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JustPlainDan 🇨🇦
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IT by day, freelance writer by night, husband and father always. Golf fanatic, watcher of F1. Proud Canadian 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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An #agentsguide for THE BLACKSMITH'S REBELLION
The Will of the Many X The Justice of the Kings

⚔️ Hidden histories and undiscovered powers
⚔️ Rebellion against illegitimate kings
⚔️ Reluctant leader tempted by power and greed
⚔️ Friends to enemies betrayal
An #agentsguide for THE BLACKSMITH'S REBELLION
The Will of the Many X The Justice of the Kings

⚔️ Hidden histories and undiscovered powers
⚔️ Rebellion against illegitimate kings
⚔️ Reluctant leader tempted by power and greed
⚔️ Friends to enemies betrayal
February 6, 2026 at 12:30 PM
#QueryTrenches People say querying is a roller coaster, but I suspect that's not a universal experience. My experience is just downhill, while others just get exhilaration. Every author’s journey is their own.
February 4, 2026 at 5:25 PM
If these questpit posts are what am agent’s slush pile looks like, it's no wonder they have a hard time choosing. The talent out there is incredible!
January 31, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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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.

#QuestPit #A #H #MY #Q
January 31, 2026 at 8:21 AM
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MARK OF A MAGPIE is #OnSubmission! 🐦‍⬛📖

When a small-town thief crosses paths with the kingdom’s big-shot assassin, an unlikely partnership is born; but can their goals align before their egos and secrets land them both a spot on the gallows?

#QuestPit #YA #A #F #RF
#OS #DIS #EditorsGuide #Editors
January 31, 2026 at 5:01 AM
THE BLACKSMITH’S REBELLION, an epic fantasy where apprentice blacksmith Ari discovers a long-buried history, putting him on a path where he must choose between loyalty to the illegitimate king he’s always known or fighting to restore the rightful rulers to power. #F #Q #A #questpit #agentsguide
January 31, 2026 at 5:00 AM
My publishing dream is to one day get an invitation to the debut authors Discord server. #amquerying
January 30, 2026 at 9:04 PM
I'm not sure why, but I have a good feeling about #questpit on the 31st. No good reason to, I simply do. I'm also keen to see all of the other pitches. It’s a glimpse into the incredible talents out there!
January 30, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Today I learned about something called the “poop shivers”, and now my life will never be the same.
January 28, 2026 at 5:49 PM
To the foreign intelligence officers out there reading this, either as I type it from my phone or scrape my social media feeds: Hello there.
January 25, 2026 at 6:10 PM
I'm only being half glib when I say: The best way to get ICE out of Minnesota is for the state to join Canada. Happy to have them.
January 16, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Joining #BluePit📖 late? Consider liking/sharing the below post and share the love!
THE BLACKSMITH’S REBELLION, an epic fantasy where apprentice blacksmith Ari discovers a long-buried history, putting him on a path where he must choose between loyalty to the illegitimate king he’s always known or fighting to restore the rightful rulers to power. #F #Q #A #bluepit📖 #agentsguide
January 13, 2026 at 7:42 PM
The Avon River Canal in Bathampton, UK. The charm levels are off the scale.
January 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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CANTICLE (Adult Epic Fantasy)

🔥 Ideologically opposed sister bards
🎶 Artistic expression-based magic
💜 Sapphic romance subplot
👑 Female driven cast
💫Culturally diverse worldbuilding
🩸 Mortal-Divine blood feud

#bluepit📖 #F #A #Q #LGBT #POC
January 13, 2026 at 3:35 PM
For the consideration of those just joining us for #BluePit
THE BLACKSMITH’S REBELLION, an epic fantasy where apprentice blacksmith Ari discovers a long-buried history, putting him on a path where he must choose between loyalty to the illegitimate king he’s always known or fighting to restore the rightful rulers to power. #F #Q #A #bluepit📖 #agentsguide
January 13, 2026 at 12:29 PM
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Everpresence

Hunger Games X Foundation

Technology is power. No one knows that better than Fin Goldingay, the heir to Everpresence, the company that runs the world. He alone has the chance to fight his family’s corrosive power.

All he has to do is care.

#BluePit📖 #A #SF #Q
January 13, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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There’s a world where everyone has superpowers—except one girl. She is THE DAMSEL. Tired of being told to look pretty and scream for her new reality TV show, tired of the bullying, tired of a world not made for her, she needs to punch something emmajuned.itch.io #bluepit📖 #YA #SF #P #OV #LGBT #ND
January 13, 2026 at 7:19 AM
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⚒️ PREORDER NOW ⚒️
On a remote mining colony where bodies tend to pile up, one disabled convict and his squad of underdogs are tired of catering to mega-capitalists' feelings.

OMEGA SQUAD: A novella, out 2/28/26
#BluePit📖 #A #SF #P #DIS #OV
juliemarchbooks.itch.io/omega-squad
January 13, 2026 at 5:19 AM
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An #editorsguide to 🌲THE LAND OF UNDYING SUMMER🌲
This romantic fantasy has:
🐻‍❄️ Canadian subarctic inspired setting
🌋Roots in animistic religion
⚡️A physics based magic system
👵🏽 Crotchety immortals
🏠 Complex family dynamics
🌎 Accessible worldbuilding

#bluepit📖 #A #F #R #FR #OS soon 👀
January 13, 2026 at 5:30 AM
THE BLACKSMITH’S REBELLION, an epic fantasy where apprentice blacksmith Ari discovers a long-buried history, putting him on a path where he must choose between loyalty to the illegitimate king he’s always known or fighting to restore the rightful rulers to power. #F #Q #A #bluepit📖 #agentsguide
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 AM
This post dedicated to @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social.
“Pay no heed to the sign, tourist…”
January 12, 2026 at 8:45 PM
#EpicFantasy #BluePitHype fans, I’m dropping a new and improved version of my pitch for The Blacksmith’s Rebellion during the event tomorrow. Be sure to check it out! #Fantasy
January 12, 2026 at 8:18 PM
“Pay no heed to the sign, tourist…”
January 12, 2026 at 3:36 PM
I can't help but jump back into this writing thing. Here goes 2026!
January 11, 2026 at 2:49 PM
I wrote the anti-HIGMA post. Not out of spite, but in hopes it helps you land your agent. Read here: iustplaindan.substack.com/p/the-query-... #amwriting #writingcommunity #amquerying
January 8, 2026 at 5:13 PM