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Willow James

@author-willowjames.bsky.social

Querying Author. Romantasy. 110k words.

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Willow James@author-willowjames.bsky.social · 3mo ago

“It’s like being wrapped in a stranger’s arms, a hug meant for someone else. Too tight. Too knowing. I’m not who they want. I’m a shape molded to fit a story already in motion. They haven’t chosen me. They chose what I’ve become. What they need.”

✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 3mo ago

IT'S GONNA BE MAAAAAY The #WIPSnips word for May 1st is "chosen" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag May 1 - chosen Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine. Support others on the #WIPSnips tag! Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social The image behind the text is a border that is dark blue with gold stars with a black background with neon blue border. An illustrated caticorn holding a pencil and writing in a book with a rose behind one ear is in the lower right corner. A different version of the same illustrated caticorn is curled up writing in the lower left corner
Willow James@author-willowjames.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I’m thinking about leaning into the themes in my next pitch bc even though it’s romance, it’s really about a girl learning she doesn’t have to follow rules, she can make them. And that sometimes you can only find yourself in your darkest moments. Lmk what yall think. I’m still new to pitches.

Willow James@author-willowjames.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🌷THE LAST OF SPRING “They will forget about you. Mortal lives are fleeting. They will be dead before you hit a quarter of your life.” His words stung, but mine were the truth I clung to like a shield. “It doesn’t matter. They love me.” “Love does not make someone immortal.” #questpit #Q #A #RF

This is the title page for the book. In the background there is a forest ground with leaves and pick flowers. Slightly off center of the ground is a golden crown. In glowing letters across the crown says THE LAST OF SPRING (book title) above that it was “agents guide to” and below the title it says “this isn’t a fairytale.” At the very bottom of the page it explains the stats of the books “a fantasy romance by Willow James. 110k words- now querying” The background is the same as the title page (all the pages have the same background). In glowing gold at the top it says “the pitch” and then under in white is the pitch. “ When straight-laced Xylia breaks the rules for the first time, she is thrust into the world of the Fae-betrothed to the prince and heir who claims she is the lost princess to the Spring Court. As he surrounds her with lavish affection and distracting balls, she begins to question everything when she meets his younger brother, who reveals a dangerous truth: the crown belongs to her and spring. Now Xylia must choose between the prince who claims to love her, the throne that is her birthright, and the heart that feels like home.” All pages have the same background as the first. At the top of this page in glowing gold says “the comps”. There are three comps. Going from left to right. FROM BLOOD AND ASH- under it says the reason why it is a comp: “love triangle between two powerful men, political manipulation, & self discovery over time”. Next, RED QUEEN: “hidden royalty, betrayal, rebellion brewing under controlled society” Last, A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES: “seasonal courts, magic systems, mortal to fae transition” All the backgrounds are the same as the first. At the top in gold glowing letters “the opening”. Below in white letters is the first 3 paragraphs from the opening of the book. “I've never had control of my life. Even now, curling the last section of my hair in front of the mirror, a restless pull whispers that I don't belong here. At any moment, the edges could give way, and I'd be drawn into the life I'm meant to have. Something magical. Something that fits better than... this. As a kid, I used to daydream I was anything but human. A werewolf. An elf. A fairy. In my more dramatic teenage moments, I even considered running away and hoping a vampire would capture me. Being undead would be easier than being inadequate. I roll my eyes at my reflection and point the curling iron like a wand. "Stop it, Xylia. Rule two of going out—no beginning the night in a bad mood."”
✨ Joy Shaw | Author ✨@joyshaw.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A trafficking survivor turned vigilante stalks Manhattan’s ruins with a sentient flaming machete to rescue girls from a grief-harvesting regime. When she joins a subterranean rebel, her trauma-made-visible glyphs mutate, threatening to remake her into the predator she hunts.🔥 #QuestPit #Q #A #DF

Dark fantasy poster featuring a scarred armored vigilante standing in a flooded tunnel, gripping a flaming machete. A glowing sigil appears on her chest and along her arm. Title reads SCARELLA: THE MACHETE MARAUDERESS with the tagline: “Some things don’t just break you. They remake you.”
Nefer Doane@neferdoane.bsky.social · 3mo ago

SPELLSHOP x KEEPER OF MAGICAL THINGS Nori can't wait for the Wishing Well to open so she can summon her familiar—but he instantly dislikes her and the Wishing Well stays open. Now they must close it, or a horde of familiars will break through and destroy their seaside town. #QuestPit #W #A #F

A moodboard for adult cozy fantasy, THE WISHING WELL. From left to right, starting at the top: - a wishing well - some lace with tape over it that says THE WISHING WELL - a teapot - a tropical island cove - a black cat - a forest with flowers - a stack of books - cottage window - holding hands at sunset - bowl of ramen - snow drop flowers
Catherine Winters@catherinewinters.com · 3mo ago

When she picks the wrong pocket, sixteen-year-old Nia unlocks a magical talent she didn’t know she had. Now she’s posing as an heiress, a con man’s gone missing, and Nia and her band of would-be thieves are on the run from gangs, magehunters, and the governor herself. #QuestPit #W #F #LGBT #YA

A mood board of eight tiles and a centre square with lockpicking tools and ancient writing: 1. Always have an escape plan. 2. A swindler never lets herself feel like a fraud. 3. Don't look for the easy grab, look for the easy mark. 4. Never get involved with golems. The pictures depict, clockwise from upper right: A) A city of canals and towering footbridges. There are minarets and steeples and red-tiled roofs. B) A market selling elaborate lanterns, all aglow. C) A porcelain and gold hand, reaching upwards. D) Two figures leaping across rooftops against the coming dawn. E) A pocket orrery engraved with runes. F) A wax stamp with removable chits that function as coins in a card game. G) The lords of the city overlooking grand canals and issuing edicts. They are dressed in fine red robes and silks. H) Assorted bones and shells used for divination and more.
Amy Dehaas@amywrites.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A true-crime producer returns home to film a series on an unsolved serial killer case. When a new body turns up and threats hit her doorstep, she uncovers secrets linking the murders to her own past. What began as a docuseries is now a fight to survive her own story. #Questpit #Q #A #T #MY

Collage of six images. Image, one scattered police files and crime scene photos, image two, a White House with a red roof beside a lake with pine trees behind it, a Ouija board and tarot cards, and an overgrown cemetery with old headstones, crime scene tape. Text overlay reads: “She built a career unearthing other people’s secrets. Her own wouldn’t stay buried.”