Nixie Bishop

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Monday blues - working my day job when I'd rather be editing my current #WIP

Still trying to get in the groove over here after partly switching from X. Any #writers who want to connect, like or comment! I follow all aspiring, querying, editing, agented, published authors! I'm querying a YA paranormal with a queer MC - think The Craft meets Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

A photo of a list of books including the catcher in the rye, the kite runner, Fahrenheit 451, looking for Alaska, the diary of a young girl, the giver, and tango makes three

A list of books including the bluest eye, beloved, i know where the caged bird sings, the perks of being a wallflower, to kill a mockingbird, the boys aren't blue, the handmaid's tale

Just a few books to read before / in case they get banned. If you have other suggestions for people, please comment them! #readers #bookban #WritingCommmunity

HUNGER GAMES × COBAB × POWERLESS

Inspired by Central African mythology

A boy with dangerous blood magic must compete in a deadly competition to save his mom's soul from the Underworld, but his growing love for the Prince threatens to destroy the kingdom

#P2Ppit #YA #OS

Syrala knew the caged bird feeling of being used as a tool. She would not now be the tool of another.

A SONG TO DROWN RIVERS x MIDNIGHT BARGAIN

🏵 Wary, crafty FMC
🏵️ Forbidden soul-based magic
🏵️ Evil queen
🏵️ Forced marriage
🏵️ Caring, broken prince
🏵️ Charming rebel spy
🏵 Opinionated soul
🏵 Doomed romance
🏵 Spying & intrigue
🏵 Torn loyalty

#P2Ppit #F #A #Q

A moodboard collage of green and grey images with an earthy, spooky vibe. There's a white woman with moths on her face, a deer skull emerging from the bushes, a black fist strangled with vines, white pills in a pile, images from trailer parks, a copperhead, and a sign saying "No More Overdose Deaths"

A southern inheritance is always dark—whether it's a penchant for pills, a blood-soaked family farm, or an ancient magic. Sierra spurns them all, but when her dad disappears, she must choose which monsters to slay, and which to become.
#P2Ppit #Q #YA #H #T #LGBT

An aesthetic divided into 8 diagonal parts, at the centre on a black box is the quote “do you know what it costs to be loved by a god?” The images are as follows, described from top left and following around in a clockwise manner, - a man crouched to the ground, covering his ears. - a dragon setting ablaze a town - a man struck through the chest by lightning - a ship afloat on the waters, on fire - an army split down the middle to create a path - an eye with fire burning in place of the iris - a volcanic erupting - old, rusted clocks

The Dying Religion

No one expected orphans to survive the war meant to end magic, let alone win it.

Victory’s cost? The death of their God.

When war returns, intent on slaughtering the remaining gods, the boys raised as Holy-War cannon-fodder must decide if they’re worth saving.

#P2Ppit #f #UW

An agent’s guide to: “Mark of a Magpie” YA Romantic Fantasy 119k Words Behind the text is a piece of parchment paper surrounded by ocean water and gold flower outlines.

Blurb: One for Sorrow, Two for Joy, Three for a Girl, Four for a Boy… Ryn is a small-town thief with a knack for being overconfident in her abilities, but by day she’s a beloved tavern girl with the liver of steel that carries her reputation. On her most daring break-in yet, she runs face first into the kingdom’s last living assassin, Seven, and he’s just offered her the opportunity of a century: a ticket of attendance to the King’s upcoming courtship gathering. It’s a partnership she’d definitely be a fool to take up, but desperation fuels ever decision she makes. Five for Silver, Six for Gold… Seven is set in his own plans, however much they interfere with hers, and they won’t be the only ones in attendance with hidden agendas. When the castle goes into lockdown, it’s survival of the cunning and silver-tongued. The rich are dropped like flies, and all suspicions are on them. Seven for a Secret, Never to be Told. The text is on a piece of parchment paper, with ocean water and gold flower outlines behind it.

Tropes: Thief x Assassin Mental Health Rep Identity vs Duty Class Difference Forced Proximity Secret Code Morally Gray Women’s Wrongs Unlikely Allies to Lovers Text is on a piece of parchment paper. Besides the text are two headshot drawings: one of a girl with brown hair pulled back by braids, and the other of a black-haired boy with a worried expression. Behind the parchment paper are ocean waters with gold flower outlines.

The Atmosphere: There is a collage of pictures on a parchment paper. Picture one is of a boy crouched down with his head covered as a fire burns in the background. Picture two is of two hands tied to a pole on the beach. Picture three shows a person wrapping up the wounded hand of another. Picture four shows an old piece of parchment with unreadable script. Picture five is of an island with a castle and small village surrounding it. Picture six is of a girl on the run with a dagger in hand. Behind the collage of pictures are ocean waters, with gold flower outlines surrounding it.

