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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 10d

Evil AI 👀👀👀

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Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 10d

A queer sci-fi reimagining of the Greek labyrinth myth ft.

🌌 a sentient, bioluminescent maze
😈 evil AI
💎 crystal-bending powers
❤️🔥 rivals-to-lovers romance between a thief and a prince
💀 an underground cult
🐍 a giant snake
🐺 wolf-rider girls
🌎 cli-fi themes

#DVPit #YA #SF #LGBT #ND #TV

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Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 11d

A queer sci-fi reimagining of the Greek labyrinth myth ft.

👑 flirty thief MC / grumpy prince LI
🌌 a sentient maze
💀 an underground cult
🐍 a giant snake
🐺 badass wolf-rider girls
🌎 cli-fi themes
💎 forget healing crystals—these crystals will mess up your vibes so bad

#DVPit #YA #SF #LGBT #ND #TV

A moodboard with blue tones. At the center is a glowing blue planet. Surrounding it are: a snake, a cluster of glowing crystals, neon lights forming a geometric pattern, futuristic blocks with glowing lines between them, a pair of hands, some glowing optic fibers, blue crystals laid out in several rows, and some bioluminescent waves. There are two neon squares overlaying the moodboard—one smaller one outlining the plannet at the center, and a larger one crossing through the corner images.

Art of Ren and Micah from my YA sci-fi book, commissioned from artist kaizmos. Ren has pale skin and dark brown hair in a half-ponytail. Micah has brown skin and dark brown hair with an undercut. They are both wearing futuristic dark bodysuits with glowing blue lines. They are standing waist-high in water and surrounded by glowing blue crystals. They are holding hands and gazing dazedly at each other.

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IvyBee 🐝 @ivybeewrites.bsky.social · 11d

MOONRISING x 4 ALL MANKIND
A terminally ill engineer enters the world’s most cut-throat job interview that can save his life. When they're sent back to a barren Earth & the competitors start dying, he must set aside past grievances & team up with his rival ex to survive.
#DVPit #A #SF #LGBT

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Meredith Rae @merethebookgal.bsky.social · 11d

BLADE OF SECRETS X THE BONE HOUSES X THE HEDGEWITCH OF FOXHALL

A teen blacksmith w/ anxiety must embark on a quest w/ the boy she hates to reforge a magic relic & free their island from a tyrannical god—otherwise, her life belongs to the island’s fog-worshiping cult

#DVpit #YA #F #MH #LGBT #DIS

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viola @violawrites.bsky.social · 11d

SAPPHIC LITTLE MERMAID
Míra, a mer princess, loses all memories of her lover Skadi when she agrees to marry a human king for military aid. Skadi makes a deal w/ a god: if Míra falls in love with her again, her memories will return. Should Skadi fail, she'll become the god’s thrall
#DVpit #A #F #LGBT

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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · 18d

So excited to share my #editorsguide for my adult historical fantasy novel THE FANGED HEIR featuring:

🩸 Romanian vampires (strigoi)
🗡️ Political scheming
🖤 Vengeful women
⛓️ A brewing revolution

#editors, if interested you can contact Madison Potter @ Olswanger Literary!

An Editor's Guide to THE FANGED HEIR. Historical fantasy. Wordcount: 114,000 words.

In a world inspired by the Ottoman occupation in the Balkans, featuring a gender-bent, vampiric Vlad the Impaler, a dethroned vampire must rally the lowest tiers of society to reclaim her crown or live in servitute alongside her kind, under her own vassal nation and its imperial overlord.

Tropes and Themes:
Moral ambiguity
Enemies to lovers
Vengeful women
Political schemes
Twist on hurt/comfort
Humanizing pop-culture villains
Exploring tiers of oppression

Comps: The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri, The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem, She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan, The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart

A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · Jun 10

Thank you so much 🥹🫶🏼

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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · Jun 10

thank you so muchhh!!! 🫶

A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · Jun 10

aaahhhhh thank youuu!!!!

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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · Jun 10

AAAAAAAAA THANK YOU ERINNN!!!

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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · Jun 10

AAAHHHH thank youuu!!!!

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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · Jun 10

thank you so much 😭🫶

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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · Jun 9

Special special thanks to my wonderful Unhinged peeps!

To the whole @reviseresub.bsky.social team for the incredible opportunities you provide and a special shoutout to @jenichappelle.bsky.social for your incomparable wisdom.

To everyone who's supported me and commented lovely things

THANK YOU! 🫶

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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · Jun 9

✨Officially in my #amagented era✨

I'm so incredibly excited to announce that I'm now represented by the wonderful Madison Potter at Olswanger Literary!

Madison's vision for VODESA and her general enthusiasm is contagious and I can't wait to work together!

Colored sketch with a man with curly black hair, black eyes, tan skin and a short beard. He wears a sheepish, love stricken expression as he touches two puncture wounds at his neck. Hovering behind him is a vampire with elongated fangs, her arms around his shoulders. There is blood around her mouth. She has long brown hair, slightly tan skin, and a nose with a bump on the bridge. She has 2 scars, one on her upper lip and another across her brow.

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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · May 29

AAHHHH!!! SO EXCITING!!!!!

