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Emily Lazar

@emilylazarwrites.bsky.social

I am a professional communicator and storyteller with a love of nostalgia and fun facts Adult epic fantasy with morally grey women and brutal politics Querying: Blood Between Sisters WIP: Don't Call The Plumber

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ShannonReault@shannonreault.bsky.social · 4mo ago

FRUIT OF SPOILED SEED CIRCE x BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN Rowan’s dream of training at Typhon Academy is becoming a nightmare as her magic and body succumb to chronic pain. Desperate for a cure, every path she takes reveals darker clues & they lead closer to home than she ever imagined #QuestPit #W #DF

A graphic with the novel title (fruit of spoiled seed by Shannon Reault) and a mini synopsis, followed by a list of featured elements of the book. The background of the graphic is a red and white mushroom. The text is as follows: After concluding her first year of training at Typhon Academy with a record-breaking performance at the Spring Exhibition, Rowan Wildes is changing the perception of female Corpian Witches on Ouros Island. But when her magic inexplicably weakens, leaving relentless pain in its wake, she is forced to return for her second year at Typhon with physical and magical deficiencies which, if discovered, put her future in the High Priest’s Service at risk. Determined to stop her deterioration, she discovers her jaded training nemesis, Taran, has turned to forbidden sigil magic to seek his revenge. Willing to stop at nothing to reverse the damage Taran inflicted, she embarks on a desperate search to uncover his dirty work, unearthing a buried history of malevolent witchcraft, and the unfortunate fate of the women who fell victim to it. When Rowan is forced to face the reality of her condition and decide between saving her reputation and exposing the ugly truth, she takes matters into her own hands, and it just might cost her her life. Featuring: Disability representation Diverse characters Found family Romance subplot Magic system based on real pagan practices and the natural world A graphic with the title Fruit of Spoiled Seed, followed by a blurb and three comp titles. The graphic has a map background, with smoke and icons of a dagger, a potion, a feather, and a candle. The text is as follows: An academic dark fantasy where patriarchal society, government corruption, and internalized misogyny highlight the reality of living as a disabled woman through a speculative lens, and the grief, pain, and rage that come with it. For fans of… Wayward (female rage) Circe (nature based magic) Blood Over Bright Haven (flawed protagonist) A graphic titled Favorite Quotes with quotes from the novel. The graphic is on a map background decorated with a goat sketch and flower petals. The text reads as follows: “The snap of the neck was soft and swift, like a peck on the lips.” “How many more women must die before you learn no man can create divinity?” “Our hips moved like rolling tides, a rhythmic stringed instrument pulled by the moon.” “I knew what the ritual demanded of me. I could feel Hecate’s presence peering through the peep-hole stars, waiting for me to do something worth her while. I cradled the final petal in my blood stained palm. It looked so innocent with its baby soft skin, curling into a swaddle at the edges.” “He leaned against the desk with the nonchalance of the seasoned philosopher, his broad leather-worn hands fanning through the parchments with a dexterity they looked too strong for.” A graphic that says “Sounds like…” with six phone screenshots of songs on Spotify. The graphic has a background of marble with scrapbook style decoration. The songs include: “Hunter - the cacophony” Paris Paloma “Us and Pigs” Sofia Isella “Woman is a Tree” The Last Dinner Party “Monolith” Phidel “Everybody Scream” Florence and the Machine “the fruits” Paris Paloma
EJTwriter | Emi T@ejtwriter.bsky.social · 4mo ago

When Eleanor is forced to crash her plane near an Antarctic science station, she’s the only one who knows what went wrong. Now 18 months later, she escapes to the Smoky Mountains looking for absolution and Julian, the scientist she spent 6 frozen months falling in love with. #questpit #A #R #MY #Q

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Elina@ekumra.bsky.social · 4mo ago

He lives under a stolen name in the country he built — married to the droid he made on a kitchen floor, who he knows by the five millimeters between her fingers. The morning she begins to dream, she dreams a name no one taught her. #questpit #W #A #LF #S #U

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ShannonReault@shannonreault.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Ever wondered why we call our planet Mother Earth? Just think about how we treat our women. The atmospheric prose of Circe meets the corruption of Blood Over Bright Haven in this dark academia fantasy where feminine rage has catastrophic consequences – but who could blame her? #QuestPit #W #DF

