My debut novel, YIELD, is out now 🥹

YOU CAN GET "YIELD" BY @ladystroud.bsky.social NOW! How much do your words cost? How much do they weigh? Did you think before you tossed Your fickle fate to a fickle fae?

AHHHHH

you know what I am the queen of intrusive thoughts put that on my tombstone 🤣

One of my favs!!!

CITY OF BRASS x the Scorpion & the Night Blossom A girl with dormant magic infiltrates a gilded empire to save her best friend—only to uncover a court built on ancient blood oaths, the boy she once mourned, and a lost heiress no one wants found. #YA #F #wip #questpit

DAISY JONES x MCR x GIDEON 9TH 4 bands arrive in New Orleans for an artistic retreat: 💅A girl punk band ❤️‍🔥An undead goth rock duo 💀a necromancer & their ghosts 🎪an ex-circus troupe They don’t know they’ve been lured as ritual sacrifice & the house might just eat them alive… #QuestPit #A #H #Q

ATLA x WICKED Calypso must steal 12 divine amulets in order to regain her powers and seek revenge against her enemies. Villain FMC Hero MMC Hate at first sight Destroy the world, dont save it #questpit #Q #YA #F

The death of the God of Knowledge comes on silently, a whisper of old parchments crumbling to dust in the ever-so quiet Library of Yashay. 📚 Dark Academia 📚 Found Family 📚 Twisty Plot 📚 Eerie 📚 Sacred Artefacts 📚 Gods & Curses #questpit #Q #A #F

I’m working today so can’t interact or boost as many #QuestPit posts as I would like but I am rooting for everyone and can’t wait to look at everyone’s pitches tonight!!!

An agent's guide to RUNELIGHT BURNING for #QuestPit SPARK OF THE EVERFLAME x THE CITY OF BRASS 🔥Norse-inspired rune magic that burns you from inside 🔥She's the selfish anti-hero, he's the moral compass 🔥Subverted chosen-one trope 🔥Forced proximity + slow burn 🔥Rich worldbuilding #Q #A #RF

Thanks everyone for a great time yesterday! It was a successful #questpit and I loved reading everyone’s pitches. Not to be that guy but I think these events are more about the writer friends we make along the way 🥲🤣

Slow Horses x Dark Matter When an intelligence agent is framed for the UK’s role in a temporal disaster, he must clear his name and seal a lethal time rift - before a Russian spy from the future gets everyone killed. #A #S #T #QuestPit #Q

Prophecies don’t have age limits. Now the fate of the Kingdom rests on the bad hip of a retired librarian. Will curmudgeonly Dorris answer her calling, or ignore impending doom for a good cup of tea? #questpit #F #A #Q #LGBTQIAbooks #amquerying #writingcommunity #fantasywriters #booksky #writesky

Barely a week into his first adventure with his mage best friend(/crush), luckless Mick finds himself stuck in the body of a dragon with a god in his head. Now he and mage Eleanor must navigate what it means to be the dragons' chosen—before his existence triggers a divine war. #QuestPit #W #NA #RF

INUYASHA x SAILOR MOON x DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS ✨College lacrosse player turned fated magical girl (portal fantasy) ✨Reluctant hero ✨Forbidden magic + even more forbidden romance ✨Found family ✨Sexy sparring ✨D&D wild magic #questpit #w #f #r #ya #writingcommunity

FOR THE WOLF x SORROWLAND Might I present my #agentguide for THESE TIDES THAT BIND, standalone adult horror fantasy featuring a Siren POV, a love triangle, body horror, and themes of selfishness as self preservation? #questpit #q #f

An #agentsguide for AON When Tayah sees the Obsidian Hart, her fate unravels. Now she must uncover Ravensford’s forgotten history—before she’s the next to disappear 🖤Gothic Fantasy + Feminism 🏠Sentient House ❤️‍🔥Slow-burn Romance ✨Art as Magic #QuestPit #AF #R

UPROOTED x NAUSICAÄ 🪲 A naïve natural historian in desperate need of a guide through the cursed forest. 🌌 A non-binary rogue who will do anything to rescue their family. 👀 A plot to trap the rogue brings them together. ❤️ Their hearts will draw them closer. #WSPit #WSPitQ #A #F #LGBT

Aster would do anything to be the best writer the world has seen—even if it means spilling her blood to commune with the greats that came before her. • power v obsession • what’s real v what’s not • LGBTQ & mental health rep • dark academia vibes #NA #H #Q #QuestPit

JACK THE RIPPER x AGATHA CHRISTIE London, 1891. A viscountess and an inspector team up to catch the playing card-obsessed killer who (probably) murdered her husband...and try not to fall in love in the process 😉 ♥️♠️🃏♣️♦️ #questpit #Q #A #MY #HR

an #agentsguide to THE BONE ARCHIVE Break the silence, or let the world rot. 🗝️ dystopian x romantic fantasy 🗝️ gothic academy 🗝️ reapers that hunt by sound 🗝️ slow burn-enemies-to-lovers 🗝️ found family 🗝️ orpheus and eurydice #QuestPit #RF #W #F #Romantasy #GothicFantasy #Dystopian

Twenty-five years ago, men made history. But HER story will change everything… 🌊 Multi-POV 🌊 Feminine rage / ‘Good For Her’ 🌊 Horror elements 🌊 Orcadian folklore 🌊 Atmospheric setting 🌊 Twisty plot 🌊 Editor interest #questpit #Q #A #HF #agentsguide

STARLING HOUSE x WAYWARD CHILDREN Historian Vivian meets Elodie, a memory keeper who can free the past from plants, to investigate a century-old disappearance. They find more than expected: a monstrous memory, and an inescapable connection. #QuestPit #Q #A #F #LGBT

