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Liv Wrightes || QUERYING

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32 | French author | Photograph || QUERYING : SECRET EMBERS Adult Contemporary Fantasy || RevPit 2025 Shortlisted & #10Queries winner

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Liv Wrightes || QUERYING @livwrightes.bsky.social · last yr.

Big progress done on reworking Secret Embers after the revision work won from #RevPit 2025, it was the opportunity to implement changes I've been mulling over for a while. After the initial #querying failure should I try again #writingcommmunity?

Liv Wrightes || QUERYING @livwrightes.bsky.social · last yr.

Hunting Shadows and finding them. A story to feed many. #beastofgevaudan #WritingCommunity #wip #amwriting

Liv Wrightes || QUERYING @livwrightes.bsky.social · last yr.

four days away from #writing inspiration trip, coincidentally 1 week away from novel time of the year, how cool is that?

Liv Wrightes || QUERYING @livwrightes.bsky.social · last yr.

Character name change decided, now all I need is enough post work energy to tackle edits for Secret Embers

Liv Wrightes || QUERYING @livwrightes.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm not saying I'm planning my holidays to go where the second manuscript I #amwriting is inspired from but...Beast beware!

Liv Wrightes || QUERYING @livwrightes.bsky.social · last yr.

Some jobs come with benefits. Hers came with monsters. Cassandra’s fresh start near Yellowstone takes a wild turn after an accident reveals two life changing truths: ✨Magic is real. And her hot boss? Yeah, he’s a dragon.🐉 🌋SECRET EMBERS 🌋 #q #a #f #agentguide #amquerying

A background of glowing embers and fire sparks sets the tone. In the center, a dark, semi-transparent overlay contains the book’s title in bold, glowing white letters: Secret Embers. Above it, the text reads: “An Agent’s Guide To:” in a smaller, elegant font. Below the title, a tagline states: “Some jobs come with benefits. Hers came with monsters.” The genre is listed as “Adult Contemporary/Urban Fantasy,” with the manuscript marked as “Complete @ 97K.” At the bottom, the author’s name, Olivia Wrightes, is highlighted in gold.

The background remains fiery, with floating embers and dark shadows. The header asks in large, white text: “What if one impulsive choice shattered your world and revealed something extraordinary?” Below, the blurb introduces protagonist Cassandra Jones, who takes a suspiciously good job near Yellowstone, only to discover that magic is real, monsters exist, and her boss is—of all things—a dragon. The blurb describes Yellowstone’s super-volcano stirring and Cassandra facing a world where humans are no longer the top predators. The final lines tease a high-stakes adventure of self-discovery and survival.

A split design with an aesthetic collage on the left and a text list on the right. The collage contains nine moody images: a glowing red mountain, a shadowy figure, an illuminated red doorway, hands entwined with strings, a ballroom with a red chandelier, a close-up of a teary eye, a misty landscape, and a silhouette holding a glowing light. In the center of the collage, bold text reads: “HERE COMES TROUBLE.” On the right, a list in elegant white font highlights major themes: Self-Discovery, Found Family, Hidden Magic, Fate & Free Will, Monsters Aren’t Myths, Clean (No Spice), and Morally Gray Characters.

A dark background with embers floating in the air. At the top, the centered title “COMPS” introduces the section. Three book covers are displayed in a row: Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch, Moon Called by Patricia Briggs, and Kate Daniels by Ilona Andrews. Below each cover, captions highlight similarities to Secret Embers. Rivers of London is noted for its magic, mystery, and dry humor. Moon Called appeals to fans of strong heroines facing supernatural threats. Kate Daniels is recommended for readers who enjoy action, snark, and unique magic.

Liv Wrightes || QUERYING @livwrightes.bsky.social · last yr.

