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Soph @soph-pl.bsky.social · 15d

This came to me last night.
What do you think: prophecy or just a really vivid dream?

#UnhingedPit #Q #A #R

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Jenee is writing 😘 😈 & 🌊 ✨ @2thestrugglebus.bsky.social · 16d

Which character from FIRE AND DEATH would get raptured? (Coming Oct. '26) #UnhingedPit #F #YA

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Ali Z @alizagame.bsky.social · 16d

The '90s human girl x werewolf boyfriend are all grown up and living in married bliss. But once bodies of locals start appearing every full moon, our headstrong fmc has a choice: solve the killings or admit true love shouldn't require this much bleach.

#A #T #Q #UnhingedPit

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Tien Lee (she/her) @authort-lee.bsky.social · 16d

reincarnated Max showing up late for #unhingedpit because — between avoiding responsibilities, ignoring a deadly prophecy, and mourning [REDACTED] — he’s occupied with these refined thoughts
#Lit #HF #F #Q

My MMC in ancient East Asian-esque robes surrounded by memes. The first one is a webtoon scene with a shocked male character thinking, “Segs?! I- In other words, impregnate…?!” The second one is a hozier post that says “some of u aren't carrying a constant yearning for love that consumes u and that must be nice.” The third is a bear opening a door, wearing a shirt that says “LUST.” The fourth one is a tweet that says, “asian parents give u unmoanable names so u can focus on ur studies.” The last one is an Unhinged AO3 tags tweet that says, “listen. when you have the chance to f*ck a mythical being you take it.”

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Soph @soph-pl.bsky.social · 16d

Because an agent–author relationship is a partnership.
Because I’m nothing if not a team player.

#UnhingedPit #Q #A #R

Mockup of a rights catalog page, with handwritten comments (in []):
Upmarket Fiction [Good it’s generic, since mine’s romance+WF+semi-historical all rolled in one]
Mock book cover, featuring a couple embracing (freepik.com)
Only One Summer in Berlin [Are we keeping this title?]
Soph
On submission Fall 2025
Primary agent: You
TV/Film agent: TBD
Rights available: worldwide
Length: 311 pages
Material: Unedited MS

Pitched as [x] [Sthg book club, w/ depth & growth] meets [y] [Sthg spicy! But not gratuitous], a poignant [Too much?], emotionally rich, heartfelt, smart and sexy [Word salad? But it’s all there! Let’s also weave in it’s funny. And immersive.] love story about a disciplined student who falls for edgy, leafy, laid-back post-Cold War Berlin—and for her host, a single dad struggling with his future. But she can’t stay.

Largely obscuring the blurb, a Post-it reading: Dear future agent, Even if we sign today, the Frankfurt fair is still gonna be a stretch, so I thought I’d help. Maybe slip it in as a loose sheet? Needs finalizing, but it shouldn’t take you long…
Words from the blurb: ’97 Berlin isn’t [Am I selling “Berlin as a character” enough? What about the 90s angle?] / dream destination. But when poor / poli-sci degree / heads to Berlin / Larger-than / language / handball / his six-year / friendship / their att / One massa / It can only be a fling / path lies in Paris / for shared custody of / secrets that tie him to Berlin. When / them to make an impossible choice: abandon these /or each other. [Stakes high enough? Still clear it’s a HEA?]

Picture of a barn owl
Soph was born in a barn, but soon spread her wings to roam the forests at night. She now lives at the top of a tower and collects mice (well, their bones). When not hooting her next novel, she enjoys moon-gazing. She wishes she were as effortlessly cool as Hedwig but suspects she’s more of an Archimedes. [Finally a decent bio!]

Frankfurt 2025 - adult catalog

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rach ⊹ ࣪ ˖ is QUERYING! @omgrachwrites.bsky.social · 16d

She was very thorough 😂

rach ⊹ ࣪ ˖ is QUERYING! @omgrachwrites.bsky.social · 16d

So, my friend is stuck on our couples camping trip with the guy from high school who sabotaged her love life, and I just found her search history. Should I say something or just hope this doesn’t backfire on her? (It’s pretty amusing so far, ngl)

#UnhingedPit #Q #A #R #OwnVoices

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rach ⊹ ࣪ ˖ is QUERYING! @omgrachwrites.bsky.social · Aug 19

Great, thank you!

