✨New book update✨ I finished content edits for Across the Earth and Sky! 🎉 Thrilled to be one step closer to getting this book out in the world! It has romance, ride or die friendship, and chronic illness rep, and I can't wait for you all to read it. 📚 Stay tuned for more updates! elissadickey.com

✨It’s All In Your Head is now live on NetGalley! ✨

Thank you to everyone who supported my #QuestPit pitches! And thank you to the organizers, and to the agents who liked my pitches! Wishing everyone the best of luck. ❤️🙏🏻✨

A tale of subtle horror and butch-femme lesbian romance, with meditations on the grief that accompanies chronic illness and tenderness as the ultimate form of resistance. #A #RF #G #Q #LGBT #OwnVoices #questpit

Arcane X The Darkness Outside Us X Vespertine ✨ #OwnVoices chronic illness rep ✨ Pyromancy and magic inspired by dark matter ✨ A reluctant heir ✨ Friends to lovers ✨ Youth in revolt #QuestPit #YA #SFF #Q

A KINGDOM TO DROWN ME With 12 Full Requests (& a partial), expect… 💎 Unique magic system & world ♥️ Yearning & slow-burn spice ⚖️ Magical politics ⚔️ Quest 🦅 Forced proximity ✨ Arab folklore reimagined 🫶🏼 The below sensory aesthetics… #Questpit #RF #Q #NA

🥀VIOLET MADE OF THORNS X DEFY THE NIGHT🔮 ⭐Chronic illness & mental illness rep 🔥Forced proximity ❤️BFFs to enemies to lovers 🌿 Lessons in poison 👁️Involuntary visions of the future 👑Paranoid king with an affinity for poison 🗡️MC & rebellion are just using each other #QuestPit #YA #F #Q #DIS #OWN

LEAP YEAR, but make it haunted 👻 Rosie's travel to-do list: 🇮🇪 Return to Ireland 💀 Solve a murder 💚 Try not to fall for the mysterious local man 🧟‍♀️ Escape the monstrous presence stalking her #QuestPit #A #H #R #Dis #Horromance #Gothic #Q

SIX OF CROWS X WHAT WAKES THE BELLS After his sister is cursed by a vengeful goddess, a former pickpocket must steal a relic from the most powerful man in the city to save her. But he can’t pull it off alone, and not everyone in his ragtag crew can be trusted. #QuestPit #NA #F #BVM #POC #Q #Heist

A plus-size baddie dog sits to survive after her ex leaves her with rent she can’t afford—then she meets a guy in the personal care aisle who’s everything her ex wasn’t: loyal, patient, and in desperate need of a dog sitter…which might just ruin her plan to swear off love forever🐾 #QuestPit #A #R #Q

🦽A woman who can't remember the accident.  💭A mind she no longer trusts.  🇫🇷A deep-dive into Paris.  ♌️A lioness.  👁️A blind man who helps her see the truth.  But only if she's brave enough to see herself for the first time again.  #questpit #Q #A #DIS

Starling House x Spells for Forgetting When Jude reluctantly returns to her hometown after over a decade away and accidentally sets loose a reality-twisting monster, she must rally her childhood friend group to stop their town from being erased from existence. #QuestPit #A #F #W

WHEN TIME RUNS OUT OF DEATH 🥀 Stone Butch-Femme lesbians 🥀 Chronically-ill MC 🥀 Pain Magic 🥀 If you are intolerable then I shall tolerate you 🥀 Angsty love confession 🥀 The unseen complexities of chronic pain 🥀 Tenderness vs. Rot #A #RF #Q #questpit #LGBT #OwnVoices

The HAUNTING OF MADDY CLARE + THE GUEST LIST 🖤Horromance 🖤Gothic vibes 🖤Enemies to lovers When Rosie returns to Ireland, she must team up with a handsome local man to find her friend's killer—and escape the terrifying presence that's stalking her. #QuestPit #A #H #R #Dis #Q

A FORGERY OF FATE X LITTLE THIEVES Pearl's got three months to kiss a prince or become sea foam—if she isn't killed by his cousin's harpoon first, of course. 🧜‍♀️Mermaid with a side of thievery and stalking 🪄Magic (and phones, I guess) 👫First Friend (like ever) 🍽️Predator x Prey? #QuestPit #Q #YA #F

Not querying yet (finishing final revisions) but testing out my agents guide! SINNERS x IWAV Angeline wakes up with a taste for blood and 200 years of missing memories. As visions reveal flashes of her past, she must uncover the truth before danger crosses her doorway. #QuestPit #W #A #F

