An #agentsguide to THE HEART DEVOURER’S SONG, an adult, Asian-inspired romantic fantasy that was selected for the 2025 #smoochpit mentorship program. All the art used in my agent's guide was illustrated by me. . #querying #fantasy #grumpysunshine #queryingwriter #romanticfantasy #amquerying

👑EAST END BOYS AND WEST END GIRLS 👑 An Adult LGBTQ+ RomCom. Arriving Spring 2026 through Spectrum Books. The novel follows Harri as he undertakes a road trip to reunite members of his late uncle's iconic 1980's drag troupe, The Dragnificent Seven.

An #agentsguide to STARSENT, my MISTBORN x HOUSE OF THE BEAST friends-to-enemies YA secondary world Fantasy, or “Friendtasy”, complete at 106k words, already with Big 5 Editor interest! I’m now officially #amquerying so if you’d like to see this, lemme know! 💫

Half the World Away is now yours. HEARTSTOPPER meets BOY LIKE ME Set in the midst of Section 28, the BBC launch an inter-school pen pal project. Theo writes. Alex replies. This is what happens next. Thanks to those who have written such wonderful reviews. I really hope you all love it ✉️🌎

THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY x THE RAVEN SCHOLAR 👁️ a gay seer determined to fake it till he makes it 🚒 a butch lesbian firefighter who thinks she's the Chosen One 😱 a Fear based apocalypse set to end the world Without a real Chosen One, what could possibly go wrong? #Questpit #A #F #LGBT #ND #Q

A dying mage and his lover research a way to wield magic without killing mages, but tragedy leaves them separated, soulless and immortal. Centuries later, two magic scientists must retrace their mistakes and help them die before their pain consumes the world. #Questpit #A #F #LGBT #ND #W

CRITICAL POSITIONS in inboxes as soon as I can get it properly edited 🫀Aggy has to try her hardest to win the chess residency in order to win a chance at meeting her father. And try not to die while doing so.🫀 #H #R #A #W #Questpit

A Certain Hunger X Diavola Critical Position's first #Agentguide 🫀Why choose love triangle 🫀Misogyny in chess 🫀Eat the rich like that one Dutch minister 🫀Too many beds and using none of them #H #R #A #W #Questpit

Excitedly presenting an #agentguide for HEART OF THE BAYOU, my sapphic horror-romance—now in an inbox near you!! 🫀Deep Southern cryptids 🫀sapphic pining 🫀coming of rage 🫀monsters as a metaphor for queerness & disability 🫀 ✨Big 5✨ editor interest x2 #questpit #YA #Q #H #R #LGBT

presenting the #agentsguide for my adult queer gothic horror romance wip featuring: 🥀 angel summoning cult 🥀 corruption arc(s) 🥀 extremely unreliable narrator 🥀 it’s all a metaphor for ocd the problem with angels is, sometimes, they talk back. ✨ready for betas in December 👀 #QuestPit #W #A #H

celebrating #questpit with a new #agentguide !! Summer 1920. 8 children. 1 house. 1 games master. He’s a kid too, but this is his house, and it answers to him alone. Trapped in his games, they’ll have to get creative if they want to survive. 🐊 RevPit 25 winner 🐊 big 5 editor interest #Q #MG #H

Foundling Finn has a secret: he's terrified of sharks. When raiders attack his shark-loving community, he's the last person who can help. But when a terrifying-looking sand tiger shark shares its bond with him, he must venture across the Aedenic Ocean to reunite his shoal. #QuestPit #YA #W #F 🦈✨

Twins Kyra and Kaden don't talk about what happened over the summer. But as their classmates disappear into the Pines, they have to start facing up to their problems before they're next. The issue is, they don't know who to trust—not even each other. Not even themselves. #QuestPit #YA #W #H

He's the only thing standing between college students and certain death. Unfortunately, teen monster hunter Daniel is responsible for more civilian deaths than monster kills, and unless he can find the key to a power he doesn't believe in, his new friends will pay the price... #QuestPit #YA #Q #UF

An #AgentsGuide to WAYS TO FOOL ME: ⚔️ total-opposite twins ⚔️ arranged marriages ⚔️ blood magic ⚔️ grumpy x sunshine ⚔️ lovers to enemies #Q #YA #F #RF #Questpit

WAYS TO FOOL ME is a gender-bent take on the classic princess-stuck-in-a-tower story, following a pair of twins in a fantasy kingdom as they navigate their respective love interests–and the political repercussions that result. #Q #YA #F #RF #Questpit

Once Upon A Broken Heart x Dark Water Daughter A maid and a pirate hunting for a mythical stone spark a budding romance, but when his past threatens their mission & her bff, she must betray her heart to protect her friend. #preDV #NA #RF #LGBT #MH #ND

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!)