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Maggie; or a Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar X The Days I Loved You Most + Suspense
A midlife teacher confronts her mortality by writing patriarchal survival lessons, only to discover preserving her legacy requires cooperating with an intern to dismantle her cautious narrative.
#WSPIT #A #WF #Q
LtR Aubrei, Robin and Ethan wearing tattered Owlmark Guard uniforms in front of a vicious looking hydra. Art by Feriowind - comm in progress.
Wasphole
Prince Robin's kingdom was almost flattened after getting caught in a war between two superpowers. Even as they scramble to rebuild, bandits and his ex-fiance threaten to provoke a fresh conflict. The hydra belongs to said-ex.
#F #NA #LGBT #Dis (phys) #WSPit
A moodboard with 9 images. Top row: First, a gyroscope spinning as water droplets splash around it Next, a pair of leather bondage cuffs and strawberries Last, the silhouette of a wolf baying at the sky Middle row: First, A red heart shaped lock and a small key Next, the cover of "Good Boys Don't Howl" featuring Flint, Amanda, and Wulf. Wulf is bare chested and looking nervous as he holds his silver necklace away from his skin and the other's hands travel lower, covered by the author's name: Zeke Caliban Last, a woman putting a finger to her lips in a shushing gesture Bottom row: First, a bathtub on a tile floor with lit candles about a pair of bare legs, wet from the bath, hang over the edge Next, a dreamcatcher with feathers blowing in the wind as the sun sets behind it Last, a hand with a sapphire ring on its index finger traces a rainbow shaft of light on the wall
A KINKY WEREWOLF X VAMPIRE SEX COMEDY
Wulf discovers being a werewolf means no orgasms, unless he wants to howl down every cop on the city on him, so his two hot roommates help him train to resist.
But when Sky, vampire S&M club owner comes, will Wulf?
#WSPit #P #A #R #Hu #LGBT
A Queer horror comedy by a trans author. "Is it possible to queerbait yourself?" A cryptid-hunting YouTuber. His missing mom. An isolated island that may house the monsters he swears aren't real.
Tyler Kyle: * Reluctant YouTube cryptid hunter, musical theatre performer, bi-sexual ADHD chatterbox, mom = basically Elvira, too smart for his own good, vegan, kind of an asshole (but not really)
A clawed hand holds a copy of The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle. Surrounding images include: a full moon with trees, a taxidermied squirrel, a belipsticked mouth with a flaming match in front of it (but in a sexy way), trees, a microphone, a camera, a nightingale in a tree, and the logo for something called "Discovery Bang" that features Bigfoot. Everything is coloured a pink tint
" It never stops being weird, someone being there and then suddenly not, like you could step into yesterday and find them walking to the corner store, or if you tilt your head at exactly the right angle you’ll see them in your living room watching The Day the Earth Stood Still. They pat the seat beside them, like they caught your reflection in the screen, but it was just a shadow, and you snap out of each other’s worlds the way we forget even our most vivid dreams in the haze of morning. It feels like they’ve existed longer than they haven’t, though the reverse is true. Sometimes, it happens even with people who are still alive, and the pull inside you when you glimpse a stranger who looks like them, almost, until they turn around or speak or crook their elbow all wrong is like a hand clasped and then severed at the wrist." -The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle
#WSPit
Reader's guide to TETK! Featuring a brief description, a mood board, character bio, & an excerpt to prove the writing doesn't totally suck. 🤣
Check it out if you like:
the gays
cryptids
found fiction
isolated settings
the woods
Grady Hendrix x Audition
#A #P #H #Hu #LGBT #ND #OWN #IN
Moodboard for The Curse of Dodham Estate: A Mudlarkers Paranormal Story Images include a fountain pen hovering over a bleeding finger, a broken mirror, old iron nails, a woman climbing a brick wall, a man in a nice twead three piece suit, a spooky b&w photo of a row of Victorian townhouses, a creepy shadow in a doorway, a hoarder's stash of junk, an elaborate pentagram etched on a hardwood floor, a hand holding a lit candle.
