I'm curious what caught people's eyes with this pitch. Was it the poster or the pitch or the combo of both?
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Thank you for all the support today. The one that was the most well liked was not the one I thought it would be and that's crazy to me but I'm so excited to write it. 🥰🥳
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Black strip at the top has the title in white spooky font Meadowbrooke Paranormal. The picture in the middle is a girl hand holding an electronic spirit box and we see her legs. The is a ghost hand reaching out and touching hers. A quote at the top of the pic says "It's the perfect story about life after death." There is also a quote of "I'm still here." by the spirit box. In the black strip at the bottom has the name Analisa Emery Wesome, A Crystal Bayless Production, the name Daniel David Wesome, 2 quotes "I couldn't put it down even though it made me cry." And "It made me feel better about what waits on the other side." It has the Dolby logo on the left and the General Audiences logo on the right.
The background is a woman in a sleeveless cloak dress with a grey wolf in branches or thorns. It is a painting done by Anne Stokes who's mark and website is on the bottom of the pic (c) Anne Stokes - www.annestokes.com. At the top left of the pic it says Featuring: Damien Blackstone and at the top right it says Featuring: Avery Gibson. Near the bottom it has the title in two lines in white brushed font Go the Distance and below that A Crystal Bayless Production. It has the Dolby logo on the left and Rated R logo on the right.
The pic is of a woman sitting in a dress head on her knees on rocks in front of an ocean within a round scalloped frame mirror that's also sitting on rocks by an ocean. On the background rocks beside the top of the Mirror are the names Ravenna Thalassa (left) and Ophelia Thalassa (right). In the Mirror on the ocean is the name Gideon Thorne followed by the title In the Mirror followed by A Crystal Bayless Production. At the bottom on the rocks in the mirror under the girl are the name Velora Sable and Astrea Lyra. On the bottom rocks outside the mirror are the Dolby logo (left) and PG-13 logo (right).
Here's my list for #PosterPit
1. Meadowbrook Paranormal #W #NA #P
2. Go the Distance #W #A #RF
3. In the Mirror #W #NA #RF
Feedback is always welcome
The pic is of a woman sitting in a dress head on her knees on rocks in front of an ocean within a round scalloped frame mirror that's also sitting on rocks by an ocean. On the background rocks beside the top of the Mirror are the names Ravenna Thalassa (left) and Ophelia Thalassa (right). In the Mirror on the ocean is the name Gideon Thorne followed by the title In the Mirror followed by A Crystal Bayless Production. At the bottom on the rocks in the mirror under the girl are the name Velora Sable and Astrea Lyra. On the bottom rocks outside the mirror are the Dolby logo (left) and PG-13 logo (right).
Royally Hitched x The Princess Trials x The Two Sisters
Two sisters who can't stand each other battle over the prince they both love while trying to avoid the prison in the mirror.
#W #NA #RF #PosterPit
The background is a woman in a sleeveless cloak dress with a grey wolf in branches or thorns. It is a painting done by Anne Stokes who's mark and website is on the bottom of the pic (c) Anne Stokes - www.annestokes.com. At the top left of the pic it says Featuring: Damien Blackstone and at the top right it says Featuring: Avery Gibson. Near the bottom it has the title in two lines in white brushed font Go the Distance and below that A Crystal Bayless Production. It has the Dolby logo on the left and Rated R logo on the right.
Sold to the Alpha x Claimed by the Lycan King
When Avery is sold to the Alpha of the Ash Tree pack she knows she's in danger and must run, but she's being watched 24/7. Could the Alpha of a long thought extinct pack be her answer?
#W #A #RF #PosterPit
Black strip at the top has the title in white spooky font Meadowbrooke Paranormal. The picture in the middle is a girl hand holding an electronic spirit box and we see her legs. The is a ghost hand reaching out and touching hers. A quote at the top of the pic says "It's the perfect story about life after death." There is also a quote of "I'm still here." by the spirit box. In the black strip at the bottom has the name Analisa Emery Wesome, A Crystal Bayless Production, the name Daniel David Wesome, 2 quotes "I couldn't put it down even though it made me cry." And "It made me feel better about what waits on the other side." It has the Dolby logo on the left and the General Audiences logo on the right.
