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Rebecca I.O

@rebeccaio.bsky.social
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Aspiring author studying to be a teacher in religious studies, now in the query trenches with my adult fantasy with romance inspired by the Norse myth 'The Wild Hunt' and The Handmaid's Tale. Love all things books, horses, and nature!🌲🌿

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K.M. Carlson @wanderingbutton.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
#Q #A #F #Questpit ASHMARKED: Feminine rage, social commentary, dangerous power... "They made obedience feel holy and used it as permission." Querying now!
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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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Rebecca I.O @rebeccaio.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
When extinction is imminent, Astrid wins the gods' favor by performing an immoral ritual to save their empire. But when magic fights back, she must decide whether to become their weapon, or defy the gods who soon reveal they will stop at nothing to survive. #Q #A #RF #DF #QuestPit
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Rebecca I.O @rebeccaio.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
HANDMAID’S TALE MEETS NORSE MYTHOLOGY? And a pushover with anger issues that has been bred to save them all from extinction? Say no more. 🥀FMC bred to lead 🥀Diminishing magic 🥀Found family 🥀Female rage #Q #A #RF #DF #QuestPit
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Sofia Trepp @sofiatrepp.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Haunted by her ruined reputation, Ró joins a heart-eating cult to hunt down the one creature whose heart can buy her life back. 🫀 Cultish magic 💀 Deadly personality tests 🧌 Scandinavian folklore 🖤 Romance á la OUABH WHERE THE DARK STANDS STILL x YOUR BLOOD, MY BONES   #YA #F #R #H #DF #Q #QuestPit
Feed Me Your Heart intro page colored red with a black and white image of a young womanThemes for Feed Me Your Heart i.e. norse mythology and deadly personality testsPitch for Feed Me Your HeartComps for Feed Me Your Heart ranging from folklore fantasy to cultish horror
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Sofia Trepp @sofiatrepp.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Real Scandinavian items used by Ró as she joins a heart-eating cult to hunt down a charming water spirit whose heart can buy her life back. 🌲 Written by a Swedish author!   🫀 Cultish magic 💀 Deadly personality tests 🧌 Scandinavian folklore 🖤 Romance á la OUABH #YA #F #R #H #DF #Q #QuestPit
Image showing an item the FMC uses in Feed Me Your Heart. Image shows a Troll Cross pendant. Image showing an item the FMC uses in Feed Me Your Heart. Title page with pitch line. Image showing an item the FMC uses in Feed Me Your Heart. Image shows a traditional Scandinavian folk dress.Image showing an item the FMC uses in Feed Me Your Heart. Image shows a piece of traditional Scandinavian ribbon.
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Rebecca I.O @rebeccaio.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Imagine The Handmaid’s Tale in a fantasy setting. Except the main character was brought up as a future leader… And knows exactly how to bring the empire down. ⚔️WHAT TO EXPECT:⚔️ 🥀 Norse mythology 🌲 Swedish folklore 🥀 FMC turns villain 🌲 Female rage #Q #A #RF #DF #questpit
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Sofia Trepp @sofiatrepp.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
IF 🫀FEED ME YOUR HEART🫀 HAD A MOVIE POSTER! Haunted by her ruined reputation, Ró joins a heart-eating cult to hunt down the one creature whose heart can buy her life back. Agent’s guide pinned to profile 🧌🌲   WHERE THE DARK STANDS STILL x YOUR BLOOD, MY BONES #YA #F #R #H #DF #Q #QuestPit
A film poster for Feed Me Your Heart, a YA fantasy/romance/horror novel about a girl addicted to magical hearts who has to hunt a water spirit
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Rebecca I.O @rebeccaio.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
⚔️Survival guide: Berserk edition⚔️ 1. Don’t bring up the breeding project you were born in. If knives don’t start flying, fists will. 2. Speaking of knives, don't throw one at your superior. 3. Speaking of superior, don’t poke the wolf. Even with puppy jokes. #Q #A #RF #questpit (Inspired songs ↓)
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Sofia Trepp @sofiatrepp.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Ró always found eating hearts to be vile, even if it grants humans magical powers. But her town’s leader craves the heart of a seductive water spirit, and Ró yearns to impress. Succeed and earn a much-needed favor from the town leader, fail, and it’ll be her heart on a plate🫀 #YA #F #Q #W #QuestPit
