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Cassie Wallin Author

@cassiewallinwrites.bsky.social

Revpit 2026 Shortlist. Querying an upmarket speculative novel. Co-founded a startup. Wrangling two toddlers between everything else! Send coffee!!! CassieWallinWrites@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/cassiewallinwrites

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Cassie Wallin Author @cassiewallinwrites.bsky.social · 2w ago

SILVER ELITE x TELL ME AN ENDING MEMORY DEVOURS HER 96k Adult Romantic Dystopian SF 🚫 Emotion as error 👾 The haunting is digital 🧪 Complicit Protagonist 🧨 Creeping dread to visceral action 🖤 Love from complicit guilt RevPit Shortlist PosterPitAward 2nd #QuestPit #A #Q #SF #SFF #S #AgentsGuide

An Agent's Guide to
MEMORY
DEVOURS
HER
By Cassie Wallin
Adult Dystopian Sci-Fi + Central Love Story

The Pitch
She erased memories, until memory remembered her.
Nova excels at removing from citizens' memories what she hides in herself: excess feeling. Ordered to erase her mentor's whole mind, Nova's grief unleashes a phantom remembering all she's erased.
Haunted by its past and hunted by a devoted enforcer sent to bury it, Nova must forget for a shot to belong or remember and spark the fire that could burn her world down.
MEMORY DEVOURS HER

Hard-Won
LOve
Memory
Grief
COMPS
Corporate
Ritual
Menace
A TURA VINES BES
SILVER ELITE
DANI FRANCIS
Dystopian
Mission
Propulsion
TELL ME
AN
ENDING
JO HARKIN
tv+
Severance
Horror of Forgotten
Complicity -
Wounds
MEMORY DEVOURS HER
tv+
SILO
Lost
History

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PJC Cahill @pjccahill.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Demon King Daughter Book 2: The Demon King and the Paladin" YA contemporary fantasy! LGBT-inclusive blend of slice-of-life and action-adventure! A reincarnated(!?) Demon King has a massive crush on her classmate with Saint powers! Get Books 1+2: pjccahill.carrd.co #QuestPit #P #YA #F

Art by Luigiix - cover of "Demon King Daughter Book 2: The Demon King and the Paladin" by P.J.C. Cahill. This text appears in black, gold-outlined text at the bottom of the image.
--a fiery gold and dark yin-yang symbol burns around two characters, both smiling and gently reaching open hands toward each other.
--On the left is Himari, in a pale girl's school uniform, her blue hair writhing upward in the magic, her eyes glowing golden as the sun.
--On the right is Kyoka, wreathed in shadows and color, wearing a boy's school uniform, her short, black hair writhing upward as well. Her eyes glow with crimson light.
Luigiix's DA page: https://www.deviantart.com/luigiix
Luigiix's Commission Info page: https://www.deviantart.com/luigiix/journal/Commissions-444182461

Elise Betz #amquerying and seeking representation @elisebetz.bsky.social · 2w ago

THE SUN DIAMOND PRINCESS & THE BLIND ASSASSIN #questpit #Q #A #RF 👸Bi-racial #BIPOC FMC 👨‍🦯Blind #Disabled MMC 🛌One bed at the shepherd's hut 💔Triangle between love and duty 🌲Pining, slow burn 🌶️Spice 💍HEA with a wedding

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Text in central square:
The Sun Diamond Princess & the Blind Assassin
106K Adult Dual POV Stand Alone Romantasy by Elise Betz

Images: Windswept tree by a grray rocky coast, character art of Myra and Arzhang standing face to face, Rocky coast of warm, eastern Mediterranean city by blue waters, Castle across a long bridge, a carriage followed by armed men on horseback, character art of Arzhang pinning the emperor down with a knife to his throat, character art of Princess Myra in a shredded white gown with a sword/cane, holding hands with Arzhang in court dress and the emperor standing behind them in formal military blue dress, character art of Princess Myra in her leather breastplate sword practice gear.

