Abstract profile of a boy made of lines that look like threads and strings. Text reads: The Story Spinner for a title and "someone has to spin our fates." Subtext reads: keys to forbidden realms, a magic loom, stolen memories. Represented by Alex Land @ MWLA.

Eventually I’ll have more to say about this book, but for now, here’s a peek at this MG contemp fantasy, featuring an anxious 12yo who craves control and a trapped Story Spinner boy who's responsible for the threads of human fate.

@posterpitevent

🏷️ #posterpit #mg #fantasy #ag #writingcommunity

A movie style poster of a teenage girl collapsed on the ground over a wooded background in one section and an ocean background in another with ink spots over the image. Text reads INK BECOMES HER for the title and "spin changes people" for a tagline. Subtext reads: tattoo magic, BFFs to the grave and back, sentient ink demon. Represented by Alex Land @ MWLA.

Collage featuring pagan witch candles and magic spell books, tattoos, a desperate hand reaching out of the ocean, a dandelion on fire, an inky hand clutching at a pale throat.

Black and white image of a person with multiple hands clutching at bare skin of their back in torment. Foreground text reads: In my family, fate isn’t etched in stone, it’s inked in skin.

DON'T LET THE FOREST IN x BRING HER BACK

When Parker's family ink magic predicts her bff's death, there's only one option—cast a forbidden spell to resurrect her. But an ink demon lurks and one wrong spell will damn both their souls to an inky hell

#posterpit #ya #horror #ag

The magic of now Woman led cult Goat tension Humor and tears Best supporting goat

The Magic of Now: the story of a 62 year old farmer, the goat her sister is reincarnated into, and the new-age cult that might be behind it 🐐

Aimee Bender X Eternal Sunshine X Catherine House

#PosterPit
#ag #spf

I’m going to drop so much HELLBOUND news on y’all on April 29th. You are not prepared. Unless you take steps now to GET prepared. #booksky

A photo of a young woman with one eye purple and a small drop of blood by her mouth. There is text overlaid that says, "I don't know what it is. I don't even know if it has a name. But its only wish is to consume."

There is something wrong with Maha.

Her eye changes color and that's when the visions begin. She must travel back to her family's small village in Palestine to learn how to stop it. But what is real, and is the truth worth the price of Maha’s sanity? #MENApit #AG @menapitch.bsky.social

Have you heard? 👀 WORKED 2 DEATH has gone under the knife 🔪 : A ransom plot goes horribly awry when a trio of cash-strapped colleagues kidnap their nepobaby manager on a work trip, and find themselves embroiled in the lethal world of Fintech’s elite. #menapit #agented

Books should take forever to write. They should torture you your entire life and the things you could have said slightly better should haunt you forever. This is what art is for, transferring the discomfort of being human into something relatable to the other humans

The UK cover for Our Cut of Salt, which depicts the title on the top half on a beige background. The bottom half shows the bottom half of a woman's face, overlaid with windows and doors, and shaded in red as the top part of her face crumbles. On the side is Palestinian embroidery in the colors of black, green, and red.

✨ UK COVER REVEAL ✨

If you're interested in a story about a Palestinian haunted house, the three generations of women who are ancestrally tied to it, and discovering the price of the past, this comes out September 22, 2026! Preorder here: linktr.ee/deenahelm

Roses are red, Hydrangeas are teal, capitalism sucks and birds aren't real

Happy almost Valentine’s Day from my novel-in-progress! Because even though birds aren’t real, my excitement about the second draft of this book absolutely is 😎

#writing #writercommunity #valentines #wip #capitalismsucks #birdsarentreal

Kicking off 2026 with a re-intro!
I’m Cailin, a writer focused on grounded spec fic.
Current projects:
🐐The Magic of Now, about a woman reincarnated as a goat, and the cult her sister infiltrates to figure out why, and
🐦Pigeon WIP, an unhinged exploration of the Birds Aren’t Real conspiracy

this is up for preorder now :)

if you want a palestinian haunted house that fights against its occupiers, preorder here: linktr.ee/deenahelm

Very excited to announce the Hellbound street team roster! These amazing humans are in for a hell of a ride.

#seeyouinhell

Trust me, you're going to want to pre-order Hellbound to start reading it as quickly as possible

My rough drafts are, indeed, very rough. I leave tons of notes like these for “future Cailin" to fix.
Very soon, "future Cailin" will become "present Cailin" on this project… but let’s not think about that yet 🫣

Hellbound is now on goodreads. Coming August 25, 2026 from Alcove Press.

