Lucy is querying

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

When hardened state orphan Gwen enters a prestigious sculpting academy to escape poverty, she's thrust into a world of rich elite where beauty is coveted more than life & dark history bleeds from the school's walls. A history that promises a fate worse than death if she fails.

#questpit #A #S #H #W

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Introducing my THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS + THE JASMINE THRONE #Q #YA #F for #questpit, featuring—
🫠traumatized exiled princess
👿fashionable demon with a deadline
🗡️hidden identities
♾ forbidden romance
💌reunion of sisters + revival of magic
🌙"the moon's beautiful" "yes"

A thread of my #Questpit posts. All #Q, all #YA

Two for my cozy #LGBT #SF space opera: Stars, Sparkling Like Snow

One for my #LGBT #F: Summer’s Cruel Warmth, Winter’s Gentle Chill

One for my contemporary #SF: Taylor-Made

A 3x3 moodboard: 1st pic is of people dressed up for a ball and dancing, 2nd pic features someone in black dress shoes walking next to a crow, 3rd is a bleeding skull inside a book, 4th is the outlines of 2 people about to kiss, 5th is a pentagram, 6th is an old gothic looking building with birds flying around it, 7th is a moon with candles in front of it, 8th is a pocketwatch swinging back and forth, and last image is of a chessboard

A Marvelous Light x Sorcery and Small Magics x A Discovery of Witches

When he accidentally summons a demon, Victor is thrust into a coven conspiracy and learns his parents' deaths were not accidental.

#W #A #F
#LGBTQ+
#QuestPit

I HOPE THIS FINDS YOU WELL x HAPPY PLACE x THE WEDDING PEOPLE My #ownvoices adult coming-of-age novel (82k words) explores job struggles, grief, identity, and love while showing the quiet strength it takes to want something better. #questpit #q #a #wf w/ #r #agentsguide 📌

I HOPE THIS FINDS YOU WELL x HAPPY PLACE x THE WEDDING PEOPLE My #ownvoices adult coming-of-age novel (82k words) explores job struggles, grief, identity, and love while showing the quiet strength it takes to want something better. #questpit #q #a #wf w/ #r #agentsguide 📌

I HOPE THIS FINDS YOU WELL x HAPPY PLACE x THE WEDDING PEOPLE

My #ownvoices adult coming-of-age novel (82k words) explores job struggles, grief, identity, and love while showing the quiet strength it takes to want something better. #questpit #q #a #wf w/ #r #agentsguide 📌 #bookclubread

THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE x THE EVER KING

On a quest for a fabled treasure to propel her into the history books, a pirate captain must battle ghosts, guards, and a stowaway who might hold the key to her success, and her heart – if she doesn’t kill him first.

#Romantasy #A #QuestPit #Q

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Fate and her atrocities

The pitch: She reads minds; he sows thoughts into them. It’s a cruel twist by the Goddess of Fate that makes them-- and only them-- impervious to the other’s ability. To protect those she owes everything to, she’ll have to kill him. Yet with each try, it only gets harder. Has Fate given her a blessing or a curse?

The tropes: moon-based magic, enemies-to-lovers, chronic pain rep, found family, mythology

The comps: Curious Tide by Pascale Lacelle (unique magic), The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon (complex characters), When the Moon Hatches by Sarah A. Parker (dark yet ethereal vibes)

Guide to Fate & Her Atrocities, an adult romantasy at 95k #agentguide #agentguides #romantasy #amquerying

Agent's guide to Lady Han's Manual for Matrimonial Mayhem: 89K Adult Fantasy Romcom with low spice

Pitch: What can a girl do to escape an arranged marriage, but to prank her husband to hell and back in the hopes that he will divorce her? In the Dazhen Empire, twenty-year-old Wen Anling’s comfortable life is turned upside down when her father forces her to marry Han Shiyan, the wealthy Lord of Qinglan. In a desperate bid for freedom, Anling fights chaos with chaos, by transforming herself into the nastiest wife possible. Shiyan only married Anling to honour his mother’s dying wish. Had he known his new wife would send his simple life straight to mayhem, he would have thrown honour out the nearest window. But when his wife continues to get under his skin, he cannot help but grow intrigued by her eccentric nature—once he sees her irritating antics as what they truly are: harmless. In the face of deadly threats, Anling must embrace her role as Lady Han and turn her cunning mind to their common enemies, or grab the freedom offered to her and watch the empire fall.

