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Sofia Trepp @sofiatrepp.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Ró always found eating hearts to be vile, even if it grants humans magical powers. But her town’s leader craves the heart of a seductive water spirit, and Ró yearns to impress. Succeed and earn a much-needed favor from the town leader, fail, and it’ll be her heart on a plate🫀 #YA #F #Q #W #QuestPit

HK Smith | Writer @thehksmith.bsky.social · 3mo ago

the vibes of THE CELESTIAL RING, my #YA dystopian #SFF To defy the memory-devouring machine god who wants to claim her as sacrifice, Vega must: ⚔️Find her lost brother 💔Ally w/ her first heartbreak 🌑Uncover the truth her world was forced to forget #questpit #Q #F #D #amquerying

A dark space fantasy aesthetic mood board with a collage of photos. Vertically down, from the first column:
1. A violet, light-tinged hole framing a violet sky
2. A faint silhouette of a woman beneath colors like the northern lights
3. Two hands reaching towards one another
4. A sci-fi inspired, dark uniform with a high collar
5. A grand stairwell, perhaps a futuristic religious site, with a single silhouette looking up
6. Two romantic silhouettes against a starry night sky
7. A lone figure with a backpack, standing amongst a shroud of sand-colored fog
8. A hand covered in glitter
9. A silhouette standing in front of a blue-lit circular tunnel entrance
10. A black woman with glitter coating her shoulder, just the bottom half of her face is visible, lips tilted slightly up in a smile
11. A black woman screaming
12. A stream of light breaking through dark clouds
13. An eye turned to show only the whites
14. Figures in robes seemingly suspended in mid-air
15. A figure on a black, sleek futuristic looking motorcycle

None of the images are my own. They are all sourced from Pinterest

Hanna Patrick is Querying @hannapatrick.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Convincing you to read COTD using my MC's top 5 nightmare scenarios! When the Lord she’s sworn to protect is poisoned, a headstrong guard reluctantly allies with a loathsome king to find the Holy Grail before the Lord dies or the relic falls into the hands of evil sorcerers. #Q #A #RF #F #questpit

This photo is an enumerated list of what Sebastian's "Top 5 horror movies" or nightmares would be. They are as follows:
1. Forgetting his journal at home
2. Commitment
3. Blondes with sharp tongues and even sharper swords
4. Enemy kingdoms
5. Eternity

The graphic is text laid over a dark background. In the foreground, there is a muscular, shirtless man with dark hair.

This photo depicts a list of what main character Lia's "Top 5 horror movies" or nightmares would be. There is a photo of a woman with curly blonde hair holding a sword in front of a dark background. There is also an enumerated list of her top 5 horror movie situations, which are:

1. Her cousin Maks playing the harp
2. Being the literal chosen one
3. Falling in love with her bff
4. Sebastian Armetta
5. Riddles

This photo depicts a list of what main character Tristan's "Top 5 horror movies" or nightmare scenarios would be. There is a photo of a man with curly light brown/dity blonde hair in front of a dark background.

There is also an enumerated list of his top 5 horror movie situations, which are:
1. Responsibility
2. Being set up on a date by his mother
3. Handsome bartenders from art class
4. A game of cards
5. Picking an outfit for the pub

Alexis ✍🏾@authoredbyalexis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

THE LAMB x MATILDA #questpit When Lucky’s parents starve her of both food and love, it turns Lucky’s hunger into something that yearns for more than she can suppress, which forces her to become dangerously ravenous. 🍽️ 🥀 SWALLOWED SINS #OS #DR #LF #U #A #AG

Sofia Trepp @sofiatrepp.bsky.social · 3mo ago

IF FEED ME YOUR HEART HAD A MOVIE POSTER! 🫀 Cultish magic 💀 Deadly personality tests 🧌 Scandinavian folklore 🖤 Romance á la OUABH Agent’s guide pinned to profile. WHERE THE DARK STANDS STILL x YOUR BLOOD, MY BONES #YA #F #DF #H #Q #W #QuestPit

