#MSPW: OWNVOICES MENTAL HEALTH REP

[sunset-a-story]

Moon + Seraph Pitch Week

Witch Hunter Robin X Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. X Blood+

A serial in three arcs (Sunrise, High Noon, & Sunset)

SolCorp was founded to hide the existence of knacked people and their myriad of superhuman powers from the world, keeping humans safe from out-of-control knacks and keeping knacked people safe from human intolerance. So when they discover that one rogue Sol scientist had generated 25 babies with a defective Probability Manipulation knack and abandoned them out in the world fourteen years ago, it's up to SolCorp to find them and bring them back. But maybe their knacks weren't so defective after all because as three of the Venus 25 grow into adulthood, improbable things start happening. Things that will change SolCorp and the world forever. Sunset is a slow-burn of mounting tension and stakes that only get higher with expansive worldbuilding and a majority LGBTQIA+ ensemble cast that has something for everyone from espionage to adventure to romance and even a dash of monster hunting.

Themes

found family

revolution vs mega-corp

coming of age (older teen)

growth and healing

love

loss

power corrupts

Current Stage of Writing Process:

Sunrise (115k words/245 pages): in beta; plan to release in 2023

High Noon (307k words/683 pages): ready for beta

Sunset: in progress

Artwork by my co-writer and partner.

Check the Sunset hashtag for more character profiles.

Content warnings (entire series)

mind control (telepathy)

violence

explicit sexual content

weapons (guns, knives, munitions)

drinking/drug use (prescription, recreational, on-screen)

abduction/captivity

death

gore/bodies

age gap (slight)

prejudice

profanity

torture

reference to child abuse (not on screen)

threat of sexual assault

mental illness

suicide (not on screen)/suicidal thoughts

religion (many but heavily Catholic)

intense monster violence

car accident

tag list @words-after-midnight @thathaunteddoll 

[words-after-midnight]

[FRANKENSTEIN x BREAKING BAD]

SUPERNOVA

What if you held the key to the Earth's salvation... and its potential destruction?

An eccentric Montreal chemistry professor is rumored to have isolated a dangerous theoretical compound with powerful implications for the energy sector. Despite her many warnings, her new PhD students, seeing strong potential for a solution to the advanced climate crisis threatening life on Earth within a few decades at most, decide to investigate the claims. By doing so, they ignite the spark to an unstoppable chain reaction of passion and pride, power and corruption, and unintended consequences they never could have anticipated.

Themes:

Climate crisis

Governance and corruption

Ethical dilemma

Scientific responsibility

Socioeconomic inequalities

Obsession

Power

Current stage in production: Outlining/zero-drafting

WIP links:

Supernova tag

Inspiration/reblogs

Inspo playlist

Content warnings: I do not have a full list of CWs yet because the story is not drafted, but depictions of various effects of the climate crisis (eg. natural disasters, exacerbated inequalities, displacement) are included, death/grief are addressed at points, and there's some violence, including institutional violence.

[andromedaexists]

Moon & Seraph Pitch Week!

It's time! I'm gonna talk about Call Me Icarus today

Lore (Alexandra Braken) x American Gods x Metamorphoses (Ovid)

Call Me Icarus

These monsters are in every corner of our society. They are heralded as Gods among men, but not for long. I am doing everything in my power to show who they really are behind their masks. Soon, everyone will see these nasty creatures for what they are…

A Tragedy following Icarus as he takes a look behind the curtain of the Elysian Program and sees the disgusting framework that he was disillusioned to. Now the only thing on his mind is bringing down the program and the entire ATLAS corporation. Will he be able to when the world and his body seems set against him?

Themes

Greek Mythology

Overthrowing A Corrupt Government

Social Outcasts/Found Family

Queer!

Mental Health (not recovery, but learning to live with it)

Physical Disability (and learning to live with it)

Current Stage In Writing Process

Writing! I am over halfway done with this draft, then just one final look over/edit before starting the query process

Art Related To WIP

A Moodboard for Icarus, the main character:

WIP Relevant Links

WIP Masterlist Icarus Docs CMI Info Page Taglist Signup Picrews!

