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Jacy Sellers βœ¨πŸ–€

@jacysellers.bsky.social

Author of bleak Southern noir with dark twists & complex, messy characters. Former obits clerk/journalist. πŸ“Carolinas. πŸˆβ˜• JacySellers.com

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Hello October!

#october #bookstack #ghosts #reading

04.10.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hello October! 🍁✍️ Time to dig into my dark thriller draft πŸ–€πŸ“– I’m aiming for 800 words a day so I can hit that word count and keep momentum flowing πŸš€πŸ’ͺ Here we go!

#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritingGoals #WritersLife #AmDrafting

01.10.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
AFTER MIDNIGHT by Daphne du Maurier

AFTER MIDNIGHT by Daphne du Maurier

Futility by Nuzo Onoh

Futility by Nuzo Onoh

Books of Blood by Clive Barker

Books of Blood by Clive Barker

Children of Chicago by Cynthia Pelayo

Children of Chicago by Cynthia Pelayo

NEW BOOK MAIL!! @titanbooks.bsky.social @nuzo.bsky.social @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social @laneheymont.bsky.social @scribnerbooks.bsky.social

25.09.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

Who wants to be my #agent? I need a partner in crimeβ€”literally. If it’s dark, I make it darker. Creepy settings, messy charactersβ€”my 4 stories are twisted and impossible to put down.

πŸ’€ Nightclub murders
⚰️ Funeral home secrets
πŸ•°οΈ Historical gothic terror
🌹 Ghostly cold-case mystery

#UnhingedPit #Q

23.09.2025 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oh nooooo, looks like Jack and Charlotte will HAVE to work together, how unfortunate. *sips tea* #UnhingedPit #R #romystery #amquerying

23.09.2025 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A poorly made canva flyer with a light grey background and navy and maroon writing that says: 
Sphere News
Disastrous Storm Approaching: 
Must remain inside at ALL times. Our SRI team will be working diligently to clear our streets of any trace of indroxin. In the case of a breach in our dome, do NOT go outside. Stay away from windows. Be sure your home is sealed and your air is being circulated. 

Indroxin Updates:
Cure research is still ongoing. We are working diligently in order to keep you safe. Remember the early warning signs if you or a loved one have been exposed: 
1. Auditory and visual hallucinations 
2. Loss of memory
3. Loss of facial recognition 
Remember to do YOUR part in helping us find the cure-call the Sphere line if you know of any orphaned children. The could be the answer to all that we seek! 

MISSING: 
Subject FOX has been taken from the Sphere. DO NOT APPROACH. Has been recently exposed to indroxin and is experiencing a break in reality. Call the sphere line IMMEDIATELY if spotted.

We want to take a moment for all the test subjects who’ve died in the search for the cure. Please see attached for full list of these heroes.

A poorly made canva flyer with a light grey background and navy and maroon writing that says: Sphere News Disastrous Storm Approaching: Must remain inside at ALL times. Our SRI team will be working diligently to clear our streets of any trace of indroxin. In the case of a breach in our dome, do NOT go outside. Stay away from windows. Be sure your home is sealed and your air is being circulated. Indroxin Updates: Cure research is still ongoing. We are working diligently in order to keep you safe. Remember the early warning signs if you or a loved one have been exposed: 1. Auditory and visual hallucinations 2. Loss of memory 3. Loss of facial recognition Remember to do YOUR part in helping us find the cure-call the Sphere line if you know of any orphaned children. The could be the answer to all that we seek! MISSING: Subject FOX has been taken from the Sphere. DO NOT APPROACH. Has been recently exposed to indroxin and is experiencing a break in reality. Call the sphere line IMMEDIATELY if spotted. We want to take a moment for all the test subjects who’ve died in the search for the cure. Please see attached for full list of these heroes.

#unhingedpit #YA #SF #Q

A canva flyer? Our hope to finding the cure to a fatal neurotoxin lies within the people who push out updates like this?! Be for real.

23.09.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Lovely Bones x Home Before Dark β€” gothic suspense where obituaries, ghosts, and black roses unravel murder.

⚰️ Obituary writer sleuth
🌹 Black roses = killer’s mark
πŸ‘» Ghostly visions & hauntings
🏑 Small-town secrets
πŸ˜” Cold case grief
🌸 Cultish garden club

#UnhingedPit #Q #mystery #gothic

23.09.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Raised by corporate vampires with little freedom or choice, Alex is used to Yakuza business rivals and back-alley deals. But nothing prepares him for Jason, a witty bartender who challenges everything he knows, and who harbors secrets as deadly as the vampires after him. #R #A #Q #writing πŸ“– 

I Am Chosen, a paranormal romance by Dawn Berkoski. Art and photography by Dawn Berkoski depicts a katana in a pizza box.