A film poster for Feed Me Your Heart, a YA fantasy/romance/horror novel about a girl addicted to magical hearts who has to hunt a water spirit

Sam Zoeller | Writer @samzoellerwrites.bsky.social · 3mo ago

If the main characters from Prophecy Fraud & Other Crimes, my adult romantasy murder mystery novel, had access to the Notes app. #QuestPit #W #A #RF

An imagining of the Notes app for Fallon Mercer, the FMC from Prophecy Fraud & Other Crimes, which is querying in Fall 2026. Her most recent five notes would be:

Lies I’ve told recently (where to even begin)
Things I hate about Reynor (no additional text)
What to wear to coronation (pink dress? Lace?)
Spell ideas (bridge to sneak across to R…)
Doom prophecy (oh gods no one can know a…)

An imagining of the Notes app for Reynor Ambrose, the FMC from Prophecy Fraud & Other Crimes, which is querying in Fall 2026. His most recent five notes would be:

New morning routine (cold shower)
Reasons not to trust my wife (smells too good)
Murder suspects (1. Fallon)
Fallon’s favorite things (hot coffee, grapes, books)
Questions to ask Fallon (what are your hopes and dr…)

Sam Zoeller | Writer @samzoellerwrites.bsky.social · 3mo ago

An introduction to the main characters from Prophecy Fraud & Other Crimes, my adult romantasy murder mystery with: 🌱 plant-based magic 🔮 witch prophecy 🖤 morally grey FMC ❤️‍🩹 angsty MMC who yearns 🕵️ flirting by finding murder clues ☕️ magical excellence as a love language #QuestPit #W #A #RF

A mood board for the FMC from Prophecy Fraud & Other Crimes, which is querying in fall 2026. The tone is moody but elegant, with images of a forest canopy, a book, pink fabric, a wildcat, a blonde woman, a crown, a forest fire, a wine glass with fruit beside it, and a woman shushing her lips

A mood board for the MMC from Prophecy Fraud & Other Crimes, which is querying in fall 2026. The tone is angsty and mysterious, with images of a man’s shadowed eyes, a frozen crystal ball, a garden doorway, two knight chess pieces, a man’s hands holding a smoking cigarette, a raven, a dark forest, a dried flower, and breaking glass

Sam Zoeller | Writer @samzoellerwrites.bsky.social · 3mo ago

An #agentsguide to Prophecy Fraud & Other Crimes, my adult romantasy murder mystery 🌱 plant-based magic 🔮 witch prophecy 🖤 morally grey FMC 🕵️ flirting by finding murder clues ☕️ magical excellence as a love language #QuestPit #W #A #RF

An agent’s guide with an image of a girl in a pink dress running into a forest. The guide is for Prophecy Fraud & Other Crimes, an adult, dual-POV, romantasy murder mystery novel, drafted at 92k words. It is querying in fall 2026.

A green forest background with pink text that is titled “The Pitch”:

To escape her cruel father, Fallon Mercer manipulates a prophecy to be chosen as the wife of a witch prince.

But when a spree of murders threatens her new crown, Fallon must find a killer, hide her con from her annoyingly attractive husband, and cheat Fate once more....or watch everything she’s worked for unravel

A green forest background with pink text titled “For Fans Of” with comps for the novel.

- One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig for its lush, moody world and unique magic system
- Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett for its unapologetically ambitious FMC
- the Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley for its wit and banter
- the TV series Bones for its romantically charged investigation

A green forest background with pink text titled “The First Lines”.

Hers: Fallon stares at the slab, attempting, for what is hopefully the last time, not to scowl at a corpse.

His: Prince Reynor Ambrose has not a care in the world. After all, when one has no agency over one’s future, why bother?