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rach ⊹ ࣪ ˖ is QUERYING! @omgrachwrites.bsky.social · Aug 19

Hi Thais, thank you for liking my pitch for QuestPit! I currently have a query out with one of your colleagues, Claire. Would you prefer I wait to hear back from them before submitting my query to you?

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annelise is vague! @anneliserichardson.bsky.social · Aug 16

#PosterPit #Q #F

The Sabine Women, kidnapped by the Romans, have been mostly forgotten.
So has the woman who sparked Rome's foundation.
In "She-Wolf", both their stories are finally told.

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Lindsey Baltz, Fantasy Author @lsbwrites.bsky.social · Aug 16

#PosterPit #Q #F #R #NA
My latest project 🥀 Currently #querying

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rach ⊹ ࣪ ˖ is QUERYING! @omgrachwrites.bsky.social · Aug 16

Ahh thank you 💗

rach ⊹ ࣪ ˖ is QUERYING! @omgrachwrites.bsky.social · Aug 16

Thank you 🥲♥️

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rach ⊹ ࣪ ˖ is QUERYING! @omgrachwrites.bsky.social · Aug 16

Thank you 🥹💗

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rach ⊹ ࣪ ˖ is QUERYING! @omgrachwrites.bsky.social · Aug 16

That sounds fantastic! Thank you Nikki!

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rach ⊹ ࣪ ˖ is QUERYING! @omgrachwrites.bsky.social · Aug 16

PASSION PROJECT X HAPPY PLACE

Has she been sabotaging herself all along?

❤︎ feisty, bi fmc x soft love interest
⟡ found family x AANHPI couples
❤︎ forced proximity x only one campsite
⟡ explores healing repressed trauma

#PosterPit #Q #A #R #OwnVoices

Image: A massive wave about to crash into a woman. An Adult Romcom, EVERYONE BUT ME. A hopeless single gets stuck on a couples camping trip with the guy who sabotaged her love life, but when her plan to get answers backfires, she wonders if she’s been sabotaging herself all along.

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rach ⊹ ࣪ ˖ is QUERYING! @omgrachwrites.bsky.social · Aug 16

LA LA LAND X SEVEN YEAR SLIP

❤︎ stubborn filmmaker & musician
⟡ time-slip (90s/2010s nostalgia)
❤︎ filipino-am childhood sweethearts
⟡ “in every timeline” second chance
❤︎ hawai‘i x california settings
⟡ explores womanhood & gender roles

#PosterPit #W #A #R #OwnVoices

Image: A couple sharing headphones and grazing fingers. An Adult Romantic Comedy, LOOK AT ME NOW. A rising filmmaker on her way home to finalize her divorce wakes up ten years younger—stuck in the stereotypical plot of the cheesy movies she’s spent her career criticizing—now forced to use her industry knowledge and almost-ex-husband’s assistance to find her way back to the future.

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Millie Sun @milliesun.bsky.social · Aug 16

Cunning prankster + resourceful lord = a marriage of chaos.
Threaten them and force them to unite against their common enemies, and all hell breaks loose.
#posterpit #A #NA #F #R #W

Movie poster for Lady Han's Manual for Matrimonial Mayhem 89K Adult Fantasy Romcom
She would make him rue the day he dared to ask for her hand
Coming soon to the query trenches
Comps: A Song to Drown Rivers x The Darkness Within Us x How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Tropes: Enemies to lovers, Unlikeable heroine, Arranged marriage

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Blake Seabourn @blakeseabourn.bsky.social · Aug 16

JADE CITY x A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC

When his father is killed by a bloodline curse, the disowned heir to a blood-magic crime family has five days to reunite with his estranged siblings, find the murderer, and break the curse—before it kills them next.

#PosterPit #A #F #W

Welcome to a movie poster mock-up for my adult fantasy WIP, BLOOD BASTARDS. It features a handful of images set against a dark backdrop: blood on pavement, a dagger, three silhouettes striding down an alley, and a bloody hand holding a lit match.

At the top of the poster, in place of actors' names, are some genre/story elements featured in the novel: "blood magic," "crime families," "murder mystery," and "sibling drama."

Towards the bottom of the poster is a brief pitch for the story, which reads as follows: "When his father is killed by a bloodline curse, the disowned heir to a blood-magic crime family has five days to work with his estranged siblings, find the murderer, and break the curse—before it kills them too."

