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Jessica Fisher Riches - is Querying and Drafting
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Jessica Fisher Riches - is Querying and Drafting @prahajess.bsky.social · Aug 5
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Early Magic Agents Guide; YA Contemporary Fantasy; When a cocksure witch loses her magic to a cunning daemon, she hatches a ruthless plan to steal it back—thought it means betraying a grieving classmate who’s only just discovered the world of magic. Images: two teen witches and one teen boy; comp titles: Wild is the Witch, A Wicked Magic, Spells for Lost Things, Practical Magic
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#WIPSnips The word for November 10th is 'local', but I'm going with 'village'. 'The Book of Ashes', Chapter 9 (again) and carrying on a couple of paragraphs from yesterday's WIPSnip. A 'Hercules' is a brand of bicycle. Jenny Birdfoot is supposed to be hiding in Paul's shoulder bag and keeping quiet.
Pulling the Hercules up on to its stand outside the village post office. He drew in a deep breath. Now all he had to do was drop off the day's mail, collect a certain mysterious letter and head back to Harpham House without anybody seeing Jenny Birdfoot. Walking in the door he was immediately enfolded in the subtle mixed scents of ink and office gum with delicate overtones of worn linoleum, dust, blotting paper and old varnish. The post office's public interior space was not much larger than the kitchen of some of the flats he'd rented in London and the décor in yellowing flyspotted cream paintwork, worn maroon matchboarding and rubbed thin varnished woodwork would be dubbed 'shabby chic' by some of his former city friends, but here it was just age and quiet neglect.
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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🌙 Previous Moons 🌙

A prequel to Early Magic
- Modern druids in Wales
- Dark Academic setting
- second-world portal
- Boss Bitch Villain

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips
#F #YA #books #druids
Images: teen boy looking out a window, close up of couple kissing; text: She held her hand at her throat, touching the necklace, and when she looked up at him again, he could tell she wanted to say something. He raised his eyebrows and nodded and she took a deep breath. “When I was very young, my mother was attacked. That’s what left her so ill.” Below them, the waves crashed. “Attacked…” Dylan repeated the word, searching her eyes for more. “Magically attacked,” she clarified. “My mother was a witch. Is a witch.” He gaped, mind reeling. “The local police got absolutely nowhere, investigating. They didn’t understand the true nature of what had happened, of course. “My mum’s coven helped my father look for answers, but they didn’t have a lot to go on. Eventually my Da found somebody who knew somebody. An old lady in the area had stories of a man. She called him yr Swynwr.” “The enchanter,” Dylan translated.
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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🧹 EARLY MAGIC 🧹

What?! I (16y) lost my magical lamen and my name and spied on my own grandmother to try and get into another coven. And yeah, I may have summoned a daemon. Oh, and I sort of betrayed another witch. But she started it.
AITA?

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reviseresub.bsky.social Revise & Resub @reviseresub.bsky.social · 4d
A favorite! Pitch your MC as an Am I The A****** post 🤭 #FiFRevPit #writingcommunity #writersky #writersofbluesky
Fall Into Fiction with RevPit Prompt: Pitch your MC as an AITA post. #FiFRevPit
November 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Let me see. Rowan has a list.

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips #Q #F #YA #AmQuerying #witch
November 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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📚 #WritingLifeMonthly November Day 09 📚

I will never forget my awe as Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor unfolded.

#writingcommunity #BookSky #BookSky💙📚 #bookskyclub #bookish #books #tbr #tbrpile #indie #amreading
traceyleewrites.bsky.social Tracey Lee @traceyleewrites.bsky.social · 1d
📚 #WritingLifeMonthly November Day 09 📚

Is there anything better than reading a masterpiece of prose for the first time? Rereading them is great, but it's never the same.

#writingcommunity #BookSky #BookSky💙📚 #bookskyclub #bookish #books #tbr #tbrpile #indie #amreading
November #writinglifemonthly Day 09 What's a book you wish you could read again for the first time? Build Community - Share. Like.Comment in Group. @traceyleewrites
November 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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My goal is to connect every story I write, even if only slightly - like Madeleine L'Engle!

