#critpit

That's the question, isn't it 😅

I personally got a bunch of people from on here during #CritPit (an experimental event), although they were all people who were already following me cause I do WIPSnips &c. every day!

#QueerWriters Monday: Goals Day!

I’ve received some incredibly constructive feedback thanks to the #CritPit and Reddit volunteers.

I’ll be evaluating and editing my outline this week to incorporate that feedback.

Many thanks to the #WritingCommunity for assisting me in developing~🌟

#LGBTQWriters

How'd #CritPit go for everyone? Found any readers? Anything you're interested in reading?

#WritingCommunity

Running Until Tomorrow is Gone Book cover mock-up. By JWGant Black and white inside an old car on a rainy night.

The Big Sleep X Blacktop Wasteland

Complete 61K

When does a simple divorce case turn to murder? A private eye is on the case when her partner disappears, and a powerful force is revealed. Will she find him in time to save their client and a cure to transform the lives of millions?

#CritPit #A

Just a reminder to leave your #CritPit pitches up so any potential readers who weren't able to browse the tag today has a chance to still take a look!

Hey #booktok baddies! 💙📚⏰ Do you want to be part of a book's development? Do you want to be able to talk directly with the author about your thoughts on the story?

Scroll thru my feed! I've reposted so many talented authors pitching their works for #Critpit, and they're all seeking betas like you!

A photo collage that features a woman wearing a crown, a college campus, a hand playing the guitar, piano keys, and a pair of bloody knuckles

A photo that reads: Crowned In Light A literary agent's guide to the first book in the Crowned Series As 85k word Urban Speculative Romance/Romantasy First three books are finished, edited, and ready to query! This one has it all! - Magical Realism - Slow Burn - Found Family - Gods and Goddesses - Music Heavy - Soul Mates / Past Lives - Strong Female Friendships - Disability/BIPOC representation - DAVID BOWIE?!?!

A photo that reads: The Pitch! It’s the end of a hot Iowan summer, and twenty-four-year-old Matilda West is gearing up for her sophomore year of college at Oak Ridge University. A scholarship student, she is swayed by the suggestion of her favorite professor to join a study group he’s created for his Classical Mythology course. The students in the group adopt her quickly, but Matilda’s past has made her wary and anxious of new people and their intentions. When she finds herself drawn toward two of the people in the group, including an unexplainable feeling like she’s met one of them before, Matilda is thrown in the middle of a situation she couldn’t have seen coming. Weird dreams and the fact that her life might not be what she thought it was force Matilda to question whether her fate was already decided, or if someone else is pulling the strings… How does one juggle school work, healing trauma, finding love, and supporting a diverse community, while also fighting for their fate and the rest of the world?

Having a rough day time wise, so I'm re-using the pics I made for other pitch events. I'd love to hear from people! ((Especially if you've read my stuff over on AO3!))

#CritPit #NA #A #F #MR #RF #SPF #LGBT #POLY

Protecting the inhabitants from the primordial oppressors that prospect fuze, raw magic created by mortal emotions.
#CritPit

AEQUILIBRE is the story of the Tempus Marescallus, a discordant group of immortals who maintain timelines and protect magic. They reside in a realm that exists outside of space and time. Using ancient artefacts and Creator power, they watch over the Milky Way/Nova Spiralis biverse.
#CritPit

Hello there! For #CritPit, I'm looking for #A #SF beta readers. Definitely open to a swap. And the novel...

BULLETS FOR BUSHIDO

Comps: Persephone Station, Dark Run, Ten Low + Cowboy Bebop & Firefly.

The pitch:

Riven, a genetically engineered queen who incited a rebellion and spurned the king for his cousin, must escape a ruthless mercenary who has her dead lover’s face and memories. A sci-fi reimagining of Helen and the Trojan War.

Riven, a genetically engineered queen who incited a rebellion and spurned the king for his cousin, must escape a ruthless mercenary who has her dead lover’s face and memories. A sci-fi reimagining of Helen and the Trojan War. #CritPit #A #SF

To secure her brother’s freedom, Sunday storms the dark realm ruled by the terrifying Moth King and makes a deal with his mysterious enemy, only to learn that she’s trusted the wrong monster. #CritPit #A #F

To secure her brother’s freedom, Sunday storms the dark realm ruled by the terrifying Moth King and makes a deal with his mysterious enemy, only to learn that she’s trusted the wrong monster. #CritPit #A #F

tropes in the book!

comps of the book!

the logline/tagline!

#CritPit #NA #DR #R #BIPOC

TITLE: the villain’s muse
WC GOAL: 75-98k after revisions and edits!

If you are interested, you have to be 18+ and willing to work with bipoc dark romance manuscripts 🫶

A 9 square moodboard. In the four corners are images of drag queens. Top middle is an image of Soho, London at night. Bottom middle is a picture of a piece of colourful modern art. Middle left is a road map with a magnifying glass and set of car keys resting on top. Middle right is an image of a young man with medium length hair walking through a city at night. In the centre is a pile of newspaper cuttings with the wordd 'are the dragnificent seven back?" written over the top in a fake headline style. If you use a screenreader or rely on alt text, I always aim to make picture posts as inclusive as possible. If I can improve in any way to make my posts more accessible to you, please do reach out and I will take your feedback on board for future posts.

