A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED

An Editor's Guide to THE FANGED HEIR. Historical fantasy. Wordcount: 114,000 words.

In a world inspired by the Ottoman occupation in the Balkans, featuring a gender-bent, vampiric Vlad the Impaler, a dethroned vampire must rally the lowest tiers of society to reclaim her crown or live in servitute alongside her kind, under her own vassal nation and its imperial overlord.

Tropes and Themes: Moral ambiguity Enemies to lovers Vengeful women Political schemes Twist on hurt/comfort Humanizing pop-culture villains Exploring tiers of oppression

Comps: The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri, The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem, She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan, The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart

So excited to share my #editorsguide for my adult historical fantasy novel THE FANGED HEIR featuring:

🩸 Romanian vampires (strigoi)
🗡️ Political scheming
🖤 Vengeful women
⛓️ A brewing revolution

#editors, if interested you can contact Madison Potter @ Olswanger Literary!

Thank you so much 🥹🫶🏼

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Special special thanks to my wonderful Unhinged peeps!

To the whole @reviseresub.bsky.social team for the incredible opportunities you provide and a special shoutout to @jenichappelle.bsky.social for your incomparable wisdom.

To everyone who's supported me and commented lovely things

THANK YOU! 🫶

Colored sketch with a man with curly black hair, black eyes, tan skin and a short beard. He wears a sheepish, love stricken expression as he touches two puncture wounds at his neck. Hovering behind him is a vampire with elongated fangs, her arms around his shoulders. There is blood around her mouth. She has long brown hair, slightly tan skin, and a nose with a bump on the bridge. She has 2 scars, one on her upper lip and another across her brow.

✨Officially in my #amagented era✨

I'm so incredibly excited to announce that I'm now represented by the wonderful Madison Potter at Olswanger Literary!

Madison's vision for VODESA and her general enthusiasm is contagious and I can't wait to work together!

AAHHHH!!! SO EXCITING!!!!!

Title of my novel; blurred images of faces behind a veil

The pitch for my novel, with a moodboard featuring doors, a dark forest, an empty factory, and shadow figures lurking in doorways.

The covers for my comp titles: The Midnight Library, Under the Whispering Door, The Hollow Places, and Dark Matter

A snippet from my novel

#litagents, I'm happy to present my #agentsguide #agentguide for my #amquerying adult speculative novel, THE WORLD OF NO, complete at 97k words.
It features:
🟢 coming of age (even for adults)
⚫️ second chance love
🟢 twisted realities
⚫️ Life is messy; jump the hell in already.

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Did I hear SCORPIO RACES?

Image is a stormy sea batting against rock outcroppings. Over top of the image are the words: An agent's guide to The Selkie's Daughter YA Fantasy Romance 94k

Image has the same background as previous, with the text: Pitch When Meirta learns that the village she’s called home her whole life may be hiding secrets (one of which might concern her selkie mother who fled to the ocean years ago), she must count on unlikely allies to help her unlock the magic of her selkie heritage and discover what the village tried to bury.

Image has the same background as previous, with the text: Snippet Neither of them let go of the other. But Lena did raise her other hand, & a second later, Meirta felt the pattern of the wind shift as Lena took hold of it. The snow swirled around them, caught in the flow of Lena’s magic, so it danced in restless, ever-changing mosaics. There was a bird, and then a butterfly, and then a deer. When Lena let the magic go, she took a step closer to Meirta, whispering in her ear. “Now you try.” Meirta shivered, feeling the warmth of Lena’s breath flutter down her neck, the ghost of her nose tracing her skin. She leaned towards her without thinking, not wanting Lena to move away. Lena didn’t. She stood so close to Meirta that she could feel every breath the elf-girl took. Meirta raised her own hand, trying to focus on the wind when everything inside of her was chanting fire, fire, fire, but this time it was a delicious sort of fire that she thought she would crave for the rest of her life.

Image has the same background as previous, with the text: Comps Isolated seaside small town setting Sweet, slow-burn romance (but make it queer) Uncovering lies Girls with big, complicated emotions Atmospheric prose Creatures from Celtic mythology Girls discovering their own anger Beside the comps are images of four books. The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater, A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid, A Consuming Fire by Laura Weymouth, and A House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin Craig

I am happy to share an #agentsguide for my YA Fantasy, THE SELKIE'S DAUGHTER.

#amquerying #agentguide #yafantasy

Happy anniversary! You're such a beautiful bride!!

This book is EVERYTHING! 📣📣

A greenish gray background with an image of a foggy island and the text “An Agent’s Guide to FORGED IN DARKNESS YA Celtic-inspired fantasy 89k”

THE PITCH A teen blacksmith must embark on a quest with the boy she hates to reforge a magic relic and free their island from a tyrannical god — otherwise, her life belongs to the island's fog-worshiping cult.