Inspector Charlie Montgomery, an atheist, isn't pleased that her new partner claims to be a witch.
When a resident of Dodham Estate dies surrounded by strange symbols, the odd-couple must work together amid odd noises, ghostly sightings, and rebellious teens to unravel the case.
#WSPit
#W #A #PN
Moodboard for The Chrysillium Tree for the character Mæve. Female hands prepping herbs an open cage starry night sky a full moon over a forest pond a woman with dark hair and violet eyes lying in a field tree branches and a starry night sky a snowy owl by a country cabin various herbs scatterd on a wodden table
Enslaved by the Azantium Empire, Mæve discovers a world of star-born trees—sacred to the Lumani, exploited by her captors—and a fragile peace unraveling. As she fights for freedom, she awakens a power long forgotten.
🌿 The Chrysillium Tree 🌿
#WSPit Published #P #A #F
Song titles: DIAGNOSED WITH NILPOTENCE JUSTIFY. MAGNIFY LOST AT THE HARBOUR MINEFIELDS AND PLAYGROUNDS GARDEN VARIETY DESPAIR THE CLOSING CORNER ONCE AT A TIME Comic page on the stage with the rock band playing their instruments
A comic page set in Berlin Germany. Colbie is playing a cat shaped guitar. Colbie: Campfire Guitar Guy’s not bad actually. Matt: It’s nice to be the ones listening to it for a change. Colbie: Hey! I thought you liked my playing! Matt: Aw, shut up, you numpty. You know I do. Matt watches Colbie playing with a dreamy look on his face. Matt: Hey, that call earli— Samantha: Matty! here you are!
Comic page of Berlin Germany Panel 1: As you can see, it's very pretty here, which is one of the reasons why I love living in Berlin... the buildings range in age and it has a really, um, historical feeling. Panel 2: Sounds the'same as London, fer reasons like those. S'a wonder y'dinnae stay. Panel 3: Oh, sorry, I can't! Understand! You! Sweetie! Maybe if you speak slower? Panel 4: Tha mi diabhlaidh coma dheth! See, now you're just making it worse. Geh zum teufel! Now you're just trying to confuse me. Panel 5: Why don't we take one of these buses the rest of the way to the tower? That could be fuuun! Panel 6: But then you'll miss sights like this! Panel 7: In that case - what's this one represent Sammy? Panel 8: Moving on! If we want to get there before lunch, we'd better keep going.
Comic page in front of the Eiffel Tower Panel 1: Who cares if we're running last? We have almost a whole hour til they supposedly close. Besides, they'll keep the kitchens open for us, right Colbie? Panel 2: It's okay, we'll just... choose what we're ordering quickly and uh, smaller portions, so it all cooks faster. Panel 3: What does that matter? They'll keep the kitchens open if you pay them to keep them open. You really forget how far money can go? Are you not a Hackett? Panel 4: What the fuck are these prices? I know! Panel 5: How in the hell are we expected to pay for this? Who knows? Panel 6: What are we going to order? I don't know!
RADIO SILENCE is a queer coming-of-age drama about a British rock band’s rise to fame.
Forbidden romance between band members, rival rock bands, terrible people coming back from their pasts - so much drama for one tour bus! radiosilencecomic.com
#WSPit #YA #R #LGBT #Dis #GN #W #P #NA
ECONOMY OF MOVEMENT against a fantasy map backdrop
PITCH Remi's peaceful life as a nun is interrupted when an invisible wall appears, sweeping her across her magical, shifting world like a 3D sidescroller. To escape this curse, she’ll have to break her vow of silence, not fall in love with (or murder) the chatterbox traveling with her, and confront the Mapmaker Themself—the god who created her world.
HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE X DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL bi 4 bi golden retriever boyfriend travelogue but they’re in a sidescroller god: fmk??
FIRST LINE The monastery’s map had just gone out of date again when Remi found another crack in the world.
ECONOMY OF MOVEMENT
Remi's peaceful life as a nun is interrupted when an invisible wall appears, sweeping her across her magical, shifting world like a 3D sidescroller. To break this curse, she’ll have to confront the Mapmaker Themself—the god who created her world.
#WSPit #W #A #F #LGBT #ND
Background, Flying sail ships amids obscuring clouds. presenting an Agents Guide to: Cavern Clipper. Status: first draft being edited Image Credit: “The Stormriders: Steampunk Pirates” by neko1206 on Deviantart.
Background, cavern lit up by bright orange-yellow light. The Pitch: A RECENTLY DECEASED HUMAN (SAM) AND A FORMERLY CAPTIVE CERUNAN (NYXEL) NEED TO DELIVER A MESSAGE CRITICAL TO HUMANITY’S SURVIVAL, ARE THROWN TOGETHER ON A PIRATE HUNTER SHIP AND ARE BEING PURSUED BY A RELENTLESS PIRATE FLEET - BUT THE LIVING MAZE OF CAVERNS THEY MUST TRAVERSE TO GET THERE MAY BE MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE PIRATES.
Background, massive square cavern in background with small forest and deer in foreground. Comps: TREASURE PLANET X A JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH X THE LAST EXILE Tropes and themes: • TRANSMIGRATION (ISEKAI) • AIRSHIPS • PIRATES • CAT AND MOUSE BATTLES • A MESSAGE THAT MUST BE DELIVERED!
Background, Cavern with a skull face being watched by a woman. Excerpt: “CAPTAIN!” SAM SHOUTED AND POINTED TO THE SIGHT. HE SAW HER REACT, BUT DIDN’T WAIT TO SEE WHAT HER RESPONSE WOULD BE. INSTEAD HE SPUN AROUND TO TRY AND FIND NYXEL. HE SPOTTED HER ON THE MAINMAST, SCANNING THE DECK AND LOOKING FOR TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY. “NYXEL! THE CABLE!” SAM SHOUTED. HE SAW HER HEAD SNAP TOWARDS HIM AND HE POINTED TOWARDS WHERE THE LAST CABLE WAS EMBEDDED INTO THE DECK, THEN SWUNG HIS HAND AROUND TO THE SLOOP. SHE FOLLOWED HIS HAND, THEN NODDED AT HIM AND LAUNCHED BACK INTO THE AIR, GRACEFULLY CURVING TOWARDS THE SLOOP ONE FINAL TIME.
Good Morning #WSPit!
I present to you, for your consideration, an #Agentsguide to:
CAVERN CLIPPER (TREASURE PLANET x JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH x THE LAST EXILE)
🏴☠️ ⛵
#WSPit #W #A #SF #F
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!
#WSPitquerying #WSPit #A #NA #F #DIS #ND #OWN #querying
Atop the painting "Claude Duval", by William Powell Frith in 1860 (depicting the 1660s), text reads: “I object to this treatment,” said the highwayman. “I’m not some ruffian to be tossed about like a sack of turnips!” “You wish you had the honour of a turnip,” joined in Alexander.
ROSE OF VERSAILLES ⚔️ LEGO BATMAN
In the Stuart Restoration's wake, a fifteen-year-old noble returns home as the flashy, gallant son he's always known himself to be—only to discover what the manhood he's fought tooth and nail to inhabit really entails.
