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My day job as a teacher has come to a close for the summer, and my production of RENT closes this weekend… more writing days are in my future!! What’re your writing goals this month?

#booksky: as I embark on a gaslamp fantasy, I’m looking for your best recs! Late 19th century preferred.

COMP SEARCH: Fantasy folks, can you recommend a book with the same morally conflicted & slightly vengeful voice as Oraya in Serpent and the Wings of Night? My FMC has this voice but I worry comping it since there are no vampires in my novel. #queryingauthors #fantasy

#UnhingedPit BEYOND THE MIST is TAKEN x LORD OF THE RINGS where the FMC is about as stubborn and driven as Liam Neeson, minus the CIA training. And the One Ring? Well, purchasing that at the festival is what puts the target on Kim’s back in the first place. Nerissa to the Fae abductors: #F

I have a duology WIP that’s only in planning stages. It takes place thousands of years before my main series, at the dawn of the modern era right after the Titans abandoned the realm. It’s a dark Romantasy enemies to lovers - he’s a necromancer, she’s a white witch, ready to be corrupted…

Reading #mistborn this morning and realizing I need to up my political infighting game in my WIP. #writers, what are your February reads? 🎧Heat of the Everflame by Penn Cole - sooo close to finishing this TOME NEXT: The Inadequate Heir by Danielle Jensen

Any writer critique groups on discord or another group collab app for finished and drafting WIPs? Have had great success with partners from #laurenkaywrites but I want like a groupchat situation. Need much higher accountability. Adult/NA Fantasy, Romantasy #writercommunity

Any writer critique groups on discord or another group collab app for finished and drafting WIPs? Have had great success with partners from #laurenkaywrites but I want like a groupchat situation. Need much higher accountability. Adult/NA Fantasy, Romantasy #writercommunity

"You were my undoing, and I am to be yours." MM Romantasy 107k Vengeful courtesan Kresimir Zaheriev has his eyes set on killing the King. The King has plans to make Kresimir one of his secret magic investigators. Both get more than they bargained for. #Cupit #RF #LGBT

Nerissa tells herself that it’s justice & absolution she’s after when she abandons home to save her best friend from Fae abductors — but it’s also the perfect excuse to avoid Andris’ betrayal. Joining the fray could win her trust back, but Andris has no idea the cost. #cuPit #fantasy #FR

Help me decide if I am pitching my book in the right genre. The romantic subplot isn’t in the query letter, but it is a running thread in the novel. It isn’t the crux of the conflict and the protagonist’s journey, but there is definitely a romantic subplot. Fantasy, or fantasy romance? #querying

“Slowly, as the ringlets of light took root, took comfort in her wounds, they began lighting her up everywhere. Her scars began to glow like lightning bolts all around her, her open wounds filling with bright holyfire, cauterizing them and mending them.” #febchantment day 7!

I’m heavily influenced by Tolkien alone and his imprint on World of Warcraft, DnD, and a various folklores. I like soft magic in my own reading, so the magic is mostly that, but elements of hard magic comes from my own experience with MMORPG gaming mechanics.

One must have an ancestor who traveled to Galdramur when the early magics were wild, untamed and unbound, so their bloodline was imprinted with the magical ability. In Glynea, the mortal kingdom, only holy knights can wield magic by royal decree. Galdramuran magic is outlawed and warded against.

Different species of Arden: (1) Elven, (2) Humans, (3) Dwarven: the First species Fae: descendants of crossbred First species 2/3 with 1 Magi: any spec. whose bloodlines became “infected” with Galdramur’s airborne magical essence in the First Age; now, those who practice/study a discipline of magic

Took out a POV & my manuscript opened wide up. Why give away all the secrets? Had to lock up my MMC and let my FMC sweat a little. WIP: FIRES OF JUSTICE #writingcommunity #authors #fantasy

There are various classes of magic - elemental, atomic, regenerative, temporal, necromantic, runework, etc. what you have is based entirely on bloodline, and they’re regionally organized for the most part. It is extremely rare, if at all heard of, to possess multiple classes of magic …

Arden’s magic is jelly. There’s a structure but it’s softer magic than Sanderson’s. Magic supply is in the blood and is based on demand - the more you use the more you make. Use too little and you’re septic. Use too much and you’re dehydrated. There are specific classes of magic and their users.