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rach ⊹ ࣪ ˖ is QUERYING! @omgrachwrites.bsky.social · Aug 16

This is so kind 🥹 thank you!! Same to you!!

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Tien Lee (she/her) @authort-lee.bsky.social · Aug 16

Slice-of-life Isekai x June Farrow x East Asian classics

🫂 love vs. fate
❤️‍🔥 the 1 you love vs. the 1 who loves you
🐉 Asian fairytales
🪭 sentimental man & decisive women
✒️ pen pals & soulmates
🩸 sins of the parents
🕰️ timeless societal pressures
📕 multi-POV
✏️ newly revised!
#PosterPit #Q #A #LF #HF #F

This Years of Red Tears movie poster features the MMC both in his past life as a present-day florist with flowers on the left and in his current life as an ancient noble holding a book on the right. He’s surrounded by wispy clouds featuring a faceless woman in the background. Near the top, there’s descriptive text that reads: “A modern-day failure turned aristocrat, an alternate East Asian past, a prophecy to harm others with his love, and an exploration of trauma and privilege. In the center are laurels ft. quotes that say “Masterful, lyrical prose,” beta #1, “dreamy,” #Revpit editor, “fascinating,” literary agent, and “breaks my heart,” beta #2. The pitch at the bottom: Love & success have eluded Max his entire short life. Being spontaneously reborn as an ancient noble should mean he could completely leave his self-doubt & troubled family behind. However, wealth & unconditional devotion from others come at a cost. To live how he wants with who he wants, he must wed a stranger & become the next foreign minister. All while ignoring a prophecy saying others will suffer bc of his affection. Querying this September

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rach ⊹ ࣪ ˖ is QUERYING! @omgrachwrites.bsky.social · Aug 16

Cannot wait to see this on the shelves 😍

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Aaron Olátunjie Cole is ✨Vague✨👀 @aaronolatunjie.bsky.social · Aug 16

HUNGER GAMES x COBAB x POWERLESS

Inspired by Central Africa's Underworld of Kalunga

A boy with dangerous magic must compete in a deadly competition to save his mom's soul from the Underworld, but his growing love for the Prince threatens to destroy the kingdom

#PosterPit #Vague

A movie poster of Aaron's YA Fantasy, SoulCast, with the lead characters in the center. One is a Black warrior, the other is a Black Prince.

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Zed Prospero @zprospero.bsky.social · Aug 16

THE OFFICE x GOOD OMENS

Virgil Mora has three months to turn around a vampire-ran Ohio gas station to restore Heaven’s faith in Hell and save his boss, Lucifer, the angel he’s fallen for.

Before his past mistakes come back to haunt him. Literally.

#PosterPit #W #A #C #F #LGBT

A movie poster, at the top is the title “Hell Is Work” and underneath it a tag line “The Devil is in the details”

The background is red with a light red graph showing a plummeting arrow representing a failing business.

In the foreground is a three pronged Devil’s pitchfork with a halo around the central tine.

Sitting on the curved crook of the right tine, nonchalant, with one arm wrapped around the tine is a black silhouette of a man wearing a suit and tie. His legs dangle casually above a field of flame.

On the curved crook of the left tine, staring at the other man, is a white figure of a man with wings spread, casually playing footsie with the other man.

At the bottom is the words “A novel by Zed Prospero”

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Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · Aug 16

Hi #PosterPit! If you're interested in a dark, modern-day Korean folklore and myth reimagining, layered with quiet, intimate dread and character-driven storytelling, then check this out:

#Q #H #R #A

Themes: Korean folklore set in modern-day pnw, anti-hero POV, psychological unraveling and monstrous transformation, dark, intimate atmosphere, slow-burn romance

Selected as a finalist in the 2025 PNWA Writers Contest for Horror/Paranormal

Title: GUMIHO
Adult Upmarket Horror Romance at 76,000 words

Cursed with a vengeful gumiho, Mina has spent centuries feeding it souls to become a god—and now she needs just one. But when she falls for her final target, wicked whispers invade her mind, visions of loved ones haunt her, and her body begins to change. As the gumiho consumes her from the inside out, Mina must face her demons and sever the curse—or achieve godhood and lose herself to become something monstrous.

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