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Tyler @tobaker.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

#booksky #writingcommunity #ai SOS. I signed with an indie publisher and, without my consent or knowledge, they put pieces of my manuscript into AI. They have admitted to using it for structural analysis. What do I do? 😭

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Tyler @tobaker.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Novelists nowadays still write books, but few write LITERATURE. Same for construction. We build things cheap but not beautiful. Certain stories transcend time and trends because certain themes speak to all of humanity. Make something lasting Make something meaningful #writing

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Tyler @tobaker.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

My wife and my cat— Should I be concerned?

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Tyler @tobaker.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

My main goal for an author: to walk through the horror section of my local bookstore (not just in the local author section) and see my book there. I don’t care if I make any money. Just seeing it there would be enough🙂 Keeping my eye on the prize

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Tyler @tobaker.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

My 3 year old just read *me* a bedtime story. His little voice trying to say zizzer-zazzer-zuzz is the best confirmation that, although we have our share of problems, there is still so much good in this world

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Tyler @tobaker.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Why are they like this?😂 still not okay with the baby #cat #kitty

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Tyler @tobaker.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Though I haven’t gotten any agent likes yet, I feel pretty good about this. Thanks for all the support :) #posterpit #posterpitq #H #A

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Tyler @tobaker.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

The Ritual x The Thing Beneath the surface of Ashley’s recently inherited ski resort lies a living, ravenous network of flesh and root. Once appeased by drowning children decades ago, the mountain’s hungry again. The rot runs deep And her mom can’t save her now #posterpitq #H #A #amquerying

A white silhouette on a tree with the title the dead that feed the trees. Drips of blood are oozing from the tree

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Torri Belle ✨is querying✨a dark adventure 🌲🌊💀 @torribelle.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

#PosterPit #Q #F #M #H The Ravens x Buffy 📚 A prestigious college 🌊 in a seaside town 💀🩸w/ a blood-soaked past 👩🏽‍💻where a law school student is eager to solve a deadly mystery 🎸 & a rock star is desperate to protect his career 🔪 a sadistic killer stalks his prey, 👹 while monsters lurk in the shadows

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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

A CURSE SO DARK & LONELY X THE INHERITANCE GAMES When a ballerina is kidnapped by fantasy fugitives desperate to recover their leader’s magic trapped inside her, she unearths their secrets to facilitate freedom, but bonds w/ them & falls for 1 instead #PosterPit #Q #YA #F #M #R #FT

Pretend movie poster for #Posterpit featuring an image of a dark forest in the background with the silhouette of a ballerina's legs en pointe in front with rope tying the ankles together. Ice is creeping in from the bottom, purple swirls of magic are by the legs, and a giant feather is on the ground beneath the feet. Words at the top read, "Mental health rep," "Slow burn," "Found family," "Forced proximity." The top center reads, "One kidnapped ballerina, Four fantasy fugitives, And her quest to escape" next to a badge reading, "Killer Nashville Claymore Finalist." Center reads, "Jessica DeLand's Wake" centered between words reading "A Curse So Dark and Lonely" and "The Inheritance Games," both bracketed separately by feathers. Bottom reads, "YA Contemporary Fantasy, AAPI/ADHD Writer, 26 Full Requests, 4 Previous Offers of Publication, Querying Now."

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auriel » We Leave the Elves Out Now @naughtingwell.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

We Leave the Elves is a short story following a man certifiably brings people together for his special brand of charisma. Just not in the way he would hope. An #urbanfantasy delight with a twist on the elven race. It's out now! And I hope you enjoy. books2read.com/u/bpVORX

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Tyler @tobaker.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

The Ritual x The Thing -Ensemble cast/Mulitple POV/character driven -Female Lead After her mother suffers a stroke, Ashley Garrison is forced to take over the family’s rotting ski resort. First came the rats, then something much worse. #posterpitq #H #A #amquerying

A movie poster showing roots against a white backdrop with the title “The Dead that feed the trees” and a cast of characters with various archetypes such as Gamer, Jock, etc

