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HEARTLESS HUNTER X NEVER EVER AFTER 😴👑YA sleeping beauty reimagining w/ deaf rep 🗡️Zella's on a mission to kill the queen who cursed her 🏃Callum's hot on her heels 🎶Zella compels her enemies with her entrancing singing voice 🤟Callum can't hear her song now querying #questpit #rf #q #ya #f #df

NEVER EVER AFTER X THE THIRTEENTH CHILD 😴👑YA sleeping beauty reimagining👑😴 After a century-long sleep, Zella sets out to overthrow the queen who cursed her, but her quest is interrupted when she is captured by a deaf soldier who is immune to her entrancing song magic. #questpit #rf #q #ya #f #df

The words "The blood of zellandine, enchanted Forest, grumpy/Sunshine, Force proximity, fairy tale reimagining, deaf/HOH rep, animal companion" Are writing atop a collage of treetops, a spinning wheel, bound hands, a medieval kitchen, a medieval helmet and sword, a rat, a cottage, a dark Castle, a dark crown, old books, and an aerial view of a river.

A love-hating mischief sprite sets out to sabotage her infuriating rival's matchmaking scheme, but after accidentally orchestrating the perfect meet cute, she discovers (to her horror) that she's better at creating love stories than ruining them, including her own.🧚❤️🌃😈 #questpit #a #f #w #rf #pr #r

"A Manhattan Summer Night's Dream" written in white against a photo of Manhattan at night

Phillipa Crane, or Pip, as she prefers to be called, is a mischief sprite, content to spend her days playing tricks on the unsuspecting finance bros of Manhattan and her nights DMing for her girl squad, the Pixie Chicks. That is until Leo Lovehard (yes, that's his actual name), a love sprite, decides to match up Daisy, the only girl in New York Pip has deemed too-cool-to-fuck-with, with Chase, Pip's favorite corporate Zillennial to bother. Pip refuses to let Daisy trade her hip 1970s-inspired vintage clothing shop for a happily-ever-after with a man who considers a trip to Costco to be a "fun night out." She does everything in her power to thwart Leo's matchmaking, but with every attempted sabotage, she somehow brings Daisy and Chase closer. When she begins to catch feelings for her overly romantic and painfully optimistic nemesis, she must decide if admitting she was wrong about love is worth her own shot at the feeling she's spent a lifetime avoiding.

L.K. Chopin @lkchopin.bsky.social · 3w ago

HEARTLESS HUNTER X NEVER EVER AFTER 🏰YA sleeping beauty reimagining 🤟deaf MMC + ASL 👑quest to kill an evil queen 💀everyone she knows is dead 🐀ride-or-die rat companion 🎶he's immune to her song magic 🪢captor falls for his captive 🌳deadly enchanted forest now querying #questpit #rf #q #ya #f #df #r

HEARTLESS HUNTER X NEVER EVER AFTER 😴👑YA sleeping beauty reimagining👑😴 After a century-long sleep, Zella sets out to overthrow the queen who cursed her, but her quest is interrupted when she is captured by a deaf soldier who is immune to her entrancing song magic. #bluepit #Q #F #YA #📖 #R

L.K. Chopin @lkchopin.bsky.social · 3w ago

"The Blood of Zellandine Agent's Guide" Background is a skull in wildflowers, a beach campfire, a set of medieval helmets and weapons, a cottage roof, hands bound with rope, dark leaves, a stag, and a castle window. This is the background of every picture in this post.

The Pitch: After waking from a century-long sleep, Zella sets out to overthrow the queen who cursed her, but her quest is interrupted when she is captured by a deaf soldier who is immune to her entrancing song magic.

The Details: a YA sleeping beauty reimagining 89,000 words: grumpy / sunshine, goblins, monsters, & fae, deaf MMC + ASL, Tangled-coded, themes of self-forgiveness & autonomy, light horror elements, animal companion, forced proximity, only one blanket, hope-filled

Comps: Heartless Hunter, Never Ever After, For the Wolf: forced proximity, dual-pov, enchanted forest, fairytale reimagining

👑🩸The Blood of Zellandine🩸👑 dark YA sleeping beauty reimagining Zella's awake & on a mission to overthrow the queen who cursed her🗡️ Callum's hot on her heels🏃 Zella compels her enemies with her entrancing singing voice🎶 Callum can't hear her song🤟 ~querying in June~ #questpit #w #rf #ya

👑🩸The Blood of Zellandine🩸👑 dark YA sleeping beauty reimagining After a century-long sleep, Zella sets out to overthrow the queen who cursed her, but her quest is interrupted when she is captured by a deaf soldier who is immune to her entrancing song magic. ~querying in June~ #questpit #w #rf #ya

A dark, moody photo collage in a 3x3 grid. From top left to bottom right: a castle door, a campfire by the sea, a rat on an old book, a medieval helmet with a leather journal and sword, a woman's hand are bound with rope, twinkling lights in a dark forest, a fairy with pointed ears and green hair, a stag set before a black backdrop, a woodland cottage.

