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Sera Hale @serahale.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I am having surgery next Friday and will be out of work for 2 weeks for physical recovery, so I'm hoping to get a lot of editing done in that time. 🤞 I think things are coming along nicely so far! 🥰 #WritingCommunity #amediting #amwriting #writesky #TheShadowsClaim

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Sera Hale @serahale.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Oops! I missed a day. 😜 The #WIPSnips word was "frontier" but I had to go with "woods" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WritingPrompt

Moving through the dense forest, I kept my hand on the hilt of my sword, prepared for whatever warped game Zyler had planned. After the storm last night and the near-constant breeze over the last few days, the air here felt still and heavy, unnaturally calm. Ominously so.

Aside from the calm, it was quiet. No animal sounds. No birds. No gentle rustle of leaves. The woods felt abandoned, as though every living creature had sensed the danger and fled long before I arrived. It felt like being in a void with only the sound of my breathing to keep me company.

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Sera Hale @serahale.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The #WIPSnips word is "box" I haven't finished editing this section so the text is clunky but you'll get the idea. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WritingPrompt

K’oro touched her shoulder, drawing her eyes again. “And if anyone ever tries to hurt you, they will answer to me.”

For a moment Sadie stared at K’oro and finally she nodded in agreement. “Okay.”

When her eyes turned back to me, she looked so small, so vulnerable. I wished I could box her up somewhere safe where I could protect her from the world forever, the way no one ever protected me, but I also know that wasn’t reality. All I could do was offer her the truth and protect her to the best of my ability while still allowing her to breathe.

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Sera Hale @serahale.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

The #WIPSnips word is "thorn" but I really had to play the synonym game for this one and went with "annoyance" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WritingPrompt

I laughed, probably too loud, but it was genuine. “You say that like you don’t spoil her every day.”

He grinned without an ounce of shame. Damn him. I couldn’t argue when he looked so absolutely… breathtakingly handsome. “In case you haven’t noticed, I don’t like many people. I take care of those I do. It’s that simple.”

Butterflies fluttered wildly in my stomach as I stared at him. Finally, I managed to nod instead of doing something crazy like kiss him. “Fine. You win,” I muttered with mock annoyance that he saw right through.

His answering full smile sent the butterflies in my stomach swarming.

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Sera Hale @serahale.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

If you need an amazing beta reader, definitely check out @blessedread.bsky.social Here's my shout out for them!

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Sera Hale @serahale.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

OMG! K'oro is ABSOULTELY the cinnamon roll... but only to his family and inner circle. Everyone else should probably fear him. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #AwesomeCharacters

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Sera Hale @serahale.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Me on the inside right now because my amazing beta reader, @blessedread.bsky.social, sent me feedback on my first 10 chapters & they took the exact emotional journey that I intended! Also, their feedback is amazing & helpful. But most of all, they are enjoying the story! #writingcommunity #writesky

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Ugly Tears Sobbing: Thank You

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Sera Hale @serahale.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I joined the #RWA (Romance Writers of America) and got approved as a PRO member which is really exciting for me. It's one of those things I've always hoped to achieve. Next step, get published and become a PAN member. 🎉 #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WriteSky #Booksky

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Girl Happy Clapping Enthusiastically

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

LOSING YOU BACKWARD PRIDE & PREJUDICE X TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE When a woman falls for a man who’s been condemned to travel backward in time through their romance, she must defy the Time God to break the curse before the man she loves is erased from her life and time itself. #QuestPit #W #A #F

Mood board for the fantasy novel Losing You Backward: The interior of a Victorian era rail car; Victorians at a ball; an English street, gas lamps; a woman in a ball gown; clocks; an apothecary wall; a Victorian era seaside resort

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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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Adregem ཐིཋྀ @adregem.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

An Agent's Guide to LIGHT WIELDING & OTHER MORTAL MAGICS #AgentsGuide #FantasyRomCom #AdultFantasy #AmQuerying

An Agent's Guide to LIGHT WIELDING & OTHER MORTAL MAGICS by Rebecca Bell - Image shows a death's head moth in a flashlight beam on a starscape over a forested background.

THE PITCH: In a dark kingdom where light is toxic and steel is untouchable, a mortal woman with a flashlight and a cosplay sword becomes a monster king’s obsession and the realm’s best weapon against a vengeful demigod. TROPES: Fantasy RomCom, Grumpy x Grumpy, Enemies to Lovers, Monster Romance, Beauty & the Beast, Sibling Rescue, Mortal Among Immortals, Humanity as Power. COMPS: EMILY WILDE’S ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FAERIES, THRONE IN THE DARK, LONG LIVE EVIL, ASSISTANT TO THE VILLAIN. Image shows a starscape over a forested background.

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Andrew Bruce-Lockhart @andrewbrucelockhart.co.uk · 24/07/2026

#QuestPit Pandora’s Secret: #A #T #Q #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #LitAgents An unthinkable sacrifice - born of political hope, wrapped in a lie, and sold to the American people 26 years ago - begins to unravel.