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Rebecca I.O @rebeccaio.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Imagine The Handmaid’s Tale in a fantasy setting. Except the main character was brought up as a future leader… and knows exactly how to bring the empire down. ⚔️What to expect:⚔️ 🥀Norse mythology 🌲Swedish folklore 🥀FMC turns villain 🌲Female rage #Q #A #RF #DF #questpit
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Rebecca I.O @rebeccaio.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
HANDMAID’S TALE MEETS NORSE MYTHOLOGY? And a pushover with anger issues that has been bred to save them all from extinction? Say no more. 🥀FMC bred to lead 🥀Diminishing magic 🥀Found family 🥀Female rage #Q #A #RF #QuestPit
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Sofia Trepp @sofiatrepp.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Real Scandinavian items used by Ró as she joins a heart-eating cult to hunt down the one creature whose heart can buy her life back.   🫀 Cultish magic 💀 Deadly personality tests 🧌 Scandinavian folklore 🖤 Romance á la OUABH   WHERE THE DARK STANDS STILL x YOUR BLOOD, MY BONES #YA #F #Q #W #QuestPit
Image showing an item the FMC uses in Feed Me Your Heart. Image shows a Troll Cross pendant. 
Image showing an item the FMC uses in Feed Me Your Heart. Image shows a traditional Scandinavian folk dress.
Image showing an item the FMC uses in Feed Me Your Heart. Title page with pitch line. 
Image showing an item the FMC uses in Feed Me Your Heart. Image shows a piece of traditional Scandinavian ribbon.
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Sofia Trepp @sofiatrepp.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Haunted by her ruined reputation, Ró joins a heart-eating cult to hunt down the one creature whose heart can buy her life back. 🫀 Cultish magic 💀 Deadly personality tests 🧌 Scandinavian folklore 🖤 Romance á la OUABH WHERE THE DARK STANDS STILL x YOUR BLOOD, MY BONES #YA #F #R #H #Q #W #QuestPit
Feed Me Your Heart intro page colored red with a black and white image of a young womanThemes for Feed Me Your Heart i.e. norse mythology and deadly personality testsPitch for Feed Me Your HeartComps for Feed Me Your Heart ranging from folklore fantasy to cultish horror
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Rebecca I.O @rebeccaio.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
When extinction is imminent, Astrid wins the gods' favor by performing an immoral ritual to save their empire. But when magic fights back, she must decide whether to become their weapon, or defy the gods who soon reveal they will stop at nothing to survive. #Q #A #RF #QuestPit
Background with dark green vines. Text in white in the middle: “An agents guide to Wilted Fate, adult fantasy with romance, 108.000 words”
Background with dark green vines. Header: The Pitch, followed by two pictures. The first one of several women with white large bonnets and red capes, taken from the series The Handmaid’s Tale, and next to it is a picture of the myth The Wild Hunt from Norse mythology. On top of both pictures is text: The Handmaid’s Tale meets Norse mythology. Below is the pitchBackground with dark green vines. Header: First page.  “There was no doubt in my mind that if the force of fate was real, it was female.A male could never have this sense of humor.I would’ve laughed, at least, at my hesitation to mount the tense mare before me. I’d lost count of how many times I had lifted my knee, only to straighten it out again. But only fate was to blame for putting me in this position, no matter how much I tried to avoid the inevitable. “Just put your foot in the stirrup,” Natha coaxed. Sure. Only, it wasn’t just ‘just’ putting my foot in the stirrup. I glared at the iron, then up at the seat of the saddle, and back to Natha, who impatiently shifted on her feet. My fingers tightened around the stirrup leather, my other hand flexing on the pommel. “Want to switch places?” “Gods, no.” She pulled on Bejla’s reins to keep her still. I followed the mare’s movements, keeping my position close to her side. “But you’re running out of time.” I cast a glance at the stable and Arkyn’s office window. Gods help me if he was watching. I inhaled deeply, trying but failing to keep my limbs relaxed and hopefully transferring it to Bejla. I grew some grass in my hand with my powers and held it out to her muzzle. As always, she saw right through my bullshit. She clamped her large lips around the blades, hastily chewed, and went back to raising her tense neck.
Background with dark green vines. Header: Comparative titles: Gild, Servant of Earth, A fate inked in blood, Jasad Heir
