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rammwriter.bsky.social
An agent's guide to Time's Signature.

#agentguide #litagents #amquerying #writingcommunity #bluepit
January 12, 2026 at 10:07 PM
rammwriter.bsky.social
Re-upping this #agentguide for the #BluePit evening crowd.

#BluePit📖 #Q #A #T #SP #HS 📖 #itagents 🦋
January 13, 2026 at 11:05 PM
braydenrwrites.bsky.social
When a designer drug that lets the rich edit memories sweeps through a coastal state split between luxury and neglect, the poor become its testing ground.
#BluePit 📖 #Q #A #NA #SP #T#LitFic #litagents #OV ##LGBT#DIS #ND #agentguide
January 13, 2026 at 5:38 AM
ellahadley.bsky.social
THE THRONE'S GUARDIAN

Blakely discovers she’s heir to the protectors of a hidden world devastated by civil war, but in order to unleash the extraordinary powers she desperately needs to save it, she must conquer her greatest weakness: her paralyzing self-doubt.

#agentguide #newadult #upmarket
January 12, 2026 at 4:42 PM
calenmir.bsky.social
This is my #AgentGuide for THE "EVIL" FAIRY, a 107k adult #fantasy / fairytale mashup featuring:

-OP former gifted kid MC
-Her garden cottage
-Too many parties
-Unlikely friendship to found family pipeline
-Secret identities
-Villains you'll love to hate

#AmQuerying #Querying #LitAgents
An agent's guide to The "Evil" Fairy A fantasy novel by Julia LaFond The background is a tessellation of white butterfies and yellow-green vines. Pitch SHREK starring MALIFICENT The fairy Rancoria pretends to be evil to get out of parties. Then she learns a king's new bride is an evil witch who intends to murder her way to the throne. To avoid breaking character, Rancoria decides to save the pre-teen princess by kidnapping her—realizing too late she's just adopted a houseguest. Excerpt ...No sense putting it off any further than that, so I appeared before the intruders in a puff of smoke. The knights screamed, cowering back from me. One even tripped into a patch of mud. I cackled with all the glee I could muster. “Fools! Who are you to trespass upon my domain?” “Wicked creature!” proclaimed the man closest to me. Tall and thin, with long black hair and polished armor, his shield bore the crest of the Wintermount Kingdom. “I, Prince Gallien, have come to rid the world of your evil!” The knights straightened up, raising their swords and voices in agreement. “Do not think your corrupted power will save you,” he continued, subtly moving his shoulders so his cape fluttered in the breeze. “No matter what horrors you’ve filled this fetid swamp with—” “You dare?” I called down lightning, drowning out his insults with thunder. Marshlands were essential for clean water and provided a home for many kinds of animals, yet humans insisted on treating them as if they were noxious, evil places that ought to be wiped from the face of the earth. Not that I could say that part aloud. “Leave this place at once,” I intoned, “else your lives are forfeit.” Most Chaotic No Context Quotes 1. He was too occupied with fending off the swarm of skeletons in wedding dresses. 2. The confused croak of a frog caught my attention. That poor shrub. 3. At the last possible second… the [truth] spell hit the baby. 4. [I] wasn’t sure I’d ever get the taste of sap out of my mouth, but at least I had thumbs again. 5. [She] really should have sent an adviser better able to blend in, like the seven-foot-tall, three-headed scout. Honorable Mention [H]is ideas of how to “vanquish” me included: stealing my “spellbook” (an ordinary cookbook); disguising himself as my “mother” and sternly lecturing me about my wrongdoing (forgetting fairies don’t have parents); and my personal favorite: goading me into cursing him and trying to use an ordinary mirror to reflect it back at me.
January 17, 2026 at 11:45 PM
wintersleep85.bsky.social
NAUSICAÄ X FF7

Nature is decaying, nobles are hoarding magic, and demons prey on everyone. A possible chosen one, a man who failed his destiny, and a woman rejected by fate must work together for one last chance to save the dying world.

