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Lotte is querying

@lottevansande.bsky.social

Querying Just Add Water 🪼 Writing DREAMFLIGHT, my next romcom. Wild Hearts ❤️ Caretaker of 2 horses, 2 cats, some jellyfish and returning volunteer at RWCC 🇿🇦

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Laura Wilding @laurawilding.bsky.social · last mo.

An #agentsguide to THE MOTH HOUSE (formerly known as WITCHY WIP🌘): 🔥 Feminine rage 🌿 Folkloric ritual magic 🩸 Bargains that cost 🖤 Witch x cursed prince 🕯️ Slow burn romance 💀 Morally grey characters 🕸️ Atmospheric prose Character art by the wonderful @yanjisq and @kaelidem

Nicole Ward @authornicoleward.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Thank you @questpit.bsky.social for organizing this event and bringing so many wonderful authors together. Hoping the very best for every author participating today, and I hope this event leaves everyone feeling encouraged and proud of the work they're doing #questpit #agentsguide #Q #A #R #romance

Lotte is querying @lottevansande.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Sharing my newest WIP for the first time for #questpit RIDE IT, MY PONY A dark cowboy romcom where a male stripper wants to take revenge on the rich girl’s family that took his ranch, only to find his mission turning into an obession #A #R #darkromance #W

Lotte is querying @lottevansande.bsky.social · 3mo ago

IN HOT PURSUIT - adult romcom 🐆 he falls first 🐆 forced proximity 🐆 childhood best friends to enemies to lovers 🐆 one tent 🐆 South Africa 🐆 lots of cute animals #questpit #A #R #W

Lotte is querying @lottevansande.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Working on my next conservation romance 🫶 #conservation #romance #writing #wip #amwriting

PilotingSRN @pilotingsrn.bsky.social · 6mo ago

CRIES OF THE AGON In a competition promising its victorious pair their greatest desire, Haley promises to save his soul, while Diarmuid vows to prevent hers from falling apart Juniper & Thorn X Godkiller X The Spear that Cuts Through Water #profilepit #Q #A #dark #mythical #F #R

Neha Yazmin🍉Author | Reader | Dessert Person @nehayazmin.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Meghna wants to graduate high school without any more DRAMA But drama’s EVERYWHERE after friend-turned-enemy Oli begs her to star in a play WAIT she can use the show to reunite her family—the longer it’s broken, the harder it’ll be to repair & she can get revenge on Oli😏 #ProfilePit #YA #R #WIP

FMC Moodboard titled Meghna with six images. An empty classroom with rows of one-seater desks and chairs. A photo of a book and mugs of coffee sitting on a bed. A close-up of a pair of white headphones resting on a book. A young south Asian woman sitting on some stone steps. A young south Asian woman walking out of the woods reading a book. A young south Asian woman posing for a photo with a city background.

A quote from the book We’ll Never Forget by Neha Yazmin, spoken by the FMC Meghna: ‘Laurie says, “A fellow can’t live on books” but I think I could. Books, they fill me.’

Moodboard with 7 images: a teenaged girl and boy smiling at each other while leaning on the rails of a staircase. a young man alone on a beach, head bowed as if sad. A young south Asian woman sitting on some stone steps. A south Asian teenaged girl walking out of the woods reading a book. a young man filming with a digital camera. A close-up of a couple holding hands. The central image is an overhead photo of a desk with a script of Romeo & Juliet on it. The text across the centre of the moodboard reads we’ll never forget”.

The moodboard has the premise of the story written above it, which reads: “Oli wants to shine as Romeo and impress the film agents at the community centre’s Christmas play, desperate to achieve his dreams before it’s too late for his sick mum to see. If only Meghna—the girl the Director insisted on casting as Juliet—could act! His solution: Make Meg fall in love with him for real and wow the crowd. Meg doesn’t date though, and wants revenge on Oli for a past misdemeanour. He will need all his acting talent to win her heart.”

RJ Webb 🦇🏳️‍🌈@authorrjwebb.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The Siren’s Knight: Dragon Song, a sapphic romantasy. Meet Esther: “You are every beautiful thing I have ever known.” 🥀anything for you trope 🐚 soft butch knight 🥀 hidden lineages 🐚 dragon egg 🥀sapphic love from page one 🐚 dark mages and forbidden magic #ProfilePit #A #WIP #R #F #LGBT

A character moodboard of parchment, dragons, and birds with a knight. The text reads Esther Harlowe and then: a stubborn knight with a wound that will not heal, Esther discovers what history tried to erase, the last dragon egg, and becomes the hunted target of forbidden Mages who will stop at nothing to claim it.

