Kanirthi is querying 🦋

An Agent’s Guide to This Metal War - YA Science Fantasy LGBTQ+

The pitch: When an anxious mechanic named Circuit is recruited into the war between science and magic, he uncovers the truth about the war and his own abilities that puts him at risk of execution by the hands of the very army that conscripted him. To survive, he makes a pact: help the volatile and frustratingly handsome bot Asher get revenge on his creator.

For fans of Crier’s War, Fullmetal Alchemist, Gear Breakers, Iron Widow, Cinder, anxiety rep, queer romance, boy/girl friendship, challenging the government, bi rep, reluctant allies to friends to ????, m/m pining

Image of two boys almost kissing

ARCANE x FMA x CRIERS WAR

🦾metal-based magic system
👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨queer romance
😱anxiety rep
💀anti-colonialism
🤖the dangers of propaganda

#queerpit #YA

Book cover with title "The Heart Devourer's Song" and author name "L. Liu" over illustration of a smiling bard and stern hunter standing underneath pink blossoms.

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.

#QueerPit #A #FR #F

3x3 Collage showcasing red dahlias, sandstone castles and some characters from the main cast, representing the medieval fantasy spicy botanical vibe

Air 🌬 x Fire 🔥

🗡 F/F & M/M scenes
🛡 Brother 2. POV
🌈 Queer awakening
⚘️ Universe similar to GOT
♊️ Zodiac signs

After Gemina runs from her arranged marriage, she falls in love with the fire queen Sagittaria.
Will she choose her duty over her freedom?

#QueerPit #A #FR #N #WIP #BiAuthor #LGBTQ

Collage: (top row, left to right) bookshelf in misty greenhouse, angel of death statue, woman kneeling statue, hand outstretched with green fire, (middle row, left to right) excerpt reading "'I won't keep you long.' 'You can keep me as long as you want.'" , cloaked man walking in dilapidated church, middle eastern woman wearing dark green, green book with gold details on a desk, (bottom row, left to right) gold mirror on forest floor, a lightly sparkled hand reaching out to a hand painted black and heavily sparkled, a work station with medicinal herbs. Text: "Daughter of Sky and Sorrow" "H.S. Chaman"

THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE × VOICE OF WAR

Hadassah Nuri once escaped the Undercity.
Now, she's a scholar of healing.
The heretics call her something else.
Prophet. Symbol. Weapon.

For fans of divine rot, sacred rebellion, and soft hands stained red.

#QuestPit #W #A #DF #MY #LGBT

Ashrah bust, commission from Saphnoctis (Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/saphnoctis/). The drawing is a three-quarter view of Ashrah wearing her Balance is a Journey outfit (the golden, Barong-shaped pauldrons, the purple selendang, the white collar of the white kebaya, and the Garuda-shaped pendants tying the kebaya together), her purple eyes looking to the right, and her hair done in her usual, warrior-like topknot.

"I know who and what I am now, and under the promise of dawn and the serenity of the night, I weave my destiny with my own hands, for I belong to myself, and no creature, whether born in the pits of thorns or in the golden river, can tell me who I am."

#SayaAshrah #ChroniclesOfTheRealms #DigitalArt

A mood board for Forewarning: A 3x3 grid of 9 squares Top L: a photo by Ana M. on Pexels of a woman's hand holding a crystal ball in the woods. The trees are reflected upside down in the ball. Top center: the words "Prince Cole and Captain Lucas" Top R: a photo by Tide_trasher_x on Unsplash of the right side of a dark-haired man's face. He wears a broad stripe of glittery rainbow makeup from forehead to chin. Center L: a photo by Alexander Mass on Pexels of a glittering tiara nestled in dark hair. Center: a photo by Ray Bilcliff on Pexels of a brown castle on a lake with pink and purple sunset hues Center R: a photo by Pixabay on Pexels of a royal guard's torso wearing a red and gold uniform, holding an upright sword. Bottom L: a photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels of two hands clasping in rainbow light Bottom center: the words "Rumors of close bodyguarding behind palace doors" Bottom R: a photo by Nadin Sh on Pexels of a blurred woman walking past a gold curtain

