Andrew Whitesell

People posting about how they’ve never seen em dashes used before the rise of ChatGPT are really great at telling folks they’ve never read a book before.

A pirate deer stands on the bow of a ship, and points to the horizon.

Time to share another page of what I'm working on. Go pirate deer, go!

Finally finished that pirate deer drawing I started a few weeks ago.
#Wip #writersofbluesky

If it makes you feel any better I had one done years ago and it honestly wasn't that bad. Worst was getting the first shot of novacane. Didn't feel the subsequent shots.

Good luck, and if you feel something, let the dentist know.

Four faves, no starters

Hello, revisions, my old friend
I've come to deal with you again
Because a critique that I recieved
Found plot holes in the story I have weaved
And the ideas that were planted in my brain
Still remain.
Time to apply them... in revisions.

#WritingCommunity #WritersOfBluesky

Timeline cleanse

My Fantastic Four

Thank you!

I AM OTTER x PREP AND LANDING
When a heatwave hits on Christmas Eve, an otter races to save the snow on his roof to ensure a safe landing for Santa. If he fails, the otter will face a sacrifice to save Christmas.

#BluePit📖 #PB #Q

Renegades x Back to the Future
Someone's altering the past. Jance, a 16YO goof who discovers he's part alien must clear Sammy, an alien with PTSD, to stop reality's ruin before she's jailed and he's erased from reality.
Too bad the suspect died 25 years ago.
#Bluepit #ya #q #SF

A cloudy and starry background in a cave with an orb of light and the silhouette of a woman with long hair. White text that reads: "WIELD YOUR WORLD. A WORLD SO HOLLOW BY HEATHER CARTER"

A cloudy and starry background in a cave with an orb of light and the silhouette of a woman with long hair. White text that reads: "WIELD YOUR WORLD. A WORLD SO HOLLOW. PITCH & COMPS: Gemma Thorn and her twin sister are dragged to the hollow center of the Earth, where they must battle each other for the hand of the sinister god or else the world burns. When passion blooms between Gemma and her demigod guard, powerful magic ignites in her that just might be the key to saving everyone." Four images on the sides of books covers: Gild by Raven Kennedy, THE FOXGLOVE KING by Hannah Whitten, Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne, and Trial of the Sun Queen by Nisha J. Tuli.

A cloudy and starry background in a cave with an orb of light and the silhouette of a woman with long hair. White text that reads: "A WORLD SO HOLLOW. TROPES & REP: ADHD REP, SOULMATES, HIDDEN MAGIC, SPICE, FORBIDDEN ROMANCE, HOLLOW EARTH/HIDDEN REALM

Mirato soon stood over me as I sat helplessly on the desk, every pore of me craving him. He leaned down, posting his long arms on either side of me as his mouth neared mine. As our breath mingled, he whispered, “You are one exquisite phantom.” His hot lips brushed mine, teasing me. Meeting his smoldering crystal gaze, I knew it was helpless to argue with myself. If anyone was under a spell, it was me.

A guide to A WORLD SO HOLLOW, an Adult Romantasy.
-ADHD rep
-Hollow Earth setting
-Dual POV between FMC and MMC
-FMC forced to battle her twin sister for the hand of a corrupt god
-Forbidden romance
-World-wielding magic
-Found family
#BluePit📖 #A #F #R #Q

A text excerpt from OP's work in progress, overlaid on a purple-and-orange duotone grill with flames rising out of the sides: The tangible world felt like autopilot. Abigail waited for it to shut off, to split open, dredge a rift through her very consciousness, until she was irreparably entangled in a surreality that threatened her grasp on the corporeal. She gazed into the flames beneath the char grill, challenging them to prove their existence. She stuck out a finger and touched the grate. It took only a moment for the heat to settle through her calloused fingertip, when a thousand boiled pinpricks seared into the pad of her index finger. She withdrew, eyes glued to the ash-speckled pink spot growing brighter on her flesh, startled in equal parts by the fact that she was not dreaming, and that she had just burnt her fucking hand.

