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mary @mbcottrell.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

had time for a writing session before work I’m now at 32,436 words in my new WIP🥳🥳🥳

mary @mbcottrell.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The Marble Garden✨🌿 When a young artist loses his way… As a garden slowly decays… Two forces push each other to the edge of sanity. Then, a complete unknown enters the scene. Silas wanders into a millennia old trap and unknowingly begins meddling in an ancient feud. #questpit #YA #F #H #Q

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mary @mbcottrell.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The Marble Garden 60k words YA horror-fantasy if THE SECRET GARDEN had an emo older brother if PIRANESI was a teenage artist if PRINCESS MONONOKE had an evil parasite in charge of the forest #questpit #Q #YA #H #F

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mary @mbcottrell.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

THE MARBLE GARDEN✨🌿🏛️ SECRET GARDEN X PIRANESI Silas unwittingly enters a magic garden and becomes entangled in an ancient power struggle between the being who controls all life in the garden and the garden itself. Silas tries to escape as his mind slowly turns against him. #Questpit #YA #F #H #Q

YA, crossover, Horror-fantasy, comps: Don’t Let the Forest In, Lapvona, Tokyo Ghoul, Piranesi

One sentence pitch: Silas unwittingly enters a magic garden and becomes entangled in an ancient power struggle between the being who controls all life in the garden and the garden itself, Silas is increasingly desperate to escape as his mind slowly turns against him.

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Kat is querying! @katgoestoshows.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

ETERNALLY DEAD explores how an injured musician gets a second shot at stardom--only it's by joining an all-vampire rock band in the dangerous Vampire Realm. When blood shortages hit the Realm, she's forced to confront if living out her rockstar dream is worth dying for🩸🧛‍♂️🎸 #bluepit #q #a #f #p #r

Background of concert audience with giant vampire fangs floating above alongside the words "An agent's guide to: Eternally Dead, Adult Paranormal Romantic Fantasy, 103k words, by @katgoestoshows." A one sentence pitch is featured on bottom that reads: An injured musician gets a second shot at stardom -- only its by joining an all-vampire rock band in the blood-thirsty vampire realm. A red splatter of blood is splashed is corner.

Red and black background with red text that reads "the pitch." The text below reads:
After a concert photographer is whisked away to the mysterious Vampire Realm by the bassist of an all-vampire rock band, she must choose between living out her once-forgone rockstar dreams or her own survival.

Red and black background with red text that reads "the pitch." The text below reads:
After a concert photographer is whisked away to the mysterious Vampire Realm by the bassist of an all-vampire rock band, she must choose between living out her once-forgone rockstar dreams or her own survival.

Red and black background with red text at the top that reads "the blurb." The text below reads:
Celia Sharpe's dream of being a rockstar guitarist ended the day an accident wrecked her hand. Now a New York City concert photographer, she strictly focuses on making deadlines.
But when Celia spots a mysterious stranger at a concert she can’t capture on camera, she follows him down an alley—only to be accidentally transported to the Vampire Realm.
Stranded in a world of monsters, Celia has one goal: return home ASAP.
But the stranger she followed reveals he's the bassist of all-vampire rock band Mortuus Aeternum, and he offers her a seductive opportunity: the band's flirty guitarist Caliban
will temporarily heal her hand and chronic illness, then help her home. . .
only if she joins Mortuus Aeternum for one performance with a full vampire audience.
Celia is conflicted: she might be willing to sacrifice her freedom for Caliban's healing magic and a second chance at living her rockstar dreams, but she risks being trapped in the Vampire Realm for one year if she doesn't return home in 3 days. To make matters worse, a ruthless vampire lord has announced blood shortages across the Realm—making Celia the new primary food source.