Content Warnings

Listen, CMI is a dark tale. It is heavy and I want to make sure I get everything here, so please be mindful of the content warnings. I do not put them here for shits and giggles

Depression/Anxiety/Hallucinations

Blood/Gore

Child Abuse/Physical Abuse

Death

Fire/Immolation

Police Brutality/Violence

Sexually explicit scenes/Slut Shaming

[basalamander-corner]

Moon and Seraph Pitch Week

Brought to you by @sabels-small-sphere

The Tiger at Midnight x We Hunt the Flame x Beasts of Prey

The Shifting Tides

The blood of the innocent is always spilled by tyrants. Those who wish to fight have no choice but to continue the cycle of violence and death to survive. But there stands those who want to put an end to it all, regardless of how much of their soul they must sacrifice. And if losing their souls means they gain peace for their loved ones, so be it. Sometimes, we must fight for a future we ourselves cannot see.

Project Themes

Found family

Fighting against oppression

Friends to enemies to lovers

Self discovery

Rebellions and war

Trauma recovery

Current status

Draft number three in progress

Rough draft, first draft, and second draft finished.

Content warnings

Childhood abuse & trauma

Physical & mental abuse

Violence, torture, blood, gore, and death

Queerphobia

Sexism (against women)

Xenophobia

Racism

Project links

Side blog is @the-shifting-tides-wip

Pinterest

Spotify

Want to be added to the taglist? Like, or reply to this post!

[yors-truly]

Around the World in 80 Days x Amphibia x Life of Pi

Beyond Time and Space

IT'S A JOURNEY - A RACE - BEYOND TIME AND SPACE.

When an often-flighty young girl is conflicted by her desire to express her capabilities and her fear of doing more than what she can handle, the moment arises when a team of brave individuals are needed to carry out a quest to explore and gather information on alternate universes. However, the drive of another blocks their path in reigning successful; so much so, the team is left to go on a journey that’s much longer than they wished. 

Themes

courage and bravery (as a catch-all term for several possible themes, as well as being the main theme)

coming of age

hope

friends and family

love (and letting it go)

power (and the lack thereof)

loyalty and commitment

Current Stage in Writing Process: LOTS of world-building, episodes 1 and 2 outlined (and still drafting ep.2), first season plotted

Art related to wip

^ A relevant poster for Beyond Time and Space season 1, created March 16, 2023

^ An outdated but still relevant poster for Beyond Time and Space season 1A, created October 10th, 2022.

Wip-relevant links

A PDF preview script of the first episode of BTaS; the first draft of a complete rewrite

A wikidot blog I (ideally) update every two-to-three weeks covering my progress on BTaS; currently considering on moving it either to tumblr or dreamwidth for the sake of faster and easier access, so it hasn't been touched in a while

A toyhou.se profile for all BTaS-related art, simply for the purpose of (1) storing it somewhere without having to worry about storage and (2) having shareable links

The Beyond Time and Space side blog, where you can learn more about the series and join the taglist

Content warnings

fantasy violence

metaphorical and literal displays of mental health topics (ex: depression, anxiety, PTSD, etc.)

mentions of war

character death/harm

discrimination

fictitious religions/practices that highly resemble real life religions

[cee-grice]

Moon + Seraph Pitch Week

Comp titles: D&D x Minecraft

When White Crows Cry

Waking up from death in the city one had been exiled from would be a concerning situation in and of itself. Quilin, a gifted yet disgraced mage, soon discovers those are the least of his issues, as Endra, his lover, who, two years ago, had seeked him out in desperation to find a cure for his magical affliction, was now missing and had Quil’s former magician community after him. As Quil tries to find common ground with the people from his past and piece together what had happened in the year he’d been dead, he is forced to face everything that had culminated in said death.

Themes

morality of science

the darker aspects of academia

bodily autonomy

mental deterioration

love, obsession, and the line between them

death and grief

“what goes around comes around”

Current stage in writing process

Deep into the first draft

Art related to WIP

WIP-related links:

WIP intro

Content warnings:

suicide ideation

PTSD, depression

anxiety, panic attacks

death

(light) body horror

[starlightelegy]

Moon+Seraph Pitch Week

The story was revealed to me in a dream (you can just consider it a mix of all the space operas I've watched so far)

Starlight Elegy

What could happen when the forces of the universe bring two people together? Starlight Elegy is the story of Nyx and Ganymede, two people with only one thing in common : their love for the cosmos. But when the fate of the stars is being threatened, this love turns out to be the key. It all began with a simple voice, an echo of the stars, then the tale became a legend.

