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Baby’s first Fantasycon panel 🤓 Writer Beware: Tales from the Publishing Trenches. I enjoyed it and didn’t make a fool of myself!

Me sat at a table speaking into a microphone with my books.

Me sat at a table with Annabel Campbell, Berna Hudson, Lexy Hudson and Mrs Hark.

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British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

On behalf of the entire BFS community, we’d like to thank @shonak.bsky.social for her 5 years as Chair of the society. Shona stood down at today’s AGM, with @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social voted our new Chair.

David Green and Shona Kinsella at the BFS AGM

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British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Here are the prizes you can win at this year's #Fantasycon raffle. All proceeds go to Social Bite. Don't forget to buy your tickets to be in with a shout! Thank you to all our contributors. We couldn't do this without you.

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Mel Reynard @meljrey.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I just got a query rejection from a publisher I didn’t know I queried or that I still had any live queries left 🤣

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Mel Reynard @meljrey.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Hard agree. I will often walk into my local book shop just to have a look around. Being around books is definitely calming for me. Is it some kind of tree-hugging experience or are we just obsessed with books?

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questpit || next event: NOV 4th @questpit.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

We’re officially less than a month away from our last #questpit event of the year!! We’re very excited to host once again and cannot wait to see what’s in store.

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Mel Reynard @meljrey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

😅 you’re probably right!

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Mel Reynard @meljrey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I don’t know it feels like I drew a short straw (I volunteered) 🙈

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Mel Reynard @meljrey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I’m going to Fantasycon this Friday for the weekend. I’m doing a live reading from my book & will appear on a panel. But I’m wondering if I should bring my own teabags - will my hotel actually have a kettle - AND how the hell I’m gonna get there, instead of just ‘what extract should I read?’ 😟

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David Green @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Special sale just in time for Fantasycon and the @britfantasysoc.bsky.social awards :) Get your free book and maybe check out the (discounted) sequel too! Shares greatly appreciated! mybook.to/magicmapsand...

fantasycon special sale
oct 6th till Oct 10th
Magic Maps and Mischief is Free
Charms Charts and Conspiracies is 2.99

Magic Maps and Mischief
Nominated for Best Fantasy Novel at the British Fantasy Awards and winner of two Indie Ink Awards 2025

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Dr Mike Hollows/MJ Hollows He/Him @mikehollows.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I'm going to be at #FantasyCon in Glasgow this weekend. Who will I see there? I'm moderating the following panels and doing a reading, please come along and say "hi!" #FantasyCon2026 @britfantasysoc.bsky.social

My fantasycon schedule
Fri The Thrill of the Slasher Panel
Sat Reading
Sun Writing for an IP Panel
Sun Balancing Fact and Fiction in Fight Scenes Panel

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British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Still time to catch the latest episode of BFS Long Story Short podcast, with real live movie star @zoefcunningham.bsky.social chatting about the art and business of making films britishfantasysociety.org/blog/bfs-pod...

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Kala is ✨️querying✨️ & ✍️🏽something 💫new💫 @kpbooksnstuff.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Day 4 of #DVParty - my book as a meme or a GIF 𝑑𝑢 𝑀𝑎𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑟'𝑠 𝑅𝐸𝐵𝐸𝐶𝐶𝐴 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝑁𝑒𝑡𝑓𝑙𝑖𝑥'𝑠 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑃𝐸𝑅𝐹𝐸𝐶𝑇 𝐶𝑂𝑈𝑃𝐿𝐸 Everyone has motive for a murder. Especially the man she's always loved. #A #Bookclub #Mystery #R

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Lily Lawson @lifelovelily22.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

National Poetry Day in the UK is Thursday 1st October (the theme is Wonder). I'm extending the poetic part. Every day (apart from the day itself) I will be posting a poem a day. One from each of my books. This one from Orange seemed a good place to start. mybook.to/RainbowsOran... #poetry #poem

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Mel Reynard @meljrey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ha ha! Yes that is true. I’m sure it will be fine, but I hope I don’t get nervous.