💀 Murder, folklore, and fear collide in rural France. 🔍 An FBI agent and a cryptozoologist race to uncover brutal killings tied to the Beast of Gévaudan. A work-in-progress for fans of The X-Files and The Night House. #AmWriting #WIP #ParanormalThriller #WritingCommunity

An Agent’s Guide to: Hunting Shadows
Adult paranormal thriller set in rural France, where folklore collides with modern crime. FBI meets cryptozoology in a deadly hunt for truth.

In Gévaudan, silence hides secrets. A mutilated body, whispers of the Beast, and an FBI agent who doesn’t believe in legends — until he has to. With a cryptozoologist by his side, they dig into ancient folklore and modern fears.

Belief vs Logic, folklore as evidence, reluctant partners solving supernatural clues in a town haunted by its past.

For fans of dark small-town mysteries, supernatural thrillers, and folklore-fueled crimes — think True Detective meets The Hound of the Baskervilles with a French twist.

Liv Wrightes || QUERYING @livwrightes.bsky.social · last yr.

MERCY THOMPSON × KATE DANIELS SECRET EMBERS Cassandra’s new job comes with: 🏡 Free relocation 🥰 Cute lesbians ✨ Unique magic 🐉 Dragon boss 🌋Possibly the end of the world? Yellowstone has never been so hot. #A #UrbanFantasy #amquerying #Agentguide #writingcommunity

A 3x3 collage featuring fiery, red-tinted visuals: mountains, shadows, glowing eyes, glowing light, strings, and the central quote: “HERE COMES TROUBLE.” Themes on the right include Self-Discovery, Hidden Magic, and Morally Gray Characters.

Liv Wrightes || QUERYING @livwrightes.bsky.social · last yr.

Profile updated. Secret Embers. Adult Contemporary Fantasy || #RevPit2025 Shortlisted & #10Queries winner. Time to get revising before the #querying benches again?

Liv Wrightes || QUERYING @livwrightes.bsky.social · last yr.

Officially at 118 rejections out of 118 queries for Secret Embers! I'm not crying, it's just the pollen.

Liv Wrightes || QUERYING @livwrightes.bsky.social · last yr.

OMG, Secret Embers in an Editor's top 5 for #RevPit 2025??? What a week!

Liv Wrightes || QUERYING @livwrightes.bsky.social · last yr.

Cogs are finally starting to move again, I've found work!

Liv Wrightes || QUERYING @livwrightes.bsky.social · last yr.

Some jobs come with benefits. Hers came with monsters. Cassandra’s fresh start near Yellowstone takes a wild turn after an accident reveals two life changing truths: ✨Magic is real. 👁️And her hot boss? Yeah, he’s a dragon.🐉 SECRET EMBERS #PopUpPit #LuckyPit #agentguide

Liv Wrightes || QUERYING @livwrightes.bsky.social · last yr.

Missing pits events left and right but have to prioritise job search or I'll never be able to afford editing! Good luck everyone!

Liv Wrightes || QUERYING @livwrightes.bsky.social · last yr.

Well would you look at that. The sun is shining, my arm and ribs are back where they should be. Is that writing inspiration I smell?

Liv Wrightes || QUERYING @livwrightes.bsky.social · last yr.

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Katie Brown @authorkatiebrown.bsky.social · last yr.

TO KILL A KINGDOM X DRY A siren who can't sing must hunt her first soul by her 18th birthday, or she'll die. When the thief she's meant to hunt steals her heart instead, she must choose whose soul is worth saving: his or hers. #PopUpPitE #LuckyPit #YA #F #kidlit #PopUpPit

Nine squares each with different images. A windy desert, a broken down boat, a trident in a setting sun, two people underwater swimming to the surface, a girl drowning, a girl in a vast desert, tide crashing into sand, a silhouette of a boy on a dune. Middle square quote: by song or by blade, this boy must die.

Tyler Stasi 🍓👒🕰️@tylerstasi.bsky.social · last yr.

#LuckyPit #PopUpPit a soft epic garden fantasy for the dreamers 👑🐝✨💐🖤 FLOWERHEART x ODW x OUABH A young woman braves the hidden dangers of her kingdom to stop a mysterious rot from spreading. w/editor interest👀

moodboard for original garden fantasy novel

Kirsten E Bell @kbellwrites.bsky.social · last yr.

❄️CLARA❄️ A witchy Nutcracker retelling for people who love the "-ber" months. #YA #F ✔️ Winter Solstice/Yule ✔️ Coming of Age ✔️ Cozy Mystery ✔️ Folklore ✔️ True YA ✔️ Magical woodland creatures (otters and frogs carry notes between witches through a creek, sooo...) #LuckyPit #popuppitA #popuppit

six pictures of the winter soltice and yule celebrtions.

Christian Aasberg is Querying @christianaasberg.bsky.social · last yr.

Where the Tides Tremble. 🌊 A boy bound by a strange magic. 🔥 A runaway princess with blood on her hands. ❤️ A slow-burn romance. 🌩️ Tides changing, and with them, the fate of the world. #LuckyPit #PopUpPit #PopUpPitA #amquerying #F

Berna is querying 🧿@bernawrites.bsky.social · last yr.

ASSISTANT TO THE VILLAIN x A WITCH'S GUIDE TO FAKE DATING A DEMON ☀️Sunshine & Cinnamon Roll 💞Love at first sight 🥰Cozy comedic romantasy 🤝Dual POV 🔥Set in Hell (and Heaven) 🐐12 Goats, 2 Alpacas, 1 Three-Headed dog #luckypit #popuppit #amquerying #MaybeTodaySatan

JT 🐸@wafflesandwriting.bsky.social · last yr.

A creature of Stone, a failing Star student, and a recently appointed Chancellor are forced into a treasonous alliance after a failed execution reveals a web of secrets that begin to blur the lines between right and wrong and threaten to shatter their worlds. #LuckyPit #PopUpPit #PopUpPitA

Grey-tone moody, cloudy, four pictures of stone angels/creatures https://pin.it/3uSXOJoZp

Light pink/purple cloudy/heavenly pictures sad girl with shiny tears https://pin.it/czLgQucky

Dark academia photos. Coffee. Books. Candle. Globe. Browns. Torn book page. Victorian-esque https://pin.it/2g7eIWlZv

A picture of Earth in the center. Above is a hand made of stars/constellations. Below is a hand of stone/marble.

K.A. Hela ✨ Finally Querying✨@jundlife.bsky.social · last yr.

After the war, Shasha thought she did not have to worry about the dangerous and psychic Tenock race until she found a strange boy hiding out in the desert, a meeting that would change the fate of both their people. He needs to find his people, he wants a friend... #LuckyPit #PopUpPitA #PopUpPit

To Shasha Cruz the war with the Tenocks was ancient history. She had been told stories of their fierce energy and of them doing unbelievable things like reading minds, moving objects with just thoughts, and burning skin to the bone with just a touch. She thought most of it was exaggerated until while attempting to cross the desert to start a new life, she encounters Maraha, a strange boy hiding in the wilderness.

He had been told to wait and hide, for what and who he did not know. He only knew he was desperately lonely and slowly starving. He wanted someone to talk to and find others like him. To make that happen he needed Shasha to take him to the human city, a place of death for his people. It would be a decision that would start a chain of events that would change the fate of both races.

Together the pair locate the Tenock underground, the last refuge of those ‘whose faces are known’. They confront the Ranch, a place dedicated to brutally unlocking the secrets of the Tenock's abilities for their own ends. All the while Maraha is unknowingly being followed by those who hold the mysteries of his past and Shasha is given a choice between safety and wielding the abilities of the Tenock herself. They both discover their own power and grapple with increasing yet unspoken feelings between them. They must rely on each other not only for their own survival but the survival of the entire Tenock race.

Loneliness
Belonging/Identity
Found Family
Mad Science
Coming of Age
Revenge
Hidden World
Slow Burn Friends-To-Lovers
Transformation

Havetsavain Academy of Arcane @havetsavain.bsky.social · last yr.

