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Rachael
@rkesen12.bsky.social
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Writer and part of the querying community
Mother of 2 boys
Loves all things geeky, DnD, travel, and adventure
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bmfwriter.bsky.social
#Amquerying friends - Beware ⚠️
I got likes from 2 different “agents” on separate platforms who turned out to be scammers. Truly noxious stuff.

Querying is exhausting enough without predatory behavior like this.

Always research agents & their agencies before you hit submit. (1/2)
September 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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bmfwriter.bsky.social
A haunting dark romantasy about sisterhood, sacrifice, and the dangerous alchemy of turning trauma into power strong enough to break a god.

🔥Slow-Burn
☠️Depraved Gods
❣️Found Family
🥀High-Stakes
📝Professionally Edited

An Enchantment of Ravens X One Dark Window

#PosterPit #Q #A #NA #SPF #F #R
August 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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bmfwriter.bsky.social
The ritual demands death. Desire refuses.

🌙Wild Women
🌹Star-Crossed Lovers
🔥Slow-Burn
🖤Gothic
💀Dark Secrets
🩸Blood-Soaked Magic

#PosterPit #Q #YA #NA #F #H #SPF #R
August 16, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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emiliayoung.bsky.social
📖🐦‍⬛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?

#PosterPit #PosterPitOS #PosterPitA #AG #OS
#A #F #R #DIS
#onsub #editors
*Art by Shibushio on fiverr* The image shows a fake movie poster for the book "Mark of a Magpie" Text in the image reads: Mark of a Magpie, An adult fantasy by Emilia Young, On submission next week, Thief x Assassin, Forced Proximity, Morally Gray, Women's Wrongs Behind the text are two characters leaning over the side of a ship with beautiful skies in the background. The first character is a women, Ryn, who has brown hair in two braids, wearing leather armguards and a tunic, watching the land pass. The second character is a man, Seven, who has black hair and is wearing a tunic with a black turtleneck beneath it. He's watching Ryn with a small smile on his face.
August 16, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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dani-s-writes.bsky.social
The GORGEOUSNESS of this!!
milliesun.bsky.social 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
August 16, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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dani-s-writes.bsky.social
#QuestPit #Spec #WIP

Jaded 29yo telepath Cal seizes a fresh start working in a rural special education school to hide from her magical failures.
When the school risks being shut down, she unites with her students, community and a charming farmer to save it, and discovers another type of magic—hope.
Fake insta page style moodboard with pastel cottagecore themed images
August 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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milliesun.bsky.social
A Song to Drown Rivers meets How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days in LADY HAN'S MANUAL FOR MATRIMONIAL MAYHEM, in which the mischievous bride fights for divorce with chaos:
😈 unlikeable heroine
⚔️ enemies-to-lovers
💑 marriage of convenience
👑 political intrigue
#questpit #A #RF #W (line editing for #Q soon!)
Agent's guide to Lady Han's Manual for Matrimonial Mayhem: 89K Adult Fantasy Romcom with low spice Pitch: What can a girl do to escape an arranged marriage, but to prank her husband to hell and back in the hopes that he will divorce her? In the Dazhen Empire, twenty-year-old Wen Anling’s comfortable life is turned upside down when her father forces her to marry Han Shiyan, the wealthy Lord of Qinglan. In a desperate bid for freedom, Anling fights chaos with chaos, by transforming herself into the nastiest wife possible. Shiyan only married Anling to honour his mother’s dying wish. Had he known his new wife would send his simple life straight to mayhem, he would have thrown honour out the nearest window. But when his wife continues to get under his skin, he cannot help but grow intrigued by her eccentric nature—once he sees her irritating antics as what they truly are: harmless. In the face of deadly threats, Anling must embrace her role as Lady Han and turn her cunning mind to their common enemies, or grab the freedom offered to her and watch the empire fall. Comps: The Darkness Within Us, A Song to Drown Rivers, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Extract: Shiyan’s eyes widened for a heartbeat before he forced composure back onto his features. Her face was powdered with a thick layer of white, as if she had simply dunked it into a bowl of flour. Her bright red lip-paint smudged at the edges and… Heavens forbid women dab their cheeks with uneven blobs of pink. Even the most senile and stern of his guests held their hands to their stomachs, straining to hold back fits of laughter. He would have gladly joined them, too, if he wasn’t the one with the honour of marrying this… this… buffoon. He swallowed and recited the wise sayings of his forefathers: one should not judge a book by its cover; a woman’s beauty runs deeper than appearances; virtues are lasting while beauty is fleeting. Oh, to hell with wise sayings.
August 6, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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eacromancewriter.bsky.social
FIVE BROKEN BLADES X ONE DARK WINDOW

