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nanci gilliver

@nancigilliver.bsky.social

'21 CFWA winner, '21 Alpine Fellowship shortlisted. CBC scholarship alumna '22. Longlisted for the HWA short story competition '24 my first album, I Dreamed Last Night, is on Bandcamp.

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Carnyx Press@carnyxpress.co.uk · last mo.

Here we go: we're entering the last seven days to submit to our second anthology. We're looking for fantastical, wondrous, captivating and eerie tales of spellcasting and sorcery. Give us lyrical prose, experimental fiction, vibrantly imagined tales. In short, stories that reek of magic.

Last week to submit: Submissions close midnight 31st July for our sorcery anthology. Writers living in the North of England are invited to send us short stories of 2,000-8,000 words. Visit carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions to find out more.
S.K. 📚 🐭@thebookmouse.bsky.social · last mo.

THE LOST STORY X THE ISLE IN THE SILVER SEA A fantasy novel aficionado discovers he’s the reincarnation of a revered Mage from another realm, and must uncover his past life memories to save his newfound home before it’s decimated by a horde of soul-devouring beasts. #QuestPit #Q #A #F

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PilotingSRN@pilotingsrn.bsky.social · last mo.

When Esme uses her magic to transform nature into art & her love for writing poems to tell her story, the knight Colmon, will either choose to believe in her words or deny them & kill her A high stakes chase becomes magical across lush scenery Dual POV Hunted to loved #questpit #A #Cozy #RF #W

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Vivian Storm@vivianstormauthor.bsky.social · last mo.

An agent’s guide to SAVING HER, a dark why choose romance. When the setting & theme of protecting the community like THE RAVENHOOD SERIES falls in love with GRAVES for the added darkness, sharing morally gray, murderous brothers and has a baby, you get my debut novel w older MCs #questpit #Q #R #A

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🌿✨beth✨🌿@elizanane.bsky.social · last mo.

🩸QUEERPLATONIC BEAUTY & THE BEAST x JENNIFER’S BODY🩸 In a forested town, a doomed codependency festers between a heart-eating monster desperate to become human and its vengeful, obsessive hunter. 🥩surrealism + madness 🪱plant-body horror 🥀ONE MUST DIE Querying SOON! #questpit #a #df #f #q

This title slide features two orchids on a black background as its backdrop image. Above it, the text reads FEED ME YOUR ORGANIC HEART in yellow and red text. In white text, below the title, it also reads, 'adult psych-horror contemporary fantasy, 85,000 words' in white lettering. Image credit belongs to PinterestThe title of the slide reads, PITCH, in neon red lettering, on the same orchid background. The pitch text, in yellow and white letters, read: To become human, a genderfluid, eldritch monster in disguise must seek, charm, and devour the beating heart of one who truly loves them... but it gains the eyes of its vengeful, obsessive hunter instead. As bodies pile and madness takes hold, the two must either die in their struggle for survival or live the torment of finding themselves in the one they're destined to murder. Image credit belongs to PinterestThe title of the slide reads, COMPS, in neon red lettering. The covers of 5 novels are shown. The novels included are: The Fox and the Devil, The Tainted Cup, The Eyes Are the Best Part, The Summer Hikaru Died, and Vicious. Background image belongs to Pinterest.The title of this slide reads, TROPES, in neon red lettering. 10 tropes are listed on this slide in white and yellow lettering. The listed tropes read: surrealism + stalking + OBSESSION, nightmarish plant visions, descent into madness, genderfluid, ugly forest monster w/ beautiful guise, aro-ace vengeful hunter, doomed, all-consuming codependency, they're both 'monsters' that don't fit in, deadly game of cat & mouse, quiet, forested town setting, botanical body horror (allegory for twisted adoration). Image credit belongs to Pinterest
⭐️ enya is querying ⭐️@enyao.bsky.social · last mo.

THREADS OF GOLD a queer adult romantic fantasy featuring: ⭐️ lovers to enemies ⭐️ family over everything ⭐️ bi rep (& other queer identities) ⭐️ complicated/messy relationships ⭐️ love triangle ⭐️ female rage 💫 grounded worldbuilding 🔥 elemental magic 🏰 set in medieval cornwall #questpit #Q #A #RF #SFF

Threads of Gold QuestPit summary page Info - Queer adult romantic fantasy, 98k words Comps - The Knight and the moth by Rachel Gillig, A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland, Godkiller by Hanah Kaner, A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross Reasons for comps - gothic undertones, political intrigue, queer rep, mystery with deadly stakes, inspired by British folklore, elemental/nature based magic system, hidden identities, sibling dynamics, ancient all-powerful beingsPitch - Princess Cressida hides her forbidden magic, but when she is betrothed to an ageing king, the wedding guests bring with them a new kind of magic, one of desire and death. Cressida will have to confront the secrets of her past and embrace the wild magic she fears before the deadly magic comes for those closest to her. Snippet - It wasn’t long before Helle was up and dancing; she picked up the bottom of her dress and waved it to the beat of the music. Cressida was impressed by Krios’ ability as he transitioned from song to song, some she was familiar with from her childhood and a couple more she recognised from the village. Then there was one that felt completely exotic, the discordant tune unlike any of the songs the townsfolk would play. It was the one that Helle responded to the strongest; she laughed and hummed along. The fire danced with her, rising in swirls and patterns, moving to the beat of the music. It could have been a trick of the light or the alcohol distorting her vision, but Cressida thought she saw the sand rise in front of Helle, becoming molten glass and twisting in the air around her. Cressida had become so used to expressing her magic that it took all the concentration she could muster in her inebriated state not to draw up the water before them to dance with the embers. Mood board - pile of gold coins, a man on his knees grovelling to a woman, two women dancing intimately on a beach, a woman standing on the edge of a cliff over the choppy water, a dark hidden staircase lit by a torch on the wall with a large ornate tapestry on the wall opposite, a woman's body on the ground, a glowing golden eye, hands moving across water, four shadowy figures stood together, a woman in the centre of a bonfire Mood board is surrounded by tropes - Sibling rescue/protection Lovers to enemies Family over everything Bi rep (& other queer identities) Complicated/messy relationships Love triangle (s) Female rage Grounded/accessible fantasy Elemental magic Inspired by Greek mythology & Cornish folklore
nanci gilliver@nancigilliver.bsky.social · last mo.

A devout young woman is heir to a throne of god-chosen kings and must prove herself to her controlling father and the lords and priests who despise her, but she hides a dark power that brings death. Combines the romance of INNAMORATA with the female agency of THE UNICORN HUNTERS #questpit #W #A #F

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