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Maddy A @gazineye.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

AUTHOR & MAIN CHARACTER A little bit about us 🥰 Poppy is the main character from my book QUILL, a cozy romantasy that explores grief and loss through the lens of a magical Quilldresser. *yes this is a repost, I simply couldn’t deal with my images being the wrong size

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Maddy A @gazineye.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

So stoked to announce that I’m represented by @bethanyfulk at Spencerhill Associates. Bethany’s enthusiasm for QUILL matches my own, and I know she’s the right champion for my stories. Here’s to more immersive fantasy and big softy MMC’s! 🍄‍🟫🍂🔮 . . . #agented #fantasyauthor

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Maddy A @gazineye.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

QUILL follows Poppy the Quilldresser who provides magical grief counseling services, even as she represses her own trauma. Her hunky new neighbor thinks he can fix that. Featuring: 🪶bi rep 🫐unique magic system 🪶Studio Ghibli vibes 🫐HEA #PosterPit #Q #A #R #F

An image of purple plants overlaid by several birds in flight.

“Ash is my hot new book boyfriend. The build up was torture! -Anonymous Beta Reader”
“ENCHANTING-handcrafted magic-2026”
“ROMANTIC-yearning & spice-2026”
“CATHARTIC-grief & closure-2026”

QUILL
“The new cozy romantasy that feels like a warm hug from an old friend.”

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Maddy A @gazineye.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

After Poppy the Quilldresser loses her elderly friend, his hunky Blacksmith son moves in next door and awakens a cascade of repressed memories. To escape her painful flashbacks and befriend her new neighbor, Poppy must learn to accept her grief. 💜🪶🫐 #PosterPit #Q #A #R #F

An image of a woman in purple overlaid by a torn image of a young girl running in fear.

“An adult cozy romantasy by Madelaine Atteberry”
“I couldn’t put it down. It’s beautiful. -Anonymous Beta Reader”
“ENCHANTING-handcrafted magic-2026”
“ROMANTIC-yearning & spice-2026”
“CATHARTIC-grief & closure-2026”

QUILL
“You can carry it with you… but someday you must set it down.”

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Maddy A @gazineye.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

you really never know when a silly pitch will lead to a partial request 🥸

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Maddy A @gazineye.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

POV: your Wellbutrin has just kicked in, you're working on a new book idea, and your husband is trapped in the car with you for 1.5 hours

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a man in a blue shirt and tie is pointing at a board with papers on it .

ALT: a man in a blue shirt and tie is pointing at a board with papers on it .

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Maddy A @gazineye.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Did Onward break your heart? Do you wish Ian could have gotten that closure with his father? Try QUILL, an adult cozy romantasy that gives you all the closure and warm fuzzies you need. Plus spice 🌶️, birdwatching, pretty costumes, crafting, and a volcano 🌋. #chaospit #Q #A #R #F

A still from Pixar’s Onward with Ian sitting next to the partially rematerialized form of his deceased father.

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Maddy A @gazineye.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

The actual placeholder I used for chapter 14 in which I talk about a bird named Gammel QUILL, an adult cozy romantasy about grief and birdwatching. And a hunky blacksmith with lotsa tattoos. #chaospit #amquerying

An image of a page in Word that says “chapter fourteen- it’s Gammel time. Babey”

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Maddy A @gazineye.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

QUILL, a cozy, wholesome romantasy that explores grief, loss, environmentalism, geopolitics, craftsmanship, and breaking generational cycles… all through the lens of a magical quill maker named Poppy. #cupit #CRF #agentsguide

an agent’s guide to QUILL; 96K cozy adult romantasy; Madelaine Atteberry

PITCH: After Poppy the Quilldresser suffers the loss of her elderly friend Pol, his hunky Blacksmith son Ash moves in next door and awakens a cascade of repressed memories. In order to escape her painful flashbacks and befriend her new neighbor, Poppy must learn to accept her grief.

Themes & Comps: (Onward, Teller of Small Fortunes, Legends & Lattes); • Bi rep & Spice 🌶️
* Artisans are the sole keepers of magic
* Processing grief & trauma
* Abundantly patient characters & HEA
* Birdwatching, pretty costumes, & cozy crafts

Snippets: “Your father—” My mouth gaped. I felt the blood rush to my face, my pulse pounding in my ears. “You!” I took another half step back, balling my fists at my side. “I know you! How dare you claim this shop for your own after you abandoned him at the end of his life!”

