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7 days until the #Smoochpit Agent Showcase!!! 👀👀👀
#writingcommunity #mentorship #horrorwriter #romancewriter #fantasywriter
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Image from Smoochpit IG account: "You're Invited Calling All Agent's! Interested in participating in our SmoochPit Showcase? DM us for more! March 16-23, 2026 www.smoochpit.com
27 more days until the #smoochpit showcase!!! 👀👀💖
www.instagram.com/smoochpitig?...
#writingcommunity
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A title that says "An Agents' Guide to Storm Struck, A Queer Fantasy Romance" next to an illustration of two men, a noble and a sea captain, holding hands.
Text that says "The Pitch: After a spectacular public defeat, disgraced duelist Varos Belaro takes to the high seas to save his reputation by rescuing a princess from pirates and winning her hand in marriage. During their first tempest at sea, Kellan, the mysterious captain, saves Varos’s life with his storm magic. After hidden and heated moments, they collide in a passionate tryst and make a gentlemen’s agreement to continue their affair until they rescue the princess. But as old rivals close in from behind, they must race to a showdown with the pirates, and Varos must choose between the life he’s always wanted and the love he never thought he’d have."
A close up illustration of two men holding hands next to text that says "The Vibes: Adventure on the High Seas, Four Chili Pepper Emojis, Himbo MC, Forced Proximity, Pirates, Black Cat/Golden Retriever"
Two book covers above the respective text "SWORDCROSSED by Freya Marske" and "SORCERY AND SMALL MAGICS by Maiga Doocy."
The art is in and the #smoochpit showcase is coming up, so it's time to post the #agentsguide to Storm Struck, a queer fantasy romance.
#amquerying
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"An agent's guide to THE BOG PRINCE by Julianne M, a 99k word YA fantasy romance."
The pitch... Eighteen-year-old Everin Lockett’s dreams of returning home from ruthless Wyverith College are shattered when she manifests a forbidden necromancy magic that reanimates the bog body of her kingdom’s lost prince. If the college discovers the truth about her abilities, she will be conscripted into their brutal army, doomed never to see her family again. Desperate to guard her secret, Everin strikes a deal with the long-lost Prince Byrnan: if he helps keep her power hidden, she will help him solve his centuries-old murder. But when Byrnan’s quest for justice could be the very thing that endangers her last hope of going home, Everin will need to confront the true cost of falling for a lost prince with nothing left to lose—and a kingdom to reclaim.
Pictures of book and album covers in ornate antique frames. The text reads: For fans of... Yearning and bog bodies (Hozier's debut album) Dark academia and lyrical prose (A Study in Drowning and Curious Tides) Haunting gothic atmosphere (One Dark Window and Florence + the Machine's Lungs album) Slow-burn romance (Divine Rivals)
Snippet... A fork of lightning split the rain-soaked sky in two, and the ground trembled with a deafening clap of thunder. But even after the rumbling faded, the bog still shuddered beneath me, swelling and quaking like a pair of lungs drawing their dying breath. I lurched away, my heart jolting against my throat as I scrambled back through the mud. Another crack of lightning. And in its wake, silhouetted against the flash of violet light— A single grasping hand, clawing its way out of the earth towards me.
In honour of #QuestPit and the upcoming #SmoochPit showcase, here's an updated #agentsguide for THE BOG PRINCE, my upper #YA #RF about a necromancer who reanimates the bog body of her kingdom's long-lost prince. 💀👑
Maybe some secrets are better left buried... 🖤 #agentguide #Q
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A mood board with the name GUMIHO over the pictures of: A full moon, a city, a woman with an umbrella sitting in the rain, tea, a woman staring out a window while its raining, a woman running in a hanbok, a woman staring at a flower, a rose dripping in the rain, two people holding hands
With a little less than two months until the 2025 #SmoochPit Agent Showcase, here's a moodboard & vibes for GUMIHO! I can't wait to share my Korean folklore-inspired adult fantasy blended with strong elements of horror and romance!
#writingcommunity #fantasy #urbanfantasy #romance #horror
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An agent's guide to THE HEART DEVOURER'S SONG, an adult asian-inspired romantic fantasy. Selected for the 2025 SmoochPit mentorship program.
Devious sunshine fox demon bard x Soft-hearted grump demon hunter. 🌈Asexual spec MC 🌦️reluctant alliance 🌱Found Family ❤️Slow burn romance 🪕Inspired by Chinese music and mythology 🌖Morally gray yet kind MC 🏔️Chinese demons, immortals, and magic
Pitch: THE HUNGER GAMES meets DAUGHTER OF THE MOON GODDESS where a fox demon bard seeking to become human so she no longer has to devour hearts joins the deadly race up a wish-granting mountain but falls for a soft-hearted grump demon hunter—and with only one wish at the mountain’s peak, love is a weakness she can’t afford.