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L.M. du Plessis 📚💙 ‪✨Writing TLC Sequel✨ @smoking-gnu.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

And last but definitely not least, dear #Questpit! I present to you, for your consideration, an #Agentsguide to: MOVING DAY! A short story of a woman defying her bloodline by trying to save what's left of humanity. Published in Volume One of the WWAD Anthology! #P #A #SF

Background of a starry night sky over a polluted earth.
Title: Moving Day
A Sci-Fi story of a woman defying her bloodline to save humanity from the mistakes of the past
Featuring: Space Ships, Aliens, saving what can be saved and the message to never stop defying!

Published as part of the We Write At Dawn Anthology Volume One, now available.

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Jesco Puluj @jpuluj.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

#questpit #s #OS 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑔𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑝𝑙𝑒'𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑝𝑦? A couple on the verge of breaking up boards a mysterious train and travels through alternate realities, where they must confront their unspoken conflicts if they want to save their relationship. ONE NIGHT TO VARANASI

A trope map of the novel One Night to Varanasi

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Blu (is writing✨) @bluwrites.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Unruly flight risk Lyric is bound by medical debt to his sponsor. Along with childhood friend Y, now a perplexingly obedient corp soldier, he’s assigned to track down a killer. But the killer offers a tempting bargain: freedom in exchange for help with her revenge. #W #A #SF #lgbt #queer #questpit

title: LLL WIP
quote 1: "“Let the record show,” I dictate, kicking my bike back into gear, “that everyone here was fully aware of my proclivity for absconding before we ever touched down on this planet.”"
topics: rage & revenge, trans + bi MC, autistic LI, romance with a messy history, bionics + gender dysphoria, corporate investor villain
meta data: genre: adult sci-fi, word count: 41k of 110k goal, vibes: chaotic, romance: unapologetically queer
quote 2: "She opens a binder on the desk right in front of her. A physical copy. I have a covetous respect for her drama. “It’s been two years since your last successful job. The partner assigned to you described you, in her report, as intentionally difficult, frequently petulant, indifferent to hierarchy, insufficiently prepared, given to chasing booze and locals, and, I quote, a bit of a dick.”"

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Shelby Haisley, Author @shelbyhaisley.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Hello QuestPit! Meet WANTED, my YA thriller that blends the high stakes intrigue of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder and the cinematic action on Mission: Impossible. Feral hurricane FMC Soft genius/cinnamon roll MMC Eternally exhausted mentor Found family forged under pressure #Q #YA #T #questpit

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GinaDobsonBAB @ginadobson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A false report led to my arrest w/ $3mil bond as a drooling DA craved a groundbreaking conviction-Murder Without A Body. Dubbed the Murdering Mommy, I hid inside a jail sisterhood that provided protection and life lessons. #questpit #Q #NF #M

Woman in jail with words: Shit I learned about in jail: Toilet hooch, Patriarchal justice, Female solidarity, generational trauma, 12 things you can add to Ramen.

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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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B. van Bodegom 📃is AGENTED @bvbodegom.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

CABIN IN THE WOODS × JOHN DIES AT THE END × JUMANJI When their detective friend is murdered at their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must rely on years of TTRPG experience—and puns—to solve the crime before they're all killed off like NPCs in a badly written supernatural campaign. #QuestPit #A #H #AG

Poster-style graphic with a black background and heavy red blood splatter. Large distressed white and red text reads “DAD BODIES.” A dagger runs horizontally through the letters, and a 20-sided die showing low numbers appears on the right. Along the bottom are black silhouettes of heads with X-shaped eyes. Beneath, smaller text reads “ROLL FOR FUCKERY,” and at the bottom: “A co(s)mic horror novel by B. van Bodegom.”

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KatherineMcRea @listentomelovelett.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Hey #questpit any readers want an ARC for ONCE MORE, WITH MURDER: a forensic femmes #romystery? Application in my bio. ☠️murder #mystery 💋2nd chance #romance 😷 #chronicillness red 👉 #ptsd 🧪 #womeninSTEM 🌈 #Lgbtq rep 📖 #debut #indie author think Agatha Christie X 1950's #RomCom without the sexism

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Doris Day's Flirty Wink with Do Not Disturb Sign

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❄️ ⓐ. ⓡ. ⓛⓔⓔ ❄️ is querying @itsamabee.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

✨ SIX OF CROWS X ARCANA ACADEMY✨ After an ancient prophecy resurfaces mid magic trial, six artists must uncover who is trying to enact calamity. This Adult Epic Fantasy features: 📜Deadly Deals 😈Ravenous Monsters 🤫Secrets Best Left Unspoken 💔Rivals to Allies to 👀 #questpit #F #DF #R #A #Q

An Artistic Deception - An Adult Sapphic Epic Fantasy - A girl dancing in an abandoned church

Enemies to lovers
Sapphic
Sentient Magic School
Indigenous Diaspora
Can Your Fate be Changed?

Martyred by her people, a priestess awakens as a refugee displaced through time to find her sacrifice in vain.

