JustPlainDan 🇨🇦

It sure is! The people want what the people want. Thanks for the encouragement.

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POV: querying a high fantasy epic without romance in an environment where agents are desperately seeking romantasy, horror, and K-pop demon hunters style books. #amquerying #writingcommunity

Update: LinkedIn removed the ad.

An image of Donald Trump saluting in a red hat with with the words “defend the homeland join ICE today” written in large, white block text.

This was in my @LinkedIn feed today. Firstly, I’m Canadian, so no. Secondly, ICE is a dangerous organization driven by ignorance, hate, and fear, so heck no. Blocked and reported.

This is probably high in Canada and among the rest of the western world. I only wish the business ecosystem supported entrepreneurs more, with more grants or zero-interest seed loans. Startup capital is the biggest hurdle.

I sent my manuscript to a friend the other day who also happens to be a Professor of Literary Studies (and doctorate in the same) who teaches post-grad English students. I have regrets. #writingcommunity #amariting

#IdRatherBePlayingBattlefield6 #BF6 #Battlefield6

A closeup of two dozen eggs in a variety of shades of green, white, brown, beige, and tan.

(and we do have nice eggs here.)

Sold. I’ll take three copies and go watch Canadian Bacon while we wait for the release date.

Oooh, then I guess its the Ruskies who should be worried 😉

I love it! (though as a Canadian, the subtitle makes me a little apprehensive.)

A silver SUV sits in a parking lot among many other cars waiting for transportation to a car lot.

A blue pickup truck from the back with the name Foron written in large block letters along the tailgate.

A white electric delivery van with a blue oval logo with the name Karry written inside.

For the auto enthusiasts out there, here are some of the quirky knock-offs that come in through the import lot here in Madagascar. First a “Karry” cleverly disguised as a Ford, not an F-150 raptor but a Foron Timberlamd V7, and whatever SUV number three is…

Back in Madagascar, to the ship later this afternoon. Looking forward to getting back to our second home.

Croutch Family - Mercy Ships Canada Our Journey Our family began volunteering aboard the Africa Mercy in August 2024 in Madagascar after one month of training in Texas. Dan’s role is IT Manage r,

Today, my family takes our @AirFrance flights from Toronto to Madagascar, kicking off the next two years of our volunteer journey on Mercy Ships. I'm saying goodbye to family in Canada but anticipating seeing my ship family again.

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@erikamcentarfer.bsky.social A million views is under promising.

Background: A red forest Title Card Text: An Agent's Guide To: The Daughter and the Nameless Son by Kelton Davis | Adult Fantasy | 100k Words | Querying Now!

Background: A red forest Foreground: Six images surrounding a quote (from clockwise): A sunset, a hammer striking hot metal, a red-red arrow fletching, a red-haired archer, a grizzled old man, a red forest. Text: As she walked away, freshly divested of every life she'd ever known—Crown Daughter, ranger, loyal servant to the demesne—she realized that, where she expected to find fear and despair, she found only a rapidly strengthening resolve. She'd already lost everything. All she could do was win it back.

Background: A red forest Title: Comps Images: Covers of GODKILLER by Hannah Kaner, THE JUSTICE OF KINGS by Richard Swan, and THE BONE SHARD DAUGHTER by Andrew Stewart. Arrows connect similarities between comps. Text: From GODKILLER: Cross-Country Quest to Forbidden Land, Surrogate Parenthood (shared with THE JUSTICE OF KINGS) From BONE SHARD DAUGHTER: Disgraced Heir, Strong FMC (shared with both others)

Background: A red forest Title: Pitch Text: Niozene has never been good enough. As daughter and crown heir to the Mother, a living goddess and ruler of her country, perfection is the only standard she’s ever known. Yet, despite her flawless scholar’s education and a polished career as a ranger, Niozene has failed to convince the Mother to look past her greatest flaw—she lacks the holy power to control the minds of others that ordains her family as living gods with divine right to rule. When a shape-changing assassin nearly kills the Mother on Niozene’s watch, she is stripped of her titles and given an ultimatum: return with the assassin’s head, or face excommunication from both her homeland and the afterlife. Desperate, she accepts the task as a final chance to prove herself and show the Mother she deserves a place as her daughter. Allowed only the help of Sonsan, a surly tracker and criminal also facing excommunication, Niozene dreads that she may have lost her chance at redemption before she has even left home. But when Sonsan reveals that he shares the same strange shape-changing power as the assassin, Niozene realizes his assignment to accompany her is more than coincidence. As they track the assassin deep into a forbidden land, confronting demons, ancient magic, and the ghosts that haunt their dreams and blood, they must uncover the truth behind their quest—and the buried history neither knew they shared—if they wish to live to see their promised redemption.

GODKILLER X BONE SHARD DAUGHTER

A desperate heir. A disgraced warrior. A deadly assassin.

🏹 Strong FMC
🏹 Rich Worldbuilding
🏹 Hunt for Redemption
🏹 Cyclical Trauma
🏹 Found Family

Currently Querying!

#Q #A #F #QuestPit

Events like #questpit lave me feeling equal parts imposter syndrome and excited for what the literary world has in store. It’s a privilege to participate and be counted among so many talented writers. The #WritingCommmunity is on fire today!

Excited for my first #questpitch!
I hope you enjoy my #agentsguide to my #amquerying novel: THE ANTE, a fast-paced crime thriller set in modern day Philadelphia.
#questpit #agentguide #Q #A #T #writingcommunity #agents
See more here tomramey.org

In a world where gender can be changed with one DNA-based op, what happens when your previous identity’s genetic signature is used without your knowledge? After witnessing a murder by a man bearing her former face, Ella finds out the hard way. #QuestPit #YA #SF #Q #agentguide

In a picture tinted in vibrant green, a man wearing a long coat and boots stands with his back turned, holding up a gun in his left hand. In front of him is a road leading across a bridge, intermittently lit by street lamps. Above the man are three chevrons pointing to headline text that reads : Out of Time There are six text statements around the man, connected by arrows running clockwise. From the twelve o’clock position these read: High Stakes Thrills Weird Science Cold War vibes Stale beer espionage Time travel twists Guns ‘n’ snark

Slow Horses x Life on Mars

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 🦋

Black and gray background of the inside of a circuit board. Metal Bones, Plastic Heart. YA sci-fi, 85,000 words. White arrows point to the following: Slow-burn romance Dark cyberpunk vibes Fast-paced plot Grumpy x sunshine Cast of messy, loveable teens What does it mean to be human?

BLADE RUNNER x THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER

Lonely hacker Renaya must help a kind android boy recover his memories so she can solve her father's murder - before those behind it get to her first.

#questpit #Q #YA #SF

A pitch card for YA fantasy The Pirate, The Princess, and John by @saraduranauthor, marked “Now Querying” with a gold star noting “5 full requests and counting.” The book is a standalone, complete at 82,000 words.

I’m excited to share this #pitchcard for THE PIRATE, THE PRINCESS, and JOHN, the YA fantasy novel I #amquerying, feat:

🏴‍☠️ LGBTQIA+ rep
👑 non-western setting
🌸 anti-colonial lens
🏴‍☠️ girls w/ swords
👑 besties-to-lovers
🌸 friendship > everything

#QuestPit #YA #F #LGBT #Q

A sword with blue flames coming off the sword on a black background. The title "The Blacksmith's Rebellion" written over top.

The text for a novel pitch is overlaid over an image of castle ruins. The novel pitch is for a high fantasy novel.

An image outlining the themes and comps for the novel that was pitched. The comps include smaller images of The Wheel of Time and The Priority of the Orange Tree. Themes include the rise of a reluctant hero, epic battles, a light magic system, and secondary world fantasy.

A block of text showing the sample writing from the novel. Set over a black and white image of a wheat field.

THE BLACKSMITH’S REBELLION, a high fantasy where apprentice blacksmith Ari discovers he is one of the six Misigothian Chosen destined to rule Carnin, setting up a showdown against the five kings already in power, who’ve corrupted Ari’s friend as their pawn. #questpit #q #a #f

Wow, passed 1,000 followers on this platform. I never got close to that number on the other platform. Welcome to all of the new faces. I’m mostly here to bug #litagents and the #writingcommunity, but you’ll see the occasional brain dump, too. Happy to have you all along for the ride!

Black coffee is still my pre-workout.

Thinking about something is not the same as worrying about something. Thinking/planning for something doesn't involve “what-if” questions, while worry is steeped in them. Thinking weighs pros and cons, worrying asks “what-if”.

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It sure is! I though I’d left the trenches behind (helpdesk trenches, that is), only to climb back in to query!

Dear #litagents, are you looking for an epic high fantasy where the chosen one dies at the end? Have I got something for you... #amquerying