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Top two photos left to right are a girl in black trying against a white wall and a graveyard with green glass and pine trees. Over them in white fonts are words. In a curly font is the title Trough of Tears. In a plain but sort of wobbly font is A collection of poetry and short stories of grief. The middle two photos left to right are A sign, candles, and greenery outside a funeral room with a quote that reads I love you & I miss you though you're thousands of miles away and a white paper background with a quote that reads But as long as there's grief I will endure it because it means that you were here and that it mattered. Bottom two photos left to right are an person sitting on a rock outting beside an ocean with a quote that reads Grief is the last act of love we have to give to those we loved; where there is deep grief, there was great love and a background of flowers in water with 3 sentences that read you would be so proud of me, I have grown so much, you would be so proud

I Hope You Remember x The Tears that Taught Me

I can't see through my tears. I gets easier through the years. I learn to live, and I learn to cope. I no longer slip down that rope. I love and miss you every day. Though you're thousands of miles away.

#W #A #PT #QuestPit

Top 2 photos left to right are the earth surrounded by stars and a protest for Palestine in a city. Middle 2 photos left to right are an empty classroom and a sad green brown speckled eye with a reflection and long lashes. Bottom two photos left to right are an indigenous woman sitting in a tall grassy field in a white dress with a red hand print on her face and a wildfire coming down a large hill. Over top of the photos are words in white with blue outlining. At the top is the title Eye on the World. Below that is: A collection of poetry & short stories of worldly events & happenings. Below that in the middle is a quote from Hamilton "Rise up! When you're living on your knees you rise up!"

The Darker Side of Life x World of Stars

Can you look out on the world and see a world you like? Are you happy with what's in your sight? Keep an eye on what is happening all around. Listen for that call to action to sound.
Maybe we will see better days.

#W #A #PT #QuestPit

A black background with spider webs and hanging spiders at the top.  Below the webs is the title Which Witch is a golden yellow color with orange trim to look like light in a pumpkin. There are also the words A collection of spooky season poetry & short stories.  Below the words are 2 pictures. On the left is a witch holding a staff in a yellow hued forest and field. On the right is a Jack-o'lantern. Below those two are 3 pictures. Left to right is an orange hued skull, a zombie woman in a white dress by a business, and a willow tree in a graveyard at night lit by yellow lights from the background. 

A Light in the Attic xWhere the Sidewalk Ends xScary Stories to Tell in the Dark

There's things that will give you a fright. Things that will scare you right out of your pants.
Things that go bump in the night.
Are you sure you want to give this a chance?

#W #A #PT #QuestPit

A black background with spider webs and hanging spiders at the top.  Below the webs is the title Which Witch is a golden yellow color with orange trim to look like light in a pumpkin. There are also the words A collection of spooky season poetry & short stories.  Below the words are 2 pictures. On the left is a witch holding a staff in a yellow hued forest and field. On the right is a Jack-o'lantern. Below those two are 3 pictures. Left to right is an orange hued skull, a zombie woman in a white dress by a business, and a willow tree in a graveyard at night lit by yellow lights from the background. 

Top 2 photos left to right are the earth surrounded by stars and a protest for Palestine in a city. Middle 2 photos left to right are an empty classroom and a sad green brown speckled eye with a reflection and long lashes. Bottom two photos left to right are an indigenous woman sitting in a tall grassy field in a white dress with a red hand print on her face and a wildfire coming down a large hill. Over top of the photos are words in white with blue outlining. At the top is the title Eye on the World. Below that is: A collection of poetry & short stories of worldly events & happenings. Below that in the middle is a quote from Hamilton "Rise up! When you're living on your knees you rise up!"

