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A.J. McCrae @ajmccrae.com · 27/08/2026

Oh hey, it's me! A little drabble for anyone who loves a little Frankenstein/botanical horror moment 😊

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A.J. McCrae @ajmccrae.com · 08/08/2026

Things I never thought I'd find myself doing: checking my kitchen sink for bats every time I'm nearby 🦇

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A.J. McCrae @ajmccrae.com · 20/07/2026

Couldn't find a container quickly enough before I lost momentum so I harvested my snapdragon seeds in a teacup. You know, as one does.

My pale-skinned hand holding a pair of scissors and a white teacup with a berry design on the side.

The same teacup from the front showing a purple, pink, and yellow moth.

The inside of a white teacup that says "Lull" on the bottom. Snapdragon seed pods and tiny black seeds cover the surface.

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A.J. McCrae @ajmccrae.com · 19/07/2026

Rewarded for a week stuck inside with some gorgeous insects on today's walk, including a hummingbird moth which I've never seen in person! #Wildlife #Nature #Pollinators 🦋🐝🌻

A hummingbird clearing moth collecting nectar from a pink flower.

A monarch butterfly resting on a pink flower with its orange, black, and white wings partially open.

An Eastern bubble bee on a bright yellow flower.

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A.J. McCrae @ajmccrae.com · 19/07/2026

I fear my tiny nightstand may not be able to hold many more research books 😅 (and I have 5 new ones on the way...) #AmWriting #Folklore #FolkHorror

A stack of books including: Finding Faeries by Alexandra Rowland; The Big Book of Cryptid Trivia by Bernadette Johnson; Magic from the Hilltops & Hollers by Leah Middleton; Monsters of the Northeast by Jessica Freeburg and Natalie Fowler; Spooky Appalachia retold by S.E. Schlosser; Haunted Pennsylvania by Mark Nesbitt and Patty A. Wilson; Backwoods Witchcraft by Jake Richards; American Monsters by Linda S. Godfrey; Spooky Pennsylvania retold by S.E. Schlosser; The Big Book of Pennsylvania Ghost Stories by Mark Nesbitt and Patty A. Wilson; and Wild Witchcraft by Rebecca Beyer.

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A.J. McCrae @ajmccrae.com · 19/07/2026

This is Charlie. Her favorite hobby is sitting next to my bed and staring at me for extended lengths of time. That is all.

My black cat staring very intently up at me from the floor.

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A.J. McCrae @ajmccrae.com · 18/07/2026

My research assistant today is slacking on the job. I've got a stack of books on Appalachian folklore to get through and he's just snoozing away 💤 Probably has the right idea 😂

My tabby cat sleeping on the bed beside me with his toe beans showing.

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A.J. McCrae @ajmccrae.com · 18/07/2026

Attempting to enjoy the storms rolling in before they go from "delightful writing conditions" to "please don't bring a tree down" #AmWriting

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A.J. McCrae @ajmccrae.com · 17/07/2026

Braved the smoke outside long enough to let the dog out and check my plants from the recent heat wave. My snapdragons are currently giving "angler fish" #GardenSky #FlowerSky

A closeup of dried snapdragon seed pods resembling fish-like skulls.

Another closeup of snapdragon seed pods that look remarkably like an angler fish.

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A.J. McCrae @ajmccrae.com · 17/07/2026

Sometimes my doomscrolling is cute/funny animal videos. And sometimes it's 3 hours of learning about using sterile flies for screw worm management, and farming practices to encourage dragonfly populations, and floating farms in Bangladesh, and deep sea creature scanning using lasers.

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Ange | Author A. M. Shilling @gunsmile.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Thanks so much to @cmrosens.com for this kind review! Interested readers can check out the first two chapters of THE DEVOURING for free on my website, and purchase a copy from most major book retailers. amshilling.com/books/the-devouring #BookSky #WritingCommunity #IndieBooks

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The Devouring

HORROR / THRILLER NOVEL • 405 PAGESRELEASED APRIL 9, 2026SELF-PUBLISHED Jason and Ayana’s lives as a married couple have always run parallel but never entwined. It’s the perfect arrangement: he’s f…

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A.J. McCrae @ajmccrae.com · 15/07/2026

You know you work with good people when they immediately ask about your pet's health and if you need more time off after you post that you'll be out for an afternoon vet appointment. (Everything's good, just a routine checkup and I forgot to add that in my work post 😅)

