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Victoria Jayne (they/them) @victoriajayneoh.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

#chaospit #ya #rf #q #lgbt #dis Zenora and Melody POV when Zenora shouted and accidentally turned the Allflower (source of all garden witch magic) into a sentient plant monster with a Boston accent and a potty mouth WICKED X LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

Brown haired Black girl and blonde white girl holding hands in fear

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Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Just your typical 17 year old girl who thinks getting your nose in other people’s murders won’t get you in trouble. #ChaosPit #WIP #YA #NA #SP #PNR

A black and white poster titled: Have you seen this person? With a picture of a girl in the center named Analise R. Halston

Wanted for:
Murder.
Fleeing and eluding police.
Trusting the wrong people.

Help send this dangerous person behind publishing bars.
$90,000 words reward

investigation is on going - expected to be on the query trenches fall 2026

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Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Happy St. Patrick’s Day 🍀 My favorite part about working on this project is getting into my beautiful, monsters’s POV and watching their morally grey character grow. #F #YA #dark #magic #folklore #writingcommunity

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Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Oh the pain and glory of being a writer! 😅

Meme showing a funny conversation between two people when one asks about how writing works.

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Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

One of the most exciting and rewarding experiences I’ve had. I will be fully supporting everyone who is participating this year ✨✨✨ In the meantime, I’ll be working hard to finish my MS so it’s ready for submission next year! Good luck everyone 🍀🍀🤗🤗 #RevPit

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Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

He is a soldier sworn to protect humanity from supernatural creatures. She is.. not as human. One driven by duty. The other by their heart. And in between lay everything they have to lose. #CuPit #SP #YA #NA #WIP #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

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Mike Struan @mikestruan.com · 13/02/2026

Friday is an excellent day for herbs! Comfrey, Stonewort, Bitterleaf -- all so very useful, so important! Question is: Why is that patient so amused by all that? #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

The crazy patient fell back into cackling, and Kraghtol suspected that the conversation was over, when suddenly, the wrinkly face became rather serious again.
“You do seem to know a lot about herbs and plants, do you not? Woundwort, Comfrey, Frostmint and Bitterleaf. A fine selection for a healer, and a solid base for an apothecary. What else do you know?”
“I… know a few more helpful plants, if that’s what you mean. Like Mossfern against fever, or Stonewort if your stomach is in turmoil.”

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L.M. du Plessis 📚💙 ‪✨Writing TLC Sequel✨ @smoking-gnu.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

G'morning #WIPSnips! A rather serious prompt we have today, and I have a serious snip from Cavern Clipper to go with it! 🃏 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

“What do you mean?” Sam asked after the silence lengthened for a few seconds.
“You see, some of those people end up acting erratically, with an even smaller segment of those becoming violent when the new reality sets in. They all know this, you see. They all had to come to terms with the same facts, and they know, deep down, how they could have reacted. How they imagined themselves losing control. The vast majority of people adapt sufficiently, however, which I appreciate immensely.”
Edgar looked around at the crowd of worried faces glancing towards Sam as they walked on towards the tall white spire that dominated the local skyline.
“They are right to worry, really. A few people, how do I put this delicately, devolved mentally to a seriously violent state. People have been critically wounded or even murdered by these outbursts. Incidents like these have been becoming more and more frequent too, which is why the Registratum is so adamant on locating new arrivals themselves, and why individuals like miss Alice are prohibited from taking them into their homes even if they provide excellent care to the new arrivals,” the robot explained.
“So you’re saying that a small amount of people go bloodthirsty-banana-brain when they find out Heaven isn’t real and start cutting people because of it?”

