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𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 🍃 @charscrawls.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

boy am i nervous (but also excited) to be entering the querying trenches again

𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 🍃 @charscrawls.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

GOD OF THE WOODS X MEET ME AT THE SURFACE witch. wanderer. wildling. three tragic deaths. two warring families. one infernal ballad to haunt the sleepy, folklore-steeped village of sorrow’s alden 🍃🔮🌙⛵️🧙‍♀️👻☀️🏰🐉 #DVpit #A #H #MR #Mys #ND #MH

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𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 🍃 @charscrawls.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

so, i haven't posted on here in a while, but fear not, i'm still writing. in fact, i'm coming towards the end of the first draft of my third book!! 🥳

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𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 🍃 @charscrawls.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

to be bewitched by an idea. there’s no better feeling as a writer

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𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 🍃 @charscrawls.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

how i've managed to carry on writing through the heartbreak of the querying is beyond me, but alas, here i am, working away on my third book, still determined despite it all

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𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 🍃 @charscrawls.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

thank you!! i still have faith in it getting its day in the sun one day, but for now i think i need to put it to one side!! 🥹

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𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 🍃 @charscrawls.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

a querying update from me to you: i will probably (inevitably) be shelving my book 😞

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𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 🍃 @charscrawls.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

it pains me to say this, but i think i've reached the "should i shelve my book?" phase of querying

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𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 🍃 @charscrawls.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

there's no better feeling than being head over heels in love with your own writing, especially after a period of much doubt and despair

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𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 🍃 @charscrawls.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

i honestly don’t know what’s worse as a querying author, the weeks of silence or a spree of rejections in the space of twenty four hours

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𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 🍃 @charscrawls.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

"i think i'm gonna die in this house" i sing as i enter my god knows what month of querying

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𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 🍃 @charscrawls.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

wow. i'm completely blown away by the love that was shown for all the devils + godless & wrecked during #questpit yesterday. to everyone who liked, reposted or commented on one of my pitches—THANK YOU. it means more than you could ever know!! 🥹🫶🏼

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lia ☁️ is querying @brantleywrites.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

LUCK AND OTHER CHOICES 🌊📷 SADIE x WE WERE LIARS REVISED 2026; a new manuscript - YA contemporary thriller - bodily autonomy - a missing girl - a ticking clock - love & its complexities - dysfunctional & found family back in the trenches spring 2026 #questpit #R #Q #YA

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RJ Webb 🦇🏳️‍🌈 @authorrjwebb.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

HAZELTHORN X THE SPIRIT BARES ITS TEETH Journals of a Familiar Hawthorne has never left the cathedral. Raised in silence and prepared for a future he doesn't understand, everything changes when he meets Violet, a witch with wild dreams of escape. #questpit #W #YA #H #LGBT

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Stephanie Winter @wintersleep85.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

NAUSICAÄ X FF7 Hana is sure she’s the chosen one, meant to save the world, even if her magic is resisting her and the previous chosen one insists she isn’t. Pursued by enemies, she must learn if this is her destiny or if it was a mystical mistake. #questpit #F #A #Q #agentguide

Dark forest. An agent's guide to The Blessing Returned. Adult fantasy. 98,000 words.

Dark forest. Pitch. Idealistic Hana Hahl lives in a world that is slowly dying after a failed quest to bring back magic. The only ones left with power are self-serving royals and dark mages, while desperation has given rise to an anti-magic order. Caught up in a mystical event, Hana is blessed with an immense power that could restore nature to the world. As Hana struggles to control the overwhelming force, Lady Kalyn Nossi, the only known survivor of the disastrous quest, directs her to the one person who can help her. Matthias Azel, the failed chosen one, reluctantly agrees to teach Hana while concealing his past from her. Accompanied by Kalyn and a charismatic prince with a dangerous secret, they journey to seek answers about Hana’s destiny. They fend off demonic threats and the anti-magic forces as Hana struggles with magic that seems to resist her and a growing fear that the world isn’t meant to be saved.

