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Katie Krohn @katiekrohnauthor.bsky.social · 15d

Also, I should note this novel mostly takes place in the United States, and although some are 100% Irish, several family members are of mixed heritage and race.

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Katie Krohn @katiekrohnauthor.bsky.social · 15d

Hi Mari, I only had access to stock video clips that were free, and I did everything myself in less than 24 hours. In a perfect world, I would have a giant budget and could shoot custom footage. ;) Rest assured, there are no dreamcatchers in the novel.

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Katie Krohn @katiekrohnauthor.bsky.social · 15d

When a teen outcast discovers she descends from a secret lineage of Irish plant magicians, she must harness newfound powers to protect herself from her vengeful, poison-wielding ancestor who's been hunting her family across time.
#amquerying #UnhingedPit #writingcommunity #ya #booktrailer

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Rebecca Eskildsen @rebeccaesk.bsky.social · 20d

Writers! I will be closing to queries on October 1.

I've fallen too far behind and need time to focus on client reading and getting through the material I've requested already.

Thanks for your patience! Please remember that I respond to everyone, even if it might take me longer right now. 💚

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Katie Krohn @katiekrohnauthor.bsky.social · 28d

THE NATURE OF WITCHES X EMILY WILDE

🍄 A cottagecore coming-of-age story
🌿 Plant magic + elixirs + poisons
🍀 Irish bloodline
🎂 Magical baking
🌲 An enchanted forest
🚪 Portal to another realm
⏰ A time-traveling uncle
🧚‍♂️ An aunt who speaks with Wild Folk

#amquerying #writingcommunity #yafantasy

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Katie Krohn @katiekrohnauthor.bsky.social · Sep 1

Oofta, thank you Julia!

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Katie Krohn @katiekrohnauthor.bsky.social · Sep 1

Pretty sure this is a scam. Got an invite to interview with Call Sheet Media for their mentorship program—to pitch my YA novel for film/TV. Interview fee is $495 (refundable if not optioned). Probably won't reply, but has anyone worked with them? Stories? #writingcommunity #screenwriters #producers

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Katie Krohn @katiekrohnauthor.bsky.social · Aug 30

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Katie Krohn @katiekrohnauthor.bsky.social · Aug 30

Catch me on Instagram today (katiekrohnauthor), as I'm pitching for #1stlinepit!

🍄 A cottagecore coming-of-age story
🌿 Plant magic + elixirs + poisons
🍀 Irish bloodline
🎂 Magical baking
🌲 An enchanted forest
🚪 Portal to another realm
🧚‍♂️ An aunt who speaks with Wild Folk

#amquerying #ya

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Katie Krohn @katiekrohnauthor.bsky.social · Aug 17

Congrats! This sounds fascinating!

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Katie Krohn @katiekrohnauthor.bsky.social · Aug 16

A teen outcast from a secret line of Irish plant magicians must harness newfound powers to protect herself from a poison-wielding ancestor who hunts her family across time.

🍄 Plant magic + elixirs + poisons
💌 Romance subplot
🎂 Magical baking
🚪 Portal to another realm

#posterpit #PosterPitQ #ya

Door in the Fernwood by Katie Krohn. Tagline: In this magical Irish bloodline, poison runs deep. Complete at 99,000 words, I am querying this YA Contemporary Fantasy with Big Five editor interest. Keywords: elixirs and poisons, magical baking, plant magic, portal to another realm, romance subplot, time travel, magical artifacts. www.KatieKrohn.com

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Katie Krohn @katiekrohnauthor.bsky.social · Aug 16

Currently looking for a literary agent! 😉🌿🤞

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Katie Collan @kancollan.bsky.social · Aug 16

HOW TO SURVIVE A SLASHER X FEAR STREET

When a Jewish girl accidentally reawakens an ancient curse over her town, she must fight through mythological nightmares and break the curse before she's torn apart like the demon who start it all.

(CURRENTLY EDITING!)

#YA #H #Jewish #OwnVoices #W #PosterPit

A movie poster titled "From One Mifletzet to Another" featuring a teenage girl in front of a gritty, fiery background above an open basement door.

Descriptive text from top to bottom, left to right:

"JEWISH HORROR"

"WOMEN AUTONOMY"

"SEX POSITIVITY"

"BREAK THE CURSE."

"A 88,000~ YA HORROR NOVEL"

"COMING IN SEPTEMBER"

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Victoria Jayne (they/them) is querying ya fantasy @victoriajayneoh.bsky.social · Aug 16

#PosterPit #YA #F #C

A transfemme plant-killer garden witch works with a rival music witch to supply magic to an ancient flower for three months. When MC’s autistic meltdown turns the flower sentient, she must learn to regulate her emotions to conceal the scandal.

Anime style poster for A Harmony of Witches. Girl with curly hair, flowers, music and hand holding. So… were you gonna consult me before working with our mortal enemy?
The jig is up.
Yeah, no shit, Melody

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Chantal Danieli @chantaldanieli.bsky.social · Aug 16

She must choose between clinging to the hope of her father’s love, or holding on to her integrity. Between the ghost she was and the woman she’s becoming. How far would you go for love?

#PosterPit #Q #A #C #R #WF

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~CRK @authorcrk.bsky.social · Aug 16

#posterpit #ya #wip

Everything always changes. Friends, life, perspectives, relationships. Cera hates it. Why does everything always have to be ruined? Will her new life be ruined, too?

Magical realism
Meta-narrative about revision/revising your life and self
Mental health advocacy
Dark humor

Poster of a sunset-colored cityscape of tall buildings. With text: a city with hidden spaces, girls with their own secrets, a rewritten reality, an unfinished portrait, inevitable changes. Change is Cera’s worst enemy. Subtle, Flowing Changes.