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Rebecca I.O @rebeccaio.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Imagine The Handmaid’s Tale in a fantasy setting. Except the main character was brought up as a future leader… and knows exactly how to bring the empire down. A FATE INKED IN BLOOD x SERVANT OF EARTH 🥀 Norse mythology ⚔️ Swedish folklore 🥀 FMC turns villain ⚔️ Female rage #PosterPit #Q #A #F #R
Forest with a creature running in between the trees. Title: Wilted Fate
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Sofia Trepp @sofiatrepp.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Ró always found eating hearts to be vile, even if it grants humans magical powers. But her town’s leader craves the heart of a seductive water spirit, and Ró yearns to impress. Succeed and earn a much-needed favor from the town leader, fail, and it’ll be her heart on a plate🫀 #YA #F #H #PosterPit
A white, black and red film poster for Feed Me Your Heart, a YA fantasy/romance/horror novel about a girl addicted to magical hearts who has to hunt a water spirit to restore her shattered reputation
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Sofia Trepp @sofiatrepp.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Haunted by her ruined reputation, Ró joins a heart-eating cult to hunt down the one creature whose heart can buy her life back. 🫀 Cultish magic 💀 Deadly personality tests 🧌 Scandinavian folklore 🖤 Romance á la OUABH WHERE THE DARK STANDS STILL x YOUR BLOOD, MY BONES #YA #F #R #H #PosterPit
A film poster for Feed Me Your Heart, a YA fantasy/romance/horror novel about a girl addicted to magical hearts who has to hunt a water spirit
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Manuscript Wish List® @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉 Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying. Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...
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The Next Official #MSWL Day: February 26, 2026 – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
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Sofia Trepp @sofiatrepp.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
❗Ró’s plan to restore her shattered reputation:❗ 1. Hunt down the charming water spirit, as per the town leader’s request 2. Harvest his heart 3. Do not eat his heart (the magic powers aren’t worth it!!) 4. And most importantly: do NOT fall for him, no matter what #YA #F #DF #Q #QuestPit
A letter from the FMC of Feed Me Your Heart to herself, in which she reminds herself never to fall for the charming magical creature she is hunting
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Liza Hanna @writtenbylizahanna.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
SADDLE UP, a contemporary romance Scottie’s family ranch is struggling and her grandmother is sick, but a life-changing rodeo tour with her former best friend and ranch hand means she has to confront her fears, her grief, and her guilt in order to chase her dreams. #questpit #W #A #R
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Rebecca I.O @rebeccaio.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Imagine The Handmaid’s Tale in a fantasy setting. Except the main character was brought up as a future leader… and knows exactly how to bring the empire down. A FATE INKED IN BLOOD x SERVANT OF EARTH 🥀 Norse mythology ⚔️ Swedish folklore 🥀 FMC turns villain ⚔️ Female rage #Q #A #RF #questpit
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Sofia Trepp @sofiatrepp.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
💀What if personality tests were deadly?💀 To save her ruined reputation, Ró joins a heart-eating cult to play deadly games that’ll uncover the deepest parts of her personality. Win and prove her worth. Lose and sacrifice her soul to the seductive forest spirits. #YA #F #DF #Q #QuestPit
Sample page for Feed Me Your Heart - a YA fantasy book with elements of horror and romance
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Rebecca I.O @rebeccaio.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
HANDMAID’S TALE MEETS NORSE MYTHOLOGY? And a pushover with anger issues that has been bred to save them all from extinction? Say no more. 🥀FMC bred to lead 🥀Diminishing magic 🥀Found family 🥀Female rage #Q #A #RF #QuestPit
The title Wilted Fate and a Spotify code
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Rebecca I.O @rebeccaio.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
🥀 AN AGENT’S GUIDE TO WILTED FATE🥀 When subservient Astrid’s mentor is executed, she must perform an immoral ritual to justify her position as a future leader, or face the punishment of the gods. 🥀 Female rage 🥀 Mythology based 🥀 Enemies to lovers 🥀 Villainous arc #Q #A #RF #QuestPit
