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C. Warde Lee @librarianofthunder.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Have you ever wondered why fairies buy lost teeth from children? Find out in The Stolen Idol, currently accepting ARC readers: booksprout.co/reviewer/rev... #ARCReaders #arcreaderswanted #ebook #advancereadercopy #fantasy #SFF #KDP #Writing

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C. Warde Lee @librarianofthunder.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

The Stolen Idol, a YA Fantasy novel, comes out soon, but I am giving away free advance copies of the ebook. 🌙Mythology 🗡️Betrayed by his father and the man he loves 🧚‍♀️Tricky pixies can't lie ⚡️Gods from many pantheons ARC booksprout.co/reviewer/rev... #BookReviewer #AdvanceCopy #ebook #Booksky

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C. Warde Lee @librarianofthunder.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Free advance ebook copies of The Stolen Idol available through Booksprout! The book is a YA Fantasy blending multiple mythologies! #writing #ebook #writingcomminity #fantasy #mythology #selfpublish #arc #booksprout booksprout.co/reviewer/rev...

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C. Warde Lee @librarianofthunder.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

My YA Fantasy novel, The Stolen Idol, comes out in February, but I am giving away free advance copies of the ebook. 🌙Mythology 🗡️Betrayed by his father and the man he loves 🧚‍♀️Tricky pixies can't lie ⚡️Gods from many pantheons If you are interested please let me know! #ARC #WritingCommunity #book

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C. Warde Lee @librarianofthunder.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Looking for ARC readers for my upcoming YA Fantasy novel: 🗡️Betrayed by the man he loves 🐈‍⬛Cat Si from Irish folklore 🐎Badass centaur 🧚‍♀️Tricky pixies can't lie 🌈LGBTQIA+ Characters ☀️Gods from many pantheons Please fill out this short form for a copy: forms.gle/CpCo1EcNJy4u... #writing #ARC

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C. Warde Lee @librarianofthunder.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Hey writers! I am prepping to self publish my book after years of writing and editing! I have two draft covers I have made, but which should I use for a YA Mixed Mythology novel. Should I use (A) the eye and crescent or (B) the stolen and broken idol? #selfpublish #writing #cover #publish #poll

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C. Warde Lee @librarianofthunder.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Just finished my final edit of The Stolen Idol! I sent it to the actress who is narrating the audiobook version for her to do a personal reading before her work begins! Now to get started on the self publishing process through Ingram Spark for the print version!

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C. Warde Lee @librarianofthunder.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Thinking about publishing with Ingram Spark. How has the process been for other self published authors? #selfpublish #ingramspark

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C. Warde Lee @librarianofthunder.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Rewrote my synopsis so it's exactly 1,000 words instead of 1,600. Hopefully it helps with the next query submission! #writing #writingcommunity #amquerying #querying #waitingishard!!!

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C. Warde Lee @librarianofthunder.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Hello! I'm Christopher Lee (a librarian and not the late actor) and I am querying a YA Fantasy mixing many mythologies while following a bunch of weirdoes including a human, a centaur, a satyr, a pixie, and a *REDACTED* #WeeknightWriters #writingcommunity #writing #writers #writesky #amquerying

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C. Warde Lee @librarianofthunder.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

I got a rejection where the agent said they went back and forth and strongly considered the novel (so close!), but they didn't have a clear vision on how to market. What do you do to help prospective agents in this area? Better comp titles? Blog post on author site with a plan? #writingcommunity

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C. Warde Lee @librarianofthunder.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

My coworker just told me she nominated me for an award in my field! Even if I don't win it feels great to know my immediate coworkers appreciate me!