em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 2w ago

A guide to SUNFALL, an M/M fantasy. #QuestPit #Q #A #F #LGBT "A voice said, Look me in the stars And tell me truly, men of earth, If all the soul-and-body scars Were not too much to pay for birth." -Robert Frost, A Question

A purple to red gradient with fluffy clouds and an art deco border. Text: A guide to SUNFALL, an M/M Romantic Fantasy complete at 102k words

A red to orange gradient with the text: "The Pitch...The mage-hero Helio is the only thing stopping the Deep from destroying his world. So when he dies at the hands of the deep mage Riptide and wakes inexplicably miles away in the body of a boy named Hadley, he hurries back to the fight he'd left behind. But through Hadley's own past with the Deep, Helio gets to know Riptide and, eventually, grows to love him. It leaves him with a choice: the world he loves, or the deep mage trying to destroy it.

An orange to yellow gradient with more clouds in the background. The text: "The snippet..."

“What did you think of Helio?” Helio asked, trying to look more interested in the orange he was peeling than the question. They sat on the porch, settled in its creakiest chairs, and Helio made a game of rocking to a rhythm in his head.
“He seemed lonely,” James said. “On friendly terms with everyone, but always on his own.”
“Oh,” Helio said.
“By the way, I bought you something,” the man went on, digging in his bag and passing Helio a silver cylinder with a sunstone embedded in the lid. It was a powder box for a girl’s vanity, and Helio frowned at it until James said, “You wind the bottom.”
“Oh!” Helio said again. He wound it, and when he lifted the lid, the box chimed a sweet melody in a minor key. Helio smiled at the start, but as the song went on, he found was something terribly sad about it. Familiar, too, like a press on a fading bruise. He immediately rewound it to press again.
“It’s an old Theian hymn,” James said, watching him closely. “Do you like it?”
“Very much,” Helio said. “I don’t know why, but it makes me feel…Well, I don’t rightly know.” He stared at it a moment longer, then looked up and brightened. “Oh look, here comes Louie! Hello, Louie!”

A yellow to purple gradient with more art deco borders. The heading says "For those who enjoy..." and the first subheading reads: "Character-led melancholy like..." Following this subheading is an image of the cover of Frieren and the 2004 film the Fall. The next subheading says, "Unstoppable and inevitable love like..." Under this heading is a picture of the cover of Heaven Official's Blessing as well as a promotional poster for Hadestown the musical. A third subheading reads "Pastoral prose and witty dialogue like..." Under this heading is a photo of a Robert Frost poetry collection and a promotional poster for the film the Philadelphia Story.

Danielle Ippaso is📝Querying📝@danielleippaso.bsky.social · 2w ago

BOOK OF AZRAEL x CROWN ME DEAD A Dark Fantasy Romance 🤝🏼 a ten-year soul bargain 💥immortal hierarchy w/ warring factions 🖤a dark & cunning MMC 🥊a fighter FMC with a rare ability 🖤dangerous attraction & loyalties tested 👁️hidden motives ⚜️New Orleans gothic vibes #QuestPit #W #A #F #H #R #AmWriting

Adelaide Cabernet (is Querying✨️)@addiecabwrites.bsky.social · 2w ago

BEND OVER BACKWARDS (Heated Rivalry x Star Shipped) After Vincent’s acro partner is banned from their theater, he must create an entirely new act with his biggest rival or face unemployment. 🎪 Rivals to Lovers 🤸 Found Family 🍿 Only One Bed #questpit #q #r #a #amquerying #agentsguide

Paris Vivian @parisvivian.myatproto.social · 2w ago

Forest in a Shadow Box 🦋 When Machaon’s mother gets radicalized into an anti-forest conservation group, even his wings may not provide him with a good way out. Meanwhile, Taryn grapples with her own unlikely, secret place in the country’s worsening political climate. #QuestPit #F #SF #Dis #LGBT

A moodboard for a story. Top left: A red peacock butterfly sitting on magenta flowers. Top centre: A protest sign with a drawing of the Earth and the words “One World”. Top right: Tree branches with orange and yellow leaves. Centre left: The outdoor dining area of a beachside restaurant. Everything is white, except the chairs which are brown wood. Centre: The title of the story, "Forest in a Shadow Box", on a red background. Centre right: A cup of tea with painted yellow flowers around the rim and a bunch of tiny white flowers floating in the tea. Bottom left: A near-infrared photo of a derelict boat resting beneath a bush; the bush appears red and the sky appears cyan. Bottom centre: An assortment of pinned butterflies and moths. Bottom right: A train travelling through a forest. The trees around it are still green, but the fallen leaves on the tracks are orange.
(All images from Unsplash and Pexels.)