HERE WE GO AGAIN x ITS A SIN

While honouring an uncle's dying wish to reunite six iconic drag queen activists, a young gay man learns dark secrets about his adoptive mother. When she demands he stops his search, he must choose—his uncle’s legacy or the woman who raised him #critpit #con #A #Q #lgbt

Hi #CritPit!

Armed with three obscure clues, one reluctant partner, and zero memories, seventeen-year-old Safa Rizwan has one month to reverse her death. #YA

As I'm diving into revisions soon, I'd love to connect with someone I can do weekly-ish chapter swaps with!

Moodboard for This Used to be Home including pictures of a man climbing a freight train, a pinned dragonfly, two girls, a diner, and a coffeemaker

Text reads "the town of Charlesburg, Virginia died in the summers. Well not really, but like most other towns centered around a major university, about three quarters of the population did leave after graduation weekend. May lay heavy on the town nestled in its small valley like frosting on a cinnamon roll, the syrupy-sweet heat melting between the buildings and running through the streets."

#critpit seeking beta readers/critique partners for my #A #NA #F story This Used to be Home! Currently revising my first draft, but should have it ready soon. Happy to swap.
~85k queer coming of age set in Appalachia. I have full pitches on my page

Art by Dudke of Wanda and Audra from DRAGON'S LIBERTY with text from top clockwise: "house of the dragon but make it 17th-18th century poland-lithuania" "'you don't annoy me. i like you." "epic fantasy" "the YEARNING" "death might as well be a main character" "there's no way this wholesome sibling-like relationship can go bad, right?" "oops! all international politics" "dragons!" "have you considered not having anxiety?" "a royal family that desperately needs therapy"

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON X ARCANE

Wanda yearns for freedom outside of the castle walls. Stanisław wants to keep his family safe. When a revolt threatens their family's rule, the two cousins ask themselves how best to save their country—or watch it all burn.

#CritPit #A #F #N #LGBT #MH

An aesthetic in a grid. Top row: a ghostly image of a woman standing superimposed on the woman sitting in a chair as if rising from it; an orange glowing moon in a night sky; a tribal type mask from which a man's face is partially peeking from behind Bottom row: a woman standing on a deserted street at night staring up at the glow of a streetlamp; a darkened room lit by a few candles in front of a ouija board

👀 for betas

NINTH HOUSE x Incan myth

A med school dropout turned supernatural investigator finds an Incan artifact at the scene of a ritualistic murder and realizes the crime may be the key to understanding the mystery surrounding her beloved Nana’s death. #A #Con #F #N #ace #LX #Di #CritPit

💜 to save her late grandma's home, a 18 yo historical reenactor travels back in time and works with a pair of 19th c. inventors to put on fake seances

🖤the "sample" chapters are ready + the full will be done by March

🤍looking for betas or CPs (willing to swap, though i might be slow) #CritPit #YA

Good luck to those doing #CritPit ! I'm a lil disappointed that I can't throw my hat in the ring (way too early in my current WIP), but I'll be cheering on from afar

A tourism style poster showing several bright and cheerful images of sandy beaches and people playing in the water. The bottom image is a smiling girl with big red X's over her eyes. Over the collage are the words "Welcome to Bludeye Beach", and over that text a graffiti style phrase "something is wrong in bludeye beach"

Hello, #CritPit! Looking for beta readers or critique swap. #A #F #H 119k

Edie Grayson has to balance building a relationship with her estranged father, falling in love, and deciding which legends about Bludeye Beach might actually be true. Just remember: No one walks home alone at night.

Wyrd City is an average American metropolis: a melting pot of modern technology and ancient magic, home to elves, goblins, vampires, wizards and... Steve Knight, Private Eye.

I have half a dozen short stories about this snarky "Jew-ish" detective, seeking any feedback.

#CritPit #A #UF #M #SHC #J

ALT: [photo grid] 7 pictures: woman looking into a broken mirror, only the bottom portion of her face is visible; a camera pointing at a blurred man on a red couch; a note with red handwriting: STAYING ISN’T WORTH THE PRICE <3 XO; two off-white surveillance cameras; a man adjusting a navy suit; two young kids watching a parody news channel; a liminal, dilapidated hallways with red coloring

Squid Game x 1984

To find her bestie, Tate lies her way onto the Trinity Trials—televised games in which viewers decide all: magic players are 💉 with, the hunter, &each twist. She must survive not only the games+the hunter but other desperate players who play by their own rules.

#CritPit #YA #F #D

“C-Notes” or The Heart of Gold

Vampires, werewolves, and goblins all came together at the millionaire’s mansion, but when old secrets and a briefcase full of cash entered the mix, it got harder to determine who had a heart of gold and who had the wrong last name.