#BluePit 📖 #A #F #Q #agentguide
Dark forest. An agent's guide to The Blessing Returned. Adult fantasy. 98,000 words. Dark forest. Pitch. Idealistic Hana Hahl lives in a world that is slowly dying after a failed quest to bring back magic. The only ones left with power are self-serving royals and dark mages, while desperation has given rise to an anti-magic order. Caught up in a mystical event, Hana is blessed with an immense power that could restore nature to the world. As Hana struggles to control the overwhelming force, Lady Kalyn Nossi, the only known survivor of the disastrous quest, directs her to the one person who can help her. Matthias Azel, the failed chosen one, reluctantly agrees to teach Hana while concealing his past from her. Accompanied by Kalyn and a charismatic prince with a dangerous secret, they journey to seek answers about Hana’s destiny. They fend off demonic threats and the anti-magic forces as Hana struggles with magic that seems to resist her and a growing fear that the world isn’t meant to be saved. A dark forest. Comps. Nausicaä. One Dark Window. The Starless Crown. Godkiller. Final Fantasy VII Remake. Tropes. Chosen One (s)? Ecofantasy. Dieselpunk. Grumpy/Sunshine. LGBTQIA+. Multi POV. A dark forest. Snippet. She took a cautious step forward, unaware she was in a spectral form. Little drops of shimmering light followed her path, dissolving into the ground. “But this has to be a sign?” Grass grew where the light fell, delicate bits of nature that should be impossible. “Maybe it’s returning!” The young woman spoke with such bright reverence as if life was a fairy tale and magic was all they needed for a happy ending. It was as if she couldn’t see the shadows approaching her. The inevitable death. “Magic should never return.” After speaking those words, he sprang forward and shoved her away from the shadows. Pain rocked him as soon as he touched her. The scorching mystical agony tore a scream out of him, but it kept her away from the unearthly menace, and the shock did what he intended. Sent him back to his body.
January 13, 2026 at 6:51 AM
mirandagrackle.bsky.social
A #BluePit 📖 #agentguide for STAR-STAINED ANGEL, my #amquerying queer Sci-Fantasy manuscript!

FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST x GIDEON THE NINTH

#Q #SF #F #A #LGBT #ND
An agent's guide to Star-Stained Angel. Adult Queer Sci-Fantasy, 98k words Pitch: Fitz exists only to hunt down, interrogate, and kill every person with a hand in his creation. It’s been his purpose since he discovered he’s a homunculus. The secret of his creation will die with him—and anyone who gets in his way. Until a reckless mistake reunites him with Isaiah, his ex-boyfriend who believed Fitz traitorous and dead. Isaiah pursues Fitz ruthlessly, driven by grief over Fitz’s betrayal. Whether he’s seeking official justice or a more personal, intimate revenge, Fitz can’t let himself fall back into Isaiah’s obsessive, destructive orbit. No matter how much he craves it. The further Fitz runs, the more he uncovers of a conspiracy built into every atom of his blood, flesh, and bone. He was created as a weapon of unknown purpose, and with his creators embedded in the highest positions of religion and government, he can’t trust anyone—especially himself. He can’t even trust Isaiah’s judgement. Nobody has ever loved him, hated him, or understood him more, but Isaiah doesn’t know he’s a homunculus—and Fitz is desperate to keep him from finding out. Snippet: Sometimes, Isaiah and I’d pick a person—someone colourful, noticeable from way up here—and follow them ‘til we got bored. Those early days, I was still getting used to clambering high above streets like a spider. I’d cling to Isaiah’s wrist or his belt while he led me around. I think he brought me up here so he could clutch me close and splay his palm on my chest to calm my thundering heart. He was different back in those days. Stupid-tall, but not grown into it yet, all lanky limbs and awkward gait. He was already dyeing his hair black but had it cut in some abysmal, shaggy fringe. No tattoos, too much eyeliner, shitty cheap piercings. I could still sometimes make him blush. I curl over myself. I dig my fingers into grooves in the ventilation shafts and bend completely in half. My hair hangs over the drop. A kaleidoscope of neons flutters through the choppy strands. If I could just. Be that person again. Be a person again. Comps: Image of Gideon and Harrow the Ninth. Text: Unapologetic queer MC; Weird little freak (TM); Space theology; A lobotomy might help, actually. Image of Arcane poster. Text: Tech + magic; Forgiveness and acceptance; hair physics. Image of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood poster. Text: Alchemy; what does it mean to be human?; God...?; An MC that's Envy + Ed Elric (angry, short, pathetic, tragically inhuman) TROPES: Left: Enemies-to-lovers; size difference; power dynamics; space opera; neurodivergent MC; battle couple; second chance. Right: A collage of memes and text posts.
January 13, 2026 at 5:10 AM
siobhandorr.bsky.social
A brand new agent guide for KISS THE WALL!! Currently querying 🏁🏳️‍🌈