Comps: The Darkness Within Us, A Song to Drown Rivers, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

Extract: Shiyan’s eyes widened for a heartbeat before he forced composure back onto his features. Her face was powdered with a thick layer of white, as if she had simply dunked it into a bowl of flour. Her bright red lip-paint smudged at the edges and… Heavens forbid women dab their cheeks with uneven blobs of pink. Even the most senile and stern of his guests held their hands to their stomachs, straining to hold back fits of laughter. He would have gladly joined them, too, if he wasn’t the one with the honour of marrying this… this… buffoon. He swallowed and recited the wise sayings of his forefathers: one should not judge a book by its cover; a woman’s beauty runs deeper than appearances; virtues are lasting while beauty is fleeting. Oh, to hell with wise sayings.

A Song to Drown Rivers meets How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days in LADY HAN'S MANUAL FOR MATRIMONIAL MAYHEM, in which the mischievous bride fights for divorce with chaos:
😈 unlikeable heroine
⚔️ enemies-to-lovers
💑 marriage of convenience
👑 political intrigue
#questpit #A #RF #W (line editing for #Q soon!)

THE HUNGER GAMES meets DAUGHTER OF THE MOON GODDESS where a shapeshifting fox demon bard seeking to become human joins the deadly race up a wish-granting mountain—but falling for a demon hunter may cost her everything.

🏳️‍🌈Asexual MC
☀️Devious sunshine x softhearted grump

#questpit #A #F #Q

An agent's guide to: when ink swallows the sun, a 108k-word adult imperial-asia epic fantasy by @lilywzy_

Illegitimate child Ning Liyue must navigate the palace to chase clues about her long-lost mother’s foreign origins. When her quest collides with a failing chosen one trying to revive his tribe’s tattoo magic, they must uncover ugly truths and survive a budding rebellion to achieve their goals—and choose their loyalties in a crumbling empire.

The released moonlight casts an ethereal glow on the Empress, darkening the surrounding night. Liyue can’t tell who started it, but hundreds of guests crumble to the ground, pressing their foreheads to the ground in uneven worship. Ten thousand years to my Empress! Their chants rise and fall and rise again until no other sound exists in the world. Like a crane among chickens, Liyue alone remains standing, unable to remove her gaze from the Empress while others fix theirs to the floor. The star dims, liquid shadows seem to swish within it like ink as the Empress lowers the scepter. Her low-lidded gaze sweeps over her subjects and lingers on Liyue. It’s not out of curiosity toward Liyue’s unique appearance nor offense from her standing, but a disturbing satisfaction. Who is the Jinyu Empress? Should the heavens hear this thought and convey it to Her Majesty, Liyue’s head would roll on the ground. Bathed in the pallid moonlight that basks the feast in an inhuman coldness, she decid

themes and elements: inspired by manchu, mongol, and than. God blood as ink for tattoo magic. creation vs destruction with a twist. Duty vs desire. kindness vs ambition. 4-pov. riches to rags. failing chosen one

Priory🍊Tree x She Who Bcame☀️

🪭Manchu+Mongol+Han inspired
🏹God blood as ink for tattoo magic
🪭An eldritch craving familial love
🏹A failing chosen one
🪭A saboteur of her own rebellion
🏹An heir w/ perfect life until the facade rips
🪭Queernorm ancient Asia

#questpit #Q #F #A #agentguide #agentsguide

Hotel Adair’s wallpaper doesn’t peel. Its piano stays in perfect tune. Its plush carpet hides all stains—but grandeur only lasts when the hotel has been fed. Lately, the halls echo with hunger.

But Cody & her friends have plenty of secrets to satisfy it.

#QuestPit #Q #A #H

An agent guide for The Siren's Call by Danielle Bradbury and Ashlea P Screaton. A new adult slowburn romantic fantasy.

Pitch: Delphine’s always wished for a life as romantic and adventurous as her stories. With any brief escape punished by her employer, she’s desperate to flee, if not for Otto; her best friend, and the only family she’s known. So when he is sent with pirates after a mythical map, she refuses to be left behind. At sea, a budding romance with the Captain reveals he’s tailed by a dark past, one he’d sabotage the mission to escape. But the pirates claimed Otto’s life if anything goes wrong, and Delphine will do anything—even use the Captain’s past against him—to get the map and save Otto.

Comp Titles: Once Upon A Broken Heart (Stephanie Garber) - Cocky but hopelessly romantic love interest - Selfless heroine sacrificing all for love - Magic and myths - Betrayal - True slow burn romance Dark Water Daughter (H. M. Long) - Love interest with a scarring secret - High stakes survival and adventure - Looming villain - Pirates - Sea myths & magical creatures Howl's Moving Castle - Impact of societal expectations - Power of romantic and self-love - Steampunk elements - Chosen family - Taking responsibility

Summers spent in a bordello ought to have prepared Delphine better. Though Hunter and his girls had always ensured Delphine did not see anything vulgar or unsightly, it was difficult to be ignorant when sitting around a dinner table amongst chattering girls. They told tales of their clients, giggling or rolling their eyes at wild requests from sailors. Hunter would shush them and send a pointed look in her direction, only goading them to spin even more dramatic and rather gruesome tales. Delphine would blush, but she took the joy in their teasing gratefully; summers spent in Hunter's Bordello were only full of fond memories. But they should have prepared her better for the view she had walked in on.

