Angelina Flood

After my #StarterPack of writers seeking an #agent I made a waiting list. It got huge. So instead I've done Pack 2, adding other people #querying Please repost to help them out.
If you want one of the few places left, please follow the instructions at the end of the thread #booksky #writingcommunity

Moodboard for ‘Wish Upon a Snowdrop’, a dark sci-fantasy set on an alien planet infested by demons, with post-post-apocalyptic vibes. This is a work in progress by Elisa Winther. The moodboard has three boxes with text. 1: Wish Upon a Snowdrop, 2: Dark Sci-Fantasy, and 3: Found Family, Cat demon, and Kickass ADHD rep. The moodboard has a dark background with five dark images. The first of the top row of images is a shattered moon, the second of a snow-covered forest backlit by a low hanging red sun, and the third of two people holding swords in what appears to be a night scene in a medieval-ish town. The bottom row has a monstrous whale floating through a ravaged landscape, and a second image of a person looking into a broken mirror where the shards all show eyes and the wall is scribbled with text.

Ever demonized, Rowena decides to meet everyone's expectations. Thing is...maybe they were onto something?
What if heroes are monstrous, and villains are those you trust?

🖤 Magic & Mayhem
🖤 Overly Imaginative MC
🖤 Complex Character Dynamics

#QuestPit #DF #SFF #H Wish Upon a Snowdrop #W

A dark blue background with white streaked lines around the borders. Image of a school overlayed with red crossed out lines. The header in white font reads: New school. New city. And a murder mystery. Welcome to Manila. The title in red font reads: ISABELLE GOMEZ IS INNOCENT, SHE SWEARS

CRAZY RICH ASIANS x GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER

Forced to move from Australia and attend an uber-wealthy international school, Izzy finds herself in a life-or-death game of wits with Manila’s rich and famous.

🌈 #own diverse rep
🕵🏾‍♂️ #cosymystery
🫶 found family
🇵🇭 set in Manila

#QuestPit #YA #MY #W

DIVINE RIVALS X EMILY WILDE

A mortal man with no memory of his past and a goddess the earth has no memory of compete for their enchanted university’s magic in a world where the language that sustains magic is dying ✨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

(p.s. open for a surprise 👀)

#questpit #ag #romantasy #editors

‘The idea of a woman ruling is so terrible to powerful men, they’ll do anything to stop it from happening.’

THE JASMINE THRONE x SIX OF CROWS

• Sapphic slowburn 🌈
• Forbidden magic 🖤
• Enemies to allies to lovers ⚔️
• Band of misfits-turned-heroes 🥷
• All female POVs ✨

#QuestPit #Q #A #F

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An alley puddle, a cat eye, a bird on a post, a pensive dog, a cat silhouette, northern lights over a house, a magical swirl with secret mice.

A magical cat is swept into a hidden world of secret agents, underground cities, and strange allies, only to realize she must reclaim her power or watch her ruthless mentor destroy everything she loves.
✨🐈✨
#QuestPit #Q #MG #F
#amquerying #writingcommunity

The Title Page of the Agents Guide. The title of the book is THE STOLEN IDOL by Christopher Lee. It is a 86K word YA Fantasy. An image drawn and colored digitally by the author is in the center of the page. The image shows a broken opal colored disk in front of the Cat Si's golden eye.

The Pitch: Winning a jousting tournament should be easy for a centaur, and it is, until the false horse head falls off Fotini’s shoddy disguise. She quickly steals the tournament prize, a golden idol, and gallops toward the forest ripping off her heavy jousting armor to outrun the tournament guards. When she arrives home to fulfill her contract, she discovers she accidentally ditched the idol with her disguise. Along with two fellow thieves, she retraces her steps praying the idol is still there. Hopefully it wasn’t cracked, or worse, found by a disgusting human. Seventeen-year-old Jaimie Whitfield is accused of being a fae changeling, a creature who kidnaps children and assumes their form. If he does not escape, he will be executed for impersonating himself. His father will then invade the fae kingdom to rescue a son who hasn’t actually been kidnapped, all because he saw Jaimie kiss another young man and would rather believe his son has been kidnapped than accept his sexuality. As he awaits his demise, Jaimie turns to the broken idol he found by the roadside with a quiet prayer. He doesn’t expect an answer, but is shocked when a mysterious black cat slips through his high tower window. Jaimie joins the shapeshifting cat known as the Cat Sí and the not fully human trio of thieves who dropped the idol to begin with. These outcasts race to warn the fae of the coming invasion. Along the way, Jaimie and his new friends learn long-forgotten secrets of how the Irish fae, the Cat Sí, and the Celtic gods are involved in an ancient feud with pantheons across the sea.

