lucy ⚡🗡️

Image with a dark academia aesthetic and list of tropes: sculpting terminology and history, rivals to allies to ???, morally gray cast, queer slow burn, inspired by 1950s Prague, dark academia, art as a form of coping with trauma

Snippet: Gwen’s hands eventually stopped. Clay clung to her fingers, painting her hands beige. She used the back of one to wipe her brow and finally breathed. Her lungs burned and spots popped in her vision. Outside the tall stained window, the world was dark, and gas lamps had been lit. A candle waxed on the side table, the tea long since gone cold. How long had it been? A door opened and footsteps clipped across the marble floor. Gwen found her legs too weak to move, protesting when she tried to stand. Her head swiveled toward the newcomer and Madam [redacted] appeared, assisted by a butler carrying a candlestick. Her lips parted as if to speak, but then her gaze swept to the sculptor’s table. Madam [Redacted]’s easy demeanor at once turned rigid, her expression dropping and morphing into sheer terror. A gargled noise left her lips. She screamed.

In a world where beauty is more coveted than life, state orphan Gwen's only chance to escape the ghosts of her past lies in a prestigious sculpting academy. But only if she doesn't lose her sanity to untrustworthy allies, violence, or the twisted truth of the school itself.

#questpit #A #S #H #W

Door in the Fernwood, a young adult contemporary fantasy novel, complete at 99,000 words. Currently querying. Tagline: In this magical Irish bloodline, poison runs deep.

Pitch: When fifteen-year-old Quinn puts on an ancient ancestral ring, it shatters the protective binding spell her family cast at birth—awakening clairvoyant powers she should have inherited from her Irish magical bloodline. But the ring also makes her visible to Neris, a Victorian sorceress who hunts Quinn to steal the ring. Hidden away in an Oregon enchanted forest with extended family, Quinn must master her powers before Neris destroys not only her, but their entire family tree. Website: KatieKrohn.com

Comp titles: The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones, The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett, A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I Lin. Themes: Portal to another realm, plant magic, elixirs and poisons, romance subplot, magical artifacts, time travel, magical baking.

“Woo-ee! Who died?” Velma Taylor screeched, sniffing the air as she sat on her back deck. “Nobody croaked, Vel,” her husband Artie grumbled as he sipped coffee from his John Deere mug. “It’s that young girl next door. You remember she invited us over to look at some big, stinky flower tonight?” “Well, I’m not goin’. Bet you I’d pass out if I got any closer,” Velma said. “You know her mother keeps her locked up in that backyard doing the strangest things. It’s just not normal for a girl her age.” From inside her greenhouse, Quinn could hear Velma and Artie, who were half deaf and regularly bellowed neighborhood gossip over the fence. Although the comment stung, small-town judgments like this only fueled her retreat into her own backyard utopia, where she propagated plants from all over the globe—the carnivorous, poisonous, endangered, the beautiful, the ugly, and the common. She sketched the rare or interesting ones—charcoal drawings lined the interior walls of her garden shed... “Woo-ee! Who died?” Velma Taylor screeched, sniffing the air as she sat on her back deck. “Nobody croaked, Vel,” her husband Artie grumbled as he sipped coffee from his John Deere mug. “It’s that young girl next door. You remember she invited us over to look at some big, stinky flower tonight?” “Well, I’m not goin’. Bet you I’d pass out if I got any closer,” Velma said. “You know her mother keeps her locked up in that backyard doing the strangest things. It’s just not normal for a girl her age.” From inside her greenhouse, Quinn could hear Velma and Artie, who were half deaf and regularly bellowed neighborhood gossip over the fence. Although the comment stung, small-town judgments like this only fueled her retreat into her own backyard utopia, where she propagated plants from all over the globe—the carnivorous, poisonous, endangered, the beautiful, the ugly, and the common. She sketched the rare or interesting ones—charcoal drawings lined the interior walls of her garden shed...

When a teen outcast discovers she's from a secret line of Irish plant magicians, she must harness newfound powers to protect herself from a vengeful, poison-wielding ancestor who hunts her family across time.

🍄 Elixirs + poisons + portals
💌 Romance subplot
🎂 Magical baking

#questpit #q #amquerying

TGUWG x Poppy War

In a kingdom where necromancy is illegal, budding necromancer Sera fights her way to the top of the kingdom court. Discovery means death, but Sera has always wanted to make an impact and she won't let something like morals get in her way.

