Kim Cayley (@kimcayley)

Vague!

- a querying short story

#queryingshortstory #amquerying

06.03.2026 18:45 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

So incredibly happy for Lindsay!

05.03.2026 19:14 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

We love vague cake! 👀

04.03.2026 13:34 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Yay!!! Congratulations!! 🎉🎉🎉

27.02.2026 21:18 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

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

25.02.2026 14:16 👍 36 🔁 14 💬 0 📌 0

Reading my querying manuscript is a roller coaster of "This isn't bad!" and "That's an embarrassing typo."

- a querying short story

#queryingshortstory

24.02.2026 21:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Coming out of my revision cave like:

21.02.2026 12:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yay!!!! So excited for you, Adam!!!🎉🎉🎉

03.02.2026 16:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Top left: She's afraid to fly. He's afraid to fall. Together they'll face their fears and expose a shocking hitmen-for-hire scheme. Bottom left: hands holding camera Right top: woman typing on computer Right middle: plane wing viewed from inside Right bottom: hands holding camera

Querying now! Agent guide pinned 📌

👩‍💻 workplace romance
😠 enemies to lovers
👫 close proximity
💚 mental health representation

#Q #A #R #questpit #writesky #authorsky

31.01.2026 08:30 👍 40 🔁 19 💬 2 📌 1

Top (left to right): two hands pinky swearing, basketball court, plane Bottom (left to right): paparazzi, suitcase, people at a club Middle text: I'm here. I'm fighting for us because I love you. Don't run away because you're scared.

Hadley and Miles are at odds from the start. Her job? Get the reckless point guard under control and take over as owner of the team. His mission? Ignore her rules and make things as difficult as possible.

😠 enemies→lovers
🏀 sports romance
💙 he falls first
💔 betrayal

#questpit #W #A #R

31.01.2026 15:41 👍 31 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 1

EVERY SUMMER AFTER X HAPPY PLACE

When her ex shows up at her sister's wedding, a heartbroken woman faces the tragedy that broke them up 10 years ago at the cottage, is pulled into a spiral of distrust that brings out her worst and an HEA may not even be worth it. #questpit #q #a #r

31.01.2026 15:18 👍 49 🔁 24 💬 2 📌 1

Foggy ferris wheel with purple accents FIVE CAN KEEP A SECRET... IF ALL OF THEM ARE DEAD MYSTIC MOUNTAIN ADULT SPECULATIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROMANCE

Foggy ferris wheel with purple accents Pitch Seven years after her twin brother’s disappearance and cutting ties with her college friends she ran an abandoned places exploration YouTube channel with, Whitney is offered the payday of a lifetime to produce a documentary on the very place she lost her twin forever: the deserted theme park Mystic Mountain. The last people she expects to see are the friends from the life she left behind, including the optimistic and attractive Ale. Emotions run high when the new owner of the park locks them inside overnight, and the past isn’t the only thing the gang is running from.

foggy ferris wheel with purple accents comps: hide by kiersten white - amusement park setting smile for the cameras by miranda smith - famous individuals reuniting the reunion by bronwyn rivers - confronting truths from the past i know what you did last summer - friends hiding secrets of the past scooby-doo (2002) - reunited friends exploring mysteries the haunting of hill house - guilt and grief haunting

Foggy ferris wheel with purple accents The opening: Whitney always said it would be the last time she took a photography gig at some no-name bar, but she never fucking learned. The musty scent of dried scotch and bourbon fries burned the hairs of Whitney’s nostrils. She’d probably reek of greasy bar food for over a week. A drunken patron further down the bar slurred obscenities at the bouncer—a lanky fresh-out-of-high-school kid—and the old school rap music played all night still rang in Whitney’s ears. Gaspar’s was no different than any other nightclub she’d been paid to take photos at, and no matter whose life the balding manager swore upon, no one would pay Whitney for her time but the establishment itself. People didn’t come to places like this to capture their lives in a still frame. No, they came to forget, to bury themselves in the sorrows they deserved to drown in. Whitney knew that feeling all too well.

I KNW WHT U DID LST SMMR x HILL HOUSE x SCOOBY-DOO (2002)

Whitney cut ties with her college friends yrs ago, but when she’s lured back to the deserted theme park where her brother vanished and is reunited with the gang, the past isn’t all she’s running from.

#questpit #w #A #S #H #R

31.01.2026 05:15 👍 79 🔁 38 💬 2 📌 1

Background: wet ferns with blood splatter Words overtop: LIGHTS, CAMBOT, BLOODBATH LAST CHANCE MATCH ADULT SPECULATIVE SCI FI PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROMANCE NOW REVISING WITH WRITEHIVE

Background: wet ferns with blood splatter Words overtop: The Pitch Welcome to the inaugural season of Last Chance Match, a government-funded dating show for the soulmateless to find their other half. Set in a tropical location, eighteen hopeful singles will compete for the chance to have a soulmate and all the benefits that come with it such as: free healthcare and education, better job opportunities and exemption from soulmateless extermination at thirty. Due to limited resources and population control, only three couples can win. Are you ready to find the one who’s to die for? 28-year-old soulmateless Cera thinks the opportunity could represent a second chance until the show takes a dark turn and a fellow contestant is killed by the robot host. The infuriatingly attractive but mysterious Ryde swears he’ll get Cera home safely so long as they remain coupled to protect one another from elimination. But the fatal games they play for the nation’s entertainment pick the contestants off one by one, leaving Cera and Ryde to fight for their happily ever after—and to make it out alive.

Background: wet ferns with blood splatter Words overtop: Themes & Tropes - Touch her and die MMC - Soulhates to Soulmates - What if divorce was eliminated and the government told you who your soulmate was? - head rolling twists - forced proximity - found family (then break it apart) - slow burn romance - genre blend sci fi dystopian horromance - survival of the fittest government mentality

Background: wet ferns with blood splatter Words overtop: The Comps: Media: SQUID GAME, BLACK MIRROR, LOVE ISLAND: The deadly gameplay of SQUID GAME and the futuristic horror of BLACK MIRROR meets the summer romance of LOVE ISLAND Books: Hide - Kiersten White, The Compound - Aisling Rawle, The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells The eerie prose and romance arcs of Kiersten White, the dystopian dating show of THE COMPOUND and the frightening use of bots in THE MURDERBOT DIARIES

Dear Citizen of Calasca,

We're happy to inform you that you've been selected to join us on Last Chance Match. Congratulations! A CivilBot will pick you up shortly. We look forward to seeing you soon.

𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤'𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙞𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧?

#questpit #w #revising #A #S #SF #R #H #D

31.01.2026 05:08 👍 68 🔁 42 💬 7 📌 1

When the Summer’s Over An Agent’s Guide To New Adult Romance. 84k words

PITCH After losing her mom as a child, Sage has only ever felt at home in one place: Camp Woodvale. She won’t let her unrequited crush back at university ruin her final summer. When a devastating breakup derails Nico’s summer plans, he comes to Camp Woodvale. Amidst the unusual traditions and the staff drama, Nico finds comfort in Sage- the girl he’s certain his cousin is still in love with. They’ll be each other’s rebounds with two rules to follow... 1. Sage can’t talk to her crush 2. No discussing their future until the last day at camp When Nico can no longer hide his yearning for Sage, she must decide if she can finally close the door on unfinished business. And if she doesn’t, Nico will get hurt and Sage risks ruining her final summer-- with lifelong friendships caught in the crossfire.

Tropes, comps & Themes Found family Closed setting Love triangle Casual-to-lovers Jewish & Canadian rep Multi-pov Just for the summer: Short-term Relationship dynamics Deep end: It’s casual. But someone catches feelings Wildfire: Atmospheric Summer camp setting

relationship map of the staff

Heartbroken camp staff Sage and Nico start a casual fling with 2 rules: Sage can't talk to her fling at school & they can't discuss the future until the last day of camp. When someone breaks their end of the deal, they risk ruining their summers & lifelong friendships. #questpit #q #r

31.01.2026 13:02 👍 46 🔁 15 💬 1 📌 1

summer winter moodboard None of This Was Real ✶ QUERYING ✶ adult contemporary romance ✶ 2 timelines ✶ forced proximity ✶ second chance romance ✶ emotional

Ten 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. #questpit #a #r #q

31.01.2026 05:02 👍 54 🔁 28 💬 0 📌 1

Heartbroken summer camp staff Sage and Nico start a casual relationship to get over their recent heartbreaks. Nico realizes he wants this to be more than a summer thing, but Sage has some unfinished business back at school that she won't let go of so easily.

#questpit #q #na #r

31.01.2026 05:01 👍 91 🔁 44 💬 7 📌 1

I could use some summer right about now!

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