Tyler

@tobaker.bsky.social

The Dead that Feed the Trees 👻🌲 Aspiring Stay at Home Dad

Novelists nowadays still write books, but few write LITERATURE. Same for construction. We build things cheap but not beautiful. Certain stories transcend time and trends because certain themes speak to all of humanity. Make something lasting Make something meaningful #writing

My main goal for an author: to walk through the horror section of my local bookstore (not just in the local author section) and see my book there. I don’t care if I make any money. Just seeing it there would be enough🙂 Keeping my eye on the prize

My 3 year old just read *me* a bedtime story. His little voice trying to say zizzer-zazzer-zuzz is the best confirmation that, although we have our share of problems, there is still so much good in this world

The Ritual x The Thing Beneath the surface of Ashley’s recently inherited ski resort lies a living, ravenous network of flesh and root. Once appeased by drowning children decades ago, the mountain’s hungry again. The rot runs deep And her mom can’t save her now #posterpitq #H #A #amquerying

A white silhouette on a tree with the title the dead that feed the trees. Drips of blood are oozing from the tree

Brandy and Caleb were your typical angsty teen and werewolf couple. But now they're all grown up, and local residents are going missing. Is Caleb's bloodlust out of control, or is something more sinister happening in their tiny town? #A #MY #T #QuestPit

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PITCH: In a world controlled by corporate vampires, two men struggle for autonomy. Will a chance meeting lead them to freedom~or a web of subterfuge, where every thread brings a monster offering death or permanent confinement? #YouDeservepIt 📖 💙📚 #Q #R Power Hungry CEO x Abandoned Puppy Bartender


Comp Board 

I Am Chosen by Dawn Berkoski

PITCH: In a world controlled by corporate vampires, two men struggle for autonomy. Will a chance meeting lead them to freedom, or a web of subterfuge, where every thread brings a monster offering death or permanent confinement?

Power Hungry CEO x Abandoned Puppy, Bartender

COMP TITLES
Interview With The Vampire 
A Blue Bloods Novel
YakuzaI Am Chosen
By Dawn Berkoski
77,000 M/M Paranormal Romance
Dark and a little spicy meets silly-sweet

Think: 
Blue Bloods (minus the angels and school) x Interview With The Vampire (add more humor) x Japanese Yakuza (cracking skulls in London)

Tropes
*  Forbidden Love
*  Fish Out of Water
*  Forced Proximity
*  Dark Secrets
*  Unequal Power Structure
*  High Action Chase Scenes
*  Emotional Growth Arcs + Satisfying End

Quotes

"He was leaving. He was leaving New York for good. But instead of freedom, he wondered if he was headed toward greater danger."
~Jason Allard (Protagonist)

"Now that he has chosen you, Alexander has all but forsaken our protection!"
~Tristan De La Salle (Thwarted Lover)

"Alexander and I have unfinished business."
-Shigekazu (Japanese Business Rival)

MAIN CHARACTERS
Alexander Grant	Jason Allard
CEO of M-Corp	       Bartender
Control Issues	       Anxiety/Clingy
Likes:                        Likes: 
Power + Money.       Video Games +PizzaSeveral photos are shown in this Moodboard for I Am Chosen, a paranormal romance written by Dawn Berkoski. From the top left, a glass of aged scotch surrounded by butterscotch candies, a CEO standing in a high rise office, staring out a window, a giant hotel clock surrounded by Christmas decor, a photo of art depicting demons rising from hell, a sunset with black, billowy clouds hovering over an orange stripe, a dirty cement staircase near a darkened entrance, and the city of London as viewed from the river. Photography, except the man, by Dawn BerkoskiPhoto by Dawn Berkoski of a car speeding past a cemetery.View is from the driver’s perspective, looking out the side window.

#agentguide for WHEN THE MAGPIE FLIES (81k queer fantasy) When troublemaker and hobbyist scholar Magpie is chosen by the spirits, she breaks an ancient tradition rather than leave her best friend behind—and brings the wrath of spirits and humans alike down upon the realm. #questpit #Q #F

Text: An agent’s guide to When the Magpie Flies by M H Wottenmoss. Background of mountains, trees, and a giant mushroom. A magpie flies in the sky.Pitch: Magpie of Lornwhen, hobbyist scholar and incurable troublemaker, dreams of becoming a Conduit. As the realm’s only defense against monstrous spirits, Conduits are beloved and privileged—and it’s Magpie’s best chance to escape the undertow of poverty. When a spirit chooses her for the honor, marking her with a cold, entrancing touch, her dream is suddenly within reach. To fully ascend as a Conduit, Magpie, alongside the other newly-chosen, must embark on a journey into the heart of the spiritwoods.
The only thing holding her back is her best friend, Calladonna.
There are rumors about how Conduits are changed by the mysterious journey, and Calla can’t shake the feeling that if Magpie leaves, she won’t come back. Determined to reassure her, Magpie convinces Calla to come along in secret, hidden from the other Conduits. For the first time, Magpie’s future is bright and shining—until one of the other Conduits turns up dead, and it seems like Calla may be to blame.
Comps: A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft: clueless lesbians, murder and betrayal, journey of ascension. Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher: found family, humor and darkness, perilous quest. 

Also featuring undiscovered magic, monstrous spirits, chaotic academia, ill-advised rituals, haunted forest, queer & autistic ensemble cast, giant mushrooms, original music
Opening lines: The world went dark just after she jumped off the roof. In one moment she could see the clocktower before her, the ledge beneath its defunct face familiar and inviting, and in the next there was nothing. It wasn't an uncommon occurrence, necessarily, but damn if that wasn't inconvenient timing.