#CritPit #A #UF #M #SH #J

"Keep It Weird, Fedora" or The Iron Maiden

💎 Stolen treasure
🧛 Vampires
🧜‍♀️ Mermaids
👨‍🦳 Norwegians
🕵️ & a private eye too old for this shit

The hunt for sapphires brought them all to Baltimore, and Steve Knight must sort it all out when he gets involved with the Iron Maiden!
#CritPit #A #UF #M #NE #J

Slide one: A picture showing "An Agents Guide to" with the title being "Sundered galaxy" with a background of a moon rising over a planet, a sun peeking out from behind the moon and a random spaceship in the corner

Slide Two: The Pitch. Picture in background of night side of a red planet. Text of pitch reads: "Last week Anthony was just like every other average guy. Now he's on a stolen alien warship with a small crew of alien prison escapees, an extra set of skin keeping him alive, and a mysterious and powerful fleet of unknown adversaries after him. All he wants is to just go home."

Slide Three: Comps and Tropes. Background of a red nebula against the starry sky. Comps: Farscape and Nophek Gloss, with pictures of both titles on display. Tropes: Fish out of water MMC Space Odyssey Befriending the AI Android Diverse Aliens, Locations, FTL Travel and Space Battles A Galaxy Ravaged by War.

Slide Four: Excerpt. Background picture of a starry black sky. Excerpt text: "Dozens of such empires die every century, often in the same manner as this. there are thousands of Empires, Unions, Alliances, Dominions and Nations, or whatever variant of galactic government you'd care to mention, and they all shift and change and die. New ones rise up all the time. They are all like trees in a rain forest, quick to sprout and grow given the right circumstances, quick to fall and die and their corpse scavenged by everything around them" -Kenam Suldaray, former operative of the Confederacy of Vigilant Systems, on the nature of the galaxy.

Hello #CritPit. looking for BR for #WIP Sundered Galaxy.

FARSCAPE X NOPHEK GLOSS
Anthony has his average life here on Earth ripped away from him and is thrust into a confusing universe full of dangers. He finds allies but really only wants to go home.
#A
#SF
#AD
#N

Love in Halcyon is a cozy queer romantasy novel set in a quasi-medieval queernormative realm.

Will has always sworn himself to his duty as a knight and the chosen one of Halcyon, but he’s falling in love with his partner-in-arms!

#CritPit #WritingCommunity #Writers #F #R #A #N #CI #LGBT #TNB

Looking for sensitivity readers for my second world #adult #fantasy highlighting #lgbtq #lgbtqia #disability #trans #bipoc characters in a unique desert oasis city setting. Political intrigue. 0 racism, systemic or otherwise.

Alpah/beta readers also welcome. I'm willing to swap critiques!

#Critpit

AN ABSTRACT BLACK AND ORANGE BACKGROUND WITH WHITE TEXT THAT READS: "Darkness should not growl. It shouldn’t rasp or seethe. Just the absence of light—that’s all it is. All it’s supposed to be. But the darkness in Granny’s basement is a different kind of darkness. It’s thick, like a black tar that envelopes you the moment the lights flip off—coating your skin and eyes, stealing away all that’s reassuring and safe and good. Worst of all? It remembers you." UNDER THE STAIRS, A SHORT STORY BY HEATHER CARTER

The sinister creature under Granny's basement stairs thrives in darkness. 39 y/o Brenda knows that to enter its domain is foolish. But when Granny is on her deathbed and begs for a special box, Brenda must battle her way through the basement horrors to find it.
#CritPit #A #H #SH

a cave with light shining in. Black text that reads: A GUIDE TO CITY OF BONE AND JEWELS BY HEATHER CARTER

a cave with light in the background. black text that reads: THE PITCH. Gemma and her twin sister are dragged to a hidden realm in the center of the Earth where they are forced to compete for the hand of a sinister god. Winner gets a crown, the loser gets sacrificed to the god of fire. When Gemma finds a powerful connection with her demigod guard, the stakes skyrocket, and she is forced to choose between her heart and the fate of all life on Earth. JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH X TRIAL OF THE SUN QUEEN

A CAVE WITH LIGHT IN THE BACKGROUND. BLACK TEXT THAT READS: TROPES/REP. ADHD REP, SOUL MATES, HIDDEN MAGIC, SPICE FORBIDDEN ROMANCE, HOLLOW EARTH/HIDDEN REALM

OPENING LINES: “I swear to God, the power had better not go out again,” I muttered to myself, mentally running over all the emails and chores I still had to tackle. Springtime in Missouri brought storms, but I had deadlines to meet. My twin and I lived in a one-hundred-and-thirty-year-old house that lost power if a cloud so much as sighed, and we hadn’t saved enough for a generator yet. We were two broke bitches tackling adulthood and trauma, one questionable decision at a time.

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER X TRIAL OF THE SUN QUEEN
Gemma is dragged to a realm in the center of the Earth, where she is forced to battle her twin sister for the hand of a sinister god. But a powerful connection with her demigod guard changes everything.
#CritPit #A #RF #N