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Lara Henneman

@lhenpen.bsky.social

Writer- Reader- Mother. Suspense fiction and thrillers. #amquerying I follow writers, publishing folks, and other interesting people. www.larahenneman.com

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🌟 THE LAST SESSION X HOLLYWOOD PARK 🌟

A cult survivor turned social worker inherits a surprise parcel of land. Only problem? It's still occupied by the abusive fundamentalist group that raised her...and they're not giving up without a fight.

🌲πŸ”ͺπŸ©Έβ™€οΈCULT DAUGHTER

#questpit #a #t #q

06.11.2025 02:14 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yay thank you for replying! Will def be reading more of your books

06.11.2025 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of Teenage girls can be demons book

Photo of Teenage girls can be demons book

The title made me choose it, could NOT resist. A fun read, especially πŸ–€ the Cannibal King novella included in this #horror collection by @haileypiperfights.bsky.social

05.11.2025 02:05 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Just got a rejection from an agent I queried THREE years (and two manuscripts) ago lol

#amquerying #laughsoyoudontcry

29.10.2025 00:38 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Home - Uncharted

I submitted to the @Uncharted_Mag_ Novel Excerpt Prize! Publication + $3k! Details here: www.unchartedmag.com

22.10.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a cat 's paw is sticking its head out of a wooden door ALT: a cat 's paw is sticking its head out of a wooden door

Lots of agents I've been tracking are opening their query boxes in September.

22.09.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩for agents from a second time querier #dearwriter #querying #queryingauthors #literaryagents TikTok video by lhenmama

Three agent 🚩from a second-time querier's perspective

#querying #amquerying #writersky

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8S1mbyx/

06.09.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
2026 Agents/Editors

For anyone #querying a thriller or suspense novel rn, this list is a goldmine- thrillerfest.com/pitchfest/pa...

01.09.2025 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Having a pretty good day so thought I'd take it down a notch or five with some #querying

05.08.2025 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am now officially querying two books 🀹🏻

Not sure if I need a high-five or a hug

28.07.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Guys did you know if you check your email a million times a day it does NOT get agents to write back any faster? My continued experiments bear this finding out.

17.07.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow that is dedication! πŸ’ͺ🏻

14.07.2025 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Received a 'no' from a prestigious #litmag saying my piece "interested them more than most," which is so so funny.

Like, this was better than most of the crap we get but still no. 🀭πŸͺ­

14.07.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Dark hours audio book

Dark hours audio book

Usually I listen to audiobooks in the car only but this beauty of a mystery by @amyjordanbooks.bsky.social had me listening at all hours, the audio equivalent of an absolute page turner.

#amreading #thrillers

26.05.2025 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

This Book Will Bury Me is SO good. Loved the audio book!

16.05.2025 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's SO good! Halfway thru and loving it

15.05.2025 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Acting Social Security head consults with Justice Dept. on threat to close agency
Leland Dudek argues that a ruling blocking Elon Musk's cost-cutting team from access to sensitive taxpayer data could apply to all employees.

Acting Social Security head consults with Justice Dept. on threat to close agency Leland Dudek argues that a ruling blocking Elon Musk's cost-cutting team from access to sensitive taxpayer data could apply to all employees.

Leland Dudek, the acting commissioner at the SSA, said that the judge's order could apply to any SSA employees, Bloomberg News reported. "As it stands, I will follow it exactly and terminate access by all SSA employees to our IT systems," the report quoted Dudek as saying.
He also said his antifraud team and IT staff could be considered DOGE affiliates. "Really, I want to turn it off and let the courts figure out how they want to run a federal agency," Dudek said, according to the report.

Leland Dudek, the acting commissioner at the SSA, said that the judge's order could apply to any SSA employees, Bloomberg News reported. "As it stands, I will follow it exactly and terminate access by all SSA employees to our IT systems," the report quoted Dudek as saying. He also said his antifraud team and IT staff could be considered DOGE affiliates. "Really, I want to turn it off and let the courts figure out how they want to run a federal agency," Dudek said, according to the report.

Musk is censoring the following information: The US Social Security commissioner is consulting with the Justice Department about shutting down the agency.

β€œThis move would immediately begin halting benefits payments for millions of Americans.”

archive.ph/1SiaC

23.03.2025 09:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2734    πŸ” 1391    πŸ’¬ 179    πŸ“Œ 90
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#authorlife #writerslife #writeitdown #amwriting #writingcommunity

14.03.2025 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Logo for me state arts council

Logo for me state arts council

Holy guacamole πŸ₯‘ I won a MD State Arts Council Grants for Artists! I'm so used to getting "no's" from grants/ fellowships that I had to read the email 5 times before it sunk in. It's $2500 to support living expenses for artists and I won it for my fiction writing. Every little bit counts!

13.03.2025 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A series of religious and cosmic images on a black background: A tied up lamb, a hand clutching needles, an eclipse, a meteor swarm, and an ashamed looking nun. Additionally, there are two quotes: 'You fucked up, and I said sorry. with the word sorry repeating over and over, and 'Unwanted Child'

A series of religious and cosmic images on a black background: A tied up lamb, a hand clutching needles, an eclipse, a meteor swarm, and an ashamed looking nun. Additionally, there are two quotes: 'You fucked up, and I said sorry. with the word sorry repeating over and over, and 'Unwanted Child'

NEEDLEHEART
Between Two Fires X INDIKA X Educated

An acolyte on a suicide mission that would usher in the end times loses her faith as she experiences the outside world.

🌘Dark Celestial Fantasy
🌠Medieval Horror
β˜€οΈReligious Guilt
#Sludgepit #WIP #H #DF

17.02.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
3 by 3 grid of pictures: a woman in a forest with a giant wolf; a silhouette of a woman; silhouette of a couple kissing; a woman reaching out to light; two hands touching; a woman surrounded by a phoenix; art of a winged person saving someone falling; silhouette of couple kissing in the sun; a crown and dagger

3 by 3 grid of pictures: a woman in a forest with a giant wolf; a silhouette of a woman; silhouette of a couple kissing; a woman reaching out to light; two hands touching; a woman surrounded by a phoenix; art of a winged person saving someone falling; silhouette of couple kissing in the sun; a crown and dagger

Crown of Amethysts
Na Romantic Fantasy 99,000 words
Shadow and Bone meets A Court of Thorns and Roses
Pitch: When Keira's sister is taken by a shapeshifter, her fate intertwines with the God of Light as she faces the last remaining gods, vicious monsters of land and sea, and her own dark powers to save her. But the enemy could be anyone, and his price for her sister will have her question the cost of love and duty.
Comp titles: a fate inked in blood and spark of the everflame.
Tropes and themes: love vs duty, found family, vengeance and betrayal, Forbidden and slow-burn romance, forced proximity, dark secrets and hidden truths, half the Gods are dead, and gods. Goddesses, mortals, and more.

Crown of Amethysts Na Romantic Fantasy 99,000 words Shadow and Bone meets A Court of Thorns and Roses Pitch: When Keira's sister is taken by a shapeshifter, her fate intertwines with the God of Light as she faces the last remaining gods, vicious monsters of land and sea, and her own dark powers to save her. But the enemy could be anyone, and his price for her sister will have her question the cost of love and duty. Comp titles: a fate inked in blood and spark of the everflame. Tropes and themes: love vs duty, found family, vengeance and betrayal, Forbidden and slow-burn romance, forced proximity, dark secrets and hidden truths, half the Gods are dead, and gods. Goddesses, mortals, and more.

When Keira's sister is taken, her fate intertwines with the God of Light as she faces the last remaining gods, vicious monsters of land & sea, & her own dark powers to find a shapeshifter who could be anyone & whose price for her sister will have her choose b/w love & duty
✨️ #Questpit #RF #F #Q #A πŸŒ—

12.02.2025 05:08 β€” πŸ‘ 307    πŸ” 155    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 1
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FOURTH WING + ACOTAR

In a realm of monsters, humans are food.

A human princess on the hunt 4 the last dragon eggs must fight 4 survival and save her people while trying not to lose her heart to the vampire prince who craves not only her blood but her soul.

#questpit #NA #RF #W

12.02.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS x THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES for any #LitAgents who have the following on their MSWL:

πŸ₯€ Forbidden Love
πŸ₯€ Family Feuding/Messy Family Dynamics
πŸ₯€ Mental Health Rep
πŸ₯€ Queer-Norm World
πŸ₯€ He Falls First
πŸ₯€ Dystopian NA Fantasy
πŸ₯€ Strong FMC / Soft MMC

#QuestPit #Q #NA #F #R

12.02.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
digital art by Julien_Blot on Pixabay of a giant robot/golem

digital art by Julien_Blot on Pixabay of a giant robot/golem

A golem made of spent bullets and shrapnel has a question, but can anyone on earth answer it? If she leaps to the stars, will she receive the solace of a reply there? Poignant Christian #PB for older children and adults who also wonder, β€œWhy?” #CF #A #Q #QuestPit #Faith