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Christy @christyarchibald.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

1920s RAVEN CYCLE Everyone knows Flagerty Boys are cursed; you get too close, you vanish. But the secrets of Jo’s mom’s disappearance lie at the heart of their lore, so Jo flirts and tricks her way into Flagerty, risking more than a broken heart when she falls for a cursed boy. #QuestPit #Q #YA #RF

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Kit Campbell @kitcampbell.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Two tree-dwelling teenagers find themselves at the center of a prophecy rumored to save their forest. But as they navigate the prophecy and the related war, how much of what they’ve been told is true? #questpit #q #ya #f

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Chase Grayson is Agented🌙 @adropofmagick.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

ONE DARK WINDOW x IMMORTAL DARK Nocturne's halls hold secrets darker than Alyss ever imagined. With sinister professors & corrupted moon magic, she'll need to work with her ex, his new girl, & an infuriately charming vampire to avenge her sister's murder. #QuestPit #Q #YA #DF

A Memory of Moonkissed Malice
Villain Era Protag
Frenemies to Lovers
Queendoms
Found Family
Fantasy Dark Academia
Vampires
Feminine Rage
Corrupted Moon Magic

The Pitch
18-year-old Alyss Veylas wishes to attend Nocturne Collegiate for one reason—revenge. Five long years after her sister was murdered by the school’s guardian, she finally gets that chance. Armed with a Moon Fragment granting memory magic, and the aid of her ex and his new girlfriend, Alyss must confront the woman who took away the person she loved most.

Chapter One
The rain made it easier to rob his grave.
My shovel carved through the sodden earth, the water contorting into murky veins around its edge. Desperation drove each labored thrust, the burning ache in my muscles but an afterthought to the prize that lied in wait. Even the Valera Forest held its breath; the fog thick enough to smother the night’s whispers. All was silent save for the spilling of soil under the deluge that drenched us.
Us.
As I lifted my gaze to the boy standing across from me, I found that word had lost all semblance of warmth.

For Fans Of...
The lush, gothic prose of...
A fantasy academia setting like...
A murder mystery similar to...

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Artemis Blake @bleumune.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

CRESCENT CITYxTHE CRUEL PRINCE 🍵 Cozy Cafe 💙 Found Family 🍀 Multi-POV 🌈 Queernormative 🕯️ Unique Magic System 🐝 Dragons with a Twist 🥀 Second Chance Romance ❤️‍🔥 Fated Mates #questpit #q #A #RF

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Lavender Leonidas is querying & writing @authorlavleo.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

#QuestPit #Q #F #R #PR #FR NINTH HOUSExEMILY WILDE When everything Belan learned about vampires turns out to be a lie, deciding whether or not to trust a handsome vampire lord is more than just a life or death decision- her research, the mysteries of her childhood, and her heart are all on the line.

An image of a place setting with blood on the plate, overlaid with a search engine text box containing the words: how to get blood out of silk

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Taylor Renee @taylorrenee.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Would you choose immortality? Of course you would. But let me tell you: It’s a lie. A cruel, promise. Because the hunger you live with—No, the hunger that you are—is worse. #questpit me introduce you to House of Valentine, complete at 98k words a thrilling gothic fantasy. #A #F #RM #Q Comps⬇️ 1/2

A moodboard with a cozy, vintage aesthetic labeled ‘House of Valentine Moodboard’ at the center in elegant cursive text. Surrounding it are nine sections:
1. Open books with text in a serif font, layered on each other.
2. A picturesque village nestled in a lush green valley surrounded by mountains.
3. A minimalistic green wall with a framed painting, books, and candles arranged neatly on a table.
4. A wooden bookshelf filled with old, worn books in dim lighting.
5. Close-up of antique books with leather-bound covers in shades of green and brown, with visible gold detailing on the spines.
6. A café setting with small wooden tables, coffee, pastries, and an open book resting on one of the tables.
7. Handwritten text on sepia-toned paper, evoking a sense of nostalgia.
8. A person wearing red knit fingerless gloves and a cream sweater, touching a tree trunk with an attached piece of text.

The centersquare says house of valentine mood board

A dark, moody moodboard labeled ‘House of Valentine Moodboard’ at the center in elegant cursive text. Surrounding it are nine sections:
1. A hand with clawed nails dragging across wooden floorboards, leaving deep scratches.
2. Text on a textured background that reads, ‘When Night Comes’ in a serif font.
3. A close-up of a golden, cat-like eye with a vertical slit pupil, surrounded by shadowed skin.
4. A wide-open mouth with sharp, pointed fangs
5. A grand ballroom scene filled with people in elegant historical attire, dancing beneath ornate chandeliers.
6. A hand with long, deep red nails holding a glass of dark red wine
7. The word ‘Run’ written in bold serif font on a completely black background
8. A dagger with intricate designs on the hilt resting next to a single stemmed rose and a torn piece of paper with faded text.