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Catherine Winters @catherinewinters.com · 16/08/2025

WAYFARERS x MURDERBOT x SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN Everything fell apart when the human came aboard. Instead of quiet meals and cargo runs, Tai's stuck with bickering crewmates, sinister criminals, explosions, and worse, a terrifying monster who wants to be friends. #PosterPit #Q #LGBT #R #A

An orange, black, and white movie poster for my manuscript Cargo, inspired by Saul Bass's famous vintage posters for Vertigo and The Man With the Golden Hand: "Tai's terrified of humans. Everyone is. So why did their captain just hire one, and why can't Tai stop thinking about her?"

Now Querying: Cargo

The credits section is as follows:
CATHERINE WINTERS AND COREWARD BAKER PRODUCTIONS LTD PRESENT A CATHERINE WINTERS NOVEL

‘CARGO’ STARRING TAI OF MICAPA
THYLLIS CHAUMEDEROT
TALATAGARI QUIRIN
TALATAGARI ANENTO
FRANK THE CAT
JEREL BESKROS
CHOST MOL RAZIK
FEATURING COOL MOSS ABOVE STILL WATER
AND INTRODUCING CLARKE

SHIPS BY SETEBO-URANQ AND CONSTANT VERIDITY INTERSTELLAR
COSTUMES BY UPPER CORE ATELIER
“HUMAN” CREATURE EFFECTS BY 3.8 BILLION YEARS OF EVOLUTION

CASTING BY THE TRADE AUTHORITY
WRITTEN BY CATHERINE WINTERS
DIRECTED BY CATHERINE WINTERS
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER CATHERINE WINTERS
WITH APOLOGIES TO SAUL BASS

Catherine Winters dot Com

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Zed Prospero @zprospero.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

THE OFFICE x GOOD OMENS Virgil Mora has three months to turn around a vampire-ran Ohio gas station to restore Heaven’s faith in Hell and save his boss, Lucifer, the angel he’s fallen for. Before his past mistakes come back to haunt him. Literally. #PosterPit #W #A #C #F #LGBT

A movie poster, at the top is the title “Hell Is Work” and underneath it a tag line “The Devil is in the details”

The background is red with a light red graph showing a plummeting arrow representing a failing business.

In the foreground is a three pronged Devil’s pitchfork with a halo around the central tine.

Sitting on the curved crook of the right tine, nonchalant, with one arm wrapped around the tine is a black silhouette of a man wearing a suit and tie. His legs dangle casually above a field of flame.

On the curved crook of the left tine, staring at the other man, is a white figure of a man with wings spread, casually playing footsie with the other man.

At the bottom is the words “A novel by Zed Prospero”

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Florence Chien 🗡️ REVENANT OF SUROLIFIA (07.07.26) @florencechien.com · 16/08/2025

✨ THE REVENANT OF SUROLIFIA ✨ A soldier with chronic migraines will overthrow the empire. A thief who often dooms his partners will reclaim his throne. They aim to kill each other, but to liberate their silver-eyed kin, they must work together. 📅 07.07.26 #PosterPit #P #A #F

Mock-up movie poster of the adult political fantasy novel, The Revenant of Surolifia, written by Florence Chien, published by Rising Action. The poster features a photo of an art gallery with marble statues and checkered floor. Overlaid over the photo is an upside-down illustration of a faceless robed scholar holding a sword.

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B. van Bodegom 📃is AGENTED @bvbodegom.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

CABIN IN THE WOODS × JOHN DIES AT THE END When their detective friend is murdered during 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 campaign. #PosterPitQ #A #H #M #Posterpit

This is a horror movie-style poster for "DAD BODIES" with the tagline "THE GAME JUST TOOK A DAD TURN." The design features a large D20 die (showing numbers 19, 1, 7 and 13) at the center top, surrounded by blood splatter effects against a dark background with a gothic manor silhouette.Six men are arranged around the bottom portion, each showing expressions of terror or shock with hands raised defensively. They're labeled with names: Vincent, Sam, Troy, Hank, Marv, and Dave. The poster includes several review quotes in decorative frames: "I had to stop eating" and "OMG" and "EW! Haha!!" all attributed to beta readers.The poster credits "Written and Directed by B. van Bodegom" at the top and includes a "BIG 5 INTEREST" badge. At the bottom is a movie rating-style disclaimer with "RESTRICTED" rating and warnings about strong language, violence, and adult content.