#WSPit #W #YA(?) #Hi #Hu #LGBT
A 3x3 moodboard grid: Top row: First, A gilt marble statue of St. Peter holding the keys aloft and grinding a damned Cherubim underfoot Next, a skull in darkness illuminated by a lit candle Last, a marionette in an fog lit by fire light a pair of shears about to cut it's strings Middle row: First, a dried dead red and yellow flower on a wooden bench Next, the title "Life Before Blood" in a gothic font Last, a forbidding castle against a full moon bright cold night sky Bottom row: First, A folded closed tintype box meant to contain a photograph and a string of rosary beads Next, a skinny pale bare-chested man with a hand resting on his chest Last, a platter of red. Red wine in two glasses, strawberries, and a bowl of Turkish Delight
A dark romance that drives a man to madness.
After the horrific death of his lover, R.M Renfield receives a letter from the mysterious Count Dracula calling him to Romania to help the Count to manage his affairs. He didn’t expect to become one.
A prequel to "Dracula"
#WSPit #P #F #R #D #LGBT
A collage consisting of various cut out images: - An illustration of Sherlock Holmes in his classic deerstalker cap and cloak smokes his pipe in the bottom left - A honey bee gathers nectar from a flower in the bottom middle. - Four macarons sit stacked in the bottom right corner. - Up the right side is a stalk of purple foxgloves. - The background is split between a pile of old newspapers and a dark alley lit by lamps and neon signs. - Red stage curtains frame the entire piece. - Five bee cut-outs (from two images of honey bees, flipped and rotated to various angles) fly around the top of the image.
SHERLOCK HOLMES with BEES
When a singer with ties to royalty vanishes, it's up to detective Arthur North to find her. But as he digs, he uncovers a plot to turn his people, the bee-like zizzun, into a target for the crown's wrath. Can he uncover their connection before it's too late?
#WSPit #W #F #M
A nine-panel photo collage arranged in a 3x3 grid. Top row: a red rose held against a gray background; a pile of red, white, and blue “VOTE” campaign buttons; a close-up of a groom placing a wedding ring on a bride’s finger. Middle row: a close-up of a U.S. visa with “ADMITTED NYC” stamped; a navy blue square with the title “Incognito Mode” in serif lettering; an abandoned, shadow-filled room with light streaming through a broken window. Bottom row: the U.S. Capitol building tinted half red and half blue; a person typing on a laptop while sitting cross-legged; and a television control room filled with monitors and production equipment.
LOVE IS BLIND x YELLOWFACE
INCOGNITO MODE: In 2016, reality TV love rat Pete found love across the aisle then ditched his bride on their honeymoon. After years in hiding, he's found love again but a stray online post shoves him back in the spotlight as America's biggest villain. #WSPit #A #W #UP
A mood board with a light blue background and the title The Society of Curse Breakers in the center. From left two right: a picture of an old fashioned diver, the words found family, a picture of a brick mansion, the words urban fantastic a picture of a plane, the word curses, a picture or a tunnel, the word spirits, a old fashioned sailing ship, the word pirates, a picture of a lighthouse, the word strange villians and cryptids, a map of Florida’s a swamp, the word folklore, the words diverse magic systems, a capybara, a message in a bottle.
To break a curse she is wrongly accused of casting, Alice must team up with a crew of untrained magic wielders and sail treacherous seas, battling folktales and cryptids. A map of riddles guides their way, but the family secrets it reveals may be the most deadly barrier of all. #wspit #q #f #nd
Image of an abandoned castle in the woods in Upstate NY.
Captain Beardslee
A recently deceased aunt from the afterlife prods a small town housewife to solve an age old suicide that took place in an abandoned castle outside of town. The housewife consults an astrologer, stirring fears of witchcraft in the midst of a local election. #WSPit #A #PN #M #Q
Does your manuscript have anything in common with these books? If so, I'd love to see your query!
The Best Kisser in Prague
Amid the post-Revolution chaos of 1994 Prague, two expats determined to ‘kiss and run’ find their philosophy derailed by a single night of connection.
#WSPit #W #A #Hi #R #L
#WSPitWIPs
All of this was great.... but None of This Was Real A summer to remember, A summer to forget, A winter of redemption.