A pitch for my novel Queer Romance FOREWARNING Prince Cole doesn't know why he psychically sees people's doppelgangers acting out the future, but it does come in handy. Cole's other secret not so much—he's desperately in love with his childhood best friend, royal guardsman Lucas, not least because Luc staunchly supports Cole being an openly nonbinary royal. Unfortunately, Cole can't marry a guardsman, and sweet, introverted Luc would never want to be a royal spouse anyway. But when a head of state is murdered and Cole's life is threatened, Luc steps in as Cole's 24/7 bodyguard. Together they must find a legendary weapon of mass destruction that threatens their own lives—and millions more. (And really, it would be easier for Cole to concentrate if his gorgeous bodyguard wasn't wandering around their room half-naked, but whatever. It's fine.)

Comps for Forewarning FOREWARNING is a bit like if Dean Koontz's ODD THOMAS was an upbeat queer romance. It will appeal to readers who enjoy K.J. Charles's DOOMSDAY series for its queer love story, strong B-plot, spice level, and titled/commoner dynamics; and the sassy tone of Alexis Hall's 10 THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPENED.

Details of Forewarning: Logline: A psychic nonbinary prince trying to solve a royal murder mystery must hide his romantic feelings when his guardsman best friend (and forbidden secret crush) becomes his bodyguard. Genres: Queer Romance, Low Fantasy, Adult, Contemporary Length: 54,000 words

#QueerPit Queer romance FOREWARNING
❤️ NB fashion icon prince
🧡 Hunky royal guard who crochets
💛 Forbidden romance but the internet ships it
💚 Psychic powers
💙 Royal murder mystery
💜 Best friends to lovers HEA
54k, on query #CR #F #R #RS #A #SPF 3 agent RQ's
ODD THOMAS as an upbeat queer romance

Flowers witches picnic magic a harmony of witches collage

BIG 5 EDITOR INTEREST, 10 REQUESTS ✨

a trans, autistic, plant-killer garden witch works with a rival music witch to supply magic to an ancient flower for three months. after a meltdown turns the flower sentient, she must learn to regulate her emotions, fast. ✨
#QueerPit #YA #Q #F

Two versions of a book cover for Touched, a novella/short novel by Sage T. Greene. Peonies and roses. One background is black, one background is pink. Black Edition: Spicy, open-door. Pink edition: clean, closed-door. Comes with a spicy and clean version. Three couples: slow-burn, fast-burn, already-burning. LGBT+ rep. Cozy and soft. Family dynamics. A cast you can root for.

An excerpt from Chapter 3: Gathering Storm, from Touched by Sage T. Greene. “What on earth brings you here at this hour?” he asked. “And in this weather?” “I…” Erryn’s voice was rather small. Rolfe took a long look at him. Erryn looked like the forlorn hero of some great tragedy, beleaguered, caught under a heavy weight. The rain had slicked his dark hair and drenched his clothes; they clung to him as if he and they were sculpted from the same piece of marble. The lingering embers in Rolfe began to crackle. “Come in, then,” he instructed, gesturing for Erryn to close the door behind himself and join him. “Sit by the stove. I’ve avoided your death once today already—I’ll not have you cross me by contracting some grievous cold.” Erryn closed the stable door and followed Rolfe into the little kitchenette. There was a two-person table, cabinetry, and a charcoal stove for heating meals. Coals still burned from Rolfe’s earlier dinner. Rolfe pulled the chairs to sit in front of the stove, and together they took their places. Rolfe himself had been thoroughly doused by the rain, and he held his hands out to regain some warmth. Despite the cramped space, Erryn felt that he had regained the ability to breathe. “Thank you,” he said coarsely.

TOUCHED: a swoon-worthy romantasy that is as soft and gentle as it is steamy!