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Mel Reynard @meljrey.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Thanks, I think! I’m absolutely terrified 😆

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Mel Reynard @meljrey.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I appear to have inadvertently volunteered myself as tribute. Here’s where to find me at Fantasycon 👀 It’s less than two weeks away! 🙌🏽 Should I read about unicorns or dragons? 🦄🐉

FANTASYCON SCHEDULE*
BRITISHFANTASYSOCIETY.ORG
b
SJ
THE SCHEDULE FOR
FANTASYCON 2026
IS NOW AVAILABLE!
THREE DAYS OF TALKS, WORKSHOPS, LIVE PODCASTS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, READINGS AND MORE - PLUS THE ANNUAL BANQUET AND THE BRITISH FANTASY AWARDS!
9-11 OCTOBER, GLASGOW
SCHEDULE, TICKETS & DETAILS AT BRITISHFANTASYSOCIETY.ORG
• AKA appearance alerts for this Lesser-Spotted Dragon Author

FANTASYCON SCHEDULE
BRITISHFANTASYSOCIETY.ORG
THE SCHEDULE FOR
FANTASYCON 2026
IS NOW AVAILABLE!
SIGHTING ONE!
Writer Beware:
Tales from the depths of the Publishing Trenches
WITH EL HARK, ANNABEL CAMPBELL, BERNA HUDSON AND LEXY HUDSON
Friday 9th October 8-9pm
(Flame Tree Room)

FANTASYCON SCHEDULE
BRITISHFANTASYSOCIETY.ORG
THE SCHEDULE FOR
FANTASYCON 2026
IS NOW AVAILABLE!
SIGHTING TWO!
Fantasy Readings*
WITH ALETHEA LYONS, SARAH J DALEY
AND KATIE BRUCE
Saturday 10th October 7-8 pm
(Malin)
*help me choose what to read →

I thought it would be fun to read a
'bedtime' story as it's the last reading group on Saturday night
YOU CHOOSE WHAT I READ ABOUT:
Unicorns OR Dragons?
(I’m holding copies of my two books)

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Lily Lawson @lifelovelily22.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Tomorrow is Free Book Friday. I have a little extract for you - ‘I am proud to be a Poet, it’s part of my identity, my writing default position, and medium of expression, it’s my form of communication. …’ Book will be revealed tomorrow…. #FreeBookFriday

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Mel Reynard @meljrey.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Oof 😅 I don’t know if I can manage that early, as I’ve to get across London first, but looking into this is now my top priority!

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Mel Reynard @meljrey.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Fantastic 🤩 Bookcon looked great fun!

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Mel Reynard @meljrey.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I’ll be there! I need to get my train ticket ASAP!

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Mel Reynard @meljrey.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I simply loved this book! It’s the exact kind of epic fantasy with romantic subplots I absolutely adore. I’ve read it twice already (if you count the audiobook as reading), so how could I resist??

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Mel Reynard @meljrey.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The paperback edition of The Last Starborn Seer by @venetiaconstantine.bsky.social pubbed by @headofzeus.bsky.social It’s got an exclusive Blayze chapter & isn’t it gorgeous? Out 10th September, if you’ve been waiting for the paperback era - now’s the time to snag your copy! I got my copy early!

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Mel Reynard @meljrey.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Proud to be in Team Evergreen 💚 & a part of the cover reveal for: The Twice Cursed Heir by @venetiaconstantine.bsky.social @headofzeus.bsky.social the sequel to The Last Starborn Seer 🤩

The cover of The Twice Cursed Heir by Venetia Constantine (no. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller). It showed a woman in a teal green dress, holding two magical staffs with gold foil leaves around the design.

The Chronicles of Arcelia, showing The Last Starborn Seer and the new title for book 2 - The Twice Cursed Hair with the tropes: enchanted forests/ dark Ferngully, Love Triangle, corruption arc, mythical creatures, ancient curses, epic quest.

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Mel Reynard @meljrey.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

😲 sorry about that! But does this mean you’re famous??

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Mel Reynard @meljrey.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Proud to be in Team Evergreen 💚 & a part of the cover reveal for: The Twice Cursed Heir by @venetiaconstantine.bsky.social @headofzeus.bsky.social the sequel to The Last Starborn Seer 🤩

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M H Ayinde 🍉 A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES out now! @mhayinde.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Struggling to articulate my grief and anger at the witch hunt against Jason Arday. This is what I mean when I say we’re held to a different standard Make no mistake: they don’t actually care about plagiarism or lying. It was never about that. They hate anyone who challenges their racist worldview

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P.S.C. Willis 🌈🖋️ Crying Out for Magic - Out Now! @pscwillis.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I have set myself a personal writing challenge for August. Got a nice soft start as the month started on a weekend and the goal is week-day based. What are your goals for the month ahead? #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

