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B. van Bodegom 📃is querying & writing
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Author of horror, sci-fi, dark fantasy & more. #Dis father of four. Gamer. 🇳🇱 Forever DM.

Querying DAD BODIES, a co(s)mic horror novel. (5 fulls out, Big 5 interest)

Writing MARK OF THE JESTER, a dark fantasy novel.

Born in the 80's.
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B. van Bodegom 📃is querying & writing @bvbodegom.bsky.social · 2d
THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA × BEST SERVED COLD × THE BUTCHER BOY

When a Court Jester snaps and brutally murders the tyrant king, he must perform and slay his way out of a kingdom in chaos, hunted by loyalists, hailed by rebels, while his sanity slips and fractures.

#BluePit 📖 #A #D #F #H #W #DIS
Book cover for "Mark of the Jester" by B. van Bodegom (author of Dad Bodies). Dark fantasy novel. Features a split jester mask in black and white halves with a red smile on the white half. 'The' runs vertically down the center, with decorative silhouettes of roses framing the mask. High-contrast graphic design in black, white, and red.
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#WIPSnips from MARK OF THE JESTER!

Jarrol is great.

#writingcommunity #amwriting #darkfantasy #fantasy #horror
Jarrol burst out laughing and Potley glanced at him from the corner of his eye. "I know as well as you do that anything can be a weapon in the hands of a Nar," Jarrol managed between laughs. He wiped his eyes as if he had just been told the funniest jest in the world. "But, it is your audition and your hide on the line. Just remember my fealty lies with the Captain, Altrue Nar. If your removal from the Black Lily is commanded, I will obey." His laughter faded as he left.
January 15, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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Congratulations on getting it out there!
January 15, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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a man wearing sunglasses says " this is life "
Alt: a man wearing sunglasses says " this is life "
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January 14, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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Thank you everyone for another amazing #BluePit! I tried to support as many of you as I could, so I'm sorry if I missed you. Until next time!

#writingcommunity
bluepit.bsky.social #BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event @bluepit.bsky.social · 1d
Thanks everyone for a fantastic #BluePit!

We saw so many great pitches (around 1800!) today and wonderful support!

Around 200 published works too! (Our #BluePit Published feed lasts 1 week, so go shopping while you can!)

The next pitch event coming up is #SmallPitch! Learn more @smallpitch.org!
smallpitch.org #SmallPitch @smallpitch.org · Dec 6
SAVE THE DATE! #SmallPitch comes back for another indie/small press-focused pitch event on January 19-25, 2026 🌊

This time, it will be open to all underrepresented authors from the #WritingCommunity, agented and unagented alike.

Check our website for more details ⬇️
January 14, 2026 at 7:32 AM
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CABIN IN THE WOODS × JOHN DIES AT THE END

When their detective friend is murdered at their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must rely on years of #TTRPG experience—and puns—to solve the crime before they're all killed off like NPCs in a badly written supernatural campaign.

#BluePit 📖 #A #H #Q #DIS
The image, made with free non-AI stock pictures, shows a horror-comedy novel cover titled "DAD BODIES." The top of the cover reads "THE GAME JUST TOOK A DAD TURN" with "DAD" in a different color. The background features a haunted house with multiple towers and illuminated windows against a dark backdrop. At the center is a 20-sided die (D20) used in tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, with visible numbers including 1, 7, 13, and 19. The die is surrounded by red blood splatter effects. At the bottom of the cover are six men with expressions of terror and shock. One man is wearing a white shirt over his head. These men are the dads referenced in the title.
January 13, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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MUPPETS × SIN CITY × HAPPYTIME MURDERS

The plush citizens of New Feltwood live in fear—a serial slasher is ripping them apart. Up to gritty stuffed sloth detective Simon Sinner to stitch the case together. But when his brother is found defluffed, stuffing gets personal.