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A.J. McCrae @ajmccrae.com · 14/07/2026

The afternoon migraine sucked but waking up to my nap time companion is always nice 💜

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A.J. McCrae @ajmccrae.com · 14/07/2026

Had a fun day participating in #BluePit and seeing all the amazing stories we will (hopefully) get to read one day! It also led to a breakthrough on one of the WIPs I shared! Something just finally *clicked* when I wrote up the pitch and now I'm ready to dive back in again 💪

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Sarah @selford.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

To Do: 1.Change name 2.Avoid Godmothers & Princesses 3.Find portal home 4.DO NOT GET MARRIED After an unwise wish Prince Charming wakes in a magical realm where there's a shortage of suitors for princesses. Godmothers are hunting him down, and his only ally is a talking frog. #BLUEPIT #📖 #Q #YA #F

Collection of pictures clockwise from top left.
A crown-wearing frog sitting on a lilypad. A crowned man with gold hands resting on his shoulders, instead of a face there's an oval showing a dimly lit corridor. A white horse in fog. A large tree with moss covered roots. A book with sparkles and light emitting from the pages. A close up of a red apple. A woman in a blue gown and cloak, with a tiara.

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Hanna Patrick is Querying @hannapatrick.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

If you like: 🔮unique magic systems 🔥Slow burn romance ❤️‍🔥Strangers➡️lovers➡️enemies ⚔️Fierce female protagonists 🍃BG3 Rivington-esque setting 💖LGBTQIA rep on the page 🤪All the banter Then this one’s for you! COVENANT OF THE DAMNED is a 116k rom. fantasy querying now #📖 #bluepit #A #F #Q

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Annabeth @annabethwrites.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

ANASTASIA X THE SERPENT & THE WINGS OF NIGHT ❤️‍🔥93k Adult Romantasy ✨Light X Shadow ✨Strong but messy FMC ✨He falls first (and so much harder!) ✨Elemental magic ✨Slow burn ✨Deadly Trials ✨Forced proximity ✨Found family ✨Meddling gods ✨SO MUCH YEARNING #Bluepit #Q #A #F #R #📖

The moon also rises - 93k adult romantasy

Pitch: after thief Rorie discovers she’s the lost princess of a fallen light magic dynasty, lethal succession trials pit her against a shadow wielding rival— but as the conspiracy behind her bloodline’s slaughter pushes them together, their bond threatens both her heart and her claim for the crown.

Comps: Anastasia, servant of Earth, when the moon hatched and the serpent and the wings of night

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Adregem ཐིཋྀ @adregem.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

LIGHT WIELDING & OTHER MORTAL MAGICS In a dark realm where light is toxic and steel is untouchable, a mortal woman with a flashlight and a cosplay sword must ally with a monster king to stop a vengeful demigod. #BluePit #📖 #NA #F #R #Q #ND

Mood board for the fantasy novel "Light Wielding and Other Mortal Magics."The moon behind the clouds; bats in a cave; a death's head moth, fog in the redwood forest; a lighthouse, cracked earth; a sword. Moth and mushroom details.

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AmaraJLynn 🦹 drafting Fire & Feathers @amaralynn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

NON-BINARY WONDERLAND x BEAUTY & THE BEAST Alois falls down the rabbit hole and finds fearsome beast Jabberwocky is nothing like the poem—they're kind, gentle, & love books. If they want a fairy tale HEA with Jabber, they must end the corrupt Red empire’s destructive reign. #A #F#R #BluePit #LGBT

Text: agents' guide to Alois.
a fairytale romantasy.
Wonderland x Beauty and the Beast with a primarily non-binary cast.
86k words.
Imagery: an illustration of Alois falling down the rabbit hole, and an illustration of a rose.

Text: tropes/themes
enemies to lovers
monster love interest
the monsters aren't the villains
bookworm MC
Touch them and die
queer acceptance
Illustrations: Alois reading under a tree, and two stacked books.

Text: comps.
Imagery: the title pages for Uprooted and Belle REVOLTE, movie covers for Howl's Moving Castle, and The Ancient Magus' Bride. Image of Belle and Beast dancing from the live action Disney movie, and a drawing depicting Beast turned human and Belle holding a knife with a speech bubble saying "Belle it's me" and "change back".

Text: the pitch:
When enby bookworm Alois falls down a rabbit hole, the last thing they expect is to find where they belong and fall for the fearsome Jabberwocky. Jabber is nothing like the poem Alois read as a child; They're kind, gentle, and love books.