🌼 cozy vibes
👨‍👨‍👦 family dynamics
🤫 secret relationships
💐 flowers
🏳️‍🌈 lgbtqia+ rep
🫶 a cast you can root for

💕💕💕 three couples:
🕯️ slow-burn
🔥 fast-burn
💓 already-burning

#QueerPit #Q #A #LGBT #FR #E #N #R

#QueerPit #Q
SHARP OBJECTS X HANNIBAL X NINTH HOUSE

Lydia is dead and Charlie knows who killed her…
🌶️ dark romance
🔪 murder mystery
👻 paranormal fantasy
🪄 magic & mayhem
🍽️ cannibalism

All Blake wants is to have the same power as everyone else at Holtsworth Academy. But as a mere hedge witch, she only has two options: stay in the shadows or steal the magic and status she has been denied.

✨dark academia
✨rivals to lovers
✨divine magic

#QueerPit #YA #F

A pitch for my novel Queer Romance FOREWARNING Prince Cole doesn't know why he psychically sees people's doppelgangers acting out the future, but it does come in handy. Cole's other secret not so much—he's desperately in love with his childhood best friend, royal guardsman Lucas, not least because Luc staunchly supports Cole being an openly nonbinary royal. Unfortunately, Cole can't marry a guardsman, and sweet, introverted Luc would never want to be a royal spouse anyway. But when a head of state is murdered and Cole's life is threatened, Luc steps in as Cole's 24/7 bodyguard. Together they must find a legendary weapon of mass destruction that threatens their own lives—and millions more. (And really, it would be easier for Cole to concentrate if his gorgeous bodyguard wasn't wandering around their room half-naked, but whatever. It's fine.)

A mood board for Forewarning: A 3x3 grid of 9 squares Top L: a photo by Ana M. on Pexels of a woman's hand holding a crystal ball in the woods. The trees are reflected upside down in the ball. Top center: the words "Prince Cole and Captain Lucas" Top R: a photo by Tide_trasher_x on Unsplash of the right side of a dark-haired man's face. He wears a broad stripe of glittery rainbow makeup from forehead to chin. Center L: a photo by Alexander Mass on Pexels of a glittering tiara nestled in dark hair. Center: a photo by Ray Bilcliff on Pexels of a brown castle on a lake with pink and purple sunset hues Center R: a photo by Pixabay on Pexels of a royal guard's torso wearing a red and gold uniform, holding an upright sword. Bottom L: a photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels of two hands clasping in rainbow light Bottom center: the words "Rumors of close bodyguarding behind palace doors" Bottom R: a photo by Nadin Sh on Pexels of a blurred woman walking past a gold curtain

Details of Forewarning: Logline: A psychic nonbinary prince trying to solve a royal murder mystery must hide his romantic feelings when his guardsman best friend (and forbidden secret crush) becomes his bodyguard. Genres: Queer Romance, Low Fantasy, Adult, Contemporary Length: 54,000 words

Comps for Forewarning FOREWARNING is a bit like if Dean Koontz's ODD THOMAS was an upbeat queer romance. It will appeal to readers who enjoy K.J. Charles's DOOMSDAY series for its queer love story, strong B-plot, spice level, and titled/commoner dynamics; and the sassy tone of Alexis Hall's 10 THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPENED.

#QueerPit Queer romance FOREWARNING
❤️ NB fashion icon prince
🧡 Hunky royal guard who crochets
💛 Forbidden romance but the internet ships it
💚 Psychic powers
💙 Royal murder mystery
💜 Best friends to lovers HEA
54k, on query #CR #F #R #RS #A #SPF 3 agent RQ's
ODD THOMAS as an upbeat queer romance

A collage image that says An Agent's Guide to Reach Out a 85,000 word YA horror/fantasy with mystery elements. The collage is made up ripped papers that are black or have words on them then in the top right corner is a polaroid of a girl in a hoodie climbing into an empty pool then in the bottom right are colorful tarot cards of death on a white horse, the fool walking off a cliff and wolves howling at the moon, in the bottom left is a cassette tape labeled "In case I disappear"

Lined paper with a polaroid of a mauseleum in the top left corner. The top says "The Pitch" and it is circled in red with the following words: Well, Denny sure messed up this time. He had one goal. One goal! And failed. Somehow, rather than finding his missing sister, he released a serial killer ghost with a penchant for drowning people. And if that wasn’t already a lot, the one person in town who can see ghosts would rather play the cello than save strangers.

