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Ella Crean - Querying Author
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⚔️ querying: The Trail of Blood Red Stars ⚔️
📝 posting: publishing updates! 📝
🖼 art by @ mishoru on Instagram 🖼
🎓 MA Novel Writing 🎓
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This week I had my first (ever!) author interview!

It was a joy to discuss Fantasy with Phasmid Press and unpack how I approach my own writing (as well as my complicated relationship with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 🐉)

Read here: tinyurl.com/2s4b97kw

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“Fantasy writer Ella Crean joins us to talk about writing as a process of proximity, resistance, and repair. From fanfiction to formal training, from Skyrim’s narrative gaps to the fractured lyricism of immersive prose, her work explores what happens when stories break - and why that’s where the magic begins. In this conversation, we explore fantasy’s shifting shape. When a story’s rhythm stumbles, when world-building overreaches, and how inspiration often arrives through the cracks. Head over to The Empty Set at #linkinbio to read more about fantastical immersion, the editorial rhythm of breath and break, and why a good story haunts you long after the last page.”
June 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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I've kindly been given an agent referral for The Trail of Blood Red Stars! I'm not sure what influence a referral has upon querying, but it's exciting either way 💌

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The Trail of Blood Red Stars: today's querying updates. A young woman is possessed by a demon that hides in her shadow. When her only friend is kidnapped by gladiator traders, she begins a quest to save him - by striking a bargain with the demon that has possessed her. For fans of One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig and The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent. Agents queried today: 2. Outstanding queries: 10. Adult fantasy novel. 104,000 words.
June 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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During EasterCon, I was (kindly!) ordered to query the agents of my comp titles, so I made sure to do that today!

This brings the total number of outstanding queries to 9 - who knows what'll happen? 💌

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THE TRAIL OF BLOOD RED STARS Today’s Querying Updates! A young woman is possessed by a demon that hides in her shadow. When her only friend is kidnapped by gladiator traders, she begins a quest to save him - by striking a bargain with the demon that has possessed her. For fans of One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig and The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent. Agents queried today: 2. Outstanding queries: 9. Adult fantasy. 104,000 words.
April 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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I didn't take part in #PosterPit because I was at EasterCon, but here's my poster for THE TRAIL OF BLOOD RED STARS:

When her only friend is kidnapped by gladiator traders, Nuada begins a quest to save him - by striking a bargain with the demon that has possessed her...

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A movie poster about a book titled The Trail of Blood Red Stars. A silhouetted woman with a quiver of arrows over her shoulder stands before an inferno. The text reads: queer-normative worldbuilding, mother-daughter relationships, childhood friends to doomed lovers to... The Exorcist meets Gladiator. The author's MA Novel Writing Dissertation (First-Class Honours). An adult fantasy novel by Ella Crean. One Dark Window x The Serpent and the Wings of Night. 104,000 words. Book one of a proposed trilogy. Querying now!
April 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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A week had passed since Nuada's exorcism.

Her fingertips were black with rot. She rubbed them against her restraints, staring at the roof of the hut. With her arms bound above her head, her body had stiffened and numbed, but dull pain pulsed through her hands.

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April 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Nuada has abandonment issues at the best of times, so she might've not handled this particularly well...

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A meme of a man reacting to text on a clipboard. The text reads: My only friend gets kidnapped by gladiator traders. I bargain with a demon for the power to save him. After seven years I find him in an ancient gladiator tournament. He hates me. I enter the tournament and attack him in front of thousands.
April 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Breaking news from the world of THE TRAIL OF BLOOD RED STARS - an unknown gladiator has stunned crowds during the Festival of Violets! Reporters approached her for comment, but she disappeared into thin air - literally...

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A fake newspaper article pitching the novel 'The Trail of Blood Red Stars'. It reads: Breaking news. Unknown gladiator stuns crowds. A human gladiator has earned the praise of the Goddess of the Stellar Eclipse after fighting alongside demigods in the opening round of the Festival of Violets. Who is the mystery woman? The Lord of Saltcairn stunned crowds when he offered the newcomer an alliance. Rumours wonder if these warriors have met before...
April 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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THE EXORCIST X GLADIATOR
A young woman is possessed by a demon that hides in her shadow. When her only friend is kidnapped by gladiator traders, she begins a quest to save him - by striking a bargain with the demon that has possessed her...
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The cover of the film 'The Exorcist' - a man stands silhouetted beneath a pale street lamp. The cover of the film 'Gladiator' - a man holding a sword stands solemnly before an arena.
April 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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My #AgentGuide to THE TRAIL OF BLOOD RED STARS:
🎭 A young woman possessed by a demon
💔 A quest to save a stolen friend
⚔️ An ancient gladiatorial tournament
📚 Adult fantasy (with a romance subplot!)

