naomi • queer SFF writer

moodboard for Wanderlust and the Sea the title reads “Wanderlust and the Sea”, with the subtitle “a queer urban science fiction novel” far left: a grayscale, distorted city-scape upper middle: falling playing cards, the Ace of Spades poised on its corner true middle: the feet of a dancing couple, dressed formally lower middle: a silhouette holding a lit cigarette, gazing out at a starry night sky far right: a sunset-lit sea-scape, with a crescent moon visible above

“What makes you think it’s still here?” Ward asked.

Conrad was silent for a long moment, gazing at nothing; he laid his head down, hiding his eyes in the crook of one elbow. “A feeling. People—humans, aliens, whatever—don’t just leave Deuceridge. No one escapes this city.”

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Wanderlust and the Sea - In which black market doctor Conrad Sirius upends Deuceridge in his mad hunt for an alien—only to fall for and abscond with the alien once he finds him.

🏳️‍🌈 queernormative
🕰️ historical - 1920s
🫀 gangsters or found family? both
🩶 morally gray
♠️ cardistry

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An Agent's guide to: THE SHAPES WE TAKE IN THE FIRE!

✌️dual pov/dual timeline
🌶️ open door slow burn
🎶 moody and lyrical
❤️ he falls first
🫂 touch starved
LGBTQ friendly
BIPOC & minority voices

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visual collage of the vibes of the novel

visual collage of the setting of the novel

visual collage depicting the protagonist of the novel

visual collage depicting the love interest of the novel

Collages for MOTHER OF SPARKS, a Sapphic Dystopian Sci-Fi following a mother’s desperate attempts to escape an enemy planet. Attempts involve identity theft, a heist, and a mercenary who falls in love with her false persona…

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Agent’s guide to MOTHER OF SPARKS, dystopian sci-fi, sapphic WIP

Themes of rebellion, motherhood, persecution and the cost of survival. Comps of THE UNBROKEN, A MEMORY CALLED EMPIRE, and WINTER’S ORBIT

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#agentguide to MOTHER OF SPARKS, a Sapphic Dystopian Sci-Fi

🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Strong motherhood and found family themes
💥 Rebellion under an oppressive regime
⚡️Technological powers
‼️Character-led plot with high stakes
⚖️ Power corrupts both sides

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