The world of Arden was created by six Titans with infinite magic of varying nature - be it elemental, regenerative, temporal, atomic, or rune spell work. The magic inherent to a species depends on the Titan bloodline one’s a descendant of. There are also regions that have outlawed magic for … most.

#agentsguide to BEYOND THE MIST 🌊 What if it wasn’t curiosity that pulled the little mermaid out of the sea, but guilt? ⚓️ morally grey protagonist 🔥 female rage & 💔 🩸 assassination plot 🗡️ rescue battle 🔮 discovery of magic 🫶🏼 found family #querying #litagents #writercommunity #author #fantasy

Calling all agented authors! How many rejections did it take until you got a request for partial or full? How many of those until you got an offer of rep? Especially interested in those stories where the requests didn’t come right away… 😅 what did you do? #querying #authors

The twisted trials and tangled love triangle of POWERLESS X the dark, fairy-tale world of THE HAZEL WOOD. 🖋️Three cutthroat Huntsman trials 🖋️A family of rebel tale-tellers 🖋️Full-length fairy tales 🖋️Wolves, witches, and snowy woods #Q #YA #F #QuestPit #amquerying

THRONE OF GLASS x THE ARTFUL DODGER Vibes: 🔥slow-burn romance 😤female rage 🤝forced acquaintances ⚔️rebellion 🦸‍♀️the reluctant hero 🔮dark magic #QuestPit #Q #F #YA

Here's my #agentsguide to my cozy Middle Grade animal fantasy, THE LITTLES OF BIG WILD, featuring: 🐾 Very small heroes on a very big journey 🌲 A sprawling wilderness in danger 🍎 Snacks, coziness, and small acts of courage 🧠 Neurodiversity as a superpower #questpit #Q #MG #F

#agentguide to MOTHER OF SPARKS, a Sapphic Dystopian Sci-Fi 🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Strong motherhood and found family themes 💥 Rebellion under an oppressive regime ⚡️Technological powers ‼️Character-led plot with high stakes ⚖️ Power corrupts both sides #questpit #W #A #SF #D

Got a Sunday funday rejection for BEYOND THE MIST but it actually made my afternoon bc they said while they didn’t think they were the best fit, there was a lot they admired about my pages 🥹🥲 give me an inch I’ll take a mile okay #querytrenches

The government promised safety: go to sleep until the plague passes. His family checked in. He didn't. Now, as the last waking witness, he’s uncovering a truth worse than never waking up. TᕼE ᔕᒪEEᑭ ᗪIᖇEᑕTIᐯE #questpit #W #A #S #T

Hey Alexa...combine retelling myths like PERCY JACKSON but w/ the daughter of Hades😵 &➕🧠health in the vibe of GIRL, INTERRUPTED Also, throw in ❤️=Noah & Allie’s in THE NOTEBOOK (but like…make Noah an Incubus😈)✌️ ✍️82K #A #F 🤬Angry girls & gods 📸Readers say…👇 #questpit #Q #DF & elements of #RF #PR #H

#questpit #r #f #wip #a INUYASHA x SAILOR MOON x D&D WILD MAGIC ✨ Ohio wasn't great to begin with but it certainly didn't have magic and monsters. Thrust into the Realm, Kassidy will have to harness her new deity powers quickly...and then risk that very magic to save those she loves.

