litagents #writingcommunity
Freedom above all WHITE RAVEN, WHITE LILY Speculative lesbian Romance 125K PITCH In a city suffering under the boot heel of invaders, a woman fighting for the freedom of her people is confronted with her past when the daughter of the fascist leader she murdered comes looking for revenge. THEMES A critique on colonialism, capitalism, and classism, this novel examines the generational cycle of violence and what it takes to end the cycle. The romance explores how to build an equal partnership when there are power imbalances, on both sides. AUDIENCE For fans of queer romance that’s a little dark but not too dark, speculative fiction lovers who like light fantasy and dystopian, readers looking for second-world settings not based on European societies, those who enjoy their fiction with a large helping of societal critique, and anyone who enjoyed the television series Arcane. A comparison of media and WHITE RAVEN, WHITE LILY that notes what elements they have in common. Media includes: The Starving Saints, Arcane, The Unbroken, Fable for the End of the World, Blood Over Bright Haven. FIRST PAGE Cass had just knocked the other fighter out to the roaring cheers of the crowd when she saw her. In a box seat, surrounded by pipe smoke and velvet suits, a woman leaned forward, elbows on her knees, head cocked. A woman Cass had not seen in over a decade. The woman she had come to this cesspool to find. The woman she had spent the past six months searching for. The woman she was going to murder. The woman met her eyes and smirked. Copper tinged the air, the blood on Cass’s knuckles hot and wet. Her fists clenched as she imagined whacking away that smirk. Walloping and walloping until the woman could never smirk again, never blink again, never breathe again. Pummeling until her hands were stained red. The woman had blood on her hands, too. The blood of Cass’s parents. After the fights ended, Cass snagged her jacket from the locker room and darted back down the tunnel to the pit. Concentric rings of ancient concrete walls circled the pit. Stairs in each ring led from the arena floor at the bottom to the street level several stories above. Cass dashed up the stairs two at a time, hoping she hadn’t missed her chance.
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50 degrees in Salt Lake City and my rose bush is still going strong

snow where are you 😭
A red rose blooms on December 26 in Utah
December 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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my thoughts on the Avatar movies:
can I tell you the plot of any of the movies? no
can I name any of the characters? no
can I tell you why mr man is special to one group and wanted by the other? no
can I quote any line beyond "BRO!"? no
can I tell you how the whales got all pierced and tatted up? no
December 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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how are things going?

well, three indicator lights are currently on in my car, if that tells you anything
December 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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as my family says, it's easy to know things if you make them up
roxanegay.bsky.social Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 9d
It’s just a stream of lies. Anyone who enters a grocery store knows that everything is more expensive.
December 18, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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[X] sinister woke liberal
grumblygoose.bsky.social Jay Burrell @grumblygoose.bsky.social · 12d
[ ] man
[ ] woman
[X] feminist marxist whore
December 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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[ ] man
[ ] woman
[X] feminist marxist whore
December 15, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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every day I wage war against the machines (the automatic faucets and soap dispensers in my office)
December 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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straight women: the romance genre is important because it centers women's pleasure!

also straight women: I like MM romance because I like dick

also also straight women: I don't like FF romance because it's yucky
December 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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consumerism and IG ads got me good this week 😩

I bought:
- $200 pillow
- mason jar vacuum sealer
- fancy tens unit
- quilted velvet jacket

someone delete my credit card info from my password manager plzzz
December 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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me: I'm going to finish the first draft of this book by the end of November!

narrator: she did not finish the first draft by the end of November
December 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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I think I am one of the few people in Utah who LOVES when it snows in the valley

I live somewhere with 4 distinct seasons and I want to experience each season to the fullest, dammit!
November 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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the haircut I had
vs
the haircut I wanted
vs
the haircut I got
November 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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just learned that my 27yo coworker didn't know Wicked has anything to do with the Wizard of Oz...

AND he's also never seen the Wizard of Oz
November 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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inversion season starting off strong
Inversion over the Salt Lake valley
November 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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I... 🤢

proof that both dirty talk and writing smut are skills not everyone has
“Yr open mouth awaiting my harvest,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is now the Secretary of Health and Human Services, had written to my then-fiancé. “Drink from me Love.” He continued, “I mean to squeeze your cheeks to force open your mouth. I’ll hold your nose as you look up at me to encourage you to swallow. ‘Dont spill a drop’. I am a river You are my canyon. I mean to flow through you. I mean to subdue and tame you. My Love.”
November 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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had to make a PPT for my friend to teach him about the book drama on Threads this week

and the discourse has already moved onto something new 😅
November 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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my brother asked to borrow my (thrifted) copy of ACOTAR but couldn't find it on the shelf...