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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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Sofia Trepp @sofiatrepp.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Haunted by her ruined reputation, Ró joins a heart-eating cult to hunt down the one creature whose heart can buy her life back. 🫀 Cultish magic 💀 Deadly personality tests 🧌 Scandinavian folklore 🖤 Romance á la OUABH WHERE THE DARK STANDS STILL x YOUR BLOOD, MY BONES #YA #F #DF #Q #QuestPit
Feed Me Your Heart - Intro PageThemes for Feed Me Your HeartComps for Feed Me Your HeartPitch for Feed Me Your Heart
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Rebecca I.O @rebeccaio.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
🥀AM QUERYING: WILTED FATE🥀 On a continent headed for extinction, subservient Astrid needs to justify her position as a future leader when her mentor is executed by performing an immoral ritual ordered by the gods to reinforce the empire’s faltering magic and fertility. #Q #A #RF #F #questpit
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Rebecca I.O @rebeccaio.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Their first breeding project failed. Their impending extinction nears. To prove her life wasn't a mistake, Astrid volunteers to execute a ritual. But the fate of her obedience is revealed, forcing her to choose between enslaving the earth or risking the wrath of the gods. #Q #A #F #Hopepit #HopePunk
 A moodboard with different pictures of the setting (forest, armies, colorful houses with a dooming sky), the main character (a red-head horse lover inspired by Sansa Stark from Game of Thrones), and the vibe (the handmaid’s tale and a kneeling woman with a torn dress). On the bottom right, a quote from the book reads: “Females were viewed first and foremost as mothers. Either watched upon with the expectation of conceiving, or a mother who had fulfilled their duty. But mothers all the same.But I refused to be reduced to my ability to bear a child when I was capable of so much more.”
A dark background with vines. A quote from the book, read: “Even though they were valued like fucking livestock, they knew their own worth. They never saw themselves as prey. So I became the next best thing.” A full-blown grin spread over my face that made my cheeks hurt. “A fucking villain. Because I’ll be damned if I lower myself to a male’s standard, god or not.”
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Rebecca I.O @rebeccaio.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
In a world where their faltering fertility ensues extinction, obeying orders has never been more vital. Or so the gods say. 🥀⚔️🪾🌲 A FATE INKED IN BLOOD x SERVANT OF EARTH. #HopePit #HopePunk #F #A #Q
Background with dark green vines. Text in white in the middle: “An agents guide to Wilted Fate, adult fantasy with romance, 108.000 words”Background with dark green vines. Header: The Pitch, followed by two pictures. The first one of several women with white large bonnets and red capes, taken from the series The Handmaid’s Tale, and next to it is a picture of the myth The Wild Hunt from Norse mythology. On top of both pictures is text: The Handmaid’s Tale meets Norse mythology. Below is the pitch, which says: “Extinction is the inevitable next step. Their first breeding project failed, and now Astrid would do anything to prove her worth to the gods, even perform a damaging ritual to incite magic to the earth again. But the earth retaliates by showing the consequences of her blind obedience. But should she fail, the gods are desperate enough to take action again to restore their population. Only, they won’t ask this time.”Background with dark green vines. Header: Excerpt from the prologue called The Slave. “The Slave had never known peace. She had tried to find it, though. Through compliance. Silence. By fitting neatly into expectations and holding her tongue. But being a female was not only a menial experience. It was also violent. Vicious. It was a war started against her and the other females in the room, bound by invisible chains to their beds. As they waited in compliance, silence, for a name to be called. And hoping that name wasn’t their own. But war never knew peace. War only knew wrath. The fragile light that seeped in from the windows slowly unveiled the terror of dawn. And with it, muffled sobs filled the room. But even if the Slave wasn’t grieving, she didn’t blame the females for it. It was easier to lean into the soft embrace of sorrow than to turn to the violent claws of fury. To lose hope, because there was none. The Slave had never known peace. Until she found the blissful reprieve of rage in this proclaimed war, something she’d never allowed herself to feel. Until now.Background with dark green vines. Header: Comparative titles in the middle of the picture. Above it the text reads: The Norse lore and the slow-burn romance in “A fate inked in blood”. Below it, the text reads: The unyielding FMC and the dismantling of societal structures in “The servant of earth”.