J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him)@jjwlovell.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEVERMOOR x TURNING RED x TREASURE PLANET Two tiny purple creatures told him he was a Druid. He didn’t believe them. He was wrong. 🐻 Shapeshifting 🐉 World Mythologies ⚔️ Found Family ✨ Portal Fantasy 🗝️ Hidden Heritage #Questpit #MG #F #Q

Josianne Haag @jhaag.bsky.social · 2w ago

Excited to pitch HIDDEN MONSTERS, my 99k psychological thriller about a desperate actress trapped aboard a billionaire's staged submarine adventure where every act of violence could be part of the script... or terrifyingly real 🌊🤿 #agentguide #amquerying #QuestPit #Q #T #RF #A

My agent's guide for HIDDEN MONSTERS, a 99k psychological thriller; title page with waves as the background

The comp titles are One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware and Deadline by Steph McGovern

Photo collage of the themes of HIDDEN MONSTERS which include a lot of ocean imagery, as well as theater and romance.

Michelle Ogilvy @michelleogilvy.bsky.social · 2w ago

First year university. Add in: 🥰 A not-so-secret crush 🙉 Housing that's never quiet, empty or drama-free 🫢 A drunken confession she can’t take back ❤️‍🩹 Her first sapphic date/dating disaster. All on an anxiety overloaded brain. Lucy’s fine. Stop asking. #Questpit #Q #YA #LGBT #agentsguide

Background image of young woman with hands covering face. Text reads: Fine Means Stop Asking, Upper YA contemporary, Michelle Ogilvy, 76,000 words.

Title: Pitch
Last year, eighteen-year-old Lucy’s anxiety reached new levels and her life fell apart. She’s now desperate to fit back into her old friend group and convince everyone she’s coping just fine on her own. Actually being fine might be impossible with the stress of first-year university, the stream of housemate dramas, and the increasingly obvious crush on her unobtainable female BFF.

Underneath is a subtitle of ‘the housemates’ with four images. The first is two young women with their arms around each other, labelled ‘Jaime - messy BFF/crush’. Second is an excited young man making a lot of noise, labelled ‘Robin - chaotic good BFF’. Third is of a young man with his back turned, looking away, labelled ‘Will – man with a secret’. Last image is of an indistinct figure labelled ‘?? – the secret’.

Title: comps
Three covers of books underneath.

Book 1: Kind of Sort of Fine by Spencer Hall. Text reads: THEME: Finding your place after mental health struggles

Book 2: Unnecessary Drama by Nina Kenwood. Text reads: Setting: First year university in Australia.

Book 3: Then Everything happens at once by M-E Girard. Text reads: Messy emotions: Attraction to your unattainable BFF.

Title: Opening
Text:
Lucy was the last of them to arrive at the house. She had warned the others that she wouldn’t be able to make it until after the movers had been and gone. Not that she was busy. But just the thought of having to deal with all of the coming and going and the mess and the directing of strangers, and… well, she hadn’t had to explain her reasons to Jaime or Robin. And once Will had secured possession of the room with exterior access, he hadn’t particularly cared what anyone else was going to be doing on the day.

At the foot of the driveway, Lucy stopped, staring up at her new residence. It was two-storey, large for a uni student share house, but she knew it would feel smaller once Robin started to fill it with all his friends. Their friends. Another thing for Lucy to get used to.

The exterior was plain, bare brick. Robin had threatened to have it painted in murals, but knowing him, he’d forgotten about that already. There was a small garden that would probably be dead soon as none of them had wanted to take responsibility for it when they’d tried to assign chores. And the letterbox, a slight thing that had been cemented in on a lean because, for some reason, Robin and Will had insisted on putting it in themselves.

