H. L. Docherty

I’m just saying, if a lit agent or editor wanted to offer me in the next 30 days, they could save me an entire $25 and that’s like, 2 bottles of wine.
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This draft is meant to be awful and only Future Me has to give a shit.

My plot holes are just opportunities for beta readers to be useful. I’m doing them a favour.

The story doesn’t have to make sense now. That’s what second drafts and random lightbulb moments at 3am are for.

The characters are inconsistent because they’re growing. Rapidly. And possibly against my will.

Follow me here and everywhere else for more “motivational” quotes with atmospheric backgrounds. *insert Pedro Pascal laughing-to-crying gif*
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When a publisher asks me for a marketing plan, and my only response is “I’m good at Canva as long as I have a template.”
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I emailed a publisher withdrawing my MS and they replied with a rejection of my MS.
I…what?
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Me: Imma start a new manuscript and put my other novel on the shelf for just a little—
QT: Full request.
Me:

This is amazing!!!

Formatted like a Netflix suggestion. A picture of a brunette young woman with a black-and-white stripe over her eyes. From Definitely Not Netflix - Sirensong 116K Words - Science Fiction - Romance In a city teetering on the edge of the future, Ellie Montgomery takes her accidental superpowers on a quest for vengeance, entering a world of crime and corruption alongside a murderous vigilante in the midst of a tangled web of unexpected feelings and shifting morality. Buttons labeled "Play" and "More Info" Under "You May Also Like", there is a poster for Netflix's Arcane, Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson, Red White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuinston, and Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao.

Saving my best #UnhingedPit for last...

#NA #SF #R #LGBT #Q

😂😂😂

Asked a mate to pitch my #NA #F #R book:

If her people aren't being hanged in the town square then they're being eaten by the monsters in the meadows. The Elites want dominion and Alayna wants to destroy them. Except Tiv. He's cute.

Nailed it imo.
#UnhingedPit #Q

Oh, right. The prodigy. The prodigy of the dragons, the dragon prodigy chosen especially to mentor an anxious healer who accidentally bonded with a dragon, the anxious healer’s dragon prodigy…

That prodigy?

(Drew this with 8% battery left)

#UnhingedPit #NA #Romantasy #OS

Hahahahahha!

A dating profile for Ellie, 24, located in Emerald City. A picture of a young woman with wavy brunette hair. About me: bi af. Jewish. I've been angry since I was 8, haven't slowed down since. I've got more childhood trauma than I know what to do with I've got weird mind control powers? Idk Twin brother Love cats Looking for: Vengeance A way to balance my job with all this vigilantism I've been involved in Wait you mean in a person? uh, pretty eyes, i guess. Would be nice if someone believed in me, just a little bit. Red flags: speed limits are suggestions not rules When will I learn that my actions have consequences? Spent a night in jail once Vigilantism, a red flag? In this economy?

A dating profile for Shadow, 25, located in the basement of an abandoned manor. No profile picture is listed. About me: I'm dead. On a mission to kill the corruption in this city. CEOs homophobes and bigots DNI or die My past is both troubled and extremely horny Pansexual. Looking for: Murder. A way to keep this city safe, even if I have to die for it No one. If I had to pick...would like someone who can keep me on my toes. Someone fiery. Powerful. Red flags: Is killing CEOs really a red flag nowadays? Many weapons on my person at all times Will lure you out to remote locations if you want to talk May have ties to an assassin cult. I don't want to talk about it.

A dating profile for Theo, 24, located in Emerald city. A picture of a young man with shaggy brunette hair is shown. About me: I love looking on the brighter side of life! If I can give someone a helping hand, I will. Fav song: Wannabe + the Mamma Mia soundtrack Have not had time to define my sexuality in between keeping my dumbass (affectionate) twin sister alive, but I'm probably queer. Don't ask about the childhood trauma, don't ask about the childhood trauma- Looking for: a way to get my mom out of prison Answers about my dad's true killer...and maybe a little vengeance. As a treat A way to keep my sister from falling for dark/shadowy people. Red flags: if you wanna mess with my family, swipe right right now. There is nothing in this world that will save you. Easily trusting. Teeny bit gullible.

Hey wait, who let the characters of #Sirensong make *dating profiles*? No one finds the love of their life in the middle of an accidentally-superpowered personal revenge quest/anti-CEO murder spree anymore, smh. what has the world come to???

#UnhingedPit #NA #SF #R #LGBT #Q

An agent's guide to THE KINDLER by P. A. Cochran / YA contemporary fantasy - 99K words

The pitch: What’s trickier than straddling two worlds as an immigrant kid? Discovering there’s also a third. When Danbi digs up her estranged father’s secrets in a hidden world, she finds that and more: a magic-stealing serial killer on the hunt for her rare, energy-generating powers. Powers that might stop his rampage—if she could just figure out how to use them.