Alexis ✍🏾@authoredbyalexis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

My new editors guide for SWALLOWED SINS #questpit For people who are hungry for: -an insatiable appetite for love 🖤 -dark romance 🥀 -obsessive protagonist 👀 - traumatic therapy sessions 📝 #OS #DR #A #LF #U #AG

trang ☆ writer @trangnguyenwrites.bsky.social · 3mo ago

SIX OF CROWS x JADE CITY When her mentor goes missing Gemna joins forces w/ fellow mage Ren to unravel the connection b/w the string of disappearances and a terrible discovery that could mean a future where mages aren’t just outlawed…but wiped from existence. #QuestPit #AG #F art by nathcreare

a blue and yellow toned sketch of a woman and a man standing back to back. she is looking towards the front and he’s gazing off to the side. the characters have Asian features and look serious / unsmiling. over the images is the text CONDUCT OF MAGES, Adult Fantasy, Complete at 99K, represented by Elizabeth Pratt, Trellis Literary Management

on a pale yellow / blue swirl backdrop, a navy blue rectangle contains the text “When her mentor goes missing, Gemna joins forces with fellow mage, Ren, to unravel the connection between the string of disappearances and a terrible discovery that could mean a future where mages are not just outlawed…but wiped from existence.”

the words THE PITCH, represented by Elizabeth Pratt, Trellis Literary Management are at the bottom of the slide

at the top of the slide, a search bar graphic says “CONDUCT OF MAGES”

on a pale yellow / blue swirl backdrop, a navy blue rectangle contains the text “energy magic, heists & scheming, found family, research subplot, slow burn, female role models, SE Asian setting”

the words THE VIBES, represented by Elizabeth Pratt, Trellis Literary Management are at the bottom of the slide

at the top of the slide, a search bar graphic says “CONDUCT OF MAGES”

on a pale yellow / blue swirl backdrop, six book covers are shown: Blood Over Bright Haven, Jade City, Six of Crows, Jasad Heir, Foundryside, an Heartless Hunter

the words THE COMPA, represented by Elizabeth Pratt, Trellis Literary Management are at the bottom of the slide

at the top of the slide, a search bar graphic says “CONDUCT OF MAGES”

Sofia Trepp @sofiatrepp.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Real Scandinavian items used by Ró as she joins a heart-eating cult to hunt down the one creature whose heart can buy her life back. 🫀 Cultish magic 💀 Deadly personality tests 🧌 Scandinavian folklore 🖤 Romance á la OUABH WHERE THE DARK STANDS STILL x YOUR BLOOD, MY BONES #YA #F #Q #W #QuestPit

Image showing an item the FMC uses in Feed Me Your Heart. Image shows a Troll Cross pendant.

Image showing an item the FMC uses in Feed Me Your Heart. Image shows a traditional Scandinavian folk dress.

Image showing an item the FMC uses in Feed Me Your Heart. Title page with pitch line.

Image showing an item the FMC uses in Feed Me Your Heart. Image shows a piece of traditional Scandinavian ribbon.

Sofia Trepp @sofiatrepp.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Haunted by her ruined reputation, Ró joins a heart-eating cult to hunt down the one creature whose heart can buy her life back. 🫀 Cultish magic 💀 Deadly personality tests 🧌 Scandinavian folklore 🖤 Romance á la OUABH WHERE THE DARK STANDS STILL x YOUR BLOOD, MY BONES #YA #F #R #H #Q #W #QuestPit

Feed Me Your Heart intro page colored red with a black and white image of a young woman

Themes for Feed Me Your Heart i.e. norse mythology and deadly personality tests

Comps for Feed Me Your Heart ranging from folklore fantasy to cultish horror

Linda Maleh @lindamaleh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

What my NYC teen witches are googling as they prepare to travel to a monster-infested realm to stop a nefarious long-dead witch from coming back to life. Percy Jackson-but-with-witches! #QuestPit #Q #F #YA