#BluePit 📖 #A #C #M #W #DIS
A noir setting of a grimy alley with fire exits, a drawing in ink of a stuffed toy animal sloth dressed as a noir detective, smoking, looking world-weary, paws in pockets of trenchcoat. Top title says the detective's name SIMON SINNER. Below that in red retro neon the title THE COTTON CASE. At the bottom it says 'A crime novel by B. van Bodegom'.
January 14, 2026 at 4:32 AM
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Latest cards in the art exercise that is my OC deck.
#tarot #OCart #ColoredPencil
Justice - A chimera merman sits on a throne holding a trident and scale. Five of Pentacles (Mace & Winsor) - two shabby figures linger in the snow beneath a stained glass window. King of Wands (Rizoa) - An albino robed gorgon sits on the throne holding a magic staff.
January 14, 2026 at 6:51 AM
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😂
January 14, 2026 at 6:32 AM
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THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA × BEST SERVED COLD × THE BUTCHER BOY

When a Court Jester snaps and brutally murders the tyrant king, he must perform and slay his way out of a kingdom in chaos, hunted by loyalists, hailed by rebels, while his sanity slips and fractures.

#BluePit 📖 #A #D #F #H #W #DIS
Book cover for "Mark of the Jester" by B. van Bodegom (author of Dad Bodies). Dark fantasy novel. Features a split jester mask in black and white halves with a red smile on the white half. 'The' runs vertically down the center, with decorative silhouettes of roses framing the mask. High-contrast graphic design in black, white, and red.
January 13, 2026 at 5:05 AM
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THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA × BEST SERVED COLD × THE BUTCHER BOY

When a Court Jester snaps and brutally murders the tyrant king, he must perform and slay his way out of a kingdom in chaos, hunted by loyalists, hailed by rebels, while his sanity slips and fractures.

#BluePit 📖 #A #D #F #H #W #DIS
Moodboard for the dark fantasy novel about a regicide jester: MARK OF THE JESTER, showing gritty and violent imagery of court jesters, string puppets, bloodied hands, a burning throne, masks with different expressions, and more.
January 13, 2026 at 7:21 AM
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The Architects of the Revolution: Faced with a terminal illness, Eve opts for an experimental mind transfer into "Source". The procedure awakens sapience in the system, sending her on a journey of faith and against an AI who has their own plan for humanity. #BluePit #A #W #SF
A mood board featuring rural decay alongside technology-filled cities and industry. A robot hand reaches for a human hand at the center.
January 14, 2026 at 4:10 AM
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MUPPETS × SIN CITY × HAPPYTIME MURDERS

The plush citizens of New Feltwood live in fear—a serial slasher is ripping them apart. Up to gritty stuffed sloth detective Simon Sinner to stitch the case together. But when his brother is found defluffed, stuffing gets personal.

#BluePit 📖 #A #C #M #W #DIS
A noir setting of a grimy alley with fire exits, a drawing in ink of a stuffed toy animal sloth dressed as a noir detective, smoking, looking world-weary, paws in pockets of trenchcoat. Top title says the detective's name SIMON SINNER. Below that in red retro neon the title THE COTTON CASE. At the bottom it says 'A crime novel by B. van Bodegom'.
January 14, 2026 at 4:32 AM
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Thanks! 😁
January 14, 2026 at 4:15 AM
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JJBA x DARK FANTASY

Harmony Mei was born different. Cursed, and isolated in a world that showed her nothing but distrust from the very start. She is the first of many that must deal with these dark powers in the Mei family.

books2read.com/tfsharmony/

#BluePit📖 #A #NA #F #P #LGBT
January 14, 2026 at 1:19 AM
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The Serpent’s Rise is a mythological thriller intended for ages 10+. It stars a shapeshifter by the name of Jorden Casillas who is pulled into a plot far larger than himself when he’s tasked with stealing a powerful magical artifact.

#BluePit📖 #F #P #MG #YA
A large feathered serpent hovers over the Los Angeles General Medical Facility
January 14, 2026 at 1:26 AM
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My final go for #Bluepit📖 !

Important info for agents:

THE RATING is a YA dystopia complete at 96K words. #amquerying

It is a character-driven story with high stakes, anxiety rep, raw emotions, & a self-discovery journey.

