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K.L.Crino

@katcrino.bsky.social

🐉YA Fantasy Writer Currently querying my debut ⚔️THE HOUSE OF HANDS⚔️ TikTok: @k.l.crino

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HK Smith | Writer @thehksmith.bsky.social · 6mo ago

the vibes of THE CELESTIAL RING, my #YA dystopian #SFF To defy the memory-devouring machine god who wants to claim her as sacrifice, Vega must: ⚔️Find her lost brother 💔Ally w/ her first heartbreak 🌑Uncover the truth her world was forced to forget #questpit #Q #F #D #amquerying

A dark space fantasy aesthetic mood board with a collage of photos. Vertically down, from the first column:
1. A violet, light-tinged hole framing a violet sky
2. A faint silhouette of a woman beneath colors like the northern lights
3. Two hands reaching towards one another
4. A sci-fi inspired, dark uniform with a high collar
5. A grand stairwell, perhaps a futuristic religious site, with a single silhouette looking up
6. Two romantic silhouettes against a starry night sky
7. A lone figure with a backpack, standing amongst a shroud of sand-colored fog
8. A hand covered in glitter
9. A silhouette standing in front of a blue-lit circular tunnel entrance
10. A black woman with glitter coating her shoulder, just the bottom half of her face is visible, lips tilted slightly up in a smile
11. A black woman screaming
12. A stream of light breaking through dark clouds
13. An eye turned to show only the whites
14. Figures in robes seemingly suspended in mid-air
15. A figure on a black, sleek futuristic looking motorcycle

None of the images are my own. They are all sourced from Pinterest

Sam Zoeller | Writer @samzoellerwrites.bsky.social · 6mo ago

If the main characters from Prophecy Fraud & Other Crimes, my adult romantasy murder mystery novel, had access to the Notes app. #QuestPit #W #A #RF

An imagining of the Notes app for Fallon Mercer, the FMC from Prophecy Fraud & Other Crimes, which is querying in Fall 2026. Her most recent five notes would be:

Lies I’ve told recently (where to even begin)
Things I hate about Reynor (no additional text)
What to wear to coronation (pink dress? Lace?)
Spell ideas (bridge to sneak across to R…)
Doom prophecy (oh gods no one can know a…)

An imagining of the Notes app for Reynor Ambrose, the FMC from Prophecy Fraud & Other Crimes, which is querying in Fall 2026. His most recent five notes would be:

New morning routine (cold shower)
Reasons not to trust my wife (smells too good)
Murder suspects (1. Fallon)
Fallon’s favorite things (hot coffee, grapes, books)
Questions to ask Fallon (what are your hopes and dr…)

Sofia Trepp @sofiatrepp.bsky.social · 6mo ago

IF FEED ME YOUR HEART HAD A MOVIE POSTER! 🫀 Cultish magic 💀 Deadly personality tests 🧌 Scandinavian folklore 🖤 Romance á la OUABH Agent’s guide pinned to profile. WHERE THE DARK STANDS STILL x YOUR BLOOD, MY BONES #YA #F #DF #H #Q #W #QuestPit

A film poster for Feed Me Your Heart, a YA fantasy/romance/horror novel about a girl addicted to magical hearts who has to hunt a water spirit

Alexis ✍🏾@authoredbyalexis.bsky.social · 6mo ago

THE LAMB x MATILDA #questpit When Lucky’s parents starve her of both food and love, it turns Lucky’s hunger into something that yearns for more than she can suppress, which forces her to become dangerously ravenous. 🍽️ 🥀 SWALLOWED SINS #OS #DR #LF #U #A #AG

Hanna Patrick is Querying @hannapatrick.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Convincing you to read COTD using my MC's top 5 nightmare scenarios! When the Lord she’s sworn to protect is poisoned, a headstrong guard reluctantly allies with a loathsome king to find the Holy Grail before the Lord dies or the relic falls into the hands of evil sorcerers. #Q #A #RF #F #questpit

This photo is an enumerated list of what Sebastian's "Top 5 horror movies" or nightmares would be. They are as follows:
1. Forgetting his journal at home
2. Commitment
3. Blondes with sharp tongues and even sharper swords
4. Enemy kingdoms
5. Eternity

The graphic is text laid over a dark background. In the foreground, there is a muscular, shirtless man with dark hair.