HEARTLESS HUNTER X NEVER EVER AFTER 🏰dark YA sleeping beauty reimagining 🤟deaf MMC + ASL 👑quest to kill an evil queen 💀everyone she knows is dead 🐀ride-or-die rat companion 🎶he's immune to her song magic 🪢captor falls for his captive 🌳deadly enchanted forest ~querying soon~ #questpit #rf #w #ya

"The Blood of Zellandine Agent's Guide" written in cream against a starry sky surrounded by treetops

"The Details a YA sleeping beauty reimagining 98000 words grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity, goblins, monsters, and fae, deaf MCC + ASL, animal companion, Tangled-coded, themes of self-forgiveness and autonomy, horror elements" written in navy on a cream background against a starry sky surrounded by treetops

"Comps" written in cream against a starry sky surrounded by treetops with the covers of Heartless Hunter, Never Ever After, and For the Wolf with arrows pointing from the words dual-pov romance, forced proximity, magical creatures, fairytale reimagining, enchanted forest

Jennifer Luce@jenniferluce.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This question made me realize I don't know any young actors 😅 But after a quick search, I think Freya Allan would make a great Zella. Callum will be more challenging to cast because I would love an actor who is a member of the D/deaf/HOH community. #crpsparkleskunks

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Hello #CampRevPit #CRPSparkleSkunks!!! 🦨✨️🫶 While we're all tackling Monday, why don't we do this fun little prompt? 😊

4/27 Day 8

If your project were made into a movie, who is one person you'd cast?

a stuffed animal is walking with a cane and the words `` almost there '' .

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Good morning, Campers! 🏕️ Hope the spirits are high as we get into the second week of #CampRevPit! Today, use #GifRevisions and describe your revision process with a gif, meme, photo, or whatever visual tickles your fancy.

On a grassy green hill beneath a starry night sky, the caterpillar nibbles on a tree while the mantis and the firefly work on their stories. The mantis lays in the grass writing in her journal with a fountain pen and her very tall stack of papers beside her. The firefly sits in the branches of the tree with a laptop. The firefly’s butt is glowing brightly so the mantis can see to write.

Jacqui Culler@cullerpictures.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Chapter 8 "Her eyebrows are plastered upwards, surrounded by a pattern of iridescent scales shimmering brilliantly against her ebony skin. Deep purple locs are pulled back such that they resemble a dorsal fin trailing down the center of her head to her back." #crpsparkleskunks

Wow, we're already at Day 7 of camp, #CRPFantasyFoxes! For today's Discussion Den, share some of your writing! Go to the chapter number for the month you were born and share an excerpt! It can be a sentence, a paragraph, or a page, whatever you fancy!

An illustrated fox wearing a green scarf sits in front of a nighttime forest with a moon, stars, and fireflies. The text above the fox reads:
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DAY 7 PROMPT
Discussion Den
For the month you were born,
go to that number chapter in your book
and share an excerpt!

Jennifer Luce@jenniferluce.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Pink is interiority. Blue is description. Zero backstory in my first two pages. Most everything else is action. I *think* I feel good about this but would love to see how everyone else's looks! #crpsparkleskunks

Good morning #CampRevPit #CRPSparkleSkunks! Check out this fun activity from the lovely @cullerpictures.bsky.social ❤️🫶 How are your chapters looking after highlighting?

4/26 Day 7

Using 3 different colors, go through your first chapter and highlight every mention of backstory, description, and interiority. How does it look? Balanced? Too much of one color? Not enough of another color?

My tropes include: 👑A quest to kill an evil queen 😠🌞Grumpy/Sunshine 🛏️Only 1 bed (except it's just a blanket) ➰Captor falls for his captive 🐀An adorable animal companion 👥Forced proximity 🌳Enchanted forest 😴Sleeping Beauty Some of these I set out to include. Others just happened 🤷‍♀️ #crpsparkleskunks

a cartoon character in a blue dress is standing in a dark room

Alt: a cartoon character in a blue dress is standing in a dark room pricking her finger on a spinning wheel

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Good morning, #CampRevPit! 🏕️ On #TropeSunday, tell us what tropes are in your story (on purpose or by accident). Which ones are you embracing, subverting, or reimagining? Drop a fun graphic if you're up for it! 😉

On a grassy green hill, a bright green praying mantis, a black and orange firefly, and a small green caterpillar examine the mantis’s very tall pile of story notes. The firefly is measuring the stack of paper with a tape measure while the caterpillar looks concerned. The stack of pages is waist-high to the mantis. A Campy RevPit flag flies from the top of a nearby flagpole. There is a bright blue sky with fluffy white clouds in the background. The text above them reads, Day 7: #TropeSunday