Raised by corporate vampires with little freedom or choice, Alex is used to Yakuza business rivals and back-alley deals. But nothing prepares him for Jason, a witty bartender who challenges everything he knows, and who harbors secrets as deadly as the vampires after him. #R #A #Q #writing πŸ“– I Am Chosen, a paranormal romance by Dawn Berkoski. Art and photography by Dawn Berkoski depicts a katana in a pizza box.

When you bring a pizza box to a sword fight.

I Am Chosen~A different kind of paranormal romance. *Agent guide on profile* #UnhingedPit #R #Q

23.09.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Move over Hallmark
The Christmas season was originally a time for calling back the dead. So, let's give that a go.
πŸŽ„dual timeline
πŸŽ„haunted house
πŸŽ„grief
πŸŽ„the past bleeding into the present
πŸŽ„dead bodies
πŸŽ„snowy frozen world
πŸŽ„ gothic
#A #H #AG #CS #unhingedpit

23.09.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Editors, don't sleep on this. Pun intended.
This vacation is going from sleepy to creepy.
🌊 foggy seaside town
⛡️ legend about a ghost girl from a shipwreck
πŸ’° missing treasure
πŸ¦β€β¬› all the crows
🏚 weird old mansion with an eerie past
#UnhingedPit #MG #OS #AG #H #gothic #spooky

23.09.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Three cheers for NPC revenge by Mike DC Current

Three cheers for NPC revenge by Mike DC Current

Punk barista Josh Keller really DID want to be the savior of the broken, the beaten, and the damned...

He won't find out until it's too late that he's NOT the Chosen One, the foretold Hero with a capital-H. And that mistake might just cost him his one true love.

#UnhingedPit #Q #SFF #R

23.09.2025 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Warbreaker x Madoka Magica

My (???F) girlfriend (26F) won't stay out of the way of me becoming a god and I'm tired of resetting time when she inevitably dies. AITA if I destroy her dreams because it's safer for her than going with me to a pit of gods and monsters?

#UnhingedPit #W #A #F #LGBT

23.09.2025 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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Which character from FIRE AND DEATH would get raptured? (Coming Oct. '26) #UnhingedPit #F #YA

23.09.2025 12:23 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

thank youuu 😘

23.09.2025 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Mockup of a rights catalog page, with handwritten comments (in []):
Upmarket Fiction [Good it’s generic, since mine’s romance+WF+semi-historical all rolled in one]
Mock book cover, featuring a couple embracing (freepik.com)
Only One Summer in Berlin [Are we keeping this title?]
Soph
On submission Fall 2025
Primary agent: You
TV/Film agent: TBD
Rights available: worldwide
Length: 311 pages
Material: Unedited MS

Pitched as [x] [Sthg book club, w/ depth & growth] meets [y] [Sthg spicy! But not gratuitous], a poignant [Too much?], emotionally rich, heartfelt, smart and sexy [Word salad? But it’s all there! Let’s also weave in it’s funny. And immersive.] love story about a disciplined student who falls for edgy, leafy, laid-back post-Cold War Berlinβ€”and for her host, a single dad struggling with his future. But she can’t stay. 

Largely obscuring the blurb, a Post-it reading: Dear future agent, Even if we sign today, the Frankfurt fair is still gonna be a stretch, so I thought I’d help. Maybe slip it in as a loose sheet? Needs finalizing, but it shouldn’t take you long…
Words from the blurb: ’97 Berlin isn’t [Am I selling β€œBerlin as a character” enough? What about the 90s angle?] / dream destination. But when poor / poli-sci degree / heads to Berlin / Larger-than / language  / handball / his six-year / friendship / their att / One massa /  It can only be a fling / path lies in Paris / for shared custody of / secrets that tie him to Berlin. When / them to make an impossible choice: abandon these /or each other. [Stakes high enough? Still clear it’s a HEA?]

Picture of a barn owl
Soph was born in a barn, but soon spread her wings to roam the forests at night. She now lives at the top of a tower and collects mice (well, their bones). When not hooting her next novel, she enjoys moon-gazing. She wishes she were as effortlessly cool as Hedwig but suspects she’s more of an Archimedes. [Finally a decent bio!]