SNIPPET Cold wind burned Barra's cheeks as she exited the church, but at least the rain had stopped. She gazed out over the cliffside and down to the harbor, where three ships nearing completion swayed in the choppy water. Barra tensed at the sight. If only she could destroy them and everything they stood for. The Salt Sisters at work below were like a swarm of ants, and the sound of their steady hammering carried across the breeze. Barra eyed the shrouded sun's position in the sky. The solstice ever-neared, along with the vows she was pledged to take.

COMPS The cover of The Hedgewitch of Foxhall with “Slow burn” and “Celtic setting” the cover of BLADE OF SECRETS with “Blacksmith MC” and “Anxiety Rep” and the cover of THE BONE HOUSES with “Banter/Humor” and “Dangerous quest”

Take a look at my updated #agentguide / #agentsguide for the YA fantasy manuscript I #amquerying

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#litagents this story is amazing!!!

Check out the #agentsguide / #agentguide 🫶🏼

This sounds so good! Writing about the ottoman empire 🤝

a moodboard detailing nine images related to my book ALL THE DEVILS in order they are: a neon rock n roll sign, london (notably big ben), a man playing the guitar, a man punching a mirror, a man staring forward into the camera with only his eye showing, someone walking down a hallway, stars falling from the sky, photos hanging from the ceiling and finally, an audience at a gig. all nine images have a red hue.

🎸 daisy jones x knives out 🗡️

the songstress, the high-flyer, the gambler, the sweetheart, the watcher, the matriarch and the rogue. seven suspects. one the killer of renowned rockstar sam corvi. but who? only they can tell you

#questpit #Q #A #LF #MY

A moodboard showing the pirate (Amir), the princess (Mira), and John. Amir silhouetted against a cloudy sky with a sword slung over her shoulder and a group of joyful sailors on a pirate ship. She has this quote: Continue to love Continue to forgive Continue to grow Mira is shown in the reflection of an ornate mirror. She is wearing long white gloves and a pink ballgown with her hair in a natural updo and the lesbian pride flag is subtly depicted over her photo. There is another photo of two girls kissing in the surf at sunset. Mira has this quote: We looked at each other a little too long to be “just friends” John is shown with his bare back to the viewer, facing the sea with the trans pride flag subtly depicted over his photo. He also has a close up of iridescent mermaid scales and this quote: Go bravely, go deeply, or do not go

Pirates of the Caribbean—if Jack Sparrow were a vengeful sapphic ghost possessing a sapphic princess Elizabeth Swann, Will Turner went on a gender journey, and the curse could only be broken when two hearts meet the light—through love or bloodshed 🫀🗡️

#QuestPit #YA #F #Q #LGBT

Text: enemies to lovers, Ottoman occupation in the Balkans, wicked twist on hurt/comfort, vengeful women, vampires true to romanian folklore, political scheming Image: Colored sketch with a man with curly black hair, black eyes, tan skin and a short beard. He wears a sheepish, love stricken expression as he touches two puncture wounds at his neck. Hovering behind him is a vampire with elongated fangs, her arms around his shoulders. There is blood around her mouth. She has long brown hair, slightly tan skin, and a nose with a bump on the bridge. She has 2 scars, one on her upper lip and another across her brow.

POPPY WARS x Vlad the Impaler

She is a dethroned vampire—He, the prince who stole her crown

She wants to free vampires from subjugations—He, to free their nation from its overlord

Unless they ally, both will remain under the thumbs of their oppressors

#QuestPit #Q #A #F #HF

Ann 😭🫶

An Agent's Guide to Vodesa by A.M. Bucsaru

Pitch: In a world inspired by the Ottoman occupation in the Balkans, featuring a gender-bent Vlad the Impaler, a dethroned vampire must rally the lowest tiers of society to reclaim her crown or live in servitude, alongside her kind, under her own vassal nation and its imperial overlord.

Tropes: enemies to lovers, vengeful women, history inspired fantasy, vampires true to romanian folklore, political scheming, wicked twist on hurt/comfort. Comps: The Jasad Heir, Mistress of Lies, She Who Became The Sun, And I Darken, A Dowry of Blood, The Jasmine Throne, Empire of the Vampire

Adult Fantasy steeped in Balkan Culture 115k words Dracula--Vlad the Impaler--is a national hero in Romania. Despite being held hostage by the Ottomans in his youth, once he ascended to the throne he fought fiercely for the freedom of his country. He was defiant and oftentimes cruel, but his loyalty to his people never wavered. I believe it is time to tell a story from a different perspective, one where he is not the monster he is so often painted to be.

With the official start of my ✨ #amquerying era ✨, I present an updated #agentsguide / #agentguide for VODESA, an Adult Romanian history-inspired fantasy 🧛‍♀️

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Does your MC have a nickname? Who gave it to them, how did they earn it, and do they love/hate it?

I WANT TO KNOW!

#writersofbluesky #writingcommunity

That's amazing! I am very close to querying 🫣

teehee hello :) We definitely should!

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Prompts are BAACCKKK!

What would someone need to say to your MC to have them completely lose it? 🤬

#BookSky #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

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I miss posting prompts 😭 Maybe it's time to bring them back for the whole #writingcommunity? 👀