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Are we predestined to be good or evil?

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Morally gray FMC with anger issues (devours the souls of others)
Elemental Magic backed by science (🤓)
Succubus lore (reimagined)
Exploration of trauma (a lot of it)
Slow-burn romance (if she touches him, he’ll die)

#posterpit #na #rf

Thank you!!

Are we predestined to be good or evil?

⚔️

Morally gray FMC with anger issues (devours the souls of others)
Elemental Magic backed by science (🤓)
Succubus lore (reimagined)
Exploration of trauma (a lot of it)
Slow-burn romance (if she touches him, he’ll die)

#posterpit #na #rf

It looks like it might be early May before I reopen to queries. While you wait, I've updated my Manuscript Wishlist & included tools I hope will help you as you polish off your projects for me or other agents.

www.tinyurl.com/cathiesmswl

I absolutely would love to see more #LGBTQ+ stories in my queries next week. I like vegan characters. I'm not a fan of time travel stories or stories with circus settings. #MSWL

"I love romance subplots that heavily feature yearning."
@alexandragrana.bsky.social #MSWL

psliterary.com/submissions/

Hello Friends! Welcome to #MSWL Day 2026! 🎉

This is our second ever #MSWL Day on Bluesky. We’re happy you’re here!

You can, as of TODAY, search Bluesky and ManuscriptWishList.com posts at once: manuscriptwishlist.com/smart-search. All posts are verified by a human who works in publishing. ☕

I'm opening to queries on Monday and will be posting some #MSWL thoughts today. Check my website for full guidelines but I'm open to adult fantasy, adult science fiction, adult horror, adult mystery/suspense, and young adult horror. I'm not looking for MG, most YA, or romantasy at this time.

I'll be coming up with some posts for this today myself. But remember your book doesn't have to be a perfect match to my #MSWL to send it to me. If I'm open to your genre and you think we could be a good fit, please query me! Link in my pinned post.

AGENT’S GUIDE: Halloween purple background; A nerdy YA Cyrano retelling; comics; hearts; superheroes

AGENT’S GUIDE Halloween background The pitch: He’s slow. He’s awkward. But he tries hard.

AGENT’S GUIDE Halloween background awkward comic nerd: a boy hidden behind a comic book Insecure fangirl: girl texting

AGENT’S GUIDE Halloween background Comps : Convention setting (Shipped) ; Mistaken identities (Tweet Cute) ; Friends to livers (Not Here To Stay Friends)

17yo Zach’s plan to help his friend Stella get back with her ex:

😈 sabotage his teammate’s new crush
🦸‍♂️ dress as his favorite superhero
📝 leave secret notes in her locker (and no trace)
🎄 kiss her at the Christmas market

… well, shit!

#RC #YA #Cupit

This sounds so good!!

Mood board with school supplies, a blond boy writing on a blackboard, a Chinese takeout container, an Asian boy and girl, macarons, a bowl of spicy instant ramen, and text boxes that read *covers up real feelings with aggressive sarcasm* and a text exchange: you're annoying/but you love me/doesn't make you less annoying

A PHO LOVE STORY x THIS TIME IT'S REAL
A restaurant kid fake dates the son of her family's rival to get her immigrant parents to rescind their "only date Asians" rule so she can date her whiter-than-white-bread crush instead. She wanted to fraternize with the enemy, not fall for him! #CuPit #YA #POC

Photo collage: A boy reading comics, pumpkin latte, boy with a mask, two teens hugging before sunset, Christmas market, basketball I’m invisible

17yo comic-nerd Zach is a liar. That’s his superpower. So when his best friends break up, shattering the trio, he dresses up as a superhero to get things back to the way they were. But he never expected Stella would ask him to help unmask the guy she’s falling for.
Being a hero sucks.
#RC #YA #Cupit

Hehe thank you 🥰

A silhouette of man and woman inside a circle of fire, water, branches and electricity. Purple and dark color hues. Tropes like “touch him and die”, self discovery, found family, morally gray fmc, secrets. Sweet/slowburn romantasy, succubus lore

SHATTER ME ⚔️ POWERLESS

Elemental power comes at the cost of time.
Onyx can steal the souls of others & gain their power. Liam has the rarest gift of all, one that will free her mind. If she helps him defeat the king, Liam will give her his soul, but taking it means losing him.