This photo depicts a list of what main character Lia's "Top 5 horror movies" or nightmares would be. There is a photo of a woman with curly blonde hair holding a sword in front of a dark background. There is also an enumerated list of her top 5 horror movie situations, which are:

1. Her cousin Maks playing the harp
2. Being the literal chosen one
3. Falling in love with her bff
4. Sebastian Armetta
5. Riddles

This photo depicts a list of what main character Tristan's "Top 5 horror movies" or nightmare scenarios would be. There is a photo of a man with curly light brown/dity blonde hair in front of a dark background.

There is also an enumerated list of his top 5 horror movie situations, which are:
1. Responsibility
2. Being set up on a date by his mother
3. Handsome bartenders from art class
4. A game of cards
5. Picking an outfit for the pub

Sam Zoeller | Writer @samzoellerwrites.bsky.social · 6mo ago

An introduction to the main characters from Prophecy Fraud & Other Crimes, my adult romantasy murder mystery with: 🌱 plant-based magic 🔮 witch prophecy 🖤 morally grey FMC ❤️‍🩹 angsty MMC who yearns 🕵️ flirting by finding murder clues ☕️ magical excellence as a love language #QuestPit #W #A #RF

A mood board for the FMC from Prophecy Fraud & Other Crimes, which is querying in fall 2026. The tone is moody but elegant, with images of a forest canopy, a book, pink fabric, a wildcat, a blonde woman, a crown, a forest fire, a wine glass with fruit beside it, and a woman shushing her lips

A mood board for the MMC from Prophecy Fraud & Other Crimes, which is querying in fall 2026. The tone is angsty and mysterious, with images of a man’s shadowed eyes, a frozen crystal ball, a garden doorway, two knight chess pieces, a man’s hands holding a smoking cigarette, a raven, a dark forest, a dried flower, and breaking glass

Sam Zoeller | Writer @samzoellerwrites.bsky.social · 6mo ago

An #agentsguide to Prophecy Fraud & Other Crimes, my adult romantasy murder mystery 🌱 plant-based magic 🔮 witch prophecy 🖤 morally grey FMC 🕵️ flirting by finding murder clues ☕️ magical excellence as a love language #QuestPit #W #A #RF

An agent’s guide with an image of a girl in a pink dress running into a forest. The guide is for Prophecy Fraud & Other Crimes, an adult, dual-POV, romantasy murder mystery novel, drafted at 92k words. It is querying in fall 2026.

A green forest background with pink text that is titled “The Pitch”:

To escape her cruel father, Fallon Mercer manipulates a prophecy to be chosen as the wife of a witch prince.

But when a spree of murders threatens her new crown, Fallon must find a killer, hide her con from her annoyingly attractive husband, and cheat Fate once more....or watch everything she’s worked for unravel

A green forest background with pink text titled “For Fans Of” with comps for the novel.

- One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig for its lush, moody world and unique magic system
- Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett for its unapologetically ambitious FMC
- the Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley for its wit and banter
- the TV series Bones for its romantically charged investigation

A green forest background with pink text titled “The First Lines”.

Hers: Fallon stares at the slab, attempting, for what is hopefully the last time, not to scowl at a corpse.

His: Prince Reynor Ambrose has not a care in the world. After all, when one has no agency over one’s future, why bother?

Hanna Patrick is Querying @hannapatrick.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Covenant of the Damned (119k rom. fantasy) in microtropes! When the Lord she’s sworn to protect is poisoned, a headstrong guard reluctantly allies with a loathsome king to find the Holy Grail before the Lord dies or the relic falls into the hands of evil sorcerers. #Q #RF #F #A #QuestPit

Cover slide to introduce the microtropes that you can expect to see in "Covenant of the Damned," a 119k romantic fantasy that is now querying. The background is an ethereal oil painting

the microtropes listed are: reluctant allies, only one horse, he's been thirty for the last 230 years, elemental-based magic systems, lady knights, she's the chosen one, and he tends to her wounds. There's an icon of a computer cursor hovering over a box that says "select all," to indicate that all microtropes are present in "Covenant of the Damned"

On this slide there is a painted hand holding a sword and a repetition of the pitch. The image also states that this book is perfect for fans of [Lady] Knights of the Round Table retellings and every Gilmore Girls stan who was rooting for Rory to end up with Jess Mariano.