If you're an agent who would like to hear more, do like this post! I'd love to query you 💌 #WriteSky
An agent's guide to The Trail of Blood Red Stars: an adult fantasy novel by Ella Crean. The Trail of Blood Red Stars: The pitch: A young woman, Nuada, is possessed by a demon that hides in her shadow. As her exorcism fails, her only comfort is her friend Setanta. The two have a sacred bond that allows them to share magic, but despite Nuada’s efforts to resist the demon, she knows it’s a matter of time before it kills Setanta too. When her exorcist betrays her, Nuada is left for dead and Setanta sold to gladiator traders. Desperate, Nuada begins a quest to save Setanta - by striking a bargain with the demon that has possessed her. The traditional comps: The shadowy, eldritch companion and political conspiracies of ONE DARK WINDOW. The life-or-death tournament and complicated romance of THE SERPENT AND THE WINGS OF NIGHT. For fans of The Exorcist - what if the exorcist was corrupt? For fans of Gladiator - what if demigod gladiators battled ancient monsters in the arena? The details: Adult Fantasy novel. 104,000 words. Book One in a proposed trilogy. The opening of the novel was my MA Novel Writing Dissertation. Themes, tropes and traits: Queer-normative world building. Loved ones can share magic. A complicated romance. Mother-daughter relationships. Religious corruption. Political conspiracies.
March 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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I (23F) got possessed by a demon. My exorcist was a creep, so I ran away before he could exorcise me. He then tried to kill me and sold my ONLY FRIEND (23M) to gladiator traders. I need to save my friend - so I struck a bargain with the demon for help... AITA? #UnhingedPit #Fantasy #WriteSky #Q #F
The image is a GIF. A woman with pale skin and brown hair sits on a white horse. She wears a red undershirt and leather armour. She glances, seemingly irritated, at somebody beside her.
March 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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My final contribution to #UnhingedPit: a handy shopping list of everything you need to make The Trail of Blood Red Stars...

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March 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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For #UnhingedPit - I present, through my groundbreaking artwork, The Trail of Blood Red Stars...

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March 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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My first offering for #UnhingedPit - a meme board about the protagonist of The Trail of Blood Red Stars, Nuada.

Featuring my fantastic artwork in the middle...

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March 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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I sent out more queries for THE TRAIL OF BLOOD RED STARS today! I recently rewrote my query package, and I'm feeling optimistic 📖

I can't wait to finally take part in pitch events like #BluePit! Does anybody have recommendations / advice?

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The image is a graphic designed on Canva. It reads: THE TRAIL OF BLOOD RED STARS - Today’s Querying Updates! A young woman is possessed by a demon that hides in her shadow. When her only friend is kidnapped by gladiator traders, she begins a quest to save him - by striking a bargain with the demon that has possessed her. For fans of One Dark Window and The Serpent and the Wings of Night. Agents queried: 5. Outstanding queries: 7. Adult Fantasy. 104,000 words.
March 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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📖 AUTHOR INTRO 📖

Hey! I'm Ella, a writer of adult fantasy novels. My novel, The Trail of Blood Red Stars, is currently being sent out to literary agents!

I want to follow querying authors - it's such a tricky process!

What are you writing about? 💌

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The image is an author introduction. It reads: Hi there! My name is Ella, and I’m a fantasy author who recently finished an MA in Novel Writing. My novel, The Trail of Blood Red Stars, is currently being sent out to literary agents - exciting! I’m interested in queer-normative worldbuilding, sensory immersion and non-linear narrative structures. My current WIP is about a fossil-hunter in a fantasy world - she searches for the bones of ancient monsters instead of dinosaurs! What are you writing about? There is also an image of the author next to a ruined amphitheatre which is labelled 'a research trip to see a gladiator arena'.
March 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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THE TRAIL OF BLOOD RED STARS
📖 One Dark Window x The Serpent and the Wings of Night
🎭 A young woman possessed by a demon
⚔️ An ancient gladiatorial tournament
💔 A quest to save a stolen friend
💌 Currently querying agents!
📚 Adult fantasy novel

#querying #WIP #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #amquerying
The image is a graphic made on Canva. It reads: an introduction to The Trail of Blood Red Stars by Ella Crean A young woman is possessed by a demon that hides in her shadow. When her only friend is kidnapped by gladiator traders, she begins a quest to save him - by striking a bargain with the demon that has possessed her. For fans of One Dark Window, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey and The Serpent and the Wings of Night.
March 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM