Melanie is querying

I was born in an Iranian prison. My parents were held in their jails. My uncles lie in their mass graves. Nothing you can tell me about the crimes of the Iranian regime that I haven't lived in blood and bone. That doesn't mean I want my people bombed, maimed, killed, their homes in ruins. If your vision of liberation comes only through the destruction of innocent lives, then it's not freedom you're after. Sahar Delijani, Iranian author

I am pro Iranian people. I stand with them against their own government’s repression AND against the imperial violence in the form of bombs dropped from the sky from Israel & the US who have already killed hundreds.

I support neither imperialism or dictatorship.

Sahar Delijani said it best:

Hi! I noticed you mentioned sexual assault as an absolute no, is that only if it's on page depicted, or also for references?

hi guys I know I haven't been very active lately, and I don't talk about where I'm from often, but the government made some really scary announcements today so I thought I'd share to let everyone know what's happening. here are some posts from twt for context

And lastly, the WIP that will probably enter the trenches sometime this year and is now debuting its agent guide: a Jayvik inspired tragic romantic science fantasy

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Second, the WIP I'm currently drafting, a dark fantasy with gods, demons, and a rebellion against a demon hating empire:

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Putting all my #questpit pitches together in one post

First of all, my querying project with a fake Chosen One:

Tragic love across lifetimes? 👀

That's a setting I don't think I've ever seen before! And I like the concept of being stuck between death

Oooh immediately getting Six of Crows vibes, especially from the way you describe each character

Thanks! It was a lot of fun working out the same world in two very different time periods

Oh that is a really interesting perspective

Thanks!

Oooh this concept is great!

The agent's guide is gorgeous!

You had me with those cops, but the pitch also sounds really intriguing

Mixing the fashion world with spies sounds interesting

Love the vibe of the moodboard! Curious what you're doing with hero worship

Love the idea of this invite

Love your art!

This sounds like a unique story, and I'm curious about the blend with horror and romance here

🧙 The Era of Mages, where magic slowly kills its wielders and a mage and his partner seek to end this

🔬 The Era of Science, where magic researchers must end a Blight ravaging all that lives

Tragedy connects these eras, and only untangling its roots can save the world

#Questpit #A #F #LGBT #ND #W

This is such a unique concept

Really creative way of using pictures

Oooh love a prophet/seer MC

Both these storylines sound so intriguing! And I always love it when books/writers have both m/m and f/f relationships

That video looks really cool! Really unique piece to add to a pitch

I love the sound of this, and that sounds like a really interesting blend of genres!

Opening page to agent's guide. Text: Agent's guide to You are Not the Chosen One, an adult queer fantasy by Melanie Locke. Placed at the center of an artdeco frame with black and golden coloring

Part two of the agent's guide. Artdeco background with black and gold. Pitch: When Seer Cass learns there's no Chosen One to save the world from a Fear based apocalypse, he tells firefighter Esti she's the Chosen One. If she ever learns he lied, the world will end. Comps on the right with covers and a poster. The Umbrella Academy season 1 poster, the Last Hour between World, the Raven Scholar, Dark Rise.

Snippet. Same background as previous picture, with messy paper on top. Text: “How did it feel?” she asked, voice soft. Careful. For a moment he looked at her, eyes like broken glass. He sat up, fists clenched. “Bad! It feels fucking bad, okay? But it doesn’t matter. If I have to kill one man to save a village then that is what I will do. You can’t save the world without getting blood on your hands. And the worst thing is, it didn’t even work.” Esti didn’t know what to say. Cass stared into the distance, arms wrapped tight around his body. He’d never looked so small before. And yet Esti knew what he was capable of. It mattered little how he felt, his sorrow didn’t bring the mayor back. And perhaps he would have died no matter what. Perhaps Cass had done the best he could in impossible circumstances. But Esti couldn’t forget he’d murdered a man in cold blood. “I didn’t ask for this, you know.” Bitterness spilled out like a basilisk’s venom. “Being the seer meant to stop the Fear, having only one year left.”

THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY x THE RAVEN SCHOLAR

👁️ a gay seer burdened with saving the world
🚒 a butch lesbian firefighter he convinces she's the Chosen One
😱 a Fear based apocalypse set to end everything

Without a real Chosen One, what could possibly go wrong?

#Questpit #A #F #LGBT #ND #Q

Your guide looks so pretty!

Ooh I love the concept of it, and that sounds like such a difficult position for the MC to be in