If Alois wants their happily ever after, however, they must bring an end to the corrupt Red rule and their own mother’s destructive reign of Wonderland.

Illustrations: Alois holding a book and walking down a hallway with three paintings, and an animal skull

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Blythe Gilpin @blythewrytes.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

BEAUTY & THE BEAST x STAR TREK Roan, part of the last team of archaeologists sent to Earth, stumbles into an ancient bunker haunted by the synthetic mind of a trillionaire. She’s the only one who can fix his tech, but can she save him before Earth is swallowed by the Sun? #BluePit #📖 #Q #A #SF #ND

A collage of photos with text in the middle saying “Archaeologists will date any old thing.” The other pictures include a circuit board, archaeology tools, a record player, a museum interior, an astronaut looking at San Francisco buried in sand, a man holding a dark rose, a person reaching out to a ghostly figure, and an espresso machine.

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Kelsea Wolf 📚 ✨ @kelseawolf-writes.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Gravity Falls X The Sunbearer Trials When the Society of Curse Breakers is cursed, Alice is accused and must follow a map of riddles to find the amulet that can break the curse before the traitors use it’s extraordinary magic to take over the world. ⛵️ 👻 🔮 ⚔️ 🗺️ #bluepit #q #ya #uf

A mood board containing the following text META DATA
YOUNG ADULT URBAN FANTASY
88K STAND- ALONE OR SERIES POTENTIAL (BOOK TWO COMPLETE)
Tropes
Found Family
Enemies to Friends
Weird Girl Friendships
THE SOCIETY OF CURSE BREAKERS
THE PITCH
Alice has been kicked out of seven schools in seven years. She's tired of taking the blame for disasters that can't possibly be her fault, or if they are, no one will explain why. When her aunt invites her to come live in their family home, and train to follow the family legacy, Alice hopes to understand who she is and what happened to her parents. For centuries her family has led The Society of Curse Breakers, but curse breaking is treacherous and there are enemies around every corner. A week into her new life the leaders of the society are cursed, and Alice is framed. To clear her name and save her people, she must sail south solving ancient riddles and battle cryptids and folktales to find the amulet that can break the curse, without leading the traitors to the key to conquering the magical world.
There is a phot of a sailing ship, the ocean a map and a swamp

A mood board with pictures from clockwise, a swamp, a capybara, a swamp, a map, a lighthouse, a sailing ship, a tunnel, a brick mansion, and a diver. The words clockwise say, betrayal, diverse magic systems, folklore, cryptids, strange villians, pirates, spirits, curses, urban fantasy, found family. With the society of curse breakers in the center.

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Alexis ☕ is querying @abookishchai.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

HAZELTHORN X YELLOWJACKETS Lucas, a sullen painter working at his local community theater, must cooperate with Mira, a self-absorbed seventeen-year-old, to save his best friend from the theater’s botanical horrors. #Bluepit #H #SP #Q #YA #Bluepit📖 #📖

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amberjollyauthor.bsky.social @amberjollyauthor.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

❄️Project Winter-a holiday, paranormal romance With Jack Frost magic and a Christmas deadline, a murder.ed social worker must leverage her ex, the only man she’s ever loved, to solve her unfinished business. Second chance romance Sisters Fake dating ❄️❄️ magic #bluepit #A #R #PN #W art by mknzgmbn

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Mariann Evans @mevanswrites.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

NEEDY LITTLE THINGS x THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT Mara can see the last thing the dead saw. When a murdered girl’s final memory reveals Mara’s best friend, who disappeared three years ago, Mara’s gift becomes the key to solving both cases. If it doesn’t get her killed first. #BluePit #📖 #YA #M #W

A nine block moodboard with dramatic, mysterious vibes. The blocks include: mortuary tags, a girl sitting by a grave, undelivered text messages saying I miss you, come back, hands reaching for each other in the smoke, “dead girl walking” chalked into the asphalt, a girl sitting with her head on her knees, police caution tape with blood, Two girls running towards a rainbow while holding hands, a gravestone close up on the words in loving memory.