HEATED RIVALRY x NASCAR

#amquerying #agentguide #writingcommunity #writesky #querytrenches ❤️🏎️
An agent’s guide to KISS THE WALL a 97k word queer sports romance by Siobhán Dorr THE PITCH: When race car driver rivals-turned-teammates Grayson and Corey are forced to road trip the season together, they grow closer than ever thought imaginable and must decide what they want more: being the sole championship winner or being with each other. EXCERPTS: Grayson If there were ever a word to describe Corey Wilder it would have to be intense. But a good runner up for that would be handsome. Tanned skin, gold-speckled brown eyes, and a jawline I’d personally kill for. I haven’t been this close to him since our fight at the beach in Daytona. This close, I can smell his aftershave and trace my fingers along the tracks of his razor, each movement precise so he keeps up his perfectly preened image. The only thing that falters in his attention is when his eyes flick down to my lips. My body heats, knowing there is no way I missed that signal, knowing that there is something darker stirring within Corey right now accompanied by the most entertaining intrusive thought; how fun would that be? Corey The bright vastness of a clear blue sky does nothing but make my body hum with anxiety, praying that clouds will roll in soon. Maybe it’s the promise of an unimpeded race day or maybe it’s too overwhelming to see the unending horizon, the edge of the Earth tapering off into nonexistence too much for my brain to comprehend. Rain clouds and fog soothe me, the atmosphere reaching down and embracing me, never failing to tamp down festering negative emotions. Growing up without much affection, I don’t know what comfort should feel like, so humidity is the closest thing I have. Even one cloud above me is enough to set my rapid mind at ease. KISS THE WALL tropes: slow burn romance, enemies/rivals to lovers, forced proximity, only one bed, spicy peppers, standalone with series potential! Comps: Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid, Crash Test by Amy James, Pole Position by Rebecca J. Caffery, and the anime Yuri!! On Ice
January 12, 2026 at 8:50 PM
realraelaw.bsky.social
Ramping up for pitch season - I'm focussing exclusively on my MG Fantasy-Adventure, The Curse of the Fart Witch. #agentguide #MG #F #A #Q #AmQuerying

The barking spiders are now characters (like Gremlins/Minions). Let me introduce you to Lord Farnsworth, Esq., the pompous toff.
January 10, 2026 at 12:23 AM
jeneedutary.bsky.social
APOCAC (#gerbilwip) is officially in the #amquerying trenches 🫡

Good luck to my little idiots. May the querying gods favor you.

#agentguide #agentsguide #writingcommunity
A plate of cheese and crackers by Jenee Dutary 85k contemporary romance Pitch: Finn must give the perfect solo presentation without throwing up to maintain his dad's high standards. Captivating, wild Maddie seems like the exact person he needs to help him get over his social anxiety, except her idea of lessons have more to do with slashing tires than public speaking. After getting a glimpse behind the mask she wears with everyone else on campus, Finn’s obsessed with finding out what she’s hiding, even if it means cracking under the rising pressure of his grades. Comps and tropes: Meet cute, he falls first, accidental accessory to multiple crimes, grief and anxiety, delinquent v oblivious nerd, gerbil cameos. People we meet on vacation by Emily Henry, night shift by Annie crown, the Graham effect by Elle Kennedy, part of your world by Abby Jimenez Snippet: I’d never met someone so skittish, especially not one over six feet tall with biceps I couldn’t wrap my hands around. “Listen. I really am sorry. I didn’t mean to embarrass you.” He stared at me, probably coming up with a way to never see me again, and I couldn’t blame him. Oh well. I’d accept his distance and save myself some stress over the gerbs. It was the smartest thing I could do. But then he cracked the smallest smile, and fuck me if I wouldn’t streak through campus for him to talk to me again.
January 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
adregem.bsky.social
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In a dark kingdom where light is toxic and steel is untouchable, a mortal woman with a flashlight and a cosplay sword becomes a monster king’s obsession and the realm’s best weapon against a vengeful demigod. ཐིཋྀ THE MOTH KING ཐིཋྀ (109K) #WriterShareWednesday #AgentGuide #Fantasy
Image Credits: From Wikimedia Commons Cleora Alienaria Moth (BilliBhai) • Cracked Earth (Patrick Hendry) • Full Moon in Fog (Dinkun Chen) • Sword (Rama) • Samal Fruit Bats (Ranieljosecastaneda) • Lighthouse (Martin Belam) • The Redwood Sunbeams (National Park Service) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
December 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
m-rybo.bsky.social
Drawing Timelapse for my #GraphicNovel ‘s cover

Lore Olympus x TV show LOKI x High School Musical
👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 #Sapphic #Romance
📖Greek #Mythology
🌧️ #GrumpySunshine☀️
🧂(light) #Fantasy #SciFi
🎒H-School Crush
#WIPPIT #YA #K #GN #R #F #RF #SFF #LGBT

#authorilustrator #litagents #kidlit #agentguide #amquerying
November 24, 2025 at 12:16 AM
rammwriter.bsky.social
THE COLD WAR X TIME TRAVEL

When an intelligence agent is framed for the UK's role in a temporal disaster, he must clear his name and seal a lethal time rift - before a Russian spy from the future gets everyone killed.