My finger traced the curve of the earring to the cut of his jaw. He closed his eyes as my thumb followed the scarred line down from his brow and across his eyelid and cheekbone. I rested my fingertips beneath his chin and brought his eyesback to mine.

FIRST LINES: Endangered animals don’t know that they’re endangered, do they? They’ve no idea how close to the precipice of oblivion they teeter. But then, what good would it do anyone if they were as aware as the rest of us? If they knew the way we chew our fingernails in anxiety during a hundred-year storm? When their numbers dwindle from thousands… to hundreds… to single digits. When they travel for miles and miles without encountering a single creature like thems

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Maddy A @gazineye.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

A background of an impressionist painting, purple feathers, blackberries, and a fringed curtain. On top is a text box:
QUILL
Word Count | Genre | Comps
Onward x The Teller of Small Fortunes
96K Adult Cozy Romantasy
Pitch
After Poppy the Quilldresser suffers the loss of her elderly friend, his hunky Blacksmith son moves in next door and awakens a cascade of repressed memories. In order to escape her painful flashbacks and befriend her new neighbor, Poppy must learn to accept her grief.
Features
Bi rep
Cozy Crafts
HEA
Unique magic system
Grief
Birdwatching

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Maddy A @gazineye.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

After Poppy the Quilldresser suffers the loss of her elderly friend, his hunky Blacksmith son moves in next door and awakens a cascade of repressed memories. To escape her painful flashbacks and befriend her new neighbor, Poppy must learn to accept her grief. 💜🪶🫐 #cupit #CRF

A collage of pretty purple things. Eg. blackberries, feathers, a boat, impressionist painting, interlocked hands, and a blacksmith. In the middle is a long feather under the title QUILL.

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Maddy A @gazineye.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

#Questpit #Q #A #RF QUILL, a cozy, wholesome romantasy that explores grief, loss, environmentalism, geopolitics, craftsmanship, and breaking generational cycles… all through the lens of a magical quill maker named Poppy.

A picture of many overlapping birds in flight entitled QUILL, written by Madelaine Atteberry.

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Maddy A @gazineye.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

#QuestPit #Q #A #RF QUILL follows Poppy the Quilldresser who provides magical grief counseling services, even as she represses her own trauma. Her hunky new neighbor thinks he can fix that. Featuring: 🪶bi rep 🫐unique magic system 🪶setting as a character 🫐HEA

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Maddy A @gazineye.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

#BluePit📖 #Q #A #F #R A pitch card for QUILL 🫐🪶 #litagents, if you love cozy fantasy, tender romance, explorations of grief and loss, and unique magic systems, this is the manuscript for you!

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Maddy A @gazineye.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

#BluePit📖 #Q #A #F #R After Poppy the Quilldresser suffers the loss of her elderly friend, his hunky Blacksmith son moves in next door and awakens a cascade of repressed memories. In order to escape her painful flashbacks and befriend her new neighbor, Poppy must learn to accept her grief. 🪶🫐

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Maddy A @gazineye.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Such a huge THANK YOU to the #revpit folks and everyone else who offered pitch critiques during #mockpit yesterday. I’ve always struggled with pitching so your advice is invaluable 🫶

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Maddy A @gazineye.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

#QuestPit #Q #A #F #agentguide #agentsguide WHAT VENGEANCE MIGHT BRING For fans of epic fantasy, elemental magic, dragons, reluctant heroines, and romantic subplots. ✨Rich world building 🗝️Found family ✨Secret History 🗝️Female rage

110k words || adult epic fantasy || Madelaine Atteberry

An Agent’s Guide to WHAT VENGEANCE MIGHT BRING

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PITCH

Rowen Ember would rather eat dirt than admit to her fabled ancestry, but violent attacks have revealed a mysterious gap in her people’s collective memory.

Alongside a lordling, a bounty hunter, a markswoman, and a young rebel, Rowen must finally face that fairy tale that haunts her family name.

Background image is a person with a torch exploring an abandoned brick building. Along the margins are faint runes. Below the pitch are three images of women superimposed with the words “anxiety” “rage” and “grit”.

COMPS- three titles: The Obsidian Tower by Melissa Caruso, The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson, and The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty.

VIBES: action-packed quest; lost, runic language; found family; ancient ruins; dragons; reluctant chosen one; rugged, natural setting; swords, shields, & elemental magic.

Background image is a forest path. Faint runes line the margins.

SNIPPET: “Split knuckles. It’s always the split knuckles that last the longest.