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Els🖤🤍💜🩶 @elsjones.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

MASTER OF DJINN X THE LAST BINDING Tal is a necromancer in hiding until Daniel uncovers her secret. He'll keep it - if she helps him stop a mage murderer. Can she trust him before she becomes the next victim? Can she survive The Dissolution of Tal Stephens? #A #F #R #W #ND #BluePit #📖

A 19th c portrait of a woman in a red gown whose face is melting. It has a green frame And the title The Dissolution of Tal Stephens

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C.J. Subko @cjsubko.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

KNIGHT & THE MOTH x GODKILLER x Renaissance "Italy" Drina, illegal witch and war orphan, can free her kingdom from the evil gods who rule--if she teams up with witchkiller Dante and steals 7 angel hearts. She'll kill him in the end--if she doesn't fall in love with him first. #A #F #BluePit 📖

[[a collage of images and the text be my beautiful enemy. two people kiss in the dark. there is a stately roman temple. a verdigris angel. and the duomo of Florence with its red roof tiles.]]

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PJ (he/him) is querying... @pjwrites.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

PROJECT BONES After being accused of inviting the plague into a royal summit, a necromancer priest has to work with his only alibi, a cagey nobleman, to clear his name. 🦴 Death magic 🏰 Locked-castle mystery 🕯️ Medieval fantasy 🏹 Robin Hood trope 🏳️‍🌈 MM romance #BluePit #📖 #W #A #F #LGBT #DIS

A moodboard containing imagery of ghosts, bones, foxes, the night sky, and a palace. The title says "PROJECT BONES."

PITCH

Necromancer Nevell of Farlay cannot die, not since surviving the plague as a youth. Now he works as a priest to the god-king, summoned to protect His Majesty during the plague season. But when a mysterious spirit is sighted and nobleman is found dead, Nevell’s reputation gets called into question. His only alibi is the cagey, annoyingly handsome Lord Hargrave, whose reluctance to help Nevell clear his name threatens Nevell’s clergy rank—the only thing protecting his home from the horrors of the plague.

EXCERPT

“Have you no sense?” Nevell stepped between the man and the dying girl’s bed. His magic persisted, but the man carried a lantern that brought too much light into the room, threatening to wash out the spell. “A priest is at work. You should not be here.”

The man paid him no mind, instead peering over Nevell’s shoulder. “I’ve been called senseless before,” he said, speaking with the same grace his attire implied. “Is she…?”

“Dead? Nearly. The spirits are about her. You may have let them out.”

“Her mother has tended to her since this morn.” The man still didn’t look at Nevell. “The spirits will have fled already, if they intended to.”

“Spirits often lack intention.”

“You would know best.” The man took a few steps toward the bed, only stopping when Nevell grabbed his shoulder. He tried to shrug out of the grip, but Nevell held fast. “Father, we can save her—”

“Nay,” Nevell said. “She’s gone.”

INSPIRATION

This image contains inspirations for this WIP, including:

A serious of T. Kingfisher books ("A Sorceress Comes to Call," "Nettle & Bone," and "Hemlock & Silver) labeled "T. KIngfisher's horror-fantasy blend.

A picture of Robin Hood from Disney's Robin Hood, labeled as such.

An image of a necromancer with skeletons from Bioware 4 labeled as "The Country Nevarra from Dragon Age 4."

"The Tainted Cup" by Robert Jackson Bennett, "The Gentleman and his Vowsmith" by Rebecca Ide, and "Green & Deadly Things" by Jenn Lyons, all labeled as "potential comps."

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henna is drafting 🌿💐🐈‍⬛ @hennamarchives.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

THE EVERLASTING x THE KNIGHT & THE MOTH featuring... 🪞 exiled heiress x lost prince 🪞 water goddess with a lil bit of a vendetta 🪞 exploration of agency in a collectivist society 🪞 are we more than our shame? #bluepit #📖 #W #A #F #OV #POC

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Alex, the Hero of Write @authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

A woman out of time. A soldier longing for home. A peasant fighting for her life. A savior entombed in stone. Four women at the epicenter of a conflict that will reshape their earth and sky, and all of life as they know it. A sapphic epic fantasy serializing August 7th! #BluePit #📖 #A #F #W #LGBT

A pitch deck with a forest background. The slide says "From Under a Poisoned Bough, a serial by Alex Harvey-Rivas"

followed by

Sapphic ecological epic fantasy
Weekly serial starting August 17th

A pitch deck with a forest background. On the left side, it lists tropes and themes. On the right side, it lists four pieces of media and how they inspired the book. The media starting from top left and moving right are: Final Fantasy 13, Naucisaa of the Valley of the Wind, The Traitor Baru Cormorant, and Hollow Knight.

