An image of purple plants overlaid by several birds in flight. “Ash is my hot new book boyfriend. The build up was torture! -Anonymous Beta Reader” “ENCHANTING-handcrafted magic-2026” “ROMANTIC-yearning & spice-2026” “CATHARTIC-grief & closure-2026” QUILL “The new cozy romantasy that feels like a warm hug from an old friend.”

QUILL follows Poppy the Quilldresser who provides magical grief counseling services, even as she represses her own trauma. Her hunky new neighbor thinks he can fix that.

Featuring:
🪶bi rep
🫐unique magic system
🪶Studio Ghibli vibes
🫐HEA

#PosterPit #Q #A #R #F

Thank you 🥹

An image of a woman in purple overlaid by a torn image of a young girl running in fear. “An adult cozy romantasy by Madelaine Atteberry” “I couldn’t put it down. It’s beautiful. -Anonymous Beta Reader” “ENCHANTING-handcrafted magic-2026” “ROMANTIC-yearning & spice-2026” “CATHARTIC-grief & closure-2026” QUILL “You can carry it with you… but someday you must set it down.”

After Poppy the Quilldresser loses her elderly friend, his hunky Blacksmith son moves in next door and awakens a cascade of repressed memories. To escape her painful flashbacks and befriend her new neighbor, Poppy must learn to accept her grief.

💜🪶🫐

#PosterPit #Q #A #R #F

Thank you!! 🫶🫶

you really never know when a silly pitch will lead to a partial request 🥸

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POV: your Wellbutrin has just kicked in, you're working on a new book idea, and your husband is trapped in the car with you for 1.5 hours

Hi Olivia, you liked one of my posts today but my partial submission for my other project is already in your inbox :-)

A still from Pixar’s Onward with Ian sitting next to the partially rematerialized form of his deceased father.

Did Onward break your heart? Do you wish Ian could have gotten that closure with his father?

Try QUILL, an adult cozy romantasy that gives you all the closure and warm fuzzies you need. Plus spice 🌶️, birdwatching, pretty costumes, crafting, and a volcano 🌋.

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Gill from Finding Nemo

Are you looking for cozy romantasy? Do you care about birds? Did you have a lil crush on this fish when Finding Nemo came out?

Request QUILL or else you'll never know what Gill the fish would've been like as a 350 y.o. elvish blacksmith.

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The actual placeholder I used for chapter 14 in which I talk about a bird named Gammel

QUILL, an adult cozy romantasy about grief and birdwatching. And a hunky blacksmith with lotsa tattoos.

#chaospit #amquerying

How long ago did they pass? I would still send. Add to your query letter something like Hi X thank you for liking my pitch for X event. While you did pass on my query X months ago, perhaps you’d like to take another look. Here are the things that have changed since my last query…

Shoot your shot

Tysm!!! 🫶🫶🫶

Thank you so much!! 🥹

an agent’s guide to QUILL; 96K cozy adult romantasy; Madelaine Atteberry

PITCH: After Poppy the Quilldresser suffers the loss of her elderly friend Pol, his hunky Blacksmith son Ash moves in next door and awakens a cascade of repressed memories. In order to escape her painful flashbacks and befriend her new neighbor, Poppy must learn to accept her grief.

Themes & Comps: (Onward, Teller of Small Fortunes, Legends & Lattes); • Bi rep & Spice 🌶️ * Artisans are the sole keepers of magic * Processing grief & trauma * Abundantly patient characters & HEA * Birdwatching, pretty costumes, & cozy crafts

Snippets: “Your father—” My mouth gaped. I felt the blood rush to my face, my pulse pounding in my ears. “You!” I took another half step back, balling my fists at my side. “I know you! How dare you claim this shop for your own after you abandoned him at the end of his life!” My finger traced the curve of the earring to the cut of his jaw. He closed his eyes as my thumb followed the scarred line down from his brow and across his eyelid and cheekbone. I rested my fingertips beneath his chin and brought his eyesback to mine. FIRST LINES: Endangered animals don’t know that they’re endangered, do they? They’ve no idea how close to the precipice of oblivion they teeter. But then, what good would it do anyone if they were as aware as the rest of us? If they knew the way we chew our fingernails in anxiety during a hundred-year storm? When their numbers dwindle from thousands… to hundreds… to single digits. When they travel for miles and miles without encountering a single creature like thems

QUILL, a cozy, wholesome romantasy that explores grief, loss, environmentalism, geopolitics, craftsmanship, and breaking generational cycles… all through the lens of a magical quill maker named Poppy.

