After writing fantasy that is dark and filled with political turmoil, I think it’s time to shift focus to something with a little more whimsy. The world is dark enough as it is 🥲

So many ideas, so little time

Just watched Lady Bird. I realize my favorite films are the ones where we see a character be an asshole, go through it, and maybe grow up a little There’s a special place in my heart for coming of age stories done well 💖

Whether agents are watching or not, the #2025pit event is a great way to meet other authors and creatives, so regardless of the outcome, in my eyes it’s a success. Thanks @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social for organising! #booksky

THE WEDDING PEOPLE x SANDWICH THIS ENDS NOW: A serial marriage-ditcher hits a swanky wellness retreat to learn why she keeps fleeing perfect husbands. But healing means facing her nastiest ghost: the manipulative, brilliant first love whose poison still runs in her veins. #A #WF #Q #2025Pit

#2025pit Marl never knew grief could have teeth but after her husband's tragic death, she learns the hard way after bargaining with an ancient crocodilian god for revenge on the small Maine town that betrayed him. SORROW-EATER #H #A

#2025Pit We Cut Tongues For Ourselves. Like if Robert Eggers made a film called THE SELKIE. Set on a mysterious Scottish island at the peak of the Highland Clearances, a young man’s arrival heralds doom for the locals, their beliefs and for the Gaelic girl who falls in love with him. #A #HF #LF

OF WISDOM an Athena origin tale 🦉 Athena has been abandoned, cast aside on earth by a prophecy foretelling her rise to power and Zeus’ downfall. Determined to prove she isn’t a threat, Athena embarks on a journey back to Olympus, unaware every step she takes is unravelling her fate #2025Pit #HF

Twenty years after escaping a serial killer, Marissa is horrified when he begins haunting her. Paranoid and desperate for help, she must destroy the ghost before he finishes what he started twenty years ago. MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT x THE GIRL FROM WIDOW HILLS #2025PIT #A #M #S #T #BIPOC #LGBT #ND

An actor turned priest must consolidate the ruins of his past life after cheating on his wife with the men of his congregation. This is made harder when his high-profile life attracts a foreign political agent. #a #2025pit #f

🎻Two women, each with different deals to the same god. Both on the same mission to steal a legendary violin out of a museum. But while one recognizes the price of failure, the other does not understand consequences. Can they sort out their differences before midsummer's end? #2025pit #A #F #DIS #ND

THE TERROR x DARK MATTER Three Scottish teachers visit a Norwegian island. As their host regales them with folktales and plies them with homebrew, a storm builds outside. Trapped, lies unravel and hidden identities come to light. In the snow, a monster waits… #A #H #2025Pit

#2025pit You're our daughter now. No, not like that. You're a witch now. No, not like that. You're saving lives? No, not like that. Aleris has a lot to figure out. And when she does, she'll change everything. Even fate itself. THE KEEPERS #AmQuerying #Q #A #F #LF #LiteraryFantasy

Raven Cycle x Divine Rivals When a troubled teen becomes the new Apollo, he must master his newfound powers, redeem himself from his toxic ways & navigate a forbidden romance while racing to stop Hera from enslaving humanity & destroying the world he's sworn to protect #2025pit #ya #spec #f

Sarah sank her life savings into restoring the abandoned Mystic Hotel. Inside she discovers a journal & opens a gateway between the living and the dead, she must find out what tragedy ocurred here years ago & close the connection before the island takes everyone she cares about. #2025pit #A #H #F

WHTF X THE STARDUST THIEF Almas must outwit an ancient evil & unite a war-torn land—but her secrets may kill her first. ✨ Middle Eastern-inspired w/ Arab mythology ✨ Unique magic system ✨ Found family ✨ Quest for lost secrets ✨ Slowburn romance w/ fake marriage trope #2025Pit #F #YA #A #crossover

A centaur cheats at jousting, until the fake horse head goes KERPLOP! 🌈Mythology X SPOP 🗡️Betrayed by the man he loves 🗡️Betrayed by his father 🐈‍⬛Cat Si from Irish folklore 🐐Snarky/greedy satyr 🐎Badass centaur 🧚‍♀️Tricky pixies can't lie ☀️Gods from many pantheons #2025pit #YA #F #writing #Q

