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Rewrote my synopsis so it's exactly 1,000 words instead of 1,600. Hopefully it helps with the next query submission! #writing #writingcommunity #amquerying #querying #waitingishard!!!

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Hello! I'm Christopher Lee (a librarian and not the late actor) and I am querying a YA Fantasy mixing many mythologies while following a bunch of weirdoes including a human, a centaur, a satyr, a pixie, and a REDACTED #WeeknightWriters #writingcommunity #writing #writers #writesky #amquerying

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

I got a rejection where the agent said they went back and forth and strongly considered the novel (so close!), but they didn't have a clear vision on how to market. What do you do to help prospective agents in this area? Better comp titles? Blog post on author site with a plan? #writingcommunity

submitted 13 days ago • 7 comments

My coworker just told me she nominated me for an award in my field! Even if I don't win it feels great to know my immediate coworkers appreciate me!

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1920s RAVEN CYCLE Everyone knows Flagerty Boys are cursed; you get too close, you vanish. But the secrets of Jo’s mom’s disappearance lie at the heart of their lore, so Jo flirts and tricks her way into Flagerty, risking more than a broken heart when she falls for a cursed boy. #QuestPit #Q #YA #RF

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Two tree-dwelling teenagers find themselves at the center of a prophecy rumored to save their forest. But as they navigate the prophecy and the related war, how much of what they’ve been told is true? #questpit #q #ya #f

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ONE DARK WINDOW x IMMORTAL DARK Nocturne's halls hold secrets darker than Alyss ever imagined. With sinister professors & corrupted moon magic, she'll need to work with her ex, his new girl, & an infuriately charming vampire to avenge her sister's murder. #QuestPit #Q #YA #DF

submitted 19 days ago • 23 comments

CRESCENT CITYxTHE CRUEL PRINCE 🍵 Cozy Cafe 💙 Found Family 🍀 Multi-POV 🌈 Queernormative 🕯️ Unique Magic System 🐝 Dragons with a Twist 🥀 Second Chance Romance ❤️‍🔥 Fated Mates #questpit #q #A #RF

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1st shift at an old inn Emily is sent to stop a necromancer. Having failed, she must stop a newly raised corpse being discovered by humans. When he's corpse-napped, she's taken too. She'll need to be resourceful to survive; it would be stupid to rescue her undead friend too. #questpit #Q #A #PN #T

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#QuestPit #Q #F #R #PR #FR NINTH HOUSExEMILY WILDE When everything Belan learned about vampires turns out to be a lie, deciding whether or not to trust a handsome vampire lord is more than just a life or death decision- her research, the mysteries of her childhood, and her heart are all on the line.

submitted 19 days ago • 3 comments

Would you choose immortality? Of course you would. But let me tell you: It’s a lie. A cruel, promise. Because the hunger you live with—No, the hunger that you are—is worse. #questpit me introduce you to House of Valentine, complete at 98k words a thrilling gothic fantasy. #A #F #RM #Q Comps⬇️ 1/2

submitted 18 days ago • 2 comments

MARGO'S GOT MONEY TROUBLES X ABBY JIMENEZ Sparks fly when single mom Annie and Will, a washed-up child ⭐, begin teaching at the same K-8. But widowed Annie has sworn off 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨 and Will 🏃‍♂️ at the first sign of ❤️. They must stage a musical together: will it be a happy ending or 💔? #questpit #R #W

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

When Lily, the powerless heir to the throne is deceived, she is faced with the choice between doing what she must for her people, and following her heart. #questpit #Q #A #F

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

#questpit: coming-of-age memoir WIP #M #W #NF of involuntarily escaping a religious microcult, getting diagnosed as AuDHD, breaking generational chains of abuse, familial estrangement, and medical anesthesia gone wrong! Working title: Autopsy of Abuse #writer #writingcommunity #amwriting