The Summer I Turned Pretty for adults:
10 years ago, fallout from tragedy broke them apart. When reunited at the cottage for a wedding, she tries to resist the temptation of reigniting their flame, but he's the one who can't be trusted, and nostalgia might not be worth another heartbreak. #wspit
The Etheri series by Sage T. Greene. 3 book covers over a desert background. Book 1 (Etheri) cover: a hand reaching up over a galaxy background. Book 2 (Alive) cover: a hand reaching down over a galaxy background. Book 3 (Sapphire) cover: Two hands holding a large blue gem over a galaxy background.
When an introvert is caught between a criminal org and her village, she’ll have to find her voice and make a choice: her village, her friends, or herself
📚 Trilogy
♀️ FMC
🌌 Mana
💥 Combat
💬 Banter
🐺 Companions
Choose your retailer: linktr.ee/sagetgreene
#WSPit #P #WSPitPublished #NA #Action #F #In
Argentum in Aqua (Finn McLellan) Blood on the Snow, Silver in the Ashes, Fire in the Sky • Queer Gothic gaslamp fantasy • Werewolves, vampires, magicians, and a whole lot of blood, swearing, and tea • Bisexual vampire gentleman scholar • Disabled transmasc assassin/thief • Lesbian werewolf bodyguard/lady’s maid • Deeply out-of-his-depth anxiety-ridden autistic vampire student (who’s ace, he just doesn’t know it yet) • Culturally (and personally) Significant Knives • Fog-shrouded streets, rooftop chases, fights in alleyways, mysterious boxes… Ongoing web serial: read online at https://saranadosfiction.com/ or in ebook form at https://finn-mclellan.itch.io/
JS & MN x SIX OF CROWS
In the snowbound, fog-shrouded city of Sacaan, an unexpected invitation to the Midwinter Ball drags student magician and unwitting sorcerer Jonathan Fest into a clandestine world of secret societies and shadow wars
#WSPit #P #A #F #LGBT #Own #Dis #ND #In
Square Image of a castle with an overlay of lightning in the background. In the center of the image is an inverted silhouette of two men kissing. The top of the image has the caption, "Love, Death, and Revolutions | The Art of Malignance, Book One" A caption in the center reads: "Tobias makes a bold decision to resurrect a prince with magic that he doesn't understand. Prince Lucian wants to help bring his kingdom relief from a debilitating famine. And somehow, they fall in love at the start of the end of the world." In the top left, there's an image of a dagger with a shadow keyed in. In the bottom right, there is a photoshopped image of an androgynous mage with a hood covering their head while a tome is placed in their hand. There is are different tropes and highlights written along the border, in clockwise order: "I Won't Say I'm In Love." Dark Fantasy AuDHD MC S L O W Burn He Died (Nobody Tells Him) Life-Siphoning Necromancy Childhood Friends to Lovers Medieval Inspired The Chosen One (Derogatory)
Square image of desecrated ground. There is a skull and a separate part of a jawbone. Keyed in is a robed figure transparent against the background. On the top of the image, there is the caption: "Passion, Survival, and Revenge | The Art of Malignance, Book Two | The Kingdom of Sunderland" In the center is a blurb: "Tobias Druiminn is torn up with grief after the hostile takeover of Sunderland. As a result, he begins embracing his sinister bloodline as a tool for revenge, no matter the cost. Mícheil Dunaidh wants to help the soldiers that had been brainwashed by the Usurper King, especially his oldest and dearest friend, a love that he thought was lost forever. Inquisitor Declan Sutharlan must root out defectors. When he is sent to his hometown to carry that out, he must come to terms with what the reality of his situation is, as well as how much power the Inquisition truly has over him." There are tropes and story highlights listed along the edges, in order from top to bottom: "Vengeance is a Poison." Revolution Gone Wrong Grief-Induced Madness The Chosen One Gone Wrong Bisexual MMC Friends to FWB to Enemies to Lovers Subplot Life-Siphoning Necromancy Transmasc MC Unpacking Trauma