12.02.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
a photo of my holding a hardcover of Ξ”Ξ†Ξ™ΞŸΞ£ in front of the Newport Aquarium with white text that reads Newport Aquarium.

a photo of my holding a hardcover of Ξ”Ξ†Ξ™ΞŸΞ£ in front of the Newport Aquarium with white text that reads Newport Aquarium.

a moodboard for Ξ”Ξ†Ξ™ΞŸΞ£ with a bunch of images that give a general revolution and overthrowing the government vibe.

a moodboard for Ξ”Ξ†Ξ™ΞŸΞ£ with a bunch of images that give a general revolution and overthrowing the government vibe.

ALL FOR THE GAME Γ— THE FALL OF ICARUS Γ— MY HERO

πŸͺΆ trans men's wrongs
πŸͺΆ destroying the fascist corpocracy
πŸͺΆ explicitly autistic characters
πŸͺΆ what the horseshoe crabs doin?
πŸͺΆ tattoos as therapy
πŸͺΆ toxic gays
πŸͺΆ we were here before your laws and we will be here after them

#P #A #DF #QuestPit

12.02.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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It's 1996 and 18 yo Roxy just tragically lost the love of her life. All she wants is to escape her small midwest town, but in a twist of fate, starts working at an antique store where she meets Betsy, a mannequin who will change her life, and the town, forever. #questpit #H #A #F #Q

12.02.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
A series of six photos set against the backdrop of the ocean at dusk. Top row, from left to right: The backview of a hooded figure at a boardwalk, with a sole streetlamp lighting the path; a bus arriving at a bus-stand at night; the silhouette of a woman's side profile lit by a dusky sky. Second row, left to right: A 7-Eleven storefront at night; a woman with blond hair clad in a black dress standing outside a warehouse at night, with the flare of a streetlamp on the top left hand corner of the photo; three shadows stretched across a pavement at night.

A series of six photos set against the backdrop of the ocean at dusk. Top row, from left to right: The backview of a hooded figure at a boardwalk, with a sole streetlamp lighting the path; a bus arriving at a bus-stand at night; the silhouette of a woman's side profile lit by a dusky sky. Second row, left to right: A 7-Eleven storefront at night; a woman with blond hair clad in a black dress standing outside a warehouse at night, with the flare of a streetlamp on the top left hand corner of the photo; three shadows stretched across a pavement at night.

ADDIE LARUE x TVD

- vampires hiding their fangs
- a lost god searching for identity
- power-hungry gangs and dubious detectives
- morally grey protagonist
- regretting (?) what you wished for
- realising what you truly are
- in the speculative underbelly of Taipei

#QuestPit #Q #A #F #UF

12.02.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Eight images total. First column, three images, top to bottom: the planet Jupiter, a colourful alleyway with wet pavement and purple and blue lighting, a spaceship flying across the sky with a red trail. Second column, two images, top to bottom: a M/F couple kissing under red light, the words β€œWe can be heroes just for one day” in neon yellow lights. Third column, three images, top to bottom: two disco balls hanging from ceiling, a ringed planet in purple and blue neon lights, a couple in space suits holding hands on a rocky terrain.

Eight images total. First column, three images, top to bottom: the planet Jupiter, a colourful alleyway with wet pavement and purple and blue lighting, a spaceship flying across the sky with a red trail. Second column, two images, top to bottom: a M/F couple kissing under red light, the words β€œWe can be heroes just for one day” in neon yellow lights. Third column, three images, top to bottom: two disco balls hanging from ceiling, a ringed planet in purple and blue neon lights, a couple in space suits holding hands on a rocky terrain.

THE FIFTH ELEMENT x HOT FUZZ w Eleanor Shellstrop

After a job gone wrong, data thief Enmity and space cop Mirek end up handcuffed together, at the center of a political coup, and on the run from space thugs, disco-dancing assassins...and catching feelings for one another. #QuestPit #Q #A #SF #R

12.02.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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lesbian psychological horror with

πŸ₯©queer obsession&psych dynamic of hannibal
πŸ«€girlhood&female desire of the lamb
πŸ₯€cannibalism as family trauma of bones and all
πŸ”ͺunreliable narrator of eileen
πŸͺ¦mommy issues&eating disorder exploration of milk fed

(ft meta board w inspo)

#QuestPit #W #A #H

12.02.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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