The Witches of this world manifest their memories into their magic. Able to mimic any spell they see. This is how they have their dominance, a monopoly of magic built on the diverse world of cultures around them. This why they dispise Havetsavain Academy of Arcane. #LuckyPit #PopUpPit #PopUpPitA

A moodboard with six photos: a chess piece with the king standing, a quote 'protect your magic' on a green background, three men standing by a window, Justice holding up scales, a door with the words scratched into it 'The world's not safe anymore', and a hand grabbing a glass.

Emma Al-munshi @emmaalmunshi.bsky.social · last yr.

My new #agentsguide for To Ruin the Sky⚡️ Expect: 🫢Your new tatted-up, morally-grey book bf 💁🏻‍♀️Shadow Mommy FMC - rivals Faith from Buffy 🪞One big metaphor for identity ✨Good vs evil reimagined 🔥Enemies AND lovers 👍🏼Middle Eastern Rep #PopUpPit #PopUpPitA #LuckyPit #RF #PopUpPit #writersky

🍂 Michelle 🕯️@mdkerkhoven.bsky.social · last yr.

My sapphic YA dark fantasy with horror elements and crossover potential, 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐋𝐈𝐄, has: 🫀 • Chronic illness rep 🧹 • Witches ⚓️ • A ghost ship 🍂 • Sleuthing lesbians 🌊 • Coastal town w/ sinister secrets #PopUpPitE #LuckyPit

THE PITCH

(Cover images of Where the Dark Stands Still, Midnight Mass, What Wakes the Bells, and The Wicked Deep)

A suspected witch makes a pact with the captain of the ghost ship terrorizing her pious coastal town to break the ship’s curse and clear her name—only the town’s cryptic pastor will stop at nothing to keep the curse unbroken.

C.M. Sullivan 🍉@cmsullivan.bsky.social · last yr.

a perfect day for secondary world fantasy inspired by irish mythology!! 👀☘️ THE JASMINE THRONE x BONESMITH: A resistance fighter and a butch princess team up to fight a power-hungry god and a spreading wasteland. #LuckyPit #PopUpPit #PopUpPitA #A #F #Q

Author Alexis Veenendaal @alexisveenendaal.bsky.social · last yr.

✅Grumpy/Sunshine ✅Animal Companion ✅Retirement-Age Hero ✅Whimsical Banter ✅Quirky Humour ✅Misfits-Turned-Family Fans of Pratchett’s DISCWORLD, cosy books about retired heroes like LEGENDS AND LATTES, and the adventures in every D&D campaign. #PopUpPitE #LuckyPit #PopUpPit #agented #editorsguide

Anaïs Garnett (Writer)@anais-garnett.bsky.social · last yr.

THE RAVEN BOYS x S.T.A.G.S A series of murders at an elite private school in Ireland spark an aspiring journalist, a burgeoning psychic, and a rebel with a cause to investigate, confronting their privileged lives and sceptical beliefs. #PopUpPit #PopUpPitA #LuckyPit #YA #Mystery #Supernatural

Moodboard of a YA Dark Academia Supernatural Mystery

Helena is querying and drafting @nethermagic.bsky.social · last yr.

My #amquerying NA fantasy standalone novel FATES WROUGHT IN MIST is complete at 86,000 words 🫶 black cat x golden retriever 🪄 inspired on historical Spanish covens ❤️‍🩹 tackles grief and forgiveness 👻 healthy dose of spooky #LuckyPit #PopUpPitA #PopUpPit

Fates Wrought in Mist is a NA fantasy standalone novel where Crimson Peak meets The Familiar as the reader is introduced to a world rich with Spanish folklore in a gothic, whimsical, and haunted manor. Other books it could sit next to include: Serpent & Dove, A Sorceress Comes to Call, Where the Dark Stands Still, and Our Infinite Ends.