Comps: The Grace Year, Sunrise on the Reaping, Soulmatch 💙

#YA #Q #SP
roseauthor.bsky.social Rose is Querying @roseauthor.bsky.social · 2d
THE RATING
In a dystopian society where inhabitants are ranked by beauty, an 18 y/o separated from her identical twin must choose between her duty to the system and her duty to herself.

🌸Complicated sister relationship
🪷Weird cult vibes
🥀Yearning
🌺Dual timeline

#Bluepit📖 #Q #YA #SP #DIS #WF
Cool-toned images of white marble building, lotus flower, angel mural, cliffside village, and blue waves. Cut-out of a faceless women with text reading “Beauty is but a reflection of moral purity,” a quote from “The Rating.”
January 14, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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Sterling was hired to kill a witch.
Elias needs the hunter's help to save his forest.
Avery struggles to conceal his love for another man & an awakening strange magic.
And all three are being targeted by a cult.

"The Witch of Eden Hollow," a 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 queer fantasy romance.
#BluePit📖
#W #A #F #R #TR #LGBT
This spread has the title, "The Witch of Eden Hollow," on the top, the pitch on the left, and comparisons with explanations on the right. They are all set against an autumnal background. Pitch: Inquisitor T. Sterling is hired by the pious town of Eden Hollow to hunt down the witch that commands an ancient forest called The Elder Grove. Reclusive, guarded, and untrusting, Elias finds with dread that the only way he can save his forest (and himself) from an untimely demise is to work with the hunter that was hired to kill him. Within Eden Hollow, Avery Miller struggles with the town's restrictive Puritan values, forced to hide his love for another man and a sudden magical ability that manifests within him. As their lives intertwine and tensions rise, secrets that were desperately locked away seep through the cracks, and what they find very well may destroy them. Comps Each comparative title has the cover of whatever media being compared, and it comes with key elements that "The Witch of Eden Hollow" draws from. 1. "Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery," by Brom Similarities: "Embracing who they claim you are; Puritanical religious similarities" 2. "Strange Magic" (film) Similarities: "Sworn off love for good, only to find it in the most unlikely of places" 3. "The Witch" (film) Similarities: "Would'st thou like to live deliciously?" but make it queer 4. "The Wickerman" (1973 film) Similarities: "Something's not right about this town; Who are the real monsters?" In the bottom right corner, there is an Anti-GenAI symbol. This spread has the title, "The Witch of Eden Hollow," on the top, character headshots with traits beside them, and a general trope list. All is set against an autumnal background. Characters (on the left): Avery Miller, feat. gay pride flag and masc-loving masc pride heart Character art from a picrew by crowesn picturing a thin white man with long black hair tied back in a ponytail, freckles, and gray eyes. Traits: Closeted Gay, Repressed MC; Chronic Illnesses, Awakened Magical Abilities, Religious Trauma Theodore Sterling, feat. trans pride flag and masc-loving masc pride heart Character art from a picrew by crowesn picturing a heavyset white man with brown eyes and brown hair on his head and beard. Traits: Middle Aged Trans Man; Widowed Character; Vengeful Witch Hunter; Survivor's Guilt Elias, feat. trans and demisexual pride flags Character art from a picrew by crowesn picturing a thin white man with pointed ears, long black hair, and gray eyes. He has green flecks on his forehead, cheeks, and shoulders. Traits: Demisexual Trans Man; Ancient Forest Guardian; If the Forest Dies, He Dies; Suppressing Old Grief List of Tropes (on the right): - Religious Cult Disguised as a Small Town" - Closeted Gay to Unapologetically Queer Pipeline - Plant Magic - "T4T" - Old Man Yaoi - Enemies-to-Lovers - WitchXHunter - Finding Love After Loss/Heartbreak - "Ugly Grief Feelings" This spread has the title, "The Witch of Eden Hollow," on the top and a playlist in the center. They are both set against an autumnal background. Playlist: Hozier - "In the Woods Somewhere" Wardruna - "Birna" Vishal Naidu - "Aurora" Rúnahild - "Essens" Within Temptation - "All I Need" Mark Korven - "Isle of Wight" (from "The Witch") Of Monsters and Men - "Love, Love, Love" Hozier - "As It Was" Fleet Foxes - "If You Need to, Keep Time on Me" City and Colour - "Day Old Hate" Eivør - "Piece by Piece" Hozier - "De Selby, Pt. 1" Within Temptation - "Never-Ending Story" Ghost - "Excelsis" A mood board with square dimensions and nine images surrounded by dark brown borders. In the center is a ruddy brown title card bubble where the title, "The Witch of Eden Hollow" is the focus with the caption, "by G.T. Anthony" is written below it in a smaller font. Images starting from left to right, top to bottom: 1. a tree with mushrooms growing on it with deep brown tones to the images 2. A patch of white daisies 3. An autumn forest floor backdrop with thin, pale arms touching the leaves towards the center of the image. 4. An autumn forest background with bare trees and leaves littering the forest floor. There is a stream running through said forest. 5. A darker image of an empty church with pews placed at the left and right edges leading towards the center. 6. A close-up of autumn leaves. 7. A grayscale photo of a person wearing dark pants and leather boots walking down a stone walkway. They're wearing a dark cape that billows behind them. 8. A close-up silhouetted photo of a couple leaned close and about to kiss. One of them has their hand caressing the other's chin. 9. A close-up of a rainy forest floor with a puddle at the center of the image.
January 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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“Undiagnosed autistic, sapphic hot mess trapped in a reality TV show to be gawped at for her beauty? Check. Camera drones following her everywhere? Check! … Wait,where is she? Where did she go?! We’ve got dead air! Find her!” emmajuned.itch.io/the-damsel

