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Randall W. Murrain
@randallmurrain.bsky.social
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National Anthem singer for Towson University Athletics, aspiring writer querying multiple novels across multiple genres.
Cinephile, music lover, hopeless romantic.
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Randall W. Murrain @randallmurrain.bsky.social · Dec 2
Ahhhhhh this is meeeeee! This is my first time putting any of my work on any medium! Thank you @ryn-rehnard.bsky.social for this opportunity!
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Jeff Daniels speaks out..

He's everything that's wrong.

We’re supposed to elect the best of us, not the worst of us.
July 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Please keep @randallmurrain.bsky.social’s mother in your prayers and in your most uplifting positive wishes.
July 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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On my way to trust Tom Cruise one last time
May 26, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Itotia thinks she's possessed—until her botched banishment ritual binds her to a deity for real.

Metztli is the exiled moon, and now bound to Itotia, they're pissed. Until the offer comes: trade her for redemption.

Enemies, lovers... 😏 (WIP done Aug 2025)

#questpit #w #f #rf
A moodboard featuring: - Precolonial Central American huts in the jungle - Skulls on forestry - A Nahua temple - Herbs - A hand wound being wrapped with cloth - A light-haired person kissing the neck of a dark-haired girl - A figurine of a god made of bone - A skull in forestry - Nahua art on parchment - The side of the Teotihuacan pyramid - A jungle overrun with trees TO BECOME THE MOON WIP PTCH Itotia's possessed—or so she thinks, until her botched attempt at banishing the Tzitzimitl being binds her to one for real. To Become the Moon is a dual-POV lyrical adult romantasy steeped in Nahua (Pipil) belief* and set against the lush tapestry of precolonial Central America. * (Pulling from my family's heritage) Anticipated Completion: AUGUST 2025 (includes revision)
May 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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HUNTING SHADOWS
Women’s Murder Club x The Butcher and the Wren

🕵️‍♀️ Badass female detective
🧬 CSI with a hidden past
🔪 A killer who’s hiding in plain sight
⚖️ Justice vs. protocol
🤐 Secret investigation
🧠 Dual POV: detective + killer
🚨 Broken trust
💣 Someone WILL die

#QuestPit #Q #A #PitDark
Dark crime mood board
May 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Sometimes the person we think we’re saving is the one undoing us—and sometimes, we strike the match ourselves.
Everything I Gave Her is a dark, psychological story of toxic friendship, blurred identities, and the wreckage we call love.
Querying this summer.
#questpit #questpitw #T #A #Writer #dark
Would you read a story about a woman who believed she was her best friend’s savior—until that friend dies, and all she’s left with is a life in flames… and when the smoke clears, she’s the one holding the match. Tiffany Darling With two female silhouettes in the background.
May 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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BRIDGERTON X HANDMAID’S TALE

What if the Bridgerton’s social season took place in Gilead, and the Diamond was determined via culty bride auction?

Dahlia doesn’t want to participate.

But a little blackmail goes a long way.

FOOL’S GOLD is querying in one month!

#questpit #w #a #s
May 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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HEARTLESS HUNTER x WHERE THE DARK STANDS STILL

She’s the last Dryad. His family steals Dryad magic.

She must save her realm. He must save his father.

They both need one thing.

No one wins with a heart on the line

#questpit #Q #YA #F
To save her realm and her people from extinction, lone Dryad, Eryna, must hide amongst human high society and play their twisted party games to take back the magic that was stolen from her land.
May 7, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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WAYFARERS x MURDERBOT x SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN
Everything fell apart when the human came aboard. Instead of nice meals and quiet cargo runs, Tai's stuck with bickering crewmates, sinister criminals, explosions, and worst of all, a human who wants to be friends. #QuestPit #Q #SF #LGBTQ #R #A
“Did you hear? There’s a human on board.” A mood board for my manuscript: "SF heist meets F/NB romance: queer aliens rob the TED conference and complain about their human." The mood board’s backdrop is the interior wall of a spaceship wall with a single viewport looking out over an ocean planet. There are hexagon-shaped polaroid photos taped to the wall and a string of Christmas lights for cheer. On the right is a diagram of a spaceship on a post-it note with alien writing. There is overlaid text: Priorities: Make dinner Remain cozy Haul cargo Go for drinks Pull off one last score Try not to fall in love Problems: Gun-happy pirates, nosy crewmates, terrible translator software, cultural misunderstandings, and a ticking clock. Found family of dropouts and runaways: terrifying monster (ordinary human) agender ship’s cook (fussy) sweet little old lady (giant bug) loudmouth nudibranch (adorable) grumpy single dad (with a secret) autistic tween (with a bigger secret) renegade lesbian nun (big player) the mastermind (in over his head) Frank the cat (sleepy)
May 7, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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#questpit #Q #A #RF #agentsguide
Love isn't blind, it sees you for who you truly are