A pitch deck over a forest background. On the left is the summary. On the right is a series of excerpts from the work.

A pitch deck over a forest background. It's titled "The Characters" and shows four characters with a grayscale picrew picture to accompany them. From top left and moving right then down:

Lili, a woman with long hair that goes down her back and billows out. She wears a mesh top and has several piercings. Her entry is titled "A Woman Out of Time"

Myrtle, a woman with long hair that goes down her back and is fairly narrow. She wears a low cut shirt and sweater and is holding a knife. Her entry is titled "A Peasant Fighting for Her Life"

Ahelicia, a woman with long hair in twin braids. She wears a lace up tunic and is carrying a sword. Her entry is titled "A Soldier Longing for Home"

Sorrel, a woman with short dark hair. She wears a button up shirt and has her eyes closed. Her entry is titled "A Savior Entombed in Stone"

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Liz 👻🍂🪦 @thewriteratlas.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

NECROMANCER PRINCE After the Empress’ sudden death, exiled imperial spy Simo enlists his necromancer ex-bf & twin sister to steal her corpse, resurrect her, and hunt down a magic artifact. #bluepit #F 💀 necromancers 🌤️ dark humor 💀 body snatching 🌤️ found family 💀 island setting 🌤️ court politics

‘The Empress wasn’t going to return his magic after all. She was going to let him rot overseas, separated from half his body and from his home, forever hiding the broken part of him for the sake of what tatters remained of his family’s reputation.’

Images: burning paper, a girl holding a sword, a man holding a crowned skull, a ship’s wheel, ancient pillars, and a hand grasping smoke.

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A.J. McCrae @ajmccrae.com · 13/07/2026

The Monday is mondaying hard today. The latest development involves finding an ant infestation in my living room with no clear indication where they are coming from. I love insects, they're great, but not in this quantity in places they do not belong 😑

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Sab is making FINAL EDITS ✨ @sabrinamars.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

INUYASHA X SAILOR MOON X D&D Ohio wasn't great to begin with but it certainly didn't have magic and monsters. Thrust into the Realm, Kassidy will have to harness her new deity powers quickly...and then risk that very magic to save those shes beginning to love. #bluepit 📖 #a #f #r #w #writesky

A move like poster with the title WHEN LIGHT IS NOT ENOUGH, a silhouette of a woman with long hair, fiery scene of a castle and an unknown figure inside the silhouette.

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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

PLEASE REPOST AND SHARE WIDELY!!! We need your help once again, you magnificent Space Unicorns! Behold the Uncanny Magazine Year 13: The Space Unicorn Believes in YOU! Kickstarter!!! buff.ly/Gab1zWu

Uncanny Magazine Year 12 Covers by Paul Lewin, Katy Shuttleworth, and Galen Dara

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rosalynbriar.bsky.social @rosalynbriar.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

✨THE APOTHECARY SISTERS✨ When a rival shop opens next door, cursed apothecary owners Viola and Clara resume their secret lives as hired assassins to make ends meet. PRACTICAL MAGIC x WEYWARD x THE HONEY WITCH x NETTLE & BONE #BluePit #A #F #Q #📖 #LGBTQIA+

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ashleytwrites.bsky.social @ashleytwrites.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

#bluepit #📖 #a #pn #f #w #ov #poc #wf Bound in Blood & Darkness Former agent Jamie Davis must confront her past when her vampire ex crashes Thanksgiving dinner and begs for her unique set of skills to help find his missing bride. Happily Ever After isn’t The End Buffy X Taken

An Agent’s Guide to Bound in Blood & Darkness by Ashley Toombs

Adult Urban fantasy
Status: Edits

Authorashleytoombs@gmail.com
@ashleytwrites

Picture of blonde woman in white tee shirt and blue jeans. Picture of book cover for Bound in Blood & Darkness. Picture of blond man with glasses wearing a three piece suit.

Pitch

File folder named “Agent Davis” with a paper clipped picture of blonde woman in leather stand with a black man in with button down,black tie, and black vest. Folder is stamped “top secret” in red. Additional photo of blond man in glasses wearing a brown three piece suit.

“Former agent Jamie Davis must confront her past when her vampire ex crashes Thanksgiving dinner and begs for her unique set of skills to help find his missing bride.”

