YOU WERE HAPPIER BEFORE THE BABY.
A 60,000 word postpartum horror novel about the pieces of ourselves we sacrifice at the altar of being a “good mother.”
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ACOTAR xx MY LADY JANE 🦋⚔️❤️🔥
KINGDOM COLLEGE is a 104K mental health and feminist forward romantic fantasy that weaves together a fated enemies-to-lovers triangle and an ill-tempered princess whose chaotic Captain Jack Sparrow energy fuels the pages. ✨
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YOU WERE HAPPIER BEFORE THE BABY.
A 60,000 word postpartum horror novel about the pieces of ourselves we sacrifice at the altar of being a “good mother.”
#WSPit #WSPitquerying #a #h
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A movie poster edit with the words “Unintended Designs” in huge, slightly glowing purple letters over a photo of a glowing, translucent jellyfish with red spots in dark purple water. Under the title and jellyfish are the words “Everyone Makes Mistakes” in red capital letters. Below that in a lighter color are the words “Querying Soon to an inbox near you” and “Theodore Snapdragon - Jen Ishii - Jonathan Isengrim - Nao Tanaka - Rose Harken”.
Inspired by Harker trapped in Dracula’s castle, UNINTENDED DESIGNS brings a SciFi spin to classic horror tropes.
Sent to inspect a “false” distress signal from an isolated biomedical research station, Gen Ishii finds the resident scientist ominous yet charismatic.
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LADY JANE GREY MEETS ACOSF ⚔️🖤
KINGDOM COLLEGE is a 104K mental health and feminist forward romantic fantasy that weaves together a fated enemies-to-lovers triangle and an ill-tempered princess whose chaotic Captain
Jack Sparrow energy fuels the pages.
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Of Magic and Grief is my young adult urban fantasy that's Cemetery Boys meets Legendborn. This is an aesthetic board for book 1.
Miguel is the 1st elemental mage to attend an esteemed school of magic in NYC, & now he's struggling between following the dreams his mami set out for him & uncovering the mystery behind her death. Cracks begin to emerge, marring the image of the perfect mage society.
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An island research facility prying open the universe's secrets.
Hundreds of failed experiments still roaming its corridors.
And one rogue AI that wants out — no matter the cost.
Terminal Fuse.
Read it now on #Libraro.
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Of Magic and Grief is my young adult urban fantasy that's Cemetery Boys meets Legendborn. This is an aesthetic board for book 1.
Miguel's 1st Year at LoMA:
🔪Figure out who killed Mami
👻Awaken her sleeping opía
🌬️Attune with the stubborn elements
🤝Make friends with other mages
🌌Deal with the bully
🧛🏻Don't get bit by a vampire
💘Don't fall in love! Seriously, that's not important
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Canva Moodboard with photos of scientific vials, holes, an x-ray of a skeleton, a wall with “Everyone Makes Mistakes” on it in capital white letters, plants growing in water, and a space theme. In the center the words “Unintended Designs” are written in rough red script.
INTO THE DROWNING DEEP X THE LUMINOUS DEAD
Gen’s team have been sent to investigate an isolated biomedical space station.
🏳️🌈Queernormative scifi setting
☣️Bodyhorror and mental issues
🧬Deep, layered mysteries
🔪Moral dilemmas and mistrust
🫀Unlikely queer romance
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The Sun and Moon Brooches is my middle grade high fantasy that's Avatar The Last Airbender meets The Dragon Prince. This is an aesthetic board following one of my protagonists, Dorcha, a moon fae.
🌕Dorcha's Plan for the Week:
💎Sneak into the crystal city
🪷Be given a flower I've never seen before
🏰Attack the crystal palace
👑Find out I'm actually a kidnapped prince
🌑Be mind controlled
🧑🤝🧑Unite and join forces with my twin brother
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Godtaker by Keersten Maren. The river god demands every firstborn be gifted down the river. One got away. Follow Kirsten on Instagram at Kirsten.Maren
To avoid the river god, Inai scrapes by as a sell sword in the hostile, spreading wastelands that plague the country. She believes distance keeps her safe and alcohol erases her lonliness. But when her negligence gets her partner and only friend fatally bitten, she sets off on a journey that defies the gods to save him.