It was familiar in the way that it was a place Lucy had been to a number of times, but it didn’t feel like home. She didn’t feel like she was coming home. At what point did a house feel like a home and not some place you were visiting and could leave?

Sophia Escajeda @author15se.bsky.social · 2w ago

"The queen tilts her head, and for a moment, I think she recognizes me. I hold my breath. Does she see me? The girl she’s abandoned and left to rot?" She in fact, does not... SINS OF LEVARIA, an adult historical fantasy. #questpit #A #Q #HF #F #amquerying

Ange | Author A. M. Shilling @gunsmile.bsky.social · 2w ago

THE HEART IS A WEAPON Ten years after her death and disappearance, a vampire must choose between the tender past she left behind and the seductive promises of the future. Both have her heart. Which one will she betray? #QuestPit #W #A #H #DR

[The background is an image of three pomegranates, one of which is cut in half, showing seeds. The image is tinted a dark pink fading into black.]

A Reader's Guide to THE HEART IS A WEAPON

TROPES
- toxic vampire lovers
- age gap romance
- found family (sort of)
- siblings on opposing sides
- unreliable narrator
- predator/prey imagery
- humanity vs. monstrosity
- conflicting identity
- love as a choice

PITCH
Ten years after her death and disappearance, a vampire must choose between the tender past she left behind and the seductive promises of the future. Both have her heart. Which one will she betray?

COMPS
- MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER by Oyinkan Braithwaite
- HANNIBAL
- INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE
- THE LESSER DEAD by Christopher Buehlman

Alex Larkspur 💛📚🌻@applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 2w ago

#QuestPit 🌷Flower Fairy WIP 🧚 🪻 MM Fantasy Romance 🪻 Fairy x Gardener 🪻 Sweet Garden Setting 🪻 Healing and Growing 🪻 Grumpy Fairy 🪻 Patient Gardner 🪻 Love in Many Forms 🪻HEA #W #A #F #RF

Over a background of chicory flowers: FLOWER FAIRY WIP - Cozy Fantasy Romance
SNIPPET: The human let out a long, low whistle, surveying the garden. Chicory felt a swell of pride for a moment. Yes, human, look upon his garden and see the beauty! See the wonder! Look at all the hard work Chicory put in! All the plants, bugs, and animals are so well cared for! The garden is a wonder! A masterpiece! A—
“What a mess!” The human laughed, running a gloved hand through his hair. “They weren’t kidding about it being a fixer-upper. Oh well, I wanted a project. The gods provide.”
Chicory was stunned for a moment, too shocked to do anything but watch as the human turned back towards the cottage. Then anger boiled through him, burning him up like he had been laying in the sun at the height of summer.
How dare he? How dare this interloper… this stranger… this… this… this human come to Chicory’s garden and insult it like that? The garden was not a mess! It was not as neat as some gardens, granted, but Chicory had been taking very good care of it. He was proud of this garden.
TROPES: 🪻 MM Fantasy Romance
🪻 Fairy x Gardener
🪻 Sweet Garden Setting
🪻 Healing and Growing
🪻 Grumpy Fairy
🪻 Patient Gardner
🪻 Love in Many Forms
🪻HEA
BLURB: Chicory the Flower Fairy has lived in the garden all on his own for years. And his garden is perfectly fine, thank you very much! It may be a little overgrown, but it’s his home. His solitary existence is disrupted by the arrival of Silas Glenn, a human farmer who wants to “fix” Chicory’s garden. Chicory will have to learn to get along with Silas for the sake of the garden, and perhaps for the sake of his own heart.
A picture of gardening tools

Rhiannon Purchon @rhiannonpurchon.bsky.social · 2w ago

WHERE ALL VILE CREATURES GO NA ROMANTASY PALADINS GRACE X ASSISTANT TO THE VILLAIN 🌿chaotic, morally black changeling anti-heroine 🌿insufferably lawful white knight hero 🌿 welsh folklore inspired magic 🌿 one horse, one blanket, one campsite? 🤪 Querying late 2026 🤫 #W #NA #R #SFF #QUESTPIT