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Tyler @tobaker.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

The Ritual x The Thing After her mother suffers a stroke, Ashley Garrison is forced to take over the family ski resort. People begin to die. Ashley must confront the rot at the heart of her family, and decide what she's willing to cut away to survive #posterpitq #H #A #amquerying #writerscommunity

A movie poster feature an aspen tree with human eyes titled “The Dead that Feed the Trees”

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Tyler @tobaker.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

What are your thoughts on prequels? #writerscommunity

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Amy Pepin @appleseed-amy.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

EFF, MARRY, KILL — A YA supernatural slasher about choices you can’t take back. 90s slasher vibes of CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD Cursed game of TALK TO ME Ensemble cast of ONE OF US IS LYING Querying imminent. #questpit #YA #H #C

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Ali Z @alizagame.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Brandy and Caleb were your typical angsty teen and werewolf couple. But now they're all grown up, and local residents are going missing. Is Caleb's bloodlust out of control, or is something more sinister happening in their tiny town? #A #MY #T #QuestPit

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Alexis ☕ is querying @abookishchai.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

For Fans of Ann Liang, Dustin Thao, and Lynette Noni's WANDERING WILD: YA Rom-Com with Speculative Elements (69k) 🍄A magical mushroom curse 🍄A friends-to-lovers romance 🍄A retired childhood actor 🍄A bullied scholarship student 🍄A secret they both must keep #Questpit #R #YA #Q

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Dawn Berkoski @dawnberkoski.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

PITCH: In a world controlled by corporate vampires, two men struggle for autonomy. Will a chance meeting lead them to freedom~or a web of subterfuge, where every thread brings a monster offering death or permanent confinement? #YouDeservepIt 📖 💙📚 #Q #R Power Hungry CEO x Abandoned Puppy Bartender

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I Am Chosen by Dawn Berkoski

PITCH: In a world controlled by corporate vampires, two men struggle for autonomy. Will a chance meeting lead them to freedom, or a web of subterfuge, where every thread brings a monster offering death or permanent confinement?

Power Hungry CEO x Abandoned Puppy, Bartender

COMP TITLES
Interview With The Vampire
A Blue Bloods Novel
Yakuza

I Am Chosen
By Dawn Berkoski
77,000 M/M Paranormal Romance
Dark and a little spicy meets silly-sweet

Think:
Blue Bloods (minus the angels and school) x Interview With The Vampire (add more humor) x Japanese Yakuza (cracking skulls in London)

Tropes
* Forbidden Love
* Fish Out of Water
* Forced Proximity
* Dark Secrets
* Unequal Power Structure
* High Action Chase Scenes
* Emotional Growth Arcs + Satisfying End

Quotes

"He was leaving. He was leaving New York for good. But instead of freedom, he wondered if he was headed toward greater danger."
~Jason Allard (Protagonist)

"Now that he has chosen you, Alexander has all but forsaken our protection!"
~Tristan De La Salle (Thwarted Lover)

"Alexander and I have unfinished business."
-Shigekazu (Japanese Business Rival)

MAIN CHARACTERS
Alexander Grant Jason Allard
CEO of M-Corp Bartender
Control Issues Anxiety/Clingy
Likes: Likes:
Power + Money. Video Games +Pizza

Several photos are shown in this Moodboard for I Am Chosen, a paranormal romance written by Dawn Berkoski. From the top left, a glass of aged scotch surrounded by butterscotch candies, a CEO standing in a high rise office, staring out a window, a giant hotel clock surrounded by Christmas decor, a photo of art depicting demons rising from hell, a sunset with black, billowy clouds hovering over an orange stripe, a dirty cement staircase near a darkened entrance, and the city of London as viewed from the river. Photography, except the man, by Dawn Berkoski

Photo by Dawn Berkoski of a car speeding past a cemetery.View is from the driver’s perspective, looking out the side window.