"They fear you because you're prickly. Doesn't help that you fill their ears with stories that make them believe you're a monster." My nails dig into the stopper of the skin, pulling it free again. Monster. The word coils around my heart like smoke curls around a flame, reminding the flame what it is. It's a word I'll never escape. "Maybe I like it this way."
Comps: The Knight and the Moth, The Adventures of Aminal al-Sirafi, Godkiller, Six of Crows, and Black Sun. Vibes and tropes: found family, mistrust and isolation, redemption, duty and sacrifice, MC vibes match Vi from Arcane, humor and collaborative respect of the Knight and the Moth, slow-burn enemies to not quite lovers
Querying NA fantasy, GODTAKER
ARCANE'S VI x THE KNIGHT AND THE MOTH x DARK SUN
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The Sun and Moon Brooches is my middle grade high fantasy that's Avatar The Last Airbender meets The Dragon Prince. This is an aesthetic board for one of the protagonists, Prince Sol, a sun fae.
☀️Sol's Plan for the Week:
🐺Visit best friend at the harbor
🧚🏽Practice flying
📖Have a chilling history lesson
👑Welcome father home before bed
🌑Unwanted guest kidnap my parents
🧑🤝🧑Find out I have a missing twin brother
🏰Save the queendom
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An with a background of dramatic blue-purple stars and constellations with a purple caduceus over it and two smaller black upside-down caduceuses. Over it all are the words: An Agent’s Guide To Unintended Designs A Science Fiction Bio-Horror in Space Also small text on the bottom reading: Guide made in Canva by Theodore Snapdragon
Another slide with the same dramatic space image on the background. It also features two stylized images of DNA with rats on it. On the slide are the words: Pitch Space station inspector Gen Ishii is out of his depth in the isolated research outpost of Dr. Isengrim, an eccentric and charismatic scientist with far too many secrets. And below, separated by two white snake graphics, are more words: Described In Five Songs Protagonist: Tongues (Joywave) Setting: Disturbia (Rhianna) Plot: Come A Little Closer (Cage The Elephant) Climax: Destroya (My Chemical Romance) Ending: Cosmic Love (Florence and the Machine)
Another slide with the dramatic space image as background, as well as two large white graphics of needles on either side and two graphics of white running mice along the bottom. In the center of the slide are the words “FOR FANS OF” and in the corners of the slides are the words: Creative queer horror of INTO THE DROWNING DEEP by Mira Grant Suspenseful building horror of WHAT MOVES THE DEAD by T Kingfisher Isolated sci-fi horror of THE LUMINOUS DEAD by Caitlyn Starling Engaging nonhuman characters of TRANSLATION STATE by Anne Leckie With the covers of each of the four mentioned books also featured between the words, with each cover image lined with white so it sticks out
Another slide with the dramatic space image as background, this one with small images of a purple jellyfish and orange squid. It features a detailed art of a white, large, cuttlefish-like creature move through water under lily pads. Next to the art of the aquatic art are the words “original art” over an arrow pointing at that art piece. The slide also has text reading: Featuring - Queernormative setting full of representation - Moral conflict, ambiguity, snd dilemma - Tension and eerie, off-details with big payoff Excerpt Harken and Tanaka followed as Isengrim gestured them forward, but I lingered a moment. I was reluctant to leave the pleasant warmth and fragrance of this place behind for the paperwork awaiting me. I gave the beautiful hydroponics hub a lingering look, then froze. I jerked my head to the side, studying the trees as best I could in the gentle lighting. I could have sworn I saw the shadow of someone, someone humanoid, moving through the branches. Something far too large to be a normal animal. When I looked again, though, I saw nothing.
ALIEN X WHAT MOVES THE DEAD
An isolated space station. A mysterious scientist. A trio of government inspectors. A “false” distress signal. An ever-present AI. A zoo of animal test subjects. What could go wrong?
UNINTENDED DESIGNS: deadly SciFi Biohorror.