Top two photos left to right are a girl in black trying against a white wall and a graveyard with green glass and pine trees. Over them in white fonts are words. In a curly font is the title Trough of Tears. In a plain but sort of wobbly font is A collection of poetry and short stories of grief. The middle two photos left to right are A sign, candles, and greenery outside a funeral room with a quote that reads I love you & I miss you though you're thousands of miles away and a white paper background with a quote that reads But as long as there's grief I will endure it because it means that you were here and that it mattered. Bottom two photos left to right are an person sitting on a rock outting beside an ocean with a quote that reads Grief is the last act of love we have to give to those we loved; where there is deep grief, there was great love and a background of flowers in water with 3 sentences that read you would be so proud of me, I have grown so much, you would be so proud

Here's my list for #QuestPit Fall

1. Which Witch #A #PT #W
2. Eye on the World #A #PT #W
3. Trough of Tears #A #PT #W

Yep, all poetry this time. Feedback is welcome.

I see that #wickedpit is gone. Is anyone still planning to do it or are we moving on? I was really excited to drop my spooky season poetry/short story book.

a group of dinosaurs are playing a drum in a cartoon landscape . ALT: a group of dinosaurs are playing a drum in a cartoon landscape .

I need name ideas for a little stuffed dragon. Give me your best ideas, and then I'll put together a list for a vote.

Also I think the darker stormier teal is much better looking and fits the story better than the bright teal.

When you change a moodboard because you see a picture and think to yourself that that is how you picture the characters. Sometimes things just hit eay in the morning.

Top left pic is of a small town with the title in light blue typewriter font Return to Bainbridge. Top left pic is of a girl from Manifest the TV show in the airport with her quote “April 7, 2013, No one could explain what happened to us on April 7, 2013. Some people called it impossible, others called it a miracle. All I know is, it was the day my life changed forever.” Two pics sit on the bottom right. The top is OUAT characters in the town square with a quote from Manifest “The universe gave all of us a do-over. Everything that happened before goes out the window.” - Grace Stone (Pilot), bottom pic is a group of people hugging. Bottom left pic is a cherry tree in A small town with a road to the right and shops and old style street lamps to the right.

Manifest x The Lost Village

It's been 10 years since Bainbridge disappeared. Now, as Ohio mourns the anniversary, it returns. With no idea they had even vanished for 10 years, the town must now come to terms with their entire lives being upturned.

#NA #M #SF #T #S #WIPPIT

Top left pic is a welcome to Ohio sign by a field. Top right pic is a small town draped in fog with the title Lost in Bainbridge and a missing town in Ohio on it. Middle left pic is a man in the foggy woods with a quote “there was no giant sign proclaiming the end of life as they'd known it…”. Middle right pic is 3 searchers in the woods. Bottom left pic is a woman in a suit style dress with an umbrella and briefcase bag in a field with a quote “For those who are lost, there will always be cities that feel like home.” Simon Van Booy. Bottom right pic is a car driving away through a foggy street lined by forests with a quote “Exploration…no longer seemed aimed at some outward discovery; rather, it was directed inward.”

Manifest X The Lost Village

When the town of Bainbridge vanishes off the face of the earth Jude Mason must figure out what happened to it. The stakes are high as Bainbridge finds themselves caged in a fog that threatens their very existence.

#NA #M #SF #T #S #WIPPIT

Top left photo is a drawing of what looks like a fallen warrior angel. The title Forbidden Song is at the top in teal fancy lettering. Top right photo is a mermaid by the ocean. Middle left photo is an ocean with a quote, “Before the rule of Zeus, in the age of Titans’ strife, the clash of god with god shook the very bones of life. Middle right is a mermaid with wings sitting on a cliff by the ocean with the words in teal lettering ‘A tale of forbidden Love in the Titanomachy.’ Bottom left pic is of atlas holding the world up with some help. Bottom right pic is two mermaid babies sleeping in a shell.

Greek Mythos x Romeo & Juliet

There was a time Titans roamed the Earth & beings were kept apart, but a forbidden love of an angel & mermaid emerged. If they are found out, they will lose not just each other but their children born on the cusp of a brewing war.
#A #RF #WIPPIT

Top left photo is moss on rock or concrete. Below that is a woman is a green suit with black gloves and a big black sunbathing over her face with a quote from Skydxddy that says, “I am Medusa. Come hear my truth. That ain't the story I remember. Someone lied to you.” At the bottom is a photo of Queen Anne's Lace which can be a poisonous flower. Top right photo is two green snakes with the title Stone Hearts in green curly font. Below that is a cabin in the woods. At the bottom is a bobcat or lynx on a mossy rock in the woods.