"If you could live for centuries—through famine and plague, through wars that razed cities and left ash in their wake, that not even a bomb crashing through your home could destroy you—would you choose immortality?
Wouldn’t you dream of such a gift? To remain as you were as the world crumbles around you, and rebuilds itself, endlessly?
Of course you would.
That’s the allure, isn’t it? The whispered fantasy of endless time, of infinite existence.
But let me tell you:
it’s a lie. A cruel, promise.
Because after enough centuries, you begin to wish for the plague to ravage your body, to tear through your flesh and wring you dry of life. You begin to long for the bomb to shatter you, burn away your skin until you’re nothing but bone and ash. You’d pray for the famine to hollow you out, for hunger to gnaw at your insides so violently that you might finally collapse under the weight of mortality.
Because the hunger you live with—
No, the hunger that you are—is worse."
-- Excerpt From Soren Valentine's Journal

When anthropology student Hazel Adler travels to a remote Swiss village for her thesis, she expects folklore and forgotten traditions—not a hidden world of vampires, deadly politics, and a centennial festival that’s more nightmare than celebration. She was never meant to survive it.

Her only lifeline? Soren Valentine—a vampire with a past as blood-soaked as his fangs.

As the lines between myth and reality blur, Hazel must fight to survive in more ways than one. Trusting Soren may be her only chance—but the monster who saved her life hides dangerous secrets of his own. Survival means risking everything.

House of Valentine is a romantic gothic fantasy filled with sharp fangs, fragile alliances, and a slow-burn romance that will leave you breathless.
When anthropology student Hazel Adler travels to a remote Swiss village for her thesis, she expects folklore and forgotten traditions—not a hidden world of vampires, deadly politics, and a centennial festival that’s more nightmare than celebration. She was never meant to survive it.

Her only lifeline? Soren Valentine—a vampire with a past as blood-soaked as his fangs.

As the lines between myth and reality blur, Hazel must fight to survive in more ways than one. Trusting Soren may be her only chance—but the monster who saved her life hides dangerous secrets of his own. Survival means risking everything.

House of Valentine is a romantic gothic fantasy filled with sharp fangs, fragile alliances, and a slow-burn romance that will leave you breathless.

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ellydurston.bsky.social @ellydurston.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

MARGO'S GOT MONEY TROUBLES X ABBY JIMENEZ Sparks fly when single mom Annie and Will, a washed-up child ⭐, begin teaching at the same K-8. But widowed Annie has sworn off 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨 and Will 🏃‍♂️ at the first sign of ❤️. They must stage a musical together: will it be a happy ending or 💔? #questpit #R #W

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Sarah Hudson @sarahhudsonbooks.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

When Lily, the powerless heir to the throne is deceived, she is faced with the choice between doing what she must for her people, and following her heart. #questpit #Q #A #F

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Stephanie Gail Eagleson @stephgaileagleson.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

#questpit: coming-of-age memoir WIP #M #W #NF of involuntarily escaping a religious microcult, getting diagnosed as AuDHD, breaking generational chains of abuse, familial estrangement, and medical anesthesia gone wrong! Working title: Autopsy of Abuse #writer #writingcommunity #amwriting

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AT Plumm @atplummauthor.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Following a spectacular failure, Thea's team has to find a crashed spaceship. They face the deadly ecosystem of their planet, a rival team, and a boss with a hidden agenda. The redemption mission could cost their lives, but going back empty-handed would be worse. 72K #Q #A #SF #SFF #QuestPit

Abstract black and white landscape watercolour with trees and small vegetation on a hill, and wind blowing