#WIPPIT #A #Spec #T #FBW #agentguide #litagents
November 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
annkreeves.bsky.social
This one’s for all the teachers out there who work tirelessly to make a difference. For those of us that ache for the ones society has deemed unreachable.

55k words and counting!

#WIPPIT #A #RF #F #R #agentguide
Blue background with yellow sparkles and a title that reads: Schoolmasters of the Wicked, an adult Romantasy A soft yellow background with flowers and a faded image of a young Black woman in a white dress. The pitch reads: Gods and Devils keep away from each other. But when the daughter of the Spring Goddess flees to an academic institution run by an exiled prince of Hell, she pretends to be a witch in order to accept a teaching position. Unfortunately, her students are as wicked as the headmaster who heats her blood & wants her gone. And the longer she shelters with the worst of society, the more she desires to stay and fight to keep the school running. A black to yellow background with a Black woman cartoon in a pink dress and pink flower wreath on her head. The silhouette of a devilish man in the upper right hand corner. The image is titled “Snippets” and says, “He was a skin-searing, heartbeat inducing, stomach fluttering kind of beast. A beast with sharp horns.” Another snippet reads, “Sweetheart, you’re more than welcome to stay at Darkfell for as long as you can make it.” A blue background with yellow sparkles shows the comp titles for this work in progress: Arcana Academy, Son of the Morning, Our Vicious Oaths, and A Touch of Darkness.
November 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
m-rybo.bsky.social
Time for #WIPPIT Here is my pitch for my #GraphicNovel

Lore Olympus x TV show LOKI x High School Musical
👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 #Sapphic #Romance
📖Greek #Mythology
🌧️ #GrumpySunshine☀️
🧂 #Fantasy (light)
🎒H-School Crush
#YA #K #GN #R #F #RF #SFF #LGBT

#authorilustrator #litagents #kidlit #agentguide #amquerying
Pitch image for a romance fantasy graphic novel Collage of images showing the Greek fates, and fantasy tv shows and graphic novels
November 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
deanalisenby.bsky.social
Well, it’s back go querying I go. If any agents are looking for a psychological thriller, I’d love to share my work with you!

Only If You’re Lucky x Things We Do in the Dark

#agentguide #agentsguide #amquerying #thrillerauthor #psychologicalthriller #queryingauthor
Book title: The Girl You Knew A psychological thriller of 76,000 words Taylor me worst fear has come to life. Someone in the Donovan family knows her true identity, which means they know or the secrets—and bodies—she thought long buried. Desperate to keep her past hidden, Taylor inserts herself into the Donovans’ orbit to learn how much they know, only to discover their secrets are eerily close to her own. Opening lines: I am confident. I am fun. I belong here. My daily mantra. Hourly, some days. You’d think after repeating it to myself for two years, I’d finally start believing it—and I do, sometimes. Not right now, though. For fans of the following authors: Stacy Willingham Jennifer Hillier Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen Jessica Payne
April 6, 2025 at 12:56 AM
natalielouise83.bsky.social
THE SIRENS X THE FISHERMAN’S GIFT

Orkney, 1909: Twenty-five years ago, men made history. Now, one woman will change it…

Coming to the querying trenches APRIL 2025.

#agentsguide #agentguide #WritingCommunity
March 9, 2025 at 7:05 AM
tylerstasi.bsky.social
made a new #agentguide for my querying novel 👀👀👀✨🖤💐
January 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
gazineye.bsky.social
#litagents I present my updated #agentsguide for my #amquerying NA/A epic fantasy on the importance of historical preservation — and who stands to gain from rewriting the past.

Plus who doesn’t love a fiery FMC with a scythe and a nerdy special interest. 🌀

#agentguide #writingcommunity
April 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
jasonlangford.bsky.social
Finally, the #agentguide for NOTHING HUMAN GETS OUT, a YA Speculative Horror!