Paris Vivian @parisvivian.myatproto.social · 2w ago

The Gift of Gloves 🧤 When Taigex discovers a way for her kind to protect their tentacled tongues, the sudden selfishness of her valley’s ruler might ruin everything. • Alien POV 👽 • Stone Age setting 🪨 • Tree worm slime tech 🪱 • Anti-bioessentialism • The harm of silence 😶 #QuestPit #SF #A #LGBT

A digital drawing of an alien with an emu-ish body shape, purple fur with white spots on the back, and gold eyes with rectangular pupils. She is rearing up and smiling triumphantly, her long multiply-split tongue sticking out of her mouth. Her tongue has a translucent glove on it. Behind her is a dark sky with a flash of lightning.

Jamie Strube @jamiestrube.bsky.social · 2w ago

She is mortal in a realm where magic wielders are persecuted. He is a Fae lord who has hunted for her across the realms. Now she must find a way to unbind her power and her memories before darkness consumes the world — and before he loses her forever. #questpit #Q #A #F #RF

A silhouette of a nightingale on a crescent moon. Book title: THE LAST NIGHTINGALE 104 thousand words, adult romantic fantasy

Silhouette of a howling wolf with text: When a street-smart spy forms a dangerous alliance with a mysterious Fae lord, she uncovers a buried identity and a power that could save the realms from darkness— if she can survive the mad king hunting her, the magic threatening to consume her, and the would-be goddess who has been waiting for her for a very, very long time. THE LAST NIGHTINGALE is a story of self-discovery, unrequited love, and giving everything for a better world.

Silhouette of male lion head with text: Perfect for fans of: One-Bed Rooms, Shifting Immortals, Fated Mates, Found Family, Snarky Banter, Discovered Identity

Silhouette of Mockingbird on branch, behind three images of book covers. Text: Comps

Rebecca I.O @rebeccaio.bsky.social · 2w ago

HANDMAID’S TALE MEETS NORSE MYTHOLOGY? And a pushover with anger issues that has been bred to save them all from extinction? Say no more. 🥀FMC bred to lead 🥀Diminishing magic 🥀Found family 🥀Female rage #Q #A #RF #DF #QuestPit

brittney is querying🔮✨@brittneyjoan.bsky.social · 2w ago

THE LOVE OF MY AFTERLIFE x CHARMED 🔮 A selfish psychic is challenged by her spirit guides to finally see the otherworldly connection with her (very platonic) best friend or risk losing her gifts — forever 🪄 #QuestPit #Q #A #R #PN #S

Purple/pink ombre zodiac background with gold at the top. Small golden page break, with the book title in ombre yellow/orange DEATH TO THE LOVERS AND THE FOOL over top of clouds in the middle. Text under the title: 84k Speculative Romcom by Brittney Joan, Agent's Guide. Two deep plum tarot cards in the bottom left, one with a sun and one with an eye.

Purple/pink ombre zodiac background with gold along the sides. THE PITCH . Pitch in a sans-serif font: Jade Lockwood is the Midwest’s most in-demand tarot reader, with a months-long waitlist and a reputation for channeling both the cards and the dead. She’s built a thriving metaphysical shop, but she’s also emotionally checked out, allergic to commitment, and hiding her feelings for her (very platonic) best friend, Elliot. When she blows off an unscheduled, desperate client for margaritas, a woman shows up the next day and refuses to leave until Jade reads for her—only to reveal herself as Jade’s spirit guide. Her ultimatum: complete a series of increasingly personal tarot-based tasks or suffer dire consequences. As the lessons force Jade to confront the feelings she’s avoided for years, she’s faced with an impossible choice—her connection to the spirit realm or the person she loves. And her inability to decide might just magically drive Elliot into another woman's arms...

