N.C. Kay

@nckayauthor.bsky.social

Writer of literary spec thrillers. Top 100 Cheshire Novel Prize & Ascent Novel Prize, Top 10% Exeter Novel Prize, finalist of #ClaymoreAward & #RevPit. Architect. Fan of anime & prehistoric critters. Busy birdwatching & writing The Forgetting Study

TELL ME AN ENDING x THE ONE x STATION 11 #QuestPit #W #a #lf #t #s Hungry for money, 4 artists join a paid memory study. When the implant starts messing with their heads & the scientists behind it vanish, the 4 must untangle the case—or face permanent brain damage LLL Cheshire & Ascent Novel Prize

An evocative moodboard on a 3x3 grid depicting the following:
- first column: two drawings of human brains and an MRI machine
- second column: a starling among blossoms, a dramatic frog statuette, a hand grasping forget-me-nots
- third column: photos and a camera, art and brushes, a person holding a memory card

TELL ME AN ENDING x John Marrs #QuestPit #W #a #t #s #lf Hungry for money, four 30+year-olds join a paid memory study. When the implant starts messing with their head & the scientists behind it vanish, the four must find a way to remove it—or deal with fake memories forever

An evocative moodboard on a 3x3 grid depicting the following:
- first column: two drawings of human brains and an MRI machine
- second column: a starling among blossoms, a dramatic frog statuette, a hand grasping forget-me-nots
- third column: photos and a camera, art and brushes, a person holding a memory cardA movie poster containing a pitch and photos of the four main characters

An agent's guide to THE PALIMPSEST, a murdery STRANGER THAN FICTION🔎 –94k high-concept/spec thriller –vibes of DARK x RECURSION –multi POV –lyrical writing –metafictional hook –book-within-a-book structure –Claymore Award finalist (literary category) #questpit #q #a #t #s #lf

A dark, gloomy moodboard on a 3x3 grid depicting the following:
- first column: two ancient bathhouses and an aqueduct
- second column: an anxious man, a bathing woman, and a pair of hands covered in blood
- third column: a torn book, a recursive fractal, and a person reflected in a puddle.Two moodboards back to back, one cozy and comfy for the plant lady, the other dark and mysterious for the detective. Underneath, two pitches for the book.

TELL ME AN ENDING x John Marrs #QuestPit #w #t #spec Four 30yo drifting through life join a paid memory study for clout & money. When their new implant malfunctions & the clinic behind it vanishes, the four must find a way to remove it—or deal with fake memories forever.

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An agent's guide to THE PALIMPSEST, a murdery STRANGER THAN FICTION🔎 –94k high-concept/spec thriller –vibes of DARK x RECURSION –multi POV –lyrical writing –metafictional hook –book-within-a-book structure –Claymore Award finalist (literary category) #questpit #q #a #t #spec

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