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Ruth Cantu is querying 🦄

@ruth-cantu-writes.bsky.social

⚔️Fantasy writer of witches ⭐️Daughter of immigrants, lover of cheese ✨Querying ELEUTHERIA—if the witches of Kingdom of Ash had compulsion magic and fate with a side of enemies to lovers 👋🏼 https://linktr.ee/ruth_e_cantu

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Ruth Cantu is querying 🦄@ruth-cantu-writes.bsky.social · last yr.

Okay, but what if CHARMED and those witchy, fever-dream story lines went all high fantasy with swords? And then add Cole and Phoebe’s forbidden situation! #unhingedpit #q #a #f #r #litagents

A meme with two pictures. Top picture is a scene from Charmed with phoebe and Paige holding swords with the text- “witches don’t just have magic these days. They get swords, gods and fate.” Second picture is the meme of the kid in front of an RV who says “you guys got [insert something].” The text here says, “You guys got magic?”

Taylor Coffman @taycoffman.bsky.social · last yr.

starting #unhingedpit off right w some of my worst stick figures and a truly ancient meme format a la SIRENSONG, my 121k sci-fi/romance led by a protag that's like if "In the Blood" by John Mayer and "Stairway to Heaven" combined into an traumatized person. #Q #A #SF #R #LGBT #DIS

White background with black comic sans text. Title reads "Come to Emerald City! we got:" followed by six crayon drawings:
an explosion labeled "science labs that definitely don't explode"
Two stick figure superheroes labeled "rookie superheroes trying their best"
a stick figure with red eyes, a black hood, and a sword labeled "vigilante stabby mcKilltheRich"
a stick figure with crossed out eyes laying on a pile of money labeled "several dead CEOs (unrelated to the vigilante we swear"
a set of tipped scales labeled "so much corruption"
a stick figure cat with green power waves labeled "six cats. free to a good home. superpowers included."

Ruth Cantu is querying 🦄@ruth-cantu-writes.bsky.social · last yr.

Cravin’ a witch brew that’ll leave you gasping (because it’s poisoned)? Want something with a kick (to the groin)? 5 ⭐️ reviewed by the witches of Efelldor below! #unhingedpit #q #a #f #r

Recipe for a witchy fantasy: 1/2 cup of killing the bad prince because no one needs to be that hot, 4 quarts of blood. and then another four. Just to be sure. 1 cup of romance, but wear gloves because that stuff is toxic, 2 gallons of destiny. Nah. Just wing it.

Lily Lachance 🏳️‍🌈🚀✍️@lilylachance.com · last yr.

⚛️ Time Traveler's Etiquette Guide ⚛️ #UnhingedPit #SF #Q #A

A snarky job ad from the Organization of Time Travel Oversight, hiring folks for all sorts of dangerous positions.

Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱)@delandjessica.bsky.social · last yr.

WAKE, starring: FMC: "Never Not Gonna Dance Again" by Pink Love Interest: "Dancing with Your Shadows" by Phillip Phillips Foil: "Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson Mentor: "Demons" by Imagine Dragons Antagonist: "Raining Blood" by Slayer #unhingedpit #Q #YA #F #M #R #FR

Ruth Cantu is querying 🦄@ruth-cantu-writes.bsky.social · last yr.

Red flags for why you absolutely, without a doubt should *NOT* consider Eleutheria. #Unhingedpit #q #a #r #f

Eleutheria’s biggest red flags: characters die, like immediately, no meet cute (fists were thrown, zero bodily autonomy, witches but they’re more the terrifying sword wielding kind than the cutesy pointy hat kind

H. L. Docherty (Updates Only)@hldocherty.bsky.social · last yr.

ROMEO AND JULIET x THE HUNGER GAMES 🥀 Forbidden Love 🥀 Family Feuding/Messy Family Dynamics 🥀 Queer-Norm World 🥀 Morally Grey Characters 🥀 Coming of Age themes of Identity, Grief, and Loss 🥀 Strong FMC / Soft MMC 🥀 Monsters/Hidden Magic #PopUpPit #LuckyPit #NA #FR #Q

SNOWDROPS AND STONES
A 110k Dystopian Fantasy Romance with horror elements
A hotheaded rebel catches the eye of a quiet, guilt-ridden aristocrat—who just so happens to be the governor’s son—in a triste that could end her life. When war puts them on opposite sides and pushes them both to their limits, they're torn between their family loyalties and each other. They don't know that no matter what they choose, it'll end in blood.

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

Amanda Dodge @amandadodge.bsky.social · last yr.