Lined paper that is split into two sections the first says Tropes/Rep and is circled in red then a torn out note page is taped to the paper that says the following: Found Family Epistolary Interludes Rewind, Replay, Repeat Witchcraft Meddling Kids Missing Person Unsolved Mysteries & Urban Legends Ghostly Goals 90s Vibes Underneath is another taped ripped page featuring the following pride pins: Trans, Asexual, Lesbian, Progress Pride The other side says Comps at the top and is circled in red then there are photo booth style images hanging. The left from top to bottom: A random image of a maseleum and then Enid and Wednesday from Wednesday over the image; A building with an old sign out front with the Mystery Gang from Scooby-Doo; A cemetery photograph with the cast from IT (2017) standing there; a long white hallway of a bomb shelter and the two characters from Dead Boy Detectives. The right from top to bottom: The Underwood Tapes by Amanda Dewitt book cover wih two people facing opposite ways and tape around them from a cassette; The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson book cover which is a blue and white with a faded scene of a street; Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake book cover with a woman's back as she stands in fog looking at a building; Dead Flip by Sara Farizan book cover with several characters looming over an arcade

Lined paper that says a snippet at the top and is cirlced in red and beside it is a destroyed casette tape then the following words: Dear listener who is probably just Denny. I bet you’re chuckling now ‘cause I’m right, aren’t I? Anyway, this is my ‘in case I disappear’ tape but the rest is a real treat for you. It’s some impressive project I’ve been working on. Though if I am missing, tell mom it wasn’t the monsters, but I’m, like, studying archeology at some college where I’m on some research trip with the professor to find the amulet. Then really buckle down and be all like ‘You know, the amulet? How do you not know about the amulet? What kind of mom are you?’ until she cries or something then you can tell the truth. I want her to feel bad for always being ‘too busy.’ "

WEDNESDAY x IT (2017)

Denny super messed up.

In his quest to find his missing sister, he burned down some houses to kill some monsters, which released a serial killer ghost.

To make things worse, the only medium who can help would rather play the cello than save strangers.

#QueerPit #YA #M #H

Moodboard for Rooted in stone, YA Sapphic Gargoyle Urban Fantasy "I know a darkness in a garden of light..." Gargoyles jutting out from a rooftop, a statue of an angel, a crow next to a scull motif on a grave, a sketch of an eye with pencils resting on top of it, a shadows face of a young woman, the apse of a cathedral with a beautiful stained glass rose window, a hilly landscape banded through with multicolored sands, a mermaids tail shrouded in murky water.

On a quiet college campus, a lonely art student hides a dark power. As demonic forces break through the rift in the chapel, stone guardians are called into action, and they will need Helena's help.

If only she can face her own inner demons.

Sapphic Gargoyle Urban Fantasy
#QueerPit
#YA #UF #F

#QueerPit #Q
An updated Agent's Guide for LYDIA IS DEAD 🪦

Now with 100% more curses, cannibalism & stabby heroines. Perfect if you love twisty, paranormal horrormance with morally grey characters & occult magic ✨

TO BECOME THE MOON A dual-POV adult romantasy steeped in Nahua (Pipil) belief*, set against the lush tapestry of precolonial Central America. Adult | Romantasy | 90,000 * — (Pulling from my family's heritage)

QUERY Itotia, a healer’s apprentice struggling to meet her mentor’s expectations, sees visions when she touches others. She believes it’s a sign of possession—an omen warranting exile or death—until her attempted banishment ritual truly binds her to the god she calls on. But the moon deity, Metztli, is self-serving and nothing like who Itotia thought she worshipped. Metztli, the exiled moon deity, has been confined to the human realm for showing emotion. They bargain with the wicked gods: Metztli will deliver unknowing Itotia to the divine realm in exchange for a broken bond and their returned seat in the sky. The two can hardly get through a conversation, let alone a tethered line of thought. They begin to relish how Itotia challenges them, just as Itotia starts to admire the way Metztli defines a being’s worth. Itotia’s determination to excel is engulfing, and soon, Metztli’s certainty in the irreversible bargain morphs into dread for the day Itotia discovers it.