Athena's ChildxThe Deep End of the Sea

Medusa turns to solitude, many adventure to find the one called monster & bring her end. She must find herself again if she is going to rise above & not let her heart turn to stone, the way the statues in her garden have.

#A #F #WIPPIT

Top left photo: a book with a skull and fake candle on top and a bottle of poison marked by a bat in front. Under that an orange tinted and blurred photo of a queen from behind, then below that is a feast of foods below it. Top right pic: A hand and arm in a white dress laying on the ground. Words in orange Ghosts of Our Past. Below that is an orange quote with a fancy floral surrounding “The difference between medicine and poison is in the dose.” Finally there are king and queen chess pieces sitting on something in the bottom photo.

Pretty Dead Queens x Murder in G Major

Emberley finds herself as a ghost after she dies with two missions: find a way to protect the new queen from meeting the same fate and help solve her own murder while dealing with grief and court scandals.

#A #MM #P #WIPPIT

Top to bottom: Right - top photo is a crocheted bear with a floral dress on a white blanket next the baby's breath flowers. Then a weeping angel facing away from the camera sutting in front of flower bushes with a quote “To the Stars.” - Dragonheart. Lastly a man and woman hugging in front of hills and a sunset. Left: top photo is a girl in a dark background with a purple dress. Below that is purple dragon scale with a quote in white font “A dragon would never hurt a soul, unless they tried to hurt him first.” - Dragonheart. At the bottom is a rocky outcroping with purple flowers with a body of water.

The Dragon Princess x Sleeping Beauty

A dragon must help a princess to love and trust herself again so she can save others from their horrid fates, the kingdom she builds, and the one she left behind.

#YA #F #WIPPIT

Black background Top left picture is of the fence and two buildings in Auschwitz. The top right is of an Auschwitz building with fall dead trees in front of it. Then in white font with teal edging it says the title The Girl Within. The middle left picture us a tank in a field. The middle right is the front of a large boat and a smaller boat on water. Then there's a quote that says "I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take side." - Elle Wiesel The bottom left picture is a blonde girl in a brown jacket and a black press vest that says press in white. She's standing in front of a tall brown building with lots of windows. The bottom right pic is a crowd of protesters in front of a building.

The Last Year of the WarxTeam YankeexThe Plum Tree

When World War 3 breaks out Sadie, a college journalism student, finds herself thrown into a camp on American soil. Can she survive the horrors that permeate the camp or will she succumb to the darkness?

#NA #C #T #WIPPIT

Top left photo is people camping in an open area by hills and a waterfall with the title in orange We Were Students. Below that is 10 jets flying in a v formation in the sky. Then a quote with a white background and orange lettering “In the end we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends.” - Martin Luther King Jr. Below are people on a trip type bus with a quote, “In war everyone loses. This brutal truth can be seen in the eyes of every soldier of every world.” - Steven Erikson, Dust of Dreams. Top right photo: a group of students high school age in front of a school from behind. Below that are people camping in a forest. Below that with a river running over rocks background is a quote, “War doesn't determine who's right, war determines who remains.” R.F. Kuang. Then at the bottom is 3 pans cooking food over a fire on a grate.

Red Dawn x Tomorrow When the War Began x Lord of the Flies

Caught behind enemy lines when WW3 breaks out during their school trip a group of students must face a harrowing journey that's filled with danger to make it to safety and stay alive.

#YA #C #T #WIPPIT

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Hopefully next time we will see more PB and Kidlit. I'll try to remember to put one or 2 of mine up.

This is only the second one so we are still building too. If there's something you would like to see let me know and I'll look into it. A site will be incoming before the November event, I just didn't have the time before this one.

