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Christine is agented @thechristinewrites.bsky.social · 12d

Yes!!! I love this, and I can't wait to see this on the shelf one day ♥️

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Aleia @aleia.bsky.social · 21d

WITCH OF WILD THINGS X SCANDAL

A Jamaican herbalist in smalltown USA finds out she’s a witch with a mission to save her town from the patriarchy. The twist? She has to convince the city councilman —with a secret—that poison is a better motivator than political debate.

#PreDV #A #PR #BVM #POC #WOC

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Christie Curry @christiecurry25.bsky.social · Mar 17

A human sexuality professor is blindsided when she's paired up with her childhood crush, now a PhD candidate, to organize a SEXTIVAL, only to face fierce opposition from the university's biggest donors: her conservative parents.

Editor's Guide, on sub soon!
#PopUpPitE #PopUpPit #LuckyPit #A #romcom

Moodboard
An editor's guide to LOVE BETWEEN THE LECTURES
Sexy male professor with messenger bag
Timid female professor with briefcase
University
Sex written with chalk
Road trip
Condoms
Class of students
Sex toys
Gummy worms
Woman in robe with arms crossed looking at guy in work shirt
Intijster sex with fingers laced together
Health & Human Services building

LOVE BETWEEN THE LECTURES
The Pitch
On the brink of tenure, a human sexuality professor is blindsided when she's paired up with her former childhood crush, now a hotshot PhD candidate, to organize a sexual health event on campus, only to face fierce opposition from the university's wealthiest donors:
her conservative parents.

LOVE BETWEEN THE LECTURES
Comps

NOBODY WANTS THIS:
SEX POSITIVITY
COMMUNICATION
LA BACKDROP
VIBES

The PARADISE PROBLEM:
BANTER
LAUGHS
CHEMISTRY
VOICE

MY FAVORITE HALF-NIGHT STAND:
BOTH FACULTY
COLLEGE SETTING

LOVE BETWEEN THE LECTURES
Tropes & Vibes
Second Chance Romance
Brother's Best Friend
Forced Proximity
Road Trip
Only One Bed
Female Friend Group (aka The Bang Gang)
Sex Positive + Healthy Communication

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Christine is agented @thechristinewrites.bsky.social · Apr 19

Thank you Zahra 💃🏾

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FT Zahra @ftzahra.bsky.social · Apr 19

Addie LaRue x Before I Fall

Armed with three obscure clues, zero memories, and a reluctant ally that knows more than he's letting on, seventeen-year-old Safa Rizwan has one month to reverse her death.

#PosterPit #YA #SPEC #F #M #R #PosterPitQ

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FT Zahra @ftzahra.bsky.social · Feb 12

A town with missing memories.
A snowstorm that never happened.
A dark figure playing a fatal game behind the scenes.

And a dead girl walking with the answers. The only problem? She doesn't remember them and she has 30 days to figure it all out before she dies again.

#QuestPit #YA #SPEC

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Ellie Lieberman @ellielieberman.bsky.social · Apr 19

A Cinderella story of friendship, love, survival, & dreams, even when they seem impossible...

Sare has survived 15 years playing the perfect little servant, but can she survive the castle?

#PosterPitP #A #F #PosterPit #indieapril

An Impossible Dream movie poster for #posterpit

Fairy tale-esque
Found Family
Slow burn
Forbidden romance

An Impossible Dream in a pretty script
A novel by Ellie Lieberman

A Cinderella story of friendship, love, survival, and dreams, even when they seem impossible... Sare survived fifteen years playing the perfect little servant, but can she survive the castle?

Paperback, ebook, & KU

Silhouette of man's face close to a woman's shadowy face, the two about to kiss

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J Packer Samms • The Whisker Society @jpackersamms.bsky.social · Apr 19

Here is a thread of all my #PosterPit entries. I am absolutely loving everyone's incredible posts! What a talented #writingcommunity we have 🥰

#PosterPitQ #MG #F
#amquerying

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JLG Noga 🇵🇭 🇭🇰 @jlgnoga.bsky.social · Apr 19

SE7EN x THE WAILING x GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO x INCANTATION

A Hongkonger Taoist demon and a British Christian exorcist hunt a ghostly killer inspired by Buddhism’s five poisons.

#PosterPitW #PosterPit #H #A 💙📚 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #horror #agentsguide #asian #writing #OwnVoices

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Agent Manitoba @agentmanitoba.bsky.social · Apr 19

MIKE FLANAGAN X ETHEL CAIN

When Nora Vane is called to serve the Lord of the Land, she has no idea what she’s getting into. A sapphic gothic that I #amquerying

#PosterPit #A #H

(Many thanks to my talented friend for the graphic!)

A woman in an old-fashioned dress stands looking off to the side. She holds a candelabra with five lit candles. The smoke from the candles forms the words, “Death Becomes Her.” Movie-poster text lines the bottom.

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Kate Cooper @authorkatecooper.bsky.social · Apr 19

Hadley only wants to prove she can take over for her father as owner of the Firebirds. What she doesn't want is to fall for the star player whose out of control behavior she's supposed to be managing.

#PosterPit #PosterPitW #A #C #R
#writesky #writingcommunity #writer #author

background: two hands linked by pinkies

Text:
A contemporary romance novel by Kate Cooper
Promise You'll Stay
Queries coming to inboxes summer 2025
workplace romance
he falls first
enemies to lovers

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writercaitkarcz.bsky.social @writercaitkarcz.bsky.social · Apr 19

#POSTERPIT #R #HF #ROMCOM #POSTERPITQ

Detroit, 1930: When a scheme goes off the rails, a troublemaking heiress and a straight-laced detective are thrown together on a cross-state caper—with bullets, banter, and one hell of a bad idea: falling for each other.