HK Smith | Writer @thehksmith.bsky.social · 6mo ago

An #agentsguide for my LEGENDBORN x DUNE #YA #SFF On a planet where humanity survives by sacrificing memories to a machine god, a girl who can burn her own memories into magic must expose the truth behind the rite—before it claims her the way it took her brother. #questpit #Q #F #D #amquerying

Text reads: an agent's guide to THE CELESTIAL RING YA DYSTOPIAN FANTASY BY H.K.SMITH

Image: a Black girl with a strand of curly hair blowing across her face and a dotted texture like a veil covering her face except for her eye, which glows bright purple

Text: THE PITCH: On a planet where humanity survives by sacrificing memories to a machine god, a girl who can burn her own memories into magic must expose the truth behind the rite—before it claims her the way it took her brother.

THE CELESTIAL RING BY H.K.SMITH

In the background there's a faint image of a Black girl with purple eyes

All text is on top of a dark, perforated background:
FOR FANS OF:
A cover of Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Text: Ancestral Black girl magic & elite academia setting
A cover of Coldwire by Chloe Gong
Text: A divided dystopian world built on access
A cover of Dune by Frank Herbert
Text: Lineage tied to planetary stakes
A cover of Netflix's TV Show Arcane
Text: Conflict over a rare, magic-tech resource

THE CELESTIAL RING BY H.K.SMITH

THE OPENING of THE CELESTIAL RING BY H.K. SMITH

The promise of imminent death feels briefly distant as I cut through the canyon of glass and steel toward Her. I match Orion's pace, stride for stride. For tradition's sake, we've been walking since dawn but we're still five long blocks away from the nearest checkpoint. By the time the sun's white disc clears those towers, She'll have already cast Her judgment.

trang ☆ writer @trangnguyenwrites.bsky.social · 6mo ago

SIX OF CROWS x JADE CITY When her mentor goes missing Gemna joins forces w/ fellow mage Ren to unravel the connection b/w the string of disappearances and a terrible discovery that could mean a future where mages aren’t just outlawed…but wiped from existence. #QuestPit #AG #F art by nathcreare

a blue and yellow toned sketch of a woman and a man standing back to back. she is looking towards the front and he’s gazing off to the side. the characters have Asian features and look serious / unsmiling. over the images is the text CONDUCT OF MAGES, Adult Fantasy, Complete at 99K, represented by Elizabeth Pratt, Trellis Literary Management

on a pale yellow / blue swirl backdrop, a navy blue rectangle contains the text “When her mentor goes missing, Gemna joins forces with fellow mage, Ren, to unravel the connection between the string of disappearances and a terrible discovery that could mean a future where mages are not just outlawed…but wiped from existence.”

the words THE PITCH, represented by Elizabeth Pratt, Trellis Literary Management are at the bottom of the slide

at the top of the slide, a search bar graphic says “CONDUCT OF MAGES”

on a pale yellow / blue swirl backdrop, a navy blue rectangle contains the text “energy magic, heists & scheming, found family, research subplot, slow burn, female role models, SE Asian setting”

the words THE VIBES, represented by Elizabeth Pratt, Trellis Literary Management are at the bottom of the slide

at the top of the slide, a search bar graphic says “CONDUCT OF MAGES”

on a pale yellow / blue swirl backdrop, six book covers are shown: Blood Over Bright Haven, Jade City, Six of Crows, Jasad Heir, Foundryside, an Heartless Hunter

the words THE COMPA, represented by Elizabeth Pratt, Trellis Literary Management are at the bottom of the slide

at the top of the slide, a search bar graphic says “CONDUCT OF MAGES”

Alexis ✍🏾@authoredbyalexis.bsky.social · 6mo ago

My new editors guide for SWALLOWED SINS #questpit For people who are hungry for: -an insatiable appetite for love 🖤 -dark romance 🥀 -obsessive protagonist 👀 - traumatic therapy sessions 📝 #OS #DR #A #LF #U #AG

Linda Maleh @lindamaleh.bsky.social · 6mo ago

What my NYC teen witches are googling as they prepare to travel to a monster-infested realm to stop a nefarious long-dead witch from coming back to life. Percy Jackson-but-with-witches! #QuestPit #Q #F #YA