I KEEP MY EXOSKELETONS TO MYSELF x BUTTER

~ Missing Ingredients (WIP) ~
👩🏻‍🍳 restaurant kitchen chaos
🍲 foodie focused
🌃 urban dystopia
☀️ climate crisis = culinary crisis
🏳️‍🌈 sapphic loners realizing they're lonely
🔮 supernatural self-discovery
🚨 apt #1312

#BluePit📖 #W #A #SF #SP #LGBT

Mood Board: Top Left: A black and white image of the Chicago skyline lit up in the night. Top Right: Black and White image, silhouette of a man with demon horns, tilting their head and contemplating the one looking at them. Middle Text: "A city full of Demons. And I got Stuck with an Amateur". Bottom left: Black and White image of three hooded cult members, their faces and identities hidden in shadow. Bottom Center: A colored image of a vanilla milkshake in a glass with a straw and bright red cherry on top. Bottom Right: Black and white image of a man and woman in fine dress dancing in front of a large window with a chandelier hanging over. Made with Canva

RATATOUILLE X VENOM
Getting kidnapped wasn't the worst thing to happen to Richard this week—until he heard the voice in his head. Richard quickly realizes he's been possessed by a demon named Kevin. Worse, this is Kevin's first time, and he did it wrong.

#Bluepit📖 #A #Q #PN #OV #ND

Top Right: Insurance Tower, dark and dominating over the rest of Nexus, red light from the streets below illuminating it like fire. Middle Top: A skyline shot of Nexus where you can see the towering Cyberpunk style mega structures and The Needle, left over from old Seattle. HUVs are flying through the sky with mount Rainer in the background. Top Right: Richard in Brian Lord's office in New Life Towers staring out at Nexus, The Needle in the background Middle Image: A wide image of The Board meeting in Insurance Tower while out the window the city of Nexus can be seen, mega towers dominating the sky Middle Box: "Insured: Death is conquered--for a price." The text is surrounded by a computer chip, blood dripping down. Bottom left: Sil with her eyes closed in a dive terminal ice bath Middle Bottom: Celeste (left) and Goliath (Right) in the Undercity, standing in the circular tunnel of the Spillway Bottom Right: The Needle in the forefront of the city of Nexus. Made with Canva

SCYTHE X ALTERED CARBON
There’s a look in a claimed's eyes when they’re taken. We’re told claimed don’t have time to process what’s happening. But each time I’ve seen a fleeting look of panic in their eyes before they go empty. Then life returns—but not theirs.
#BluePit📖 #A #SF #LGBT #Q

Mood Board with a black and white image of the Chicago skyline lit up at night in the background Top left: Colored image of a milkshake with a straw, cherry on top, and drawn red devil horns and tail. Text reads "Never eat here again" Top Right: A black and white picture of three cultists shrouded in black cloaks with hoods drawn to conceal their identities Middle: Black and white image of a man and woman in formal dress dancing before a large glass window. Text Reads "Where are the ones who did this to me?" Bottom Left: A torn piece of paper with a quote from Kevin the main character’s demon Middle right: Black and white image of a man with his back facing towards the viewer, his head pressed against his arm as he leans against a wall and shadowed hands are reaching from all directions towards him. Text Reads "How do I make this stop?" Bottom Right: A black and white image of a silhouetted man with demon horns, tilting his head and contemplating you. Text reads "Who's Damien?" Credit: Background: Keith Dotson Photography Top Left: Sunliner Diner Top Right: Prelude to Reality Middle: mauli_rajguru Middle Right: Chris Dale Bottom Right: AliaethetCiArt_ Made with Canva

VENOM X RATATOUILLE
We all have our inner demons—Richard’s is just an amateur. Possessed by Kevin, he must learn how a spiked milkshake tied their lives together and resolve a centuries old conflict. Richard must conquer his inner demons or be dragged down to hell.
#Bluepit📖 #A #PN #Q #ND #OV

Fable Haven X Janitors
When a magical storm traps Zion National Park, 18yo Beholder Samantha—a Park Ranger who sees hidden creatures—and 12yo Terrance—an boy with the same gift—must stop the Veil from completely shattering, and survive what stirs at Angels Landing.
#Bluepit📖 #W #F #MG #ND