A square image of the branches of a snow-covered tree. Keyed in is a gradient created by an aurora that overlays the background image. The caption on the top reads: "Passion, Survival, and Revenge | The Art of Malignance, Book Two | The Brømkhaldic Territories" Underneath the caption are the words: "Megin. Styrkr. Hugr" which is Old Norse for "Power. Strength. Courage" written in a Futhark font. At the center of the image, there is a faded image created using the website Heroforge of two men kissing: One is heavyset and blond with an undercut. The other is thin with auburn hair tied back in a braid. Barely visible are purple lightning scars all over the side of this man's face. They are both dressed for the winter. There is a blurb placed in front of them: "Prince Lucian flees north to Brømkhald, a nation known for its dense wilderness, its warriors, and its conquests. After he enlists the help of Auðunar Thrandsson, a cold-hearted mercenary, he begins to question everything about himself that he ever knew, including his abilities to rule, to fight, to survive, and to love." There are tropes and story highlights listed along the edges. Lefthand side: Old Norse Inspired Setting It's Not a Love Triangle. It's Polyamory. Fate Brought Them Together "If you did not push me to fight, I never would have realised that I could." AuDHD MC Clairvoyant Magic Righthand Side: Morally Ambiguous LI S L O W Burn "You Saved My Life." Love After Loss/Heartbreak "A beautiful man like you should not have to hide anything about yourself." Banter and Yearning
Square image of a mountain range with an aurora across the night sky. Keyed in is a transparent overlay of purple flames. At the top of the image is the title "Devotion, Anguish, and Repentance | The Art of Malignance, Book Three" At the center of the image is a small blurb: "The fate of the world rests solely on the shoulders of a runaway prince, a soldier questioning his faith, a former mage who could end it all if he truly wanted to, and a mercenary who fears the dangerous magic that threatens to destroy it." Along the edges of the image are tropes/highlights of the story. On the left side: Polyamorous MC Charting Your Own Course AuDHD MC Divine Magic Political Corruption Transmasc MC Clairvoyant Magic On the right side: Disabled MC Undead Old Norse Inspired Setting Life-Siphoning Necromancy "It's Not Your Fault." Runaway Prince Turned Mercenary Endgame Polycule On the bottom: "I would die to save the one I love."
The Art of Malignance has:
🏳️🌈Multiple Queer MCs
⚔️Moral Ambiguity
💀Necromancy
🔮"The Chosen One" (Derogatory)
📖AuDHD MC
❤️Endgame Polycule
👑Critiques of Medieval politics
🛡️Old Norse inspired setting
An ongoing queer dark fantasy series set in a world that is falling apart.
#WSPit #W #A #F #R #LGBT #ND
Quote from the book: “The lights in the bar cast their mirror images into the eyes of the audience: a dozen moons reflected in bowls of water. Everyone and everything is stillness and silence—a bated breath given physical form” - The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle, Steve Hugh Westenra Reviews: “If there were Oscars for books, this one would win ‘Best Ensemble Cast’ as well as a host of others.” - Paul, Queen’s Book Asylum “It's a crime this book doesn't have more exposure.” - Al Hess, author of Key Lime Sky “Hypnotising and lyrical prose . . . a sort of fever dream-like reading experience.” - Esmay Rosalyne, Before We Go Blog About: A Queer Horror Comedy A cryptid-hunting YouTube darling follows a video of his presumed-dead mom to an isolated island that was once a gay conversion camp and may house the monsters he swears aren’t real
#WSPIT
A cryptid-hunting YouTube darling follows a video of his presumed-dead mom to an isolated island in the Canadian wilderness that was once a gay conversion camp & may house the monsters he swears aren't real
#P #A #H #HU #LGBT #ND #IN #OWN
As the fire ceased, nothing remained but ash and despair from a grieving mother. Kailvrex erupted in a sorrow reserved for the tremendous pain no parent should ever experience. Her shock made decrees for vengeance. Her lungs were deprived of air, unable to keep up with the demand her screams were burdening them with. She cried tears foreign to her eyes, drowning her vision as she embraced the similar agony consuming her other daughter.