Cass @casshabs.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Welcome To Wychlith🖤 An acadamy that trains the next generation of Mages to serve Abel's army. There, combat trials force magic to the surface, victories raises a mage's rank & defeat costs a piece of the mage's soul. #ProfilePit #A #Q #Amwriting

A fantasy world guide page titled “Welcome to Wychlith,” displayed on a digital editing screen. The image is a collage of dark, atmospheric scenes featuring a stormy sky with lightning, a swirling vortex of darkness, flying dragon-like creatures, a shadowy forest, a burning castle, and a black-sand beach.

Text labels describe key elements of the world:

The Darkness consumes color and magic, shown as a swirling storm in the sky
Duirkathi are flying beasts whose dark feathers cast shadows that whisper curses
A dark forest on the west side of Wychlith where creatures lurk, with remaining light beyond it
The Algorithm transports mages to other realms and combat training
The Cage is a battle arena where losing costs a piece of your soul and winning increases rank
Black sand beaches are located on the east side of Wychlith

Red arrows point to different parts of the collage, highlighting each feature. The overall tone is ominous, magical, and dangerous, emphasizing a world where darkness is spreading and survival is uncertain.

A 3x3 collage of fantasy-inspired images. The images include: a table of potions and herbs, a woman with floral elements on her skin, a couple dancing under lights, a glowing cave with water, a burst of golden lightning or magical energy, an older man in dark clothing holding something mystical, a silhouetted figure with branch-like extensions from their arms, a purple-lit forest, and a bright sky with clouds. The overall aesthetic blends magic, nature, romance, and dark fantasy elements.

a character reference sheet with multiple portraits and descriptions arranged in two columns. Each character includes a small image and a paragraph describing their appearance, abilities, and affiliations.

Characters shown:

Isaiah: A young man with a dimpled smile, light blue eyes streaked with gold, medium-length hair, light beard, and tanned skin with golden undertones. Power: Alpha shifter, dominant over other animal shifters.

Raven: A small, eerie figure with gray-black skin, feather-like pixie hair, and crimson eyes. Power: Can shift into a raven; part of Kieran’s clan.

Byrim: A young woman with peach-toned skin and eyes, brown hair streaked with peach. Power: Awakening ability, later revealed as matter alteration.

Roman: A young man with pale, opalescent skin, light hair, and irises resembling opal branches. Power: Highly receptive through touch; part of Kieran’s clan.

Brekka: A ghostlike figure with long white-blue hair and pale skin, giving an ethereal appearance. Power: Air; part of Kieran’s clan.

Vermainious: A man with snake-like features, scaled light brown skin with yellow streaks, curly blonde-orange hair, and yellow eyes. Power: Snake shifter and traveler who can detect deceit; connected to Abel and responsible for Mahdilyn’s death.

Text reads: A glimpse of the Mages of Wychlith
A collage of dark fantasy character and world imagery arranged in a grid. The images include: a horned woman against a red background, a hooded figure in shadow, a glowing magical figure, a pale animal-like humanoid reading a book, and a couple in a field wearing dark, rustic clothing. The middle row includes a split mask representing dual identity and a castle structure. The bottom row shows a tattooed man, a woman in water, a cloaked dark figure, a green-skinned woman with a serpent-like tongue, and a red-haired fairy-like figure. The overall aesthetic blends eerie, magical, and supernatural elements with themes of transformation, identity, and dark fantasy.

Nina Castle @castlemantra.bsky.social · 6mo ago

In future America, HealthCorp's medical lottery is May's best bet at escaping poverty & becoming beautiful enough to win her unrequited love. But when the CEO's disinherited son offers to help her steal the meds, she'll risk not only his betrayal, but her heart. #Q #A #SFF #R #Dystopian #ProfilePit

Sara Duran ✨is AGENTED✨@saraduran.bsky.social · 6mo ago

me 🤝 any excuse to talk about my sons *** ANNIHILATION x BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN two men stranded on a frozen lunar prison outpost develop a tender and terrifying bond as they work together to survive an ancient entity awakening beneath the ice #ProfilePit #SF #R #LGBT #agented

Large text reads “ELIAS” at the top and “JACK” at the bottom.