One Dark Window x Divergent The most dangerous game of all is the one played by the heart. #Questpit #Q #A #F ❤️Dark Alice in Wonderland reimagining ♠️A fate they both wish to escape ♦️A secret Rebellion led by a prince ♣️It takes a monster to destroy one 🃏A wild card

SALTBURN X SECRET HISTORY After a death on campus, the prestigious men’s club opens its doors to one reporter to observe their secret rituals but what seems harmless quickly turns sinister and she’s the only one who can see it. Not all gods are meant to be worshiped #questpit #A #T

GRAVITY FALLS x DRESDEN FILES Girl meets boy. Girl meets monsters. Girl has to save the town. Sometimes what you don't know can kill you in BLUDEYE BEACH. 👻Monster Menagerie 🫂Found Family 💖Slow-burn Romance #QuestPit #F #H #Q

Captain Amir would do anything to appease her toxic sea witch lover—even betray her crew. When they curse her to possess a teen princess in love with her own witch, Amir must decide which hearts to guard—and which to break. 🏴‍☠️🫀🗡️ #QuestPit #YA #F #Q #LGBT

Grim Portents HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE X CONSTANTINE A man is murdered by a hell-beast on his wedding day. Now, with the help of the reaper who collected his soul, he must uncover who is releasing monsters from Hell if he wants to return to the life he was robbed of 📖 #Q #A #DF #PR #Hu #H #QuestPit

ARCANE x BLD OVR BRIGHT HVN x DISCO ELYSIUM 🧑‍🎓cut-throat postgrad STEM academia w/ 🩺corrupted magic tech/ethics 🩻body horror 🤌obsessive ace yearning 🧠neurodivergence as power 🚨unreliable narrator 🛠️blacksmith biceps 🏆dangerous duels 🌿strange plants 👤& the strange man growing them #questpit #A #F #Q

A STUDY IN DROWNING X EMILY WILDE 🎓Academic rivals to lovers ☀️Grumpy x sunshine 🏰A touch of darkness 🌶️Romantic spice ✨Language-based magic system 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Cultures surviving against all odds 🙂‍↕️Sopping wet pathetic loser MMC 💖Autistic rep #ownvoices #QuestPit #AG #A

MONSTERS INC X NOSFERATU YA Horror Romance When a horror fan’s exorcism fails, she finds that the monsters aren’t just on the page—they’re real, and she must blend in their world while finding a way back to the world of the living before the monsters discover she isn’t one of them #questpit #YA

IDLE OF A PSYCHOPOMP A retired explorer, torn between the inevitability of losing his wife and a desire to return to the wild, fixates on a towering, imprisoned forest. Driven by an esoteric rumour, he heads for the forest. And he will regret every choice from then on... #QuestPit #A #T #SF

Agent’s Guide to “Mark of a Magpie”! 📖🐦‍⬛ When a small-town thief crosses paths with the kingdom’s big-shot assassin, an unlikely partnership is born; but can their goals align before their egos and secrets land them both a spot on the gallows? #QuestPit #Q #YA #NA #F #R #RF #agentsguide #amquerying

A STUDY IN DROWNING x A LANGUAGE OF DRAGONS an enchanted dragon flame ravages two countries & rival dragon scholar & son of dragon slayers ally to find a cure. but an occult group wants the flame, too, forcing them to choose: save each other or burn. #questpit #ya #f #w

SAINT DEATH'S DAUGHTER X SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN A graverobber is hired to find a missing corpse. The corpse has other plans. #QuestPit #A #F #Q #H

Decadence & stagnation meet in GARNER FOR GOLD, my baroque dark fantasy featuring... A fabled beauty running from Goddess An eldritch Grand Archivist A huntress in exile A spurned firstborn heir the divine squabbles of newly immortal beings & more 🦢💛 #questpit #a #df #rf #p

BONE SHARD DAUGHTER x GODKILLER When an assassin nearly kills her mother, ruler of her people and living goddess, Niozene must chase redemption into a forbidden land to win back the throne...and her mother's love. 🏹 Strong FMC 🏹 Disgraced Heir 🏹 Cyclical Trauma #F #W #A #questpit

OF SONGS AND PHANTOMS is a darkly lush retelling of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, where the ingenue discovers her voice has forbidden magic, and the only way to save herself from being executed for witchcraft is to place her trust in a mysterious phantom. #Questpit #Q #A #RF

WAYFARERS x MURDERBOT x SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN Everything fell apart when the human came aboard. Instead of nice meals and quiet cargo runs, Tai's stuck with bickering crewmates, sinister criminals, explosions, and worst of all, a human who wants to be friends. #QuestPit #Q #SF #LGBTQ #R #A

More vibes for YIELD, my adult romantic fantasy novel #currentlyquerying Do you like stories that blend romance, adventure, and humor? Do you like books that make you laugh and then rip your heart out? Tales that are cozy *AND* dark? 🧚🏼 #QuestPit #Q #A #RF

If you made TWIN PEAKS a strange mid-20s coming of age story ft. a mysterious mentor figure who disobeys logic, then added WUTHERING HEIGHTS style yearning, you'd get MONTGOMERY: a neo-gothic speculative literary novel that pays homage to gothic classics #questpit #Q #LF #A

MASTERS OF DEATH x ADDIE LARUE After Death goes missing a reaper meets a recently murdered man who can't move on. 💀 Star-crossed lovers 💀 Grumpy x Sunshine 💀 Murder mystery 💀 Meddling gods 💀 Supernatural meets The Sandman #questpit #AG #F #A