Blurb

Happily Ever After isn’t The End

File folder with paper on top that reads:

Former agent Jamie Davis's life was set firmly in her "happily ever after" She had the guy, two adorable kids, she even still helped the supernatural community...from behind a desk. Her fairytale ending gets disrupted when her former vampire lover crashes Thanksgiving dinner and asks for her special set of skills to help him rescue his trafficked bride.

Jamie must face her past by tapping into the dangerous path she left behind but risks losing the stable life she fought for. Armed with her admittedly rusty skills, she gets the old crew back together for one last mission while balancing her adult responsibilities.

Vibes

Picture with blonde woman with tan skin wearing a white tee shirt.

Various pieces of paper pinned with red pins connected with red string with this information on each paper:

MEET JAMIE
Name: Jamie Davis
Age: 32
Class: Human
Occupation: Analyst for
"The Agency" for redacted

FIRST LINE
My knuckles scraped across bone and sinew, the fine hairs along my arm stood at attention from the chill.

TROPES
• Woman over 30
• Found family
• Race against time
• One last mission
• Unlikely allies

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L.K. Chopin @lkchopin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

HEARTLESS HUNTER X NEVER EVER AFTER 😴👑YA sleeping beauty reimagining w/ deaf rep 🗡️Zella's on a mission to kill the queen who cursed her 🏃Callum's hot on her heels 🎶Zella compels her enemies with her entrancing singing voice 🤟Callum can't hear her song #bluepit #Q #F #YA #📖 #R

"The Blood of Zellandine Agent's Guide" Background is a skull in wildflowers, a beach campfire, a set of medieval helmets and weapons, a cottage roof, hands bound with rope, dark leaves, a stag, and a castle window. This is the background of every picture in this post.

The Pitch: After waking from a century-long sleep, Zella sets out to overthrow the queen who cursed her, but her quest is interrupted when she is captured by a deaf soldier who is immune to her entrancing song magic.

The Details: a YA sleeping beauty reimagining 89,000 words: grumpy / sunshine, goblins, monsters, & fae, deaf MMC + ASL, Tangled-coded, themes of self-forgiveness & autonomy, light horror elements, animal companion, forced proximity, only one blanket, hope-filled

Comps: Heartless Hunter, Never Ever After, For the Wolf: forced proximity, dual-pov, enchanted forest, fairytale reimagining

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Jenni - Fantasy Romance Author ✨️ @authorjbecker.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

NA Dark Fantasy ✨️ 7 deadly sins x Fourth Wing 🕯 secret identity x deadly stakes 🌑 dark academia - It's kill or be killed to graduate 🔥 Female rage MC ❤️‍🔥 rivals-to-lovers ♥️ found family ⚔️ misfits with mental powers 🪦 morally grey characters #BluePit #F #A #NA #RF #Q

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henna is drafting 🌿💐🐈‍⬛ @hennamarchives.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

PALADIN'S GRACE x EMILY WILDE a reclusive archivist running from a shame-ridden past and a mage knight with failing magic must team up to solve an arcane bog-body mystery in a small town #bluepit #📖 #W #A #F #OV #POC

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Neha Yazmin🍉Author | Reader | Dessert Person @nehayazmin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

She was born to rule👸 He trained to burn🔥 The world will be devoured⚔️ Nothing‘s safe from the wrath of the sea🧜‍♀️ 👸ambitious FMC w/ a soft❤️ 🫅brooding LI who’s protective of his siblings 💘fake courting 💔forbidden love 🗡️sibling rivalry 🖤slow-burn hate-2-love books2read.com/Aaryana1 #BluePit #📖 #F #P

Moodboard with seven images and title along the bottom: Heir to the Throne Series. Image 1 is of a young man who appears to have huge angel-wings and a fire burning in the background. Image 2 is a scene of a ship that seems to have crashed against the rocks edging the sea. Image 3 is of a young woman with her arms around a young man. Image 4 depicts a young woman wearing an elaborate gold headpiece studded with blue crystals. Image 5 is of a young woman holding a sword and plummeting in the ocean. Image 6 depicts the outside of a beautiful castle, a huge moon in the sky, and a young woman in a black gown staring at the stars in the sky. The final image is of two ships caught in a storm at sea.

Moodboard titled Aaryana (FMC’s name) with a subheading along the bottom: Heir to the Throne Series. Image 1 is of a young woman wearing a blue hooded cloak and holding two swords. Image 2 is a young woman in metal armour, holding a large shield and getting ready to strike with the sword in her other hand. Image 3 is of a young woman in an arena dressed in black and ready to duel. The final image depicts a young woman wearing an elaborate gold headpiece studded with blue crystals.