Tropes and Themes: Found Family Generational Trauma Unrequited Love Betrayal Acceptance LGBTQIA+ Representation Celtic Mythology Greek Mythology Norse Mythology Egyptian Mythology Heroes Journey Small Trickster Fae Magical Girl Transformation

For Fans of: Daughter of Sparta series by Claire M. Andrews New take on several ancient myths Mentions of gods from other lands Ancient setting Lore by Alexandra Bracken Original story with mythical characters Intense fight scenes She-Ra (Netflix) Lighthearted LGBTQIA+ representation Found family Scary cat lady

A centaur cheats at jousting, until the fake horse head goes KERPLOP!

🌈Mythology X SPOP
🗡️Betrayed by the man he loves
🗡️Betrayed by his father
🐈‍⬛Cat Si from Irish folklore
🐐Snarky/greedy satyr
🐎Badass centaur
🧚‍♀️Tricky pixies can't lie
☀️Gods from many pantheons

#QuestPit #Q #YA #F #writing

Illustrated cover with designs of various women in historic cultural dress A gold cover reads: An Agents Guide to: Remarkable Young Women

Illustrated full figures of young women from various cultures accompanied by text briefly describing their significance

Rediscover history’s young, forgotten female heroes in this educational and empowering standalone with series potential.
📜 Diverse histories
📜 Forgotten figures
📜 Inspiring women
#NF #Q #YA #QuestPit

a moodboard detailing nine images related to my book ALL THE DEVILS aka devilswip. in order from right to left they are: london notably the landmark big ben, a band performing on stage, a sheet of music, a record store, the silhouette of a rockstar, some musical instruments scattered on a bed, two men running, a pile of evidence and finally a hand holding a cigarette

🎸 daisy jones x knives out 🗡️

the songstress, the high-flyer, the gambler, the sweetheart, the watcher, the matriarch and the rogue. seven suspects. one the killer of renowned rockstar sam corvi. but who? only they can tell you

#questpit #Q #A #LF #MY

A moodboard in dark tones, featuring a painting of a blond man with chin length hair in a green shirt at the center, with an X drawn across his face through which an xray of his skull can be seen. The images around him are of a university campus with gothic architecture, dark flowers and ferns, chemistry glassware, a ring of sparks, a river delta, machinery, anatomical images, and a smithy. Text on it reads "THE BODY ABHORS A STRAIGHT LINE. FATE DOES NOT STRIKE IN A STRAIGHT LINE."

ARCANE x DON'T LET THE FOREST IN
🧑‍🎓cut-throat postgrad academia w/
⚛️engineering magic
🤌obsessive yearning
🚨unreliable narrator
📻corrupted magic tech
🩺ethical dilemmas
🩻body horror
🏆dangerous magic duels
🛠️blacksmith biceps
🌿strange plants
👤...& the strange man who ❤️s them
#questpit #Q #A #F #SF #H

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.

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 🌗

After unexpectedly losing her brother to suicide, Thea returns home to deal with the life he left behind: including his guilt ridden best friend. Together, Thea and Hansen try to naviatge their grief before it tears them apart.

#questpit #Q #R

Image from a medical textbook of a man with his arm extended, with the text "an agent's guide to SEE IN ME THE WOLF by Gwendolyn Vines," an #agentguide #agentsguide for an #amquerying manuscript. Image from a medical textbook of a man with his arm extended, with the text "an agent's guide to SEE IN ME THE WOLF by Gwendolyn Vines," an #agentguide #agentsguide for an #amquerying manuscript.