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Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Happy Friday the 13th!!! #WIPSnips word of the day "Serious". From my current #WIP "Forget Me Not" When duty and the heart collide. #YA #NA #SP #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #amwriting #amrevising

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Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

THESE DEADLY PROPHESIES X BITTERSWEET IN THE HOLLOW While searching for her sister’s killer, Ana becomes the prime suspect. Now on the run, an unexpected ally is her only hope to find the monster behind the murders, clear her name and set her sister’s spirit free. #GhostPit #W #Spec #YA

While searching for her sister’s killer, Ana becomes the prime suspect. Now in the run, an unexpected ally becomes her only hope to find the monster behind the murders, clear her name and set her sister’s spirit free.
#GhostPit #W #Spec #YA

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Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Sassy talking ghost and bone magic! What a cool concept 👻

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Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

I can’t begin to describe the feelings those first few pages has already given me 🥹 thanks to our writing group!

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Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

It’s all about CHEMistry! 🧪 I’m all for the slow burns 🔥

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Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

This just warms my heart. 💚

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Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

A deadly secret you say…sold!

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Arumi Writes @arumiwrites.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS x UNTIL WE SHATTER A trio of modern-day Valkyries must defeat the corrupted souls of the dead & ease their mortal pain. When a Soul Reaper begins consuming souls instead, one Valkyrie’s dark secret threatens to destroy the barrier between the living & dead. #A #SFF #R #F #DVpit

a photo of a city at twilight, with mountains in the background

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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

What if your SISTER was getting MARRIED and didn't tell you that your EX from 10 years ago was COMING and now you are going to be NEXT DOOR to him for a whole week in the MIDDLE OF NOWHERE? OH and your BREAKUP was really MESSY and full of FAMILY DRAMA! #unhingedpit #q #a #r #u

jasper looking at her ex bf next door instead of being on time for her sister's wedding

a tumblr post that says the adventures of loverboy and hatergirl

headline: everyone goes through breakups. here's why mine is the saddest and worst.

fuck, why is My ex-boyfriend who i think might still hate me. so attractive

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Ann Littler @annlittler.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Me: Hey, you awake? Husband: Oh no. Me: What if I did my #unhingedpit post like it’s set in a Fallout universe? Husband: It’s midnight. Me: *Opens Canva app while grinning maniacally.* #YA #Q #T #DYS #SF #ANWH

Fallout-style poster

BE HAPPY. BE PRODUCTIVE. BEHAVE.

🎙️ Feeling trapped in endless work cycles?
📋 Exhausted from mandatory compliance?
🚨 Ready to break free… but afraid of the consequences?

✅ There’s a better way!

Introducing

SCAVENGEROPRAM™

The revolutionary mindset reset that helps you embrace your assigned role with 110% enthusiasm!

⚠️ WARNING:
Some users report unexpected urges to:

❌ Question authority

🔥 Ignite rebellions

💘 Fall in love with fellow insurgents

SCAVENGEROPRAM™

Because freedom is overrated.

🧬 Side effects may include revolution. Use only as directed.

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Anna Hirsch @annahirsch.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

What if Barbie's Princess and the Pauper was a dark, bloody romantasy? Don't worry, I already wrote it. #UnhingedPit #F #R #Q

A still of Preminger from Barbie Princess and the Pauper holding a mock book cover for What Bleeds Beneath by Anna Hirsch

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Bree Buonomo @breebwrites.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

These Mortal Woes: If Twilight, Euphoria Season 1, and Misery became a thruple, then had a baby that grew up and had to unpack all their trauma. #unhingedpit #A #H #Q

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Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

#YA #F #W #SupernaturalRomance #UnhingedPit Here is one last minute post. My goal in life is to turn FORGET ME NOT to be as cute and viscous as these cats are 😌😼😸 #monsters #magic #gods and #human nature at its best/worst…what could go wrong?

