Kelly Crescenzo

Someone started writing a new novel today…

Irony:
A romantasy writer whose husband shatters her world in one conversation.

#WritingCommunity #amquerying

Bloodline by Alex Warren

A partial request! Only hours after sending! This kind of thing just doesn’t happen to me, but no one pinch me, I’m too happy.
☺️

Celebrating 1 year in the trenches means wine and pizza.
#amquerying

New Agent’s Guide for
THE QUEEN IS RISING
#amquerying #romantasy

Summer means new haircut!

Show me your love confessions that don’t say, “I love you.”

From my #amquerying romantasy, THE QUEEN IS RISING

As a reader, a book hooks me when the love interest comes into play.
As a writer, I now realize I obsessively write my manuscripts when the same thing happens.
My sick and twisted brain.

Reading the Introduction to The House on Mango, and Sandra Cisneros has me in all my feelings:

“Diamonds may do for a girl, but an agent is a woman writer’s best friend.”

Seeking some beta-readers as I work on my urban romantasy, BLEEDING HEART.
Happy to swap in return. DM me if interested.

Comps: THE WREN IN THE HOLLY LIBRARY and SHADOWED MOONLIGHT

THE WREN IN THE HOLLY LIBRARY x SHADOWED MOONLIGHT

Al Capone’s legacy, the empath/shifter war, courses through Alessandra’s Italian blood. When both sides of the knife come to claim her, she risks endangering her town to indulge her heart.

BLEEDING HEART
#questpit #W #A #RF

mothwip agent guide

mothwip summary

mothwip tropes and moodboard

mothwip comps

#QuestPit #W #F #agentguide #agentsguide

HURRICANE WARS x SWORD CATCHER

👀my dark whimsical jeweled-insect fantasy, feat:

👑morally gray FMC
🪲shapeshifting bug royalty
🌿twisted political intrigue
💫cunning female villain
🌋unique volcano/nature magic

An agent’s guide to: “Mark of a Magpie” YA Romantic Fantasy 119k Words Behind the text is a piece of parchment paper surrounded by ocean water and gold flower outlines.

Blurb: One for Sorrow, Two for Joy, Three for a Girl, Four for a Boy… Ryn is a small-town thief with a knack for being overconfident in her abilities, but by day she’s a beloved tavern girl with the liver of steel that carries her reputation. On her most daring break-in yet, she runs face first into the kingdom’s last living assassin, Seven, and he’s just offered her the opportunity of a century: a ticket of attendance to the King’s upcoming courtship gathering. It’s a partnership she’d definitely be a fool to take up, but desperation fuels ever decision she makes. Five for Silver, Six for Gold… Seven is set in his own plans, however much they interfere with hers, and they won’t be the only ones in attendance with hidden agendas. When the castle goes into lockdown, it’s survival of the cunning and silver-tongued. The rich are dropped like flies, and all suspicions are on them. Seven for a Secret, Never to be Told. The text is on a piece of parchment paper, with ocean water and gold flower outlines behind it.

Tropes: Thief x Assassin Mental Health Rep Identity vs Duty Class Difference Forced Proximity Secret Code Morally Gray Women’s Wrongs Unlikely Allies to Lovers Text is on a piece of parchment paper. Besides the text are two headshot drawings: one of a girl with brown hair pulled back by braids, and the other of a black-haired boy with a worried expression. Behind the parchment paper are ocean waters with gold flower outlines.

The Atmosphere: There is a collage of pictures on a parchment paper. Picture one is of a boy crouched down with his head covered as a fire burns in the background. Picture two is of two hands tied to a pole on the beach. Picture three shows a person wrapping up the wounded hand of another. Picture four shows an old piece of parchment with unreadable script. Picture five is of an island with a castle and small village surrounding it. Picture six is of a girl on the run with a dagger in hand. Behind the collage of pictures are ocean waters, with gold flower outlines surrounding it.

Agent’s Guide to “Mark of a Magpie”! 📖🐦‍⬛

When a small-town thief crosses paths with the kingdom’s big-shot assassin, an unlikely partnership is born; but can their goals align before their egos and secrets land them both a spot on the gallows?

#QuestPit #Q #YA #NA #F #R #RF
#agentsguide #amquerying

FOR LOVERS OF ALWAYS BE MY MAYBE x TALIA HIBBERT x DANIELLE ALLEN

When Amara struggles to find a contractor to renovate her plus-size boutique, she enlists the help of her ex-childhood best friend (& first love), Theo, who she hasn’t spoken to in 8 years.

#questpit #OS #R #AG

A foggy street. A vintage dress. A gas mask. Legs on rocky ground. A silhouette of a man and woman. Flowers in sunlight.

NAUSICAA X FF7

A young woman is blessed with magic that could restore life to a dying world. Allied with a mentor who thinks the world should burn, a ruthless noble with her own agenda, and an enigmatic prince, she must evade enemies and learn if she is meant to save the world.

#A #F #W #QuestPit

FOR THE WOLF x SORROWLAND

Might I present my #agentguide for THESE TIDES THAT BIND, standalone adult horror fantasy featuring a Siren POV, a love triangle, body horror, and themes of selfishness as self preservation?