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Q’Zion T. Gipson has a ✨ BOOK DEAL!✨ @qziontgipson.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Presenting my new and improved #agentsguide for my #amquerying YA science fantasy novel! 🌸 enchanted forest 🌿 found family 💜 environmental magic system 🦋 shadow monsters #LitAgents, 🩵 this post or DM me if you’re interested! #QuestPit #YA #Q #F #SF #SFF

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Q’Zion T. Gipson has a ✨ BOOK DEAL!✨ @qziontgipson.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

🌿 THE HAZEL WOOD X LEGENDBORN 🩵 When Vee discovers an enchanted forest, she must destroy the lethal virus unfurling within it to restore The Human World to its former light—and ignite a light from within before both worlds fall into eternal darkness. #QuestPit #Q #YA #F #SF

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Kala is ✨️querying✨️ & ✍️🏽something 💫new💫 @kpbooksnstuff.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

REBECCAxRIVIERAxTHE PERFECT COUPLE She's always tried to do the 'right thing', but when a death becomes a suspected murder, a PR exec must decide how far she'll go to protect the people she loves. They all have motive. Esp. the dead woman's husband. The man she's in love with. #QuestPit #Q #A #R #MY

A man in a villa swimming pool at night. Partial photo of a dead woman floating in water. A man and woman kissing. Words: 'Some secrets are best left buried' around the central photo of a man carrying a woman's limp body in his arms. Other photos; a woman gazing up at a man; a woman in a party dress running up a staircase; a woman screaming, her head thrown back; a smashed wine glass; a broken phone; a couple embracing, the man comforting the woman.

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Cat is editing @catclarkwrites.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

LEGACIES X AN EDUCATION IN MALICE The blood of the coven is thicker than the water of the womb. 🗡️Witch/Vampire 🗡️MM YA Romance 🗡️Academic rivals 🗡️A string of murders to solve 🗡️Unlikely alliance 🗡️Boarding school #questpit #W #YA

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

LA wasn’t Gettie’s only potential market for artist representation. But it was the one her heart was set on. The rocker on her SoCal flight fell hard and fast, his heart set on her. But love doesn’t conquer all and art is subjective. #QuestPit #Q #A #R

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amwriting2025.bsky.social @amwriting2025.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

WHAT THE RIVER KNOWS X THE GIRL OF FIRE AND THORNS While threatened by a cruel husband and an assassin’s blade, Hatshepsut goes to war against foreign invaders, and spills treasonous blood into the parched sand. #questpit #YA #HF #Q

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Elizabeth Heyn [in my mad woman era] @bethwritesbooks.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

The Princess Bride X Something Wilder Solaris sails through dangerous waters to find a cure for her sister's fatal disease, but when her childhood love turns up and reveals he's after the same cure, everything changes. 💟Second-chance 🔥 Slow burn #Q #A #RF #questpit

A visual moodboard for a romantasy story featuring a pirate ship, potions, a couple kissing underwater, the flex hand from pride and prejudice 2005, a tavern, an elf, and a lagoon with a waterfall. The text over it reads, "The smoldering ember of hope inside her that'd been so close to burning out was crying out for oxygen; she needed this. Needed him. No matter the cost."

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Joy is ✨querying✨ @joyiswriting.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Southern monsters are threatening to destroy everything Elle stands for, her mom’s clinic, and her bakery. When she falls in love with one she must choose between love, and having everyone around her destroyed. But what if they’re one and the same? #BayouWIP #questpit #W #YA #R #H

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John Zeleznik @johnzeleznikauthor.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

THE FORT X STRANGER THINGS Kids on bikes. 1988 Setting. A crashed UFO. Mysterious millionaire. Duplicate neighborhood. Creepy mansion with a hedge maze. Both dangerous & bumbling henchmen. First crushes. Old D&D references. Ever seen the Bob’s Burgers ep Stand by Gene? Same idea. #MG #SF #questpit

Clockwise from top left: the kids from The Goonies, the kids from It, the kids from Stranger Things and the kids from Bob’s Burgers.