The Carrow Haunt x The Siren and the Specter
Analisa Emery Wesome grows up in the Paranormal, but the loss of her little brother sends her on an adventure around the world to study the paranormal.
#W #NA #P #PosterPit
When a witch steals a grimoire to get back what she lost, her dreams, she gains uncontrollable magic, a soulmate when she sleeps, and just when she thinks she can catch a break, she has to prove to her family she’s a successful businesswoman.
#PosterPit #A #R
Alt:A foggy forest with a tall figure in the trees with a woman standing in front of it. A movie title: Havetsavain Academy of Arcane: Life of Shadows is bolded with the description ‘When tragedy hits the rails, the freight train of misfortune continues on. After the horrific events of the Halloween Ball, Ava and Millie deal with the fallout as sinister beings begin crawling to the surface. Havetsavain Academy of Arcane’s mysteries begin paling in comparison to what the magical world starts revealing as a whole. The bleaker of which looms inside the shadows, in plain sight. Plunge into the harrowing halls and seek out the answer to the question. Why and what do shadows truly follow?’ down below.
How often do we pardon the shadows from our vision?
A constant in our peripherals, never shying from our view, but unintentionally ignored. So much is hidden in them, but what if they are the ones hiding something?
Plunge into 'Chasing Shadows' to find out.
#booksky #posterpit #F
#PosterPit #Q #F #YA
18yo Vreta fears her mind magic will take her down a dark path. But when she discovers a young girl’s memories have been stolen by a ruthless duchess, her power is key to restoring what’s been lost. And she can’t help falling for the girl’s brother…
Nefarious Enterprises. A poster with three fake tarot cards, The Overlord has a man with a cane, The Thief is a witch robbing a warded safe, and The Tyrant has the Snow Queen surrounded by snowflakes and money. Text inside says: The cards tell a story… about a witch who’s just trying to pay the bills. Additional text says low-key evil doers, magical hijinks and hijackings, and workplace romance. 85,000 words retelling the classic, The Snow Queen, but with The Nightmare Before Christmas stolen holiday spin. Querying now
#PosterPit #Q #FT #A
🔮Tarot, 🎭trickery, and… 💰taxes?
An unemployed witch with a history of robbing criminals joins forces with a clumsy yet handsome Overlord to stage a series of outlandish heists and a daring coup
BUTCHER & BLACKBIRD meets LIGHTS OUT in this toe-curling, spicy dark romcom 🖤
He's afraid of blood and she's afraid of commitment 💋
VIGILANTES ANONYMOUS follows two contract unalivers, Lana and Nic, as they off their targets and get off with each other. 🔪
#posterpit #AG #R #A
Movie poster-style graphic for novel called ‘The Practice Boyfriend’. Image is of a young south Asian teenaged boy and girl with green trees in the background. The girl is standing behind the boy and has her arms around his waist and the boy is looking off to the side. Both are dressed in white shirts and dark jeans. The title of the book is printed in the centre of the poster in large font. Along the top of the poster are three 5-star movie review-style texts pertaining to different aspects of the book. 1: “South Asian Main Cast. 2: “Bengali teens in STEM”. 3: “Friends to lovers with a difference”. Along the bottom of the poster are the words, “If practice doesn’t come easily, you need practice.”
Kavi makes BFF Ryhan a Practice Boyfriend to become the perfect girlfriend to her actual bf Aaron Mirza; her last shot @ love—due to a Qasam—HAS to be perfect
But Ryhan has a secret & if her family learns of any of this, she’ll lose it all—inc. her dreams of studying Medicine in🏴
#PosterPit #YA #R
NORMAL PEOPLE X SEVEN DAYS IN JUNE
A sober designer and a financially precarious writer must deliver a high-stakes rebrand, but falling for each other threatens his sobriety and her last shot at keeping her home.
