to be bewitched by an idea. there’s no better feeling as a writer

how i've managed to carry on writing through the heartbreak of the querying is beyond me, but alas, here i am, working away on my third book, still determined despite it all

a querying update from me to you: i will probably (inevitably) be shelving my book 😞

it pains me to say this, but i think i've reached the "should i shelve my book?" phase of querying

there's no better feeling than being head over heels in love with your own writing, especially after a period of much doubt and despair

i honestly don’t know what’s worse as a querying author, the weeks of silence or a spree of rejections in the space of twenty four hours

"i think i'm gonna die in this house" i sing as i enter my god knows what month of querying

all roads lead to a blank word document

wow. i'm completely blown away by the love that was shown for all the devils + godless & wrecked during #questpit yesterday. to everyone who liked, reposted or commented on one of my pitches—THANK YOU. it means more than you could ever know!! 🥹🫶🏼

LUCK AND OTHER CHOICES 🌊📷 SADIE x WE WERE LIARS REVISED 2026; a new manuscript - YA contemporary thriller - bodily autonomy - a missing girl - a ticking clock - love & its complexities - dysfunctional & found family back in the trenches spring 2026 #questpit #R #Q #YA

HAZELTHORN X THE SPIRIT BARES ITS TEETH Journals of a Familiar Hawthorne has never left the cathedral. Raised in silence and prepared for a future he doesn't understand, everything changes when he meets Violet, a witch with wild dreams of escape. #questpit #W #YA #H #LGBT

NAUSICAÄ X FF7 Hana is sure she’s the chosen one, meant to save the world, even if her magic is resisting her and the previous chosen one insists she isn’t. Pursued by enemies, she must learn if this is her destiny or if it was a mystical mistake. #questpit #F #A #Q #agentguide

What? You wrote a Nordic adult romantasy without vikings? ✨gasp️✨ UNFATED is instead set in a John Bauer inspired medieval Sweden, steeped in folklore, mythology and authentic Swedish culture...not a horned helmet in sight 🫢 A 92,000k standalone novel #questpit #Q #A #RF

Cassandra receives an invitation to Alyria Academy. Upon her arrival, everything seems normal until one of her classmates disappears. She must figure out the secrets that lie within Alyria’s walls otherwise life as she knows it will be lost. #questpit #w #ya #m #r #author

When Princess Inayah strikes a dalliance with the rebel Laith, she uncovers the bodies that power her modern kingdom. She must choose between justice that risks her head or loyalty that kills her soul. CHANDI: SouthAsian #A #F w/messy families, political drama, & second-chance romance. #Q #QUESTPIT

fire & blood x black sun when the oracles of drábek were slaughtered a millennia ago, varsan queens lost all power. but as the sea whispers of a religious war set ablaze by drákōn fire, melinoë dreams the oracles will return… with her as their vessel #questpit #AG #RF #DF

Reverse KPOP DEMON HUNTERS x THE BRIDGE KINGDOM. A woman cursed with ice powers and vitiligo discovers the heir sent to stop her hides demon blood she can cure. They bargain to save each other. But their souls are bound, she's falling in love, and his death means hers too. #QuestPit #F #R #OWN

✨A story that I can't wait to write!✨ This new adult fantasy will feature: 💀Multiple POVs 💀Magic 💀Curses 💀Competitions 💀Enemies to ???? #questpit #NA #F #W

“Love Is Blind” x THE STEPFORD WIVES Alyssa attends a singles retreat where, unbeknownst to her, a wealthy man pays a hefty sum to make her fall in love. When she returns home after two years abroad with him, her friends are shocked at just how much she's changed. #QuestPit #Q #A #S #T

THE BRIDE OF THE KING IN YELLOW ☠︎︎ ⋆₊ ♱ two lovers struggle against class and religion to be together--but can a play that turns all readers mad be their freedom? -novelette (17k) -eldritch horrors or insanity -existential purpose/fate #questpit #Q #A #H #DR #S #R

SAILOR MOON x HANNAH MONTANA x TRON By day, Mia & her friends are a hot pop group. By night they're vigilantes who fight virus monsters in a metaverse. ⚡️Mixed race & Chinese rep 🐶TALKING CORGI 🔥Magical Cyber Girls 🗺️Diaspora themes 💞Rivals to lovers #questpit #ya #f #sf #poc #q

#QuestPit #S #H #Q THE UNWORTHY x PIRANESI x Severance 🍓epistolary weird-girl slow burn horror 👒sororal tension 🪴mother/creator archetype 🕰50+y/o FMC 🪑moral decay art: giuseppe arcimboldo ✨w/editor interest!✨

With their attempts at coming out repeatedly thwarted and the attempts on their life getting more and more serious, Andy realizes they’re being stalked by their pre-transition doppelganger—and she won’t stop until she’s taken the life they thought they’d left behind. #QuestPit #AG #YA