#LateNightWrite
blackbirb.bsky.social Blackbird @blackbirb.bsky.social · 1d
#LateNightWrite Do your WIPs ever tend to share the same setting or location? Do you tend to write stories with similar themes?

Quote or reply below using the hashtag!
Simple canva graphic displaying the same prompt as the body of the post.
November 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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POTIONS UNINCORPORATED:

A curmudgeonly witch with a chronic illness must work with a cheerful thief to stand up to a greedy pharmaceutical company🌱🐈‍⬛ 💚

💜 Bisexual Romance
💙 Chronic Illness Rep

Think HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE X THE SPELLSHOP

#HopePit #A #RF #F #Cozy #OwnVoices #Q
Potions Unincorporated is written on a black journal with ivy stems and a mushroom on the cover. The tropes are listed with arrows on the right side: Grumpy x Sunshine, Found Family, Evil Pharma Potion Company, Plant Magic, Chronic Illness Rep, Cozy Vibes
November 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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🇨🇿 The Best Kisser in Prague 🇨🇿

She tells herself she's got the Future all figured out.
He's pretending he's let go of his Past.
Will Mika and Dominik miss the magical Now?

🇨🇿 Expats in Prague
🇨🇿 Early-90s nostalgia
🇨🇿 A crossroads in history

#WIP #NA #R #HS #WipSnips
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity
Image: Prague arcade with vaulted ceiling; text: At five, Dominik takes his break. He nods to Irish Jacqui and she slips off her stool. Together they head outside to stand in front of the bar in the arcade, joined a moment later by Mike, who has the joint. Jacqui has her camera and points it directly above them as Mike exhales, catching the smoke and the vaulted ceiling. “Art?” Mike passes the joint to Dominik. Jacqui narrows her eyes a bit. “You say that as if it’s a bad thing?” Mike shrugs and looks up. “It’s a ceiling.” She snaps a picture of him. “I thought you were an actor. You should get it.” “He’s an extra,” Dominik says. Mike mock-winces. “Ouch.”
November 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow Chips

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traceyleewrites.bsky.social Tracey Lee @traceyleewrites.bsky.social · 2d
📚 #WritingLifeMonthly November Day 08📚

Something a little silly this month. What would your band name be? Mine is "Heartless Thai Curry"

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November #writinglifemonthly Day 08 The last book you finished + the last food you ate = your band name. Go. Build Community - Share. Like.Comment in Group. @traceyleewrites
November 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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🌙 Previous Moons 🌙

A prequel to Early Magic
- Modern druids in Wales
- Dark Academic setting
- second-world portal
- Boss Bitch Villain

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips
#F #YA #books #druid
Images: teen looking out a window, stormy sea, woman mid-ritual, caer, hooded, robed figure walking through mist; text: It was cold in the caer sidi. It always was. The walls of the cavern passages were lit with sconces, but the fires never seemed to warm the dampness; they barely lit the chambers. The youngest children looked terrified. They always did. They entered the Hall of Illumination. Passing the ten large, conical metal fireplaces, Dylan inhaled deeply, glad there were no new littles. This was where they usually began to cry. The long rows of stone sensory deprivation boxes, the pyrth goleuedigaeth, did look very much like caskets. And what was it all for?
November 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Introducing Rowan!

She is one of two teen-witch protags in Early Magic, a fashionista, a boss biatch, and may or may not have lost her magic. Oops.

Absolutely adore this art by #rebeccae at bsky.app/profile/erin...