Brienne of Tarth x Dardevil x Tristan & Isolde with HEA
👸Bi-racial, facially disfigured princess
👨‍🦯Blind, disabled romantic interest
💞Against the odds romance
💰Bachelor auction (brothel)
😍He falls first
🌶️ Spicy HEA
Gray cloud background with female warrior silhouette with swords. Text: The Sun Diamond Princess & the Blind Assassin Agent's Guide 100K Adult Romantacy, light fantasy, bi-racial princess, disabled blind romantic interest, he falls first, against the odds romance, bachelor auction (brothel), reverse Beauty & the Beast, lots of angst. Gray cloud background with a female warrior with sword silhouette. Text: The Sun Diamond Princess & the Blind Assassin The Pitch A blind former assassin saves a facially disfigured princess from an assassin sent by her mother, the queen regent. On the run together, the princess brokers peace with a warring country, offering herself up for marriage with hopes of returning home and deposing her tyrannical mother. The princess is torn between her love for her country and her love for the blind assassin. Gray cloud background with a female warrior with sword silhouette. Text: The Sun Diamond Princess & the Blind Assassin Comps Breinne of Tarth x Daredevil x Tristan & Isolde with HEA Images of Brienne f Tarthe, Daredevil and painting of Tristan & Isolde. Gray cloud background with a female warrior with sword silhouette. Text: The Sun Diamond Princess & the Blind Assassin Quotes First sentence, first page: If beauty was a currency for women to procure a husband, Princess Myra was a pauper. “You have been my anchor, stopping me from being carried away on a tide of hopelessness.” The sting of Arzhang’s heartbreak was worse than any sting of the lash.
May 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Pirates of the Caribbean—if Jack Sparrow were a vengeful sapphic ghost possessing a sapphic princess Elizabeth Swann, Will Turner went on a gender journey, and the curse could only be broken when two hearts meet the light—through love or bloodshed 🫀🗡️

#QuestPit #YA #F #Q #LGBT
A moodboard showing the pirate (Amir), the princess (Mira), and John. Amir silhouetted against a cloudy sky with a sword slung over her shoulder and a group of joyful sailors on a pirate ship. She has this quote: Continue to love Continue to forgive Continue to grow Mira is shown in the reflection of an ornate mirror. She is wearing long white gloves and a pink ballgown with her hair in a natural updo and the lesbian pride flag is subtly depicted over her photo. There is another photo of two girls kissing in the surf at sunset. Mira has this quote: We looked at each other a little too long to be “just friends” John is shown with his bare back to the viewer, facing the sea with the trans pride flag subtly depicted over his photo. He also has a close up of iridescent mermaid scales and this quote: Go bravely, go deeply, or do not go
May 7, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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I returned home to Decatur shackled & cuffed & taken straight to jail for murder charges. My family hadn't seen me in yrs. But even news headlines & family grudges couldn't hinder their love of the grandchild they never knew while I struggled within a sisterhood behind bars.
#Questpit #Mem #NF #A
Movie covers for The Glass Castle and Orange is the New Black.
May 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Tyre Nichols!
Say His Name!
May 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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"At the End of the World"

A Kansas architect drives an old converted school bus on the Pan-American Highway, making unbreakable bonds with new friends on the way.

🛣❤️ road trip romance
👨🏻‍🤝‍👨🏽👩🏽‍🤝‍👨🏻 the power of friendship
🧐 one character with a mysterious past
💔❤️ heartbreak to healing

#QuestPit #Q #A #R
May 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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What if Romeo & Juliet really happened, but instead of it ending in peace, it ended with a spell gone wrong…and the result? The creation of an evil forest that breeds hate and monsters? Pictured are beta/cp comments & aesthetics from this story: THE FOREST BETWEEN US.
#questpit #Q #YA #F #RF
May 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Agent’s Guide to “Mark of a Magpie”! 📖🐦‍⬛

When a small-town thief crosses paths with the kingdom’s big-shot assassin, an unlikely partnership is born; but can their goals align before their egos and secrets land them both a spot on the gallows?

#QuestPit #Q #YA #NA #F #R #RF
#agentsguide #amquerying
An agent’s guide to: “Mark of a Magpie” YA Romantic Fantasy 119k Words Behind the text is a piece of parchment paper surrounded by ocean water and gold flower outlines. Blurb: One for Sorrow, Two for Joy, Three for a Girl, Four for a Boy… Ryn is a small-town thief with a knack for being overconfident in her abilities, but by day she’s a beloved tavern girl with the liver of steel that carries her reputation. On her most daring break-in yet, she runs face first into the kingdom’s last living assassin, Seven, and he’s just offered her the opportunity of a century: a ticket of attendance to the King’s upcoming courtship gathering. It’s a partnership she’d definitely be a fool to take up, but desperation fuels ever decision she makes. Five for Silver, Six for Gold… Seven is set in his own plans, however much they interfere with hers, and they won’t be the only ones in attendance with hidden agendas. When the castle goes into lockdown, it’s survival of the cunning and silver-tongued. The rich are dropped like flies, and all suspicions are on them. Seven for a Secret, Never to be Told. The text is on a piece of parchment paper, with ocean water and gold flower outlines behind it. Tropes: Thief x Assassin Mental Health Rep Identity vs Duty Class Difference Forced Proximity Secret Code Morally Gray Women’s Wrongs Unlikely Allies to Lovers Text is on a piece of parchment paper. Besides the text are two headshot drawings: one of a girl with brown hair pulled back by braids, and the other of a black-haired boy with a worried expression. Behind the parchment paper are ocean waters with gold flower outlines. The Atmosphere: There is a collage of pictures on a parchment paper. Picture one is of a boy crouched down with his head covered as a fire burns in the background. Picture two is of two hands tied to a pole on the beach. Picture three shows a person wrapping up the wounded hand of another. Picture four shows an old piece of parchment with unreadable script. Picture five is of an island with a castle and small village surrounding it. Picture six is of a girl on the run with a dagger in hand. Behind the collage of pictures are ocean waters, with gold flower outlines surrounding it.
May 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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#Questpit: TASK FORCE REVENANT

Nine dead in a South Texas stash house. Two detectives on the case. A case with mysterious figures their country forgot.

🔮 multiple POV
🔥💥 slow-burn thriller narrative mixed with explosive action sequences
🧠 mental health/PTSD elements
😱 shock twist

#Q #A #T #MF
May 8, 2025 at 12:39 AM