PANS LABYRINTH x EVERY BONE A PRAYER 1952: Wild Child slides unwillingly between two realities—but is it magic, madness, or something more sinister? Now she must uncover the truth before she ends up in an institution for disturbed girls. #LuckyPit #PopUpPitA #magicalrealism #A

Mackenzie @mlynmarrbooks.bsky.social · last yr.

Magical barista Jolie wants to make potions, get her crush’s notice, & win her prank war against rival witch, Levi. But when a prank gone wrong ignites an ancient feud between witches & a group of vengeful vampires, Jolie & Levi are forced to work together to save their coven #PopUpPitA #LuckyPit

Colorful mood board with the following pictures:
1. A watercolor palette
2. The back of a girl’s head, she’s wearing white and her hair is dyed ombré black to magenta
3. Shadow of a girl and a cat looking at each other
4. A desk set up with an open spell book, a mortar and pestle, and scattered herbs
5. A desk in front of a window with sun shining through and lots of plants and candles
6. A latte with heart foam art on a cafe table
7. A white fork from the neck down wearing a navy cardigan with stars and jeans with sunflowers on them
8. A heart shaped mirror
9. A pink themed teen bedroom

Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · last yr.

🩸👑💀 THE BLOOD OF A DIVINE ⚔adult historical fantasy 🎩set in 1899 Europe 💀gods of the underworld & their complicated family drama 🧛‍♂️🐺👻vampires, ghosts, & werewolves—oh my! 🔥a literal journey to hell 🌹epic slowburn romance 💔the true villain is intergenerational trauma #PopUpPitA #LuckyPit #POC #LGBT

"There are two ways a human can enter the Underworld. You can die or you can enter through Hell. I assume you don't want to die yet, so you will have to go to Hell."

Sammy Holden @holdencreates.bsky.social · last yr.

Arleth re-built her life after her sentient, rotting magic estranged her from her home and her love. But now she’s suspected of murder, and only one person can help clear her name—the girl who shares her magic, and broke her heart. #PopUpPit #LuckyPit #PopUpPitE #A #F

Nicole Zelniker @nicolezelniker.bsky.social · last yr.

POV: Your sister's new dance partner is your former rival and you can't stop thinking about him. ❤️chronic pain by a disabled author ❤️bi MC with queer friends ❤️rivals-to-[read the book to find out] ❤️sibling are the best ❤️rep: @danieledhunter.bsky.social #PopUpPitE #PopUpPit #LuckyPit #Dis #LGBT #YA

Text: " It Will Be Us: Bone cancer didn't kill sixteen-year-old Will Harmon, but that doesn't mean he's ok. When he learns his sister's new dance partner is his former rival, the enigmatic Iain Ahn, Will thinks his junior year can't get any worse. But like his step-mom says, not all change is bad, and a good change might just be Will's evolving relationship with the boy he suddenly can't stop thinking about." Comps include Heartstopper; You, Me, & Our Heartstrings; and When It All Syncs Up.

Chaylee McCleese- Author✨️🍑@thatgirlchaylee.bsky.social · last yr.

Falling in love with your childhood best friend. Meeting your favorite rock & roll band. Getting in trouble with the cops. Turning 15. The Summer of 1975 couldn't get crazier right? Wrong.🍑 Almost Famous X The Summer I Turned Pretty #LuckyPit #PopUpPitA #YA #HF

Rachel McNair @rachelmcnair.bsky.social · last yr.

Between Two Kingdoms x When Life Gives You Pears Diagnosed with a rare cancer at 27, Rachel faces more than just health complications on her journey to become cancer free. ✝️crisis of faith 🏢discrimination 👩‍🦯becoming disabled 🔍finding a new purpose ❤️‍🔥 love 💪7x survivor #LuckyPit #PopUpPit #Q #M

Hannah Bashir @hannahbashir.bsky.social · last yr.

OF WISDOM an Athena origin trilogy 🦉 ‘Someone, I tell you, in another time will remember us’ - Sappho 🏛️athena’s owl 🏛️myth based explanations 🏛️family betrayal 🏛️sapphic yearning 🏛️prophetic fallacy 🏛️athena wielding the lightning bolt #LuckyPit #PopUpPit #PopUpPitA

Brooke A. Bellamy 🕯️🥀@brookeabellamy.bsky.social · last yr.

A pitch card for my adult horrormance about desire, societal expectations, and regret. 🫀🕯️ #PopUpPitA #LuckyPit #H

GALEHOUSE
An adult gothic horrormance with fantasy elements
When a lonely woman with touch-based magic collapses at her wedding, her fiancé takes her to his labyrinthian estate to recover. There, she learns that her fiancé is cursed to become a monster each night.
And when bodies begin to drop around the manor and she falls for his doctor brother, she is torn between her desire and doing the right thing.
But there's only one way this ends: in blood.
JUNIPER & THORN by Ava Reid
ONE DARK WINDOW by Rachel gillig
MK HARDY’s THE NEEDFIRE
HOUSE OF SHADOWS by Darcy Coates
83k words - Big 5 editor interest

Kristen Renee @kristenrenee.bsky.social · last yr.

