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THE BALLAD OF AGNES DAY, a 115k historical novel in which THE BOOK OF WITCHING meets THE SIRENS, is on track to hit the trenches in April.
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Writers ,I'm delighted to launch the first part of the online course: How to Write a Standout Query Letter. Here are some excerpts from part one.
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A boy falls through a hole while ice fishing and is saved by his fourteen-year-old granddad. A stranger from the present confronts him at a county fair, but he wants to stay to have adventures with his healthy granddad, because the one at home has Alzheimer’s. #QuestPit #Q #MG
3 by 3 grid of pictures: a woman in a forest with a giant wolf; a silhouette of a woman; silhouette of a couple kissing; a woman reaching out to light; two hands touching; a woman surrounded by a phoenix; art of a winged person saving someone falling; silhouette of couple kissing in the sun; a crown and dagger
Crown of Amethysts Na Romantic Fantasy 99,000 words Shadow and Bone meets A Court of Thorns and Roses Pitch: When Keira's sister is taken by a shapeshifter, her fate intertwines with the God of Light as she faces the last remaining gods, vicious monsters of land and sea, and her own dark powers to save her. But the enemy could be anyone, and his price for her sister will have her question the cost of love and duty. Comp titles: a fate inked in blood and spark of the everflame. Tropes and themes: love vs duty, found family, vengeance and betrayal, Forbidden and slow-burn romance, forced proximity, dark secrets and hidden truths, half the Gods are dead, and gods. Goddesses, mortals, and more.
When Keira's sister is taken, her fate intertwines with the God of Light as she faces the last remaining gods, vicious monsters of land & sea, & her own dark powers to find a shapeshifter who could be anyone & whose price for her sister will have her choose b/w love & duty
✨️ #Questpit #RF #F #Q #A 🌗
A picture of a glass space storm pendant. Swirling blues and greys mixed with dots make up this pendant. Giving it a deep space look.
I love the color and depth I can achieve while making these space storm pendants.
#Lampworking #GlassArt #Space
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Love the sound of this story. So want to see it on the shelves!
Thank you, Sally! ❤️
Thanks Max!
Sounds fabulous 👌
Just fabulous!
Love the sound of this!
I really like this idea, having a fake medium and a real one. Fab
Sounds great
Sounds brilliant
Thank you, Samuel. Best of luck 👍
Ooh, terrific comps there 👏
3 women trapped on a haunted sheep farm in a blizzard. A ghostly child warns of danger. A stranger crosses a frozen lake seeking justice for his murdered friend. His arrival unleashes an evil spirit out for revenge & the women must fight to survive
#2025Pit #H #HF #A
Images of a frozen lake, winter trees, and a wooden Shack by a river. A young, red haired woman looks worried. They're are spectral eyes looking through a forest
'CROWSTONES'
BLY MANOR X THE BEGUILED
👭Female led
👻Ghost story
🗡️Murder mystery
🏔️Remote location
❄️The hardest winter on record
“Here lies a poor distressed maid. Just in her bloom she was snatched away, Her clothing made of the cold earthen clay.”’
#2025Pit #H #HF #A
I do love the sound of this, the mythic creatures amid the harsh reality of the clearances - terrific
Ooh, I love these comps - just terrific. Brilliant idea
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This gives all the lovely chills! 🤍🤍🤍
Thank you, lovely 😍
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This looks delicious
