Moby O. Is querying

My pitch for SACRED (99K), YA Dark Fantasy: ATLA X Orisha X Zombies Desperate to restore her father’s stolen inheritance, a tenacious girl with mediocre magic enters a brutal initiation where she must harness the death god’s power to survive, even if she risks execution. #writing #SFF #fantasy

For the upcoming #DVPit, here’s an #agentsguide for SATURNINE, my #A #F about a student who makes a deal with a necromancer to raise her professor from the dead🖤 🎓Dark Academia ⛪️Southern Gothic 🚜 Dropout, outsider MC 🐍Snake familiar 🫀Twisty romance 🌙Unique magic system #amquerying #agentguide #R

LOST STORYxWITCH HAT(spoilers) Augusta journeys w/ a man of peculiar powers thru a starless land, where the shadows hold her best friend—& the world—captive. ☀️romantic fantasy (MF&MM) 🖋️interwoven folktales 🌸anxiety/ND rep ☕️doomed by the narrative 🐎only 1 shadow horse #DVPit #A #F #R #ND #MH #LGBT

#Q #A #F #Questpit ASHMARKED: Feminine rage, social commentary, dangerous power... "They made obedience feel holy and used it as permission." Querying now!

Desperate to find his missing sun god, a former holy king returns home to compete in trials meant to bring his god back and stop the onslaught of an endless winter. THE EVERWINTER KING is an adult fantasy standalone. #QuestPit #A #F #Q #LGBT #agentsguide

THE SHADOWS (WIP in 3rd Draft) #W #F #A #QuestPit A middle-aged shopkeeper & retired magical con artist takes one last job to save store & family. She could end the corrupt power of the Skyborn mages. She could end up losing herself, her magic & all she holds dear. Talk about a midlife crisis.

THE EXORCIST X DONNIE DARKO Chris is plagued with seeing shadow people, but an encounter with a powerful Eldritch being known as The Hatman, leaves him possessed and desperate to exorcise the entity attached to him before he loses control and becomes a demon himself. #BluePit #H #Q #📖

Before #preDV & #DVPit thought I'd repost some pitching advice(1/7) Here's a simple pitch rubric: [CHARACTER] is/lives [STATUS QUO] until [INCITING INCIDENT]. Now if they don’t [MAIN GOAL] then [CONSEQUENCES]. OR [MAIN MOTIVATION] only problem is [MAIN CONFLICT/HURDLE] e.g. my old 140 char pitch:

Today’s writer mood: Panic, panic, anxiety, imposter’s syndrome, spiral, scream, cry 😭. #writing

#Indieauthor #writingcommunity #writersky #authorsky #amwriting

Being a writer is going for a walk and having a full conversation with yourself about your character’s motivations, while ignoring concerned stares from fellow pedestrians 🤭 #writerlife #writing

The New York Public Library is hosting a pretty damn cool event on August 1 that includes remote participation: A worldbuilding workshop with N.K. Jemisin. Details at the link below! events.leapevents.com/event/writey...

Here are 4 formulas for writing comps in a query letter: X meets Y. “THE TRUMAN SHOW meets JAWS in my 85,000 word contemporary horror novel [TITLE].” (1/4)

Best advice for writers ✨✍️🏻 #studioghibli #booksky #writesky #writingcommunity

#Writers, let’s talk balance. 😄 We pour hours into our manuscripts. Edits. Revisions. Plus we have lives: jobs, families. Phew. I need more octopus arms. 🐙 Sometimes, we have to: Step away. Pause. Walk. Return clearer, dive in again. Rest isn’t falling behind. It’s part of the process. ✨

Don’t know if I did this correctly but here’s mine. Blue is backstory, Green is interior, yellow is description (I included dialogue as description too) #CampRevPit #CRPDryads

Me, deleting 300 words only to add 600 back in to make the story make sense. #GifRevisions #CamRevPit #CRPDryads

Aww that’s so sweet, thank you for the support 💗!

Have you seen this comp-finder database for SFF authors? Bookmark this resource for later!

