The new Agent's Guide to MURDER NIGHT AT HOTEL ADAIR, my The Haunting of Hill House x The Shining #A #H project. ───── ⋆⋅🩸⋅⋆ ───── At Hotel Adair, the rooms are luxurious, the deaths are creative, and the check-out time is non-negotiable. ───── ⋆⋅🩸⋅⋆ ─────

My new YA novel HALF THE WORLD AWAY is out 11th November! It's an LGBTQ+ book set during Section 28. Pre-order now at linktree.com/jamesalyons Published by @srlpublishing.bsky.social

An #editors guide to: EAST END BOYS AND WEST END GIRLS. My adult contemporary road-trip RomCom featuring drag queen debauchery, melancholic yearning, and dark familial secrets in all four corners. HERE WE GO AGAIN x IT'S A SIN #Editors #OnSub

OUTLANDER X FRENCHMAN'S CREEK ☠️ Pirates ✨ A mythical stone 🔥 Fiery FMC always getting into trouble 🤫 Flirtatious pirate captain w/ a dark secret 🌹 True slow burn romance 🔪Dark villain lurking @ edges #QuestPit #NA #RF #Q

Mark your calendars! We have a US cover reveal date for LOVE GALAXY, my debut sapphic SF romantic thriller about murder on a reality tv show in space with forbidden romance and lots of yearning! Available to add on Goodreads now, link in the comments below 👇

I officially #amquerying You are not the Chosen One, my adult queer fantasy with a fake Chosen One premise Below is my agent's guide:

DARK WATER DAUGHTER X ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART When a fiery maid ran to sea to escape her violent employer, she never expected a passionate romance with a pirate captain–or needing to hunt down a legendary map to save her best friend's life. #PosterPit #Q #RF #NA

ROMEO & JULIETTE X ZELDA: BOTW Mates are rare, selected by Saints. When royals from rival Kingdoms are chosen, the blessing becomes a deadly curse. As it strengthens & grants powers, they must conceal the bond, or their families may weaponise it in war. #PosterPit #WIP #RF #NA

OUABH x Dark Water Daughter x Howl's Moving Castle A fiery maid races to sea after her bff & a legendary map, but a budding romance with the Captain reveals he's tailed by a tormented past, one he would sacrifice their mission & her friend to escape. #PosterPit #Q #RF #NA

Here We Go Again x Kinky Boots An adult contemporary, drag, gay road trip RomCom. Follow Harri as he joins crush Jack on a chaotic trip to find the iconic 1980's drag friends of Wilma Cockburn. Will their secrets about his adopted family's past change his life forever? #Queerpit #A #CON #editors

THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY x THE RAVEN SCHOLAR When seer Cass learns there’s no Chosen One to save the world from a Fear magic based apocalypse, he tells firefighter Esti she’s the Chosen One. If she ever learns he lied, the world will end. #queerpit #F #A #EF #UF

A young gay man learns dark truths about his adoptive mother whilst finding love on a road trip to find members of his estranged uncle's 80's drag collective. With her past set to impact his future, he must choose—his uncle’s legacy or the woman who raised him. #QueerPit #CON #A

DON'T NAME THE DEAD in which three bi disasters navigate the zombie apocalypse. #horror, headshots & hookups 🏳️‍🌈🧟‍♂️🥼 #H #na #a #q #agentsguide #sf #questpit #lgbt

Whilst honouring his estranged uncle's dying wish to reunite a 1980's drag activist collective, a young gay man learns dark truths about his adoptive mother. With her past about to impact his future & relationship, he must choose—his uncle’s legacy or the woman who raised him. #questpit #Con #A #OS

This Wretched Valley x Scream 2 💖The Best Friend. 🔪The Ex. 💍The Best Friend's Fiance. 🎧The Tagalong. 💅The Frenemy. 🤳The Influencer. They all have secrets they're keeping from each other. But Hotel Adair knows, and it's ready to bleed them out. #QuestPit #Q #A #H

Hotel Adair’s wallpaper doesn’t peel. Its piano stays in perfect tune. Its plush carpet hides all stains—but grandeur only lasts when the hotel has been fed. Lately, the halls echo with hunger. But Cody & her friends have plenty of secrets to satisfy it. #QuestPit #Q #A #H

At Hotel Adair, doors lock themselves, spectral scenes play out in empty rooms, &Cody's friends die in ways her favorite slashers can’t script. If she wants to protect her bff &survive, she must become a Final Girl who doesn’t just fight monsters but herself. #QuestPit #Q #A #H

THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY x DARK RISE 👁️ a gay seer who will fake it till he makes it 🚒 a butch lesbian firefighter turned "Chosen One" 😱 a Fear based apocalypse that will end the world What could possibly go wrong? Entering the trenches soon! #Questpit #A #F #Q #LGBT

The Handyman Method x Scream 2 When a canceled flight strands Cody & friends in Wales, she must find a hotel w/vacancy before the storm hits. But a surprise engagement and 10 days worth of tension lead to a rising body count. Hotel Adair has been waiting. #QuestPit #Q #A #H

OUTLANDER X FRENCHMAN'S CREEK ☠️ Pirates ✨ A mythical stone 🔥 Fiery FMC always getting into trouble 🤫 Flirtatious pirate captain w/ a dark secret 🌹 True slow burn romance 🔪Dark villain lurking @ edges #QuestPit #NA #RF #Q

Priory🍊Tree x She Who Bcame☀️ 🪭Manchu+Mongol+Han inspired 🏹God blood as ink for tattoo magic 🪭An eldritch craving familial love 🏹A failing chosen one 🪭A saboteur of her own rebellion 🏹An heir w/ perfect life until the facade rips 🪭Queernorm ancient Asia #questpit #Q #F #A #agentguide #agentsguide

DON’T LET THE FOREST IN x Over the Garden Wall 🏳️‍⚧️ boy Owen has come home from an 11-month captivity in the woods by killing the monster that held him, but when he starts changing, he realizes whoever kills the monster must replace it. #questpit #Q #YA #H #feraltransboys

A dying mage and his partner seek to wield magic without killing mages, but both become soulless immortals, causing deadly blight. Centuries later, two magic scientists seek to end this blight. They must discover how to kill an immortal, or watch the world be consumed. #Questpit #F #A #W #LGBT

A trailer for EAST END BOYS & WEST END GIRLS 👑Adult Contemporary RomCom 👑Forced Proximity 👑Rivals to Lovers 👑Humour 👑Found Family 👑LGBTQ+ History 👑Complex Family Dynamics 👑Here We Go Again x Kinky Boots 👑Available to editors, on sub soon! 👑Agented #Questpit #A #OS

While honouring his uncle's dying wish to reunite four iconic drag activists, a young gay man learns dark truths about his adoptive mother. With her past set to impact his future, he must choose—his uncle’s legacy, his relationship, or the woman who raised him. #Questpit #OS #A

OUABH x Dark Water Daughter x Howl's Moving Castle A fiery maid races to sea after her bff & a legendary map, but a budding romance with the Captain reveals he's tailed by a tormented past, one he would sacrifice their mission & her friend to escape. #QuestPit #NA #RF #Q

WANTED: peasant girl who eats rocks instead of metal for magic powers like that one mistborn girl and likes to go barefoot like toph. If spotted, say you know where her friend is and she’ll follow you even though the friend is a toxic parasite. #Unhingedpit #YA #F

Who's gonna tell em...this dysfunctional, neurodivergent, disabled ensemble cast is convinced that the earth is in the center of the solar system bc they live in a setting inspired by Golden Age Islamic Astronomy... #UnhingedPit #YA #Fantasy #WIP

While Ashlea and I are working on our major rewrite of our story, I'd like to present our updated #AgentGuide This is our adult/crossover romantic fantasy with a true slow burn romance, and series potential! #WritingCommunity 📖🦋

As WHEN INK SWALLOWS THE SUN begins hitting agent inboxes, here's an updated #agentsguide, ft. 🪭An eldritch craving belonging 🏹A failing chosen one 🪭A pampered heir losing it all 🏹A saboteur of her own rebellion ❤️ this post or DM if interested! #agentguide #F #A #writingcommunity

I realized I hadn't posted my #agentsguide seperate from Questpit yet, so here it is!

Hello all, setting down the #agentsguide of my YA Historical Novel (with a Speculative twist!) for consideration by #litagents and #editors! AFFINITY is my #amquerying project. The 61,000 word novel explores the topics of found family, generational trauma, and racism in 1970s Britain.

Just a small snippet from the scene I'm working on. I'm working to hit the sensory details and timing just right... Horror has to be so intentional with every line, and I'm having a blast with the challenge! 🩸📚 #Snippet #writingcommunity #amquerying (soon!)

