How long ago did they pass? I would still send. Add to your query letter something like Hi X thank you for liking my pitch for X event. While you did pass on my query X months ago, perhaps you’d like to take another look. Here are the things that have changed since my last query…
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an agent’s guide to QUILL; 96K cozy adult romantasy; Madelaine Atteberry
PITCH: After Poppy the Quilldresser suffers the loss of her elderly friend Pol, his hunky Blacksmith son Ash moves in next door and awakens a cascade of repressed memories. In order to escape her painful flashbacks and befriend her new neighbor, Poppy must learn to accept her grief.
Themes & Comps: (Onward, Teller of Small Fortunes, Legends & Lattes); • Bi rep & Spice 🌶️ * Artisans are the sole keepers of magic * Processing grief & trauma * Abundantly patient characters & HEA * Birdwatching, pretty costumes, & cozy crafts
Snippets: “Your father—” My mouth gaped. I felt the blood rush to my face, my pulse pounding in my ears. “You!” I took another half step back, balling my fists at my side. “I know you! How dare you claim this shop for your own after you abandoned him at the end of his life!” My finger traced the curve of the earring to the cut of his jaw. He closed his eyes as my thumb followed the scarred line down from his brow and across his eyelid and cheekbone. I rested my fingertips beneath his chin and brought his eyesback to mine. FIRST LINES: Endangered animals don’t know that they’re endangered, do they? They’ve no idea how close to the precipice of oblivion they teeter. But then, what good would it do anyone if they were as aware as the rest of us? If they knew the way we chew our fingernails in anxiety during a hundred-year storm? When their numbers dwindle from thousands… to hundreds… to single digits. When they travel for miles and miles without encountering a single creature like thems
QUILL, a cozy, wholesome romantasy that explores grief, loss, environmentalism, geopolitics, craftsmanship, and breaking generational cycles… all through the lens of a magical quill maker named Poppy.
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A background of an impressionist painting, purple feathers, blackberries, and a fringed curtain. On top is a text box: QUILL Word Count | Genre | Comps Onward x The Teller of Small Fortunes 96K Adult Cozy Romantasy Pitch After Poppy the Quilldresser suffers the loss of her elderly friend, his hunky Blacksmith son moves in next door and awakens a cascade of repressed memories. In order to escape her painful flashbacks and befriend her new neighbor, Poppy must learn to accept her grief. Features Bi rep Cozy Crafts HEA Unique magic system Grief Birdwatching
QUILL follows Poppy the Quilldresser who provides magical grief counseling services, even as she represses her own trauma. Her hunky new neighbor thinks he can fix that.
Featuring:
🪶bi rep
🫐unique magic system
🪶setting as a character
🫐HEA
#cupit #CRF
A collage of pretty purple things. Eg. blackberries, feathers, a boat, impressionist painting, interlocked hands, and a blacksmith. In the middle is a long feather under the title QUILL.
After Poppy the Quilldresser suffers the loss of her elderly friend, his hunky Blacksmith son moves in next door and awakens a cascade of repressed memories. To escape her painful flashbacks and befriend her new neighbor, Poppy must learn to accept her grief.
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A picture of many overlapping birds in flight entitled QUILL, written by Madelaine Atteberry.
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QUILL, a cozy, wholesome romantasy that explores grief, loss, environmentalism, geopolitics, craftsmanship, and breaking generational cycles… all through the lens of a magical quill maker named Poppy.
A background of an impressionist painting, purple feathers, blackberries, and a fringed curtain. On top is a text box: QUILL Word Count | Genre | Comps Onward x The Teller of Small Fortunes 96K Adult Cozy Romantasy Pitch After Poppy the Quilldresser suffers the loss of her elderly friend, his hunky Blacksmith son moves in next door and awakens a cascade of repressed memories. In order to escape her painful flashbacks and befriend her new neighbor, Poppy must learn to accept her grief. Features Bi rep Cozy Crafts HEA Unique magic system Grief Birdwatching
#QuestPit #Q #A #RF
QUILL follows Poppy the Quilldresser who provides magical grief counseling services, even as she represses her own trauma. Her hunky new neighbor thinks he can fix that.