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Kelton Davis is ON SUB! 🦇⚰️🤠 @keltondavis.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

GODKILLER X BONE SHARD DAUGHTER A desperate heir. A disgraced warrior. A deadly assassin. 🏹 Strong FMC 🏹 Rich Worldbuilding 🏹 Hunt for Redemption 🏹 Cyclical Trauma 🏹 Found Family Currently Querying! #Q #A #F #QuestPit

Background: A red forest
Title Card
Text: An Agent's Guide To: The Daughter and the Nameless Son by Kelton Davis | Adult Fantasy | 100k Words | Querying Now!

Background: A red forest
Foreground: Six images surrounding a quote (from clockwise): A sunset, a hammer striking hot metal, a red-red arrow fletching, a red-haired archer, a grizzled old man, a red forest.
Text: As she walked away, freshly divested of every life she'd ever known—Crown Daughter, ranger, loyal servant to the demesne—she realized that, where she expected to find fear and despair, she found only a rapidly strengthening resolve.
She'd already lost everything.
All she could do was win it back.

Background: A red forest
Title: Comps
Images: Covers of GODKILLER by Hannah Kaner, THE JUSTICE OF KINGS by Richard Swan, and THE BONE SHARD DAUGHTER by Andrew Stewart. Arrows connect similarities between comps.
Text:
From GODKILLER: Cross-Country Quest to Forbidden Land, Surrogate Parenthood (shared with THE JUSTICE OF KINGS)
From BONE SHARD DAUGHTER: Disgraced Heir, Strong FMC (shared with both others)

Background: A red forest
Title: Pitch
Text: Niozene has never been good enough.

As daughter and crown heir to the Mother, a living goddess and ruler of her country, perfection is the only standard she’s ever known. Yet, despite her flawless scholar’s education and a polished career as a ranger, Niozene has failed to convince the Mother to look past her greatest flaw—she lacks the holy power to control the minds of others that ordains her family as living gods with divine right to rule.

When a shape-changing assassin nearly kills the Mother on Niozene’s watch, she is stripped of her titles and given an ultimatum: return with the assassin’s head, or face excommunication from both her homeland and the afterlife. Desperate, she accepts the task as a final chance to prove herself and show the Mother she deserves a place as her daughter.

Allowed only the help of Sonsan, a surly tracker and criminal also facing excommunication, Niozene dreads that she may have lost her chance at redemption before she has even left home. But when Sonsan reveals that he shares the same strange shape-changing power as the assassin, Niozene realizes his assignment to accompany her is more than coincidence. As they track the assassin deep into a forbidden land, confronting demons, ancient magic, and the ghosts that haunt their dreams and blood, they must uncover the truth behind their quest—and the buried history neither knew they shared—if they wish to live to see their promised redemption.

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Author - Maria Levato @marialevato.com · 06/08/2025

Pitch Thread 1/4: The Fate of Angels and Demons Logline: A priestess sent to prevent a prophecy from unfolding falls in love with the demon king at the center of it all—and goes even more insane than he is. #questpit #r #f #rf #wip #amediting #spicy #writingcommunity #booksky 💙📚

Graphic 1 for The Fate of Angels and Demons

Graphic 2 for The Fate of Angels and Demons.

Blurb P1 for The Fate of Angels and Demons.

Blurb P2 for The Fate of Angels and Demons.

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wott 🌱 @wottenmoss.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

#agentguide for WHEN THE MAGPIE FLIES (81k queer fantasy) When troublemaker and hobbyist scholar Magpie is chosen by the spirits, she breaks an ancient tradition rather than leave her best friend behind—and brings the wrath of spirits and humans alike down upon the realm. #questpit #Q #F

Text: An agent’s guide to When the Magpie Flies by M H Wottenmoss. Background of mountains, trees, and a giant mushroom. A magpie flies in the sky.