Any bit of dialogue with my MC’s grandfather is so much fun to write. Just because he’s a mean, complex character. This one is between him and my MC: #CampRevPit #CRPDryads #DialogueDrop

I have two villains so: V1 “My brother’s cursed offspring tries to destroy the legacy of my family line. As if doing it to her own father wasn’t enough.” V2 “A…unique pawn in my game has just stepped onto the board. This will be interesting.” #CampRevPit #CRPDryads #VillainVoices

My goal is to cut 6K words from my manuscript and start querying again 🙏🏾. #CampRevPit #CRPDryads

That’s a tough one. I think this sums up Eni pretty well: “I’m a good fighter and I’m the best at survival tests. I’m going to pass initiation and become an Alaashe. Nothing you say can change my mind.” #CampRevPit #CRPDryads #OneLineMC

Missed poster pit but thought I’d take a stab at it 😊. Currently querying SACRED, my West-African Inspired YA dark fantasy. Explores themes like: the pressure family expectations, the dangers of a single story, and what truly makes a monster. #CampRevPit #CRPDryads #Amquerying

Last day to submit to this New FREE contest for writers of Young Adult Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Horror — tinyurl.com/wdwcon10 — Judged by Agent Keir Alekseii of Azantian Literary, via @writingdayworkshops. Winners get an agent critique of their work. @writingdaywksp.bsky.social

Hi #CampRevPit, I’m a Nigerian-Canadian, with two different cultures in my head 🤯. Querying SACRED, my West African inspired YA dark fantasy about a descendant of the gods who enters a deadly initiation to restore her father’s honor, while hiding her new illegal powers. #CampKickoff #CRPDryads

Good luck to my fellow #RevPit hopefuls!!! In the end, we’re all winners for turning a piece of our souls into art 🫂✨ #RevPitwaiting

I’ll try to get my word count down. Polish my QL and first pages and get back out there with querying 💪🏾. Aside from that will work on the loglines for a few new ideas and see what sticks 😊. I’ve learned my lesson: loglines before drafts this time! #RevPitWaiting #RevPit

Maybe this is mine? Taking notes either way 📝 #RevPit #RevPitWaiting

Hi #RevPit friends, I’m posting this for those of you who would like to read it. This is so well put and important, though hard to read. Remember, I’m an author just like you. Especially to my friends writing MG and YA, NEVER STOP. Love you guys. vickyweberbooks.substack.com/p/what-nobod... 💜

My MC Eni doubts the power of meditation 😂 #RevPitWaiting

Hi #RevPit friends. Today, I’m going to share a thread on what I think is a lesser-known querying tip. An agent friend told me about this a while ago, and it makes absolute sense, so I’m going to spill the tea with you guys. #RevPitWaiting 💜💎

My fav authors are: - Nnedi Okorafor: Showed me I could write stories I love with girls that look like me - Octavia Butler: Her writing is so prophetic, metaphorical, and experimental - Suzanne Collins: The hunger games series is done so well and always makes me think. #RevPitWaiting

Theme song for my West African dark fantasy book where the villains manipulate armies of the undead? #RevPitWaiting Definitely ‘Zombie’ by Fela Kuti 😎 youtu.be/Qj5x6pbJMyU?...

Ooh that’s hard. Favourites include: ‘Who Fears Death’ and ‘Binti’ by Nnedi Okorafor ‘A Deadly Education’ by Naomi Novik ‘Raybearer’ by Jordan Ifueko ‘Parable of the Sower’ and ‘Dawn’ by Octavia Butler ‘The Gilded Ones’ by Namina Forna #RevPit #RevPitWaiting

Good luck to all the #RevPit hopefuls!! Now that you've submitted, it's time for the fun part 🔥 👯Find your new best friends and critique partners ✨Write something silly just for fun 🎨Make some art or bake some bread 💙Participate in #RevPitWaiting questions 🕯️And light your good luck candles 💚💙💜

Final #RevPit pie!

Just submitted to my first #revpit. So nervous #writingcommunity

Is it bad luck to submit to #revpit on Friday the 13th 🤔? Or am I just procrastinating?

The #revpit sub window opens TOMORROW, so let's take a look at what's ahead. This year (our 10th!), we have 16 participating editors, which means: GRAND PRIZE: 16 free developmental edits RUNNERS-UP PRIZE: 16 free 1-on-1 coaching sessions with Jennifer Conoley of @thececoaches.bsky.social 1/3

No one better read this post about my YA dark fantasy novel. I mean it. DO NOT click the pictures to find out what it’s about. Agents! I’m looking at you! DO NOT read the snippets and ask me to query you. AAARRRGH!!! #UnhingedPit #writingcommunity #querying #litagents #amquerying

One month into querying and I thought I'd make this #AgentsGuide for anyone interested in my WIP. #Litagents This is SACRED, my YA dark fantasy novel: 🍀 West African Mythology 🍀 Dark Fantasy 🍀 BIPOC lit #amquerying #writingcommunity #querying #submissions #Amwriting

#WIPSnips #writingcommunity #writers #pulp #amquerying #amstruggling #amselfdoubting Learning about hashtags in 2026 instead of working on my synopsis 👴

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