Frankfurt 2025 - adult catalog

Mockup of a rights catalog page, with handwritten comments (in []): Upmarket Fiction [Good it’s generic, since mine’s romance+WF+semi-historical all rolled in one] Mock book cover, featuring a couple embracing (freepik.com) Only One Summer in Berlin [Are we keeping this title?] Soph On submission Fall 2025 Primary agent: You TV/Film agent: TBD Rights available: worldwide Length: 311 pages Material: Unedited MS Pitched as [x] [Sthg book club, w/ depth & growth] meets [y] [Sthg spicy! But not gratuitous], a poignant [Too much?], emotionally rich, heartfelt, smart and sexy [Word salad? But it’s all there! Let’s also weave in it’s funny. And immersive.] love story about a disciplined student who falls for edgy, leafy, laid-back post-Cold War Berlinβ€”and for her host, a single dad struggling with his future. But she can’t stay. Largely obscuring the blurb, a Post-it reading: Dear future agent, Even if we sign today, the Frankfurt fair is still gonna be a stretch, so I thought I’d help. Maybe slip it in as a loose sheet? Needs finalizing, but it shouldn’t take you long… Words from the blurb: ’97 Berlin isn’t [Am I selling β€œBerlin as a character” enough? What about the 90s angle?] / dream destination. But when poor / poli-sci degree / heads to Berlin / Larger-than / language / handball / his six-year / friendship / their att / One massa / It can only be a fling / path lies in Paris / for shared custody of / secrets that tie him to Berlin. When / them to make an impossible choice: abandon these /or each other. [Stakes high enough? Still clear it’s a HEA?] Picture of a barn owl Soph was born in a barn, but soon spread her wings to roam the forests at night. She now lives at the top of a tower and collects mice (well, their bones). When not hooting her next novel, she enjoys moon-gazing. She wishes she were as effortlessly cool as Hedwig but suspects she’s more of an Archimedes. [Finally a decent bio!] Frankfurt 2025 - adult catalog

Because an agent–author relationship is a partnership.
Because I’m nothing if not a team player.

#UnhingedPit #Q #A #R

23.09.2025 06:28 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 1
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a black and white photo of a woman in a maleficent costume with horns on her head . Alt: Angelina Jolie as Maleficent with horns on her head and wearing a black caped cloak and gown, goes from sulking to smiling malevolently.

ANIMAL FARM x THE GOOD PLACE

AITA for loving that I’m called a god?
And ruling over the guardians of souls in the Afterlife?
Those sniveling guardians should be grateful that they're
MY minions!
What would they do with power anyway?

Late stage capitalism, you say? Bah!

#A #F #UnhingedPit

23.09.2025 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, it's happening! πŸ˜ƒ My favorite pitch event!

If anyone wants to swap support for #UnhingedPit, like or comment here!

Can hardly wait! πŸ₯³

23.09.2025 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Night Shift meets Sharp Objects, psychological thriller where music unlocks murder

🎀 Nightclubs & radio life
πŸ”€ Twisty, unpredictable plot
🌊 Atmospheric Myrtle Beach setting
🎢 Music as murder clues
πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™€οΈ Unreliable narrator / flawed protagonist
πŸ’” Trauma & redemption arc

#unhingedpit #T #Q

23.09.2025 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Alright everyone, it's official. The NEXT #UnhingedPit event will be tomorrow, Sept. 23rd, from 8am-8pm in your time zone. Let the scramble to pull together an unhinged pitch begin. See you tomorrow!! #WritingCommunity

22.09.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 12

I would love to swap and support in #unhingedpit !!

23.09.2025 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Two rejections in one day = progress! Every response means I’m getting closer to the agent who’s the right fit. Onward! #amquerying

22.09.2025 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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My thoughts right now!!

14.09.2025 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Saturday morning rejection = coffee + sending out five more queries πŸ™ŒπŸΌ

13.09.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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12.09.2025 02:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

QM Update:
My earliest query is August 10th and I still have some fulls from July to finish reading and respond to.

I respond to every query and try to give feedback on fulls. Thanks for your patience if you’re waiting to hear back. The post-Labor Day rush is real! πŸ˜‚

11.09.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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my brain
#writingcommunity #writing

02.09.2025 01:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Computer, coffee mug, lit candle, glasses on table

Computer, coffee mug, lit candle, glasses on table

In between my writing and querying, I’m CPing my friend’s new manuscript! #writingcommunity

29.08.2025 12:27 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Left a piece of my heart in Wisconsin ❀️🀍 Sending love to all the parents on this first college drop-off journey.

25.08.2025 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
There is a black background  with big circle with a smaller circle inside of it. 

In the big circle at the top is #GhostPit 2 Ghosts to each side of that between that and the bottom words that read The Halloween Pitch Event. 

In the smaller circle there are greeb and orange/gold stars. In front of them in a cute sheet ghost and in front of him is a pencil and an open green book with yellow pages.

There is a black background with big circle with a smaller circle inside of it. In the big circle at the top is #GhostPit 2 Ghosts to each side of that between that and the bottom words that read The Halloween Pitch Event. In the smaller circle there are greeb and orange/gold stars. In front of them in a cute sheet ghost and in front of him is a pencil and an open green book with yellow pages.

#GhostPit will be happening October 30, 2025!

19.08.2025 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 6

Hi Thais - thank you so much for the like on PosterPit! I sent you my query - so excited!!

17.08.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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