#PosterPit #A #R #C #LGBT #Q
Time to re-up this fella.
#PosterPit #A #Q #SF #T
@posterpitevent.bsky.social
#PosterPit
A genre-bending, coming-of-age, crossover debut where MYSTERIOUS SKIN meets DEMON COPPERHEAD in the land of WINTER'S BONE—a queer Appalachian gothic, with the emotional devastation of A LITTLE LIFE and the violent beauty of BONES AND ALL
#Q
M/M Romance / Adventure
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You are cordially inuite to read When her ex is at a family wedding, reopening old wounds might not be worth a second chance at happiness. None of This WAS REAL Adult Contemporary Romance Save the date
Ten years after family tragedy ended their relationship, she reconnects with her ex at a family wedding and confronts the difference between loving a person and yearning for nostalgia when her insecurities are tested. #posterpit #a #r #q
Movie poster style image of a female basketball player seen from behind holding a basketball against a dark gymnasium background. Title reads STAND UP AND HOLLER with the tagline Some men mistake a small town for a safe one. Comp line reads For fans of The Turnout and Big Little Lies. A novel by Leslie Barber, Elsie Press.
#PosterPit #W #C #A
Coach Narcisso was a predator who had moved through small towns for decades, leaving unspeakable damage in his wake. STAND UP AND HOLLER is an adult contemporary thriller about the reckoning that comes when a predator finally faces the one person who won't let him walk away.
Roots of Revenge in orange letters in centre of ripped page with eyes showing through. Information on poster: Elsie
An elderly woman holds a grudge for forty years. On the outside, she goes to church, knits baby blankets and babysits, but her husband's betrayal has unleashed a psychotic anger that knows no bounds: a racy thrill ride with killer twists.
#PosterPit #A #S #T #R
Picture: Top part is an eerie moon, Ripped blank area, Bottom part is a woman shower her neck; Display words: Vampire Diaries X The Ex Hex, Under the Salem Moon, A paranormal romantasy written by Liz Davis, Now Querying, A love more dangerous than magic
Under the Salem Moon
#PosterPit #Q #P #R #A
Arabella Fairheart finds herself caught between the withheld truth of her family's heritage and a forbidden love with Halloran Bloodhorn, a vampire determined to resist his deadly cravings and win her heart before the portal to his world closes.
This My Girl x Lisa Frankenstein x Aftersun macabre cozy fantasy WIP focusing on parent loss and generational trauma already has my heart! 🫀One family, the same monster, two timelines, two love stories, and a Midwest funeral parlor at the center of it all 💐 #AG #W #F #R #H #A #posterpit
Movie poster style graphic featuring yellow text over the painting Judith and Her Maidservant by Artemisia Gentileschi ("Judith and her Maidservant is a c. 1615 painting[1] by the Italian baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi. The painting depicts Judith and her maidservant leaving the scene where they have just beheaded general Holofernes, whose head is in the basket carried by the maidservant. It hangs in the Pitti Palace, Florence."); the text: a win for girls who love monsters or long to be the monster; horse girls top pick 2026; COMING SOON: RELICT; Never forget. Never forgive; Gothic Horror, Sapphic Revenge, Female Rage; RATED R for Sex, Gore, Monster Romance
SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN x KILL BILL
An immortal revenge-seeking unicorn disguised as a woman falls for the daughter of the man she intends to murder.
#PosterPit #W #A #H #R #HF
When Sophie is brutally dumped, she can't help but wonder:
Is she possessed or just pissed?