#questpit #ya #f

Forbidden magic AND its necromancy AND it stars an "unlikeable" woman? I need this yesterday!

Image of Deva Cassel in her role in The Leopard, I have used Canva to put a mask over her eyes and edit the image. Text reads. Lunaryn M. Redwood "I got a bit carried away and used my fire. They kind of...um, how should I say this...combusted"

Image of Orlando Bloom, unsure in which role. Text reads: Onwyn Storm "Listen here, you little shit. I've had enough of your attitude. You will talk to her with respect, or I'll have you spending a couple of nights in jail for insubordination."

Image of a black model, unfortunately I couldn't find out who it is. Text reads: Damian Maghanty "I must look horrendous if you'd give up your virtue for me. Although, now that I think about it, it would do you good to get laid. Always working so hard and for what? You have no time for fun"

Image of Jessica Chastain in The Huntsmen. Text reads: Ignis Silver "Oh, sure. Because our friend can't be trusted but a random daimon from the biggest illegal market in Melya can be? Are you insane?"

❤️‍🔥 THE HEALER WITCH ❤️‍🔥

Some of my favourite quotes, from some of my favourite characters.
🌙Morally grey FMC
🔥Elemental magic
🌸Meddling Gods
✨Multi POV
❤️The slowest flame to ever burn
🍒Spanish+Gaelic Folklore

#questpit #Q #A #F

More eldritch fae please!!!

Reposting for #questpit! 🌊

- A YA Fantasy with eldritch fae in a whimsical setting
- Niche/Chaotic Logline: Candela Obscura meets What Remains of Edith Finch
- Familial angst and old grudges
- The characters need some form of therapy after this
- All magic comes with a price. ✨

Wow, I'm in love! Wishing you smooth sailing!

A refreshed introduction to WHISPERS OF THE SEA, a YA Fantasy that will embark soon on its query journey. Featuring: Native Hawaiian Rep Cultural Identity Setting as a Character

The second slide showcases the pitch: WHISPERS OF THE SEA follows the story of a teenage girl who embarks on a journey to rescue her uncle after he was mysteriously captured by a group of uniformed men sailing under the royal flags of a faraway kingdom. Keahi must voyage across the seas to this distant isle where she’ll team up with a boy to track her uncle’s whereabouts. But in order to understand the dangers that lurk ahead, she’ll be forced to uncover a lifetime worth of secrets—and she must do so before it’s too late.

The third slide indicates that WHISPERS OF THE SEA might appeal to fans of: Disney’s Moana, Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo, and Curious Tides by Pascale Lacelle. The book includes the following tropes/themes: found family, self-discovery within cultural identity, Hawaiian-inspired mythology, and adventure.

The final slide includes a snippet from the book that reads: “Keahi’s legs were immobilized as her body tried to make the decision her mind could not. The feeling was strange for she had dreamt countless of times about leaving the island, only to seize the opportunity and awaken to find that she had been sold a nightmare instead.”

MOANA x SHADOW AND BONE

A refreshed introduction to WHISPERS OF THE SEA, a YA Fantasy that will embark soon on its query journey.

Featuring:
🌊 Native Hawaiian Rep
🌊 Cultural Identity
🌊 Setting as a Character

#QuestPit #YA #F #W #OwnVoices #AgentsGuide

gloomy sapphic moodboard with the quote: "If I told you about the darkness inside of me, would you still look at me like I'm the sun?"

What if SoC Inej & Nina went on their own sapphic quest to summon a dragon and take down gods?

🗡️ Vengeful antiheroine
✨ Cheerful priestess
⛅️ Grumpy/sunshine slowburn
🌈 Queer found family
🗡️ Stabbing abusers
💕 Learning to love again

Big 5 editor interest | 20+ requests 🎉

#Questpit #Q #YA #F

Oh my gosh, I'm an AuDHD writer with an exciting phone call in a little over 36 hours and I'm so glad I saw this post! My wonderful friends are guiding me through the process but I'm still an anxious wreck. Reading your experience is very reassuring and helpful as I script some basics for myself. ❤️

Literally today someone said we needed to be reminded of the JA incarceration so "it never happens again" and I was beside myself.