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Natalie Bulger @nebauthor.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Deadly Bath & Body Works 🧬Genetic modification, ☠️anaphylaxis, and 🧪perfume chemistry provide the Consule a path to total control, unless Valeria 🏳️‍🌈 can stop them. #SF #W #A #questpit
Mood board for Letalis Aroma novel. Images of laboratories, DNA, perfumes, four seasons.
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Rebecca I.O @rebeccaio.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
⚔️Survival guide: Berserk edition⚔️ 1. Don’t bring up the breeding project you were born in. If knives don’t start flying, fists will. 2. Speaking of knives, don't throw one at your superior. 3. Speaking of superior, don’t poke the wolf. Even with puppy jokes. #Q #A #RF #QuestPit
Background with orange small flowers in a green bush. Header reads Wilted Fate (title of book). Above, a quote from the book reads: “What a poisonous flower you are, Eldarós.” At the bottom, a spotify code is embedded.
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Natalie Bulger @nebauthor.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
🧠Nature, 🫀self, and 🫁breath. All 3 souls pay the price of violence 🗡️. Can Veera use her healing magic to restore them before her mother is lost in the cage of her deteriorating mind? #F #RF #W #A #questpit
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Rebecca I.O @rebeccaio.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Their first breeding project failed. Their impending extinction nears. To prove her life wasn't a mistake, Astrid volunteers to execute a ritual. But the fate of her obedience is revealed, forcing her to choose between enslaving the earth or risking the wrath of the gods. 🥀⚔🪾🌲 #Q #A #RF #QuestPit
A moodboard with different pictures of the setting (forest, armies, colorful houses with a dooming sky), the main character (a red-head horse lover inspired by Sansa Stark from Game of Thrones), and the vibe (the handmaid’s tale and a kneeling woman with a torn dress). On the bottom right, a quote from the book reads: “Females were viewed first and foremost as mothers. Either watched upon with the expectation of conceiving, or a mother who had fulfilled their duty. But mothers all the same.But I refused to be reduced to my ability to bear a child when I was capable of so much more.”A dark background with vines. A quote from the book, read: “Even though they were valued like fucking livestock, they knew their own worth. They never saw themselves as prey. So I became the next best thing.” A full-blown grin spread over my face that made my cheeks hurt. “A fucking villain. Because I’ll be damned if I lower myself to a male’s standard, god or not.”
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Linda Maleh @lindamaleh.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
LITTLE THIEVES x NINTH HOUSE When a nefarious witch schemes to come back to life, 16-y/o Haley Thorne must use her death magic to travel to a realm of dead witches and monsters to stop her. 🎃Halloween deadline 🏙️NYC-setting ❤️‍🔥Slow-burn romance subplot 💀Spooky graveyards #QuestPit #Q #F #YA #witch
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trang ☆ writer @trangnguyenwrites.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Sharing my #agentsguide for CONDUCT OF MAGES, an #A #F for fans of JADE CITY x SIX OF CROWS When her mentor goes missing Gemma teams up with fellow mage, Ren, to uncover a plot to eradicate mages…one that involves the emergence of a mysterious stone that mimics their powers. #questpit #Q #querying
cover page that says CONDUCT OF MAGES, an adult fantasy complete at 102K words on a moody dark background showing a brown building and orange and yellow paper lanterns text reads THE VIBES and lists: energy magic, heists & scheming, found family, research subplot, slooow burn, female role models, SE Asian setting. placed on a moody dark background showing a brown building and orange and yellow paper lanterns text reads FOR FANS OF and then six book covers are displayed, from top left to bottom right: JADE CITY, JASAD HEIR, MISTBORN, HEARTLESS HUNTER, BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN, and SIX OF CROWStext reads EXCERPTS. the first is labeled FIRST LINE, and reads “Gemna was sorting through a basket of sparrowberries when she found out that her existence had been outlawed.” the second text bid is labeled CHAPTER 4 and reads: “In all fairness, Yala had never specified just how flammable elderfire was. 