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Christopher Kline Jr @jrklinewrites.bsky.social · Aug 16

#posterpit #Q

Every 4 years, a bloodsport crowns a new king in what Nevlyn thought was a fair contest. When the king murders her brother to rig it, she enters the sport to deliver justice. She’ll either dethrone him, or at least get to spit in his face on the way down.

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Katie Krohn @katiekrohnauthor.bsky.social · Aug 16

This looks deliciously messy! Can't wait for it!

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Susie Lindau @susielindau.bsky.social · Aug 16

Sager | Lynch x THE DESCENT
Writing a book in a remote estate may seem romantic, but when a sentient house attacks and a psychopath threatens, a novelist must unearth the key to this madness, or his sister will arrive in time to write his eulogy.
#PosterPit #A #T #Q Light #H

Haunting of Hill House meets Misery, Coming of age, LGBTQ themes, A haunting on several levels, Colorado Gold Finalist, The Deadline, This twisty thriller with breakneck pacing will keep you guessing until the end! It's easy to romanticize writing a book in a remote location, but when a sentient house attacks and a psychopath threatens, a novelist must unearth the key to this madness, or his sister will arrive in time to write his eulogy. Full manuscript available now!

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Marco Miki @marcomiki.bsky.social · Aug 16

Three best friends, a university for magical studies, and a conspiracy to turn the students into weapons.

🪄 magic system inspired by esoteric traditions
🏫 a magic school, but for adults!
👭 sapphic romance so sweet you will melt
🐕 the best boy sidekick (with magical powers!)

#PosterPit #Q #F #A

An image in the style of a movie poster to pitch my novel, The Shape of Magic. An open book floats in the foreground, with bookshelves in the background. The title is at the centre, and at the bottom it reads "A novel by Marco Michelutto" and, lower, "Magic university - Political intrigue - friendship conquers all". At the top there are three testimonials from beta readers. The first one says "I can imagine fantasy fans really sinking their teeth into these aspects of the world building", the second one says "I keep trying to open it back up and read another chapter, but there's no other chapter. Big sad. No more book", and the third one says "This is such a wonderful story. I enjoyed the characters, the setting, the creatures and the magic."

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Karin Gillespie @karingillespie.bsky.social · Aug 16

A dying, 200-year-old magical, utopia-driven society of older females pin their revitalization on Gen Z and Y
#Posterpit #F#C #Q#CO

♥️Found family 🍑 Southern small-town setting 🍁Cozy autumn vibes 🫖female friendships

Magical tea cup on a deep blue background with the full moon shining and a owl flying

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Tiff @tiff-d.bsky.social · Aug 16

The nursery rhyme The Farmer in the Dell haunts Emily—but the final verse, “the cheese stands alone,” is no rhyme. When her best friend’s illness turns terminal, Emily has days to uncover a truth that could destroy her marriage, child, & the life she’s built around saving Lacey. #posterpit #Q #A

A dark, eerie movie poster with a shadowy background of water, tree branches, and the faint outline of a woman’s face underwater. At the top, text reads: “By Tiffany Darling.” Centered text: “She’s dying. But that’s not the scariest part… The truth is so much darker.” Below, the book title appears: Everything I Gave Her. Subtext: “Now Querying #Q.” At the bottom: “A haunting spiral into the lies we tell for love. Psychological Suspense #T. Rated #A.”

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Izzy Grace (𝚒𝚜 𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐) @izzygraceauthor.bsky.social · Aug 16

SPARK OF THE EVERFLAME x THE CITY OF BRASS

Half-breed Aelia is forced to go on the run with a pure-blood mercenary, after revealing her powerful Runelight turns her into a hunted weapon for a war between realms

✨full ms with lit agent✨

#PosterPit #Q #F #R #NA #amquerying

A beam of light bursts from the silhouette of a woman. Title: Runelight Burning by Izzy Grace. Laurels: Forced proximity slow burn. Norse-inspired rune magic. Subverted chosen one trope. She's the anti-hero, he's the moral compass.

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Author Salem T. Lynn (Donkey Ōte) @author-salem.bsky.social · Aug 16

Jupiter Ascending (2015) X BRIGHT (2017)

Coming October 25th:

A captivating endling and the man obsessed with her find themselves at the center of an intergalactic plot to bring a bloodthirsty tyrant back to life.

ARC signups:
linktr.ee/author.salem

#posterpit #sf #f #r #a #lgbt

A movie poster style image.
The background is of space in pink and blue hues. The pink and blue silhouette of a woman with large curly hair facing to the right and looking up is visible. Gold text is at the top and bottom of the image. The text on top says "the endling is just the beginning" and the bottom text reads "Salem T. Lynn" and "Endlings & Beginnings" and at the bottom, in small white lettering, it says "coming to a bookstore near you oct 25, 2025"

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Katie Krohn @katiekrohnauthor.bsky.social · Aug 16

THE NATURE OF WITCHES X EMILY WILDE

🍄 A cottagecore coming-of-age story
🌿 Plant magic + elixirs + poisons
🍀 Irish bloodline
🎂 Magical baking
🌲 An enchanted forest
🚪 Portal to another realm
⏰ A time-traveling uncle
🧚‍♂️ An aunt who speaks with Wild Folk

#PosterPitQ #PosterPit #ya #amquerying #q

Door in the Fernwood, a YA contemporary fantasy at 99,000 words. Now querying. Tagline: In this magical Irish bloodline, poison runs deep. Includes: elixirs and poisons, plant magic, romance subplot, magical baking, and more! www.KatieKrohn.com

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