DARK WATER DAUGHTER X ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART A fiery maid races to sea after her bff & a legendary map, but a passionate romance w/ the pirate captain opens her eyes to a world of danger & she must do anything to get the map before she loses her friend. #questpit #Q #NA #RF

Our Wives Under the Sea x The Witcher When Olive’s nature-loving daughter goes missing, she reluctantly accompanies a grumpy half-beast mercenary in a journey through the Wilds to find her. ✨ On sub soon ✨ #questpit #a #f #ag #amediting #wip #editors

Whilst honouring his estranged uncle's dying wish to reunite an iconic group of 1980's drag activists, a young gay man learns the dark truth about his adoptive mother. With her past about to impact his future, he must choose—his uncle’s legacy or the woman who raised him. #questpit #Con #NA #AG

ROMEO & JULIETTE X ZELDA: BOTW Mates are rare, selected by Saints. When royals from rival Kingdoms are chosen, the blessing becomes a deadly curse. As it strengthens & grants powers, they must conceal the bond, or their families may weaponise it in war. #WIP #NA #RF #questpit

They came for 1 last trip—a nice hotel, some laughs, a chance to bond. When a storm traps them at Hotel Adair bodies pile up. They don’t feel like accidents. Secrets slip. Reality warps. They realize the hotel isn’t just keeping them safe. 🩸It’s keeping them.🩸 #A #H #QuestPit

1408 x MY 🫀 IS A CHAINSAW 🏨 A sentient hotel 👻 Follow the horror movie rules 💗 Platonic soulmates + Squid Game (s1) friendship arc 🔪 🪞 Mind games 👀 Soul collection 🩸 “I’ve never met a stain I couldn’t get out.” 💜 Ace rep 🖤 Chronic pain rep #Questpit #W #A #H

Welcome to Hotel Adair! We have a swanky bar, grand piano with constant classical melodies, and bodies. BOUQUETS! (Not bodies) Check in: 11am Check out: Dawn (if you can follow every horror movie rule + defeat your demons). 🩸We look forward to your stay!🩸 #QuestPit #A #H #W

My🫀is a Chainsaw x 1408 To solidify the bond with her BFF, Cody plans a trip abroad with their friends. But when a storm traps them in an old hotel, bodies begin to pile up.Checking out alive will depend on Cody defeating her demons and following every horror movie rule. #Questpit #A #H #W

ARCANE x BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN x RIPE All Jim owns when he arrives at the Institute is a battered briefcase & pair of decaying boots. Little does he know that before classes end, he'll pack that blood-drenched briefcase to flee a nightmare of his own making. #questpit #Q #A #F

WITCHER x CRIMSON PEAK Survive the winter. Survive the girl. 💉Medical horror 🚨Unreliable narrator 🦥Slow-burn romance 🖤Addiction/chronic illness rep 🩸Blood, so much blood 🗡️Pseudo-period piece 🍎What's with the apples 🪖His father's soldier, not his son #questpit #A #H #W #gothic

LAST AIRBENDER x MISTBORN x FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST 🕌 Golden Age Islamic astronomy setting 💔 Friends to Enemies 🪓 Teen magicless mentor 🌊 Elemental hard magic system 🔇 Disability, ND, illiteracy rep 🍵 Uncle Iroh-like figure (he's an 8 ft. tall statue) #QuestPit #YA #F #W

LAST AIRBENDER x MISTBORN x FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST Set in a world inspired by Golden Age Islamic astronomy, a delinquent village girl fights alongside a snobby magicless princess to escape a royal family who see her elemental powers as a threat to their rule. #questpit #YA #F #W

SOMETHING MORE x NEVER THOUGHT I'D END UP HERE x KOMI CAN'T COMMUNICATE Selectively mute 16yo Lena Mei falls for an autistic polyglot teaching her Mandarin, but uncovers a secret that could silence their love forever. #YA #R #QuestPit #W

Selectively mute 16yo Lena Mei wants to read a Chinese poem to honour her late mother, but she can’t read it. A charming autistic polyglot offers to help—not only with her speech but also in discovering her own autism. #YA #R #QuestPit #W

"EAST END BOYS & WEST END GIRLS" The new working title of The Dragnificent Seven. If any editors are on the search for an adult LGBTQ+ romcom with handbags full of humour and heart, look no further 👀 Think HERE WE GO AGAIN x IT'S A SIN Full guide below.... #questpit #A #Con #AG

NARNIA x GOOD DIFFERENT x King Arthur 12 y/o trans, undiagnosed autistic boy Lewis knows everything about Arthurian legend. When Merlin themself appears asking him to go into the legends to save Arthur, Lewis accepts...but if he fails, the legends disappear forever. #questpit #W #MG #F

ONE DARK WINDOW x MALICE Shadow sorceress Evelyn has been having nightmares of a monster seeking to use her powers. Together with witch Lydia she must find out what the monster wants from her, before she loses herself to it. #questpit #A #F #Q #LGBT