Agent’s Guide to “Mark of a Magpie”! 📖🐦‍⬛

When a small-town thief crosses paths with the kingdom’s big-shot assassin, an unlikely partnership is born; but can their goals align before their egos and secrets land them both a spot on the gallows?

#P2Ppit #Q #YA #F #R #RF
#agentsguide #amquerying

Thank you 🥹

Three by three grid mood board in tones of black, white, grey, and a medium orange. Top row from left to right features a hooded grim reaper figure, a five pointed pentacle star necklace, and a church with a tall spire. Middle row from left to right features a fiery flame, a foggy square with the words “For even Death, too, was once a man,” and a tiny seedling sprouting from the dirt. The bottom row from left to right features a dark, twisted forest, two hands reaching upwards, and a witch woman lying on her back staring at you.

Dark, twisted forest background with centered white text box, partially transparent, with the words “For fans of: The Witch’s Heart and Nettle & Bone.”

Dark, twisted forest background with centered white text box, partially transparent, with the words “gods & goddesses, Greek myths, Salem witches & persecution, wilted purposes, lost souls, and a journey of mortality.”

Death might be a god, but he’s not a god like everyone else. When a soul’s life hangs in his hands & long-lost legends come about, Death must reclaim his mortality in order to save Morticia’s life. The only problem? The rest of the gods have other plans for them. #P2Ppit #W #A #F 📚💙

THE HAZEL WOOD X SPINNING SILVER

🔥 Hot-headed female MC
👫 Touch him and die twin dynamics
🧚 Hansel and Gretel twisted
🎃 Celtic myth/Samhain
🧙 Witchy Magic
❤️ Enemies to lovers
🌲 Are the woods sentient?

#P2Ppit #Q #YA #F #ND

a moodboard detailing nine images related to my work in progress devilswip, they are: big ben (london), a board of evidence, a street cornered off by crime scene tape, someone playing the guitar, the silhouette of a rockstar, musical notes, a crowd of music goers, evidence on the floor and someone punching a mirror.

🎸 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

#P2Ppit #W #A #LF #M

SURVIVING SKY X THIS MONSTER OF MINE
🕰️Time magic & truth magic with a twist
🌹A depraved court in a floating palace w/ hanging gardens
❤️ Childhood friends-to-lovers
⚖️Angst, yearning, slow burn
#P2Ppit #AW #Adult #RF

A moodboard for Captain Amir, showing dusty rum bottles, a mysterious elixir, silver coins, a ship shrouded in fog, a captain’s leather boots propped onto a table, a pile of treasure, a corset top, a captain’s wheel, and a ship with a happy crew sailing into the sunset.

Captain Amir would do anything to appease her toxic sea witch lover—even betray her crew. When they curse her to possess a teen princess in love with her own witch, Amir must decide which hearts to guard—and which to break. 🏴‍☠️🫀🗡️

#P2PPit #YA #F #UW #W #LGBT

Hand holding burning butterfly

Theia, an untalented conjurer, needs more than luck to survive—she needs magic.

Even if that magic happens to be forbidden blood magic and bound to a grimoire that once belonged to the Prince of Darkness.

What could go wrong? 🤷‍♀️

A HEART WROUGHT BY DARKNESS
#A #FR #P2Ppit #UW

An illustration of Mia, the female lead, and Owen, the male lead, sitting together on a desk. Owen is typing on a keyboard and focused on his work. Mia is looking towards Owen and twirling her hair with her index finger. Artwork by Joy Ling.

SOMETHING MORE x TOMORROW (x3)

When 16yo Mia Pan learns her mom can't afford rent, she must win a $100k coding competition to stay in NYC—her childhood home—while navigating feelings for her autistic teammate and wondering if she's autistic herself.

#YA #C #R #UW #Q #P2Ppit

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THE FOXGLOVE KING x GIDEON THE NINTH
Ex-girlfriends investigate the murder they’ve been accused of, unraveling the mystery of the magic that connects them both and trying to ignore old feelings.
Featuring:
-sentient, decaying magic
-political intrigue
-twists and betrayal
#P2Ppit #AW #A #F

When a cult-driven murder-spree hits an 80s Midwest PTA, Janet puts her true crime obsession to work. Alongside her misfit mom friends—a writer, a goth, & a sickly sweet PTA matriarch—Janet must uncover the real monster hiding in town, before it claims them all. #P2Ppit #A #H #AW

A nine square moodboard. In the four corners are images of drag queens. Central is the title The Dragnificent Seven. Top middle is an image of Soho, London at night. Middle right is a yellow VW Beetle car. Bottom middle is a young man walking away along a path with the sun illuminating him. Middle left is a coastal seafront.