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A.J. McCrae @ajmccrae.com · 13/07/2026

Need to get back on the drafting train after taking a weekend break, and also prep the rest of my boxes of books to unhaul for next weekend (there are so many... I should have weeded through them BEFORE I moved) #QueerWriters #WritingCommunity

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Ange | Author A. M. Shilling @gunsmile.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

JOHN WICK x THE COLOR OUT OF SPACE For readers who like: 🩸 married main characters 🩸 villain protagonists 🩸 unreliable narrators 🩸 criminal underworlds 🩸 occult conspiracies 🩸 terrifying body horror 🩸 the threat of an eldritch god Buy today: amshilling.com/books #BluePit #📖 #P #A #H

A black ink blot in the shape of a skull against a red background. White text says:

WHAT DOESN'T KILL THEM BETTER RUN.
THE DEVOURING
A. M. SHILLING

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📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚 @ellieyellu.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Heists, spice, and space! What do you do when: 🏳️‍🌈 You're a disaster bisexual 😱 Space witches want your illegal hyperspace treasure maps 💫 You must get off Hecate IV before you're caught You ALWAYS GET IN A SPACESHIP WITH A SCOUNDREL 🥵🚀 #BluePit #SF #R #A #📖 (Manuscript is #OS looking for an editor)

The first page of a pitch deck. A neon pink art deco border pulls words out of a romantic starry space background. This border and background repeat over the following images. The title page reads in art deco gold and neon pink: An editor's guide to -- Always Get In a Spaceship With a Scoundrel -- A Sci-fi Romance by Ellie Rhymer. Representation Christi Cardenas.

Romantic pink and sci-fi neon and stars: Pitch. Good heists. Bad Decisions. Great Chemistry.

Anora is the quick-thinking manager of an illegal casino, fleeing the assassination of her gang's boss with the hyperspace treasure maps thrust into her hands as he died.

Jayro is a mouthy interstellar smuggler from the wrong side of the hyperspace lane with the only ship that can get Anora off Hecate IV before the emperor's relic-hunting space witches close a net around the planet.

The two bad-at-feelings bisexuals try to tamp down simmering, inconvenient attraction as they are forced to work together with the scrappy, tight-knit crew of the Helle Wanderer to survive in the criminal underworld and discover the secret at the end of the dangerous maps.

Their love story is a heist and they're stealing more than each other's hearts.

Always Get In a Spaceship With a Scoundrel by Ellie Rhymer

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 on-boards are your pre-sets accounting for?” she asked into the communicator without a glance at him.
“The hyrdobeacon,” crackled Fish’s reply, “the fore and aft isotrope routers…and the gravitic drive buffer, I think.”
Jayro was frozen as Anora swiped at the nav one-handed. He could feel her warm breath on his palm as she spoke with Fish through his communicator, her hand gripping his forearm almost burning him through his flight jacket. She was close enough to smell the blaster emissions wafting off her, the sharp, citrus scent of the steam bath clinging to her skin. His fingertips were millimeters from her cheek and he wanted to cup her face in his hand and drag her around to look at him with those bright eyes. He wanted to play with the flyaway bit of hair that had missed her ponytail and brush his thumb over her lips until they parted.
What was wrong with him?
Always Get In a Spaceship With a Scoundrel by Ellie Rhymer

Romantic neon pink and a starry background. For fans of: Uncharted Hearts book series by Constance Fay (image of a three book series). Scum and Villainy (TTRPG) (An image of a book cover with a spaceship flying towards a jumpgate). Moss'd in Space by Rebecca Thorne. A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. #AnnoyanceToLovers #FoundFamily #QueerStories #DisasterBisexuals #ForcedProximity #Scoundrel4Scoundrel #NeverTellMeTheOdds #DualPOV. Always Get In a Spaceship With a Scoundrel by Ellie Rhymer.

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Kate Gray is Querying ✨ @kategraycosplay.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

TANGLED X ANNIHILATION A failed revolutionary cons a party of heroes into hiring her as their guide through monster-infested woods where she’ll leave them for dead. Then she inconveniently grows a conscience. #bluepit #q #a #f

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SJ Hartman (#AmQuerying The Sigil and the Serpent) @mkfshard.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

#BluePit #Q #YA #F #LGBT #📖 THE SIGIL AND THE SERPENT BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN x SERAPHINA When the failed son of a dragonslayer undergoes a monstrous change, his already brittle self-esteem takes a nosedive, and he ends up needing the support of a fellow drake almost as much as he resents it.