A dark forest. Snippet. She took a cautious step forward, unaware she was in a spectral form. Little drops of shimmering light followed her path, dissolving into the ground. “But this has to be a sign?” Grass grew where the light fell, delicate bits of nature that should be impossible. “Maybe it’s returning!”
The young woman spoke with such bright reverence as if life was a fairy tale and magic was all they needed for a happy ending. It was as if she couldn’t see the shadows approaching her. The inevitable death.
“Magic should never return.”
After speaking those words, he sprang forward and shoved her away from the shadows. Pain rocked him as soon as he touched her. The scorching mystical agony tore a scream out of him, but it kept her away from the unearthly menace, and the shock did what he intended.
Sent him back to his body.

A dark forest. Comps. Nausicaä. One Dark Window. The Starless Crown. Godkiller. Final Fantasy VII Remake. Tropes. Chosen One (s)? Ecofantasy. Dieselpunk. Grumpy/Sunshine. LGBTQIA+. Multi POV.

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Tilly is querying ✨️🏰 @handle.invalid · 31/01/2026

What? You wrote a Nordic adult romantasy without vikings? ✨gasp️✨ UNFATED is instead set in a John Bauer inspired medieval Sweden, steeped in folklore, mythology and authentic Swedish culture...not a horned helmet in sight 🫢 A 92,000k standalone novel #questpit #Q #A #RF

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Heather is ✨drafting✨ @htwriter.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Cassandra receives an invitation to Alyria Academy. Upon her arrival, everything seems normal until one of her classmates disappears. She must figure out the secrets that lie within Alyria’s walls otherwise life as she knows it will be lost. #questpit #w #ya #m #r #author

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Sabeen | Upmarket & Fantasy Fiction Author @sabeenkhanwrites.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

When Princess Inayah strikes a dalliance with the rebel Laith, she uncovers the bodies that power her modern kingdom. She must choose between justice that risks her head or loyalty that kills her soul. CHANDI: SouthAsian #A #F w/messy families, political drama, & second-chance romance. #Q #QUESTPIT

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🇵🇸shep distasio🏳️‍⚧️ @shepardnosheep.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

fire & blood x black sun when the oracles of drábek were slaughtered a millennia ago, varsan queens lost all power. but as the sea whispers of a religious war set ablaze by drákōn fire, melinoë dreams the oracles will return… with her as their vessel #questpit #AG #RF #DF

3x3 collage: Adam driver as kylo ren looking down in the snow, crumbling Greek pillars with a fruit tree in front of it, an old painting with a woman laying dead while a man stands above her in ancient clothing, the rough sea against jutting cliffs, a dragon setting an army on fire, a hand curled over a burning basin, the painting of Circe commanding her tigers and lions, figs scattered on a plate, and nadia parkes as livia looking on in shock with dark hair and Roman clothing

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Luna 💫 @lunacwriting.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Reverse KPOP DEMON HUNTERS x THE BRIDGE KINGDOM. A woman cursed with ice powers and vitiligo discovers the heir sent to stop her hides demon blood she can cure. They bargain to save each other. But their souls are bound, she's falling in love, and his death means hers too. #QuestPit #F #R #OWN

A moodboard including pictures of: a hand reaching for an apple,
a quote from my book: “They never said anything about missing your skin. Could that happen? Could someone miss their skin?”,
two hands clasping over a sword, an anatomical heart frozen held in someone’s hand, an illustration made by me of the two MC's, their faces are pressed close, snow-covered, twisted tree branches, an andean condor with a red eye, a pale hand lying in the snow, a few ponchos in red, black, and cream hues.

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Tamara 🌽👻🍁🎃🧛‍♀️ @tamaratoday.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

✨A story that I can't wait to write!✨ This new adult fantasy will feature: 💀Multiple POVs 💀Magic 💀Curses 💀Competitions 💀Enemies to ???? #questpit #NA #F #W

Left to right. Top row: Skulls in a picture frame, beside a lit candle; a hand with rings; chess pieces on a black-and-white game board. Middle row: goddess statue reaching out a hand; "let the games begin;" someone reaching down with their dirty hand. Bottom row: dead moths; hand gripping a grate; a skull beside a lit candelabra.

