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Charli Rae @charlirae-writes.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Three inner city kids stumble into a world beneath their neighborhood bodega, a place where reflections talk, bricks say your name, and goggles unlock hidden missions. But the brighter they shine there, the more they fade from home. #questpit #ag #os #mg

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Charli Rae @charlirae-writes.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

📝Signed. Sealed. Delivered. Thrilled to share that I am now represented by Sara Megibow of Megibow Literary! Beyond grateful and so excited for what's ahead.✨ #WritingCommunity #KidLit #AmQueryingNoMore #AmAgented #AmQuerying

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Charli Rae @charlirae-writes.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

I was bracing for another rejection. Closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and then, BOOM. “The call” email. Still shaking. Query trenches are brutal, but if you're in them, don't give up. One email can change everything. #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying

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Charli Rae @charlirae-writes.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

3 months in and I finally realized I never said hi 👀 I’m Charli Rae, I write children’s books where Black kids get to be the superheroes, inventors, & magic-makers. Better late than never, right? 👋🏾

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Charli Rae @charlirae-writes.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Feeling grateful today, my manuscript is out on full (4) requests. No matter what happens, proud this story is getting a chance to be read. ✨Sprinkling ✨agent dust over the entire writing community today. May the right eyes find your work at the right time. #WritingCommunity #amquerying

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Charli Rae @charlirae-writes.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

✨ Queried my MG novel The Under on Aug 3 (2:43 AM). 📩 Full request hit my inbox less than 24 hours later. Excited. Grateful. Nervous as hell. 🫠 #amquerying #amwriting #kidlit #WritingCommunity

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Charli Rae @charlirae-writes.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Imagine opening a book and finding your grandma’s 10th birthday. Or your classmate’s worst day. In The Last Blank Page, every book holds the last borrower’s memory… until the story starts to vanish. #PosterPitq #posterpit #MG

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Author Salem T. Lynn (Donkey Ōte) @author-salem.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Jupiter Ascending (2015) X BRIGHT (2017) Coming October 25th: A captivating endling and the man obsessed with her find themselves at the center of an intergalactic plot to bring a bloodthirsty tyrant back to life. ARC signups: linktr.ee/author.salem #posterpit #sf #f #r #a #lgbt

A movie poster style image.
The background is of space in pink and blue hues. The pink and blue silhouette of a woman with large curly hair facing to the right and looking up is visible. Gold text is at the top and bottom of the image. The text on top says "the endling is just the beginning" and the bottom text reads "Salem T. Lynn" and "Endlings & Beginnings" and at the bottom, in small white lettering, it says "coming to a bookstore near you oct 25, 2025"

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Rachel @raeblainewrites.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

After the shock of killing a green classmate on the first day of school, Candy’s body begins changing. Now she must control her new ability before the scientists find out about the pure red girl who can shift between biological sexes and survive in the toxic sun. #QueerPit #YA #CLI #D #H

Images of red skies and sun.

Pure Red
A YA Dystopian Horror
Can she hide long enough to get away with murder?

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Rachel @raeblainewrites.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

After the shock of killing a classmate on the first day of school, Candy’s body begins to change. Now she must hide her new abilities from the scientists who are searching for genetic anomalies. #posterpit #Q #YA #SF #H

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Gert Ramm 🦋 @rammwriter.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

X Files x Ipcress File 🔫 High-stakes thriller 🔫 Time travel twist 🔫 Stale beer espionage 🔫 Weird science 🔫 Cold War subterfuge 🔫 Working class hero 🔫 Hunter➡️hunted 🔫 Antagonist from the future 🔫 Enemy turned ally 🔫 Proles vs privilege #A #T #SPF #PosterPit #PosterPitQ 🦋

Image is a mock up of a film poster. A small figure wearing a bobble hat is standing, back turned in a swirling, bright green mist. The figure is in silhouette - lost in the fog.

Text across the top of the poster reads:

Time Travel Thrills
Cold War Vibes
Weird Science
Stale Beer Espionage

Out of Time
A film by Gert Ramm

“Like a Mexican standoff between Slow Horses, Life on Mars and The Ipcress File (image of five gold stars).

Coming September 2025

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Rachel @raeblainewrites.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

While sitting shiva for her mom, Ava discovers her mother isn’t entirely gone yet… #PosterPit #YA #H #W

BASED ON THE DYBBUK
AVA
BERNSTEIN
RIVKAH
BERNSTEIN
"A MASTERPIECE"
• Book reviewer
"BEST HORROR
COMEDY OF THE YEAR"
"BEST RETELLING"
THAT TIME MY MOM POSSESSED ME
FINAL DESTINATION MEETS
FREAKY FRIDAY
COMING TO QUER Y TRENCHES NEAR YOU
THIS FALL

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Charli Rae @charlirae-writes.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

A photo album doesn't just hold memories, it traps them. Kiyah flips a page and falls into her mom's 1994 block party, living her life in real time. But the deeper she goes, the harder it is to find her way back. An ode to the 90's. #posterpitq #MG #PosterPit

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B. van Bodegom 📃is AGENTED @bvbodegom.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

CABIN IN THE WOODS × JOHN DIES AT THE END When their detective friend is murdered during their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must rely on years of #TTRPG experience—and puns—to solve the crime before they're all killed off like NPCs in a badly written campaign. #PosterPitQ #A #H #M #Posterpit

This is a horror movie-style poster for "DAD BODIES" with the tagline "THE GAME JUST TOOK A DAD TURN." The design features a large D20 die (showing numbers 19, 1, 7 and 13) at the center top, surrounded by blood splatter effects against a dark background with a gothic manor silhouette.Six men are arranged around the bottom portion, each showing expressions of terror or shock with hands raised defensively. They're labeled with names: Vincent, Sam, Troy, Hank, Marv, and Dave. The poster includes several review quotes in decorative frames: "I had to stop eating" and "OMG" and "EW! Haha!!" all attributed to beta readers.The poster credits "Written and Directed by B. van Bodegom" at the top and includes a "BIG 5 INTEREST" badge. At the bottom is a movie rating-style disclaimer with "RESTRICTED" rating and warnings about strong language, violence, and adult content.

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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

A CURSE SO DARK & LONELY X THE INHERITANCE GAMES When a ballerina is kidnapped by fantasy fugitives desperate to recover their leader’s magic trapped inside her, she unearths their secrets to facilitate freedom, but bonds w/ them & falls for 1 instead #PosterPit #Q #YA #F #M #R #FT

Pretend movie poster for #Posterpit featuring an image of a dark forest in the background with the silhouette of a ballerina's legs en pointe in front with rope tying the ankles together. Ice is creeping in from the bottom, purple swirls of magic are by the legs, and a giant feather is on the ground beneath the feet. Words at the top read, "Mental health rep," "Slow burn," "Found family," "Forced proximity." The top center reads, "One kidnapped ballerina, Four fantasy fugitives, And her quest to escape" next to a badge reading, "Killer Nashville Claymore Finalist." Center reads, "Jessica DeLand's Wake" centered between words reading "A Curse So Dark and Lonely" and "The Inheritance Games," both bracketed separately by feathers. Bottom reads, "YA Contemporary Fantasy, AAPI/ADHD Writer, 26 Full Requests, 4 Previous Offers of Publication, Querying Now."

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Gert Ramm 🦋 @rammwriter.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Slow Horses x Life on Mars When an intelligence agent is framed for the UK’s role in a temporal disaster, he must clear his name and seal a lethal time rift - before a Russian spy from the future gets everyone killed. #A #T #SPF #PosterPit #PosterPitQ

Image is a mock up of a film poster. A blurred, double-exposed figure with its back to us is walking along a passage towards a bright light.