#agentguide to CARELESS WHISPERS my 𝒅𝒖 𝑴𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒓'𝒔 𝑹𝑬𝑩𝑬𝑪𝑪𝑨 𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝑵𝒆𝒕𝒇𝒍𝒊𝒙'𝒔 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑷𝑬𝑹𝑭𝑬𝑪𝑻 𝑪𝑶𝑼𝑷𝑳𝑬 romantic suspense set in Greece. The woman knew secrets; now she's dead. Everyone has a motive... 💥Secrets 💥Loss 💥Slow❤️🔥 💥Obsession 💥Unrequited💘 💥Betrayal 💥Murder #Questpit #Q #A #RF #MY

DIVINE RIVALS/STRANGER THINGS When plants take over the world & an eminent botanist ends up dead, a reporter persuades a rival plant hunter to seek the truth. But as they become entangled, & the victims pile up, they’ll need sharp secateurs to avoid being next. #QuestPit #W #YA #NA #SFF

HAMNET x NOSFERATU 🖤 The black sheep of a powerful 14th-century Irish family falls in love with the banshee who’s haunted his household for generations—but as the bubonic plague closes in, he must choose between the living and the dead. 💌 SmoochPit 2025 Mentee #QuestPit #Q #A #H #HFic

🎸 daisy jones x knives out 🗡️ the songstress, the gambler, the sweetheart, the watcher, the matriarch and the rogue. six suspects. one the killer of renowned rock star sam corvi. but who? only they can tell you #questpit #Q #A #LF #MY

my books are very gay 🥰

‼️IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT‼️ In solidarity with the general strike happening this Friday, we’re postponing this week’s event by ONE day. The event will now take place January 31st on Saturday. This strike is important to the both of us and we would appreciate you joining us.

nobody panic. i have finished the first draft of my second book!! 🥳

Create something today. The weirder, the queerer, the angrier, the better. Create something. It matters.

lovers to enemies, except it's me and my first draft

"it's a slow burn" i say as i stare at the draft that's taking me forever to finish

writing is all fun and games until you have to write a fight scene

"you attract what you fear." *screams* oh no, a literary agent, jeepers creepers

i’m not writing, i’m exorcising my demons

"new year, new me." no, i will be exactly the same, if not worse

#BluePit is ready to kick off 2026! Creators in the #WritingCommunity, #GameDev & #IndieDev, #TTRPG, and #Comic communities get ready to pitch or promote your projects! #BluePit will be taking place on Jan 13th, 2026! And #BluePitHype starts January 8th! #WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents

i love it when my characters go against what i, the author, intended for them. like okay honey, you can make that canon if you want to

merry christmas everyone!! 🎄

me at the end of 2024: still without a finished first draft of anything, doubting myself as a writer, lacking hope me at the end of 2025: on the verge of finishing the first draft of my second book, confident in myself as a writer, full of hope like never before

so, according to my calculations i'm only six chapters away from finishing the first draft of my second book!! 👀🤭

something good is coming my way. i can feel it in my bones 🕯️🙏🏻✨

wow. i'm completely blown away by the love that was shown for all the devils during #questpit yesterday. to everyone who liked, reposted or commented on one of my pitches—THANK YOU. it means more than you could ever know!! 🥹🫶🏼

an agent’s guide to my adult literary mystery w/ crossover potential—𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐋𝐒 😈 “seven suspects. one the killer of renowned rock star sam corvi. but who? only they can tell you.” #litagents ❤️ or DM if interested!! #questpit #Q #A #LF #MY

A BRUSH WITH LOVE x DO YOUR WORST 🩺An anxious med student with a teleportation curse 🗞️The sunshiney journalist who saw him vanish 🎆Fake dating in the Highlands for NYE 💕Unspoken feelings 🤙🏻Chaotic flatmates 🧠OCD rep 🏳️‍🌈Bi disasters 🥃Quite a lot of whisky What could go wrong? #QuestPit #A #R #W

EMILY WILDE'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FAERIES X DIVINE RIVALS X THE SECRET GARDEN 📖 Cozy, light academia 🌿 Soft FMC studying nature-based magic 🌸 Hidden garden steeped in secrets 🏛️ Academic rivals-to-lovers 💌 Slow-burn romance 🍃 Legacy, ambition, and belonging #QuestPit #YA #FantasyRomance

🌿UNDERNEATH THE FOREST FORSAKEN🌿 🌿#Ownvoices ND Rep 🌿A Sentient Maze 🌿Magical Artifacts 🌿A Gothic, Cursed Village 🌿Individual, Consequential Magic System #QuestPit #NA #YA #DF #agented #editors, contact me or my agent, Rachel Estep at D4EO, for more information!