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Erin @erinaries.bsky.social · May 29

#litagents, I'm happy to present my #agentsguide #agentguide for my #amquerying adult speculative novel, THE WORLD OF NO, complete at 97k words.
It features:
🟢 coming of age (even for adults)
⚫️ second chance love
🟢 twisted realities
⚫️ Life is messy; jump the hell in already.

Title of my novel; blurred images of faces behind a veil

The pitch for my novel, with a moodboard featuring doors, a dark forest, an empty factory, and shadow figures lurking in doorways.

The covers for my comp titles: The Midnight Library, Under the Whispering Door, The Hollow Places, and Dark Matter

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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · May 28

Did I hear SCORPIO RACES?

a man is laying down with a headset on his ear

ALT: a man is laying down with a headset on his ear

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Rosemary MacArthur @rosemac.bsky.social · May 28

I am happy to share an #agentsguide for my YA Fantasy, THE SELKIE'S DAUGHTER.

#amquerying #agentguide #yafantasy

Image is a stormy sea batting against rock outcroppings. Over top of the image are the words:

An agent's guide to The Selkie's Daughter
YA Fantasy Romance
94k

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Pitch
When Meirta learns that the village she’s called home her whole life may be hiding secrets (one of which might concern her selkie mother who fled to the ocean years ago), she must count on unlikely allies to help her unlock the magic of her selkie heritage and discover what the village tried to bury.

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Snippet
Neither of them let go of the other. But Lena did raise her other hand, & a second later, Meirta felt the pattern of the wind shift as Lena took hold of it. The snow swirled around them, caught in the flow of Lena’s magic, so it danced in restless, ever-changing mosaics. There was a bird, and then a butterfly, and then a deer. When Lena let the magic go, she took a step closer to Meirta, whispering in her ear.

“Now you try.”

Meirta shivered, feeling the warmth of Lena’s breath flutter down her neck, the ghost of her nose tracing her skin. She leaned towards her without thinking, not wanting Lena to move away.

Lena didn’t. She stood so close to Meirta that she could feel every breath the elf-girl took.

Meirta raised her own hand, trying to focus on the wind when everything inside of her was chanting fire, fire, fire, but this time it was a delicious sort of fire that she thought she would crave for the rest of her life.

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Comps
Isolated seaside small town setting
Sweet, slow-burn romance (but make it queer)
Uncovering lies
Girls with big, complicated emotions
Atmospheric prose
Creatures from Celtic mythology
Girls discovering their own anger

Beside the comps are images of four books. The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater, A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid, A Consuming Fire by Laura Weymouth, and A House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin Craig

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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · May 27

Happy anniversary! You're such a beautiful bride!!

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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · May 27

This book is EVERYTHING! 📣📣

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Meredith Rae @merethebookgal.bsky.social · May 27

Take a look at my updated #agentguide / #agentsguide for the YA fantasy manuscript I #amquerying

A greenish gray background with an image of a foggy island and the text “An Agent’s Guide to FORGED IN DARKNESS YA Celtic-inspired fantasy 89k”

THE PITCH
A teen blacksmith must embark on a quest with the boy she hates to reforge a magic relic and free their island from a tyrannical god — otherwise, her life belongs to the island's fog-worshiping cult.

SNIPPET

Cold wind burned Barra's cheeks as she exited the church, but at least the rain had stopped. She gazed out over the cliffside and down to the harbor, where three ships nearing completion swayed in the choppy water. Barra tensed at the sight. If only she could destroy them and everything they stood for.

The Salt Sisters at work below were like a swarm of ants, and the sound of their steady hammering carried across the breeze. Barra eyed the shrouded sun's position in the sky. The solstice ever-neared, along with the vows she was pledged to take.

COMPS
The cover of The Hedgewitch of Foxhall with “Slow burn” and “Celtic setting” the cover of BLADE OF SECRETS with “Blacksmith MC” and “Anxiety Rep” and the cover of THE BONE HOUSES with “Banter/Humor” and “Dangerous quest”

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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · May 23

✨vague✨

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A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · May 14

#litagents this story is amazing!!!

Check out the #agentsguide / #agentguide 🫶🏼

Renae Rhoads @renaerhoads.bsky.social · May 13

It's rough putting yourself out there (hello fellow #amquerying authors) but it's so damn nice to have friends read your work, give you valuable feedback, & understand your art.

Love this rad agent guide @ambucsaru.bsky.social put together 🩵🩵

YA SPEC HORROR - Youth Without Youth is a discussion of beauty standards. It explores how the rich, the beauty industry, & the influencers they employ perpetuate these standards at the expense of working-class people & for their own gains. (words on flowing blue silk background)

Tropes: body horror, commentary on the beauty industry, influencers as a vessel of control, eat the rich, dark & twisty mystery. Comps: house of hollow, Jennifer’s body, natural beauty, wilder girls, whalefall, the substance. (White background with indigo stained & seeping lips in middle)

Pitch: when a high school senior contracts a virus that turns her blood blue, she must infiltrate the elite beauty industry & sort through the lies spread by their influencers to find a cure before she dies like the rest of those infected. (White background with dark blue blood splotches)

Youth Without Youth - YA horror (blue soaked hand on teal background 🩵)

A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · May 7

This sounds so good! Writing about the ottoman empire 🤝

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