My debut novel HELLBOUND hits shelves on August 25, 2026! And today you can add it on Goodreads 🎉 ❤️

#writingcommunity #booksky

www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

The Magic of Now The story of a 62 year old farmer, the goat her sister may be reincarnated into, and the new age cult that could be behind it. Unique manifestations of grief woman led cult offbeat humor central sister relationship neuroscience meets "woo" psyeudoscience Older female protagonist by cailin barrett bressack rep: alex land, MWLA Images of goat, field, meditation, brain scan, farms.

When Gyla discovers her deceased sister’s soul is trapped in a goat's body, she will do anything to figure out why–including joining a cult.

AIMEE BENDER X ETERNAL SUNSHINE X CATHERINE HOUSE

#Questpit #AG #S

The Magic of Now The story of a 62-year-old farmer, the goat her sister may be reincarnated into, and the new age cult that could be behind it. Guide to By: Cailin Barrett-Bressack Rep: Alex Land, Mad Woman Literary Agency

Gyla, 62-year old in mourning, encounters a mysterious goat on her farm that she suspects contains the consciousness of her recently deceased sister, Tina. Her quest for answers eventually leads to ReNewAll, a reclusive new-age community fixated on death and grieving– and with a goat on their brochures. In addition to nonsensical classes like Stargazing with Your Eyes Closed and Untangling the Truth through Macrame, ReNewAll and its neuroscientist leader teach The Magic of Now, a practice that allows members to vividly revisit memories of their deceased loved ones. As Gyla grows from skeptic and unlikely cult infiltrator to a willing member of ReNewAll’s inner circle, she must ultimately choose between immersing herself in an illusion of the past where Tina is still alive (and human), or dedicating herself to the imperfect (but tangible) version of her sister that is trapped inside the body of a goat. The Pitch

The Comps cult comps Teal Swan Mother God Elizabeth Holmes quirky humor and warmly acerbic wit surrealism that highlights life’s bittersweet beauty speculative exploration of insular communities themes of memory and identity Eternal Sunshine Catherine House Aimee Bender How to Age Disgracefully

A Snippet The Milky Way painted across the bowl of sky is technicolor and dizzying. The stars seem close enough that if she were to reach out and run her hands across the pricks of them, they’d snag splinters in her fingertips. The wind grows louder. Gyla walks towards her pond, the forest pressing into the shore on three sides. Later in the spring, the pond's surface will be laced with pale green algae, but this early in the season the water is smooth glass, reflecting the night sky and also—the goat. Gyla sees its reflection first, then draws her eyes up to where it stands motionless across the water. It’s hard to make out every detail in the muted blues of night, but she can tell who it is the moment she sees it. “Tina?” Gyla whispers. The goat cocks its head to one side in response. Gyla is not sure why she says her sister’s name aloud. It’s a physical knowing, the same way she senses weather changes in the marrow of her right knee. When she sees the goat, she feels her sister with her for the first time in months. The goat approaches her cautiously. Its ear is pierced where an identification tag had been, but the tag is gone, and Gyla can see the stars reflecting on the surface of the pond through the small empty window in the cartilage. Gyla knows she should be wondering if her mind is playing tricks on her. But she doesn’t waver in her conviction. Somehow, she can tell–this is her sister. It’s Tina.

Guide to THE MAGIC OF NOW
The story of a 62-year-old farmer, the goat her sister is reincarnated into, and the new age cult that could be behind it

Feat:
🐐women-led cult
🐐explorations of grief
🐐sister relationship
🐐neuroscience
🐐offbeat humor
🐐surrealism x light sci fi
#Questpit #AG #A #S

Water dripping off leaf, old motel sign, mountainside river, girl in leather jacket, wild howling, girl on computer, hand and wild print, foggy forest, missing posters, full moon

🌲Spooky mountainside town
📷 missing hikers
🌲 aloof and mysterious bartender with plenty of secrets to hide
📷 suspicious locals
🌲#ownvoice Indigenous, Queer, and Autistic rep

#Questpit #A #AG #PR #H #W

old church, girl running in cowboy boots, old bible, girl with lighter under tongue, old cassette, girl licking red off hands, fair at night, old field, old church and pews

Jennifer's Body x Together We Rot
Boys start to disappear in Lyric’s backwards backwoods town and her best friend/crush Eleanor was the last person they were seen with, leaving Lyric to investigate if something is monstrously wrong with her friend.
#Questpit #YA #AG #H #R #Ownvoice

I say: "Cult!"

