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Fantasy writer/reader + cdrama fangirl Chinese-English Rep: Alex Land at Mad Woman Literary Reader at Small Wonders / Smoochpit '25 Mentor / SFWA/Codex chezzalee.com

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Chezza@chezza.bsky.social · 7d ago

So very excited to have my short story about unconventional fox spirits in this issue of Beneath Ceaseless Skies!!

Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine@bcsmagazine.bsky.social · last wk.

BCS #463 ebook is out early today at @weightlessbooks.bsky.social & Kindle Store and for subscribers, featuring stories of shapeshifters and humanness by Richard Parks and Chezza Lee, behind cover art by Tyler Edlin. weightlessbooks.com/fiction/bene... www.amazon.com/Beneath-Ceas...

ziqing@ziqingpan.bsky.social · 2w ago

Hi #questpit! Introducing WORK IN PROGRESS 💌 childhood nemeses to lovers 🏮 set in taiwan! (night markets, coastal views, and yummy food) 🎨 pretty paintings and lies 🫂 complicated family dynamics and found family ❣️ 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU meets CRAZY RICH ASIANS #Q #R #A #WF

First slide of deck with the following text: An agent’s guide to WORK IN PROGRESS by Ziqing Pan. Adult contemporary romance with women’s fiction crossover completed at 83K words. Sunset background with a couple sitting by the waterOne-line pitch: A struggling ex-artist must plan an exhibition with her infuriating childhood nemesis in Taiwan, all while hiding the truth about her failed career.Comp titles: Lauren Kung Jessen’s Yin Yang Love Song (for the cultural richness and complicated family dynamics), Jessica Joyce’s You, with a View (for the nemeses to lovers tension), Lily Chu’s The Comeback (for the witty banter), and the movie Crazy Rich Asians (for the Asian-setting, specifically Taiwan)Tropes: nemeses-to-lovers, forced proximity, opposites attract, he falls first Themes: quarter-life crisis and self-discovery, self-doubt and fear, change vs. tradition, unconditional love Pictures in mood board: woman painting by the window, a couple kissing, painting set-up, a man writing notes, and a picture of a couple with flowers
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.
Chezza@chezza.bsky.social · 2w ago

Bluebeard x Obsession x Chinese mythology A courtesan goes to an immortal's palace to reclaim her emotions, but discovers the palace has seven disfigured women hidden in the shadows...and they all look exactly like her. 🔥 #questpit #AG #DF #A

Moodboard for TO POSSESS THE FLAME, an adult dark fantasy novel. Featuring ancient Chinese buildings, a woman holding a mask, a plate of food, a fan, a locked door, medicinal jars, and a woman in red.
Chezza@chezza.bsky.social · 4w ago

Short fic updates!✨ So excited to share that my flash, "Inheritance," about a girl and a wishing tree, is forthcoming in Cast of Wonders! AND "The Heart of the Fox Spirit," about a woman who meets an unconventional fox spirit in a tavern, is forthcoming in Beneath Ceaseless Skies! 🎉

Graphic with lights on a tree and red paper talismans. Text reads: Inheritance. Flash fiction / family trauma / generational wisdom / wishing trees. Forthcoming in Cast of Wonders.Graphic of an old Chinese tavern and a fox figure at a temple. Text reads: The Heart of the Fox Spirit. Deconstructed myth / unreliable families / standards of beauty. Forthcoming in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
Small Wonders@smallwondersmag.com · 5mo ago

Welcome to the Small Wonders Subscription Drive! We've been hard at work behind the scenes working to bring you ✨fancy things✨! But first, lets talk about subscriptions - why we need 'em and what you get with them... 1/10

Chezza@chezza.bsky.social · 5mo ago

HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY to my dearest @authortrmoore.bsky.social! Her gorgeous, deeply emotional debut, THE GODS MUST BURN, is now out in the world! If you like eco-fantasy, books about trauma and healing, forest settings, and a slow-burn romance, this one is for you! 🌲🐺🦌

Trope map for THE GODS MUST BURN by T.R. Moore
Chezza@chezza.bsky.social · 6mo ago

新年快乐! Happy Chinese New Year! 春节快乐! Happy Spring Festival! Happy Lunar New Year! Most importantly, wishing everyone a year of peace, safety, good health, luck, and prosperity. Sending virtual 红包🧧🪙 to you all 😘🎆🐎🎊

Chezza in a red shirt holding red new year envelopes
Chezza@chezza.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Sharing some cute lil character art from my book, A FATE WOVEN IN STARLIGHT!! I love these babies so much ❤️❤️ Art by hisurii on Vgen!