In the Shadow of a Witch - Haley’s google searches

In the Shadow of a Witch - Alanna’s google searches

In the Shadow of a Witch - August’s Google searches

Linda Maleh @lindamaleh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

To save NYC’s witches from being hunted down and possessed by malicious spirits, 16-year-old Haley Thorne must wield her death magic to travel to a monster-infested realm to stop the dead witch behind it all. LEGENDBORN x LITTLE THIEVES #QuestPit #Q #F #YA

In the Shadow of a Witch comps: Percy Jackson, Legendborn, Little Thieves

Sam Zoeller | Writer @samzoellerwrites.bsky.social · 4mo ago

To escape her cruel father, Fallon Mercer manipulates a prophecy to marry a witch prince. When a spree of murders results from her con, Fallon must find a killer, hide her hoax from her husband, and cheat Fate once more — or watch everything she’s worked for unravel. #PosterPit #W #F #R #NA #A

A poster of a white flower with a dark background for Prophecy Fraud & Other Crimes, a fantasy novel with a yearning romance and murder mystery about Fallon Mercer, a girl who cheats a prophecy to become a witch princess. A tagline states: to catch a killer, they must survive each other.

Sofia Trepp @sofiatrepp.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Haunted by her ruined reputation, Ró joins a heart-eating cult to hunt down the one creature whose heart can buy her life back. 🫀 Cultish magic 💀 Deadly personality tests 🧌 Scandinavian folklore 🖤 Romance á la OUABH WHERE THE DARK STANDS STILL x YOUR BLOOD, MY BONES #YA #F #R #H #Q #PosterPit

A film poster, depicting a woman with a dramatic red veil covered in Nordic runes, for Feed Me Your Heart, a YA fantasy/romance/horror novel about a girl addicted to magical hearts who has to hunt a water spirit to restore her shattered reputation

Linda Maleh @lindamaleh.bsky.social · 4mo ago

To save NYC's witches from being hunted down and possessed by malicious spirits, 16-yr-old Haley Thorne must wield her death magic to travel to a monster-infested realm to stop the dead witch behind it all. LEGENDBORN x NINTH HOUSE #PosterPit #Q #YA #F

In the Shadow of a Witch poster for PosterPit: YA fantasy - She has the magic no one wants. But now it might just save them all.

Sam Zoeller | Writer @samzoellerwrites.bsky.social · 4mo ago

To escape her cruel father, Fallon Mercer manipulates a prophecy to marry a witch prince. When a spree of murders results from her con, Fallon must find a killer, hide her hoax from her husband, and cheat Fate once more — or watch everything she’s worked for unravel. #PosterPit #W #F #R #NA #A

A poster of a large, striped tulip field for Prophecy Fraud & Other Crimes, a fantasy novel with a yearning romance and murder mystery about Fallon Mercer, a girl who cheats a prophecy to become a witch princess. A five-star review states that "Fallon really could become the overlord of the universe if she put her mind to it."

Linda Maleh @lindamaleh.bsky.social · 4mo ago

To save NYC's witches from being hunted down and possessed by malicious spirits, 16-yr-old Haley Thorne must wield her death magic to travel to a monster-infested realm to stop the dead witch behind it all. LEGENDBORN x NINTH HOUSE #PosterPit #Q #YA #F

In the Shadow of a Witch poster for PosterPit: YA Fantasy - She has to save NYC’s witches, even if it means traveling to a monster infested realm

Sam Zoeller | Writer @samzoellerwrites.bsky.social · 4mo ago

To escape her cruel father, Fallon Mercer manipulates a prophecy to marry a witch prince. When a spree of murders results from her con, Fallon must find a killer, hide her hoax from her husband, and cheat Fate once more — or watch everything she’s worked for unravel. #PosterPit #W #F #R #NA #A

A poster of a girl in a pink dress running into a lush forest for Prophecy Fraud & Other Crimes, a fantasy novel with a yearning romance and murder mystery. Princess Fallon Ambrose cheated fate to earn her crown. What will she do to keep it?