In the Shadow of a Witch - Haley’s google searches

In the Shadow of a Witch - Alanna’s google searches

In the Shadow of a Witch - August’s Google searches

Linda Maleh @lindamaleh.bsky.social · 6mo ago

To save NYC’s witches from being hunted down and possessed by malicious spirits, 16-year-old Haley Thorne must wield her death magic to travel to a monster-infested realm to stop the dead witch behind it all. LEGENDBORN x LITTLE THIEVES #QuestPit #Q #F #YA

In the Shadow of a Witch comps: Percy Jackson, Legendborn, Little Thieves

Sofia Trepp @sofiatrepp.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Real Scandinavian items used by Ró as she joins a heart-eating cult to hunt down the one creature whose heart can buy her life back. 🫀 Cultish magic 💀 Deadly personality tests 🧌 Scandinavian folklore 🖤 Romance á la OUABH WHERE THE DARK STANDS STILL x YOUR BLOOD, MY BONES #YA #F #Q #W #QuestPit

Image showing an item the FMC uses in Feed Me Your Heart. Image shows a Troll Cross pendant.

Image showing an item the FMC uses in Feed Me Your Heart. Image shows a traditional Scandinavian folk dress.

Image showing an item the FMC uses in Feed Me Your Heart. Title page with pitch line.

Image showing an item the FMC uses in Feed Me Your Heart. Image shows a piece of traditional Scandinavian ribbon.

Sofia Trepp @sofiatrepp.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Haunted by her ruined reputation, Ró joins a heart-eating cult to hunt down the one creature whose heart can buy her life back. 🫀 Cultish magic 💀 Deadly personality tests 🧌 Scandinavian folklore 🖤 Romance á la OUABH WHERE THE DARK STANDS STILL x YOUR BLOOD, MY BONES #YA #F #R #H #Q #W #QuestPit

Feed Me Your Heart intro page colored red with a black and white image of a young woman

Themes for Feed Me Your Heart i.e. norse mythology and deadly personality tests

Comps for Feed Me Your Heart ranging from folklore fantasy to cultish horror

Julia Mitchem (she/her)@juliaemwrites.bsky.social · 9mo ago

These best friends have a 60-year age difference 🤝 Nita fled from Florida to NYC in 1970, while Violet made the same journey over 50 years later. Both left conservative families to live freely as queer women. Can Violet break the cycle and help find Nita's long-lost love? #QuestPit #HR #U #WF #A

Photo of a weeping willow with a scrap of paper laid on top that says "Underneath the Willow Tree" in handwriting font and below in smaller serif font "An Upmarket Historical Sapphic Romance"

A photo of a brownstone with a scrap of paper on top, framed by a gold locket. The text reads "The Pitch" at the top in handwriting font and in a serif font below says " When Violet meets her new landlord, Nita, she realizes their journeys are eerily similar, even if they were 60 years apart.

Both women grew up in conservative families in rural Florida and left everything behind to find more freedom in their queer identities in NYC.

As the two form an unlikely friendship, Nita’s life story comes spilling out, revealing how she heart-wrenchingly left her first love behind to move. But Nita’s story may still be unfinished, her lost love may yet be found, and she and Violet may be more connected than either of them anticipated."

A photo of a weeping willow dripping water droplets with a gold frame laid on top. The text at the top says "Tropes & Themes" in a handwriting font. Below, in a serif font, the text reads: "🔒 Forbidden Romance ❤️‍🩹 Second Chance Love 🤝 Age Gap Friendships💡 Found Family 💔 Generational Trauma 🍃 Nature Symbolism"

There is a black and white photo of a train that is motion-blurred with a scrap of paper on top. The paper says "Set in" in a handwriting font and "🕰️ 1950-1960s Rural Florida & 1970s NY📍Present Day Rural Florida & NYC" in a serif font. There is also a red flower wax stamp on the bottom right.