IT IS HAPPENING.

if you're willing to listen to a Japanese person talk about it but not a Hmong or Honduran or Haitian person you're a

🎶fuckinnnnggg racist🎶

A Friday reminder that having your book banned doesn't sell books.

Only THE MOST banned books see support, and I assure you all those creators would prefer their books were NOT banned instead.

There's no silver lining. It's just the knowledge that ppl hate you!

Ok have a good weekend

Sounds wonderful! I'm a queer kid from Tampa and we need more stories about LGBTQ+ people in the South.

https://www.pillarcatholic.com/ (angels) Ash Miller (Grief) Wine Spill Poster (Maura Weller)

Killing the Tetramorph in South Florida is a literary memoir addressing questions of lost faith, familial decay, and bodily shame. Set against the mythic backdrop of modern South Florida, a queer kid in a bad situation must ask "what does it mean to grow up?"

#questpit #literarymemoir #Q

EXPLORERS OF SKY x THE BONE-SHARD DAUGHTER

After a year of conscription, Edera's star-born wife Seren is finally home. There's just one problem: Seren has witnessed the return of a devourer of worlds and now must be the one to stop it.

#YouDeservePit #F #A #LGBT #WIP

Tortured Poets Dept but w/ Faeries

Ft:
✨A grieving girl trying to end a curse
✨A boy with PTSD from a monster attack
✨A secret society using fae magic to make their dreams come true w/ “no strings attached”
✨Estranged exes working together to get through their trauma

#YouDeservePit #WIP #YA

When Liam fled his hometown, he wasn't expecting to return ten years later and get paired up with his high school sweetheart on a city project. Worse? Duncan doesn't recognize him. As they reunite, the truth starts to unbury itself—along with their feelings for each other.

#youdeservepit #os #na #r

yessss slay Selumat!!!

Moodboard including: a sleeping red wolf, a golden circlet with a swan design, an eye stained with gold paint, an empty ballroom, a blonde girl dressed in gold with her face obscured, a stormy cliffside, a hand blotting out the sun, anatomical textbooks, and sunlight shining through a church window.

Selumat's goal to marry the king is ruined twice. The first time: she loses her beauty, and must ally with a rebel mage to get it back. The second time: she loses her heart to the assassin after her, and must hide that truth lest she be ruined.

#YouDeservePit #A #F #Q

you're so wonderful to me 🥺🥺

It'll grow on us! (...hopefully)

Commissioned art of Odessa and Gilbert. She wears a long off the shoulder lantern sleeve wedding gown and a golden crown. Her wavy red hair rests just below her waist. Gilbert’s arms are wrapped around her, one hand lifting her chin, the other around her waist. He has short choppy black hair, and piercing violet eyes. He wears black royal armor, and a plum colored cloak.

A RUINOUS FATE x DAMSEL
but i pitch it in an unconventional way (spoilers only):

-one bed trope 👀 BUT POST-TAVERN TIPSY 🍹
-human x vampire romance 🔥
-she lets him feed from her bc he’s starving 🩸
-sirens take his form to make her let her guard down ❤️‍🔥
-and more… 👀
#youdeservepIt #YA #F

Moodboard for Elisa Winther's work in progress, a story with the working title Snowdrop. Images include witches around a circle of fire, a black cat, snowdrop flowers, a shattered moon, a giant red sun setting on a dark landscape, someone looking sinister andmysterious, a ghost, someone holding their head in their hands, a priest with behind them a scary angelic demon, a demonic whale floating through a broken landscape and someone seating among candles in water.

Rowena dreamt of a life filled with heroic adventure and paranormal friends, never expecting to wake up to live the nightmare it turned out to be. Will loss kill her spark or will she fight her demons and accept warmth back into her life?

🐱‍👤Cat demon
👪Found family
🐿ADHD rep

#YouDeservePit #A #WIP

Thanks!

This is so charming and just the right bit of a spooky!

11 yo Hettie has a parent-sized hole in her life that her granny refuses to fill in.

When she traces her heritage to a world of Celtic magic, she must decide whether to risk the family she has for the one she doesn't.

EELGRASS BOG x OTHERWOODS X CORALINE
#YouDeservePit #MG #Q #Spooky

Omg thank you!!! I have Big 5 editor interest and a few promising fulls out atm, so I hope everyone does get the chance to buy it one day! ❤️

I need to listen to more of their music!