A beach graphic with the text August WWriting Challenge - 10k, 500 words per day Monday to Friday

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A. Collie ✨ @fancymuffin.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

OF STEEL AND SEALSKIN ⚔️🦭 After years of captivity, a selkie enters a marriage of convenience with a swordsman to reclaim her stolen sealskin ✨️dual pov romantasy ✨selkie bride ✨️mysterious swordsman ✨️marriage of convenience ✨️magic ✨️bachelor trials ✨️touch her/him and 💀 ✨️HEA #WSPit #W #A #R #F #BIPOC

A reader's guide to OF STEEL AND SEALSKIN

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Alyssa ✨ A.A. Hampton @alyssawantsaword.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

▪️ Very excited to share a bit more about ANTEROGRADE, my sapphic sci-fi horror novel! ▪️ SEVERANCE x GIA x HACKS 🏢 corporate culture as horror 🧠 memory-based mystery 🖤 doomed sapphic romance 👯‍♀️ age-gap friendship Coming to agent’s inboxes Fall 2026. #questpit #W #A #SF #H #LGBT

Cover page with title and metadata. Text over a decorative dark black background with blue and purple light flares.

An agent’s guide to Anterograde, a 69k-word adult sci-fi horror novel by A.A. Hampton

An image of skyscrapers extending into the sky, with descriptive text explaining the pitch.

The pitch: When Ryan Williams accepts a job training AI for an eerie corporation called The Company, she’s determined not to mess up this time. So what if her coworkers are disappearing? Anything is better than ending up back on the job market.

But when she starts fighting with her partner about things she has no memory of, she suspects something is very wrong with her—and that her new employer is responsible.

With her personal life crumbling around her and the threat of layoffs looming, Ryan must decide how much she’s willing to risk in her search for answers—and whether the promise of stability is worth sacrificing her identity.

Images of comp titles over a close-up shot of blue server wires.

Anterograde combines the dark technological satire of Black Mirror with the corporate dread and horror of Abyss by Nicholas Binge and the memory-based mystery of There Is No Antimemetics Division by Qntm.

An aesthetic Pinterest moodboard representing the vibes of Anterograde. Images include a cubicle farm, dark skyscrapers, dozens of zombie-like people wearing virtual reality glasses, a chair in a dark empty room under a spotlight, and a silhouette of two women kissing.

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Gert Ramm 🦋 @rammwriter.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The UK government frames an intelligence agent for a temporal disaster, putting him in the crosshairs of ruthless state assassins. To save his skin he must seal a lethal time rift, before a Russian spy from the future uses its secrets to start a war that will destroy everything. #QuestPit #Q #A #SF

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Chantal Danieli — is querying MSU! 🕯️ @chantaldanieli.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

JANE EYRE x THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 🕯️forbidden gothic romance 🕯️slow burn 🕯️yearning à la anthony bridgerton 🕯️black swan-esque awakening 🕯️2000's setting 🕯️devouring obsession but make it consensual 🕯️secret lake meetings — coming to agent inboxes September 2026 🍂 #questpit #W #A #NA #R

My Sweet Unbecoming
A forbidden gothic romance
Coming to agent inboxes September 2026

Comps & Pitch
The Phantom of the Opera
Jane Eyre
Bridgerton — The Viscount Who Loved Me

When a scandal exiles her to Lucerne, disgraced Olivia Rooney falls for the one man she’s forbidden to love—Théodore Chair-Beaumont, the brooding aristocrat sworn to matrimony with another.
But beneath his restraint lies a wound that mirrors her own. And falling for him could not only repeat the tragedy that broke him before. It could ruin her reputation, once and for all.

Tropes
Forbidden Romance
High Society Match Making
European Setting
Slow Burn
Love VS Duty
Black Swan-esque Awakening
Masquerade Ball
2000’s Setting
Obsessive yearning
Secret Lake Meetings

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Tereza Maze @terezamazura.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

📁 CASE FILE: GAMA // QUERYING 📌 Location: Post-apocalyptic Switzerland 👉🏼 When her brain chip starts failing, Anna must return to the scientific collective she fled, where trusting the mysterious stranger she saved may cost her the only thing she has left. Her sanity ☠️ #QuestPit #Q #A #RS #SFF

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M is queer-ying MG @notonlyicarus.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Summer 1920. 8 children. 1 house. 1 games master. He’s a kid too, but this is his house, and it answers to him alone. Trapped in his games, they’ll have to get creative if they want to survive. 🐊 RevPit 25 winner 🐊 big 5 editor interest ✉️ in your inbox 👀 #QuestPit #Q #MG #H

The bottom one has a hand reaching through tree bark; painting of Icarus as he falls by Gowy; a hand reaching to grasp berries; a lightbulb attracting butterflies; a tree grove; a piano in a greenhouse; Houasse painting of Daphne’s hand growing foliage; painting of crows on a branch; hands reaching through lily pads.