Comp titles with arrows pointing the specific tropes of each book: The Legend of Meneka by Kritika H. Rao (non-western mythology, lush prose) The Deer and the Dragon by Piper CJ (fickle gods, bargains) North is the Night by Emily Rath (fairytale feel, bargains) Her Soul for a Crown by Alysha Rameera (Bargains, Fairytale Feel, Tethered Love interests) Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy (tethered love interests, enemies to lovers)

EXCERPT Where humans regarded earth-given gifts as currency, gods traded in favours. Perhaps that was the reason they mistook us for desiring hand-carved trinkets and the cacao beans that splattered on the jungle floor with as much allure as the droppings of a bird. They hurled them to the ground, made some demands, then slapped their hands together a few times and called it divinity. Through all the glares and angered roars, I held my attention on only one form: a narrow-framed shaman with a bloodied cheek the perfect echo of mine. Beautiful as she was, she would be my death. Of that, I was already sure.

#LitAgents, #agentguide/#agentsguide for TO BECOME THE MOON

❤️‍🔥 90k adult romantasy
🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQIA+
⚔️ Enemies→Lovers
🫱🏼‍🫲🏾 Bargains
😈 Feisty gods
🔗 Tethered enemies
🇸🇻 Precolonial Central America
🌋 Nahua mythology
🧿 OwnVoices

#amquerying! ❤️/DM if interested! #queerpit #f #fr #myth #a #q

Thank you so much :)

Background: a blurred image of Atlanta traffic with a highway converging in two paths. Text: An Editor’s Guide to The Fractured Life of Lucy Hughes. Book Club Fiction. 85,000 words.

Background: tan linen Heading: Pitch. Text: When Lucy is blindsided by a Jumbotron proposal, her answer(s) spawn alternating versions of the next year… In one, her refusal implodes her relationship—and when the Jumbotron video goes viral, her job and her privacy are collateral damage. In the other, Lucy finds the stability she has been searching for since her mother’s addiction left her bouncing around foster homes…but marriage to the heir of a Southern political dynasty might mean a lifetime compromising her morals. Both versions of Lucy must find her voice, forgive herself for making the ‘wrong’ decision, and reckon with the way her childhood trauma has shaped her adult relationships if she is going to create a future where she can be her full, authentic self and find the family she’s been searching for.

Background: Tan Linen Heading: What to expect Text: (Two columns with star-shaped bullet points): Sliding Doors split reality viral jumbotron moment internet doxxing sapphic friends-to-lovers former foster kid childhood trauma bisexual main character found family second coming-of-age

Background: Tan linen Heading: For fans of: Graphic: Book covers for the following books: Cassandra in Reverse by Holly Smale; The Names by Florence Knapp; Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid; Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle

Sliding Doors x Expiration Dates

When Lucy is blindsided by a Jumbotron proposal, her answer(s) fracture her future in two...

Dropping my brand-new #EditorsGuide for #QueerPit

Editors: on sub soon-- making our sub list now!

#SPF #FIC #A #Agented

EVELYN HUGO x TWISTED GAMES
#queerpit #WF
#HF #R #A #ownvoices

🇵🇰🇺🇸 soc is determined to prove to her arrogant celeb brother women deserve proper places in Hollywood, but when he thrusts her with a 🇬🇧 bodyguard it serves to be revolutionary—& everything she didn’t ask for

A mood board for the book Stolen Respite, with images of a pedicycle, pink crystals, a ship's helm, someone running, the jaw of a dunkleosteus, an island. Text reads 'I need a favor, no questions asked. Can you do that for me?'

Captain Hanza must keep his crew safe from monstrous waves and fabled sea creatures, but will he keep his wits when the Goddess of Love and Trickery gets involved?

So This is Ever After x Song of the Abyss

#QueerPit #YA #F Demi/Pan Rep, Found Family, Slow-Burn Romance, Anxiety

A mood board for the book Blood Like Ink. It depicts forests, people within them, and ink splattered across the image while the words “I am wood. I am rot. I am, I am, I am. Tree. Leaf. Root. “You’re real to me.” Real to who? Tree. Leaf. Root.” Is printed across the image.