Artwork of a woman in a pink dress smiling, with ribbons in her hair and pink flowers in the background.Artwork of a man with long hair in blue robes, smiling and holding out his hand, with pink flowers in the background.
Millie Sun@milliesun.bsky.social · 6mo ago

HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS x A SONG TO DROWN RIVERS She planned to be the terror in his life. He planned to ignore her. Neither planned on saving a crumbling empire from a tyrant—or falling in love. 91K-word adult fantasy romcom / Smoochpit '25 mentee #questpit #A #RF #Q

moodboard for Lady Han's Manual for Matrimonial Mayhem showing plum blossoms; a man fighting in bamboo forest; a view of a Chinese palace through red gates; a woman with a death stare; a man with a serious displeased look; moon-gate looking into a Chinese garden with a pavillion on the pond; a man kissing a woman's neck intimately; Chinese calligraphy and brush pen
Chezza@chezza.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I have had the honour to work with Millie on this book through SmoochPit and I can't tell you enough how talented she is and how much I love this book!! ❤️❤️❤️ It's SO GOOD 🔥

Millie Sun@milliesun.bsky.social · 6mo ago

A cunning prankster plots against her lord husband and ends up saving the empire in a fantasy romcom version of A SONG TO DROWN RIVERS X HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS 😈 unlikeable heroine ⚔️ enemies-to-power couple 💑 marriage of convenience 🔥 slow-burn & low spice #questpit #Q #A #RF #agentsguide

Agents guide for Lady Han's Manual for Matrimonial Mayhem, 91K adult fantasy romcom, revised through SmoochPit 2025 mentorship
Small Wonders@smallwondersmag.com · 6mo ago

This is a season of grief and struggle. Today we're going to share a long list of stories and poems - of hope, of not just surviving but thriving, of resistance, of unexpected kindness and connection in the midst of darkness. Save these up for when you need them. 1/16

Laura Blackwell@pronouncedlahra.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Now with emphatic punctuation: My story "Breathing Night" appeared in the SIMULTANEOUS TIMES podcast in 2025, narrated by Jean-Paul Garnier of @spacecowboybooks.bsky.social! It's nominated in the "Other" category for the Critter Readers Poll! Voting is open through 1/14! critters.org/predpoll/sho...

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Laura Blackwell@pronouncedlahra.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Last year was busy with other things, and I had just one story out: "Breathing Night," in the SIMULTANEOUS TIMES podcast from @spacecowboybooks.bsky.social. Somehow it got nominated for a Critters Award? And voting is open for a few more days? critters.org/predpoll/sho...

Chezza@chezza.bsky.social · 7mo ago

My wuxia fem rage short story, "The First Woman of the Qingyan Sect," is out now in the @awwlitmag.bsky.social Into the Dark anthology! This anthology is jam packed with amazing dark fantasy stories by so many talented authors, and I'm delighted to be in such good company. ⚔️🧟‍♂️

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Chezza@chezza.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I wrote A FATE WOVEN IN STARLIGHT inspired by Daughter of the Moon Goddess, Cowherd and Weaver Girl, and my own love for cdramas ❤️ It's my love letter to the stories I've adored over the years that punched me right in the heart. Just some graphics because I haven't posted here in a while😘

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Chezza@chezza.bsky.social · 9mo ago

New art for my wip just dropped and I am SO IN LOVE 😍 I'm still drafting and aiming to finish first draft by end of Nov. My little wip with soul dualism, obsession, jealousy, and elemental immortals finally has some art YAY🥹🎉 Art by CianCyan on VGen !✨

Art by CianCyan featuring a woman dancing in pink flowing hanfu while holding a fan. Behind her are the silhouettes of two men, one with a topknot and the other with a ponytail. Golden light shimmers across the scene.
Chezza@chezza.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Here's how much I wrote the first week of November! Trying to finish the first draft of my latest project by the end of this month 💪 Wish me luck!

Photo of woman in purple sweater. Text reads: How much I wrote the first week of NovemberTotal word count 13,540 from Nov 1 to Nov 7.
Rosa Suzanne@rosasuzanne.bsky.social · 9mo ago

When Jude returns to her hometown after a decade away, she thinks the worst things she'll face are the people she left behind. But when she accidentally sets loose a reality-twisting monster, she must rally her former friends to stop their town from being erased from existence. #QuestPit #A #F #W

A collage of images displaying the vibe of what this book pitch is about. Some of the images depict stone walls with wooden fences, tables in the middle of grassy fields, the seaside and cats sleeping atop books. Hidden views and lots of cozy cottages. Text reads: For fans of • Starling House • Practical Magic • Spells for Forgetting Small seaside town • Cottagecore • Small magics • Nightmare monster • Childhood friends to reluctant allies to found family • Crumbling realityA second collage of images displaying the vibe of what this book pitch is about. Some of the images depict seaside towns, gods swimming, a couple dancing on the sea shore, a misty hill too and lots of cozy looking cottages.