🌊1956/2025 dual timelines
🥀a coastal town with secrets
🌊 female rage
🥀 second-chance love
🌊 a haunted restaurant
🥀 a twist that will 👀
#posterpit #q #wf #spec #a
The photo is a book cover. Two men stand with their backs to each other. One is dark skinned with black wavy hair and purple eyes and is wearing a red fur coat with a blue shirt under it and lots of gold jewelry. The other is pale with dark hair and brown eyes and is wearing a teal outfit. Both have earrings. The one in the teal outfit is holding a rose. The background is a stained glass window with a snake and iris flowers along the border. In the center the title is written "Iris and the Aconite". Followed by "a novel by Maria poppy", "you were my undoing and I am to be yours". The blurb at the bottom reads, "108k, THE IRIS AND THE ACONITE follows Kresimir Zaheriev, a cynical, disagreeable, downright unpleasant courtesan seeking vengeance, and the charming King he’s been sent to kill, as they work together to solve a serial kidnapping case plaguing the capital city." At the top are tags "mysteries and evil cults", "Slavic inspired mm Romantasy", and "slow burn enemies to lovers"
Vengeful Kresimir Zaheriev has to team up with the king who killed his parents to stop a mysterious cult targeting his fellow courtesans.
🐈⬛Black CatxGolden Retriever
👿evil cults
☺️🔪kind but ruthless ML
🙄bratty MC
😤“it’s for my mission, dammit”
#posterpit #Q #A #F #R
DUNGEONS & DRAMA x BETTER THAN THE MOVIES
when the new kid takes first chair, 17-y/o trumpeter Julissa fake dates him to impress her drifting friends and teams up with her rival Logan to sabotage him—only to realize Logan might be the one she’s falling for
#PosterPit #AG #YA #R
IMAGE AND TIME
#posterpit #nonfiction #Q
A poster of a girl in a pink dress running into a lush forest for Prophecy Fraud & Other Crimes, a fantasy novel with a yearning romance and murder mystery. Princess Fallon Ambrose cheated fate to earn her crown. What will she do to keep it?
To escape her cruel father, Fallon Mercer manipulates a prophecy to marry a witch prince. When a spree of murders results from her con, Fallon must find a killer, hide her hoax from her husband, and cheat Fate once more — or watch everything she’s worked for unravel.
#PosterPit #W #F #R #NA #A
A foggy picture woman in a white dress holding flowers. The top says THE HUNGER GAMES x THE BACHELORETTE, BUTH LESBIAN FMC, and “Once you enter you never leave.” The title: THE LAMB & THE LABYRINTH. In the middle it says SFF novel by Athena Kane A quote “She is no little lamb. She is a weapon in a pretty package.” And at the bottom: Coming soon in the query trenches
THE HUNGER GAMES x TAMSYN MUIR
To pursue her interests: swords & women, Dorian dresses as a man and joins a televised tournament to win the hand of a holy priestess. But when she stumbles on a plan to kill the priestess she must save the girl & escape the sentient labyrinth. #PosterPit #A #SF #F #W
This vertical poster for "DAD BODIES" features a high-contrast design on a black background with a white border. Top: "WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY B. VAN BODEGOM" is centered at the top in white text. Two laurel wreaths contain the quotes: "Co(s)mic horror at its finest!" and "Friendship! Ball-busting! Tragedy!" Center: The large d20 die showing a "1" remains above a red blood splatter. The distressed white "DAD" and red "BODIES" titles are unchanged. A new red underline has been added beneath the word "BODIES." Added Hype Text: New white text blocks have been added to the sides. Left side: "BIG 5 INTEREST!". Right side: "OVER 20 REQUESTS!". Tagline: The tagline remains: "THE GAME JUST TOOK A DAD TURN." Background and Characters: The stylized castle silhouette is still present. The six named characters with their expressions (Vincent, Sam, Troy, Hank, Marv, Dave) have been transformed into realistic photo-cutout heads with their original expressions, replacing the previous cartoon illustrations. Footer: The "R RATED" box is centered at the very bottom.
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.
#PosterPit #A #H #Q
Poster text: PRINCESS OF EXILE / Dark Romantic Fantasy / Work in Progress / Royals & Pirates One island. Ten castaways. No rescue. Image: Aerial shot of a woman in a flowing dress laying in the middle of a green forest
THE LAST UNICORN meets LOST
When pirates kidnap a princess and her sister, a storm maroons the royals and their captors on a secluded island teeming with mythical beasts, long-lost magic, and hidden evil.
#PosterPit #W #A #F #R