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Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Thanks @jademasonwrites.bsky.social for the fun prompt. Here is my bingo card and #snippets from 2 MS. Sorry, they turned out kind of long. Not good at cutting words, but I’m a work in progress 😅 #writingcommunity #writesky #writer #snippet

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Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

I feel like I haven’t been on here in forever! I blame my day job that’s been killing me lately, sucking all my creativity dry😩 Here is a dream book cover I just made of my current WIP to gain some of that motivation back 🩵 #writingcommunity #amwriting #bookcover #WIP

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Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

🩸THE BLOODMARKED DAUGHTERS🩸 Beware of the Silence Woods Beware the Blood of the Wicked hidden within. #questpit #YA #NA #F #Dark #DualPOV

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Jessica Fisher Riches - is Querying and Drafting @prahajess.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

#QuestPit #YA #F #Q Early Magic: Two witches. A portal. And lots of homework. Also a hot vet. And a perfect pair of Prada boots. "Clueless meets The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina"

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Alda J. Maris @aldajm.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

🩸THE BLOODMARKED DAUGHTERS🩸 “Shtrig, shtrig, where do you run? Towards the forest, screeching as one. Shtrig, shtrig, where do you sleep? With worms and snakes, in a cave so deep.” #questpit #YA #NA #F #Dark #DualPOV

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CP Ashton - querying FIREFLY x PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN @cpashton.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Coming this Fall Uncover wicked magic, vengeful heroines, & darkness beneath the surface of enchanted worlds in an #anthology of crooked #fairytales Be warned, this is✨Not Your Ever After✨ Read about each story & get the newsletter here notyoureverafter.carrd.co 💙📚 #QuestPit #W #A #F #SF #SFF 🧵

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Catherine Winters @catherinewinters.com · 07/05/2025

WAYFARERS x MURDERBOT x SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN Everything fell apart when the human came aboard. Instead of nice meals and quiet cargo runs, Tai's stuck with bickering crewmates, sinister criminals, explosions, and worst of all, a human who wants to be friends. #QuestPit #Q #SF #LGBTQ #R #A

“Did you hear? There’s a human on board.”

A mood board for my manuscript: "SF heist meets F/NB romance: queer aliens rob the TED conference and complain about their human."

The mood board’s backdrop is the interior wall of a spaceship wall with a single viewport looking out over an ocean planet. There are hexagon-shaped polaroid photos taped to the wall and a string of Christmas lights for cheer. On the right is a diagram of a spaceship on a post-it note with alien writing.

There is overlaid text:
Priorities:
Make dinner
Remain cozy
Haul cargo
Go for drinks
Pull off one last score
Try not to fall in love

Problems: Gun-happy pirates, nosy crewmates, terrible translator software, cultural misunderstandings, and a ticking clock.

Found family of dropouts and runaways:
terrifying monster (ordinary human)
agender ship’s cook (fussy)
sweet little old lady (giant bug)
loudmouth nudibranch (adorable)
grumpy single dad (with a secret)
autistic tween (with a bigger secret)
renegade lesbian nun (big player)
the mastermind (in over his head)
Frank the cat (sleepy)

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Emilia Young | Author @emiliayoung.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Agent’s Guide to “Mark of a Magpie”! 📖🐦‍⬛ When a small-town thief crosses paths with the kingdom’s big-shot assassin, an unlikely partnership is born; but can their goals align before their egos and secrets land them both a spot on the gallows? #QuestPit #Q #YA #NA #F #R #RF #agentsguide #amquerying

An agent’s guide to: “Mark of a Magpie”
YA Romantic Fantasy
119k Words

Behind the text is a piece of parchment paper surrounded by ocean water and gold flower outlines.

Blurb:

One for Sorrow, Two for Joy, Three for a Girl, Four for a Boy…
Ryn is a small-town thief with a knack for being overconfident in her abilities, but by day she’s a beloved tavern girl with the liver of steel that carries her reputation. On her most daring break-in yet, she runs face first into the kingdom’s last living assassin, Seven, and he’s just offered her the opportunity of a century: a ticket of attendance to the King’s upcoming courtship gathering. It’s a partnership she’d definitely be a fool to take up, but desperation fuels ever decision she makes.
Five for Silver, Six for Gold…
Seven is set in his own plans, however much they interfere with hers, and they won’t be the only ones in attendance with hidden agendas. When the castle goes into lockdown, it’s survival of the cunning and silver-tongued. The rich are dropped like flies, and all suspicions are on them.
Seven for a Secret, Never to be Told.

The text is on a piece of parchment paper, with ocean water and gold flower outlines behind it.