#Bluepit📖 #YA #SF #P #OV #LGBT #ND af
A trope map Inc unreliable narrator sapphic autism rep my rating badass cinnamon rolls a tiger world building THE DAMSEL EMMA JUN superhero shenanigans THE DAMSEL GENRE(S) superhero / SF AGE YA bisexual autistic unreliable narrator TROPES & REP best friends to... more? Only one bed non linear narrative COMP TITLES GENIE LO X INVINCIBLE A collage mood board for the novel featuring sky high glistening vertical cities, floating people, a blonde idol, a girl playfighting as a hero, the Gru presentation meme about falling in love with your best friend 11:05 •ll 4G 924 ‹ How To Brea...uence People ^ V Then from the doorway of the shop, came some crashing and shouting as another two men appeared, one more gang member and an older guy with cigar and junk food stains on a vast, white vest. He also had an orange Hawaiian shirt on but the less said about that the better. "Sam...?" Rod sounded worried. I'd show him something to help him relax. "This is exactly what I need," I said, without a hint of sarcasm. The men took a look at the scene outside and paused. "What are you doing?" the owner rumbled. "Uncrime," I said, spinning my staff. "What?" "Well, you know how vampires are, like, the undead. They are the opposite of alive, but not really dead? Right? So... uncrime." I gestured to the unconscious criminals. A dummy wheezing and coughing broke the silence. Obviously cholesterol blocked the blood to his brain and he couldn't figure out my witty comeback so he unleashed his frustration by yelling at his guard to get us. "Under appreciated much!" I quipped. He dived at me, but the smart person would have noticed I'd made a hell of a charge in my staff before it landed on his head, and the worst damage he did was splat some mud on my shoes when he fell. He didn't know how it worked, I guess. My bad. "Now," I said, shaking the end of the staff at the owner: "You're gonna shut this business down and return what you can, aren't you?" ٨ ... ١١ ٨ ٨ ٨٠٠ ٤ ل م ٠م ٠ ٨١٣ل ٨ ٠٠٠٠٠٨٠ ١٠٨٠/٤ ٨٨٨٣٠ ١٨ ٨.٠٨٠٠ ال ١٠٠٤ +
January 14, 2026 at 2:06 AM
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Kamen Rider X Twilight
The Tragedy of Lancelot: A teenager finds herself protected from a shadowy organization by a mysterious cyborg with connections to her estranged mother. Who is Lancelot and why is he sworn to protect Gwen?
-Mysterious protector
-teenager with anxiety
#YA #Q #R #bluepit📖
January 14, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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— BLACKTHORN, a gothic horror contemporary fantasy