Jade Mason@jademasonwrites.bsky.social · 3mo ago

While Callum is high as a kite, in a post-surgery stupor, he unwittingly reveals his true feelings for Zella, confirming what she's already started to suspect 👀 #crpsparkleskunks #crpcabinraids

In your WIP, share the moment your love interest goes from familiar to wait… oh 👀 #CRPBeeMine #CampRevPit 🐝 ‼️💥 CABIN RAIDS!!!! Ready for a weekend of chaos? Sneak over to at least one different cabin and answer their prompt, tagging #CRPCabinRaids

Zella is undersocialized which is a two-fold problem: 1) She's too trusting and is nearly repurposed as a chifferobe by a witch as a result 🧙‍♀️ 2) She doesn't fully understand the limits of her magic, so when the man sent to capture her is immune to it, she has no backup plan 🎶 #crpsparkleskunks

Happy Saturday, #CampRevPit! 🏕️ Who doesn't love a beautifully imperfect character? Tell us more about your #CharacterFlaw. What is your MC’s biggest flaw, and how does it derail them?

On a grassy green hill beneath a starry night sky, the firefly clings to a branch and dangles a tied stack of story notes from a stick with the label “Darlings” written on the top page. The caterpillar reaches for the tied bundle of notes with mouth wide open, ready to chow down. Behind the tree, which still has bite marks from the caterpillar’s previous meal, the mantis holds her claws to her face in dismay. Dawn is beginning to tint the horizon red. The image has the text: Day 6: #CharacterFlaw

“Zella, you can't blame yourself.” “Well, I do. If I’d just stayed in the wards…” I grab her shoulder & lift her chin until her reluctant eyes meet mine. “This is not your fault,” I say, shaking her gently. “She would have found another way. And you would’ve been killed just like everyone else."

Good morning, #CampRevPit! 🏕️ Today's prompt is #DialogueDrop. Share a snippet of dialogue that captures the essence of your story or MC, or maybe just a bit that makes you laugh.

A well-fed green caterpillar sits on a little hill to the right of the screen, eating a pile of pages labeled with the words “story notes.” On the left, a Camp RevPit flag waves at the end of a flagpole. There is a blue sky with fluffy white clouds in the background. The following text is on the picture: Day 5: #DialogueDrop

Jennifer Luce@jenniferluce.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Zella has 7 magic gifts: dance, song, sweet dreams, mercy, long life, hunger for knowledge, & protection from the curse. Her gift of song allows her to compel others. BUT her song must be heard, so when she's captured by our deaf MMC, she must find new ways to achieve her goals. #crpsparkleskunks

aurora from sleeping beauty is standing on a tree branch holding a basket and singing and bring back a love song to me .

Alt: aurora from sleeping beauty is standing on a tree branch holding a basket and singing and bring back a love song to me .

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Hello #CampRevPit #CRPSparkleSkunks! Swap emails should be on their way! If you haven't received anything by tomorrow, DM me! Also, come join me tonight for some #CRPNightOwls sprints from 8pm - 10pm EST! In the meantime, let's talk about powers! Comment below and let's start a thread! 🦨✨️

4/23 Day 4

Let's talk about powers in our projects!

Does your MC (or anyone you’d wish to talk about today) have a power/ability? If so, where does it come from? Does it cost them anything to use? Does it trigger any of the senses? (Does it hurt? Does it leave a lingering scent? Is it visible to the naked eye?)

Don't mess with Brunie🐀 Zella will cut you🗡️ "You’re going to offend her if you ever refer to her as 'that rat' again. Her name is Brunie. Believe it or not, this little angel has saved my life. She goes wherever I go." #CampRevPit #crpsparkleskunks

Good morning, #CampRevPit! 🏕️Let's start the day with your main character! Use #OneLineMC and share a line from your manuscript that tells us all we need to know about your MC’s personality.

Jennifer Luce@jenniferluce.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Malvenia is inspired by Maleficent from Disney's Sleeping Beauty. She has antlers rather than horns & employs men, rather than ravens, to do her bidding. She uses magic, yes, but also fear & lust to overtake the kingdoms who dared unite against her. #crpsparkleskunks

a cartoon of maleficent holding a black bird on a cane

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Hello #CRPSparkleSkunks!! Today's question focuses on villains!! If you're canva-challenged like me, there are plenty of other options you can do instead!

4/21 Day 2

Whether we're writing cozy or the most high-tension, rollercoaster of a ride story, villains are an important part of storytelling! Their backstory, personality, goals, conflicts, relationships with others all add to enriching our stories! With many of us often focusing our time fleshing out our protagonists, let's spend some time thinking about the antagonist:

No rush on this:

Create and post a moodboard for your villain. I know this can be time consuming, so posting a meme, single picture, song, or playlist works too.