While Ashlea and I are working on our major rewrite of our story, I'd like to present our updated #AgentGuide

This is our adult/crossover romantic fantasy with a true slow burn romance, and series potential!

#WritingCommunity 📖🦋

As WHEN INK SWALLOWS THE SUN begins hitting agent inboxes, here's an updated #agentsguide, ft.
🪭An eldritch craving belonging
🏹A failing chosen one
🪭A pampered heir losing it all
🏹A saboteur of her own rebellion

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#agentguide #F #A #writingcommunity

Animated the main character of my Asian-inspired #Romantasy. #animation #art #writer

SPELL BOUND x THE SUNBEARER TRIALS

Mother Nature's dying. Cheerful summer prince Ray (16yo) battles brooding Jack Frost (17yo) to inherit her powers. W/ Jack's frozen heart melting in a world of climate change, Ray may have to lose the contest to save the boy he loves

#YA #F #LGBTQIA #QuestPit #Q

A collage of images, going from top left clockwise: a bouquet of colorful berries, swooping white towers with spiral balconies, a shiny purple beetle, a colorful shop full of knick-knacks, a blooming crocus in a dark forest, a drawing of a woman reaching out to the night sky as if to pluck a star, a crumbling castle on a moor, and mushrooms growing on a tree. In the center is a quote by Virginia Woolf: “I see you everywhere, in the stars, in the river, to me you’re everything that exists, the reality of everything.”

NAUSICAÄ x EMILY WILDE

Can a natural historian save the one she loves at the cost of her heart, or worse, her research?

🏳️‍🌈 Queernormative world
🪲 Sentient beetles
🥃 Magical distilleries
😈 9ft tall demon marionettes
🌌 The night trapped as a mortal
🎩 Regency vibes
❤️‍🔥 Slow Burn

#questpit #Q #A #F #RF

THE SPELLSHOPxLATE BLOOMER

A witch, moonlighting as a lady knight, must team up w/ a human to save the ren faire

🪽 magical renaissance faire
✨ women in armor
🧚 meddling magical creatures
🔮 palm readings
⛅️ grumpy/sunshine
🔥 twin flames

#questpit #F #R #lgbtq #AG #OS soon

When ink swallows the sun

Illegitimate child Ning Liyue must navigate the palace to chase clues about her long lost mothers foreign origins. When her quest collides with a failing chosen one trying to revive his tribe’s tattoo magic, they must uncover ugly truths and survive a budding rebellion to achieve their goals—and choose their loyalties in a crumbling empire

An excerpt

Themes and elements

An #agentsguide to my adult imperial-Asia epic fantasy with tattoo magic, WHEN INK SWALLOWS THE SUN, featuring:
🪭An eldritch craving familial love
🏹A failing chosen one
🪭A saboteur of her own rebellion
🏹An heir w/ perfect life until the facade rips
#questpit #agentguide #F #W

A quote from the book reading as follows: "Do you hear that music?" he said in the thunder's wake. The dissonate countermelody of Horus's determination was juxtaposed with Arletta's mystic prayers in the winding woodwinds. Lucian pulled her close. "Abandon your thoughts. Listen." The winding melody swelled to an explosive chorus and he launched her into a feverish dance. From Chapter 8, The Monolith

The Revenant of Surolifia by Florence Chien In bookstores summer 2026

✨ THE REVENANT OF SUROLIFIA ✨ JULY '26 ✨

🗡️ An imperial officer with a secret identity
🪽 A thief trying to start a revolution
⚖️ A university student turned diplomat
🩸 They want to kill each other
🔥 But they must cooperate to stop a war

#questpit #P #A #F #2026debuts

BEACH READ x REP ALBUM x THE WEDDING PEOPLE When Nellie’s career crashes, she must start over, face her messy past & find a way to pay rent—while reuniting with her ex-work rival. #questpit #q #litagents #womensfiction #WF w/ #R #bookclub #A #agentsguide

BEACH READ x REP ALBUM x THE WEDDING PEOPLE When Nellie’s career crashes, she must start over, face her messy past & find a way to pay rent—while reuniting with her ex-work rival. #questpit #q #litagents #womensfiction #WF w/ #R #bookclub #A #agentsguide