#cupit #FBW #NA #RF

SHATTER ME ⚔️ POWERLESS

Elemental power comes at the cost of time (and love) in this #NA #RF

Onyx can steal the souls of others & gain their power. Liam has the rarest gift of all. She craves his power but taking it means losing him… the hero, and the war

#questpit #rewrite

Emma has borderline personality disorder and OCD. When her psychiatrist prescribes a new medication, she starts to hallucinate.
It’s not a psychotic break.
Her disorders have come to life, and they’re demanding her attention.

#questpit #A #W #S

#questpit #q #rf

SHATTER ME ⚔️ POWERLESS

Elemental power comes at the cost of time (and love) in this #NA #RF

Onyx can steal the souls of others & gain their power. Liam has the rarest gift of all. She craves his power but taking it means losing him… the hero, and the war

#questpit #rewrite

A moodboard for my sci-fi horrormance WIP, BABEL ON CALLISTO. On the top left is a glowing humanoid figure with a planet and rings orbiting its head. In the center, white glitchy text reads: "NOT ALL ENDINGS ARE THE END. SOMETIMES THEY ARE THE BEGINNING," repeated multiple times. Beneath that, a figure walks into a starry void shaped like another person, reaching toward each other. Other elements include a flatworm floating in a grid-like space, a silhouetted couple reaching toward each other in a virtual tunnel, and hands weaving a glowing galaxy-like thread.

ANNIHILATION x BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

⭐ two exiled men (+ their secrets)
🌙 one lunar prison (+ its horrors)
⭐ a government that wants their data
🌙 a cosmic entity that wants them dead
💫 the love they’ll lose if they don’t make it out alive

#ghostpit #SF #H #R #LGBT #WIP

Made from non-AI free stock images. This image is a book cover design for a novel titled "Happy Death Inc." by B. Van Bodegom. The cover is divided into three distinct horizontal sections: 1. Top Section: Features a cartoonish blue sky with white clouds and a bright sun. At the top, a tagline reads: "How much would you pay to die with a smile?" The word "HAPPY" appears in large, playful, hand-drawn-style font, partially overlapping the sky background. 2. Middle Section: A photograph of a deceased man in a suit, lying in a casket. He has an exaggerated smile on his face, almost unnaturally wide and clean, suggesting artificial enhancement or post-mortem alteration. Overlaid on this image is the word "DEATH" in the same large font as the previous word. 3. Bottom Section: A cartoon city skyline in pastel tones, similar in style to the top sky background. The word "INC." is overlaid prominently in the same large font. At the very bottom, in smaller capital letters, it says: "A Novel by B VAN BODEGOM"

BLACK MIRROR × SEVERANCE × THE GOOD PLACE

Having a happy death is a luxury service for the rich and Wren is the rising top salesman—until a cynical coworker and a depressed billionaire force him to rethink it all in a world where even your last smile has a price tag.

#GhostPit #A #DS #SF #W

Fiona Gallagher (SHAMELESS) is cast in TWILIGHT as slutty Bella Swan alongside Eric Northman (TRUEBLOOD) as Edward Cullen. They’re vampires in a fraternity run by the gods; living among witches & wolves. Fated mates whose union will result in their death.

#df #pr #na #q #ghostpit

Picture this: A girl like Fiona (Shameless) from a dumpy town meets the vampire prince, (Eric from TrueBlood). Now place them in the show GREEK, and add a Twilight love story. There’s smut, college shenanigans and forever friendships.
I wrote that 😌
#amquerying #NAfantasy

I’m so sorry for your loss

✨Good things will happen this year✨

A newly turned vampire pledges a sorority to earn her immortality, but Death has already claimed her soul and only the vampire prince can save her… by taking her place in hell.

#NA #F #R #Posterpit #Q

A poster made in the likeness of a Netflix movie profile Gray background with a large photo in the top right corner of a woman behind a fractured pain of glass. On the left: The Fractured Life of Lucy Hughes 2025 85,000 words TV-MA language, some sexuality When Lucy’s JumboTron proposal refusal goes viral, her whole life implodes…but would she truly be happier if she had said yes? On the right: “You May Also Like:” followed by icons for the following movies/books: Sliding Doors; Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid; Cassandra in Reverse by Holly Smale; The Names by Florence Knapp

Maybe in Another Life x The Names

A Sliding Doors story starring:
📱internet villain of the week
vs
👰‍♀️ reluctant bride

Featuring:
🫂 female friendships
💕found family
🕑 second coming-of-age
💜 make it sapphic

#PosterPit #AG #SPF #A

Im sold