Dear Cera, Pack your bags! You've been invited to appear on LAST CHANCE MATCH, a new dating show where LOVE ISLAND meets SQUID GAME and BLACK MIRROR. Should you find a soulmate, you won't be exterminated in 2 years. Are you ready to find the one who's to die for? #questpit #A #R #SF #H #S #Q

WHEN DEVILS SING X FEAR STREET "Four pieces reunited by sinner's hand may finally break the Curse." Looks like Chava Rose is sinning. 💞 Women's autonomy ✡️ Jewish mythology ❤️‍🩹 Star-crossed lovers who never give up 🌈 Diverse ensemble ⚖️ Strong themes of equality #YA #H #Q #OWN #Jewish #questpit

POTIONS UNINCORPORATED Think HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE x THE SPELLSHOP 💜 Chronic Illness Rep 🌱 Plant Magic 💚 Bisexual Witches 🐈‍⬛ A Snarky Familiar 😈 Evil Pharmaceutical Potion Company ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine Romance ☕ Cozy Vibes #QuestPit #Q #A #R #F #chronicillnessrep #ownvoices #LGBTQ #cozyfantasy

🔥 WHAT will GROW from the ASHES of our fallen civilization? 🕸️ a post collapse adventure of psychic powers and nurturing community 🔮 journey through the tarot across the former US, with unexpected twists 🌱 Clan of the Cave Bear x A Psalm for the Wild-Built #A #Q #S #SFF #questpit #hopepunk #clifi

SINNERS x THE DEVILS x CASTLEVANIA There's three rules to surviving as a nightrunner: don't get comfortable, don't be a hero, and don't be unlucky. Corado's about to break all three. 🤠 Vampire Cowboys 🦇 Monstrous Night Hordes 🏜️ Pueblo Pit Cities Querying soon! #A #F #W #QuestPit

IMMORTAL x A SONG TO DROWN RIVERS A reincarnated immortal and an emotionally damaged cowherd must escape the heavenly forces intent on tearing them apart. ✨A love destined to fail ✨A jealous Celestial Empress ✨An underworld filled with both torture and hope #questpit #AG #RF

PITCH x THROW LIKE A GIRL When a jeer-fearing quarterback is the first woman drafted to the NFL, she does everything she can to earn respect in the male-dominated sport she’s sacrificed everything for. #QuestPit #Q #A #R

An #AgentsGuide to my gothic horromance! 🖤 THE HAUNTING OF MADDY CLARE + THE GUEST LIST Rosie's travel to-do list: 🇮🇪 Return to Ireland 💀 Solve a murder 💚 Try not to fall for the mysterious local man 🧟‍♀️ Escape the monstrous presence stalking her #QuestPit #A #H #R #Dis #Q

🔮 An odyssey through the #tarot across the former US using the power of meditation, archaic tech, and ancient survival skills, to discover a key to peace 🌞 a vision of hope, transformation, and growth 🌱 wild edible plants, facing fears, and other skills #A #Q #S #SFF #questpit #hopepunk #clifi

Decided to jump into #QuestPit after all...good luck, everyone! I'll try to boost as many pitches as possible!

For the weekend crowd: I have joined #WritersAgainstHunger write-a-thon to help raise funds for Feeding America. My goal is to revise 25,000 words between now and November 24. Please consider donating if you can. teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participants...

So grateful for all the support during #GhostPit! Thanks, everyone!

THE KNIGHT AND THE MOTH X THE WOLF AND THE WOODSMAN Time and Time Again. Vampire Ishmael longs for peace but after being exiled by a corrupt magical council he vows to end their cruel reign. To his delighted horror—his newest ally is the reincarnation of a past love. #GhostPit #A #F #PN #LGBT

SPARK OF THE EVERFLAME X ATLA In a city where innovation thrives on cruelty, human Industrialists experiment on animal hybrids to create the ultimate weapon ⚔😈 In the forests, druids command the elements—but their silence may destroy the balance they swore to protect 🍃🦊 #ghostpit #A #F #Q

ALCHEMY OF A BLOOD MOON 81k Contemporary Paranormal Romance 🌙 PTSD Rep 🌙 Occult Rep 🌙 Hard earned HEA 🌙 Voicy & character-driven 🌙 All the yearn and spice #ghostpit #A #Q #C #Amquerying #litagents #WriteSky