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An Agents Guide To THE LUNARIA Jen Hall Smith Fantasy/romance NA/ADULT 110k words
Mood board
THE OPENING The world was awash in silver and shadow. Her feet were bare and frozen, the milky outline just visible amongst the spidery fronds of wet grass that clung to her skin and the hem of her nightgown. As dark and grasping as water weeds. This was not one of her nightmares. The kind that ripped her from sleep. That felt like drowning. Suffocating. There was no home spun blanket, no rustle of hand-stuffed pillow. The wind dragged dark strands of copper across her face as she scanned her surroundings. A circular clearing sliced a space through the dark trees. The branches reached for her, swaying and creaking like brittle bones,. It was the farthest she had ever travelled in her sleep
I hear we get three goes at #WSPit so for my next trick, I will pitch the exact same book!
✨ Elemental outlawed witches
❤️🔥 Tangled love
💪🏻 Female friendship
🐦⬛ Snarky Crow
🌙 FMC with raging ADHD
🌿 Lyrical & Immersive
🥺 Internalised ableism
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Forged in the After The Pitch: Donovan Saturn is the Mirrored Conclave’s heir and deadliest psychic weapon. He is owned body and soul by his father, Regent Daemon of House Saturn. In the shadow of his father’s demands and cruelty, Donovan has immersed himself in diplomacy and monster hunting to survive. On a routine kill beyond the Conclave’s borders, Donovan comes face-to-face with the one person he was never supposed to see again: his former boyfriend Jerrik, the red-headed scholar-prince whose entire royal family was slaughtered in the Averathi Rebellion five years ago. Everyone told Donovan that Jerrik died that night, too. They apparently lied. Working together to hunt a demon in the wilds, Donovan and Jerrik begin to rekindle the relationship that had been cut short by the rebellion and war, unsure whether the fire that was stolen from them in their youth can still grow in the men they have become. Sample: Jerrik’s voice was quiet but stern. “I’m not something soft you have to spare. I’m not your ruin, and I’m not your shield. I’m your partner. And every time you pretend the truth might break me, you make me smaller than what we are.” Donovan’s gaze dropped. “I’m not here to hold your weight for you,” Jerrik said. “I’m here to carry mine. And I need you to stop deciding for both of us what I can handle.” He leaned forward slightly, so the breath of his speech would find Donovan’s cheek like a secret told in the dark. Then Jerrik stood fully upright, indignation across his face. “I know what you’re capable of. Every time you decide you can’t be this and still be here with me, you’re the one doing the damage.” Snippet: “I want you. With me. Not in pieces. I want you whole. All of it.” “Bind us. To the bone. To the magic. To the fucking end.” Comps: Kings Rising, Gideon the Ninth, A Taste of Gold and Iron, Blood of Elves Thank you to artists Eric and Megan Keel
Forged in the After
🗡 📚 ☕ 🐾☕📚 🗡
Reunited unexpectedly after war tore them apart, a dhampir psychic and the exiled prince he once loved are drawn into a dangerous plot that threatens their lives and the second chance they refuse to give up.
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The Lunaria Jen Hall Smith NA/Adult Fantasy 110k words
THE BLURB In an ailing land where magic & Witchkind are outlawed, extroadinary powers bloom in outcast Tallitha. When her secret is betrayed, she is forced to flee to safety and is cast into a hidden world of wild magic, covert rebellion & deadly secrets, bound to her past & heralding her destiny. To take her place in the resistance working to save her people and home land, she must not only confront the dark forces seeking to destroy her, but also the darkness within, If she is ever to gain control of her magic.