Every motion, each grasp of a mug, clench of a quill, idle drum of the fingers reawakens that nagging sting. What good are healers anyway, if they can’t fix the split knuckles after everything else?

Rowen scowled down at her hands, covered in soft green bruises that had been nudged along that afternoon by a local healer. Of course, they hadn’t bothered with the angry, miniscule lacerations that crested her knuckles, but they had taken care of any lasting damage caused by that day’s spars.

Conscious of the guaranteed response, she spread her fingers across the table before her, wincing as each joint protested the movement.”

Background image is a crumbling ruin against a dark sky. Faint runes line the margins.

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Maddy A @gazineye.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

#litagents I present my updated #agentsguide for my #amquerying NA/A epic fantasy on the importance of historical preservation — and who stands to gain from rewriting the past. Plus who doesn’t love a fiery FMC with a scythe and a nerdy special interest. 🌀 #agentguide #writingcommunity

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Maddy A @gazineye.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Here's some of my core characters as their ✨inner beasts✨ WHAT VENGEANCE MIGHT BRING ⚔️🔥🩸 #ChaosPit #amquerying #writingcommunity #writesky #EpicFantasy

A collage photo of 4 animals. The upper left is a badger, attributed to “the hero”. The upper right is a capybara, attributed to “the bestie”. The lower left is a striking snake, attributed to “the villain”. The lower right is an elk, attributed to “the lover”.

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Maddy A @gazineye.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

#unhingedPit Rowen's red flags 🚩homeschooled, and it shows 🚩who, me? Unworthy 🚩interpersonal conflict? no thx 🚩punch first, ask questions later 🚩emotional support eldest daughter 🚩whole bag of Lays chips on shoulder WHAT VENGEANCE MIGHT BRING #amquerying #Q#A #F #EpicFantasy

A moodboard of 9 red and brown/stone-colored images with text that reads “it is not the leadership that unsettles her, it is the trust”

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Maddy A @gazineye.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Rowen Ember would rather eat dirt than admit to her fabled heritage, but when violent attacks reveal a strange gap in her people’s collective memory, she must face the fairy tale that haunts her family name. #PopUpPitA #PopUpPit #LuckyPit #amquerying #A #F #agentguide #agentsguide

A GUIDE TO WHAT PENGEANCE MIGHT BRING
BY MADELAINE ATTEBERRY
Borderline New Adult / Adult Fantasy
123,000 words

PITCH
After a shocking attack in the markets of her village, Rowen Ember - a fireborne elemental - must contend with the consequences of an ancient fairy tale.
Young elementals are all taught the harrowing story of the Great Battle: an atrocious conflict between elementals and humankind that occurred nearly a millennium ago. The Vanquisher of Evil, Rowen's legendary ancestor, is credited with the resolution of the war. But many hard truths are lost to the passage of time. It seems the adversary of the elementals' storied past has merely been simmering in the interim.
Try as she might to avoid her entanglement with the age-old story, Rowen cannot ignore the impending danger that is banging on the gates. Alongside a group of warriors, she embarks on a mission to uncover the truths of the past. Will Rowen be sucked into the nightmarish undercurrent that has eroded the history of the elementals? Or will unexpected friendships bolster her resolve against the mastermind behind it all?

- a growing and possessive darkness
- long forgotten ancestry
- A shocking assassination
- A dead language
- Romance when least expected
- Tongues as sharp as blades

THEMES & FEATURES
* Hot-headed (literally) Female main character
* Anxiety and imposter syndrome meet an unshakable spotlight
* Childhood rivals
* Dashing gentlemen
* Loving, platonic friendships that challenge problematic mindsets Twists on twists
* A hefty dose of swordplay
* A crescendo you won't be able to put down

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Maddy A @gazineye.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

In my first round of queries around 2017 I didn’t know about QueryTracker and so all of my submissions felt like a total black box. It is SO NICE to see where you are in a queue and I am stoked to be in a maybe pile. 🙌 #amquerying

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Maddy A @gazineye.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Ok so first time querying after 7/8 years and I CANNOT BELIEVE I didn’t know about Query Tracker the first time around. Keeping track of my submissions in the notes app like a heathen. #writingcommunity #amquerying

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Maddy A @gazineye.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

⚔️ What Vengeance Might Bring ⚔️ Song of the Lioness x Tombs of Atuan NA/ Adult Fantasy How far would you go to learn the truths of the past? Would you turn away if they were more horrible than you could've ever imagined? #epicfantasy #agentguide #agentsguide #WritingCommunity #amquerying

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