Agni attends a magical college to build a new life, but when the past resurfaces, she must either embrace martyrdom again or flee, leaving behind the life she’s built and the woman she loves. before fate claims another kingdom.

Reads like Hozier’s Yell

Putting the con in economy - The lies of locke lamora
a deadly education - my school is trying to kill me
six of crows - ensemble cast x found family
witch hat atelier - magic consequences for me like 💀
arcana academy - so you like pining?

Character art of Agni and Fala

“Can’t you ever do as you’re told?” Fala snaps.
“No.” The word rolls off my lips, sweet as candy.
“Impudent.”
“Arrogant,” I bite back.
We are toe-to-toe, nose-to-nose, her amber irises trembling.
“You know nothing.” Fala seethes. I laugh, drunk on her wild temper on I can ignite. That may have been true at the beginning of term but not now.
I know all about the woman I’ve spent the year ruefully falling in love with.

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Helen Marie McKinney @helenmckinney.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

#questpit agents guide to The Unstitching of TJ Williams One hometown under totalitarian rule, one 38yo woman back after decades away, both on the brink of revolution. 🧵character-driven narrative 🧵working-class voice 🧵female mc 🧵illegal hope 🧵charming resistance leader #Q #S #D #U #A

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Isana Santiz | #amquerying GODDESS DEATH @isanasantiz.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

#Writingcommunity snippet from GD: The heat in his fingers scalded as he painted her face with his blood. “Now, I see you for the malady that you are. For the pain you have bestowed is worse than any sickness. I have lost both my brother and my soul, to you, Goddess Death.” #questpit #A #DF #H #Q

Goddess Death, Adult Dark Fantasy set in a Caribbean Taíno inspired world. Sere Anehita stole from the gods and murdered her best friend to save the man she loved. Instead, she cursed them both and became Goddess Death. For a chance at redemption, Sere must escort a warrior, and his sacred relic, through a divine jungle trial and cursed waters—before the deathless pirate king, she created, claims them both.

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Sera Hale @serahale.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

After 7 years on the run, Araceli will do anything to keep her Emberborne daughter safe from the godbound dark mage who abandoned them. Enter K’oro—a warrior who’d burn down the world to protect them both. #QuestPit #A #R #F #W #Editing

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kss @ksskss.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The Cruel Prince X The Hunger Games Querying now~ ⚔️Portal fantasy 🩸Deadly trials ⚔️Malevolent racist faeries 🩸A selfish, lying & self-serving FMC ⚔️Court intrigue 🩸Blood magic ⚔️Unique & lush worldbuilding 🩸Political minefields ⚔️A very subtle slow-burn romance 🩸Monsters #QuestPit #YA #F #Q

The Ballad of Blood and Fire (A 100,00-word YA Fantasy)

A mood board of gold pillars of a beautiful palace, a dark, intimidating maze, magical lights in a willow tree, a hand dripping with blood, a view of the night sky, a forgotten statue of a Goddess, an ethereal night sky, two people fighting, a hand holding a stunning diamond necklace, and gold-plated armor.

When 17-year-old Rawiya becomes the first mortal ever Casted into the deadly Light Bearer Trials in the Lands of Draoibeo, she must navigate treacherous court politics by weaponizing the one power no faerie possesses: the ability to lie.

The Comps:

- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan
- The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

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Sera Hale @serahale.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Hiding an child with forbidden dual magic kept Araceli safe for 7 years. But when her dark-mage ex resurfaces to steal her daughter, a gentle warrior vows to protect them. To keep her daughter, Araceli must face her trauma & choose love over fear. #QuestPit #A #R #F #W #Editing

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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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Sera Hale @serahale.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

He left her penniless, pregnant, and broken. 7 years later, her ex returns to claim their daughter. But Araceli isn't the frightened girl he left behind—and her new protector won't let her fight alone. #QuestPit #A #R #F #W #Editing

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PJC Cahill @pjccahill.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

"Demon King Daughter Book 2: The Demon King and the Paladin" YA contemporary fantasy! LGBT-inclusive blend of slice-of-life and action-adventure! A reincarnated(!?) Demon King has a massive crush on her classmate with Saint powers! Get Books 1+2: pjccahill.carrd.co #QuestPit #P #YA #F

Art by Luigiix - cover of "Demon King Daughter Book 2: The Demon King and the Paladin" by P.J.C. Cahill. This text appears in black, gold-outlined text at the bottom of the image.
--a fiery gold and dark yin-yang symbol burns around two characters, both smiling and gently reaching open hands toward each other.
--On the left is Himari, in a pale girl's school uniform, her blue hair writhing upward in the magic, her eyes glowing golden as the sun.
--On the right is Kyoka, wreathed in shadows and color, wearing a boy's school uniform, her short, black hair writhing upward as well. Her eyes glow with crimson light.
Luigiix's DA page: https://www.deviantart.com/luigiix
Luigiix's Commission Info page: https://www.deviantart.com/luigiix/journal/Commissions-444182461

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