Text reads:

Coming this September

Out of Time

By Gert Ramm

Espionage / Time Travel / Thriller

“Like Slow Horses, Life on Mars and The Ipcress File in a Mexican standoff”

Image of five gold stars

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Charli Rae @charlirae-writes.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

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Charli Rae @charlirae-writes.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Favorite line from my WIP: I didn’t cry at the funeral. Not because I wasn’t sad, but because in this family, silence is inherited. Like cheekbones. Or hypertension. What’s yours? #WritingCommunity

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Charli Rae @charlirae-writes.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

They shine in The Under. But every mission down there... makes them fade up here. 📍Baltimore block 🎯Middle grade speculative fiction 📖27K 🔥Identity, memory, and the quiet magic of being seen. #questpit #MG #KidLit #ownvoices

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Diane Billas (she/her) queer YA author @dianebillas.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

QUEER NANCY DREW 17-yr-old Emmie has the coolest job at a bookstore with her sapphic crush, but when a patron dies during her mom’s book event, all eyes are turned towards her. She needs to get her life back and not get killed in the process. #questpit #Q #YA #MY #LGBT

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Charli Rae @charlirae-writes.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Told through journal entries, cassette tapes & found files, The Things We Don’t Say follows 13-year-old Niya as she breaks her family’s silence, uncovers queer erasure, and reclaims a love they tried to cut out. #QuestPit #UpperMG #YA #OwnVoices

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B. van Bodegom 📃is AGENTED @bvbodegom.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

BLACK MIRROR × SEVERANCE × THE GOOD PLACE Having a happy death is a luxury service for the rich and Wren is the rising top salesman—until a cynical coworker and a depressed billionaire force him to rethink it all in a world where even your last smile has a price tag. #QuestPit #A #S #SF #W

This image is a book cover design for a novel titled "Happy Death Inc." by B. Van Bodegom. The cover is divided into three distinct horizontal sections:

1. Top Section: Features a cartoonish blue sky with white clouds and a bright sun. At the top, a tagline reads:
"How much would you pay to die with a smile?"
The word "HAPPY" appears in large, playful, hand-drawn-style font, partially overlapping the sky background.

2. Middle Section: A photograph of a deceased man in a suit, lying in a casket. He has an exaggerated smile on his face, almost unnaturally wide and clean, suggesting artificial enhancement or post-mortem alteration. Overlaid on this image is the word "DEATH" in the same large font as the previous word.

3. Bottom Section: A cartoon city skyline in pastel tones, similar in style to the top sky background. The word "INC." is overlaid prominently in the same large font. At the very bottom, in smaller capital letters, it says:
"A Novel by B VAN BODEGOM"

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Charli Rae @charlirae-writes.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

What if your name finally lit up in a secret world... but your mama stopped calling it in the real one? THE UNDER is Black Mirror for middle grade. Power has a cost. And these kids are paying it. #QuestPit #MSWL #MG #KidLit #ownvoices #Q #amquerying

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Charli Rae @charlirae-writes.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

What happens when bedtime turns into a full-blown investigation? MY MAMA IS A MONSTER — a hilarious and heartfelt picture book about the myths we make up about the people we love. #QuestPit #BlackKidLit #HumorInKidLit #PBpitch

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Millie Sun @milliesun.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

A Song to Drown Rivers meets How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days in LADY HAN'S MANUAL FOR MATRIMONIAL MAYHEM, in which the mischievous bride fights for divorce with chaos: 😈 unlikeable heroine ⚔️ enemies-to-lovers 💑 marriage of convenience 👑 political intrigue #questpit #A #RF #W (line editing for #Q soon!)

Agent's guide to Lady Han's Manual for Matrimonial Mayhem: 89K Adult Fantasy Romcom with low spice

Pitch: What can a girl do to escape an arranged marriage, but to prank her husband to hell and back in the hopes that he will divorce her?

In the Dazhen Empire, twenty-year-old Wen Anling’s comfortable life is turned upside down when her father forces her to marry Han Shiyan, the wealthy Lord of Qinglan. In a desperate bid for freedom, Anling fights chaos with chaos, by transforming herself into the nastiest wife possible.

Shiyan only married Anling to honour his mother’s dying wish. Had he known his new wife would send his simple life straight to mayhem, he would have thrown honour out the nearest window. But when his wife continues to get under his skin, he cannot help but grow intrigued by her eccentric nature—once he sees her irritating antics as what they truly are: harmless.

In the face of deadly threats, Anling must embrace her role as Lady Han and turn her cunning mind to their common enemies, or grab the freedom offered to her and watch the empire fall.

Comps: The Darkness Within Us, A Song to Drown Rivers, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

Extract: Shiyan’s eyes widened for a heartbeat before he forced composure back onto his features. Her face was powdered with a thick layer of white, as if she had simply dunked it into a bowl of flour. Her bright red lip-paint smudged at the edges and… Heavens forbid women dab their cheeks with uneven blobs of pink.