An Agent's Guide to THE SIGIL & THE SERPENT

By Synell J. Hartman

A YA Fantasy at 97k words
Now Querying

In the background are two images, one by SpearXWind and one by Sharpibees

The Pitch: When a dragonslayer becomes a dragon, he must come to grips with his new body, befriend another dragon, and reject the evils of his imperial home to survive being hunted down by his human friends.

A magical city, and imperial indoctrination... (Blood Over Bright Haven Cover) ...meets dragon transformation with dire consequences. (Seraphina Cover)

A mood board of images from pinterest, interspersed with commissioned art of a blue dragon from pocketss, Flatw00ds, SpearXWind, and Fimbry. Text appears over the images: Transformation, Personal Stakes, Asexual Dragon MC, Coming of Age, Struggles of Self-Worth in the shadow of Imperialism

An excerpt of text next to an image by pocketss of two dragons talking:

"Every single time you could've done a sensible thing, you did the exact opposite.” She chuckled, looking off into the distance. "About the time you started crying over a little fire, I honestly thought you were joking. And that ridiculous thing with your claws..."
Pathi had his fists raised by the time she turned to face him.
She gave another, terser laugh, and regarded him with annoyance. "Truly, you present an unpredictable threat." She sat down on her rock, claws folded calmly in her lap, and beckoned him with a slight toss of her head. "Come on then. Walk to me. Walk at all."
Pathi warily eyed the rocky ground between them. Only slightly uneven. Were his legs still human, he could've taken it at a run.

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A.J. McCrae @ajmccrae.com · 13/07/2026

Don't mind me just putting all my #BluePit posts in a thread together which I meant to do last night... and forgot 😅 Click through for the actual posts!

A collage of nine images arranged in a 3X3 grid. The images include: a close-up silhouette of a man and woman almost kissing, blue-purple feathers, the torso of a woman clothed in a blue dress with a draped purple scarf, a white gold crown, a white astronomical clock with a blue center, the statue of a woman holding out a wreath, a man with an open blue shirt holding a sword hilt, a lightning strike through dark clouds, and the silhouette of a woman holding a sword in front of a starry night sky.

A grid of nine images including: a close-up of a bearded man's nose and mouth, a table with both broken and whole pomegranates, a stone entry into a mountain temple, a closeup of a woman holding a gilded dagger, two hands raised up in a cup shape, an open book with ancient writing and drawings, a wall of human skulls, a purplish-red flower, and a dark-haired woman looking up with her shoulder toward the camera.

A grid of nine images including: a human skeleton half buried in the ground, a forest of bare trees, a man sharpening a wooden stake with a knife, a graveyard, a woman holding a glass of dark liquid, a woman in a white dress lying in the first, the white flowers of snow drops, a horned figure silhouette against a sky of birds, and a skull nestled in the crook of a tree branch.

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Ange | Author A. M. Shilling @gunsmile.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

DUNE x SHADOWRUN x JADE CITY After a fateful accident puts her father into a coma, a young noblewoman and her lowborn bodyguard must navigate a dangerous game of corporate espionage and city politics, or else lose everything they hold dear... including each other. #BluePit #📖 #W #A #SF #F #R

A dark skyscraper against a pale sky. Three glasses full of champagne, being toasted. A security camera beneath the edge of a building. A bearded man and a woman kissing, their upper faces obscured. Black stone. The legs of a man in black pants and sneakers and a woman in red pants and flat shoes, standing together. An empty hospital hallway. Armored police with guns and shields. A gloved hand removes a test tube of blood from a rack.

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A.J. McCrae @ajmccrae.com · 13/07/2026

As much as I love the excitement of the first hour of a pitch event, my brain is (unfortunately) correct that I require sleep to be a semi-functional human being at work tomorrow.

static.klipy.com

Napoleon Dynamite Kip

Alt: A white man with curly hair and glasses turning his head to the side and saying, "Fine," in a disgruntled manner.

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A.J. McCrae @ajmccrae.com · 13/07/2026

In the town of Clearwater, no one enters the wood, no one notices the dead, and no one good goes out after dark. When two witches accidentally awaken the beast of the wood, it's the town that pays the price. For the beast is out for revenge and only their blood can stop it.. #BluePit #📖 #W #A #H #F

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