Liza Hanna @writtenbylizahanna.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Scottie’s never left home, but her dreams might lie beyond the family ranch. 🤠cowgirl/cowboy romance 🐴 trick riding 🚗 roadtrip 💔 cancer and grieving a grandparent Here’s a snippet of SADDLE UP, a 75k word contemporary romance. #questpit #W #A #R

Liza Hanna @writtenbylizahanna.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Scottie is a trick rider in the rodeo (read does flips on a galloping horse), head strong, fierce, and maybe a little bit terrified of change. Finn is a ranch hand, dreams of being a teacher, loves to learn and be helpful. Oh and he’s been pining for Scottie for over a decade. #questpit #W #A #R

Catie Robinson @catierobinson.bsky.social · 9mo ago

“Once you’re here, you’re part of it, and it’s part of you.” An excerpt from THE NUTCRACKER GAMBLE, my adult contemporary romcom with a sapphic romance 🩰 #questpit #R #A #W #LGBT

Sofia Trepp @sofiatrepp.bsky.social · 9mo ago

❗Ró’s plan to restore her shattered reputation:❗ 1. Hunt down the charming water spirit, as per the town leader’s request 2. Harvest his heart 3. Do not eat his heart (the magic powers aren’t worth it!!) 4. And most importantly: do NOT fall for him, no matter what #YA #F #DF #Q #QuestPit

A letter from the FMC of Feed Me Your Heart to herself, in which she reminds herself never to fall for the charming magical creature she is hunting

K.L.Crino @katcrino.bsky.social · 9mo ago

THRONE OF GLASS x THE ARTFUL DODGER Vibes: 🔥slow-burn romance 😤female rage 🤝forced acquaintances ⚔️rebellion 🦸‍♀️the reluctant hero 🔮dark magic #QuestPit #Q #F #YA

Liza Hanna @writtenbylizahanna.bsky.social · 9mo ago

SADDLE UP, a contemporary romance Scottie’s family ranch is struggling and her grandmother is sick, but a life-changing rodeo tour with her former best friend and ranch hand means she has to confront her fears, her grief, and her guilt in order to chase her dreams. #questpit #W #A #R

K.L.Crino @katcrino.bsky.social · 9mo ago

THRONE OF GLASS x THE ARTFUL DODGER When the king’s Shadow-wielder deserts her post to rescue her brother, she reluctantly allies with a charming con-artist to escape the city and save him. ⚠️Warning: Sarcastic, slow-burn banter below #QuestPit #YA #F #Q

Sofia Trepp @sofiatrepp.bsky.social · 9mo ago

💀What if personality tests were deadly?💀 To save her ruined reputation, Ró joins a heart-eating cult to play deadly games that’ll uncover the deepest parts of her personality. Win and prove her worth. Lose and sacrifice her soul to the seductive forest spirits. #YA #F #DF #Q #QuestPit

Sample page for Feed Me Your Heart - a YA fantasy book with elements of horror and romance

Linda Maleh @lindamaleh.bsky.social · 9mo ago

PERCY JACKSON but with witches! 16-y/o Haley Thorne must wield her death magic to stop a nefarious witch from coming back to life and bringing a horde of monsters and malicious spirits with her into NYC. #QuestPit #Q #F #YA

Catie Robinson @catierobinson.bsky.social · 9mo ago

THE NUTCRACKER GAMBLE, an adult contemporary romcom with a sapphic romance Meet Mina and Cam, the dancers working together to save Mariner Beach Ballet. Will a last-ditch performance at a casino raise the money they need, and bring them together along the way? #questpit #R #A #W #LGBT

Catie Robinson @catierobinson.bsky.social · 9mo ago

HEATED RIVALRY- level yearning, in the dance studio Here is my #agentsguide to THE NUTCRACKER GAMBLE, a sapphic contemporary romcom! #questpit #R #A #LGBT

The Nutcracker Gamble, agents guide. A contemporary sapphic romcom. Two dancers in tutus sit on a stage, leaning towards each other

The pitch, with a dancer from The Nutcracker’s snow scene in the background and a light purple text box

Two dancers backstage with a purple text box

A dancer laying on the stage doing snow angels, with comp titles in a purple text box

Liza Hanna @writtenbylizahanna.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Two childhood friends embarking on a roadtrip through the Wild West while Scottie chases her dreams navigating guilt and grief and Finn figures out how to chase his and still get the girl. Here’s my agent’s guide to SADDLE UP my cowgirl/cowboy romance 🤠 #questpit #W #A #R

K.L.Crino @katcrino.bsky.social · 9mo ago

THE HOUSE OF HANDS, a YA fantasy Meet Katerina and Azrin, the brutal assassin and the silver-tongued con-artist ☀️Sunshine/black cat 🔥Slow Burn ⚔️Reluctant Allies 🫣 He falls first #QuestPit #Q #F #YA

Sofia Trepp @sofiatrepp.bsky.social · 9mo ago