A graphic with the novel title (fruit of spoiled seed by Shannon Reault) and a mini synopsis, followed by a list of featured elements of the book. The background of the graphic is a red and white mushroom. The text is as follows: After concluding her first year of training at Typhon Academy with a record-breaking performance at the Spring Exhibition, Rowan Wildes is changing the perception of female Corpian Witches on Ouros Island. But when her magic inexplicably weakens, leaving relentless pain in its wake, she is forced to return for her second year at Typhon with physical and magical deficiencies which, if discovered, put her future in the High Priest’s Service at risk. Determined to stop her deterioration, she discovers her jaded training nemesis, Taran, has turned to forbidden sigil magic to seek his revenge. Willing to stop at nothing to reverse the damage Taran inflicted, she embarks on a desperate search to uncover his dirty work, unearthing a buried history of malevolent witchcraft, and the unfortunate fate of the women who fell victim to it. When Rowan is forced to face the reality of her condition and decide between saving her reputation and exposing the ugly truth, she takes matters into her own hands, and it just might cost her her life. Featuring: Disability representation Diverse characters Found family Romance subplot Magic system based on real pagan practices and the natural world The text is as follows: An academic dark fantasy where patriarchal society, government corruption, and internalized misogyny highlight the reality of living as a disabled woman through a speculative lens, and the grief, pain, and rage that come with it. For fans of… Wayward (female rage) Circe (nature based magic) Blood Over Bright Haven (flawed protagonist) A graphic with the title Fruit of Spoiled Seed by Shannon Reault, and an excerpt of the opening paragraph. The graphic has a background of green ivy. The text is as follows: At first, Fallon thought she was singing. Of course, he should’ve known better. Any sound with the slightest hint of melody was choked out the moment it touched the acrid air of the subterranean passageways. As the notes grew nearer, slithering towards him through the belly of the dungeon, he came to the logical conclusion. She was screaming, interrupted only by the intermittent pleas for mercy. He wished he could tell her she was wasting her breath, so she might spend the last moments of her life with something more dignified on her lips. Contempt. Disgust. Peace. Silence. Her desperate resistance only sealed her fate. His father loved his prey to fight to the bitter end. Nothing is more powerful than fear, he always said, and Fallon believed him. Because even though he was not yet eighteen, he knew he’d spend every moment of his life fearing his father. A graphic that says “Sounds like…” with six phone screenshots of songs on Spotify. The graphic has a background of marble with scrapbook style decoration. The songs include: “Hunter - the cacophony” Paris Paloma “Us and Pigs” Sofia Isella “Woman is a Tree” The Last Dinner Party “Monolith” Phidel “Everybody Scream” Florence and the Machine “the fruits” Paris Paloma
@karimecc.bsky.social · 4mo ago

EVEN GODS DIE. Even Gods bleed. Anuki learns it the hard way. She can't save her brother's life or stop the war. She's been exiled to another realm, and the war goddess Sekhmet wants Anuki to free her. If she accepts, she could save her father... or burn out #QuestPit #YA #Q #F

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InkandEmbers@inkandembers.bsky.social · 4mo ago

In a dying kingdom where magic feeds on its people piece by piece—stealing memories, thoughts, and body parts—eighteen-year-old Elowen creates a soulless girl to bargain with the Prince of the Underworld before her brothers become the kingdom’s next sacrifice. #QuestPit #YA #DF #W

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ziqing@ziqingpan.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Hi #questpit! Introducing WORK IN PROGRESS, a contemporary romance with women’s fiction crossover 💌 Nemeses-to-lovers 🧧 Asian-setting (Taiwan!) 🥴 Complicated family dynamics 🎨 Quarter-life crisis ❣️ 10 Things I Hate About You meets Crazy Rich Asians #W #R #A #ownvoices

Work in Progress Title PageONE-LINE PITCH A struggling ex-artist must plan an exhibition with her infuriating childhood nemesis, all while hiding the truth about her failed art career. FULL PITCH After calling it quits on her art career, Iris Tsai takes on a new job at an up-and-coming hotel gallery back in Taiwan...only to find out the hotel is owned by her infuriating childhood nemesis Luke Yang. With no Plan B to fall back on, Iris must work with Luke to plan an exhibition, even if it means putting up with his patronizing attitude and absurd standards. Despite their rocky beginning, an undeniable spark forms between the two. But Luke is under the impression that Iris is living out her lifelong dream of being an artist, and Iris can't bear to tell him the truth. As they blur the line between nemeses and lovers, Iris has to make a choice: conceal her shameful past and never be truly known, or shatter the illusion she’s created and lose Luke’s trust before having a chance at love.Comps: Yin Yang Love Song (cultural richness and complicated family dynamics) You, with a View (nemesis-to-lovers tension and theme of self-discovery), and The Comeback (witty banter)Tropes: nemeses-to-lovers, forced proximity, opposites attract, he falls first Themes: quarter-life crisis and self-discovery, self-doubt and fear, change vs. traditions, and 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