PITCH: (dark STEM academic science fantasy, 108,000 words) When Institute grad student Jim invents a device that could revolutionize medicine, his intoxicating suitemate Bash warns him it could be weaponized—and stops at nothing to make his point. Are Jim's degree & the lives he could save worth staining his conscience? For fans of: the grounded and ugly magical academia of BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN, BABEL, and THE TWO DOCTORS GORSKI; the criticism of tech venture capitalism of RIPE; the obsessive acespec yearning, body horror, and unreliable narrator of DON'T LET THE FOREST IN, and the corruption of tech and its makers of ARCANE.

A painting in the background of a blond man viewed in profile, head bowed, with an X drawn across his face through which an xray of his skull and spine is visible. The text reads THEMES: ivory tower classism & egos manipulative relationships neurodivergence as power grey ethics in technology academic power abuse consent in medicine code-switching in the lower right hand corner in dark text, it reads (there was only one bed)

Image: a silhouette walking up the stairs, head haloed by a lit chandelier. EXCERPT from SEE IN ME THE WOLF by Gwendolyn Vines/@gwenvines This time, though, it was not Six whose face was bathed and baptized by light. It was Bash’s, his lone gold hoop gleaming amidst his curls, the spindly shadows of his lashes stretching over his dark eyes, and the sleeve of his linen robe where it draped from his arm rendered translucent by the sun’s rays. It was Bash who sat atop his regal, woody throne and passed judgment upon Jim. Jim, his blond hair set aflame not by Kontrolle or diffuser but by the sun’s fleeting gift, stared back, waiting. Unlike Etienne, the King Reluctant, Jim had never been told he was the best. Unlike Six, the King Desirous, Jim had never needed to be the best. Unlike Bash, the King Apparent, Jim had never been the best. Jim’s calling, his compulsion, was to be of use. That is all he had ever needed, wanted, or been. And it was Bash, now, to whom he wished to be useful.

ARCANE x BABEL x RIPE
Jim's graduate research was meant to save rural regions like his own. Healing, with a simple telepathic command. Growth. But not all growth is good for the body—or soul.

Lucky for Jim, botanist Bash is *excellent* at pruning. #questpit #Q #A #SF #F #SF #H #agentsguide 💙📚

When Isadora struggles to keep her grandma’s magic shop open, she’s given the chance to grumpy demon, Giovanni, in order to secure his inheritance. If she can make it a year, he’ll give her the funds needed to get the shop out of debt.

#questpit #w #r #pr #agented

On a background of a city street at night, the words 'for the days we never had' is written on the top of the graphic. In the middle is a graphic of an orange-brown liquid in a cocktail glass. To the left of the glass is a graphic of a man in a hat smoking, with the words "Morally Grey" above it, then a plus sign and below it, the graphic of a heart-shaped sun with the words "Sunshine Romantic" written above it. Below that is a graphic of a woman in a cat with the words "Yearning God" written above it. To the right of the wineglass is a graphic of a silhouette of a cloaked figure with the word "Vampires" written above it, a silhouette of a man holding a magnifying glass with the words "Dubious Detectives" written above it, and a graphic of a dragon with the words "Cutthroat Gangs" written above it. On the bottom right of the graphic is the word "Genres", with five icons over a brown background below it: Silhouettes of a castle, a ghost, a gun, a magnifying glass, and a heart.

Take three characters: Morally grey + sunshine romantic + yearning god

Combine with: Vampires, cutthroat gang leaders, dubious detectives

Put into situations of: Paranormal horror, triad action, literary suspense, a little romcom (as a treat)

You get: FOR THE DAYS WE NEVER HAD

#questpit #Q #A #F

Screenshot of text over a snowy castle landscape. The text is a snippet of a manuscript. It says: He scoffed. “You’ve been out here long enough.” He pivoted toward the castle and waved his hand for her to follow. “Come on inside.” “Make me.” Rio stopped mid-step away and looked back over his shoulder at her. “Excuse me?” Kassidy lifted her chin, her breath clouding in front of her as her nostrils flared. He could tell part of her regretted uttering it, but he also knew that stubborn-ass attitude made her commit to it and double down. “Make. Me.”

