READER, I SIGNED A CONTRACT!!! I'm delighted to announce my agent is Leslie Varney @virtuallyleslie.bsky.social @prentisliterary.bsky.social I'm in awe of Leslie's editorial expertise & knowledge of publishing. She's also a fabulous human & I'm sooo excited to work with her!!! #writingcommunity

We've been reading each other poetry. 🧡🫶 #vacation #romanceisnotdead

If you loved The List of Suspicious Things, I can recommend The BBQ at No 9, Jennie Godfrey's latest release. Set on a Wimpey housing estate in 1987 during Live Aid, secrets simmer beneath the surface of a neighbourhood BBQ. For everyone who owned a Walkman or made a mixed tape. #bookpost

If you enjoyed The Names by Florence Knapp, you'll love Nesting by Roisin O'Donnell. Challenging themes of domestic abuse and coercive control, set in contemporary Dublin. Intense, emotional, compulsive. Loved it!!! #bookpost

Happy #internationalwomansday to all the fabulous women in my life past, present & yet to be & the women I'll never meet, but admire from afar. Here are some of my favourite women writers to celebrate the day. #bookpost

I can finally say I'M VAGUE!!! ☺️🥹🧡 #amquerying #writingcommunity

'The Night I Borrowed Time' by @ihussainwriter.bsky.social, warm, funny, perfect for 8-12 Yrs,I loved it! Covers challenging subjects like parental separation & impact of partition. Zubair's parents are heading for divorce, can he travel back in time & change the course of history? #books

Woke up, turned on the news, turned off the news, went for a run. 🏃‍♀️ Salty cool, herring gulls surfing the sky. Wishing you a peaceful & productive week 🙏 #writingcommunity

👀👀👀 #amquerying #writingcommunity

My holiday reading sorted! ☀️🌴🍸 Have you read any of these? What should I start with? #bookpost

I finished this last night & now I'm a firm Colm Toibin fan. In 1950s Ireland, Eilis has the opportunity to move to NY, with accommodation & a job arranged by the local priest. Eventually she settles in her new world, until the death of her sister pulls her home. #bookpost

Controversial, but I recommend reading Emily Bronte's novel, watching Emereld Fennell's film, and deciding for yourself. 🙏 (I loved it 🩷). #WutheringHeights

Finished 'Frank & Red' by Matt Coyne on audio. Funny & tender relationship between 6yr old Red who moves next door to recently widowed, curmudgeonly pensioner Frank, who talks to his dead wife. Vibes of 'A Man Called Otto.' #bookpost

London bound. Free time to read 'Wild Dark Shore' by Charlotte McConaghy & plotted my WIP, currently at 60k. Can't wait to launch it at #pitchWME on Thursday. 👀 #writingcommunity

To celebrate reaching 2000 followers, I'll be offering a query letter critique, or a beta read of a first chapter, to 3 of my #amquerying friends. Comment 'query' or 'chapter' below & I'll choose at random on Monday! 😁🧡 #writingcommunity

Lots of controversy over the latest film of Wuthering Heights. We accept varying interpretations of Shakespeare's plays & his life, as with Hamnet, but we're precious about classic novels. I read WH age 11, 18 & recently. I prefer Charlotte's Jane Eyre tbh! 😁 #bookpost

Esther, Maggie & Pru wish you a happy Thursday. 🐔🐔🐔 If you're #querying or in the #WritingCommunity, I'll be offering a free query letter critique or beta read of your first chapter when I reach 2000 followers. 🙂🙏

I've been a @julianbarnes.bsky.social fan since I read 'A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters' in the 90s. 'The Sense of an Ending' has my heart. 'Departure(s)' is Barnes's last, focusing on memory and friendship. #bookpost

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An #agentsguide to my Middle Grade Fantasy THE DARK CURSE Featuring: 🛡️ epic adventure 🎮 virtual reality becomes his reality 🏳️‍🌈 bisexual awakening 💔 struggling with loss ⚔️ fantastical monsters #questpit #MG #F #LGBT #Q

Thread of #questpit pitches. #Q #W #NA #YA My YA Contemporary Fine Means Stop Asking. Currently revising.