     The heat was instantaneous and overwhelming. Gemna felt it scorch the edges of her sleeves before she pulled in the energy from the flames and, when she was nearly bursting with it, diverted it towards the two Hands at the front of the shop. The fire died harmlessly at her feet before it could eat its way into the hidden cellar below.”
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Natalie Bulger @nebauthor.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Three souls. Violence drains them. Veera is determined to heal them. #RF #W #A #questpit
Castle background. Text reads "An agent's guide to Natureless adult fantasy with romance 106,000 words"Snowy forest background. Images of Nocticadia novel meets Finnish Mythology with a Finnish forest image. Text reads: 

The Pitch. 

The guardians hunt, imprison, and kill Angels who commit violence before they turn into soulless, ruthless Devils. Veera believes there’s a better way.

When her mother commits violence, Veera seeks to restore her mother’s souls before she becomes what society fears. 

Veera attends Midnight Sun Academy to research a cure, at the risk of being branded a sympathizer of the Devils and imprisoned herself.
Excerpt from Natureless novel. Text reads:

Prologue: The Trigger

I shrink away from the window as the Soul Savior passes by the panes. Their white cloak blends with the snow swirling through the air, the matte fabric refusing to reflect the aurora borealis as it ripples through the sky. The hooded figure pauses in front of the fence to our cottage. I tuck my knees into my chest, sinking deeper into the couch, as they stare through the glass.
My breath hitches when they adjust the iron chain hung around their neck, the circular pendant reflecting the moonlight. I kiss my thumb before tapping it to my heart, throat, and head, praying to Mielikki, our goddess of healing and luck, that the Savior moves on without demanding a measurement.
Once the chain sits perfectly centered on their chest, their frail fingers disappear beneath billowing sleeves, and they turn away. I release a sigh of relief as they float down the snow-covered cobblestones, not a single footstep left in their wake. The disappearance of the cloth void allows the shimmering droplets of color to flow freely through the air once again.
“Akio!” My mother’s scream breaks through the peaceful moment.
I whip my head around as my father flies through the kitchen door, running down the hall to my twin sister’s room.
“Akio! She’s dead!” 
My heart stops. I blink. She can’t be. I just gave her lunch a few hours ago. She was laughing with me.
Mom’s pained wail breaks me out of my trance. I spring up from the sofa, my skirt cascading to the floor. I sprint to Tove’s room and freeze in the door frame. Mom is splayed across my sister’s lifeless body. Tove’s emerald eyes, the perfect match to my own, stare up at the ceiling. My hand flies to my mouth, trembling against my lips as I listen to my mother writhe in pain. 
Comparative titles. Images of novel covers for Iron & Embers by Helen Scheuerer and On Wings of Blood by Briar Boleyn. Text compares the slow burn and research oriented FMC of Iron & Embers as well as Academic setting and found family of On Wings of Blood.
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Rebecca I.O @rebeccaio.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
HANDMAID’S TALE MEETS NORSE MYTHOLOGY? And a pushover with anger issues that has been bred to save them all from extinction? Say no more. 🥀FMC bred to lead 🥀Diminishing magic 🥀Found family 🥀Female rage #Q #A #RF #QuestPit
A dark background of a forest. In the middle, the title of the book “Wilted Fate” is written. From it, arrows point out to themes. They read: The Handmaid’s Tale meets Norse mythology, Adult fantasy with romance, Enemies to lovers, Mythology based, and the comparative titles A fate inked in blood x Servant of earth.
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Natalie Bulger @nebauthor.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Angels who commit violence slowly lose their three souls. Society imprisons them. Veera sympathizes with them. Can Veera heal their souls before she’s discovered to care for those deemed unworthy? #RF #W #A #questpit
Castle background, Natureless novel title, and five themes. Triple POV, Dark Academia, Finnish Mythology,  Bisexual & Anxious FMC, Angels & Devils
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Rebecca I.O @rebeccaio.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
In a world where their faltering fertility ensues extinction, obeying orders has never been more vital. Or so the gods say. A FATE INKED IN BLOOD x SERVANT OF EARTH. #Q #A #RF #QuestPit
 Background with dark green vines. Text in white in the middle: “An agents guide to Wilted Fate, adult fantasy with romance, 108.000 words”
Background with dark green vines. Header: The Pitch, followed by two pictures. The first one of several women with white large bonnets and red capes, taken from the series The Handmaid’s Tale, and next to it is a picture of the myth The Wild Hunt from Norse mythology. On top of both pictures is text: The Handmaid’s Tale meets Norse mythology. Below is the pitch, which says: 

Extinction is the inevitable next step. Their first, volitional breeding project, where Astrid was born, failed, and now she’s adamant to prove her worth to the gods. Even performing a damaging ritual to incite magic in the earth again. 

But the earth retaliates by revealing the consequences of her blind obedience. But should she fail to perform the ritual, the gods are desperate enough to take action again to restore their population. 

Only, they won’t ask this time. Background with dark green vines. Header: Excerpt from the prologue called The Slave. “The Slave had never known peace. She had tried to find it, though. Through compliance. Silence. By fitting neatly into expectations and holding her tongue. But being a female was not only a menial experience. It was also violent. Vicious. It was a war started against her and the other females in the room, bound by invisible chains to their beds. As they waited in compliance, silence, for a name to be called. And hoping that name wasn’t their own. But war never knew peace. War only knew wrath. The fragile light that seeped in from the windows slowly unveiled the terror of dawn. And with it, muffled sobs filled the room. But even if the Slave wasn’t grieving, she didn’t blame the females for it. It was easier to lean into the soft embrace of sorrow than to turn to the violent claws of fury. To lose hope, because there was none. The Slave had never known peace. Until she found the blissful reprieve of rage in this proclaimed war, something she’d never allowed herself to feel. Until now.Background with dark green vines. Header: Comparative titles in the middle of the picture. Above it the text reads: The Norse lore and the slow-burn romance in “A fate inked in blood”. Below it the text reads: The unyielding FMC and The dismantling of societal structures in “The servant of earth”.
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