Drawing of two people arguing while one is very casual and the other is visibly enraged

When Kassidy is ripped from her world and thrown into a realm of magic and monsters, there's really only one rule, and that is under absolutely no circumstances can she fall in love with the daemon prince.

#questpit #ya #rf #w

This is a moodboard of orange and green images with a spooky, woodsy vibe including a hand with a vine, and deer at night, an eye reflecting fire, a set of pill bottles, top surgery scars with a barbed wire tattoo, and a black woman covered in ivy

A Southern inheritance is always dark—whether it's a penchant for pills, a blood-soaked family farm, or an ancient magic. Sierra spurns them all, but when her dad disappears, she must choose which monsters to slay, and which to become.
#QuestPit #YA #H #T

Prisoner of the great Athenian General Pericles, the prophetess Diotima shares her visions to keep Athens safe. But when the Spartans arrive to treat for peace, the promise of freedom forces her to reconsider her future…and the future of Greece.

#questpit #editors #A #F #AG

A Guide to To Cage a Shadow A 90K Word YA/Adult Crossover romantasy By Marceline Greyfield

Pitch Ferne, a shadow-wielding spy, infiltrates the annual magical martial tournament to manipulate and marry one of the three powerful men. When she finds out that the tournament winner receives anything they want, she enters the competition to fight for her people’s survival. In doing so, Ferne falls in love with her loathsome, irritating tournament partner and endangers herself and everyone around her when the Duke grows suspicious of Ferne and stalks her every move.

Themes and tropes Sarcastic FMC Morally grey FMC Ensemble cast Overcoming grief Trauma as a lingering ghost Supporting women's rights and wrongs Power or family? Angsty slow burn Forced proximity Obsessive love Secret identity Criticism of capitalism She saves him BETRAYAL Comps An Ember in the Ashes: FMC operating as spies in a hostile environment with political intrigue From Blood and Ash: Hidden magical identity and a FMC discovering her true power. Fourth Wing: Competition-based plot structure and battery enemies to lovers Red Queen: Magical hierarchy and political manipulation. These Violent Delights: Forbidden romance and complex family loyalties.

#AgentGuide
AN EMBER IN THE ASHES x 4TH WING

FMC must marry into power during a martial tournament but decides to compete and fight for her people.
Seducing & battling, her plans unravel when she's paired with the vexing future King, falls in love, and joins the Duke's hit list.

#Q #RF #questpit

#QuestPit #A #SFF #W

When Mora set out to become a parapathologist, she only wanted to cure patients from their magical ailments—not get caught in a cutthroat competition where her fellow students would literally kill for the spot in Frankenstein’s coveted apprenticeship.

A Fantasy Legal Drama, with a little romance.

When magic suddenly reawakens in an isolated seaside town, a prosecutor and defender must decide if they'll protect the system that made them enemies, or risk everything to bring it down.

#QuestPit #A #F #AmQuerying #AgentGuide

Fire and blood 79k fantasy

The pitch: when her best friend is taken, Aideen must come to terms with her monstrous lineage and fight against the factions trying to control her powers to save Emily’s life. Except, she didn’t know monsters existed, her supposed powers are sealed away, and the only help she has comes from a psychopathic blood-drinker and neurotic shifter. Comps: city of bones, a good girl’s guide to murder, the cruel prince, darkfever

Tropes and themes: loyalty; betrayal; touch them and die, slow burn friends to lovers, found family, bad ass fight scenes, metal wolves, vampires, only one bed

Excerpt: heart burns just beneath my skin, pinned and begging to be freed. I can see it in my mind, the chain holding my power back. Monster. I want it. I want to show him a monster. I reach for that heat; that flare of power, and it rises to meet me. I pull it to my surface, higher and higher, burning a path as it grows. The chain strains, buckling. “Yes.” I snarl. “Monsters like me.”

Aideen's life has been plagued with death. Now, her best friend has been taken by monsters she didn't know existed. Armed with a psychopathic blood-drinker, a neurotic shifter, and the human boy in love with her, she's ready to become the hunter to save Emily.