Black quote on white background: “Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could kill! You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you.” Lord of the Flies by William Golding

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Mike Mizov @mikemizov.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

HE SAVED THE KINGDOM ONCE. MAYBE HE SHOULDN’T HAVE. Disgraced Grand Inquisitor Wynsten is hired to find a missing ambassador. Instead, he uncovers forbidden magic and a conspiracy rooted in the blood ritual that made him a legend and ruined his life. #QuestPit #Q #A #DF #MY

INQUISITOR FOR HIRE

ADULT DARK FANTASY NOIR · 93,000 WORDS · MULTI-POV · STANDALONE

Once Rysia’s feared Grand Inquisitor, Wynsten now catches adulterers to make rent. When he is hired to find a missing ambassador before an uneasy peace collapses, the case leads him through forbidden magic, vanished daughters, and a conspiracy tied to the royal blood ritual that made him a legend, ruined his life, and fused the empire’s worst secrets to his chest.

A MISSING AMBASSADOR.
A DISGRACED LEGEND.
A KINGDOM ROTTING FROM WITHIN.

OPENING LINES

“The heretics had nowhere left to run. Wynsten had made sure of that.

Months of blood and smoke had led him beneath the Sovereign’s castle, into the old mines carved through the bedrock. A stronghold under the heart of the kingdom.

These apostates would face justice here or burn.”

Twenty years before he became an investigator for hire, Wynsten stopped a ritual fueled by Rysia’s own royal blood.

A FANTASY INVESTIGATION WITH TEETH

THREE TOUCHSTONES. ONE DECAYING EMPIRE.

The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan - Institutional rot and compromised justice

The Tainted Cup - a secondary-world mystery engine

Chinatown - slow-burn corruption and a poisoned victory

INSIDE THE CASE

A dark-fantasy noir for readers who want the mystery and the damage.

A post-conquest secondary world inspired by the Crusader states

Fallen hero / disgraced legend

Missing ambassador

Forbidden magic

Secrets beneath the city

Corruption at the highest level

Reluctant found family

Power no one understands

Morally gray choices

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Kat is querying! @katgoestoshows.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

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🩸🧛‍♂️🎸 #questpit #a #f #pr #rf #q

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.

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Emilia Young | Author @emiliayoung.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

☕️ THE THINGS WE RUN FOR #Editors Emma Bridge has done everything to make this plan work. She’s got the new name, the new town, the new life . . . She’s also got a nosy boy next door who’s stopping at nothing to get to know her. #QuestPit #YA #C #MY #R #AG #OS #LGBT #Dis #OV

Editor’s Guide To:
The Things We Run For
YA Contemporary with Romance and Mystery
82k Words
Represented by Amanda Wooden at SBR Media

4/13/1996
Run. What a powerful instinct.
Emma Bridge had wanted nothing more than to be with her two siblings in a home that felt safe, but those wishes never came true. With nothing left to lose, Emma runs away from the spotlight of the Hills to a small town across the country, but this new home is anything but the safety she’d been after.

The weight of the world has fallen on her shoulders, and she can’t carry it alone. But with her old name in every police station and her new name on every tongue in town, she’s not sure who she can trust to help carry the burden.

What we know:
-Runaway in Hiding
-Fake Identity (turned real identity)
-Mental Health Rep
-Genderfluid and Pan Rep
-Found Family
-90s Small-Town Nostalgia
At the bottom, the name Emma Bridge is crossed out and replaced with Peyton Freys

6/23/1996
“The Hills have Eyes”

There’s a collage of pictures. Picture one is of two people, one sitting on the counter with the other in front of them. Picture two is go a small-town street with snowy homes to either side. Picture three shows a row of high school desks. Picture four shows a box of police evidence. Picture five shows a group of kids sitting behind an abandoned building. Picture six shows someone flipping off a police car. Picture seven shows a paper with the words “Child Custody Hearing” printed on it. The last picture shows a boy sitting at a school desk, writing something into a notebook.