DANCING ON THE EDGE When dancer Tillie Lieberman’s mother is hospitalized after an attempted suicide, she must confront her own escalating mental health issues or risk destroying her relationship with her sister, best friend, and the dance partner who’s been there all along. #Questpit #Q #YA #R

OCTOBER DAYE X WELCOME TO NIGHTVALE When a blood-drained body is found at the edge of Foggy Dell, a quirky town in Northern California, Maisie—local ghost speaker—and Stacy—biologist and supernatural skeptic—become unlikely partners, investigating the mysterious death. #BluePit 📖 #Q #PN #M

Crimson Peak x Lake House She longs for a place to belong. He longs for someone to see him. Two soul in separate times living in a manor passing by one another. #QuestPit #W #A #RF

Coffee is brewed - crisis averted. Thank you to all who showed love to BEYOND THE MIST at yesterday’s #QuestPit! 🌊 🎧On audio over breakfast: Heat of the Everflame by Penn Cole 📖On kindle during nap time: Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

This February, my goal is to beat January’s query count (22) and meet her book count (5). I’d also like to add 10k words to my WIP! What about you? #writing #authors

WILD x BEAUTIFUL BOY 💔Grief/loss 🥾Hiking (46 Adirondack High Peaks) 🌿Nature 💉Addiction (sibling experience) 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒Complex families Title- PATCHED: MOUNTAINS, HEALING, AND THE GHOSTS WE CARRY Memoir, 74000 words #questpit #Q #M #A

Alice has questions. Is The Society of Curse Breakers a cult? How can she control her magic? Why does she keep passing out? Can she trust Nate and Ivy? Why does everything keep attacking them? Can they really break an ancient curse? Good luck Alice! You’re going to need it. #questpit #q #f

THE EXORCIST X DONNIE DARKO Chris is haunted by Shadows since almost dying. They are increasing in power. A Red Eyed God talks of change. A Shadow with a hat seeks to use him for his dark purposes. 🍂 New England 💽 2000's nostalgia 🧹 Witchcraft 🌕️ Cosmic Horror #Questpit #H #Agentsguide

--A HUMAN BURDEN-- A short story anthology that delves into a multitude of wide-ranging burdens. From the burden of obligation to the burden of tradition, each story brings a new complexity, a new weight to bear, and a distinct struggle to overcome. #QuestPit #W #U #LF

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

Robin Hobb x Mad Max Rustrock's survival depends on them becoming more than a tiny rebel village next to the only civilization in the wasteland. Newsletter subscribers get the prologue free when it launches -> stats.sender.net/forms/av2k18... #questpit #apocalyptic #booksky #writesky #fantasy

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

Whatever Avira's friends may say about the "signs" at the abandoned silo, Avira does NOT believe in the 2012 apocalypse. But with her bestie competing against her in the art contest offering a full ride scholarship, and threatening her new crush, life's plenty apocalyptic. #questpit #YA #S #PR #Q

Well, now that my first pitch event is over, time to send out 10 more queries ✨ When’s the next event?? #querytrenches

God Forsaken by Marci Heider When a forbidden book whispers of goddesses erased from history and a long-buried magic thrums to life, Danara stumbles into a secret the crown would kill to keep hidden. #questpit #F #Q

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

BESIDE YOU No matter how hard you try, some things are already too far gone. 🩸 murder and monsters 🍁 new england vibes 🖤 dark romance 🫠 overworked protagonist Dark Fantasy. Neo-gothic vibes. New England setting. #questpit #w #h #df #dr #rf

A PI and a paramedic, each haunted by an inescapable past, break their own rules to help an undocumented mother assaulted by her daughter’s American father. 💪🏼vigilante justice ❤️love story 🧊anti-ICE 🧠neurodiverseMC 🌈end=hope 👩🏼‍💻prof dev edit ⌨️pgs www.SarahBerke.com/agent-guide #questpit #Q #A #T #WF #U

My novel is nearly ready to query. UNFORGIVABLE - The last necromancer has to trick an unlikely paladin into helping her defeat the god of death, or else Death will doom the world. One problem: he's also hunting her. Gothic Gunslinging, sword swinging, witchery, romantic fantasy. #questpit #RF