Bonus question: what's a writing craft book or podcast that you'd recommend?

Happy Monday, campers! I was a runner up this year & am excited for camp! I'm doing (hopefully) final revisions on my sleeping beauty reimagining before querying this summer. @demimschwartz.bsky.social gave me some amazing advice about where to start my story, so now I'm reworking my first 5 pgs!

Good morning, Campers! 🏕️ Let's kick off #CampRevPit with some introductions! Use #CampKickoff to tell us a bit about yourself and what you're working on. Pitch it in any way, shape, or form.

Extremely grateful ♥️♥️ thank you @kelleyeditorial.bsky.social

Editor Hannah Kate Kelley @kelleyeditorial.bsky.social has chosen THE BLOOD OF ZELLANDINE (YA Fantasy) by Ellen Sanazaro @lkchopin.bsky.social as runner-up #RevPit

Finally taking this off my TBR to help me get through this final week of #revpitwaiting

The cover of "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo. A yellow book with red letters for the title and white letter for the author with a black and white image of a man with a long coat and a cane.

#RevPitWaiting Curious if you have a word that you use wayyyyy too often in your writing. Rereading my manuscript and I found mine: ✨Rove✨ Good gracious, everything in my manuscript roves 😅 especially eyes and hands 👀👐 What's yours?

Infinitely Falling by @flybymidnight.bsky.social Heavy like a landslide That's the way my heart beats now Up until the last sunrise I'll be reaching for you Wanting you is all I know And loving you is out of my control So, I'm letting go and going down youtu.be/R2olfKG49Ik?...

Infinitely Falling - Fly By Midnight (Official Music Video)

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#RevPitWaiting for Tuesday, March 24: Do you have a theme song or a playlist for your book? Share it with us! 🎶

Blue and white watercolor background. 2026 #RevPit Waiting

Text: 3/24 - Theme Song
Do you have a theme song or a playlist for your book? Share it with us! [music note emoji]

After a lifetime hemmed in by protective wards, Zella must learn what it means to be free ♥️ #RevPitWaiting

"A beautiful cage is still a cage," is written in cream letters against a dark leafy background.

#RevPitWaiting for Friday, March 20: What snippet are you most proud of, is most representative of your #revpit story, or holds a special place in your heart? 💙 This is our last prompt for the week. Check back Monday for more!

One word to describe the mood? ✨Hopeful✨ 🌱Life where there was death. ♥️Love where there was fear. 🪢Connection where there was isolation. 🗝️Trust where there was suspicion. ⚖️Justice where there was tyranny. A few other words? Magical, fairytale, youthful, big-hearted, enchanting #RevPitWaiting

a grid of 9 square photos: a skull in a bed of weeds, a stack of old books, a forest, knitting needles and yarn, hands bound with rope, daggers and a medieval helmet on a desk, a woodland cottage, a rat, a whimsical mushroom with a red, speckled top

#RevPitWaiting for Thursday, March 19: Give us your vibes, aesthetics, gifs for your #revpit MS. Do you have a book trailer? Don’t forget ALT text! ✍️

Zella wakes from a century-long sleep determined to unseat the queen who cursed her. Callum's served the queen for a decade, avoiding the fate of his rebel parents. When she's captured by Callum, Zella schemes to turn her abductor into an ally. He may become something more. #RevPitWaiting

Text: Meet Zella, Magic singing voice, adorable rat companion, her downfall (soap), heaping cup of optimism (and maybe poisoned tea), ring from dead fiance, clothes from a hag's dead husband, berries she foraged, makeshift weapon

Images: music notes, flowy cream tunic, cute gray rat, purple bar of soap, black leather pants, cup of tea, emerald engagement ring, tan leather boots, bright pink berries, femur bone

Text: Meet Callum, immunity to Zella's magic, supply pack, lover of baked goods and sarcasm, eye roll inducing notes from zella, rope for capturing zella, soldier's uniform, uncharacteristic love of fireflies, salve for Zella's wounds, weapons from Zella's nemesis

Images: black tunic, leather backpack, chocolate croissant, old handwritten note, black leather pants and boots, roll of rope, firefly, tin of salve, dagger

#RevPitWaiting for Wednesday, March 18: Single POV? Dual? Multi? Introduce #RevPit to your main characters! 👯‍♂️

THE BLOOD OF ZELLANDINE YA romantic fantasy, 98k words 🏰Sleeping Beauty Reimagining 😠☀️Grumpy X Sunshine 🤟Deaf MMC + ASL ♫Song Magic 🧌Goblins, Monsters, & Fae 🐀Animal Companion 🪢Forced Proximity ❤️‍🩹Self-forgiveness 🌲Enchanted Forest #RevPitWaiting