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Following a spectacular failure, Thea's team has to find a crashed spaceship. They face the deadly ecosystem of their planet, a rival team, and a boss with a hidden agenda. The redemption mission could cost their lives, but going back empty-handed would be worse. 72K #Q #A #SF #SFF #QuestPit

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Presenting my new and improved #agentsguide for my #amquerying YA science fantasy novel! 🌸 enchanted forest 🌿 found family 💜 environmental magic system 🦋 shadow monsters #LitAgents, 🩵 this post or DM me if you’re interested! #QuestPit #YA #Q #F #SF #SFF

submitted 19 days ago • 4 comments

🌿 THE HAZEL WOOD X LEGENDBORN 🩵 When Vee discovers an enchanted forest, she must destroy the lethal virus unfurling within it to restore The Human World to its former light—and ignite a light from within before both worlds fall into eternal darkness. #QuestPit #Q #YA #F #SF

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REBECCAxRIVIERAxTHE PERFECT COUPLE She's always tried to do the 'right thing', but when a death becomes a suspected murder, a PR exec must decide how far she'll go to protect the people she loves. They all have motive. Esp. the dead woman's husband. The man she's in love with. #QuestPit #Q #A #R #MY

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LEGACIES X AN EDUCATION IN MALICE The blood of the coven is thicker than the water of the womb. 🗡️Witch/Vampire 🗡️MM YA Romance 🗡️Academic rivals 🗡️A string of murders to solve 🗡️Unlikely alliance 🗡️Boarding school #questpit #W #YA

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LA wasn’t Gettie’s only potential market for artist representation. But it was the one her heart was set on. The rocker on her SoCal flight fell hard and fast, his heart set on her. But love doesn’t conquer all and art is subjective. #QuestPit #Q #A #R

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WHAT THE RIVER KNOWS X THE GIRL OF FIRE AND THORNS While threatened by a cruel husband and an assassin’s blade, Hatshepsut goes to war against foreign invaders, and spills treasonous blood into the parched sand. #questpit #YA #HF #Q

submitted 18 days ago • 2 comments

An agent’s guide to SEDUCING THE SECRET SERVICE, coming to a SmoochPit showcase near you this Valentine’s Day! ⭐️ Complete at 98K ⭐️ Hot & smutty DC murder mystery ⭐️ Third Person Close Dual POV ⭐️ Overprotective Secret Service agent X sassy political journalist #agentguide #questpit #Q #R #A #MY

submitted 18 days ago • 6 comments

The Princess Bride X Something Wilder Solaris sails through dangerous waters to find a cure for her sister's fatal disease, but when her childhood love turns up and reveals he's after the same cure, everything changes. 💟Second-chance 🔥 Slow burn #Q #A #RF #questpit

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Southern monsters are threatening to destroy everything Elle stands for, her mom’s clinic, and her bakery. When she falls in love with one she must choose between love, and having everyone around her destroyed. But what if they’re one and the same? #BayouWIP #questpit #W #YA #R #H

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

THE FORT X STRANGER THINGS Kids on bikes. 1988 Setting. A crashed UFO. Mysterious millionaire. Duplicate neighborhood. Creepy mansion with a hedge maze. Both dangerous & bumbling henchmen. First crushes. Old D&D references. Ever seen the Bob’s Burgers ep Stand by Gene? Same idea. #MG #SF #questpit

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

Add aliens, an anti-tech cult, and a flooded post-war Philadelphia to your found family chicklit and you’ve got WE EXPECTED MORE, a #QueerSciFi fix for all your trauma bonding needs! #QuestPit #W #SF #WeExpectedMore #OllyBaldwin

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

The Amicus Vampires: gothic horror meets dark humour in a portmanteau of 4 vampire stories, covering a long-lost love, a hit tv show, revenge, home improvements, dumb luck & really, really bad timing. Because not only dreams can come true; nightmares can too… #Q #A #F #PR #DR #H #Hu #Questpit

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Will Tatum allow another person she loves to choose someone else over her? Or will she finally be brave enough to fight for what she desires most? “I went. I saw. It conquered me.” #questpit #A #R #Q