#QuestPit #F #Q

An agent’s guide to: “Mark of a Magpie” YA Romantic Fantasy 119k Words Behind the text is a piece of parchment paper surrounded by ocean water and gold flower outlines.

Blurb: One for Sorrow, Two for Joy, Three for a Girl, Four for a Boy… Ryn is a small-town thief with a knack for being overconfident in her abilities, but by day she’s a beloved tavern girl with the liver of steel that carries her reputation. On her most daring break-in yet, she runs face first into the kingdom’s last living assassin, Seven, and he’s just offered her the opportunity of a century: a ticket of attendance to the King’s upcoming courtship gathering. It’s a partnership she’d definitely be a fool to take up, but desperation fuels ever decision she makes. Five for Silver, Six for Gold… Seven is set in his own plans, however much they interfere with hers, and they won’t be the only ones in attendance with hidden agendas. When the castle goes into lockdown, it’s survival of the cunning and silver-tongued. The rich are dropped like flies, and all suspicions are on them. Seven for a Secret, Never to be Told. The text is on a piece of parchment paper, with ocean water and gold flower outlines behind it.

Tropes: Thief x Assassin Mental Health Rep Identity vs Duty Class Difference Forced Proximity Secret Code Morally Gray Women’s Wrongs Unlikely Allies to Lovers Text is on a piece of parchment paper. Besides the text are two headshot drawings: one of a girl with brown hair pulled back by braids, and the other of a black-haired boy with a worried expression. Behind the parchment paper are ocean waters with gold flower outlines.

The Atmosphere: There is a collage of pictures on a parchment paper. Picture one is of a boy crouched down with his head covered as a fire burns in the background. Picture two is of two hands tied to a pole on the beach. Picture three shows a person wrapping up the wounded hand of another. Picture four shows an old piece of parchment with unreadable script. Picture five is of an island with a castle and small village surrounding it. Picture six is of a girl on the run with a dagger in hand. Behind the collage of pictures are ocean waters, with gold flower outlines surrounding it.

Agent’s Guide to “Mark of a Magpie”! 📖🐦‍⬛

When a small-town thief crosses paths with the kingdom’s big-shot assassin, an unlikely partnership is born; but can their goals align before their egos and secrets land them both a spot on the gallows?

#QuestPit #Q #YA #F #R #RF
#agentsguide #amquerying

A magical aspen grove alight with golden leaves where two figures embrace, sharing a kiss. A curious fox watches from a distance.

In a small mountain town, Memory seeks answers buried in her family’s past. But when a stranger captures her heart, she must discover the link between the magic in her veins and his bloodlust for it, before he destroys the town and her happy ending #questpit #AG #A #F

Art by Kay Fine 🍂🧡🍂

A spooky collage of ravens and books and candles and graveyards.

NINTH HOUSExGilmore Girls
A 21st-century witch promises to help a dead 17th-century predecessor. When she learns a coven masked as a company is using her ex to hunt the ghost for a killer internship, she must delve into her haunted past to save the man she loves & her kindred spirit #questpit #F #A

CHARLESTON WRITING RETREAT — EXPERIENCE THE LITERARY HAVEN OF CHARLESTON! Dates: 10-15 Aug 2025 Location: Charleston, SC JOIN US!

AGENTS IN RESIDENCE! ARIANNA SIDDIQUI at FINEPRINT LITERARY AGENT and ALEX BROWN at MAD WOMAN LITERARY AGENT. They will be providing SUBMISSION CRITIQUES, FIRST PAGE REVISIONS, PITCHES, AND MORE FROM INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS! JOIN US IN CHARLESTON!

✨️WRITING RETREAT IN CHARLESTON✨️

@ariannasidd.bsky.social and I are co-hosting a writing retreat in the beautiful, literary city of Charleston, SC! We'd love for you to join us and our agents in residence!

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✨️ RTs + boosts appreciated! ✨️

In the hour of free time I will have tonight after kids are in bed, do I make progress on 1) reading Onyx Storm or 2) editing a client's manuscript?