Top Right: Insurance Tower, dark and dominating over the rest of Nexus, red light from the streets below illuminating it like fire. Middle Top: A skyline shot of Nexus where you can see the towering Cyberpunk style mega structures and The Needle, left over from old Seattle. HUVs are flying through the sky with mount Rainer in the background. Top Right: Richard in Brian Lord's office in New Life Towers staring out at Nexus, The Needle in the background Middle Image: A wide image of The Board meeting in Insurance Tower while out the window the city of Nexus can be seen, mega towers dominating the sky Middle Box: "Insured: Death is conquered--for a price." The text is surrounded by a computer chip, blood dripping down. Bottom left: Sil with her eyes closed in a dive terminal ice bath Middle Bottom: Celeste (left) and Goliath (Right) in the Undercity, standing in the circular tunnel of the Spillway Bottom Right: The Needle in the forefront of the city of Nexus. Made with Canva

"My whole life changed when Mom walked out the door, leaving me and my little sister forever. Well, it wasn’t her. Not anymore. It was whatever rich Insured prick now wore her body.

✨ Cyberpunk
✨Aroace MC
✨Twisted Rags-to-Riches
✨Stolen Immortality
✨Angel with a Shotgun

#bluepit📖 #A #SF #Q #LGBT

An edit of a movie poster with a dark background. It features a pale outstretched hand with smoke coming up, apparently emitted by the hand. Over the image are the words “Mage By Blood” in red letters. In smaller white letters are the names Theodore Snapdragon, Izak Biralei, Theodoric Heirdic, Adaline Helmorpus, and Nalai Biralei. In the bottom in yellow letters is the questions “Where do your loyalties lie?”

Art of a huge, bleached tree in red grass with a light glowing in from of it. Art of a massive tree in red grass with the words “Mage By Blood” and my instagram handle @transcendragons over it

Loyalty, love, and life are at war in MAGE BY BLOOD.
- #OwnVoices trans man MC 🏳️‍⚧️
- Magic rune tattoos ✨
- Unique fantasy world 🌌
- Focus on sibling relationships 👥
- Broken family dynamics 💔
- Fierce women 🗡️
- Queer relationships 🏳️‍🌈
- Lies, betrayals, secrets ❤️‍🔥
#BluePit📖 #A #F #Q #TR #OV #bluepit

Cover page for the sci-fi horror pitch REDWORM, outlining specific content warnings such as: depictions of blood & body horrror.

Second page of the sci-fi horror pitch REDWORM, showing the logline, page length, demographics, comp. titles, and genres of the story. specific text on the image will be pasted below: LOGLINE: 6 Astronauts are sent to scout a new planet for human re-location, only for one of them to get infected by an alien parasite, and must now make a dire choice: to either let people flee the rapidly decaying earth to a new treacherous planet, or to deny mankind it’s last hope of survival. LENGTH: ~150 pages DEMOGRAPHIC: Adult/New Adult COMP. TITLES: Venom ( Donny Cates, 2018), PARASYTE (Hitoshi Iwaaki), Dorohedoro (Q Hayashida) GENRE: Sci-fi, Horror, Psychological

Third page of the sci-fi pitch REDWORM containing sample pages of the story. these pages depict bruce, the lead character of the story, hearing thuds in the night. he leaves the base to investigate the source of these sounds in a cave. he soon finds vein-like structures in the cave, seeming to lead to the source of the sound.

Fourth and last page of the REDWORM pitch, displaying the last two sample pages. The scenes in these pages depict bruce stumbling upon a beating heart on the cieling of the cave, suggesting that this planet is alive & its own living organism. drops of unknown liquid ooze from the heart, containing other worm-like organisms within it. the final sample page shows one of these worms poppnig out of the heart, and falling onto bruce. The worm breaks through the helmet of his space suit, now digging its way to bruce's brain.

🫀With 2 weeks left to their scouting mission, people wait for word back from their astronauts, eager to flee to a new home away from Earth. Unbeknownst to them, the co-pilot just got infected with an alien parasite, exposing the planet's deadly underbelly.
#Bluepit #Bluepit💥 #A #NA #SF #H #Q #LGBTQ

ANTHOLOGY OF THE WOODS

A witch tale with fangs, fitting nicely on a shelf next to "The Once and Future Witches" & "Garden Spells".