COMPS: Immortal, The Scorpion and the Night Blossom, The Serpent and the Wings of Night
An #agentsguide to THE HEART DEVOURER’S SONG, an adult, Asian-inspired romantic fantasy that was selected for the 2025 #smoochpit mentorship program.
All the art used in my agent's guide was illustrated by me.
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#querying #fantasy #grumpysunshine #queryingwriter #romanticfantasy #amquerying
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Mood board depicting rural Irish setting & gothic ambiance. Large text in center reads THE BANSHEE OF CLAN MURTAGH above an illustration of a house with glowing windows.
Pitch: Ireland, 1348 When Ciarán Murtagh hears the cry of his family’s banshee for the first time in a decade, he knows one of his own is fated to die. But they don’t believe his warnings--why would they? The last time Ciarán heard the banshee he didn’t tell a soul until after his cousin’s tragic death, and they’ve never trusted him since. Desperate for redemption in his family’s eyes, Ciarán hunts down the banshee in search of answers. She’s equal parts frightening and alluring, and in his struggle to confront her, he inadvertently triggers the banshee’s memories. Memories of when she was a servant of his household, generations ago, named Deirdre. Deirdre claims that Ciarán’s physical touch restores her memories, and demands more. He agrees to meet by moonlight in hope of learning whose death she foretold. With every encounter, Ciarán’s attraction to Deirdre grows, setting him on a path of macabre desire. When the devastating bubonic plague befalls the Murtagh household, and Deirdre’s memories reveal a dark scandal in the family’s history, Ciarán must decide whether to stay by his family’s side in their final hours or embrace the seduction of the death-bringer.
HAMNET x NOSFERATU
The black sheep of a powerful 14th-century Irish family pursues a doomed romance with the banshee who’s haunted his estate for generations, even as the black plague closes in.
💌 2025 #SmoochPit Mentee
#questpit #W #A #H #HF #Gothic
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Mood board depicting a moody, gothic romance vibe, with a rural historical Ireland setting
Title: The Banshee of Clan Murtagh Body: Ireland, 1348 When Ciarán Murtagh hears the cry of his family’s banshee for the first time in a decade, he knows one of his own is fated to die. But they don’t believe his warnings--why would they? The last time Ciarán heard the banshee he didn’t tell a soul until after his cousin’s tragic death, and they’ve never trusted him since. Desperate for redemption in his family’s eyes, Ciarán hunts down the banshee in search of answers. She’s equal parts frightening and alluring, and in his struggle to confront her, he inadvertently triggers the banshee’s memories. Memories of when she was a servant of his household, generations ago, named Deirdre. Deirdre claims that Ciarán’s physical touch restores her memories, and demands more. He agrees to meet by moonlight in hope of learning whose death she foretold. With every encounter, Ciarán’s attraction to Deirdre grows, setting him on a path of macabre desire. When the devastating bubonic plague befalls the Murtagh household, and Deirdre’s memories reveal a dark scandal in the family’s history, Ciarán must decide whether to stay by his family’s side in their final hours or embrace the seduction of the death-bringer.
Ciarán doesn’t want to be followed by death. He certainly doesn’t expect to fall in love with her. Pursuing a doomed romance with his family’s banshee in the face of plague, he must choose the pain of living or the seduction of the death-bringer.
#SmoochPit 2025
#questpit #W #A #Horrormance #H
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An agent’s guide to The Banshee of Clan Murtagh, 71,000 word gothic horror by Anna Hirsch
Tropes: He’s human, she’s immortal • Only one grave • Byronic hero protagonist • Uncovering lost memories • Medieval Irish setting • Tragic ending Comps: The death-touched romance of Nosferatu, the Catholic guilt of The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas, the black plague of Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell, the folkloric love story of Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid
Pitch: When Ciarán Murtagh hears the cry of his family’s banshee for the first time in a decade, he knows one of his own is fated to die. But they don’t believe his warnings--why would they? The last time Ciarán heard the banshee he didn’t tell a soul until after his cousin’s tragic death, and they’ve never trusted him since. Desperate for redemption in his family’s eyes, Ciarán hunts down the banshee in search of answers. She’s equal parts frightening and alluring, and in his struggle to confront her, he inadvertently triggers the banshee’s memories. Memories of when she was a servant of his household, generations ago, named Deirdre. Deirdre claims that Ciarán’s physical touch restores her memories, and demands more. He agrees to meet by moonlight in hope of learning whose death she foretold. With every encounter, Ciarán’s attraction to Deirdre grows, setting him on a path of macabre desire. When the devastating bubonic plague befalls the Murtagh household, and Deirdre’s memories reveal a dark scandal in the family’s history, Ciarán must decide whether to stay by his family’s side in their final hours or embrace the seduction of the death-bringer.