“I would argue with their reasoning, but since you haven’t struck me down where I stand, I wager you have no qualms with my work.” “My land was forged from a necromancer, and as I said, your intentions are understood. By whatever means it is achieved, victory is victory. My morals are etched in sand, not stone.”
The singular eye rolled out from the socket, a white mist slithering obediently as it traversed to another open slot. From his staff, a humming began, as the dagger was encased in darkness. One of the bodies immediately next to my side jerked and cracked, the head swiftly turning and looking up at me, eyes staring as a blackness filled them. “You, and so soon,” the head spoke in a decayed, straining voice. “Tyrinal, for more than a century, I have thought of nothing more than your end, and the end of all humanity, for what you’ve done to me. You will cheat death no longer,” I boasted, holding back the chill coursing through me.
The blades hummed with a frightening force, calling out for more destruction to satiate their needs, for the carnage to continue unending. Visions enveloped my thoughts. Not one of mayhem but of serenity. I was alone, sitting atop a hill and staring out into the vastness of an ocean. The waves and the wind along the grassy field sang in harmony, an angelic melody spoke in a language that seemed so familiar yet unknown. Time slipped by, the pace quickened, the sky darkened, the melody sharply dropping octaves. The waves slowed, the grass ambered. The waves grew, and the grass retreated into the soil. I walked forward. Each step brought renewal to the decaying plains while the waters grew more violent. Step after step until I reached the cliff’s end. One more until I would hurl down to my demise. I took it.
Racthoh's Tale
As Racthoh hopelessly battles against an undead army, he succumbs to the temptation of two powerful relics, sacrificing everything he’s embraced in exile to ensure peace returns to his people.
#WSPit #WSPitQ #Q #A #F
Some snippets I've shared in #WIPSnips, text in the alts!
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
Moodboard for Eternal Flame. First line, from left to right: - Commissioned portrait of Ashrah (by @arcanemoon.bsky.social); - Photo of a statue of a white dragon; - Photo of the statue of a demon; - Commissioned portrait of Sareena (by @meryselda.bsky.social). Second line: - Photo of a volcano; - Commissioned portrait of Askaly (by @disco4ia.bsky.social); - Commissioned art of Nitara (by @sashthesloth.bsky.social). Last line: - Photo of two Indonesian women dancing jaipongan; - Photo of a Gothic cathedral; - Commissioned portrait of Mileena (by @meryselda.bsky.social); - Photo of a man practising martial arts.
When demon warrior Ashrah finds a sapient sword, she embarks on a quest for freedom that will change the realms of the undead and the living.
🐉 Asian-inspired
🥋 Wuxia/xianxia elements
🌈 A queernormative world with sapphic MCs
🦇 A vampire society
😈 So many demons!
#WSPit #W #A #F #LGBT #ND #In #CS
Cover of This Is How Immortals Die by Nicole Hidalgo, made by David Leahey. It depicts the heavenly beautiful face of a woman (Aphrodite herself), a tear sliding down her only visible eyes, her hair flowing and blending in with the star-studded dark blue and purple cosmos behind her. The author's name, Nicole Hidalgo, is on top, while the title, This Is How Immortals Die, sits at the bottom. Some letters are stylised as Greek letters.
Cover of Garden of Rotten Roses by Nicole Hidalgo, made by David Leahey. It depicts a woman (Aphrodite) dressed in broken Greek armour standing between a garden full of thorns and roses. The woman's hair is the colour of blood, and her face is half-turned towards the viewer, her one visible eye glowing red, her expression angry. The title and author's name are at the bottom, with some letters stylised as Greek letters.
