I’m so glad I jumped over here from threads for #questpit. I’ve had fun reading all the amazing pitches and feeling less alone on my querying / writing journey. I hope to continue connecting with you all!
Stacey Nash
@staceynashauthor.bsky.social
Aussie YA Author. Scout Leader. Anime consumer. Beagle companion. Querying YA sci-fi adventure 👽🪐🧑🚀
Forced to work for his debt sponsor, unruly flight risk L is partnered with childhood friend Y, now a perplexingly obedient corp soldier, to track down an interplanetary killer. But the killer offers L a tempting deal: his freedom in exchange for help with her revenge. #W #A #SF #lgbtq #questpit 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Being an Aussie means I miss out on some of the fun of #questpit, but waking up to all this support, and 8 hours worth of fantastic pitches to scroll through is so good. The writing community is honestly the best! #amquerying #amwriting
THE BONE SEASON x THE 100 but with MAGIC🪄 🏜️post-collapse earth (desert + bioluminescent cave city) 🌌 fish-out-of-water 🌱environmental themes ⚡️found family 🔮body magic 🖤forced proximity + slow burn ✨emotional awakening #questpit #q #a #f #sff #d #amquerying #agentsguide
#agentsguide #YA #SF #Q On a planet where stepping outside the atmospheric dome means certain death, 17yo Eden discovers she can breathe the toxic air. 🪐post apocalyptic colony 🦎whimsical alien world setting 👽multi-species found family 💕slow burn 🕸️haunting the narrative #questpit
![Romantic neon pink and a starry background: Excerpt. “Those are pre-set…” Jayro warned as Anora toggled a series of switches at the nav computer and began actively moving data streams around the screen.
“Pre-set for scans for //stationary objects//. You pick out your nav programs like you pick out your paint schemes?”
Jayro felt annoyance rising up in him again. The cockpit was his domain. Never mind that he agreed with her about the deco. “It took Fish weeks to get those programs running!”
“Look, unless you want to meet an asteroid face to face, shut the hells up and let me work.” Anora frowned as she watched some data return from the program. “Call engineering.”
“Gladly.” Jayro opened the channel on his wrist communicator.
“Yeah?” Fish’s voice responded.
“The new navigator is having trouble with her—” Jayro broke off as Anora grabbed his forearm and yanked his wrist in front of her own face, causing his chair to whirl towards her.
“What are your pre-sets accounting for?" [...]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qvy3kymbkgduclmlgsh2m6g7/bafkreiboz3dhgw4nm5k6l4fgyjln5k6qxt4hy563y5m7sb7kpwfun5tapy)
BREATHER. 71K words. #YA #SF adventure. #q #amauerying #questpit #agentsguide When a disgraced scientist’s daughter discovers she can breathe her alien world’s toxic atmosphere, she becomes a feared mutation and must uncover the truth about her father’s failed expedition before she’s put down.
Okay, threads sent me here as a querying author for an upcoming pitch event, but I’m keen to make friends too. Where’s the writing community at?