Querying now! Virtuoso organist Lor plans to dazzle noble society with her musical skill—and win back Veren, the noblewoman who broke her heart four years ago. But Lor doesn't realize that Veren is at the center of a deadly political conspiracy. THE RAVEN SCHOLAR x THE UNBROKEN #questpit #Q #F #LGBT

An agent’s guide to RIBBONS OF MIND! A twist on Sleeping Beauty but with elemental magic, war, and far more dragons. 🐉⚔️❤️‍🔥🧠🧙🏼‍♀️ #questpit #NA #Editing #romantasy #pitch #agentsguide

After being betrayed and trapped in a stasis, Emily finds the life she knew gone, replaced by the demon lord’s encroaching rule. Having escaped him before, she knows the might of his magic—and that she can’t win alone. FINAL FANTASY VII X FRIEREN X THE LUNAR CHRONICLES #QuestPit #W #YA #SFF

#pitchcard for CARELESS WHISPERS, LL'd for Joffe Books Prize '24 Set in Greece, it's 𝒅𝒖 𝑴𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒓'𝒔 𝑹𝑬𝑩𝑬𝑪𝑪𝑨 𝒙 𝑵𝒆𝒕𝒇𝒍𝒊𝒙'𝒔 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑷𝑬𝑹𝑭𝑬𝑪𝑻 𝑪𝑶𝑼𝑷𝑳𝑬 They're like family but how well does she really know them? 💥Slowburn 💘 💥Found family 💥Unrequited💔 💥Loss 💥Obsession 💥Betrayal 💥MURDER #Questpit #Q #A #RF #MY

Hostel X No Strings Attached On their cruise getaway, two women give in to attraction, redefining their friendship—while pranksters fueled by a sadistic online audience exploit passengers for entertainment, sending their cruise into peril. #QuestPit #W #A #H #R #T #LGBT #W

When 15yo Ref's famous hero parents are attacked and captured on an important mission, leaving him & his friend-turned-rival Styra trapped in the Wildwood, the two must work together to escape their hunters before Ref's family line can end for good #LuckyPit #PopUpPitA #YA #F

An agent's guide to Time's Signature. #agentguide #litagents #amquerying #writingcommunity #bluepit

What would it be like if you woke up autistic? It would be a lot like what happens to Sophia in JUST AS REAL. She discovers she is accidentally trapped in an alternate reality full of horrible noises & strange people she has a hard time understanding. How can she adapt? #MG #SF #ND #OV #Q #QuestPit

Love, Death, and other Melbourne Mishaps (88k) is a mixture of a romantic comedy and an urban romantasy set in Melbourne Australia. Think what we do in the shadows meets Notting Hill. #LuckyPit #PopUpPit #popuppita

Crime? I made my BFF a practice boyfriend so I could become the perfect girlfriend to my actual boyfriend Defence? It was my only shot at love & relationships; it had to be perfect Sentence: Threat of losing everything—even my dreams of studying Medicine in🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿—if the truth comes out #QuestPit #YA #Q

Now #amquerying: LEARNING FOR YOU, the teaching/karaoke romance of my heart 💜 YOU BETWEEN THE LINES x KATHERINE CENTER When budget cuts threaten her district, new teacher Jules must compete with her annoying(ly handsome) rival to keep her dream job—and avoid falling for him. #QuestPit #A #R

Greetings from Foggy Dell, the perfect small town for a quiet getaway. It's got: Ancient redwoods and seacliff views Local, artisanal food and drink A exclusive wellness retreat that may or may not be a cult A blood-drained body Vampire(s)? #QuestPit #Q #PN #MY

#Questpit #MG #F #Q #POC TRINIDAD FOLKLORE × AMARI 12 yo accepts an invitation to a secret island camp Everyone's magical but her and scary folklore creatures are real An evil magician threatens her island home To stop him she must learn who the real monsters are and what makes her special

Practical Magic x The Honey Witch Two sisters develop the ability to sense love and are able to determine a person’s true love… for everyone except themselves ✨ With Big 5 Editor interest #QuestPit #Q #A #YA #F #R