#cupit #CRF #agentsguide

A background of an impressionist painting, purple feathers, blackberries, and a fringed curtain. On top is a text box: QUILL Word Count | Genre | Comps Onward x The Teller of Small Fortunes 96K Adult Cozy Romantasy Pitch After Poppy the Quilldresser suffers the loss of her elderly friend, his hunky Blacksmith son moves in next door and awakens a cascade of repressed memories. In order to escape her painful flashbacks and befriend her new neighbor, Poppy must learn to accept her grief. Features Bi rep Cozy Crafts HEA Unique magic system Grief Birdwatching

QUILL follows Poppy the Quilldresser who provides magical grief counseling services, even as she represses her own trauma. Her hunky new neighbor thinks he can fix that.

Featuring:
🪶bi rep
🫐unique magic system
🪶setting as a character
🫐HEA

#cupit #CRF

A collage of pretty purple things. Eg. blackberries, feathers, a boat, impressionist painting, interlocked hands, and a blacksmith. In the middle is a long feather under the title QUILL.

After Poppy the Quilldresser suffers the loss of her elderly friend, his hunky Blacksmith son moves in next door and awakens a cascade of repressed memories. To escape her painful flashbacks and befriend her new neighbor, Poppy must learn to accept her grief.

💜🪶🫐

#cupit #CRF

A picture of many overlapping birds in flight entitled QUILL, written by Madelaine Atteberry.

#Questpit #Q #A #RF

QUILL, a cozy, wholesome romantasy that explores grief, loss, environmentalism, geopolitics, craftsmanship, and breaking generational cycles… all through the lens of a magical quill maker named Poppy.

A background of an impressionist painting, purple feathers, blackberries, and a fringed curtain. On top is a text box: QUILL Word Count | Genre | Comps Onward x The Teller of Small Fortunes 96K Adult Cozy Romantasy Pitch After Poppy the Quilldresser suffers the loss of her elderly friend, his hunky Blacksmith son moves in next door and awakens a cascade of repressed memories. In order to escape her painful flashbacks and befriend her new neighbor, Poppy must learn to accept her grief. Features Bi rep Cozy Crafts HEA Unique magic system Grief Birdwatching

#QuestPit #Q #A #RF

QUILL follows Poppy the Quilldresser who provides magical grief counseling services, even as she represses her own trauma. Her hunky new neighbor thinks he can fix that.

Featuring:
🪶bi rep
🫐unique magic system
🪶setting as a character
🫐HEA

Thank you so much! 🥹🫶

A shadowy forest lit by a single beam of light. Boulders line the forest floor, and a woman in a dress with shoulder length dark hair is sitting pensive on a rock with her back to a tree. A blue bird is searing through the clearing, lit by the beam of light. At the top of the image says ONWARD x THE TELLER OF SMALL FORTUNES, 96k cozy adult romantasy. The bottom says QUILL.

#BluePit📖 #Q #A #F #R

QUILL follows Poppy the Quilldresser who provides magical grief counseling services, even as she represses her own trauma. Her hunky new neighbor thinks he can fix that.

Featuring:
🪶bi rep
🫐unique magic system
🪶cozy crafts & pretty outfits
🫐setting as a character
🪶HEA

Thank you Ella! 🫶

Thank you so much! 🥹

The special interests are strong in this manuscript 👀

Thank you so much!! 🫶🫶🫶

A background of an impressionist painting, purple feathers, blackberries, and a fringed curtain. On top is a text box: QUILL Word Count | Genre | Comps Onward x The Teller of Small Fortunes 96K Adult Cozy Romantasy Pitch After Poppy the Quilldresser suffers the loss of her elderly friend, his hunky Blacksmith son moves in next door and awakens a cascade of repressed memories. In order to escape her painful flashbacks and befriend her new neighbor, Poppy must learn to accept her grief. Features Bi rep Cozy Crafts HEA Unique magic system Grief Birdwatching

#BluePit📖 #Q #A #F #R

A pitch card for QUILL 🫐🪶 #litagents, if you love cozy fantasy, tender romance, explorations of grief and loss, and unique magic systems, this is the manuscript for you!

😭🥹 thank you!

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She reminds me of another character in the very best way

Thank you! 🥹🫶

Thank you so much!! ♥️

A collage of pretty purple things. Eg. blackberries, feathers, a boat, impressionist painting, interlocked hands, and a blacksmith. In the middle is a long feather under the title QUILL.

#BluePit📖 #Q #A #F #R

After Poppy the Quilldresser suffers the loss of her elderly friend, his hunky Blacksmith son moves in next door and awakens a cascade of repressed memories. In order to escape her painful flashbacks and befriend her new neighbor, Poppy must learn to accept her grief. 🪶🫐