The Atmosphere:
There is a collage of pictures on a parchment paper. Picture one is of a boy crouched down with his head covered as a fire burns in the background. Picture two is of two hands tied to a pole on the beach. Picture three shows a person wrapping up the wounded hand of another. Picture four shows an old piece of parchment with unreadable script. Picture five is of an island with a castle and small village surrounding it. Picture six is of a girl on the run with a dagger in hand.

Behind the collage of pictures are ocean waters, with gold flower outlines surrounding it.

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Abigail is Agented @abigailwadlington.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

ANASTASIA X TANGLED A seamstress’ assistant unable to recall her past recruits a thief to help her win her memories back in a festival. As lost magic surges to oppose them, a dangerous attraction blooms, forcing them to choose between forgotten pasts and tantalizing futures. #questpit #OS #YA #F

Art featuring a girl in a blue dress with braided black hair and a flower crown dancing with a ginger-haired boy in a leather vest and trousers, with mountains and forests in the background. Tropes include element magic, cozy setting, disability rep, Ghibli vibes, dislike to lovers, snarky banter, Swiss folklore, and found family.

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Max is ✨querying✨ @mtaylorauthor.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

HEARTLESS HUNTER x WHERE THE DARK STANDS STILL She’s the last Dryad. His family steals Dryad magic. She must save her realm. He must save his father. They both need one thing. No one wins with a heart on the line #questpit #Q #YA #F

To save her realm and her people from extinction, lone Dryad, Eryna, must hide amongst human high society and play their twisted party games to take back the magic that was stolen from her land.

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Sage T. Greene, Author @sagetgreene.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

TWIN PEAKS x FOSTER'S HOME FOR IMAGINARY FRIENDS An eccentric millionaire seeks proof of cryptids with the help of their companion. Sunnydale, Michigan. 2005. A probable location for otherworldly activity. The thing is, EVERYONE is Sunnydale seems a little...off. #QuestPit #W #YA #F #PR #MY #LGBT

A mood board for a work in progress by Sage T. Greene. A cryptid creature with bug-like features. Police lights. Cassette and CD. A restaurant. A deer. A candle and witchy herbs. A business sign that says "Sorry we're closed." Two women embracing in a forest in front of a fire. People sitting in a bowling alley and holding a bowling ball.

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Fay Irwin (pen name) @fantasyscience.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

In this #YA crossover fantasy, a young farmer must learn to control her magic before: a) she's forced into an arranged marriage b) an evil mage takes over her mind (again) c) her country is dragged into war With help from friends, mentors, and sentient objects, she just might make it! #QuestPit #F

Poster showing a young woman in a blue dress standing on a somewhat desolate plain with a cloud-dotted sky in the background. The scenery is a photo, while the woman is a hastily-doodled drawing made in Word. Her brown hair is blowing in the wind. She holds a blue flame in her right hand and a short sword in her left.

A title reads: "The Ember and the Crown"
A snippet below that says: "Ripped from her farm and thrust into a world filled with royalty, mages, and spies, a young woman must harness her malfunctioning magic to help prevent a war – while navigating an unwanted arranged marriage, forbidden love, and a mage intent on taking over her mind."

Below that it says "YA-crossover fantasy for fans of:" and there are photos of 3 books: Dragon Gate, A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking, and Uprooted.

On the bottom left are bullet points:
- A fast-paced, humorous romp
- A heroine you'll root for
- A fun world with unique magic

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Neѕѕα @nessamoulay.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

17yo Amina al-Sirafi x Girl Who Fell Beneath The Sea When her sister gets murdered trying to break their family curse, an exiled huntress must steal five wicked gods’ relics to save—or doom—her family before the curse claims her next. #YA #F #Q #questpit

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Sam Peil 🧟😈🤡 @sampeil.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

STATION ELEVENxLAST OF US With the occasional sighting of their *sexy dentist & heaps of bi angst, 3 strangers face devastating losses, a preacher’s threats, & a growing horde of zombies. *I mean he used to be. That smile. #questpit #h #a #q

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