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Holly Baldwin @hollyollybeeee.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Add aliens, an anti-tech cult, and a flooded post-war Philadelphia to your found family chicklit and you’ve got WE EXPECTED MORE, a #QueerSciFi fix for all your trauma bonding needs! #QuestPit #W #SF #WeExpectedMore #OllyBaldwin

WE EXPECTED MORE is the story of two women learning to move forward and live. While the setting is distinctly Science Fiction, the story is identifiably grounded by the life-freezing grief of dashed expectations. Lilith and Hannah have been stopped in their tracks, yet the threat of an intolerable new pain pushes them together in a whirl of gallows humor-bent hope.

image: a tree growing out of an abandoned parking garage

image: Sasha from The Walking Dead, in all her glaring glory

image: half my five year old's face above a picture she's holding up that she drew of our lil family

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About the Author: Olly Baldwin

I am an active member of two critique groups and have previously published two books under a pen name. I also have an established role as a creator of just far too many stories featuring both my daughter and a unicorn.

Kiddo's admittedly given me mixed reviews, but I do my best.

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Thérésa Hedges @theresahedges.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

The Amicus Vampires: gothic horror meets dark humour in a portmanteau of 4 vampire stories, covering a long-lost love, a hit tv show, revenge, home improvements, dumb luck & really, really bad timing. Because not only dreams can come true; nightmares can too… #Q #A #F #PR #DR #H #Hu #Questpit

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Kourtney Howell is querying 👻 @kourtneyrhowell.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Will Tatum allow another person she loves to choose someone else over her? Or will she finally be brave enough to fight for what she desires most? “I went. I saw. It conquered me.” #questpit #A #R #Q

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Taylor Coffman @taycoffman.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Look, Ellie's been busy, ok? Ever since the accident that gave her+her bro mysterious powers, she's been balancing the hunt for her dad's killer, a new double-life of lies and complicated morality, & her growing attraction to Shadow, the demon-masked vigilante killing the rich #questpit #Q #A #SF #R

A notebook filled with text.
Ellie's to-do list:
Find Dad's true killer
Lunch with Theo
Visitation hours with mom
Repress trauma (underlined)
Mind control a corrupt CEO
Wait for eyes to stop glowing
Contemplate morality (half crossed out)
Get cat out of garbage disposal
Training with Shadow, stop staring at his arms

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Keira.F.Jacobs @authorkeirafjacobs.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Currently #querying a ya summer mystery novel 🍓🔎☀️ -For fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder and The Agathas! "The daughter of the police chief, a boy-band wannabe, and a boy content to rot in his own misery team up to solve the death of a fellow classmate to clear their own names." #Q #questpit

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Sarah Lev @sarahlevbooks.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

A burnt-out middle school teacher flees to her family’s house at the Jersey Shore, where she reconnects with her first love & re-evaluates her career. ❤️ Second chance romance 🏖️ Cute beach town setting ✏️ Teacher MCs ✡️ Jewish rep ➕ Plus size rep 👫 Quirky townies 🏠 Found family #QuestPit #Q #A #R

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gabby is now ✨elle reed✨ @gabbywrites.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

AN ACADEMY FOR LIARS X NINTH HOUSE To get her dad a new kidney, Ryan needs to master her illusions, but when her classmates' memories start to shift with false ones replacing the real, Ryan wonders if her dad's transplant is all she needs to worry about. #questpit #W #NA #F

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🌺Anne🌺AnnesMesmerizingBooks @annesmbooks.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

🧡a canceled 17yo demisexual singer 🧡a rising 18yo closeted soccer player 🧡a meet cute in a cat cafe in Amsterdam 🧡photos of the two boys on a bike 🧡media digging into the singer’s past 🧡a critical song that could rebuild the singer’s career and out the boy he loves #questpit #W #YA #R

A blond singer, a Black soccer player, a gitar, a cat cafe, an image of Amsterdam.

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Karen Janowsky @authorkarenj.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

A Hollywood heartthrob spills his romantic woes to an anonymous men's advice columnist, but she's actually his nemesis, the set costumer. She falls for the mystery man, unaware that she’s instructing the most obnoxious person she’s ever met on how to seduce herself. #questpit #amquerying #R #A #Q

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