The Magic of Now The story of a 62-year-old farmer, the goat her sister may be reincarnated into, and the new age cult that could be behind it. Guide to By: Cailin Barrett-Bressack Rep: Alex Land, Mad Woman Literary Agency

Gyla, 62-year old in mourning, encounters a mysterious goat on her farm that she suspects contains the consciousness of her recently deceased sister, Tina. Her quest for answers eventually leads to ReNewAll, a reclusive new-age community fixated on death and grieving– and with a goat on their brochures. In addition to nonsensical classes like Stargazing with Your Eyes Closed and Untangling the Truth through Macrame, ReNewAll and its neuroscientist leader teach The Magic of Now, a practice that allows members to vividly revisit memories of their deceased loved ones. As Gyla grows from skeptic and unlikely cult infiltrator to a willing member of ReNewAll’s inner circle, she must ultimately choose between immersing herself in an illusion of the past where Tina is still alive (and human), or dedicating herself to the imperfect (but tangible) version of her sister that is trapped inside the body of a goat. The Pitch

The Comps cult comps Teal Swan Mother God Elizabeth Holmes quirky humor and warmly acerbic wit surrealism that highlights life’s bittersweet beauty speculative exploration of insular communities themes of memory and identity Eternal Sunshine Catherine House Aimee Bender How to Age Disgracefully

A Snippet The Milky Way painted across the bowl of sky is technicolor and dizzying. The stars seem close enough that if she were to reach out and run her hands across the pricks of them, they’d snag splinters in her fingertips. The wind grows louder. Gyla walks towards her pond, the forest pressing into the shore on three sides. Later in the spring, the pond's surface will be laced with pale green algae, but this early in the season the water is smooth glass, reflecting the night sky and also—the goat. Gyla sees its reflection first, then draws her eyes up to where it stands motionless across the water. It’s hard to make out every detail in the muted blues of night, but she can tell who it is the moment she sees it. “Tina?” Gyla whispers. The goat cocks its head to one side in response. Gyla is not sure why she says her sister’s name aloud. It’s a physical knowing, the same way she senses weather changes in the marrow of her right knee. When she sees the goat, she feels her sister with her for the first time in months. The goat approaches her cautiously. Its ear is pierced where an identification tag had been, but the tag is gone, and Gyla can see the stars reflecting on the surface of the pond through the small empty window in the cartilage. Gyla knows she should be wondering if her mind is playing tricks on her. But she doesn’t waver in her conviction. Somehow, she can tell–this is her sister. It’s Tina.

Guide to THE MAGIC OF NOW
The story of a 62-year-old farmer, the goat her sister is reincarnated into, and the new age cult that could be behind it

Feat:
🐐women-led cult
🐐explorations of grief
🐐sister relationship
🐐neuroscience
🐐offbeat humor
🐐surrealism x light sci fi
#Questpit #AG #A #S

Photo of a man and woman in hanfu holding a red string. A FATE WOVEN IN STARLIGHT. Quote: “I meant it when I said I feel a connection between us, Shizhi. Like we’re meant to be together, but the feeling has an edge of uncertainty. I can’t explain it.”

IMMORTAL x A SONG TO DROWN RIVERS
A reincarnated immortal and an emotionally damaged cowherd must escape the heavenly forces intent on tearing them apart.

✨A love destined to fail
✨A jealous Celestial Empress
✨An underworld filled with both torture and hope

#questpit #AG #RF

Photo of two women, one in red robes and one in blue. There is a graphic of monkshood on the side. BLOOMS IN POISON. Quote: “I suppose that debt can only be repaid with my life,” said Jing. “I’m afraid I cannot pay it just yet, little queen.” “I shall ensure that you will.”

THE JASMINE THRONE x THE HURRICANE WARS
Captured in the palace of her nemesis, a demon queen plots her revenge. If only the woman who killed her mother wasn’t so irresistibly alluring…

🪻Blood poison magic
🪻Detestable immortals
🪻Food as seduction

#questpit #AG #RF

🤞🐐

Thank you so much!

🥹❤️🐐

The phrase “ink magic” always stops me in my tracks

Gosh this book sounds like so much FUN I can’t wait to read it

Photo collage showing: bonfire on a beach, a person inking a tattoo on a forearm, dark trees in front of the moon, a couple holding hands, ink blossoming out of a book, two friends covering each other's eyes, and ink hand holding a burned bundle of sticks, a charred dandelion, Wiccan symbols in the sand, a person's hand reaching out from a dark ocean, a person with a cloud of ink coming from their mouth.

DON'T LET THE FOREST IN x BRING HER BACK

When Parker's family ink magic predicts her best friend's death, there's only one option—cast a forbidden spell to resurrect her. But an ink demon lurks and one wrong spell will damn both their souls to an inky hell for all eternity 💀.

#questpit #ya #h #ag

THE MAID X FINLAY DONOVAN

10 coworkers.
1 dead manager.

A trio of coworkers must find their office manager's killer, before their scathing resignation emails are discovered, making them the prime suspects. #questpit #editorsguide #AG

🏃‍♀️Escape room whodunit
💘 Office romance