...because he was literally looking for a book titled "ACOTAR"
November 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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my male coworker who unfortunately knows I'm a writer: Do I get to read your book?
me, thinking about the explicit lesbian strap on scene I wrote last night: Mmmm, probably not
November 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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the salt flats is a much better and cooler location for the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives opening than the muddy puddle they tried to glam up last season
November 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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why do some coconut body products smell like summer in a bottle and others smell like cheese
November 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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If you love a "punch your feelings out" lesbian...

...then meet Cass, who is:

A dozen mommy issues in a trench coat (2 moms=twice the issues)
The family disappointment
A contract fighter
Looking for revenge
1 of 2 POVs in the #A adult #S speculative lesbian #R romance I am #Q querying

#QuestPit
Adora from She-Ra says "I'm the punch your feelings out" guy
November 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Queer lady knight?? WANT IT NOW
pinapali.bsky.social Alicia @pinapali.bsky.social · Nov 5
🥀Broken Oath🥀
The Everlasting x Legends&Lattes

⚔️Retired lady Knight doesn't know her purpose in life anymore
⚔️Lonely grumpy witch who pushes everyone out to avoid being hurt
⚔️Magical food
⚔️We are now running an innkeep together?

#QuestPit #W #A #RF
November 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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If you finished Arcane wishing for a Sevika spin-off...

...then you should meet Vaniya:
Bodyguard➡️assassin➡️the Butcher
Rebel leader
So scary it's 🔥
1 of 2 POVs in the #A adult #S speculative lesbian #R romance I am #Q querying

#QuestPit
grumblygoose.bsky.social Jay Burrell @grumblygoose.bsky.social · May 11
what people think I mean when I say my book is an Arcane-inspired sapphic romance vs. what I actually mean
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Cass wants justice for her parents' deaths...but Vaniya, their murderer, is just too damn hard to kill

#Q querying WHITE RAVEN, WHITE LILY: #A adult #S speculative #LGBT lesbian #R romance

#QuestPit
Jay Burrell (@grumblygoose.bsky.social)
An #agentguide to 🐦‍⬛WHITE RAVEN, WHITE LILY🐦‍⬛ an adult lesbian #romance told through #dualPOV and set in a no-magic second world with #fantasy vibes #amquerying #lgbt #ownvoices #speculative…
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November 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
grumblygoose.bsky.social
An #agentguide to

🐦‍⬛WHITE RAVEN, WHITE LILY🐦‍⬛

an adult lesbian #romance told through #dualPOV and set in a no-magic second world with #fantasy vibes

#amquerying #lgbt #ownvoices #speculative #litagents #writingcommunity
Freedom above all WHITE RAVEN, WHITE LILY Speculative lesbian Romance 125K PITCH In a city suffering under the boot heel of invaders, a woman fighting for the freedom of her people is confronted with her past when the daughter of the fascist leader she murdered comes looking for revenge. THEMES A critique on colonialism, capitalism, and classism, this novel examines the generational cycle of violence and what it takes to end the cycle. The romance explores how to build an equal partnership when there are power imbalances, on both sides. AUDIENCE For fans of queer romance that’s a little dark but not too dark, speculative fiction lovers who like light fantasy and dystopian, readers looking for second-world settings not based on European societies, those who enjoy their fiction with a large helping of societal critique, and anyone who enjoyed the television series Arcane. A comparison of media and WHITE RAVEN, WHITE LILY that notes what elements they have in common. Media includes: The Starving Saints, Arcane, The Unbroken, Fable for the End of the World, Blood Over Bright Haven. FIRST PAGE Cass had just knocked the other fighter out to the roaring cheers of the crowd when she saw her. In a box seat, surrounded by pipe smoke and velvet suits, a woman leaned forward, elbows on her knees, head cocked. A woman Cass had not seen in over a decade. The woman she had come to this cesspool to find. The woman she had spent the past six months searching for. The woman she was going to murder. The woman met her eyes and smirked. Copper tinged the air, the blood on Cass’s knuckles hot and wet. Her fists clenched as she imagined whacking away that smirk. Walloping and walloping until the woman could never smirk again, never blink again, never breathe again. Pummeling until her hands were stained red. The woman had blood on her hands, too. The blood of Cass’s parents. After the fights ended, Cass snagged her jacket from the locker room and darted back down the tunnel to the pit. Concentric rings of ancient concrete walls circled the pit. Stairs in each ring led from the arena floor at the bottom to the street level several stories above. Cass dashed up the stairs two at a time, hoping she hadn’t missed her chance.
November 1, 2025 at 10:23 PM