Red and black background with a bright red title that reads THE COMPS. Below are four book covers and one movie poster that include brief descriptions beside them. The first is Fang Fiction by Kate Stayman-London and it's described as an urban fantasy in a vampire setting. Next is Bride by Ali Hazelwood, described as having a steamy romance and political intrigue. Next is The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent, described as having a human fighting to survive in a vampire world. Next is a movie poster for Almost Famous, described as music journalist + rock band = forced proximity. Last is the cover of Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid, described as having a rock band with secrets and love triangles. The tropes and vibes section includes the following text: grounded fantasy, found family, diverse characters, plot twists, chronic illness rep, slow burn yearning, and twist on fated mates.

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Molly Haniszewski @mollyhaniszewski.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

THEY BLOOM AT NIGHT x HOLLOW Invasive plants took over the United States. Queer teen Cora and their aunt guard the scientists charged with stopping the botanical pandemic, but Cora’s crush, a scientist’s assistant, jeopardizes the cure by speaking to blackberry brambles. #bluepit #ya #d #h #q

White text over blackberry brambles, reads Vine & Bramble by Molly Haniszewski, an agent’s guide

A mood board featuring blackberries, kudzu, overalls, overgrown weeds, and two queer people kissing.

They Bloom at Night, Hollow, What Feeds Below, Eat the Ones You Love, Don’t Let the Forest In, Root Rot

Molly sits at a table holding a glass of sake, reads "The Author."

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mary @mbcottrell.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

THE SECRET GARDEN X PIRANESI Silas unwittingly enters a magic garden and becomes entangled in an ancient power struggle between the being who controls all life in the garden and the garden itself. Silas is increasingly desperate to escape as his mind slowly turns against him. #bluepit #YA #F #H #Q

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mary @mbcottrell.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

The ~mood~ of my current wip: ✨ISLE OF THE OTHERWORLD✨

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Cassie Wallin Author @cassiewallinwrites.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Do NOT request my book 🫣 🚩Revising on feedback on fulls #unhingedpit #A #Q #SF Nova 🚩erases unwilling subject’s emotional memories 🚩is overemotional 🚩erases her mentor’s whole mind 🚩releases a phatom who remembers Kade 🚩he’s killed people 🚩he’s self righteous 🚩he hates emotion 🚩he won’t forgive

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Man Running with Giant Red Flag

ALT: Man Running with Giant Red Flag

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Zed Prospero @zprospero.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Tack: Ever considered joining an ace magic pirate and his crew of unnecessarily horny women he widowed at their request? Governess: Is that some kind of metaphor? Tack: It is not. Governess: Unnecessarily? Tack: 🙄 Extremely. Governess: ...I have a husband. Tack: 👇 #UnhingedPit #W #F #LGBT

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Peter Griffin: Not For Long

Alt: Peter Griffin: Not For Long

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mary @mbcottrell.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

4 comps that lowkey belong in my query letter but are old as dirt🫣 THE MARBLE GARDEN Tokyo Ghoul X Princess Mononoke X Crash and Burn X Revolution #unhingedpit #YA #F #H #Q

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mary @mbcottrell.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

THE MC = BRIAN DAVID GILBERT’S RANT ABOUT SONIC THE VILLAN = SALADFINGERS THE SIDEKICK = MAD SMOL CAT #unhingedpit #F #H #YA #Q

After a year writing/editing this ms, my perception of my characters has gotten a bit… warped. Here’s how:)

How I perceive my MC
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How my MC perceives himself

How I perceive my Villan
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how my Villan perceives itself

How I perceive the Sidekick
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How the Sidekick perceives herself

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mary @mbcottrell.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

my new wip just hit 10k words😳

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mary @mbcottrell.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

secured 2 used books for less than $20🥳🥳

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mary @mbcottrell.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

LAPVONA x PIRANESI x TOKYO GHOUL Now querying! The Marble Garden, complete at 60k words, is a YA horror-fantasy novel that traces a young artist’s desperate attempts to survive inside a millennia old trap. #questpit #q #ya #h #f

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mary @mbcottrell.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

#questpit #Q #YA #H #F Querying: The Marble Garden On the verge of running away from home, an angry young man enters a fantastical garden, but when his life is threatened and his mind slowly corrupted, he must learn to reach out for help before the weight of bearing everything alone destroys him.

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