🍃 CALL TO THE WIND 🍃

🚫 Forbidden Love
👩‍❤️‍👨 Friends to Lovers
⚔️ Harrowing Heists
🤴 Fighting for Freedom
🏔️ Grouded Fantasy
🪄 Elemental Magic

#QuestPit #A #F #Q
Pitch: When her conman father threatens everything she holds dear, twenty-year-old Ellora will have to choose between saving her loyal best friend or her forbidden elvish love, in the midst of a dangerous scheme that could be the end for them all.
August 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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eacromancewriter.bsky.social
FILTHY RICH VAMPIRES X DEMON W/ BENEFITS

✨ UNDER THE SALEM MOON 🌙

🤫 Dark Family Secrets
😱 Suspense & Mystery
🧙‍♀️ Magic & Cozy Elements
🧛 Vampire Boyfriends
😈 Exes with a Vengeance
❤️ Love Against the Odds

#QuestPit #A #R #RF #ParanormalRomantasy #Q
Secrets tear families apart. And in the historic town of Salem, Massachusetts, everyone has something to hide. At twenty-six, Arabella Fairheart must confront her true identity when she meets Halloran Bloodhorn, a vampire irresistibly drawn to her, leading them on a dangerous journey to unveil her dark family secret and risking everything for love before the portal to his realm closes.
August 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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bmfwriter.bsky.social
For #literaryagents seeking:
🔥 a slow-burn that smolders
💔 trauma that scars but doesn’t define
✨️ the radical power of women healing each other in a world that told them not to survive.

…and a girl who stops running from her nightmares, and becomes one instead. 🖤

#questpit #Q #DF #RF #YA #A
Mood board. Monsters, magic, love interest, dungeon, power, sisters In a world unraveling beneath prophecy, two sisters bound by cursed blood and haunted desire must resist the god who would consume their magic, and destroy everything they love to possess it. Ya adult crossover, 99k, dark romantic fantasy, professionally edited Tropes and themes. Slow burn, morally Grey, twists and betrayals, femine rage, found family Comps titles: The Priory of the Orange Tree, A Court of Wings and Ruin, An Emchantment of Ravens, One Dark Window. Spotify playlist
August 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
rkesen12.bsky.social
Mark Hamill is the GOAT ❤️
markhamillofficial.bsky.social Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · May 4
Proof this guy is full of SITH.
mrsbettybowers.bsky.social Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · May 4
In Star Wars. those who have embraced the Dark Side of the Force wield red lightsabers. So, in other words, perfect.
May 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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bmfwriter.bsky.social
What kind of book do you get from a hopeless romantic & devourer of @stephenking.bsky.social, fueled by feminine rage, and ready to demand the attention fierce female writers deserve...

❤️‍🔥 Reign of Nightmares; a genre-bending, trope twisting, dark romantic fantasy. ❤️‍🔥

#questpit #Q #A #RF
February 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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emiliayoung.bsky.social
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 #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.
February 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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eacromancewriter.bsky.social
Love Undercover

The last thing officer Emily Jacobs needed was cocky DEA agent John Pereira meddling with her high-stakes mafia case—and her complicated love life.

#QuestPit #Q #A #R
Moodboard showing pictures of NYC at night, an investigation, shady business, and romance. Tag words: Found Families, Dual POV, Overcoming Intergenerational Trauma, Enemies to Lovers, Mafia Case Book Playlist: Into You, Stare of Grace, boyfriend
February 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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eacromancewriter.bsky.social
Call to the Wind

Ellora knows that leaving her forest home is the only way of escaping her conman father, but that would also mean leaving behind her elvish paramour in a hidden world. When her father threatens all she loves, Ellora makes a play of her own to save them all.

#QuestPit #Q #A #RF
Moodboard showing pictures of a sword, crown, scattering cards, mountain, and misty forest. Tag words: Against All Odds, Friends to Lovers, Romantasy, Forbidden Love, Females Fighting Patriarchy
February 12, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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guyamaican.bsky.social
#YouDeservepIt

Caught between the demands of her home realm & her love for a human named Eope, Reny must forge a path through the clash of ancient traditions and evolving ideals.