18yo Selwyn collides w/ an eerily familiar girl made of paper who bleeds ink. Now a story is cut loose; & they must outrun the plot before it devours them.
🏳️‍🌈bi4bi
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒found family
🩼disability rep
💗slow burn
🪾dark forests
🕷️nightmare monsters
☀️summer vibes
#QueerPit #YA #DF #NA

A poster with three drag queens looking up to a bright blue sky. Across the centre is the text East End Boys and West End Girls, a novel by James A Lyons. The character names Harri Forrester, Wilma Cockburn, Princess Thigh-Ana and Jack Montague are across the top. All main text is yellow. a sticker on the bottom right says on sub this September

Here We Go Again x Kinky Boots

An adult contemporary, drag, gay road trip RomCom.

Follow Harri as he joins crush Jack on a chaotic trip to find the iconic 1980's drag friends of Wilma Cockburn. Will their secrets about his adopted family's past change his life forever?

#Queerpit #A #CON #editors

HOW TO COME HOME HISTORICAL CONTEXT A blurred digital painting of two men, one with dark curly hair and wearing a maroon sweater, one with blond hair and wearing a shirt with suspenders and glasses around his neck, both seated at a piano.

(Women in) Optometry In history: The early 20th century saw a great deal of advancements in the field of optometry in America. The first predecessor of the American Optometric Association (as it’s known today) formed in 1898, and the first university-based schools of optometry opened in the first decades of the century. Breakthroughs were made in procedures like the corneal transplant, cataract surgery, and greater awareness of the effects of eye strain. Getrude Stanton of Minnesota and Mollie Armstrong of Texas were two early women optometrists, both of whom first practiced in the early years of the century, and two women served as charter members of the AOA. In HTCH: In the age of LASIK and heightened optometrical technology, it can be hard to rationalize eyesight as a category of disability when a character is not completely blind—or, at least, that’s been my experience in media. In giving Lawrence a medical history that draws on my own, I wanted to give a more nuanced portrayal influenced by the realities of eye care in the 20th century, and having his vision be a central part of his character and relevant to HTCH‘s overall plot is my way of forefronting the varied experiences of folks who have visual impairments/disabilities. Of course, in creating the character of Veronica—Lawrence’s best friend and confidant—researching the realities of women in optometry in the 20th century was, if you’ll excuse the pun, eye-opening. While the familiar barrier to women in higher education existed then as they do now, the existence of women like Gertrude Stanton and Mollie Armstrong (particularly as women from the South/Midwest!) provided a basis for me to extrapolate on. Recommended reading: Recommended reading: “Mollie Wright Armstrong: Pioneer Woman Optometrist” by Gertrude Chambers, “Gertrude Stanton” by Viktoria Davis and Lilian Vogl, the American Optometric Association

HOW TO COME HOME: Historical Context Edition

aka, the real-life inspirations I shook up in a blender and used to write a book!

#queerpit #HF #HR #A #amquerying

Mood board/Agent's guide for my novel CARGO - a queer SF/heist/romance - 110,000 words "Did you hear? There's a human on board." A graphic of the wall of a spaceship with sticky notes and polaroid photos taped up. There are twinkle lights hanging from the ceiling. alien ship's cook (fussy, anxious) + terrifying monster (ordinary human)

PITCH: Tai’s terrified of humans. Everyone is. Violent pack hunters, humans are notorious for their strength, sharp teeth, and carnivorous appetites. But the ship’s cook is safe among the multispecies crew of the cargo hauler Coreward Baker: everyone knows the warrior species rarely leave their own space. Then Captain Raz hires Clarke, a human horticulturist. Even after Tai overcomes their fear, they can’t stand Clarke. She’s bossy. Annoying. Useless in the galley, bad in a space suit. She might as well be cargo. Worse, she’s intent on befriending Tai—and why can’t they stop thinking about her, anyway? That’s when things go wrong. As Tai starts to realize their feelings for Clarke, they’re horrified to learn that nobody on their crew of dropouts and runaways is quite who they seem, least of all Clarke. And it’s no coincidence. Raz reveals they’ve each been handpicked for a heist he’s spent years planning—and no one’s allowed to say no. PRIORITIES: make dinner remain cozy haul cargo go for drinks pull off one last score try not to fall in love