#questpit #q #f

Coming this Fall

Uncover wicked magic, vengeful heroines, & darkness beneath the surface of enchanted worlds in an #anthology of crooked #fairytales

Be warned, this is✨Not Your Ever After✨

Read about each story & get the newsletter here notyoureverafter.carrd.co

💙📚 #QuestPit #W #A #F #SF #SFF 🧵

#questpit
A wizard who mentors Chosen Ones wants to retire, but has to complete one last quest first.
🧙‍♂️Retirement-Age Hero
🌞Grumpy/Sunshine
🍻Quirky Humour
🐀Animal Companion
🫖Cozy
🧓Cross-Generational Friendships
⚔️Misfits
#OS #AG #A #F #CZ #Humor

When ink swallows the sun

Illegitimate child Ning Liyue must navigate the palace to chase clues about her long lost mothers foreign origins. When her quest collides with a failing chosen one trying to revive his tribe’s tattoo magic, they must uncover ugly truths and survive a budding rebellion to achieve their goals—and choose their loyalties in a crumbling empire

An excerpt

Themes and elements

An #agentsguide to my adult imperial-Asia epic fantasy with tattoo magic, WHEN INK SWALLOWS THE SUN, featuring:
🪭An eldritch craving familial love
🏹A failing chosen one
🪭A saboteur of her own rebellion
🏹An heir w/ perfect life until the facade rips
#questpit #agentguide #F #W

Atlantis Moodboard featuring: Ancient board games, temples with waterfalls pouring into pools, neat ancient fantasy cities, forehead kisses, frolicking in canals amid a palace, beautiful island coastlines, more ancient cities, and cool statues of strange gods. Center Quote: “From the day you left this village, you became more than merely yourself. You are the Sea Mother. This is the role fate has placed upon you. I told you when you left that I believed this path has opened up to you for a reason. I still believe that. You’ve been given a chance that few others ever have—the chance to change the world for the better. I’d even dare say it’s your duty to do so, now that you have the means.”

THE GODS OF ATLANTIS
ATLA x The Selection

When Mireia is chosen as the new avatar of the sea goddess, her simple life is upended. Now she & her alleged true love, the boy chosen as the sun god, must face a storm of politics & religion that threatens to destroy the land itself.
#Questpit #YA #F

Moodboard for a cozy, witchy story including a warmly lit library, a greenhouse bursting with plants, coffee and herbs, a fresh baked cinnamon roll, ivy climbing a brick wall, green marijuana leaves, a sparkling clear crystal, and a woman's hand performing a spell above a worn spellbook

Four witches open a cozy bakery, but the detective next door would do anything to expose them for who they really are.

If he succeeds they could be burned at the stake or worse...he could ruin their love lives!

#QuestPit #Q #A #F #magicrealism #cozy #witch #romance #RF

3x3 grid with the text "MOTHLIGHT by @thatfunkylilfey" laid overtop row one: a serpent baring its fangs ; a person lying down with a streak of golden light going across their neck ; spider webs row two: monarch butterflies and a silhouette of a hand to make it seem like a butterfly has landed on it ; text that reads "every face wears a mask" ; a person pressing a hand to their bare chest, where the hand touches there is a glowing light row three: a skull atop moss ; a person turned away from the viewer with long wavy bond hair ; jaws of a crocodile where only the teeth are wholly visible, the rest is in darkness

for fans of ;
— SIX OF CROWS + BG3

A shapeshifter driven by revenge. A mercenary captain seeking answers to his missing memories.

🦋 NB MC x Trans Man LI
🦋 they fell first; he fell harder
🦋 what doesn’t kill you better start running
🦋 the fates of two, entwined

[ #questpit ; #W ; #A ; #F ]

𝘏𝘶𝘴𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥, 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦.

🦇vampires, demons, lycans
🕯️ gothic romance
🥀 corruption arc
🪞 slowly spiraling into madness
🩸 memories rewritten
⛓️ toxic marriage of convenience
🖤 all queer cast minus that one guy
✨ spicy

#questpit #q #a #df #hf #dr

DO YOUR WORST x BUSINESS OR PLEASURE

Max's to-do list:
💥Suppress his errant teleportation curse
🩺Survive 5th year of med school
🧠Go back to therapy for his OCD

NOT on his list:
📰Meet a cute (& nosy) journalist
🎆Fake date her for New Year's Eve
💛Fall hopelessly in love

#QuestPit #A #R #F #W

A new #agentsguide to FEAR OF THE WEAVER ✨

Enter cursed sands and holy dreams in my 90k YA high fantasy 🏹 returning to the #amquerying trenches after extensive revisions!

#questpit #Q #YA #F #agentguide

When the Moon Hatched X Curious Tides
🌙 Moon-based magic
💜 Chronic pain rep
🗡️ Enemies-to-lovers
🌊 Stormy vibes
⚡️ Lithuanian Mythology
She can read any mind but his. He can control anyone but her. It would have been nice-- if they weren't in enemy triads.
#questpit #F #A #R #Q

green-themed moodboard. From left to right and up to down: a hand reaching through tree bark and foliage; painting of Icarus as he falls by Gowy; a hand reaching to grasp some berries; a lightbulb attracting butterflies; a green-lit tree grove; a piano in a greenhouse below a chandelier; Houasse painting of Daphne’s hand growing foliage; stylised painting of many crows on a colourful branch; hands reaching through lily pads in pond water.

LORD OF THE FLIESxTHE ASH HOUSE

1920. the Manor House waits. soon, 8 children will arrive, and the 14-year-old master of the house will begin his games. how do you survive a puppet master when you’re his marionette?

🐊 revising through RevPit ‘25 🐊
#QuestPit #MG #H