THE HAUNTING OF MADDY CLARE + THE GUEST LIST 🖤 Horromance 🖤 Gothic vibes 🖤 Enemies to lovers When Rosie returns to Ireland, she must team up with a handsome local man to find her friend's killer—and escape the terrifying presence that's stalking her. #GhostPit #A #H #Horromance #R #Dis #Q 👻

VIGILANTES ANONYMOUS is a dark romcom that follows two contract killers, Lana and Nic, as they off their targets and get off with each other 🖤🔪💋 📝 therapy meet cute 📍Milwaukee 💥 he's unapologetically obsessed with superheroes 📚 she works in a bookstore filled with cats #GhostPit #A #OS #R

LEAP YEAR, but make it haunted 👻 Rosie's travel to-do list: 🇮🇪 Return to Ireland ☠️Solve a murder 💚Try not to fall for the mysterious local man 🧌Escape the monstrous presence that's stalking her #GhostPit #A #H #R #Horromance #Dis #Q

Tonight's regional author fair was so much fun! I had great conversations with readers, writers, and friends. ❤️ Thank you to everyone at KO Lee Library - we seriously have the best local library ever! 📚 And thank you as always to my amazing husband, who is so supportive and always there for me. 🥰

My Spoonie romance novel, It’s All In Your Head, comes out in four months!!

So grateful for the support during #DVPit! Truly a great event, and so fun connecting with other writers. Thank you to everyone who boosted my pitches for my romantic horror! 🖤

I’m obsessed with Lucia’s gorgeous swoony writing and her amazing disability rep. Please snatch this one up!

LEAP YEAR, but make it haunted 👻🖤 Rosie's travel to-do list: 🇮🇪 Return to Ireland 💀 Solve a murder 💚 Try not to fall for the mysterious local man 🧟‍♀️ Escape the monstrous presence that's stalking her #DVPit #A #H #R #Horromance #CI #MH #DIS

LUCY FOLEY + SIMONE ST. JAMES To solve a 20 year old murder, Rosie must return to Ireland, team up with a handsome local man—and escape the terrifying presence stalking her across the countryside. 🖤 Romantic horror 🖤 Gothic vibes 🖤 A haunting by the sea #DVPit #A #H #R #DIS

THE HAUNTING OF MADDY CLARE+THE GUEST LIST 🖤Gothic vibes 🖤Horromance 🖤Enemies to lovers 🖤A haunting in Ireland Haunted by the memory of her friend’s tragic death 20 years ago, Rosie returns to Ireland to find the truth—and discovers she's haunted by more than just memories. #A #H #R #Dis #DVPit

HAUNTING OF MADDY CLARE+THE GUEST LIST When Rosie returns to Ireland and learns her friend's tragic death 20 years ago was no accident, she must team up with a handsome local man to find the truth—and escape the terrifying presence stalking her across the Irish countryside. #A #H #R #Dis #DVPit

TOMORROW (Oct 8th) is #DVpit! Any unagented Marginalized writer or artist seeking out representation is invited to participate from 8AM - 8PM ET! Please make sure you review our rules & guidelines before the event: dvpit.carrd.co#faq #writersky #booksky #artistsky #weneeddiversebooks

Very late to the #DVParty, but I hope it's still okay to jump in and share my mood board for my romantic horror! 🖤

I had so much fun at my author visit at Vermillion Public Library! Thank you for having me! 📚

HAUNTING OF MADDY CLARE + THE GUEST LIST When Rosie returns to Ireland and learns her friend's tragic death 20 years ago was no accident, she must team up with a handsome local man to find the truth—and escape the terrifying presence stalking her across the Irish countryside. #A #H #R #Dis #PreDV

#preDV is tomorrow, MONDAY, September 29, 2025 from 8AM to 8PM Eastern Time! Marginalized Creators join us to practice your pitches for #DVpit, get feedback from agented authors, give each other feedback & encouragement! Make friends, polish your pitches & get excited for #DVpit! #writersky #booksky

Hey a thing I really don’t want to get lost here is that while Tylenol doesn’t cause autism, IT’S FINE TO BE AUTISTIC. Let’s not grant them the premise that autism should be eradicated in our way to correct the science, okay? Okay.

The 2025 #PitchDis pitch form is now open! 🎉 Click below to enter and submit your pitch! Remember - you don't have to rush. Pitches will be posted in random order. Take your time. Good luck and happy pitching! forms.gle/nKMDdnHKJ8MY...