Comps Blend of folklore & fantasy ~ “Now she is witch” by Kirsty Logan Lush world building and lyrical style ~ “a river enchanted” by Rebecca Ross Neurodivergent rep ~ Emily Wilde Encyclopaedia of fairies Journey to self acceptance ~ K Pop Demon Hunters Themes - Neurodivergent FMC- Internalised ableism - Yearning love - Slow burn - Prophecy - - Grumpy/grumpier - Female friendship - - Eldest daughter mentality - - Found family - Prejudice - Political propaganda
FROMTHE WRITER.... The Lunaria is a lushly woven, immersive fantasy story with a romantic sub-plot. It showcases neurodivergent characters with true depth, that delve into the complex, often contrasting emotions that can accompany finding out who you truly are. The novel is an allegory for neurodiversity and internalised ablism, exploring the pervasiveness of prejudice and the journey to self-acceptance in an unaccepting world. Shining a light on the experience of being intrinsically different through the accessible lens of fantasy, witchcraft, and magic.
This is my first ever #WSPit and I will probably get this wrong because technologically I am a grandma….
But I hope you enjoy my pitch!
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Happy #WSPit Day! 🖊️😀
✨Ready to Query✨... THE SEA CURSER
What ancient evil lurks off the coast of Maine...
⏺️Closed-Setting
🌲Remote Island
👹Ancient Curses
🌊Folklore & Coastal Mythology
🙏Loss & Reconciliation
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Mission Brief
13/01/1972
TOP SECRET
🕑 Infiltrate time travel seminar
🕵♂️ Take out Soviet spies
🔫 Use a gun
❌️ Don't laugh at the agenda
📃 It’s all theoretical
😕 Apart from *that* demo
✅️ Full government endorsement
👍 Nothing can go wrong
🇷🇺 💣 💥
⬛️ Redacted
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Mood board/Agent's guide for my novel CARGO - a queer SF/heist/romance - 113,000 words "Did you hear? There's a human on board." A graphic of the wall of a spaceship with sticky notes and polaroid photos taped up. There are twinkle lights hanging from the ceiling. alien ship's cook (fussy, anxious) + terrifying monster (ordinary human)
PITCH: Tai’s terrified of humans. Everyone is. Violent pack hunters, humans are notorious for their strength, sharp teeth, and carnivorous appetites. But the ship’s cook is safe among the multispecies crew of the cargo hauler Coreward Baker: everyone knows the warrior species rarely leave their own space. Then Captain Raz hires Clarke, a human horticulturist. Even after Tai overcomes their fear, they can’t stand Clarke. She’s bossy. Annoying. Useless in the galley, bad in a space suit. She might as well be cargo. Worse, she’s intent on befriending Tai—and why can’t they stop thinking about her, anyway? That’s when things go wrong. As Tai starts to realize their feelings for Clarke, they’re horrified to learn that nobody on their crew of dropouts and runaways is quite who they seem, least of all Clarke. And it’s no coincidence. Raz reveals they’ve each been handpicked for a heist he’s spent years planning—and no one’s allowed to say no. PRIORITIES: make dinner remain cozy haul cargo go for drinks pull off one last score try not to fall in love
FIRST PAGE: “Did you hear? There’s a Human on board.” I choked on my noodles and turned to stare at the diners at the next table. Like most of the restaurant’s patrons, the pair had hidden their profiles, a halfhearted attempt at anonymity. “Gross,” the speaker’s crewmate said, oblivious to my alarm. “I hope it leaves soon.” “Don’t let it hear you say that,” the first worker laughed. She made a show of looking for Humans, her eyes darting from table to table. It. I frowned. I knew the workers’ language distinguished between people and things, and ‘it’ was an unkind choice of words at best. The second worker shuddered. “I don’t know why we let them come here.” The first laughed. “Are you going to stop them?”
COMPS: Murderbot by Martha Wells Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers TROPES: Non-binary narrator masking anxiety with sarcasm lying to themselves non-human perspective (afraid of humans) neurodivergent main characters metaphorically disabled protagonist slow-burn friends-to-lovers and enemies to lovers in the same relationship disabilitynorm and queernorm setting found family loveable pet/terrifying monster
F/NB WAYFARERS x MURDERBOT
Ship's cook Tai is horrified to learn their new crewmate is a terrifying alien: an ordinary human woman. Now Tai's stuck with bickering crewmates, sinister criminals, explosions, and worse, a human who wants to be friends. #WSPit #WSPitQuerying #Q #SF #A #R #LGBT #Dis #ND
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