FIRST PAGE: “Did you hear? There’s a Human on board.” I choked on my noodles and turned to stare at the diners at the next table. Like most of the restaurant’s patrons, the pair had hidden their profiles, a halfhearted attempt at anonymity. “Gross,” the speaker’s crewmate said, oblivious to my alarm. “I hope it leaves soon.” “Don’t let it hear you say that,” the first worker laughed. She made a show of looking for Humans, her eyes darting from table to table. It. I frowned. I knew the workers’ language distinguished between people and things, and ‘it’ was an unkind choice of words at best. The second worker shuddered. “I don’t know why we let themcome here.” The first laughed. “Are you going to stop them?”

COMPS: Murderbot by Martha Wells Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wisewell The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers TROPES: Non-binary narrator masking anxiety with sarcasm lying to themselves non-human perspective (afraid of humans) neurodivergent main characters metaphorically disabled protagonist slow-burn friends-to-lovers and enemies to lovers in the same relationship disabilitynorm and queernorm setting found family loveable pet/terrifying monster

WAYFARERS x MURDERBOT x SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN

Everything fell apart when the human came aboard. Instead of nice meals and quiet cargo runs, ship's cook Tai is stuck with bickering crewmates, sinister criminals, explosions, and worse, a human who wants to be friends. #QueerPit #A #Q #R #SF

#QueerPit a trans, autistic, plant-killer garden witch works with a rival music witch to supply magic to an ancient flower for three months. the garden witch must learn to regulate her emotions to reverse the sentience she cast on the flower or risk a family-ruining scandal #YA

(picture of a pond) Nymph's Pond - an adult fantasy novel

The pitch: Small towns gossip... and being different may prove fatal to her mother and Damla... Damla wants nothing more than to get into art college. But when her mother, the person she’d most like to draw, disappears into the town’s local pond, Damla must set out to retrieve her — only to realize that not only is her mother a nymph, she has no intention to leave that place. And what’s so special about that pond anyway? Damla uncovers a secret that could upend her life as she knows it... and powers she never knew she had.

Comps to the left: * Kaveh Akbar's MARTYR! (künstlerroman) * Kelly Link's BOOK OF LOVE (small-town magic) * Zen Cho's BLACK WATER SISTER (filial piety vs freedom) * THE SHAPE OF WATER (dir. Guillermo del Toro) (inter-species (queer) romance) To the right - themes & elements: * a small-town with a secret * the struggles of a young artist * nymphs as sea-creatures * female-centric & sapphic cast * complicated mother-daughter relationships

Snippet: Her mother, clearer than ever, and yes, more home than ever, too. Wet and looking calm, no unnecessary skin on her, thin but not skeletal, gaunt but not haunted. Blond hair almost golden from the water. Hazel eyes glimmering like polished wood. This was an image that Waterhouse would not have messed up. He’d have thought of it, and here it was, right in front of Damla, her own, personal Undine. But in her head, the image turned out ugly just by having Damla’s name on it. She thought of the arm that she had drawn earlier that day, the mangled arm that had mangled everything else about the artwork, and she knew that her mother was right. She had no skill. She didn’t know what she wanted besides wanting out. She couldn’t get into college. She was stuck with her mother, an artist without an artwork. All she did was paint Damla’s world black from the comfort of her big bathtub.

SHARP OBJECTS x THE SHAPE OF WATER

a young artist needs the perfect portrait for art college. her muse? her mother — but not only does she disappear to the local pond, she is also a nymph and has no intention to leave.

#queerpit #spf #mr #a

An agent's guide to Inescapable Legacy

Comps, The Raven Cycle, Simon Snow Series, A Deadly Education

The pitch

A moodboard with quotes

THE SCHOLOMANCE x RAVEN CYCLE

🖤Love interest with character arc inspired by Zuko
🦸🏻'Messiah'-like "Chosen One" figure, like The Avatar or Muad Dib
❤️demisexual homoromantic MC x gay love interest
🏇🏻Contemporary but perfect for the medieval y2k vibes

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