Themes

Fate, self-discovery, becoming a better person, not everything is black or white, friends to lovers, soulmates, rebellion/war, mad scientists

Current stage in writing process

Draft of the first book is yet to be finished. I have currently 15 chapters roughly written and have a few left before going for the editing part. Then I have two other books planned for the main story and there's a possibility that I will write more for the extented universe.

WIP-relevant links

My ko-fi page, if you wish to support me financially

If you wish to apply to be a beta reader

Content warnings

Anxiety, depression, panic attacks, PTSD, violence, blood, religion, mentions of abuse/childhood abuse, discrimination

Note: the religion in question is entirely fictional. The characters casually mentions it from time to time and it is an important part of the lore.

[writeintrees]

Moon + Seraph Pitch Week

rules: likes are to be added to a tag list. feel free to reach out about being a beta reader/critique partner!

The Kaiju Preservation Society X How to Train Your Dragon

CLAWS IN THE CANOPY

Bennett’s expedition is stationed in the dangerous forests of the planet Zora. Something is destroying their equipment high up in the mammoth atlas trees, and he knows that if he solves the problem, the council will finally be proud. What he doesn’t expect is to save the life of the mystery creature, breaking the tenets of their society, and being thrown into a mission to keep the untrained Ionan Guard alive as they cross the jungle. All the while, things are getting bad with import/export holds between two of the cities, and political tensions are rising.

found family, dumbest smart people you’ll ever meet, animal companion, queer love, and a diverse cast

finishing up revisions and looking for beta readers

CWs: animal injury, animal death (not Celeste), guns, war, human injury, blood, bones

[new-royston-cursebreakers]

Moon + Seraph Pitch Week:

Comp titles: Gulliver’s Travels and Hadestown

The Curse of New Royston

The small town of New Royston is cursed: wealth correlates with physical size. 20-foot-tall Gio Violett, a sophomore recovering from a near-death experience, encounters 1-foot-tall Cricket Collins, a freshman who’s been left to fend for himself as his parents try to save up enough money to bring him out of town. Fed up with the town’s unofficial segregation, the two of them agree to try to break the curse.

But the closer they get to their goal, the more they uncover the town’s gruesome history. Danger stems from the least likely places, from political conspiracies to supernatural forces, from the shady figure that seems to always be on Gio’s heels to the reason why Cricket’s parents left in the first place; soon, it becomes clear that their, and their friends’, lives and livelihoods depend on breaking the curse.

Themes

Trust

Family, both blood and found

Identity/self-perception

History, discovery, and retellings

Community

Current Stage in Writing Process

Currently on third draft, ironing out scenes and fixing grammar, spelling, and tone.

WIP-Relevant Links

Sideblog is @new-royston-cursebreakers

Content Warnings

Violence (asphyxiation, blood, gore, amputation, burn wounds, assault, child abuse, police violence)

Discrimination (classism, ableism, queerphobia, ageism)

Religion

Strong Language

Mentally-disturbing content (dissociation, unreality, paranoia, claustrophobia, anxiety, trauma, brain injury)

Bugs

[thecrookedwriterspath]

Moon + Seraph Pitch Week

Comp Titles

Arkham Horror (board game) x Betrayal at House on the Hill (board game) + 1 eldritch moose

Title

Songs of Decay

Tom moves to a small town with his daughter to reconnect with his dad, a retired bodyguard, and find a better life. Unfortunately, the eldritch abound in this town and he's soon helping rhe local Eldritch Anomalies Department (EAD) investigate a murder. Local widow Esther is determined to find the culprit as well, as the body was on her land. She does NOT get on with the EAD though, which leads to some of its own problems...

1910 or so, with a few automatons. Elritch inspired audio drama. Cowriting with 1 author.

Themes/Tropes

Paranoia

Curiosity

Mental health and illness

Dealing with and caring for those with illness

Content Warnings

Murder

Eldritch/paranormal creatures

Mild gore/body horror

Abuse (implied)

Mental illness

Societal misunderstandings and labeling of illness

Hunting

Messy legal dealings with family

Writing stage

Midst of 3rd draft.

Art

Public domain photos from the era (1910) for Tom and Esther found in library archives

Related Links

We have a whole wiki that needs some updates but the basics are all there:

[moondust-bard]

Truthwitch X Sailor Moon

Lost Souls’ Night Saga — a 5-book series

Magic reemerges in a realm brought to its knees by an empire forged in blood and greed. The magically "plighted”, thought eradicated ages ago by the very dynasty now in power, emerge seemingly from nothing, ensnaring six unalike girls in a charismatic warlord’s scheme to bring about a magical renaissance.