Even the most senile and stern of his guests held their hands to their stomachs, straining to hold back fits of laughter. He would have gladly joined them, too, if he wasn’t the one with the honour of marrying this… this… buffoon.

He swallowed and recited the wise sayings of his forefathers: one should not judge a book by its cover; a woman’s beauty runs deeper than appearances; virtues are lasting while beauty is fleeting.

Oh, to hell with wise sayings.

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Sara Duran ✨is AGENTED✨ @saraduran.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

I’m excited to share this #pitchcard for THE PIRATE, THE PRINCESS, and JOHN, the YA fantasy novel I #amquerying, feat: 🏴‍☠️ LGBTQIA+ rep 👑 non-western setting 🌸 anti-colonial lens 🏴‍☠️ girls w/ swords 👑 besties-to-lovers 🌸 friendship > everything #QuestPit #YA #F #LGBT #Q

A pitch card for YA fantasy The Pirate, The Princess, and John by @saraduranauthor, marked “Now Querying” with a gold star noting “5 full requests and counting.” The book is a standalone, complete at 82,000 words.

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Charli Rae @charlirae-writes.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

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Charli Rae @charlirae-writes.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

⚔️ Gearing up for #QuestPit tomorrow! If you’re pitching MG or YA (or anything honestly), drop your pitch or @ below. Let’s swap Reposts, comments, support, hype…all of it. Because this scroll moves fast and we’re not tryna disappear in it. 👀💬 #AmQuerying

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Charli Rae @charlirae-writes.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Not me waking up at 2:30 AM to send my full manuscript because the dream agent emailed at 1:30 AM. And I only sent the query less than 24 hours ago. The way I flew out that bed... #amquerying #KidLit #MG

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Charli Rae @charlirae-writes.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Grateful for this kind of response in my inbox today! Feels good to know my work is resonating. More to come. ✨📚 #KidLit #AmQuerying

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Charli Rae @charlirae-writes.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Her crown wasn’t heavy. The world just wasn’t ready to see her wear. #KidLit #OwnVoices #iAmQuerying

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Charli Rae @charlirae-writes.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

been feeling stuck in the querying process. it’s a lonely hustle. but The Crowned Ones still makes me proud. Black kids with magical hair, rising against silence. the right agent will get it. until then, I’ll keep rising too. #amquerying #kidlit

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Charli Rae @charlirae-writes.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Thought I was going in for notes. Left with a full request. Sometimes the story you’re scared to tell… is exactly the one someone’s been waiting for. #PB #kidlit #CrownedOnes

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Sara Duran ✨is AGENTED✨ @saraduran.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Pirates of the Caribbean—if Jack Sparrow were a vengeful sapphic ghost possessing a sapphic princess Elizabeth Swann, Will Turner went on a gender journey, and the curse could only be broken when two hearts meet the light—through love or bloodshed 🫀🗡️ #QuestPit #YA #F #Q #LGBT

A moodboard showing the pirate (Amir), the princess (Mira), and John.

Amir silhouetted against a cloudy sky with a sword slung over her shoulder and a group of joyful sailors on a pirate ship. She has this quote:

Continue to love
Continue to forgive
Continue to grow

Mira is shown in the reflection of an ornate mirror. She is wearing long white gloves and a pink ballgown with her hair in a natural updo and the lesbian pride flag is subtly depicted over her photo. There is another photo of two girls kissing in the surf at sunset. Mira has this quote:

We looked at each other a little too long to be “just friends”

John is shown with his bare back to the viewer, facing the sea with the trans pride flag subtly depicted over his photo. He also has a close up of iridescent mermaid scales and this quote:

Go bravely, go deeply, or do not go

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Charli Rae @charlirae-writes.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

THE THINGS WE DON’T SAY x BROWN GIRL DREAMING x EVERYTHING SAD IS UNTRUE When Niya finds her grandfather’s cassette tapes, she uncovers a hidden queer legacy—and the silence that shaped her family. Grief. Love. Truth. #MG #QuestPit #Q #Queer #Contemporary #OwnVoices #BlackGirlHealing

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