Purple/pink ombre zodiac background with gold along the sides. THE VIBES at the top of the page in ombre yellow/orange text. Two polaroid images of the TV shows “Charmed” and “Sabrina the Teenaged Witch” as comparative media at the top. Golden page break. Four crystal balls in the middle with star circles pointing to a specific comparative book title with the image. The first, Friends to Lovers, pointing to “This Spells Love” by Kate Robb. The second, Meddling Spirit Guides, pointing to “The Love of My Afterlife” by Kirsty Greenwood. The third, Raw Look at Grief, pointing to “The Seven Year Slip” by Ashley Poston. The fourth, Plus-Size FMC, pointing to “Zom Rom Com” by Olivia Dade.

Same background as others. OPENING PAGE at the top. Writing sample: the page in ombre yellow/orange text. Two deep plum tarot cards in the top corners, one with a sun and one with an eye. Golden page break. Then, the following text in Times New Roman inside of a white-colored, rounded-corner box: Death is staring at me.
Rather, the Death card is staring at me for the third time this reading. I can’t possibly hide it from my regular client, Frannie, again. She’s been on a journey of rebirth for a while and is at the precipice. The precipice of a mental breakdown or a breakthrough is yet to be determined.
I arrange the cards, taking in Death, The Tower, and Eight of Pentacles in reverse. When I shift the spread, the navy celestial tablecloth snags on my nail, toppling over a labradorite curvy goddess carving. Biting my cheek, I flip another. Five of Swords. Shit.
“What? What’s wrong? Why are you making that face? That’s never a good face.” Frannie’s round, hazel eyes are filled with what I’ve come to know as anticipatory terror.
Poor thing is an anxious wreck. I’m trying to guide her, not send her into a doom spiral about her life. “You know these cards aren’t omens or premonitions. They’re pillars of guidance, leading you along your path. This one…” I sigh, cracking my knuckles, rings scraping against my dry skin. I have got to restock my lotion. Eleven minutes left on the timer and twenty to my last client. Maybe I’ll stop by Sephora before dinner.
“Jade?”
Oh, right. The reading. I shake my head. “The Death ca—”
“Death? Please, no. Anything but Death.”
“The Death card,” I repeat, “means your cycle is ready to renew. Paired with The Tower? Well, it’s time. Your spirit guides aren’t waiting for you to feel ready—they’re pushing you over the edge. This is rock bottom. Know what’s on the other side is a brighter version of you.”
We’ve hit rock bottom over our last three readings, but maybe this time will stick. [cont]

Elissa Grossell Dickey @elissadickey.bsky.social · 2w ago

THE HUNTING PARTY + KNIVES OUT, but make it haunted A reunion on the Irish coast. A 20-year-old murder. One angry entity out for justice - and revenge. 🖤 Toxic friendships 🖤 Enemies to lovers 🖤 Gothic vibes 🖤 Murder mystery 🖤 Isolated setting #Questpit #A #H #T #R #Q

a collage of dark photos including a beach, a ghost in a chair, women dancing, a Gothic window, a couple embracing, a woman looking scared and a woman in the water

Noor is ✨️Querying & Drafting✨️@n-a-writes.bsky.social · 2w ago

💥CULLING Agent's guide💥 They pretended her homeworld destruction was an accident, not knowing that the entire galaxy is next on the chopping block. 🌌Queernorm world 🌌Chaos Crew 🌌A secret older than the galaxy 🌌And an impossible enemy #QuestPit #A #SF #Q

AMaskley @amaskley.bsky.social · 2w ago

Natural Neon / speculative / ALTERED CARBON X STATION 11: 🌺 Tropical cyberpunk vibes - hot, hot, hot ;) 🔪 F*cked up characters 🦾 Androids & Swamp Cults ⌛️ Nonlinear timelines that all tie together 📚 Literary leaning 90k words. Agent Guide📌 #QuestPit #A #Q #S #D #U

Rosie || R&Q Editing @rosie-j-potter.bsky.social · 2w ago

✅1 pining pro-QB ✅1 grumpy jilted sports-hating artist ✅1 charity Valentine's auction & matchmaker grandma ✅1 damning high school sketchbook full of QB & his hands Will this love bloom like Monet water lilies or will there be a flag on the play? ✨Award winner✨ #QuestPit #Q (soon)

A football player in uniform holding a football. A woman painting an easel. A background of two people kissing in the sunset.