11yo Lagosian wannabe Nollywood actress believes to succeed, she must have connections. She comes across enchanted slippers, wears them to bring good luck, but it gives nightmares & is destined to kill her. To live, she must embrace the truth and not fake friends. #MG #2025Pit #OV #DIS #F #BVM

#Agents if you like the martial competition and political intrigue of AN EMBER IN THE ASHES, the forbidden romance and family loyalty themes of THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS, and the E2L banter of FOURTH WING, I have a book for you! ❤️‍🔥 Slow burn 🎭 Secret identity 🔪 Morally grey FMC #F #R #RM #2025pit

Would you choose immortality? Of course you would. But let me tell you: It’s a lie. A cruel, promise. Because the hunger you live with—No, the hunger that you are—is worse. #2025pit let me introduce you to House of Valentine, complete at 98k words a thrilling gothic fantasy. #A #F #RM COMPS⬇️

The Theatre of Cruelty features Bea, a talentless actress desperate to become a Broadway star—even if that means getting possessed by the god of theatre Himself, Dionysus. Sometimes, it's far too easy to lose yourself to a role. COME CLOSER x MAUVE FLY x BLACK SWAN #2025pit #H #A

Golden Girls x Jaw Breaker Rebecca is on a wine cruise in France as a substitute for her deceased mother. When bodies pile up, and blood flows like wine, she realizes her mother's Boomer mean girl squad has a secret past they'll kill to keep buried. #2025Pit #A #M #U #R

A closed room country house murder you say? May I introduce you to FUCK THIS MURDER 🐊🐊🐊 - a humorous, foul mouthed mystery, complete w/ sabotaged pre-wedding jaunts (bad food, poison oak, BEES), rekindled romance, a murder forest, & much more! #2025Pit #A #M #autism #Disabilty #LGBTQIA+ #OWN

ADDIE LARUE x DIVINE RIVALS x DAWSON'S CREEK When Birdie & Lennon accidentally summon a trickster god, they unknowingly tangle the invisible threads of all three. 🌿multi-POV 🌿magical take on the string theory 🌿petty gods + their politics 🌿villain-turned-softie #2025pit #a #f #r

KOMI CAN’T COMMUNICATE + KEEP IT TOGETHER KEIKO CARTER 🥺Huggable cinnamon roll MCs 💕Major crush-com vibes ⚡4th wall breaks 🌎Real-world setting w/ speculative elements 😱Anxiety rep 🏠Housing insecurity 👪Supportive families 🐈Cats! #2025Pit #MG #Con #RomCom #SPF #DIS

WHAT THE RIVER KNOWS X THE GIRL OF FIRE AND THORNS Hatshepsut’s shaking hands poise the dagger for his throat, but she can’t kill him, partly because he’s already dead. A badass heroine💪🏾 Visions from the gods🔮 Swoonworthy romance🌹 An assassin’s blade🗡️ Murder most foul🔪 #2025pit #YA #Q

Democracy isn’t the only thing that dies in darkness… 🏫 Dark academia 📰 Student journalists 🕳️ Hidden classrooms 👯‍♀️ Found family 🤫 Institutional secrets 🌀 Cosmic monsters 👩‍💻Editor-in-chief final girl #2025pit #YA #H

NINTH HOUSExGilmore Girls A 21st-century witch promises to help a dead 17th-century predecessor. When she learns a coven masked as a company is using her ex to hunt the ghost for a killer internship, she must delve into her haunted past to save the man she loves & her kindred spirit. #2025pit #F #A

WE WERE GODS Pleasure and pain are abundant where gods make homes. This rings true for the city of Cardell. A hub for entertainment and cutthroat politics, losing is inevitable in this holy city; but when nothing—not even godhood—is forever, there is everything to gain. #2025Pit #A #F

Anyone have any secrets to reading faster? All I do these days is get half through books and never finish them. If I read them fast then that hopefully won’t be a problem.