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Jennifer Luce
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Writer ✍️ | Mother ❤️ | Gamer 🎮 | 🇰🇷🇺🇲 🩷 2025 SmoochPit Mentee 🖤 GUMIHO (Adult Horrormance) https://linktr.ee/jenniferlucewrites
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Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · 12d
Here's my #AgentsGuide to GUMIHO, my horror romance. #H #R

🖤 Placed 3rd in the horror/paranormal category of the PNWA writing contest
🖤 Big 5 Editor interest

A woman cursed w/ a gumiho must confront the darkest parts of herself to save the man she loves & her humanity—or become something monstrous
An Agent's Guide To: GUMIHO 78,000 word Horror Romance by Jennifer Luce Centuries ago, Mina Kim made a promise after her brother’s tragic death—to rid the world of the vile, the greedy, and even the gods who abandoned her and her brother when they needed them most. To receive the power of a god, Mina was possessed by a gumiho, a wicked fox spirit that feasts on one soul each year, and has spent her life collecting a thousand souls. Now she needs just one more. Mina spends her days as a museum curator in the present-day gray city of Seattle, where she finds her final target in Kaiden Brennan, a grad student with a quiet charm whose hopefulness contrasts with everything she’s come to despise in humanity. With Kaiden in desperate need of help on his dissertation, Mina bides her time, waiting until the curse allows her to seize her chance and kill him. The more time she spends with Kaiden, the more she’s drawn to him, the human emotions she’s long thought buried beginning to resurface. Falling for Kaiden doesn’t just make her question her final kill, but the centuries of sacrifice she’s made to keep her promise. But the fox refuses to let a single man ruin its destructive plans. Wicked whispers invade Mina’s mind, horrid hallucinations of her loved ones haunt her at every corner, and her own body starts to change. Mina realizes she’s being consumed from the inside out. With the fox hellbent on claiming Kaiden’s soul, Mina must confront the darkest parts of herself to separate from the fox to save him and her humanity—or achieve godhood and lose herself to become something monstrous. Tropes & comps: Korean folklore, set in modern-day PNW, anti-hero POV, slow-burn horror & romance, psychological unraveling, monstrous transformation, themes of grief & emotional vulnerability SUCH SHARP TEETH X OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA Bright droplets of red bloomed against the crisp, white snow. A trail, unbeknownst to my victim, that would lead to his demise. “G-Gumiho!” the man shrieked in Korean, stumbling through the dense, snow-packed woods of the Bukhansan Mountains. Not far off, Seoul glistened below the edge of the forest, where many were lured into the national park by the quiet beauty my country still had to offer. Except it was the dead of winter. And even the moon hid from us beneath a thick blanket of black clouds, turning its back on what it was about to witness. Near-deafening silence answered him, and within it, the crunch of my boots against the snow as I strode closer. The tips of my fingernails, curved into claws, carved against the dry bark of a nearby tree, the low scrape reverberating through the empty forest—a sound I knew would only sweeten the terror in my victim’s heart. The drunken businessman cried out my name once more. As if anyone was foolish enough to be here out at night, and even if they were, nobody would believe his panicked words. Gumiho.
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Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · 1d
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Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · 1d
Thank you!! SmoochPit is a one on one mentorship program for writers who write romance! 😊 Here's the link if you're interested!

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SmoochPit is a volunteer program focused on bringing romantic stories to the forefront focusing significantly on #authorsofcolor only on Twitter!
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Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · 2d
Thank you!! 🤩
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Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · 2d
For any horror writer, I 100% recommend Save the Cat! Writes Horror!

It's hard to pick one single thing from the book, but I really love all the tips and tricks it gives you to help weave tension and dread throughout the book, esp for a slow-burn horror writer like me!
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Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · 2d
I'm so excited to announce that I'll be working on my horror romance, GUMIHO, with my amazing mentor @graceviallwrites.bsky.social for #smoochpit 2025!

#writingcommunity #horrormance
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Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · 3d
I haven't gotten as much writing on my WIP as I'd like for this month, but I've been reading a ton of writing craft books 🖤

#FallofWords
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Katrin @nordlichtinla.bsky.social · 3d
It’s still #FallofWords, maybe now more than ever as we’re getting closer to the month we all remember as THE writing month.

How are you doing? Did you get any writing done? Editing? Reading? Querying? Submission rounds? Or even sales?

Whatever you’re up to, I hope this month is treating you well.
Image of a small-leafed, green grass plant breaking through gray asphalt. Off-white box in the middle says: October update Almost halfway through the month. How are you doing?
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Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · 3d
Yes!! 🔥🔥😈
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Victoria Jayne (they/them) is querying ya fantasy @victoriajayneoh.bsky.social · 5d
LATE BLOOMER X THE HONEY WITCH

THE WITCH AND THE GROCER, a 78k sapphic cozy fantasy romance about a disabled witch and the butch werewolf who turns her life upside down
#agentsguide #amquerying #litagents #cozy
The witch and the grocer 78k sapphic cozy fantasy romance The romance Witch x werewolf butch x femme ownvoices heds rep firt time open door spice alarra thorene The pitch with berries blighted Comps the honey witch late bloomer irregular witches and legend and lattes
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R.L. Lynn @rllynn.bsky.social · 7d
It's here!! My debut novel, Stepsisters, about a villainous Cinderella, is now available on Amazon for purchase in both Kindle and paperback formats.

bit.ly/48R91Wa

Shout-out to the amazing artists who helped bring STEPSISTERS to life!