✔️Cottage Core
✔️Twist Ending
✔️Sisterhood
✔️Morally Gray FMC
✔️Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll
✔️Atmospheric
✔️Feminism
✔️Dancing ghosts in a theater 👻

#BluePit📖 #Q #Spec #A

Here’s my #agentsguide to A CROSSROAD OF LILIES, my complete YA romance with a speculative twist!

🍄A magical mushroom curse
🍄A friends-to-lovers romance
🍄A retired childhood actor
🍄A bullied scholarship student
🍄An otherworldly secret they both must keep

#Bluepit📖 #R #YA #Q

An illustration of two young women in 1830s dress looking fondly at one another.

A SORCERESS COMES TO CALL x TIPPING THE VELVET

MARY MARCHBANKS knows the social rules of gentry society well, but when her world opens to include a found family of working magicians, she will have to choose between respectability and love.

#BluePit📖 #Q #HS #F #R #LGBT

A foggy street. A vintage dress. A gas mask. Legs on rocky ground. A silhouette of a man and woman. Flowers in sunlight.

NAUSICAÄ X FF7

A young woman is blessed with magic that could restore life to a dying world. Allied with a mentor who thinks the world should burn, a clever noble with her own agenda, and an enigmatic prince, she must evade enemies and learn if she is meant to save the world.

#BluePit📖 #F #A #WIP

A purple background with light colored stars. The text reads "An Agent's Guide to Starfallen By: Nia Brown YA Low Fantasy 115K Words" At the very bottom is the tagline "The sun by day. The moon by night. Recite these words. Release the light.

This post is split into two sections. On the left side is a collage of eight square images. Image 1 is of a glowing figure with no distinct features. Image 2 is of a pair of hands, cradling a glowing purple object. Image 3 is a picture of the universe tinted purple. Image 4 is a close-up of a dark-skinned individual focusing on their eye which has a violet iris. Image 5 is two people standing in the middle of a road in the woods with backpacks. Image 6 is of an empty street lined with trees and lit by light blue otherworldly light. Image 7 is of a dark-skinned individual with short afro-textured hair, white eyes, and a serious expression. They are wearing an accessory that covers their face in a lattice pattern with miniature diamond emblems at each intersection. Image 8 is a still shot of a young animated figure running towards a star in the distance with their arms spread. To the right is text that reads "the pitch" is in all caps. Beneath it reads Legendborn x Stranger Things in all caps. Beneath that is the pitch which reads "Three years ago, Jada Fraser fled to her hometown after having nearly burnt it to the ground, but returns to find it now subject to flood waters rather than flames. She is convinced their saving grace lies in wish-granting stars—but they haven’t come to Earth in decades... That is until one falls from the sky—her chance at redemption. The only problem? It’s just a kid that can hardly control its magic. She teams up with her (maddeningly) charming childhood friend, Khalil Kirkwood, to protect the star which is being hunted by forces both human and celestial. But there are other odd happenings. Strange disappearances. Constellation beasts in the woods. And North Star Labs whose scientists are all hiding something. It's either sink or swim as a catastrophic flood threatens to take everything before summer’s end."

On a blue background are two navy boxes. On the left it has an underlined title that reads What To Expect. Beneath that, there are bulletin points that read celestial magic. Snarky, supernatural kid. Something is wrong in the woods. Slow burn+friends to lovers+mutual yearning. Literary themes w/ commercial appeal. Main cast: BIPOC, disabled, neurodivergent (diabetic, ptsd, anxiety, fat, burns MC rep) In the box to the right, the title reads Literary Comps in all caps. Beneath it are images of three books. Tracy Deonn's Legendborn which has an illustrated cover of a black girl with her arms wreathed in glowing magic on the cover. Ava Reid's A Study in Drowning which has an illustrated cover of a girl standing with her back turned in front of an older looking desk in a room of rising water. And Where the Dark Stands Still by A.B. Poranek which has an illustrated cover of a young woman wearing a dress standing in lush woods while a figure with antlers stands behind her in the shadows. Beneath each of the books is more text. Under Legendborn it reads Black FMC, Modern Magic, and Small Southern Town. Under A Study in Drowning, it reads Compelling Mystery and Real World w/ Fantasy Elements. Under, Where the Dark Stands Still, it reads Lush Atmosphere and Unsettling Forest.

On a blue background is a navy rectangle. At the top of it in blue capital letters it reads Opening Scene and is framed by stars on either side. Beneath it is a screenshot of a scene which reads: Jada Fraser always found herself on the wrong side of the law. Today was no exception. The contents of her bag beat against her back with every pounding step. Binoculars, camera, and her trusty notepad—everything she needed to procure proper proof. “Stop! You’re trespassing on private property!” A glance over her shoulder revealed an officer hot on her heels. He raised his arms, leveling a taser directly at her back. “Any further and I’ll fire!” Jada dove behind a tree, just in time to hear a sharp whine pierce the air. Silver wires struck a nearby trunk and electricity crackled beneath the bark. The acrid scent spurred her back into motion. Through the branches, she finally caught a glimpse of blue. If she could just reach the lake, she’d finally prove to everyone that something strange was going on—that she wasn’t crazy. “This is your last chance!” the officer shouted. He was right. This was her last chance. She couldn’t afford to stop now.

LEGENDBORN x STRANGER THINGS x ATLANTIS

A girl and her maddeningly charming childhood friend shelter a young star who falls to their sinking hometown while also trying to solve a string of disappearances surrounding a local lab.

#bluepit #bluepit📖 #agentsguide #YA #F #R #SF #M #SP #Q #OV #POC #ND

The upper two thirds of this moodboard feature a warm orange and black palette while the bottom third with more black and white with a close of on a fencing sabre’s guard, light shining down into a cave, and a crystal. The top two thirds have dice falling, an orange sub at sunset, abstract images that look like silhouettes casting magic, and in the center are three silhouettes backlit by an orange sunset, looking off into the distance.

After 500 years, Tal will do anything to revive his lover’s soul. But when he finally creates a Wishing Stone, it ends up in the hands of a human girl lost in his world. Tall will have to help her friends on their rescue mission if he wants a chance to make his wish. #BluePit📖 #YA #Q #BluePit

A collage of nine pictures with turning of 20th century aesthetics, dark alleys, one of man carrying a woman and one pf woman screaming. In the middle is yellow text on black background that reads „through death to freedom”

Pitch. In a world inspired by Ukrainian folklore and the turn of the 20th century, Zoriana Spys discovers the secret student society of Kharakternys - people with various uncanny talents whom she'd always thought to be mere mythical creatures, and even though the discovery fractures Zoriana's perception of her people and herself, she must join forces with the society to investigate the Witches' disappearances before they lead to half of the country's extermination.

✨Adult historical fantasy with Ukrainian folklore.

Comps: BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN, BABEL, THE POPPY WAR

🩸secret society
🗝️found family
🤎slow-burn romance
🐺mythical beings as main characters
🕯️high-stakes political mystery
🗡️anti-imperial struggle

#BluePit #BluePit📖 #W #A #F #HS #OV

Moodboard. Center photo: A man and woman embracing (design by Freepik, freepik.com), overlaid with the word "romance". Surrounding it are 8 squares, arranged clockwise: 1. The word "heartfelt" on a grey background; 2. A street sign reading "Pariser Platz“ in front of the Brandenburg Gate (photo by Dietmar Rabich, 2013-11-23, licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed); 3. The word "spicy" on a black background; 4. Wannsee beach (photo by Asif Masimov, 2018-04-22, licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en); 5. The word "destination" on a white background; 6. A DJ playing at the Tresor nightclub (photo by Angie Linder, 2015-08-20, licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en); 7. The word "retro" on a black background; 8. A young boy sitting cross-legged and looking up (photo by Cristina Gottardi on Unsplash)

❤️B4 Sunrise x🌶️Heartless x✈️Kilt Trip
A sensible summer student begins a passionate, no-strings fling with her single-dad host in laid-back, leafy post-Cold War Berlin.
But when love intrudes & summer ends, they face an impossible choice: give up career & duty… or each other.
#BluePit📖 #Q #A #R #WF