BEACH READ x REP ALBUM x THE WEDDING PEOPLE When Nellie’s career crashes, she must start over, face her messy past & find a way to pay rent—while reuniting with her ex-work rival. #questpit #q #litagents #womensfiction #WF w/ #R #bookclub #A #agentsguide

BEACH READ x REP ALBUM x THE WEDDING PEOPLE When Nellie’s career crashes, she must start over, face her messy past & find a way to pay rent—while reuniting with her ex-work rival. #questpit #q #litagents #womensfiction #WF w/ #R #bookclub #A #agentsguide

BEACH READ x REP ALBUM x THE WEDDING PEOPLE

When Nellie’s career crashes, she must start over, face her messy past & find a way to pay rent—while reuniting with her ex-work rival.

#questpit #q #litagents #womensfiction #WF w/ #R #bookclub #A #agentsguide

🌌🎪 x Sapphic Moulin Rouge

Raised on war and lost love, Carina acts out revolutionary stage plays in colonial Manila. Dissent is a death sentence, but she’s willing to risk it all when a familiar face from her past sits down one night to watch her perform

#QuestPit #WIP #novella

Quote from The Love In Your Words: “If this year has taught me anything besides how deeply one can feel heartache and pain, it’s that time spent nurturing love can heal sorrow.” Top row, left to right: the Liverpool Chinatown arch, floating red Chinese lanterns, the Royal Liver Building lit up in red in front of the night sky Middle row, left to right: The Royal Albert Dock, the quote from The Love In Your Words, cranes on a shipping dock lit up at night Bottom row, left to right: candles and flowers on gravestones at night, a couple standing underneath an umbrella on a rainy night, fairy lights shaped like stars and moons hanging from trees

Selectively mute 16yo Lena Mei wants to read a Chinese poem to honour her late mother, but she can’t read it. A charming autistic polyglot offers to help—not only with her speech but also in discovering her own autism.
#YA #R #QuestPit #W

SE7EN x THE WAILING x CHINESE FOLKLORE

A Hongkonger Taoist demon and a British Christian exorcist hunt a ghostly killer inspired by Buddhism’s five poisons.

#W #H #A #QuestPit 💙📚 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #horror #agentsguide #asian #writing #OwnVoices #BookSky

An agent's guide to the inn at the edge of the sea - 64k upmarket with magical realism

The pitch: Burned‑out jazz pianist Clementine retreats to a seaside inn where a gifted painter rekindles her inspiration. But when the subjects of his portraits begin disappearing, she must learn whether the artist is to blame—or she could be next. For fans of:  The quiet loneliness and romance of Mieko Kawakami’s ALL THE LOVERS IN THE NIGHT The brooding, gothic atmosphere of Evie Wyld’s THE BASS ROCK The dreamy surrealism of Kazuo Ishiguro’s THE UNCONSOLED

Tropes/Themes: Psychological Suspense Speculative elements Romance Subplot with Yearning Magical paintings Manipulation Artistic creation and self-destruction The Indomitable Human Spirit Music Moody and melancholic

Opening lines: The winter tide exhaled a slow melody against the sand. Clementine let its crested waves spill over her feet, foam gathering in deep snow drifts around her ankles. There was a ghostly feel to the long stretch of water that lay before her, the distant horizon blending into a misty gray sky. As the tide pulled back, she was overtaken by the fleeting sensation of falling, as if the water might pull her with it. It had a good rhythm to it. A steady rhythm. Time dripped slowly. With a distant sort of detachment, she noted that her toes were blue. Water breathed, and Clementine drew a breath, shallow and cold. The taste of wood and salt lay in a heavy coat atop her tongue. She’d come here for quiet, yet the ocean thrashed and quaked in the cavity of her chest, filling its emptiness with a transparent and insurmountable longing. It was a Thursday, and Thursdays were the worst night of the week. The night you got if you played well enough to fill the slot, but not popular enough for the weekend rush. Clementine had only ever been scheduled for Thursdays.

THE BASS ROCK x THE UNCONSOLED X ALL THE LOVERS IN THE NIGHT

Burned-out jazz pianist Clementine falls for a brilliant artist at a seaside inn—then those he paints begin to vanish.

🎹Art‑as‑magic
🌫️ Gothic melancholy
🩶 Envy‑to‑attraction slow burn
❔Psych suspense

#agentguide #questpit #A #LF #Q

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THE SONG OF ACHILLES x THE IRON GIANT in my 94k YA fantasy where a 17-yr old inventor’s apprentice must destroy a weapon of mass destruction with the face and body of a handsome young man, preferably before he falls in love with him.

❤️slow burn
🏳️‍🌈asexual MC
🌱ghibli vibes

#questpit #Q #YA #F