The vibes: BIPOC FMC as chosen one, second-gen coming-of-age, family secrets, diverse ensemble cast, magic school w/ animals & nature, found family, slow burn x love triangle. (Photos of snow-covered rowan berries, an aurora, a lynx, an open book, a torn family photo, three friends watching the sunset, a stone passageway, Alaskan landscape, a whispered secret)

Opening lines: My father’s death changes nothing. This is what I keep telling myself, ever since I got the news last week. It’s what I tell myself now as I stare down the clock. Faster, I demand. Five more minutes, and I’m free. Five more minutes, and I’m done for the summer with this store where clock hands silent-crawl instead of tick. Then, I can start finding answers. Hopefully. The dry droning of the newscaster’s voice on the TV is setting my teeth on edge, so I jam the mute button on the remote. But Eemobu reaches over from his ladder where he’s stocking a high shelf next to the TV and unmutes it with a grunt. That’s probably the most interaction I’ll have with my uncle today. It’s 3:56 now.

LEGENDBORN meets CRYING IN H MART when 17-year-old Danbi travels to a hidden world to dig up her estranged father's secrets, only to find that a power-hungry serial killer linked to her father’s past is on the hunt for her rare magic.

#YA #COA #F #OWN #POC #JoyPit

Jack and Rose share a brain cell in this gender-swapped version of Titanic, where both of them actually want the boat to sink if it means they don't have to sail around the world together.

Who needs an iceberg when you have a high-stakes boat race and awful families?
#na #r #cr #q #unhingedpit

Sausage Dog's Book Review of To Ruin the Sky⚡️
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Woof woof woof woof woof
*itches leg* woof woof *sniff*
Woof woof woof!

Translation: Excellent Urban Romantasy with supernatural beings, a potential apocalypse, banter & tatted MMC. Would recommend

#UnhingedPit #Q #NA #RF

A fake message exchange on an iPhone overlaid over a picture of Pedro Pascal lying on a cobbled floor, staring at his phone with a subtle smile. The message exchange reads: Hollywood: Pedro, got a new role for you: – Grouchy war vet – Deep trauma – Fighting space fascists Pedro: I'm listening… Hollywood: Guy's an alcoholic, drinks away his grief, but he's funny. Uses humour to deflect from his emotions Pedro: And? Hollywood: He hooks up with the crew he abandoned a decade ago, shenanigans ensue Pedro: Hmm… you almost had me Hollywood: Wait! He also accidentally adopts a mute girl with mysterious powers who drags him into a galaxy-spanning adventure Pedro: When do we start?

Hey, it's not up to me. I wrote a sad space dad with a tragic past and a special child in tow. The casting chose itself.

#UnhingedPit #OS #SF #A

A fake horoscope magazine page, focusing on the Aries sign, It says. "A time of changes is coming up. A new meeting will sweep off your feet. That project you’ve been neglecting may be the answer, but also cause contrasts with the very person you’re trying to impress. I’d important to take a clear position. Or your love and work life will suffer"

ALADDIN X GREEK MYTH

Greek myth rare pair but romcom!

Peleas, our MC, is an Aries. Let's take a look at his horoscope, shall we?

#UnhingedPit #R #W #Q #A #upmarket

ROMEO & JULIET x THE HUNGER GAMES
Figured I’d pitch my #NA #F #R set in a dystopian world using comments from numerous beta readers. Yes, they're all adults, even the one asking for their mum.
Anti-tropes: Soul mates but drawn together to kill each other.
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Our advice? Always have an #UnhingedPit pitch prepared, because you never know when the next one will pop up...

Pinching ourselves that one of our very own #UnhingedPit founders is on her path to being published! Who would have known a pencil drawing would amount to such an exciting offer @2thestrugglebus.bsky.social

HAPPY BIRTHDAY @unhingedpit.bsky.social
To celebrate, here's my first ever #UnhingedPit post on bsky!

I changed my book eleven thousand times (cutting 77k words in the process), turned down a publishing deal (no, I don’t regret it), and was 🤏 this close to another one (yes, that one still hurts).
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I LOVE SHADOW SO MUCH.

A drawing of five people - a brunette man, a short-haired brunette woman, a man in black armor, an Indian woman with dark hair, and a Hispanic man with long hair and an orange beanie. They are all wearing an assortment of LGBTQ+ Pride gear, and holding a gay Pride flag, a bisexual flag, a pansexual flag, an asexual flag, and a trans flag respectively.

Finally taking the leap & posting my art for #Sirensong for the first time to celebrate Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈! Ft. my gay little ensemble cast of characters - they're here, they're queer, they're not going anywhere. Some of them have superpowers.

(art by me, don't repost w/o credit, do not feed to AI.)

Tysm!

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Teehee another partial request #writingcommunity

Sweet dreams!

Can I remember my sister-in-law’s birthday? No.
Do I know the birthday of a character I made up even though it’s not relevant to the story in any way shape or form, nor is it mentioned or celebrated once. Of course.
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Yup. I feel you.

I totally agree!