Would you honour someone’s dying wish if it'd tear apart your family?

When Harri starts to reunite a late uncle's iconic drag troupe, he learns the truth about his adoptive mother. Now he must decide if six drag queens are worth more than the woman who first gave him a home.

#P2Ppit #A #UW #Q #C

A moodboard featuring from left to right, top to bottom: scales, a girl sitting on a bench, friendship bracelets, factories emitting plumes of smoke, a statue of a prince, "friend" scrabble letters, gold rings, mountains, a comet, a star in the center with "beware the stars" written on it, a broken heart, a princess in a dress and crown, knights with a horse, knuckles covered in blood, and a watchtower.

LAST AIRBENDER x FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST

Ursa inherited the power of stars. The Royals hunt the starsent, but Ursa's teacher is unusual: barely a teenager, no magic, and dual wields axes. All of Ursa's kind have been killed & if she can't grow into her power, she's dead too. #P2Ppit #F #YA #W

DARK WATER DAUGHTER X ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART

When a fiery maid ran to sea to escape her violent employer, she never expected a passionate romance with a pirate captain–or needing to hunt down a legendary map to save her best friend's life.

#NA #RF #UW #Q #P2Ppit

Title Shadow's Gift under water

Comps: Midnight Bargain, A Song to Drown Rivers, The Jasmine Throne.

Pitch: When a young woman discovers the queen severed her subjects' souls to gain power, she must decide who to betray -- her own hopeful, broken soul, or her husband, the prince she is learning to love.

Opening lines. When emptiness gnawed, Syrala painted. Her grandmother had taught her: Seek solitude and focus on the paper. Leave room for emptiness. Let the lines and the spaces be meditation. It will ease the ache, for now. Weeks of palace banquets, hunts, smiles, and saccharine small talk culminated tonight, in the Selection. The queen had ordered the candidates to pray before her announcement, but Syrala could not bring herself to file obediently to the prayer hall. Court activities and judgement had worn at her until she felt as parched as clay earth before the seasonal Rains. At the thought of the other candidates’ self-serving protestations, a bottomless well yawned within her. Syrala yanked off her palace silks, threw on a simple cotton blouse and skirt, snatched up her painting bag, and bolted out into the fiery afternoon sun, and into the water gardens.

An #agentsguide for my adult fantasy SHADOW’S GIFT.

A SONG TO DROWN RIVERS x MIDNIGHT BARGAIN, it includes soul-based magic, a sub-tropical world, and an exploration of loyalty, love, and self-actualization under totalitarianism.

#p2ppit #F #A #Q

There are nine squares depicting various images. The top left is a dying flower. Top center is an old, abandoned cemetery. Top right is a shadow figure standing through a frosted window. Middle left are three lit candles. Middle center is a blurry image of a woman falling forward. Middle right is an old manor house. Bottom left is a woman smoking a cigarette in the dark. Bottom center is an eagle flying in a cloudy sky. Bottom right is an archway leading to a dark forest.

Maeve wants to ace senior year, ditch town, & forget her past—including her ex-girlfriend. But when a supernatural murderer targets her coven, Maeve must use the same magic that killed her mother to save them...without failing classes or becoming the next victim. #P2Ppit #UW #YA

My goal is to read 100 books this year (done 6 so far), but I need more book recs! ANY genre in the fantasy space. Please drop your favorites below 😍

Writers, do you write for a certain reader or do you write for yourself? Or both? #WritingCommunity

Anyone on here participating in #P2Ppit this year? I am happy to swap support here and on X. Like or comment ✨ #writers #amquerying

On a dark floral background, white text reads, 'An agent's guide to DAUGHTERS OF HALE by Nixie Bishop.'

On a dark floral background are six COMP TITLES and a PITCH that reads, 'Teenage witch Maeve just wants to survive senior year, earn a scholarship, and leave town for good; she’s prepared to lie low, suppress her powers, and avoid her ex-girlfriend at all costs. But when a supernatural killer targets her coven, Maeve must channel a magic she fears to protect the people she loves—and keep their blood oath a secret—without flunking her classes or becoming the next victim.'

On a dark floral background is a snippet writing sample. Beside the snippet are the words 'covens, curses, and deadly magic,' ' queer MC,' 'female ensemble cast,' 'family legacy,' and '1970s'

As I prepare to send another round of queries, here is the official agent guide for my YA paranormal DAUGHTERS OF HALE 😊 The Craft (1996) x PLAIN BAD HEROINES vibes, complete at 76k. The full MS is currently with a couple of agents ✨

#agentsguide #amquerying #WritingCommunity