Featuring:
🪶bi rep
🫐unique magic system
🪶setting as a character
🫐HEA
Thank you so much! 🥹🫶
A shadowy forest lit by a single beam of light. Boulders line the forest floor, and a woman in a dress with shoulder length dark hair is sitting pensive on a rock with her back to a tree. A blue bird is searing through the clearing, lit by the beam of light. At the top of the image says ONWARD x THE TELLER OF SMALL FORTUNES, 96k cozy adult romantasy. The bottom says QUILL.
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QUILL follows Poppy the Quilldresser who provides magical grief counseling services, even as she represses her own trauma. Her hunky new neighbor thinks he can fix that.
Featuring:
🪶bi rep
🫐unique magic system
🪶cozy crafts & pretty outfits
🫐setting as a character
🪶HEA
Thank you Ella! 🫶
Thank you so much! 🥹
The special interests are strong in this manuscript 👀
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A background of an impressionist painting, purple feathers, blackberries, and a fringed curtain. On top is a text box: QUILL Word Count | Genre | Comps Onward x The Teller of Small Fortunes 96K Adult Cozy Romantasy Pitch After Poppy the Quilldresser suffers the loss of her elderly friend, his hunky Blacksmith son moves in next door and awakens a cascade of repressed memories. In order to escape her painful flashbacks and befriend her new neighbor, Poppy must learn to accept her grief. Features Bi rep Cozy Crafts HEA Unique magic system Grief Birdwatching
#BluePit📖 #Q #A #F #R
A pitch card for QUILL 🫐🪶 #litagents, if you love cozy fantasy, tender romance, explorations of grief and loss, and unique magic systems, this is the manuscript for you!
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Thank you! 🥹🫶
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A collage of pretty purple things. Eg. blackberries, feathers, a boat, impressionist painting, interlocked hands, and a blacksmith. In the middle is a long feather under the title QUILL.
#BluePit📖 #Q #A #F #R
After Poppy the Quilldresser suffers the loss of her elderly friend, his hunky Blacksmith son moves in next door and awakens a cascade of repressed memories. In order to escape her painful flashbacks and befriend her new neighbor, Poppy must learn to accept her grief. 🪶🫐
Such a huge THANK YOU to the #revpit folks and everyone else who offered pitch critiques during #mockpit yesterday. I’ve always struggled with pitching so your advice is invaluable 🫶
Thank you so much, I really appreciate your help!!!
Hmm ok good point. Instead…
After Poppy the Quilldresser suffers the loss of her elderly friend, his hunky Blacksmith son moves in next door and awakens a cascade of repressed memories. In order to escape her painful flashbacks and befriend her new neighbor, Poppy must learn to accept her grief.
Rowen Ember is the descendent of an ancient martyr, much to her chagrin. Now, a puppeteer is rewriting history by erasing her people's memories of the Great Battle. Rowen must confront the past and find the truth of her ancestor’s deeds, or suffer the same sacrificial fate.
Thank you for your feedback!! After more revisions yesterday this was the pitch I ended up with (🧵)
After Poppy the Quilldresser suffers the loss of her elderly friend, his hunky Blacksmith son moves in next door and awakens a cascade of repressed memories. Poppy must embark on an emotional journey to accept her grief—and to befriend her new neighbor.
Thanks for your feedback! After more revisions this is the pitch I finished with yesterday (🧵)
Thank you so much!!! 🫶
Perhaps not. My notes today have mostly been on vagueness so I was shooting for hyper-specificity 😆
I was thinking the same thing, but worried that it might read as his memories, or both of their memories, etc etc. Good note though, it is TOIGHT on character count