It's more of a hype event than anything. We get a few agents looking and some have had some success from our last event, but it's about building hype for what's upcoming to the query world and building community. People last year were asking for an event for wips and I answered with wippit.

Artwork of Chloé and Freja skating together by Nush Deko

#WIPPIT

Chloé was an elite figure skater until an injury at 2023 worlds. After two years away, she returns with Disney on Ice, where she meets show-skating vet Freja. The unlikely roommates clash, then bond. And soon, their friendship becomes something more.

#Con #WF #R #LGBT #A #Fbw

Mood image. Silhouettes of two small kids flying fish-shaped kites from the deck of a raft. High-contrast, sun low in the sky. Serene colors, sunset gold and sky blue. Title of the WIP hand-lettered in black in the sky: “The Field Guide for Next Time” and in smaller hand-written text “A Novel” with “this time” in parenthesis. Ominously? Photo by Quang Nguyen Vinh, CC0

If the secret to the good life in Omelas was the knowledge and acceptance of one child’s suffering, then the secret in this future society is collective community effort to make sure not one child suffers. Is that possible?

Is it enough?

What if? What if?

#WIPPit #Spec #LF #IndigenousFuturisms

LEGEND x UNWIND

He wants to find a cure for his dying brother. She wants to find her missing father. What they find is a lie built to harvest hope... And sell it back to the highest bidder.
THE LOTTERY, 85k words
#wippit #ya #na #dys #amquerying

In COVIDtimes, a DNA test leads 16yo Mia to her bio family, & she connects with her new brother. As his emails, laden with SF references, drop hints, she’s convinced her family are aliens. Which means she is*

Then, aliens land in her hometown, offering a cure

#WIPpit #YA #SF

*spoiler: she’s not

But you can put it in a google doc list or an excel sheet 😉

A collage of many different things all together: flowers, floating lanterns, two people dancing, a castle, a sword, books, a blonde woman holding flowers, two people touching each other's hands, two statues about to kiss

INUYASHA x SAILOR MOON x D&D

✨College lacrosse player turned fated magical girl (portal fantasy)
✨Reluctant hero
✨Forbidden magic
✨Even more forbidden romance
✨Found family
✨Grumpy x anxious sunshine
✨Sexy sparring
✨D&D wild magic

#WIPPIT #PitchDat #writingcommunity #rf #na

A page from an old book showing a skull drawing and the word MORTEM, a well-dressed couple in shadow staring at you with glowing eyes, two skyscrapers looming overhead in the fog, several pistols lying in a cushioned case, a black hole, two doctors performing surgery, a man with his back turned and a woman's hand cradling his head, a cork board of documents and string, six figures cloaked in black and gathered in a semi-circle.

JOHN WICK x THE COLOR OUT OF SPACE

A hit man seeks revenge for his brother’s murder. A doctor hunts for the truth behind an impossible affliction. Together, they dive into a world of occult conspiracy and eldritch horror. But can they survive?

#WIPPIT #A #H #T

Kira and Xavier have two things in common: neither is in a place to start a relationship and they're extremely attracted to each other.

It's only natural that they become friends with benefits.

But all too soon, they're torn between following their hearts, or risking everything.

#WIPPit #R #Con

fruitwip title card feat. art by giuseppe arcimboldo

fruitwip pitch

fruitwip themed and comps

#WIPPIT #Spec #F

👀 my Severance x PIRANESI cottagecore psycho-magical realism WIP feat:

⚜️botanical horror elements
⚜️a false sanctuary setting
⚜️unidentified FMC
⚜️the plight of the artist
⚜️yearning

art: giuseppe arcimboldo

🍓👒🪴🕰️🪑

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UMBRELLA ACADEMY x RWBY + ARTHURIANA

Alaine never imagined her brother, Lance, was one of the legendary AVALON Knights. She never imagined a life without him, either. Now she's becoming her own hero to protect his legacy and to find herself, too.

#AVALONRising #WIPPIT #SF #SFF #GN #YA #FBW #LGBT