Are you ready for:
🏳️‍⚧️ a feral trans boy
❤️‍🩹 second chance romance
😈 a hot villain
🌲 and creepy forests?

Check out my agent guide! #YA #amquerying #litagents
A guide to NOTHING HUMAN GETS OUT, Young Adult Speculative Horror A pitch that reads: Trans boy Owen has escaped a 10-month captivity in the woods by killing the monster that held him, but when he starts changing into something horrible, he realizes that whoever kills the monster must replace it. A spooky moodboard with a crow, a dark-haired boy, a wolf's mouth, a bloody dagger, a forest, and a deer skull, surrounded by phrases that say: a creepy forest, here let me kiss the blood off your face, childhood friends to lovers to exes to question marks, hot villain, and feral trans boy.
March 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
rachelblaine.bsky.social
#agents and #editors here’s my new #agentsguide to my CliFi Speculative YA novel Pure Red!

Candy has a secret biological sex that could save all of humanity from the sun. But can’t a girl just fall in love with her new cannibal friend first?

📚✍️💙🏳️‍🌈🧬🥵

#writingcommunity #agentguide #amquerying
AN AGENTS GUIDE TO PURE RED YA ECO SCIENCE FICTION 82000 Words By Rachel Blaine THE PITCH Sixteen-year-old Candy has been hiding her unique ability to shift between male and female her whole life, now she has the government hunting her for the one thing she can't hide, her skin color. After a new discovery is made public that only those with pure red skin can survive another onset of catastrophie climate change, Candy, a pure red, embarks on a journey to find her birth parents hoping they can help her understand how to better control her ability so she can stay a girl and avoid spending her adolescence as a science experiment. Comparable Titles THE LAST BOOKSTORE ON EARTH LILY BRAUN-ARNOLD DUSTBORN ERIN BOWMAN SWEET TOOTH THE EXCERPT If I stare at my bowl of dried crickets long enough, perhaps they'II come back to life and write this useless essay for me. Though, not sure what the cricket population would have to say about the experience of being a pure red girl. I guess I'll just have to write this myself. For the fifth year in a row. Seriously, teachers need to think of another way to showcase the anniversary of The Great Coloring. Why must we always write about why our skin color makes us special? I dread this moment every year. No matter the school I'm at. No matter the friends I've made in the short time I've graced them with my presence. It always sucks to stand up in front of a class full of secondary colors to spout off the many reasons I love being the only pure red in the school. Why I love being the only one here whose lineage can be traced all the way back to that special time in our history. The one color everyone else collectively hates.
February 28, 2025 at 5:23 AM
kaitlynabdou.com
My first newsletter is ALMOST READY!! It goes out next week, and this month, I included a detailed tutorial on how to make an #AgentGuide using Canva!

If you're interested in the step-by-step guide on how to use Canva to create graphics, don't forget to subscirbe to my newsletter!

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Pride & Prejudice, a Reader's Guide on parchment with rolled letters A blurb over ripped parchment: In the social circles of Regency England, spirited Elizabeth Bennet clashes with the aloof Mr. Darcy, their initial disdain fueled by pride and prejudice, but as secrets are revealed and misunderstandings unravel, their fiery encounters lead to a transformative journey of self-discovery and love, proving that first impressions can be deceiving. A snippet over parchment with a cute stylized drawing of Jane Austen. They were within twenty yards of each other, and so abrupt was his appearance, that it was impossible to avoid his sight. Their eyes instantly met, and the cheeks of each were overspread with the deepest blush. He absolutely started, and for a moment seemed immoveable from surprise; but shortly recovering himself, advanced towards the party, and spoke to Elizabeth, if not in terms of perfect composure, at least of perfect civility. Comp titles over parchment and burlap. Images of the covers, and the title beneath: Sense and Sensibility, Emma, and Pride and Prejudice.
November 20, 2024 at 7:41 PM
lovekimpalmer.bsky.social
My first attempt at an #AgentGuide!
An #Dark #Romantacy where a princess and the assassin hired to kill her are bound by fate and a mysterious necklace; allying as they uncover the truth behind their mutual enemy and the force that draws them together. #F #RF #DR #A #Q #questpit
February 13, 2025 at 3:30 AM
jomallory.bsky.social
The holidays are right around the corner, and I know several agents are probably closed until the new year but I’m posting my #agentguide to get prepared & get some feelers out. I plan on diving in this January!

I present: Love, Death & Rock & Roll #amquerying #WritingCommunity
December 14, 2024 at 4:56 AM