I was a boy of ten when I first saw death, but I’d heard her for years. It was an early summer’s day when we went to the lough. Niamh led us through the forest along the stream, babbling all the way with a lightness that opposed her urgent pace. “This could be our best chance to see the merrow! Auntie said the veil is thin. They’ll be near and then we can speak!” “She also said we shouldn’t go this far,” I begrudged her. Again about the merrow. She had been speaking of them for days, and insisted that Deaglán and I journey with her to the lough, where they lay beneath the surface. Finbar wasn’t supposed to come, but Aunt Eithne had made us watch him while she harvested yellow flowers on the hillside. He slowed us down, and Niamh’s frustration roiled off her like steam against the cool breeze. Though the land was ripe with life, winter still dragged a claw through the air. As we ventured deeper into the forest, a feeling of unease grew within me. A sound rang in my ears, so faint I could not tell if it was imagined or real. Because for weeks, it had haunted my dreams.
#AgentsGuide to my upmarket #gothic #horror novel, THE BANSHEE OF CLAN MURTAGH 🖤
🇮🇪 Medieval Ireland
🥀 Doomed romance
☠️ The black plague
💌 2025 #SmoochPit Mentee
#questpit #W #A #H #HF
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so thrilled to announce that I’ve been selected as a #smoochpit Mentee 💖 I’ll be working with Kat Kwan to revise my southeast asian inspired adult fantasy novel (with slooow burn romance ❤️🔥) in preparation for the agent showcase in early 2026!
#writingcommunity #writingabook #fantasy #amwriting
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Looks exciting! What is #smoochpit?
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I'm so excited to announce that I'll be working on my horror romance, GUMIHO, with my amazing mentor @graceviallwrites.bsky.social for #smoochpit 2025!
#writingcommunity #horrormance
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I am over the moon to be selected as a 2025 #smoochpit mentee!!! I still can't believe my eyes! SO excited to be working with @authortrmoore.bsky.social on my Asian-inspired romantic fantasy. 😭
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Is anyone else a Smoochpit hopeful? The wait until October 13th is killing me 😂
#Smoochpit #writer
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A screenshot of a submitted application to the SmoochPit mentorship program
And now we wait (and try not to freak out). 💕 #SmoochPit #SmoochPit2025
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I have entered #SmoochPit
everyone think good thoughts for me!
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Hello everyone!
I know this is last minute but I need some fresh perspective on my Adult Contemporary Romance before I submit to #SmoochPit. Need feedback on query letter, synopsis and 2 chapters. Please let me know down below and I'll be happy to share more deets about my WIP. I appreciate it 😃
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Screenshot of a SmoochPit Mentee Application
squeeeeee! crossing my fingers and toes, and good luck to anyone else submitting for #smoochpit 💋🫶
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#SmoochPit application season is almost upon us! Who's going for it?
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A bit upsetting that my horrormance will most definitely not be polished enough for #smoochpit this year 😭 if I would have found it a bit earlier, maybe I could push it a bit more, but hey. Next time!
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Anyone else entering #SmoochPit this year, does anyone know if it's a form to fill out (like SmallPit) or a social media pitch event?
Trying to figure out what I should be preparing 😊
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#Smoochpit. Okay, that's just the cutest name, ever.
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Very excited to announce that I'll be a mentor with #SmoochPit again this year! If you've written a book with romance alongside some other intriguing elements, I'd love to see your application starting Sept. 8th!
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I’ve heard INCREDIBLE things about this author, and I know she’s a mentor for #SmoochPit!
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#WritingCommunity #SkyWriters #BookSky #Romancelandia
fingers crossed it'll give me enough motivation to resume working on draft 4 of the villain's muse, especially because I am planning on submitting it during #SmoochPit and want to make sure it looks somewhat decent !!!
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:P :D
FR. I'm debating entering #SmoochPit in September. But like either "way too dark" is a turn-off or "HAHAHA GIVE ME".
My logic is: if you have a solid letter and solid pages, if it's been critiqued/edited, it never hurts to try to query. But that's also me.
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