In the bottom right, it says ON SUB SOON

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Christian Oxford @christianoxford.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

THE LESSER SOUL After a heist gone wrong binds a thief to the soul of a long-dead hero, she must outrun the law and bargain with a goddess for her life, all while deciding whether the world would be better off with her survival or the hero's resurrection. #QuestPit #Q #A #F #DF

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🌱 El(iza)beth 🌬️ K 🔥 T 🌊 @elizabethtitus.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

💫 Light After the Fall 💫 a tarot-themed odyssey across the climate-ravaged former US to retrieve a key to peace coming this October 🧙 Feedback requested: Which cover/what elements of each cover do you prefer? All feedback welcome & appreciated! #W #YA #S #hopepunk #CliFi #Questpit

Title: "Light After the Fall"
by Iza Krendl Titus

colorful background of orange & purple abstract desert scene with river path into horizon, a figure standing on a cliff holding sunflower

An empath leads a hopeful tarot themed odyssey across climate-ravaged former US to retrieve a key to peace, using meditation powers, survival skills, and archaic tech in the race to save her people.
elemental magic
visions
survival skills
climate fiction
#clifi
indigenous futurism
plant medicine
meditation
wilderness
permaculture
neotribalism
community
backpacking
post-apocalyptic
hopepunk
#hopepunk
#tarot

Title: "Light After the Fall"
/an adventure guide to thriving teh post-apocalypse
by Iza Krendl Titus

colorful background of orange & purple abstract desert scene with river path into horizon, a meditating figure glowing

An empath leads a hopeful tarot themed odyssey across climate-ravaged former US to retrieve a key to peace, using meditation powers, survival skills, and archaic tech in the race to save her people.
elemental magic
visions
survival skills
climate fiction
#clifi
indigenous futurism
plant medicine
meditation
wilderness
permaculture
neotribalism
community
backpacking
post-apocalyptic
hopepunk
#hopepunk
#tarot

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Soph @soph-pl.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Aaand we’re on! ✨ eARC requests are now live ✨ Only One Summer in Berlin is my debut, and I’d love to take you along on Camille & Kosta’s journey. See 🧵⬇️ for more information. All the 🔗 are in my bio. 💖 Thank you so much in advance! 📚💕 #booksky #romance #summerread

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Adregem ཐིཋྀ @adregem.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

LIGHT WIELDING & OTHER MORTAL MAGICS In a dark realm where light is toxic and steel is untouchable, a mortal woman with a flashlight and a cosplay sword must ally with a monster king to stop a vengeful demigod. #QuestPit #NA #F #ND #Q

Mood board for the fantasy novel "Light Wielding and Other Mortal Magics."The moon behind the clouds; bats in a cave; a death's head moth, fog in the redwood forest; a lighthouse, cracked earth; a sword. Moth and mushroom details.

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Mel Reynard @meljrey.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

When I put the secateurs back in the pitch - I specifically thought of you Soph 🤣

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Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

BROKEN DOLL’S + SPIRITED AWAY After spiteful younger sister Samara unplugs 13yo Eve’s nightlight, she unknowingly lets the monsters that’ve been hunting Eve for years finally get her. Now Eve has to survive in the world of her nightmares while Samara figures out how to save her. #QuestPit #Q #MG #F

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Kat Devitt @katdevittwrites.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

My Darling, Dreadful Thing X The London Séance Society A fabled witch howled the Blackstone Curse and mired generations in madness, murder, and mayhem. Only a monster and an heir to an earldom may break the spell, but first they must find each other. #QuestPit #Q #Gothic #A #H #LGBT

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Kirsten | Fantasy Author @kirstenwrites.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A DEADLY EDUCATION x NANCY DREW What if the chosen one failed, and the only one who could save him was a magic school reject? NOT A WITCH / YA Fantasy with dark academia and dystopian elements #QuestPit #Q #YA #F #DF #MY #D

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Stephanie Winter @wintersleep85.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

NAUSICAÄ X FF7 Hana is sure she’s the chosen one, even if her magic is resisting her and the previous chosen one insists she isn’t. But if it isn’t her destiny, then no one can save the world from poisonous dark magic, endless wars, and powerful demons. #Questpit #A #F #Q

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. 1930s vibes. Love triangle. LGBTQIA+ rep. Cynical mentor. Dying world. Found family.

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