THE HAUNTING OF MADDY CLARE+THE GUEST LIST Twenty years after a study abroad trip ended in tragedy, Rosie returns to Ireland and must face her haunted past—and a real haunting—as she teams up with a grumpy-but-handsome local man to solve a murder. #QuestPit #A #H #Gothic #Horromance #R #Dis #Q

THE BRIGHT SWORD x LADY MACBETH Alone in the court of young King Arthur, Morgan finds a surprising ally in the man who destroyed her life: Merlin. But when justice clashes with survival and love is threatened by duty, courtly life can be a real witch. #questpit #W #A #HF

Not Yet Corpses, a YA Horror Fantasy is coming back to the query trenches, featuring: 👿angry trans sorcerer without a soul 🧟the hot amnesiac corpse who won’t leave him alone 🐈‍⬛the nonbinary kid wizard they rescue together 👹angels and devils and monsters, oh my! #Questpit #YA #F #H #LGBT #agentguide

A mouthy teen singer flees to Amsterdam after an online scandal, but when new gossip sparks, he drops an anonymous song that goes viral—his choice: stay low and lose his chance for redemption, or take credit and risk outing the closeted footballer he's falling for. #AG #YA #LGBT #editors #QuestPit

#QuestPit #Cozy #FR #A #Q 🔮Dark times are upon Narissa’s home town, with the Snow Queen sending it into an economic freeze, but when a handsome yet clumsy debut Overlord arrives, she risks her “good witch” status by joining forces to strategize a coup🔮

DEMON CHEVALIER ✨on sub✨ [adult gothic paranormal romance] Crossroads demon Zarazîn steals an exorcist into Hell like a forbidden fruit from Eden. To keep his muse safe, he’d burn every throne, betray every devil...even sacrifice his very soul. #QuestPit #A #PR #OS #editorsguide

THE DARK CURSE What would you do if you found yourself in the world of your favourite game? It’s a dream come true for Miles Porter, whose reality has been shattered. The only problem with dreams is that you have to wake up some time. #questpit #q #mg #fantasy

An underprivileged girl must overcome long-held biases to prove herself as a Lily Maid, perfume magic ambassadors, but her predecessor’s death threatens all that she desires, and she fails to outdo the former Lily’s loveliness. #Questpit #Q #YA #SFF 🧴Perfume magic 🏠 Sentient house 💃Masquerade ball

SEEING RED Prom was supposed to be the best night of Maddie’s life. Instead, a 200 year old spirit possessed her and wreaked havoc, attacking Prom Queen, Natalie. Can Maddie get rid of the vicious and vengeful Scarlet before it’s too late for Natalie? #questpit #Q #YA #PR #S

92K - Dual POV - YA FANTASY 🏰 HERS - FANTASY 🛝 Childhood Friends 👭 Sister Bonds 👩‍🍼 Inherited Magic 🏃‍♀️‍➡️ Leap, Then Look 💋 Kiss, Marry, or Kill? 🧌 HIS - HORROR 💑 Childhood Sweethearts 💕 Self-Sacrificing Loyalty 💀 Soul Selling 🤔 Anxious, Overthinker 🫀 Cannibal Witch #questpit #YA #F #H #WIP

A BOYFRIEND, IF YOU CAN KEEP HIM is what you’d get if Ali Hazelwood turned National Treasure 2 into a romance novel. ⚔️Smithsonian x Library of Congress feud 📜Secret alliance 💃Rivals-to-lovers 📚Hunt for Jefferson’s lost library 🧠Mental health rep #questpit #Q #A #R

A fox demon bard seeking to become human so she no longer has to devour hearts joins the deadly race up a wish-granting mountain but falls for a soft-hearted grump demon hunter—and with only one wish at the mountain’s peak, love is a weakness she can’t afford. #questpit #Q #A #F

🪦 ALICE & THE AFTERLIFE 🪦 #QuestPit #Q Reluctant medium Alice accidentally lands a job cleaning haunted houses & exorcising spirits... ...too bad 'chasing down a serial killer' wasn't part of the job spec 🔪 👻 paranormal mystery 🧠 autistic FMC 🌊 ghosts by the coast 🏡 found family (living & dead)