#Q #YA #F #amquerying #booksky #originalart #
original drawing of a fashion-forward red-haired teen with a color-block dress, boots, and super cute fuzzy purple hat.
November 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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*The Best Kisser in Prague*
🇨🇿
90s vibes
Slow burn
#WIP #NA #R #HS #WipSnips
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity
Image: close up of feet of couple kissing; text: Elsa pulls Mika aside. “I have a present for you.” She puts something in Mika’s pocket. “It’s happy stuff.” They split up at the end of the arcade, Elsa and Alex heading down the road to the theatre. It seems Dominik is coming along to the house party, though Mika isn’t sure she believes they’ll ever get there. The directions look complicated. As they head to the tram, Dominik and Anthony make a funny pair: Anthony small and long haired, every movement like a dancer; Dominik tall, short haired, serene - or distracted. Luckily, Anthony’s superpower is flirting with straight boys, so he takes care of the entertaining, while Mika hangs back and opens the plastic baggie Elsa gave her. Light blue pills with happy faces stamped on. They reach the tram stop and Mika passes a pill to Anthony and then approaches Dominik. He bends over to see what she’s got in her hand. “Rad.” He takes the baggie and fishes one out.
November 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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🌙 Previous Moons 🌙

A prequel to Early Magic
- Modern druids in Wales
- Dark Academic setting
- second-world portal
- Boss Bitch Villain

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips
#F #YA #books #druids
Images: teen boy looking out a window, stormy ocean, druidess mid-ritual, table full of potion bottles, hooded figure walking through mist; text: An hour later it was still not snowing when Dylan, Cat and Gwen exited the Law Hall, wriggling into their coats. On the steps, Madoc and the other penguins lounged with two pilfered bottles of champagne. “Oh, there’s my impressive brother,” Madoc called. “One to watch.” His friends laughed. “Time for the kiddies to go home, eh?” “Goodnight, Madoc,” Catrin called over her shoulder. “Gwen, you want a real escort home?” Madoc yelled. She didn’t look at him as they hurried across the road. “He’s drunk,” Catrin said. Madoc’s final retort barely carried to Dylan’s ears through night. “I’m watching you!”
November 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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🧹 EARLY MAGIC 🧹

Frenemies take on high school, witchcraft, and daemons–both personal and magical.

Speaking of daemons...

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips #Q #F #YA #AmQuerying #witch
Image: punk girl bending backwards over a landscape shot of a boardwalk arcade tinged red; text: Kinzey wore several vintage silk slips over black-and-red striped tights and platform Doc Martens. Her hair was up in space buns and a series of thin black lines ran down her face. She stopped in front of Danika, hand on her hips. “You with him?” Danika swallowed hard. What the hell was happening? Was Kinzey seriously pretending she didn’t know her? She nodded. “Rarr.” Kinzey winked and mimed biting, then pivoted to lead the way, revealing a huge tattoo across her shoulders: Lucky. Chris frowned, but pulled his gaze off the tattoo and looked at Danika again. “You okay?” She took a breath. “Yeah.” Trailing Chris into the labyrinth of books, she prayed that Kinzey wouldn’t say anything about their past meeting in front of him. Rowan would go ballistic if she thought Danika had told anyone else about the mini-coven fiasco.
November 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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*The Best Kisser in Prague*

She's telling herself she's got the Future all figured out.
He's pretending he's let go of his Past.
Will Mika and Dominik miss the magical Now?

🇨🇿 Expats in Prague
🇨🇿 Early-90s nostalgia
🇨🇿 Drifters, artists, seekers
🇨🇿 A crossroads in history

#QuestPit #W #NA #R #HS
Close up of a mixed tape with songs popular in the 1990s (modern/alternative rock)
November 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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*The Best Kisser in Prague*
🇨🇿
90s vibes
Slow burn
#W #NA #R #HS
#QuestPit #WritingCommunity

Mika and Dominik aren't looking for a connection.
It's Prague. The early 90s. Nothing is permanent. There are no rules.
They're each trying so hard to lose themself; can they find each other?
Images: two cassette tapes (Mix for Mika and for Dominik); air mail envelope; young woman with dyed red hair; young man with beard; silhouette of Charles Bridge; postal stamp
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Rowan would bring overpriced, showy, trendy dessert.
Danika would bring Red Vines.