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Frances Hope @franceshope.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

“Love Is Blind” x THE STEPFORD WIVES Alyssa attends a singles retreat where, unbeknownst to her, a wealthy man pays a hefty sum to make her fall in love. When she returns home after two years abroad with him, her friends are shocked at just how much she's changed. #QuestPit #Q #A #S #T

Mood board with: two interlocking wedding bands; a pendant with a heart that looks like a computer chip; a push-button computer chip; a gloved hand holding a flaming tube of red lipstick; a "New Messages" notification envelope symbol; a false eyelash; a broken mirror with pieces being picked up by a woman's hands; a woman's head and torso covered with billowing, sheer red fabric; a control room with a high-backed chair and several red computer screens; a woman in a long, close-fitting black dress with several dangling cords around her; a staircase with a woman in a formal black dress at the top and a man in a suit at the bottom, both people with their backs to the camera; fingers holding a broken mirror in which one eye is reflected; and a cocktail glass with cherries in and around it as well as a lipstick- and other red substance-smeared napkin, and a woman's hand (with long red nails, two silver rings, and sheer black fabric covering part of her hand/wrist) holding the glass.

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jenn (is querying and writing) @kotegentarri.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

THE BRIDE OF THE KING IN YELLOW ☠︎︎ ⋆₊ ♱ two lovers struggle against class and religion to be together--but can a play that turns all readers mad be their freedom? -novelette (17k) -eldritch horrors or insanity -existential purpose/fate #questpit #Q #A #H #DR #S #R

a nine frame moodboard (3x3x3) of red, yellow and orange tones that evoke gothic and lovecraftian strange energy with skulls, a book, lonely women, and a cross.

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Jia Moya @jamoy.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

SAILOR MOON x HANNAH MONTANA x TRON By day, Mia & her friends are a hot pop group. By night they're vigilantes who fight virus monsters in a metaverse. ⚡️Mixed race & Chinese rep 🐶TALKING CORGI 🔥Magical Cyber Girls 🗺️Diaspora themes 💞Rivals to lovers #questpit #ya #f #sf #poc #q

6 photo collage.
Top left is an image of a city with lights beaming from the sky. Top center is a close up of a girl with pink hair singing into a microphone. Top right is a close up of a screen with a warning sign and the word malware underneath in pink font.
Bottom left is a hand grabbing a phone with a pink tint and a blue cube bouncing off the screen. Center is a 5 girl silhouette with a purple backdrop. Bottom right is a crowd in front of a music stage with a blue hue over the stage.

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Tyler Stasi 🍓👒🕰️ @tylerstasi.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

#QuestPit #S #H #Q THE UNWORTHY x PIRANESI x Severance 🍓epistolary weird-girl slow burn horror 👒sororal tension 🪴mother/creator archetype 🕰50+y/o FMC 🪑moral decay art: giuseppe arcimboldo ✨w/editor interest!✨

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Rowan Brighton Brown @rowanbrightonbrown.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

With their attempts at coming out repeatedly thwarted and the attempts on their life getting more and more serious, Andy realizes they’re being stalked by their pre-transition doppelganger—and she won’t stop until she’s taken the life they thought they’d left behind. #QuestPit #AG #YA

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Kala is ✨️querying✨️ & ✍️🏽something 💫new💫 @kpbooksnstuff.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

#agentguide to CARELESS WHISPERS my 𝒅𝒖 𝑴𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒓'𝒔 𝑹𝑬𝑩𝑬𝑪𝑪𝑨 𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝑵𝒆𝒕𝒇𝒍𝒊𝒙'𝒔 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑷𝑬𝑹𝑭𝑬𝑪𝑻 𝑪𝑶𝑼𝑷𝑳𝑬 romantic suspense set in Greece. The woman knew secrets; now she's dead. Everyone has a motive... 💥Secrets 💥Loss 💥Slow❤️🔥 💥Obsession 💥Unrequited💘 💥Betrayal 💥Murder #Questpit #Q #A #RF #MY