NINTH HOUSE x THE RAVEN BOYS

if you like:

𖦹 multi-povs
𖦹 dark academia
𖦹 doomed siblings
𖦹 accidental summonings
𖦹 irish folklore & mythology
𖦹 sapphics, witches, & eldritch thrills

stay tuned 🖤

#BluePit📖 #W #F #H #A #LGBT #POC #ND
a dark moodboard— a pale hand gripping a knife, a pair of eyes staring in terror, white wolves fighting for dominance, masks hanging from strings, a puppeteer directing a dark shadow. the quotes overlayed are as follows: “Oh familiar bones. How I hate you. How I love you. How I am made of you and you of me. Just us two. In the end. Right? It’ll always be just us two.” “Fair is foul, and foul is fair.” “YOU WILL NOT CHOKE THE DIVINE FROM ME” “I feel my ancestors in my blood. I am a body of people that are asking not to be forgotten.”
January 14, 2026 at 2:14 AM
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She’s a disgraced country music star*. He can help anyone but himself and doesn’t want his heart broken again.

He won’t leave. She can’t stay. But there’s magic in the air.

🎄holiday romance
🔥 slow burn
🤫 hidden past
🏘 small town
🌶🌶🌶 reluctant chemistry

#BluePit📖 #w #a #r
Mood board for Sage owen’s untitled Christmas romance novel. Includes a dark haired woman, a man in a cowboy hat, snowy small town countryside scenes, a holiday market, a piano and acoustic guitar, a woman cuddling a golden retriever, and a close up of a man and a woman’a hands loosely entwined.
January 14, 2026 at 3:24 AM
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#bluepit #booksky #wip
whitemage22.bsky.social Charlotte Marie @whitemage22.bsky.social · 1d
Just a scene commissioned for sn upcoming #scifi #western #romantasy title I'm working on
Meet Celena and Zeke. They are impossible ~

Art by purple-soika.tumblr.com?source=share
January 14, 2026 at 12:36 AM
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#bluepit📖 #bluepit #ya #f

An autistic trans garden witch works with a rival music witch to take care of an ancient flower. When a meltdown turns it sentient, she’s gotta regulate her emotions to turn it back or risk public outrage and a social war.

Little Shop of Horrors x Wicked

RT Mentee 2026 ❤️
Collage of flowers picnic cottage and two girls
January 14, 2026 at 12:37 AM
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Kahyla faces a DEMON’S BARGAIN where all the options are bad: fight with soul-destroying magic or lose her family, her beloved, and her life.

Opening line:
Blood and ash, which way through the rocks?
Ending lines:
“And if you find more demons?”
“Then I fight,” she said.
#BluePit 📖 #F #R #YA #A #Q
Graphic shows silhouette of couple filled with courtyard, leather armor, and a structure consumed by flames. Six of Crows X Witch King Demon's Bargain A bastard gentrywoman, Kahyla struggles to protect her siblings against assassins, demon-eaten mages, and political rivals intent on the throne. She faces a demon's bargain: fight with soul-destroying magic or lose her family, her beloved, and her life. 120k Epic Fantasy Novel. Tropes list: Deliberate values dissonance Feminist within patriarchy Heel-face turn Slow burn Forbidden love Powers via Possession Coming of Age Quiet girl finds her voice Target markets: adult fantasy for darker themes, detailed world-building, and a blend of magic and political intrigue. YA for coming-of-age story and slow burn romance, while skewing older for the consequences of difficult life choices. #F #R #YA #A #Q Body count 11, proposals 4, weddings 2
January 14, 2026 at 12:48 AM
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PERCY JACKSON x LEGENDBORN

16-y/o witch, Haley Thorne, must wield her death magic to travel to a monster-infested realm to stop a nefarious witch from resurrecting.

#BluePit📖 #BluePit #YA #F #Q
January 14, 2026 at 12:54 AM