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Sara Duran ✨is querying✨ @saraduran.bsky.social · Apr 19

Coming to query inboxes July 2025 🏴‍☠️👑🧜🏿‍♀️

#posterpit #posterpitw #YA #F #LGBT #amediting

A mock-up movie poster for my YA fantasy novel, THE PIRATE, THE PRINCESS, AND JOHN.

This poster features a digital illustration of a dark blue wave carrying a tall galleon past a castle. Beneath the waves, a mermaid is subtly silhouetted above a lush coral reef. A lone bird flies above the ship, both silhouetted against the rising sun.

The poster contains the following text:

TOP: Amir (the pirate), Mira (the princess), John (for now*); * written in the colors of the trans pride flag.

A SHIP IN HARBOR IS SAFE
BUT THAT ISN’T WHAT SHIPS ARE BUILT FOR.

Middle: THE PIRATE, THE PRINCESS, AND JOHN

Bottom:
YA FANTASY. 82K. MULTI-POV.
ANTI-COLONIAL NON-WESTERN. POLITICAL INTRIGUE.
BESTIES TO LOVERS. FOUND FAMILY. PLATONIC TOUCH HER AND DIE.
STRONG GIRLS. BIG FEELINGS. SHARP PROSE.
DIVERSE. QUEER. MAGICAL

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Christine is agented @thechristinewrites.bsky.social · Apr 19

Ali Hazelwood's Love Theoretically meets Bolu Babalola's Honey and Spice

A slow-burn academic spicy romance set at an elite university about two rival professors forced to co-teach a class on love—and accidentally learn more than they bargained for.

#PosterPitW #PosterPit #NA #R #CR

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maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · Apr 19

Meet Madi. She's 29 and all her friends are getting married this summer. If she doesn't fall in love by Labour Day, she's moving to London. But now she's in a love triangle. Who will she choose, the mysterious Felix, her ex Jonah or London?

#posterpitw #posterpit #a #c #r

movie poster: nightswimming in the dating swap
3 people: FELIX, MADELYN and JONAH

if madi doesn’t fall in love by labour day, she’s moving to london... but now she‘s in a love triangle
currently in progres...

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Jade Mason @jademasonwrites.bsky.social · Apr 19

BEACH READ x REP ALBUM x THE WEDDING PEOPLE
When Nellie’s career crashes, she must start over, face her messy past & find a way to pay rent—while reuniting with her ex-work rival.
🎵Trailer "Delicate" Taylor Swift | End Credits "New Year’s Day" Taylor Swift #PosterPit #WF w/ #R #bookclub #PosterPitQ

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · Apr 17

Marginalized creators! Polish up those manuscripts, #DVPit returns October 2025 on bluesky with over 40 participating agents and editors! #booksky #writersky

returning october 2025
#DVPit
now on bluesky
40+ participating agents & editors (and counting)
follow us at @dvpit.bsky.social for more updates!

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Jesse Aragon @jvawrites.bsky.social · Feb 20

✨MY BRAIN WORM BOOK IS GETTING PUBLISHED?!!?!?!!!!✨

I cannot wait to inflict Jacen and Ysira and their awful aspiring cult leader MESS on readers in 2026 😈✨🪱

So excited to be working with @dawbooks.bsky.social to get this story out there!

PM announcement for THE DEMON STAR

“About a planet oppressed by parasitic gods, a young prince possessed by a god killing demon, and the unlikely allies—a disgraced exorcist and the boy’s estranged mother—who must help him decide whether to save the world or conquer it, pitched for fans of DUNE and RED RISING, in a preempt, to Aranya Jain at DAW, by John Baker and Julie Gourinchas”

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Britt Middleton @brittmiddleton.bsky.social · Feb 18

I'm thrilled to share this guide to my 90K rom-com, a retelling of Taylor Swift's "Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince" packed with heart, heat and a swoony country-pop soundtrack.

🎨: @legendsofaukera.bsky.social

 #agentsguide #amquerying #writingcommunity #swifties #booksky #romancebooks

A pink and red background and graphic with cowboy boots and paisley print with text describing a romantic comedy manuscript called Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince.

A pink and red background and graphic with paisley print with text describing a romantic comedy manuscript called Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince. Next to it, a character drawing of a Black woman with braids embracing a white blond man wearing a guitar.

A pink and red background and graphic with paisley print and images of comparable movies, TV shows and books including Insecure, Sweet Home Alabama, The Wedding Date and Yours Truly.

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Christine is agented @thechristinewrites.bsky.social · Feb 12

Soon and very soon!!! 💃🏿💃🏿

Christine is agented @thechristinewrites.bsky.social · Feb 12

This is your agent’s guide to Love, Witches, and Wahala: where ancient magic collides with modern romance, curses are harder to break than hearts, and sometimes love spells turn into a full-blown magical disaster. 🍷✨ #RomanticFantasy #agentsguide #questpit #onsubsoon

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Christine is agented @thechristinewrites.bsky.social · Feb 12

Oh boy! I'll take it off and repost

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Christine is agented @thechristinewrites.bsky.social · Feb 12

And dreams do come true!!

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Christine is agented @thechristinewrites.bsky.social · Feb 12

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS!!! Read it, and it's a book we all should have on our shelves.

Lauren @thelaurenline.bsky.social · Feb 12

BEFORE I LET GO x SEVEN DAYS IN JUNE

When ready to give up on dating, one woman meets the man of her dreams through an unlikely matchmaker—her ex-husband, who clings tight to a gut-wrenching secret that’s bound to devastate the most intimate relationships in his life.

#questpit #Q #A #R

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