An Agent's Guide to Careless Whispers a 97K Romantic Suspense

Pitch & Plot
With their multiple homes and a business portfolio of luxury hotels, the Constantines' lives might be a world away from 29-year-old Listy Powers’ but Troy and his sister Olympia are like family, an unlikely yet close bond forged years ago at university. So when she learns Olympia, badly injured in a car accident, is back home on the Greek island of Paxos, Listy sets off immediately to see her. Being at their villa, however, means unavoidable proximity with Olympia's very disapproving eldest brother whom Listy has always loved. When they first met 8 years ago, Kris was a married man with a pregnant wife; now he's a widower. But as the attraction they'd fought back then re-kindles, suspicions resurface about Kris' wife's death. Rianna had not been well-liked. And everyone has something to hide. As she unravels what happened, the truth threatens everyone's future happiness and Listy must decide if crossing that line to protect someone she loves is a price worth paying.

Opening Lines -
As the song fades, she hears the footsteps behind her. She doesn't rise from the lounger or look round. Just rolls her eyes and takes another gulp of wine, fixing her gaze ahead. Beyond the villa's perimeter wall where the wooded slopes fall away, the sea glimmers under the silver coin of a moon.
'I told you to leave,' she says, her voice slurred. 'It's over. There's nothing more to say.'
'I have plenty to say.'
Her head whips round then. She smiles.

Snippet - 'When she died,' Olympia says in a hard voice, 'I was relieved. All I could think was, we're free of her now. Now we can begin to be happy.'
Listy's face spasms. 'But you're not,' she says. 'None of you are. It scares me, Olympia, all this hate. So much hate. Troy has it too. It's like...like it's eating him up. Rianna's dead but she might as well not be, the hold she still has on you all.'
Olympia begins rummaging in the drawer again. 'You didn't know her. You wouldn't understand.'
'I want to. Tell me what happened.'

Tropes & Themes & The Vibes
Collage of pictures with tropes and themes: du Maurier's Rebecca vibes; Found family; Loss; Slow burn romance; Yearning; Obsession; Unrequited love; Secrets; Betrayal; Murder

Lower half of page has The Comps – Nanny Wanted by Lizzy Barber, End of Story by AJ Finn, The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand, Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier and the Sky Atlantic series Riviera

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Mel Reynard @meljrey.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

DIVINE RIVALS/STRANGER THINGS When plants take over the world & an eminent botanist ends up dead, a reporter persuades a rival plant hunter to seek the truth. But as they become entangled, & the victims pile up, they’ll need sharp secateurs to avoid being next. #QuestPit #W #YA #NA #SFF

A mood board collage:
Top row: a wooden doorway flanked by two trees; carnivorous plants; a moss covered tree trunk growing next to some classical architectural columns.
Middle row: an axe resting in a tree stump; a narrow London street; a greenhouse with some overgrown cacti.
Bottom row: Harry Richardson in Poldark wearing a blacksmith apron; a manor house covered in ivy; a young woman in a library wearing a beret and glasses staring thoughtfully into through a window.

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𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 🍃 @charscrawls.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

🎸 daisy jones x knives out 🗡️ the songstress, the gambler, the sweetheart, the watcher, the matriarch and the rogue. six suspects. one the killer of renowned rock star sam corvi. but who? only they can tell you #questpit #Q #A #LF #MY

a moodboard detailing nine images related to my book ALL THE DEVILS aka devilswip. in order from right to left they are: london notably the landmark big ben, a band performing on stage, a sheet of music, a record store, the silhouette of a rockstar, some musical instruments scattered on a bed, two men running, a pile of evidence and finally a hand holding a cigarette

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Kara Buchanan 🏳️‍⚧️ @magicariot.com · 30/01/2026

my books are very gay 🥰

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questpit || next event: NOV 4th @questpit.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

‼️IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT‼️ In solidarity with the general strike happening this Friday, we’re postponing this week’s event by ONE day. The event will now take place January 31st on Saturday. This strike is important to the both of us and we would appreciate you joining us.

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