#Cupit was a blast even though I had to leave right in the middle! But the lovely pitches I saw from such a talented community had me swooning!

A gothic style original painting of a vampire dressed in black holding a man dressed in white linen in a stone corridor, surrounded by candle light and moonflowers.

A pitch card that reads benevolent vampire Ishmael’s carefully balanced life is shattered when Edric, the tutor of his adopted nine-year-old spirit medium son, awakens a love he thought lost centuries ago.

A tropes and themes page that reads: DUAL POV, love after grief, queer love and joy, soft gothic, sentient manor, soft fatherhood, ghosts, awkward vampire and sunshine human, Victorian era, queer normative setting, opera house and music, yearning soulmates, and happily ever after

A snippet page that reads in every world, in every time, I would choose you. You are the song of the stars, and the whisper among the trees. It has been you. It has always been you.

A Vampire’s Lament 🖤🦇🥀
Book One in the Time and Time Again series. Benevolent vampire Ishmael’s carefully balanced life is disrupted when Edric awakens a love he thought lost centuries ago.
#Cupit #PR #GR #LGBT #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #queerwriters

Love this...

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

I love the vibes of this!

A muted background with a castle and ravens. The words are in white with purple outline.

#CuPit #A #HR #WIP
CLAN OF THE RAVEN, Book One of the Donan Raven series
To save his crumbling clan, brooding Highland heir Adam Ravenworth must guard a shipwrecked Irish beauty—whose dangerous secrets could ruin them both. But her touch awakens the man beneath ‘The Raven.’

LOVE. IT!!! 😍

Collage-style promotional graphic for the novel Babel on Callisto. Four illustrated polaroid images show two men, Jack (blond) and Elias (dark-haired with glasses), in different scenes: wearing space suits, working together in a lab, leaning close in a quiet moment, and kissing. The background is pink and textured with scientific sketches and handwritten notes. A torn paper excerpt of prose is centered. Text on the images reads “Babel on Callisto,” “Now Querying,” “88K Sci-Fi Horromance,” and “@saraduranauthor.”

Now querying!

• • •

ANNIHILATION x BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

✨two exiled men (and their secrets)
✨one lunar prison (and its horrors)
✨a cosmic entity that wants them dead
💖the love they’ll lose if they don’t survive

#SF #H #R #LGBT #AmQuerying #CuPit

Ooo, this is a vibe...😍

Happy Valentine's Day 💘and #cupit day!

Yeah, late to the pitching game (lost power, killed my clock), but I'm here supporting and amazed at the talent!

Chronicles of Vladimir Todd/Blood at the Root
18-year-old Victor's "perfect" life cracks as magic awakens. Learning it is hard for the ballroom dancer, but with a comely djinn & a fiery witch as his students & teachers, magic isn’t the only thing that 'awakens' with him.
#YA #Cupit #RF

Anyone doing #cupit tomorrow? Just heard about it. Making a list when I get off work... because I'm LATE as usual...😂

I remember back in school when learning to type was a class.

OMG! And it's in the perfect position when you look up from your desk! Love it!

From your lips to our ears... let's make this happen!

Aww, how sweet! 💝

Yes, I spit out my mouthful of tea from laughing, but so worth it... a priceless post!

Congrats! Sending positive thoughts out in the universe for you!

Haven't said this in a while, but...

PREACH!!!

From your lips to our ears.

Happy Friday, everyone!

Wait...just noticed it's Friday the 13th... 😱

Okay, VERY happy SUPER LUCKY Friday, everyone!!

I saw so many cool pitches and AMAZING mood boards during #Questpit. So many books I'd want to add to my library!

Ugh, got to #Questpit so late! But appreciate and thank anyone who gave my pitch a chance. Thank you!

That last line is GOLD!

Kamen Rider X Twilight
The Tragedy of Lancelot: A teenager finds herself protected from a shadowy organization by a mysterious cyborg with connections to her estranged mother. Who is Lancelot and why is he sworn to protect Gwen?
-Mysterious protector
-teenager with anxiety
#YA #Q #R #bluepit📖

Dark, moody fantasy moodboard with imagery suggesting magic, forged weapons, and emotional power, created for an adult fantasy novel pitch.

DAWN OF THE CICADA
adult fantasy, 105,000 words
Disney-style enchantment with folklore teeth.

Her enemies wield steel; Lisara wields their darkest emotions, animating them into living weapons that could consume her as easily as her foes.

#questpit #F #Q #RF

Chronicles of Vladimir Todd x Blood at the Root
Dancer
Caretaker
18-year-old Victor was perfect
Until the accident
A strange new magic, a besotted witch, a sullen djinn.
Is he human or magus?
He fights for balance as his new reality fractures into darkness.
#YA #F #Questpit #W

A friend bought me a Fiverr gift certificate, said I should try a paid beta reader.

After losing a couple of deals, I'm kinda nervous to get back in the game.

Has anyone ever tried Fiverr?

Am I the only one who thinks AI is getting out of hand?

AI books, no human writer
Now, AI songs are hitting the charts, and no human vocalist?

I'm getting nervous, people...😥

Right behind you... 👍

I haven't said my world-famous word on Blueskies in quite a while, but now I must...

PREACH!!!!