Left side text (next to Elias):
“it’s dr. fermi, actually
late twenties
entomologist
earth’s lead scientist
speaks french
simp”

Left side text (next to Jack):
“just jack
early thirties
ex-farmer
earth’s exiled criminal
speaks english
bigger simp”

Right side text (tropes list):
“forced proximity
strangers-to-reluctant-allies-to-lovers
opposites attract
slow burn
yearning
unspoken feelings
almost-confessions
we shouldn’t do this
we should definitely do this
hurt/comfort
staying vs. leaving
duty vs. desire
I’d kill for you
I’d die for you
I’d live for you”

Bottom right text:
“@saraduran.bsky.social | rep: matthew valdez
BABEL ON CALLISTO
a queer sci-fi horromance”

Quin Madden @quinmaddenwrites.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Meet Clementine Becker & Saxon Stone from my romantic upmarket fiction ✨ Clementine doesn’t believe she deserves good things. Saxon equates detachment with strength. Hardened by loss, can they hold on to the magic of their inevitable connection on borrowed time? #profilepit #Q #A #R #upmarket

megan witt ✨ is querying YA romance ✨@bymeganwitt.bsky.social · 6mo ago

MEET LEAH & ARCHIE To break her waitlist curse, Leah sets off a quest to address everyone who has made her a second choice, but a school trip to London and a cute British boy lead her to question if her happily ever after lies in her old dreams or new love. #profilepit #ya #r #q

Lotte is querying @lottevansande.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Meet Sedna and Kai from Just Add Water, a STEM romcom where a marine biologist and professional diver have to perform together in mermaid shows to save the aquarium from financial ruin, despite not getting along. #Q #R #NA #A #profilepit

Gabriela St. Luke 📚🤍@gabriela-stluke.bsky.social · 6mo ago

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Lotte is querying @lottevansande.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🪼 hot merman in a tail x 15 🪼 spicy scenes x5 🪼 witty banter 🪼 jellyfish talk 🫶 🪼 marine biologist FMC x1 🪼 hot golden retriever MMC x1 A random moodboard thrown in the mix ✅ An author not knowing what to do for #chaospit x1 #A #R Now querying #Q

LitConnect Technologies @litconnect.bsky.social · 7mo ago

And finally, congratulations to @lottevansande.bsky.social for winning a 1:1 AMA + Query Letter Critique with @nikkigetsliterary.bsky.social 🎊 Lotte, details in your inbox soon!

LitConnect Technologies@litconnect.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Last raffle prize reveal - and it's a great one! Submit through LitConnect during our soft launch and you could win a 1:1 AMA + Query Letter Critique with Nikki Carrero, Assistant Agent at The Rights Factory. Free to join. Starts March 2. #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying

Laura Wilding @laurawilding.bsky.social · 7mo ago

DEEPLY ROOTED 🌿 ✨Light academia ✨Slow burn yearning ✨Botanical university with dark secrets Sharing a fresh moodboard while I'm #RevPitWaiting 🤞🥰

Lotte is querying @lottevansande.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Moodboard time for JUST ADD WATER while #Revpitwaiting 🪼 professional mermaids 🪼 one camper 🪼 golden retriever x black cat 🪼 workplace romance 🪼 forced proximity 🪼 women in STEM THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS X NOT SAFE FOR WORK Send out so many queries yesterday too 🤞 #amquerying #agentguide

B. R. Fontenot is querying 📚☀️🌷🦊@brfontenotwrites.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I've been having a hard time adjusting I had the shiniest wheels, now they're rusting I didn't know if you'd care if I came back I have a lot of regrets about that - this is me trying #SwiftiePitch #Q #A ✨ mental health rep 🖋️ college campus setting 🪾 nature themes 🫀 grief, friendship, guilt

Moodboard with the text

The Stars & the Ghost They Created
"The monster never gets forgiven in fairy tales. I've read enough to know."
Adult/New Adult
Upmarket Contemporary

B. R. Fontenot is querying 📚☀️🌷🦊@brfontenotwrites.bsky.social · 7mo ago

How's one to know/I'd meet you where the spirit meets the bones/In a faith forgotten land In from the snow/Your touch brought forth an incandescent glow/Tarnished but so grand -ivy #SwiftiePitch #f #r #a 📖 intertwined folktales 🔥 destruction vs rebirth ☀️ mysterious love interest ☁️ dreams or truth?

Between Fractures of Light
"When the Sun disappeared, the stars wept.
Adult Romantic Portal
Fantasy

Lotte is querying @lottevansande.bsky.social · 7mo ago

He keeps his word and for once, you let go of your fears and your ghosts - You Are In Love #SwiftiePitch #A #NA #R #Q 🪼 professional mermaids 🪼 one camper 🪼 golden retriever x black cat 🪼 workplace romance 🪼 forced proximity 🪼 women in STEM THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS X NOT SAFE FOR WORK

Ann Rose @annmrose.bsky.social · 7mo ago

There are a lot of #MSWL posts going around and I love that! I just want authors to remember NOT to self reject. Your book doesn’t have to be a perfect match to a MSWL If the agent takes fantasy and you have fantasy take your shot! ❤️ Don’t stress it!