💥🐉Mythical Creature
✨️🌏Otherworldly Realm
👩🏿‍🤝‍👩🏾 💜 LGBT+ Couple
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 💞Found Family
👰🏾🙅🏾‍♀️Arranged Marriage
#Q #A #F #SF #R
Low flying in of a forest, an old castle by the shore with clouds, a mysterious tunnel in a river, a black girl camouflaged in the forest, a close up of tribal marks and a tribal necklace on a black person, more modern building in a forest, a row of canoes in a river, more of the modern building with ancient railing and staircase in front of it.
January 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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storiesandseeds.bsky.social
Heather’s husband is missing, and her friends say she’s better off without him. But Heather knows his disappearance is related to his mysterious past and the source of his depression. Will her love survive finding him?
CASTING CARE available on Amazon.
#YouDeservepIt #SP
Mood board: images of a couple getting engaged, a church, a sad woman, a painting of water, and shadows
January 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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sarahgoehrkewrites.bsky.social
THE KEEPERS is a #literaryfantasy

Magic is abnormal, and so taboo, in a matriarchal world

After losing everything, Aleris accepts her magic—then changes fate itself

But when a queen feels threatened, she's ready to declare war on witchkind
and burn them all

#YouDeservepIt #Q #A #F #AmQuerying
Mood board overlaid with a gold filigree crescent moon includes images clockwise from top left: old bound books and scrolls on a shelf; orange flames against a black background; a golden jeweled crown in a shaft of glittering sunlight; a merry fire in a hearth; a silhouette of mother and child; a richly adorned woman's hands holding a goblet of wine; a rendering of a wheel with spokes surrounding a moon; a series of windows in a stone hallway showing different outside views; and, in the center, a shadowed figure holding a glowing orb, with other shadowy figures in the background.
January 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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guyamaican.bsky.social
#P2Ppit
Reny, a 22y/o from another realm, enrolls in a human university to build a new life on Earth. Her plans unravel when she falls 4 her roommate, Eope, triggering a dangerous chain of events led by her realm's treacherous leader, who abducts Eope & reveals Reny’s secrets.
#Q #A #F #SF #R
Close up of a red rose, a bumblebee landed on a white background, mid section of a red 3 piece suit, one small honeycomb with honey on a white background, close up of a gold dipped rose, two dripping honeycombs with honey on a white background, the bottom of a 17th century red dress, gold letter seal with a honeybee stamp, a field of red roses.
January 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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storiesandseeds.bsky.social
Magical Realism x RomCom

Lorelai Grant has unreliable visions of the future. When she sees rival journalist Travis Blake’s imminent death, she does what any rational woman would do: she fake dates him to save his life. But what happens if her vision—and her feelings—are true? #A #R #Q #P2Ppit
What if love has an expiration date? Mood board Lorelai Grant has unreliable visions of the future. When she sees rival journalist Travis Blake’s imminent death, she does what any rational woman would do: she pretends to date him to save his life. But what happens if her vision—and her feelings—are true?
January 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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annalindsey.bsky.social

When 17-year-old Honor's ex-boyfriend shares intimate photos of her with their classmates, she has to decide whether to run from her problems and let him have the last word, or take back her story through her creative writing portfolio. #Q #YA #C #P2Ppit
ANYTHING BUT YOU Contemporary YA Complete at 82,000 words Photo collage featuring a photo of a small-town downtown setting, a journal open with pages torn out, hands holding cellphones, a man working as a barista in a coffee shop, a stack of letters, and the shilhoutte of a young woman.
January 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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jessicamjonas.bsky.social
A stillbirth mother obsessed with milk becomes a modern-day wet nurse for a millionaire struggling with PPD and rage. As her own psychosis spirals, Elena might be the only one who can protect the baby—or a deadly threat.

#P2Ppit #Q #A #U
Collage with images of women cuddling infants; a young baby covering its face; a silhouette of a woman lifting a baby against a window; breast milk in storage bags; text reads "It's a lonely kind of chaos, where you're screaming for help in the silence because 'you've got this, right?'", and "Within me is the absence of you."
January 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM