Grey is ✨ writing ✨

a close-up photo of a man lying in what appears to be a casket. He’s dressed in a formal black suit with a white shirt and black tie, and he has a fixed, unsettling smile painted on his face—evoking both artificial joy and eerie stillness. The man’s face is pale, suggesting death, but the smile is jarringly wide, almost theatrical. The title HAPPY DEATH INC. is split into three bold lines, placed over the man’s face and upper chest in a playful, handwritten-style font that contrasts sharply with the dark theme. Above the title, a tagline reads: "How much would you pay to die with a smile?" At the bottom of the cover, in smaller text: "A Novel by B VAN BODEGOM" #writingcommunity #writesky #a #spec #wippit #questpit #bluepit #dvpit

SORRY TO BOTHER YOU × THE GOOD PLACE

Wren Vern is a rising star at Happy Death Inc., selling blissful exits to the wealthy—until one client won’t die and another coworker wants to. A sharp, witty satire about capitalism, mortality, and the true cost of a life well lived.

#WIPPIT #A #SPEC

MANDALORIAN x THE GOOSE GIRL

When a goose girl & a disgraced guard find an abandoned earthquake-causing baby, they hide her in plain sight, reluctantly working together to cope with their own forbidden magic & evade capture by armies that would exploit them all.

#WIPPIT #F #A

The image shows a horror-comedy novel cover titled "DAD BODIES." The top of the cover reads "THE GAME JUST TOOK A DAD TURN" with "DAD" in a different color. The background features a haunted house with multiple towers and illuminated windows against a dark backdrop. At the center is a 20-sided die (D20) used in tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, with visible numbers including 1, 7, 13, and 19. The die is surrounded by red blood splatter effects. At the bottom of the cover are six men with expressions of terror and shock. One man is wearing a white shirt over his head. These men are the dads referenced in the title. #writingcommunity #writesky #a #spec #wippit #questpit #bluepit #dvpit

CABIN IN THE WOODS×JOHN DIES AT THE END×KNIVES OUT

When their detective friend is murdered during their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must rely on years of #TTRPG experience—and puns—to solve the crime before they're all killed off like NPCs in a badly-written campaign. 🎲🥓

#WIPPIT #A #H #MM

futuristic urban landscape where backlit hot air balloons dot the horizon. The sky is a gradient, violet up high shifting to gold along the horizon where an expanse of forest is interspersed with large, organic-shaped buildings (actually present-day Myanmar, thanks Pixabay and CC0). An excerpt from WIP in white text over image: “We stand on a vista overlooking our histories spread out before us, while time is a wind that blows the scenery of the world into view. The unknown future—always out of sight, forever at our backs—spins into our line of vision. Time reveals more and more of our world so we can assess the past in front of us. The past is what’s known, what we’ve experienced and can see. The future is behind us, dear reader. Some people—storytellers, scientists, ravens and whales—are able to turn their heads slightly, to note the patterns in what time is presently revealing and predict what may be to come. Reading the signs, watching for shadows. It’s an art.”

🌬️colorful generator blimps harness wind
🪁stormwatchers learn when to reel in the kites
🌱hobbit dome dwellings & greenhouse towers
🐺negotiated borders with wolf neighbors
🕸️biodiversity of personalities
🧩piecing together lost histories
👀the future is behind us

#WIPPit #Spec #LF #IndigenousFuturisms

On a background of a starry night sky, a dark forest canopy and a shooting star, text reading: Proudly Presenting TIDES OF SOURCERY A very early stage fantasy currently at 110K words.

On a background of a dark, spooky forest at night, text reading: THE PITCH Ten years ago the world we knew changed, flooding with magic and monsters we thought were mere stories. Now Gracelynn, one of those afflicted with magic powers during that terrible day, must take a dangerous mission to find her long lost brother, with the hope of asking forgiveness for that terrible day. But is the quest for old family worth risking her new one?"

On a background of a wizard casting magic in a glowing enchanted forest, text reading: PRELIMINARY COMPS The Witcher X Dresden Files Tropes • Magical Outcast FMC • A new magical Earth, Guns meet Elves • A multitude of magic portals • elves and Orcs, Robes and Cloaks and so much more • Mythical creatures • A forbidden forest • A Quest!

On a background of our planet earth surrounded by a glowing cloud of magic and a parson looking at it while standing on a cliff, text reading: EXCERPT: “The Celestial Council has decided. A world has been chosen, and the process has already begun,” a female voice said.

Good Afternoon #WIPPIT!

Today I present to you, for your consideration, an #agentsguide to...

Tides of Sourcery! #A #F #SFF #FBW

Mood image. Silhouettes of two small kids flying fish-shaped kites from the deck of a raft. High-contrast, sun low in the sky. Serene colors, sunset gold and sky blue. Title of the WIP hand-lettered in black in the sky: “The Field Guide for Next Time” and in smaller hand-written text “A Novel” with “this time” in parenthesis. Ominously? Photo by Quang Nguyen Vinh, CC0

If the secret to the good life in Omelas was the knowledge and acceptance of one child’s suffering, then the secret in this future society is collective community effort to make sure not one child suffers. Is that possible?

Is it enough?

What if? What if?

#WIPPit #Spec #LF #IndigenousFuturisms

high-contrast image looking up at the underside of tree tops from below. black, jagged branches split off into twigs like lightning or neurons. bright bright green clusters of tree leaves separated by seams of white, crown shyness. handwritten in the white space between the trees: "The Field Guide for Next Time" and "A Novel - Rae Mariz"

A PRAYER FOR THE CROWN SHY x IF ON A WINTER’S NIGHT A TRAVELER

A storyteller from the future weaves a wandering stranger (that’s you!) into an eco-anarchist solarpunk society. The secret to their vibrant community is simple, and hard.

#WIPPit #Spec #LF #IndigenousFuturisms

I am trying to give myself a comfortable deadline for my first draft while also pushing myself but dis iz hard

The way i want to worldbuil/brainstorm WIP2 but also want to focus on WIP1

Work is annoying because when can i write uh ?

Getting back into hobbies i used to have as a child is such a healing process.

THAT TIME I GOT DRUNK AND SAVED A DEMON x FIVE BROKEN BLADES

A sticky-fingered tavern girl scoops up abandoned plans to steal jewels. With a couple of pals and a lil gumption, she could be free to travel the world.

How hard could a heist really be? Boys do it.

#QuestPit #OS

“Academic presses have not showered kindness nor praise upon my prior submissions, and the media conglomerates of mainstream publishing have been known to outbid each other for the right to slam doors in my face.” –Dr. Elara Lee, Paranormal Investigator.

“What kind of police force do we want to be? Are we mindless, iron-fisted, bug-mashing enforcers of the law, or do we offer a supportive and compassionate hand that carries bugs back into nature to live out their full and productive lives? That’s what McGuire should have considered before he appointed himself judge, jury, and pest exterminator!” –Charlie Loomis, Invisible Cop.

“Heads will roll for this, The Man! The People will rise up! I will, I swear I will…I will write a Manitoba! No, a mafioso! A manatee! The Revolution is coming for you, Middleton Road and Highway Department! And for you, Town Hall! And for you, marble statue of Town Founder Josiah Middleton! And for you, nocturnal rodent-shaped whatsis rustling in the bushes!” –Marna Pinkerton, Spray Paint Prophet.

“I will never apologize for turning chaos into order. Order is my calling.” –Degobaaat, Cybernetic Sheep.

BLADE RUNNER x TWIN PEAKS
A giant robot takes a nap in the center of town and dreams of electric sheep. Luckily, Middleton is defended by a paranormal investigator, a spray-paint prophet, and an invisible cop in the dreampunk thriller, RESIDUE OF AN ESPECIALLY POOR VINTAGE.
#questpit #w #a #sff #lf

A football player in uniform holding a football. A woman painting an easel. A background of two people kissing in the sunset. He falls first. Opposites attract. Secret infatuation. Slow burn. NFL golden boy Kent Whitfield. Jilted artist Zoey Wylde. A Bid on Love, a novel by Rosie J. Potter. Will love bloom like Monet’s water lilies? Or will there be a flag on the play?

a black and white photo of two hands. Bright pink text i the middle reads A Bid on Love a novel by rosie J. Potter. Other text says: NFL Star Kent Whitfield is at the top of his game... Jilted artist Zoey Wylde is at the bottom of hers. Arts meets sports. He falls first. Long distance. Slow burn. On Submission Fall 2025

NFL quarterback Kent is at the top of his game; artist Zoey is at the bottom of hers.

Opposites in more ways than one.

A charity auction brings them together for the first time in 15 years.

But they have a history, and it’s complicated.

On Sub Soon
Rep: Katie Monson

#QuestPit #AG #W #R #editors

Agents Guide to Sundered Galaxy A Space Opera adventure. First of a series, currently at 146K words.

Picture in background of planet surface, moon in distance, sun peeking out from behind moon. Text of pitch reads: "Last week Anthony was just like any other average guy. Now he's on a stolen alien warship with a small alien crew of prison escapees, an extra set of skin keeping him alive, and a mysterious and powerful fleet of unknown adversaries after him. All he wants is to just go home."

Same background picture as slide two. Comps: Farscape and Nophek Gloss Tropes: Fish out of water MC Space Odyssey Befriend the AI Android Diverse Aliens, Locations, FTL Travel and Space Battles A Galaxy Ravaged by War.

Excerpt text: "Dozens of such empires die every century, often in the same manner as this. there are thousands of Empires, Unions, Alliances, Dominions and Nations, or whatever variant of galactic government you'd care to mention, and they all shift and change and die. New ones rise up all the time. They are all like trees in a rain forest, quick to sprout and grow given the right circumstances, quick to fall and die and their corpse scavenged by everything around them" -Kenam Suldaray, former operative of the Confederacy of Vigilant Systems, on the nature of the galaxy.

Good morning #Questpit!

I present to you, for your consideration, Sundered Galaxy!

#W #A #SF

Green sun with planets in background. "Agents guide to: Fractured Binary, a Sundered Galaxy sequel WIP."

Red planet with asteroids in background. "The Pitch: ANTHONY IS STUCK, NOT JUST ON THIS SHIP WHICH HE’S NAMED THE INVICTUS, BUT IN THIS NEW REALITY. NOW HE NEEDS TO LEARN TO ADAPT TO THE SITUATION, WHICH INVOLVES HIM AND THE REST OF HIS NEW FELLOW CREW TAKING EMPLOYMENT FROM A CRIME-LORD, BY INVITATION, TO KIDNAP A CRAZY TORTURE-SURGEON FROM HIS OWN SHIP. WHILE DOING SO, ANTHONY DISCOVERS SOMETHING, OR SOMEONE, WHICH CHANGES HIS SITUATION FOREVER... AGAIN. AN THEN THERE’S ALSO THE HUNT FOR ANTHONY’S HEAD THAT NO ONE EVEN KNOWS IS COMING..."

Planet and multi-coloured nebula in background. "Tropes: • FISH-OUT-OF-WATER MC(S) • FOUND FAMILY • FINDING FAMILY • SPACE BATTLES • MANY MANY DIFFERENT ALIENS • DEALING WITH CRIMINAL UNDERGROUND • BEFRIENDING THE SENTIENT SPACESHIP Comps: Pictures of Farscape and Nophek Gloss."

Dark cliffs under starry night sky background. "Excerpt: The Captain nodded. “I’ll make sure our employer is informed of these stipulations, but I can guarantee you that it will irritate him, more so with your small breach of contract.” “That’s my problem to handle. Are we done here?” Anthony asked him. “Our business is concluded. Fare well, Anthony of the Invictus! I hope to see you survive our employer on your next encounter, if only because it would definitely make for an excellent story!”

Good Morning #QuestPit

I present to you, for your consideration, a new entry to my catalogue (even if it is still an unfinished first draft)
Fractured Binary!

#W #A #SF

On a background of a starry night sky, a dark forest canopy and a shooting star, text reading: Proudly Presenting TIDES OF SOURCERY A very early stage fantasy currently at 110K words.

On a background of a dark, spooky forest at night, text reading: THE PITCH Ten years ago the world we knew changed, flooding with magic and monsters we thought were mere stories. Now Gracelynn, one of those afflicted with magic powers during that terrible day, must take a dangerous mission to find her long lost brother, with the hope of asking forgiveness for that terrible day. But is the quest for old family worth risking her new one?"

On a background of a wizard casting magic in a glowing enchanted forest, text reading: PRELIMINARY COMPS The Witcher X Dresden Files Tropes • Magical Outcast FMC • A new magical Earth, Guns meet Elves • A multitude of magic portals • elves and Orcs, Robes and Cloaks and so much more • Mythical creatures • A forbidden forest • A Quest!

On a background of our planet earth surrounded by a glowing cloud of magic and a parson looking at it while standing on a cliff, text reading: EXCERPT: “The Celestial Council has decided. A world has been chosen, and the process has already begun,” a female voice said. Relief flooded Kr'alda'ur. “Which world?” he asked, the traditional inquiry for this ritual exchange. “A human world, in the Arm of the Vanquished Goddess. Further details will be provided via official Council Degree within the day. The Celestial Council offers its congratulations,” the female voice said. “I am thankful for the words of Direction, and of the opportunity. My House is at the Celestial Council's service as always,” Kr'alda'ur said in reply, finishing the traditional exchange."

Good Morning, #QuestPit!

I present to you, for your consideration, something other than a Sci-fi... Tides of Sourcery!

#W #A #SFF #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

theme/tropes - love and loss -fish out of water -acceptance of self -odd friendship -fractured fairy tale - sacred first kiss - sacrifice -culture clash -magically binding deal -grumpy x naive, confused sunshine -the immigrant experience -perceptions

Comp and pitch -Six Crimson Cranes (stories and mythos) - Little Thieves (curses and mischief) - Skin of the Sea (suceed or death) A mermaid, too curious for her own good, gets more than what she bargains for when the prince she is meant to kiss to avoid the fate of sea foam, is cousins with a king who hunts the sea—and he’s not particularly happy with her presence...

music that fit the vibes Honor of Kings - Lullaby of the Sea H20 Just Add Water - Relaxing Ambience Yaelokre - Happy Hare ILLIT - Lucky Girl Syndrome Liana Flores - rises the moon Bic Runga - Sway Avalanche City - Love Love Love

third draft snips '"It’s not about whether they're dangerous or not. It’s about who they are."' 'He was a killer. A predator of the sea. The one thing all sea folks collectively agreed to avoid the ire of.' 'The landwalkers' world had grown. And Pearl, with the rest of the sea folks, were left behind to a time long passed.' 'And for once, she began to question. Question her perceptions of the world.'

A mermaid, too curious for her own good, gets more than what she bargains for when the prince she is meant to kiss to avoid the fate of sea foam, is cousins with a king who hunts the sea—and he’s not particularly happy with her presence #QuestPit #YA #F #W

A sentient house, a mythical stag, and forgotten graves—Tayah must embrace her forbidden art magic or become Ravensford's next vanished woman

❤️‍🔥Slow-Burn Forbidden Romance
✨Gothic Horror with a Feminist Twist
🌫️Fog-Shrouded Coastal Town
🧍‍♀️The Power of Choice
#QuestPit #Q #A #FR

An illustration of a man and a woman about to kiss in a darkened hallway. Text: A Novel by Rosie J. Potter. The Tinsel Twist. "I'm on the edge of my seat." - Beta Reader. Hallmark Holiday vibes with more than a kiss at the end. Sensual romance and sweet suspense. Childhood friends to lover. Coazy appalachian setting. They're both in distress. On Submission Now. Art by @elleillustrationss

THE CHRISTMAS FIX x PARTNERS IN CRIME

Failed restaurateur Adelaide gets more than she wished for this Christmas.

With a bullseye on her back, she must save the holiday feast, herself, & the man she's desperate not to lose again.

Rep: Katie Monson

#OS #editors #onsubmission #publishers #QuestPit

Hiding and running was Zarni's speciality

She always ran with one purpose. To flee from the danger of losing.

The Stary Weaver. 17 year old Zarni (who has long black hair and is wearing a blue tunic is lying on the grass) beside her 12 year old self (who has short black hair, and wearing a blue traditional kayin dress). They are surrounded by thazin flowers and star flowers

When her brothers are turned into geese, Zarni escapes her homelands to an unfamiliar place where fae folks once ruled. Wordlessly weaving star flower scarves to break her brothers’ curse, she navigates her new life with a mysterious boy and soon questions her place in the world. #QuestPit #YA #F #W

list of tropes/themes (including found family, revolution, bio-magic, and eldritch horror among others) for a work-in-progress book along with comparison titles (including Gideon the Ninth, The Bone Shard Daughter, The Jasmine Throne, and The Surviving Sky)

moodboard for an unpublished novel; images include dripping blood, old pipes, a decrepit staircase, a conifer forest lit by magenta fog, grand halls, antique items, lights glimpsed through tree trunks, and a dimly lit passage

A fugitive blood mage, trying to lay low, finds a new home (an organic, malevolent palace where the world's corrupt rulers dwell) and a new family (the four young revolutionaries infiltrating it).

His power could be the revolution's salvation. His secrets could be its downfall.
#QuestPit #Q #A #SFF

Mood photo with hyper-saturated colors of a grown man’s hand flying a toy space shuttle. Bright orange fuel tank against a blue and turquoise spangled background. Text on diagonal: A novel by Rae Mariz. Thanks to Matheus Bertelli for making photo free to use with CC0 Creative Commons License.

A list of “tropes” on a turquoise background: a workplace comedy about colonialism, behind-the-scenes reality tv, teen girl hackers terrorizing tech-bros, social media surveillance, messy women doing their jobs, large ensemble cast. Each item preceded and punctuated by an appropriate or inappropriate emoji.

PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION x YELLOWFACE

Hollywood has taken over casting for a one-way mission to Mars. A social psychology professor & reality-TV casting director defy the tech-bro showrunner & rabid online fandom to find people on this planet who can get along on another.

#QuestPit #A #LF #Q

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

The image shows a horror-comedy novel cover titled "DAD BODIES." The top of the cover reads "THE GAME JUST TOOK A DAD TURN" with "DAD" in a different color. The background features a haunted house with multiple towers and illuminated windows against a dark backdrop. At the center is a 20-sided die (D20) used in tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, with visible numbers including 1, 7, 13, and 19. The die is surrounded by red blood splatter effects. At the bottom of the cover are six men with expressions of terror and shock. One man is wearing a white shirt over his head. These men are the dads referenced in the title.

CABIN IN THE WOODS×JOHN DIES AT THE END×KNIVES OUT

When their detective friend is murdered during their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must use their years of #TTRPG experience—and puns—to solve the crime before they're all killed off like NPCs in a badly-written campaign. 🎲🥓

#QuestPit #A #H #MY #W

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

Getting back to cross-stiching is great.

Less so when i don't have any more time to write

100 + followers character art giveaway (bsky exclusive)

How to enter - must be following me - must be some kind of writer or aspiring writer (love you o.c collectors/artists but I want to give writers a chance) - Like and repost/quote post before June 9th 12am GMT +12 Most importantly...you must draw a character or scene from your WIP/Draft/manuscript...badly and name your art piece! (Obviously not usage of Gen ai lol. Can be done digitally or traditionally Example of an entry drawing will be in the comments

My art pieces and style First piece on top left is the one with Jude and Cardan from The Cruel Prince looking at each other. Second piece top right is Vincent Valentine from Final Fantasy 7 Third piece bottom left is my OCS Emil and Kit. Fourth piece in bottom right is my ocs Zarni and Arden.

Important things to note - I will not draw any NSFW or anything offensive - limited to one character (fullbody to bust up) or two characters (waist to headshot/bust up) - you can choose either chibi style or my regular style - I will only DM you through tik tok, BSKY or Instagram. -(optional) have ref prepared in advance (pose refs, a written description or character/s etc...) -completed art for the winner will be posted on my art account @sushicatdraws Confused or need clarification? Feel free to ask! Psss...I'm also doing a tik tok exclusive giveaway at @suzyawin

To celebrate reaching 100 followers, I'm hosting a free art giveaway for one lucky person.

(repost because I got the date wrong 💀. If you have reposted the other post, please repost this one instead lol)

#writesky #art #writers #writintcommunity

my currently as i try to juggle the too many ideas in my head while trying to unstuck myself