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November 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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🌙 Previous Moons 🌙

A prequel to Early Magic
- Modern druids in Wales
- Dark Academic setting
- second-world portal
- Boss Bitch Villain

#QuestPit #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips
#F #YA #books #druid #W
9 squares: witch under a stormy sky, teen boy with beanie hat, druid holding a staff, ruin on a beach, silhouetted trees, potion, couple kissing with blood on their lips, castle in a grey misty world
November 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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How often do we pardon the shadows from our vision?

A constant in our peripherals, never shying from view, but unintentionally ignored. So much is hidden, but what if they are the ones hiding something?

Plunge into Chasing Shadows, the second book of the Havetsavain series

#questpit #booksky #W
November 5, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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Nia Moredi just wants to look out for her little brother. Miss Laval needs to attend a governess-teacher meeting. Baarsin Dorvierre’s being watched. Pickpocket Wren needs to recharge her misdirection charm. If only Nia could remember which of them she’s supposed to be today. #QuestPit #YA #F #LGBT
A mood board of eight tiles and a centre square with lockpicking tools and ancient writing: 1. Always have an escape plan. 2. A swindler never lets herself feel like a fraud. 3. Don't look for the easy grab, look for the easy mark. 4. Never get involved with golems. The pictures depict, clockwise from upper right: A) A city of canals and towering footbridges. There are minarets and steeples and red-tiled roofs. B) A market selling elaborate lanterns, all aglow. C) A porcelain and gold hand, reaching upwards. D) Two figures leaping across rooftops against the coming dawn. E) A pocketwatch--or is it? Constellations and continents cover the front, the body of the watch engraved with runes. It's sitting on ancient parchment. F) A wax stamp with removable chits that function as coins in a card game. G) The lords of the city overlooking grand canals and issuing edicts. They are dressed in fine red robes and silks. H) Assorted bones and shells used for divination and more.
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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THE HONEY WITCH X LATE BLOOMER

A disabled witch hires a butch werewolf grocer to work in her failing apothecary. But when she and the grocer fall in love, a ghost torments the shop! The witch must solve the haunting to save the town and her new hot gf.

#questpit #A #FR #Q
The witch and the grocer The romance Tropes Alarra Thorne Robin Hart The pitch The comps The honey witch Late bloomer The very secret society of irregular witches Legends and lattes
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Slow Horses x The Ministry of Time

The Cold War was never about nuclear arms - it was about time travel. This is the mind-blowing account of what really happened in 1972.

#QuestPit #A #T #SF #Q
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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BRIDGET JONES X 4 WEDDINGS

Madi's sick of Montreal's dating ‘swamp.' If she doesn't find love this summer, she'll upend her life and move to London. When the two men she's dating meet each other at one of the many weddings she's a bridesmaid in the chaos makes her reconsider her desires. #QuestPit
dating swamp. choose love but choose wisely. The two guys you are seeing find out about each other. What do you do? a: Pick Felix. You don’t know him that well but he’s sweet and seems promising. b: Pick Jonah. He’s your ex and you already know he loves you. c: Date both of them at the same time together until you decide. d: Run away to London and enter a new dating swamp. The grass is always greener, right?
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Dear Cera,

Pack your bags! You've been invited to appear on LAST CHANCE MATCH, a new dating show where LOVE ISLAND meets SQUID GAME and BLACK MIRROR. Should you find a soulmate, you won't be exterminated in 2 years.

Are you ready to find the one who's to die for?

#questpit #A #R #SF #H #S #Q
Tropical villa backyard with patio loungers and pool. Photo has bad reception television glitch. Words overtop: Welcome to the inaugural season of LAST CHANCE MATCH. 92,000 word dystopian horrormance
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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TRUE HATE'S KISS
She must trick her enemy into kissing her to break a deadly curse on her family

🐉Viking Vibes & Scandinavian Folklore
⚔️Age-Old Clan Feud
❤️‍🔥Enemies-To-Forbidden-Lovers
🔥Delicious Banter & Yearning
🌶️Hot & Spicy

#Questpit #NA #Romantasy #Agented #Editorsguide
November 5, 2025 at 7:45 AM