LitConnect Technologies @litconnect.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Here's how to enter the LitConnect soft launch giveaway: 1. Follow us on Bluesky or X 2. Repost this post 3. Join the waitlist (links in comments below) That's it. All four prizes. All entrants eligible. More details on the prizes this week. #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying #AmWriting

Kate Cooper @authorkatecooper.bsky.social · 9mo ago

✨Updated Agent Guide✨ She’s afraid of flying, he’s afraid of falling. When they discover a hitman for hire scheme posing as an airline, they must face their fears together. #BluePit📖 #Q #A #R

Background: top view of a table with 2 sets of hands, a map, a laptop, a camera, notebooks, and pens
Text:
An agent's guide to Overcoming
An 89,000 word adult contemporary romance by Kate Cooper

Background: top view of a table with 2 sets of hands, a map, a laptop, a camera, notebooks, and pens
Text:
Pitch
Journalist Rowan Adams refuses to let the death of her parents define her. Charlie Shaw, a brooding photojournalist, swore off women forever after being left at the altar. Together, they interview the sole survivor of a plane crash and unintentionally uncover the airline's secret purpose as hitmen and a surprising connection to Rowan's parents. Just as they give in to the attraction they've tried to ignore, a threatening email forces Charlie to betray Rowan and destroy her chance at justice for her parents.

Excerpt
Angela releases him, and I get my first look at the photojournalist every woman swoons over. His tan skin contrasts with the light blue of his button-up, the sleeves of which are rolled up to his elbows. His curly black hair and dark stubble give him a rugged look that would make me a little weak in the knees if I wasn’t already sitting.
“I’m so pleased you agreed to join us for this story! This is your partner, Rowan Adams.”
“Pleasure to meet you.” I stand and hold out my hand, forgetting it’s wet from the condensation on the iced latte I set on Angela’s desk.
“Likewise." he gives me the shortest handshake known to man before pulling back and glaring down at his wet palm.
“Sorry! I promise it’s nothing gross. Just water.” I grab my coffee and hold it up to show that I’m not a liar, but it slips out of my hand.
Time slows as the cup tips through the air and the lid pops off. The liquid douses his bag and my favorite flats, and I clap a hand over my mouth, horrified. His expression is less than amused.

Background: top view of a table with 2 sets of hands, a map, a laptop, a camera, notebooks, and pens
Text:
Comps and tropes
Enemies to lovers, forced proximity, workplace romance, second chance at love, fear of loving again, mental health representation
Book covers at bottom of image (from left to right):
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
The Right Move by Liz Tomforde
Marlowe Banks, Redesigned by Jacqueline Firkins

April Appleby @arappleby.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The Poison Chalice Charmed x Shadow hunters x A Touch Of Darkness 90k appx words She must make an alliance with the good guys (Maith). He is the son of the devil. He offers a different alliance. She wants freedom. ❤️ He falls first/harder 🤫 Family secrets 😓 Betrayals #Cupit #A #RF #WIP

Bronwyn @beascotland.bsky.social · 8mo ago

KATABASIS X NETTLE AND BONE: a 79,000 word crossover romantic fantasy where a murdered bride must team up with a Mage-Knight to escape Hell and return to save the living from the clutches of the witch who killed her. #Cupit #RoFa #POC #LGBT #YA #NA #WIP *Image commissioned from @EmArtStew on IG

Art by EmArtStew on Instagram: A digital art drawing of a woman who stands staring off to the side of the camera. She has long loose curly brown hair, brown eyes, and brown skin. She is wearing a medieval style green dress with embellishments, and a necklace complete with golden wedding band.

Kate Cooper @authorkatecooper.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Happy Valentine's Day, and happy #cupit! She's afraid of flying. He's afraid to fall. When they discover a hitman for hire scheme posing as an airline, they must face their fears together. Now querying! 📌Agent Guide pinned #CR #MHR #A #Q #writesky #writingcommunity

top left quote: "I've fallen in love with you, Rowan, and I didn't think that would be possible again after Grace. But it is. I love you."

bottom left quote: "You are worth every ounce of pain and hardship I have been through."

Right text:
Overcoming
An 89,000 word adult contemporary romance
Journalist Rowan Adams refuses to let the death of her parents define her.
Charlie Shaw, a brooding photojournalist, swore off women forever after being left at the altar.
Together, they interview the sole survivor of a plane crash and unintentionally uncover the airline’s secret purpose as hitmen and a surprising connection to Rowan’s parents. Just as they give in to the attraction they’ve tried to ignore, a threatening email forces Charlie to betray Rowan and destroy her chance at justice for her parents.

Morgan is Querying @morgan-writes.bsky.social · 8mo ago

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. Soon, they're torn between following their hearts, or risking everything. #Cupit #CR #A #AmQuerying