He falls first. Opposites attract. Secret infatuation. Slow burn. NFL golden boy Kent Whitfield. Jilted artist Zoey Wylde. A Bid on Love, a novel by Rosie J. Potter. Will love bloom like Monet’s water lilies? Or will there be a flag on the play?

Maggie award winner. Querying Soon.

Rebecca I.O @rebeccaio.bsky.social · 2w ago

When extinction is imminent, Astrid wins the gods' favor by performing an immoral ritual to save their empire. But when magic fights back, she must decide whether to become their weapon, or defy the gods who soon reveal they will stop at nothing to survive. #Q #A #RF #DF #QuestPit

Rhiannon Purchon @rhiannonpurchon.bsky.social · 2w ago

WHERE ALL VILE CREATURES GO 🌿⚔️🧚 An insufferably lawful knight agrees to deliver a wayward changeling maiden back to her home in the Netherrealm if she fights her wicked nature and attempts goodness, however, if she strikes him three times, he will kill her himself. #W #NA #R #SFF #QUESTPIT

sierramoeykens.bsky.social @sierramoeykens.bsky.social · 2w ago

In an alternate, magical Regency era, Lucy Korvas must hide her "improper" wings from high society while finding a cure for her curse, or she will be transformed into a crow forever. 📖 Pride & Prejudice x 🐦‍⬛ Howl's Moving Castle x 🪷 Graceling #Questpit #Q #YA #HFR #F #RF #HF #R #HR

A woman with large black wings attached to her shoulder blades.
Text: Pluck by Sierra Moeykens. Pride & Prejudice x Howl's Moving Castle x Graceling

An illustrated lady in a Regency era dress with large black wings over a ballroom background.

Text: The Pitch
Nineteen-year-old Lucy Korvas has worse problems than complying with high society’s tedious etiquette — she must steal a diamond necklace from the Duchess of Thistal, or her cursed father will perish.
In an alternate, magical Regency era where ladies and gentlemen with improper magic are shunned from high society, Lucy Korvas has hidden a pair of giant, unladylike crow wings beneath her dresses for years, but tonight she risks exposing them to save her cursed father. She needs that diamond necklace to afford his cure. How dastardly it is, then, when she discovers soft-spoken Lord Simon pilfering his own mother’s jewelry first.
But when Lucy and Simon are cursed while trying to steal the necklace, Lucy slowly transforms into a crow and Simon starts dissolving into flower petals. Lucy must find a cure while posturing as the presentable, composed lady that she isn't before she loses her cursed father, the shy gentleman she's becoming smitten with, and her humanity.

Three transparent symbols, a heart, a scroll, and a banner, with lists in each symbol. The background is a photo of white feathers.

Text: Romance. Slow-burn & Yearning. Cinnamon Roll x Chaotic Flirt. Touch-Starved. He Falls First. Historical. Witty Regency banter. Literal Ladybird (she's transforming into a crow). Dukes, Duchesses, and Pirates. Fantasy. Repressed Magic. Curses. Magical flowers with restorative properties.

Three book covers with an arrow under each of them describing their properties. The background is a photo of a lotus.

Text: Comps. A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting by Sophie Irwin. Dry humor and witty voice. Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater. Accessible, creative world-building & magic. A Fragile Enchantment by Allison Saft. Regency romance with an abundance of yearning.

Stephanie Winter @wintersleep85.bsky.social · 2w ago

NAUSICAÄ X FF7 Hana is sure she’s the chosen one, even if her magic is resisting her and the previous chosen one insists she isn’t. But if it isn’t her destiny, then no one can save the world from poisonous dark magic, endless wars, and powerful demons. #Questpit #A #F #Q

Dark forest. An agent's guide to The Blessing Returned. Adult fantasy. 98,000 words.