Pitch: Magpie of Lornwhen, hobbyist scholar and incurable troublemaker, dreams of becoming a Conduit. As the realm’s only defense against monstrous spirits, Conduits are beloved and privileged—and it’s Magpie’s best chance to escape the undertow of poverty. When a spirit chooses her for the honor, marking her with a cold, entrancing touch, her dream is suddenly within reach. To fully ascend as a Conduit, Magpie, alongside the other newly-chosen, must embark on a journey into the heart of the spiritwoods.
The only thing holding her back is her best friend, Calladonna.
There are rumors about how Conduits are changed by the mysterious journey, and Calla can’t shake the feeling that if Magpie leaves, she won’t come back. Determined to reassure her, Magpie convinces Calla to come along in secret, hidden from the other Conduits. For the first time, Magpie’s future is bright and shining—until one of the other Conduits turns up dead, and it seems like Calla may be to blame.

Comps: A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft: clueless lesbians, murder and betrayal, journey of ascension. Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher: found family, humor and darkness, perilous quest.

Also featuring undiscovered magic, monstrous spirits, chaotic academia, ill-advised rituals, haunted forest, queer & autistic ensemble cast, giant mushrooms, original music

Opening lines: The world went dark just after she jumped off the roof. In one moment she could see the clocktower before her, the ledge beneath its defunct face familiar and inviting, and in the next there was nothing. It wasn't an uncommon occurrence, necessarily, but damn if that wasn't inconvenient timing.

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Trinity🪞is querying🪞 @trinitywrites.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

BLADE RUNNER x THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER Lonely hacker Renaya must help a kind android boy recover his memories so she can solve her father's murder - before those behind it get to her first. #questpit #Q #YA #SF

Black and gray background of the inside of a circuit board. Metal Bones, Plastic Heart. YA sci-fi, 85,000 words.
White arrows point to the following:
Slow-burn romance
Dark cyberpunk vibes
Fast-paced plot
Grumpy x sunshine
Cast of messy, loveable teens
What does it mean to be human?

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Tyler @tobaker.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

#questpit #horror When her mother’s stroke leaves her in charge of the family ski resort, Ashley discovers the mountain is rotting from the inside out, clawing up to the surface to feed on her employees and wear their faces. The Dead that Feed the Trees

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Tyler @tobaker.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Here’s something I’ve been pondering- What is scarier? Failing to become what you’ve always wanted? Or Becoming the thing you swore you never would be? There’s no right answer and both are terrifying in their own way. Need to find a way to tap into this #horror #writerscommunity

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Tyler @tobaker.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Do any of you writers out there ever wake up and wonder “am I a hack?” I feel confident in my story and my characters— but do my words even feel like a “book”. I’ve read them so many times they’ve lost their meaning. Help😂 #writing #writerscommunity

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Tyler @tobaker.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

#questpit Can somebody explain to me what this is and how it works?🫣 I’ve only had Bluesky and twitter for a few months

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Marie Croke @mariecroke.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

I will collect the bones and remake you into something greater 😜

Drowning child meme with overlaid text reading: New Story, Me, and Unfinished Story many times

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Tyler @tobaker.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

#proofofcat Straight up acts like she pays the mortgage

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Tyler @tobaker.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Happy Father’s Day to me!

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Tyler @tobaker.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Anybody have any suggestions for finding beta readers? #amquerying #writingcommunity.

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Tyler @tobaker.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Does anybody have any feedback on getting an agent? My horror manuscript was just rejected on an agent that I was really banking on. It’s my own fault for getting invested I guess😂😂 SOS #writing #querying #novel #horror #literaryagents

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Lilly Lockwood 🔥SoBB is out NOW!🔔 @voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Hey all you little writers in my phone, I see you. You’re doing great. Keep going. 💕

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Tyler @tobaker.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Is anybody else craving a good horror period piece? Or is that just me? Just watched Pearl. Mia Goth is phenomenal. I would love to branch out though, anybody have suggestions of horror movies that take place more than a hundred years ago? #horror #pearl #periodpiece

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