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Look, Ellie's been busy, ok? Ever since the accident that gave her+her bro mysterious powers, she's been balancing the hunt for her dad's killer, a new double-life of lies and complicated morality, & her growing attraction to Shadow, the demon-masked vigilante killing the rich #questpit #Q #A #SF #R

submitted 18 days ago • 7 comments

Currently #querying a ya summer mystery novel 🍓🔎☀️ -For fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder and The Agathas! "The daughter of the police chief, a boy-band wannabe, and a boy content to rot in his own misery team up to solve the death of a fellow classmate to clear their own names." #Q #questpit

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A burnt-out middle school teacher flees to her family’s house at the Jersey Shore, where she reconnects with her first love & re-evaluates her career. ❤️ Second chance romance 🏖️ Cute beach town setting ✏️ Teacher MCs ✡️ Jewish rep ➕ Plus size rep 👫 Quirky townies 🏠 Found family #QuestPit #Q #A #R

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AN ACADEMY FOR LIARS X NINTH HOUSE To get her dad a new kidney, Ryan needs to master her illusions, but when her classmates' memories start to shift with false ones replacing the real, Ryan wonders if her dad's transplant is all she needs to worry about. #questpit #W #NA #F

submitted 18 days ago • 2 comments

🧡a canceled 17yo demisexual singer 🧡a rising 18yo closeted soccer player 🧡a meet cute in a cat cafe in Amsterdam 🧡photos of the two boys on a bike 🧡media digging into the singer’s past 🧡a critical song that could rebuild the singer’s career and out the boy he loves #questpit #W #YA #R

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A Hollywood heartthrob spills his romantic woes to an anonymous men's advice columnist, but she's actually his nemesis, the set costumer. She falls for the mystery man, unaware that she’s instructing the most obnoxious person she’s ever met on how to seduce herself. #questpit #amquerying #R #A #Q

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So happy to participate in this year's #questpit ! 🍀LARA CROFT x PERCY JACKSON x ENCANTO in Ukrainian woods🗻 🧟‍♀️Non-western mythology (Slavic) 📕Retelling 👩‍🎤Sassy female lead 🫂Familial bonds 🏞Set outside of the US 🙏Real-life issues 🏃“Feelings while running” 🫦 Slow-burn romance #questpit #Q #YA #F

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THE END OF THE F***ING WORLD X NEVERNIGHT CHRONICLES JAPONICUS REID is complete at 98000 words and is my debut fantasy novel. It is the first book in a revenge trilogy exploring how trauma, love and power can be manipulated and exploited. See pics for details... #Questpit #Q #A #F

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

When a summer intern with a traumatic past accidentally strands her team in a magical world, she must face arrogant mages, hide from dragons, and, above all, she must guard her heart against the perfect guy who is promised to someone else. #questpit #Q #F #A

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Things Catalina didn't expect when she accepted fulfilling her Nana’s last wish of moving to Alaska: -Unearthing an amusing boy who begins to haunt her dreams. -Him being a vampire with no will to live. -A love that could kill them both Belladonna x OUaBH #questpit #W #YA #F

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Fahrenheit 451 x Extra Yarn. As beloved literary characters disappear into THE DUMP, the bookish narrator struggles to navigate an increasingly dreary landscape. When it all becomes too much to bear, he ventures in after them to uncover a vibrant surprise. #QuestPit #PB #Q

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

🤎 Legends & Lattes X The Spellshop ☕️ 🎻 SWEET MUSIC 🎻 Reverie just needed a new barista for her bookstore’s coffee bar. She didn’t realize she was getting a charming violinist too … ❤️ #questpit #NA #R #F #CozyFantasy #WIP #Editing

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A 13-yr-old Appalachian girl fuels her emerging dragon powers by composing warrior poetry to defeat the coal demon hell-bent on destroying her beloved Blue Ridge Mountain town. The GREAT DRAGON RACE meets TURNING RED. #questpit #MG #f #Hf #q

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