The love lives of two sisters become complicated after they develop the ability to sense love and as they navigate a world where direct use of magic has been banned they become all the more curious about the unknown of forbidden magic #PopUpPitA #LuckyPit #F #R #A

Neira @neirawrites.bsky.social · last yr.

SAPPHIC CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY 🧶🪄 Magical textile 😤😡➡️👩🏽‍❤️‍💋‍👩🏿 Enemies to lovers 🧙🏿‍♀️ A NB Willy Wonka of magical textile looking for an heir 🥼Autistic, STEM-obsessed love interest 🏳️‍🌈😾Diabetic, bitter lesbian protagonist 🐏 Great sheep heist #popUpPit #popUpPitA #luckypit #YA

B Timothy @bltimothy.bsky.social · last yr.

HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE X WAYFARERS An alien crew (+1 human) stumbles from a pirate attack to the gaping maw of a giant space squid to having to outwit a crime lord as they try to hit it rich. ☄️Found Family 🔥Snark 💰Sci-Fi Heist Blame the Human - 75K #PopUpPitA #LuckyPit #PopUpPit #A #SF

Munir Abedrabbo @maac027.bsky.social · last yr.

THE COUNT IN THE ANDES Vampires of El Norte x Lovecraft Country In Quito, Ecuador, a disgraced detective has to stop a vampire war with Dracula at the center of it. In a country besieged by corruption, greed, and violence, will his faith in humanity finally collapse? #LuckyPit #PopUpPitA #H

Danni Grace @dgracewrites.bsky.social · last yr.

THE CURSED HEART OF AVACRIUS CROW The Bone Spindle X The Stolen Heir A desperate attempt to save her tavern turns into a quest to retrieve a cursed heart when a teenaged satyr strikes a deal with a troubled Lord. #LuckyPit #PopUpPit #PopUpPitA #YA

A moodboard describing THE CURSED HEART OF AVACRIUS CROW. Included images of forests, potion bottles, enchanted necklaces, magic, hazel eyes, satyr horns, and coins.

Kim Wolters @kimwolters-author.bsky.social · last yr.

#PopUpPitA #LuckyPit When Gabriella finds out her leaders have been lying to her and try to kill her, she’s forced to leave everything behind. Incl her best friend Amaros. Will she ever see him again? Will he believe her? And will he return her feelings? 🪽Angels x Fae 💚found family 💔unrequieted

Aaliyah🌸@alpaolucci.bsky.social · last yr.

Fourth Wing X Priory of the Orange Tree A dragon has bonded with a healer, and if she refuses the partnership, it’ll kill her To survive, she’ll need to rely on the dragon prodigy’s mentorship and stay away from the students who want to sabotage her #PopUpPitE #LuckyPit #NA #RF #OS

Ruth Cantu is querying 🦄@ruth-cantu-writes.bsky.social · last yr.

DAWN OF ONYX x DISCOVERY OF WITCHES Adult High Romantic Fantasy ✨high (accessible) fantasy ✨witch realms at war ✨tyrants + compulsion magic ✨spells+runes+elements ✨angsty forbidden romance ✨erasure of history ✨fate but make it big on choice and consequences #PopUpPitA #PopUpPit #LuckyPit #F

An agent's guide to Eleutheria: 133k Adult High Romantic Fantasy

Pitch: Alys Sathos has no interest in liberating the enemy Night Realm of their mind-controlling queen and not even destiny will change her mind. When she’s captured and forced before the queen, her enemies’ fight becomes her own and her growing feelings for the mind-bound prince might be more deadly than the queen herself.
Tropes: captive to forbidden lovers, mob mentality, freewill themes, chosen group, non western FMC thrust into western fantasy world, queer normative world, power of history and books, swords and epic battles, dueling witch realms, neurodivergence in high fantasy

Comp: THE HURRICAN WARS- enemy realms at odds, A DAWN OF ONYX- captice to lovers, A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES- creature history and lore
Sample: Gritting my teeth until my jaw ached, I held her stare; a pathetic bit of defiance against power I couldn’t match. She rose and loomed over me on the dais, never blinking. The hairs on the back of my neck prickled one by one as her dark sapphire eyes glowed silver.
Compulsion.
Icy fingers sank into my mind, ripping through my will. Ko’s pale green face replaced any other thought. A desire to run a sword through him overtook everything; my hopes, my dreams, my very will that had formed an airwitch captain from an orphaned street rat.