When Aphrodite created her post-apocalyptic world, mortals learnt the true meaning of Love.
📚 Four-book saga, two already published
🌈 Queer-normative world inspired by Greek mythology
💕 Disaster lesbians
⚔️ Olympian Cults battling for dominance
✨ Divine magic
#WSPit #W #P #A #F #LGBT #R #In
HALF LIFE x MINDWALKER
For sale:
🤖 One BOIS-friend, refurbished
😘 Good kisser
🧁 Sweet as sugar, but substance, too
🍿 Will gladly watch ‘90s movies w/ you
🤷♂️ Doesn't know he's an android
🪖 Has never been taken over by his soldier counterpart
😤 May rebel against his programming
#WSPit #Q #YA #SF
"L'entrée du prince de Ligne à Londres 1660", painted by François Duchatel in 1660, depicting the arrival of a great procession of ambassadors walking in fine clothes and riding in coaches, watched by a huge crowd of Londoners. Text over it reads: THE DUEL IN 1660: a queer swashbuckling farce.
"The arrival of King Charles II of England in Rotterdam, may 24 1660" by Lieve Verschuier, showing many ships with the Flag of Holland/States Flag. The grand ship bearing Charles II has his royal arms carven on the stern. Text over it reads: England, 1660: the restoration of the monarchy. In Charles II's triumphant wake, a Royalist family quietly returns, but not with their single daughter—instead, with their single son. 15-year-old Alexander—vain, hot-tempered, and warm of heart—expects to strut in as an aristocratic peacock. But when his ambitions are frustrated, he's sucked instead into intrigues of questionable honour and forced to reckon with what it really means to be a man.
"Man Writing a Letter" by Gabriël Metsu, painted around 1665. A Dutch young man, beautiful and androgynous with long blond hair, wears black doublet, breeches, and stockings and a luxurious white shirt and falling band. His expression is tranquil and far-off as he writes a letter on a table draped with an imported carpet. Text over it reads: Pray enjoy this tempest in a teapot, crafted of the purest tropes and set in the Age of the Rakehells, featuring: glamour and grime of 17th century Westminster. goofy action punctuated by primal screams of rage. problematic characters for miles. petticoat breeches parkour. queer mentorship. romantic friendship (or maybe 'tis just gay, oops). boys who cry. a lot. and somehow, everything turning out all right in the end.
Detail of "View from the Mussel Pier in Amsterdam", painted by Ludolf Bakhuizen in 1673, showing a peaceful sky over a ship with two gulls. Text over it reads: Alexander stood at the edge of the deck, one hand clutching the railing, the other fastened tight on the brim of his hat as he leaned out over the waves. He was not much afraid of falling in, though he had never swum anything choppier than a pond. Rather, he was afraid that his Acadian fur hat, the most expensive for sale in the shop on the Kalverstraat, might fly off his small crown and flap with its feathers all the way to water—which, like the sky, could not quite decide between blue and grey. There was no one to see him aside from the sailors and now Klein, climbing up from below. Still, he had meticulously dressed that morning, down to every last ribbon. He’d had a very specific vision of himself when the suit was being ordered: the azure he’d picked was not just brighter than everything around him on the fluyt but even the true sky itself, and he sparkled with silver, when the wind tugged his doublet and loose breeches, and gold, when the little light managed to catch on his sword’s hilt. It was imperative, one must understand, that he look extremely stylish doing battle, should pirates suddenly appear to satisfy his fantasies. And indeed, at fifteen, he thought himself quite the dashing young man—not the boy he was.
Gay crimes!
Trans wrongs!
Enemies to enemies!
Here's my #Own #LGBT #Hu #YA #W IP again for #WSPit! A romp through a colorful, heightened #Hi storical playground.
Can one defeat the patriarchs with the very weapons of masculinity? Well, one angry trans boy can sure try stabbing them a lot. #WSPit