Cover art: @e.lange.art
Character art: D.T.
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Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · 12d
Here's my #AgentsGuide to GUMIHO, my horror romance. #H #R

🖤 Placed 3rd in the horror/paranormal category of the PNWA writing contest
🖤 Big 5 Editor interest

A woman cursed w/ a gumiho must confront the darkest parts of herself to save the man she loves & her humanity—or become something monstrous
An Agent's Guide To: GUMIHO 78,000 word Horror Romance by Jennifer Luce Centuries ago, Mina Kim made a promise after her brother’s tragic death—to rid the world of the vile, the greedy, and even the gods who abandoned her and her brother when they needed them most. To receive the power of a god, Mina was possessed by a gumiho, a wicked fox spirit that feasts on one soul each year, and has spent her life collecting a thousand souls. Now she needs just one more. Mina spends her days as a museum curator in the present-day gray city of Seattle, where she finds her final target in Kaiden Brennan, a grad student with a quiet charm whose hopefulness contrasts with everything she’s come to despise in humanity. With Kaiden in desperate need of help on his dissertation, Mina bides her time, waiting until the curse allows her to seize her chance and kill him. The more time she spends with Kaiden, the more she’s drawn to him, the human emotions she’s long thought buried beginning to resurface. Falling for Kaiden doesn’t just make her question her final kill, but the centuries of sacrifice she’s made to keep her promise. But the fox refuses to let a single man ruin its destructive plans. Wicked whispers invade Mina’s mind, horrid hallucinations of her loved ones haunt her at every corner, and her own body starts to change. Mina realizes she’s being consumed from the inside out. With the fox hellbent on claiming Kaiden’s soul, Mina must confront the darkest parts of herself to separate from the fox to save him and her humanity—or achieve godhood and lose herself to become something monstrous. Tropes & comps: Korean folklore, set in modern-day PNW, anti-hero POV, slow-burn horror & romance, psychological unraveling, monstrous transformation, themes of grief & emotional vulnerability SUCH SHARP TEETH X OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA Bright droplets of red bloomed against the crisp, white snow. A trail, unbeknownst to my victim, that would lead to his demise. “G-Gumiho!” the man shrieked in Korean, stumbling through the dense, snow-packed woods of the Bukhansan Mountains. Not far off, Seoul glistened below the edge of the forest, where many were lured into the national park by the quiet beauty my country still had to offer. Except it was the dead of winter. And even the moon hid from us beneath a thick blanket of black clouds, turning its back on what it was about to witness. Near-deafening silence answered him, and within it, the crunch of my boots against the snow as I strode closer. The tips of my fingernails, curved into claws, carved against the dry bark of a nearby tree, the low scrape reverberating through the empty forest—a sound I knew would only sweeten the terror in my victim’s heart. The drunken businessman cried out my name once more. As if anyone was foolish enough to be here out at night, and even if they were, nobody would believe his panicked words. Gumiho.
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Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · 7d
You're the best 🥹. Thank you❤️
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Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · 7d
Gods, war, and love! This sounds amazing! ❤️❤️
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Adrienne Trinity Reina @adriennereina.bsky.social · 7d
Taiya knows that there is one true god, but this is called into question when she meets Mara, an irresistible woman who keeps the eight true goddesses. They join the war between their gods, where they must choose whether to save their world and protect their beliefs or to follow their hearts.
#DVPit
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Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · 7d
Cursed with a gumiho, Mina has spent centuries feasting on souls to become a god & now she's one away. But when she falls for her last target, she must face her demons & sever the curse before the gumiho consumes her from the inside out—or achieve godhood & become something monstrous
#DVPit #H #R #A
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Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · 7d
SUCH SHARP TEETH X OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA

A woman cursed w/ a gumiho must confront the darkest parts of herself to save the man she loves & her humanity—or become something monstrous

🇰🇷 Korean folklore
🖤 Anti-hero POV
👻 Psychological unraveling & monstrous transformation
#DVPit #H #R #A
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Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · 7d
I love this! Sounds like something I'd have to make sure I have a tissue box nearby everytime I read 😭
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Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · 7d
🖤🖤 thank you!!
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Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · 7d
Ahh I always love reading this during our critique group! Such a great pitch!
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Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · 7d
This sounds amazing!
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Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · 7d
I can already tell Toad is going to be one of my favorite characters 💚💚
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Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · 7d
Yes!! Vampires and london!! This sounds great!
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Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · 7d
Wicked whispers in the back of her mind, terrifying changes to her body, & haunting hallucinations of loved ones—a woman cursed with a gumiho must face the darkest parts of herself to save the man she loves & her humanity or risk turning into something monstrous

#DVPit #H #R #A
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Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · 7d
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Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · 7d
A woman cursed w/ a gumiho must confront the darkest parts of herself to save the man she loves & her humanity—or become something monstrous

🇰🇷 Korean folklore set in modern-day PNW

🖤 Anti-hero POV

👻 Psychological unraveling and monstrous transformation

🥀 Slow-burn romance

#DVPit #H #R #A
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Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · 7d
This sounds amazing! I love your comps too! *chef's kiss*
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Jennifer Luce @jenniferluce.bsky.social · 7d
This sounds amazing!! I love anything cyberpunk! 💙
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