Dark forest. Pitch. Idealistic Hana Hahl lives in a world that is slowly dying after a failed quest to bring back magic. The only ones left with power are self-serving royals and dark mages, while desperation has given rise to an anti-magic order. Caught up in a mystical event, Hana is blessed with an immense power that could restore nature to the world. As Hana struggles to control the overwhelming force, Lady Kalyn Nossi, the only known survivor of the disastrous quest, directs her to the one person who can help her. Matthias Azel, the failed chosen one, reluctantly agrees to teach Hana while concealing his past from her. Accompanied by Kalyn and a charismatic prince with a dangerous secret, they journey to seek answers about Hana’s destiny. They fend off demonic threats and the anti-magic forces as Hana struggles with magic that seems to resist her and a growing fear that the world isn’t meant to be saved.

A dark forest. Snippet. She took a cautious step forward, unaware she was in a spectral form. Little drops of shimmering light followed her path, dissolving into the ground. “But this has to be a sign?” Grass grew where the light fell, delicate bits of nature that should be impossible. “Maybe it’s returning!”
The young woman spoke with such bright reverence as if life was a fairy tale and magic was all they needed for a happy ending. It was as if she couldn’t see the shadows approaching her. The inevitable death.
“Magic should never return.”
After speaking those words, he sprang forward and shoved her away from the shadows. Pain rocked him as soon as he touched her. The scorching mystical agony tore a scream out of him, but it kept her away from the unearthly menace, and the shock did what he intended.
Sent him back to his body.

A dark forest. Comps. Nausicaä. One Dark Window. The Starless Crown. Godkiller. Final Fantasy VII Remake. Tropes. Chosen One (s)? Ecofantasy. Dieselpunk. Grumpy/Sunshine. 1930s vibes. Love triangle. LGBTQIA+ rep. Cynical mentor. Dying world. Found family.

Sadie A Lindgren @sadiealindgren.bsky.social · 2w ago

A “Princess & the Pea” Retelling for adults who grew up on Shannon Hale & Gail Carson Levine and still comfort-binge THE PRINCESS BRIDE. 💚 Neurodivergent FMC 🌱 Plant-based magic 🇸🇪 Swedish folklore 📜 1790s Scandinavia 📖 Standalone Querying late 2026 #questpit #W #A #F #RF #HF

W.S. Vock @authorwsvock.bsky.social · 2w ago

ALMOST & NEVERMORE / 107k Adult Romantasy ⚔️👑✨ 💥 SHIELD OF SPARROWS x METAL SLINGER 🖤Princess + Guard Forbidden Romance 👁️Secrets & Lies 💪Sassy & Capable FMC 🩹PTSD & Anxiety Rep 🌎Unique World & Magic 🌶️Plot + Spice #QuestPit #Q #A #RF #R #F

An Agent's Guide to Almost & Nevermore
107k Words - Adult Romantasy
Image shows the Almost & Nevermore title surrounded by falling feathers, burnt pages, and fire embers.

The Pitch
Princess Fwen Volis has survived this long by keeping the dark secrets of her past buried. But when she’s exiled to a distant, loveless marriage, the forbidden attraction brewing between her and her charismatic new guard threatens to unearth everything she’s kept hidden.
Image shows the FMC and MMC in a moment of romantic tension. The flame embers rise from the bottom.

Mood Board
Top row images: a crown leaning on a dagger, a woman with large white wings, a man and woman embracing in the sunset, a female figure sharpening blades, a bull skull backlit by red light
Bottom row images: a yellow moon surrounded by dark clouds, female hands clutching a sword in front of a fire, a statue of a male and female angel kissing, trees silhouetted by the night sky.

Comps & Tropes
Images of the book covers of Gild, Shield of Sparrows, and Metal Slinger surrounding by the following tropes: Physical Magic, Dangerous Secrets, Banter & Tension, Plot + Spice, Unique World, Twists & Turns, Competent & Capable FMC.

Sera Hale @serahale.bsky.social · 2w ago

THE SERPENT AND THE WINGS OF NIGHT x DAUGHTER OF NO WORLDS: A traumatized light mage and a protective warrior enter an uneasy alliance to save her daughter from a divine order—and find a love worth tearing down gods for. #QuestPit #A #R #F #W #Editing