Themes

• nature vs. nurture

• imperialism

• fate vs free will

• coming of age

• life & death

• environmental destruction

• society & gender roles

Current Stage in Writing Process

draft 1 of book 1

Content warnings

• childhood

psychological and physical abuse

• neglect

• death of a parent

• family separation

Want to know more? Find the wip intro here!

[incorrectgoddessgang]

Moon+Seraph Pitch Week March 2023

The dark magical girl flair of Madoka Magica meets the messiest group of queer fantasy Costco adults in...

Goddess Gang

A newly formed magical girl group, the Goddess Gang, fights for the safety of their home and families after an unknown source suddenly grants them and their enemies power that hasn’t been seen in ages. They prove their worth as they haphazardly figure out their own version of teamwork, but the girls are full of mystery and despair and they must figure out their mysteries before it's too late. The one with the deepest mystery, the weakest link, is Bambi - Evelyn Wirth's recently reunited brother. The leader of the team, Lila Wirth, feels like this is deja vu but no one knows why, not even Bambi. Even with her decades of training and study in the dark arts, Lila can't solve this mystery, and if she doesn't... it may spell doom for all of them.

Themes

power in femininity

love and friendship

despair and hope

learning to love yourself again

the harm that mothers do

trauma recovery

Quick note!! This story is a memoir, from my life in 2015-2019. All of it is based on and connected to real events and people - highly fictionalized, but based on a true story nonetheless.

Current Stage in Writing Process

I wrote the Internal Struggles plotline years ago and it was good but I got stuck. BUT I recently got unstuck by developing the External Struggles plot as well. So now I’m heavily editing the plot and preparing to start on the first draft. Also it was originally a comicbook project, which is why I haven't started on a prose manuscript.

Content warnings

violence

murder

self-harm mentions

suicide

emotional abuse

relationship abuse

past parental abuse

past religious trauma

transphobia

drug use

past SA/CSA

stalking

disordered eating

Thank you @moon-and-seraph for organizing this pitch week!

[cljordan-imperium]

Moon+Seraph Pitch Week

Brought to you by @moondust-bard and @saintedseraph

The Imperium Chronicles

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse x Mortal Instruments x Black Dagger Brotherhood

When the Horsemen are called it creates chaos in Hell, and they take over.  Now with Death as the Queen, War as the King, and a legion of their friends and family, they will take on the remaining Princes off Hell across multiple realms.  Connected through a Web of Lives, no one is disconnected from another, even if those spider silk connections are at first invisible to see.  Rooted in Imperium (Upper Hell), Human Realm (Earth), Uffern, and Pustota, the web will be woven into an intricate and beautiful pattern of violence, love,  death, life, destruction, and ultimately victory….but for which side?

Themes:

Friendship

Family

War

Love

Hope

Forgiveness

Justice

Currently - In Process

Please just let me know if you would like added to the tag list.

Story Page https://theimperiumchronicles.tumblr.com/

Content Warnings -

evil, demons, angels, religion, blood, viscera, evisceration, gore, swearing, slavery, manipulation, ptsd, emotional manipulation, dv, sa, abuse, death, hell, torture, violence, war, fighting, anger, injury, emotional abuse, verbal abuse, PTSD

[elizaellwrites]

Legacy of the Fallen

Moon + Seraph Pitch Week

Percy Jackson/Heroes of Olympus x Harry Potter

Low Fantasy x High Fantasy

Summary

The great civilization of Hecathians has fallen, leaving millions dead and thousands to flee. Thirteen years later, many have left their origins behind to blend into the human world; however, some retain their culture. Anna has always left the past alone, but now at fifteen, she is faced with the world they have been running from. Brought to a cultural sanctuary where their people have begun to rebuild, her reality begins to unravel, and the truth can no longer be hidden.

Themes

Rebuilding after disaster

Overcoming differences

Things aren't always as they appear

Morality

Courage isn't the absence of fear

Friendship

Finding oneself

Current Stage in Writing

In progress: 71k words (Prologue + 14 chapters)

Link to Read Work

Content Warnings

All chapters containing triggering content are marked

Common

Death

Violence

Mild Gore

Grief

Occurrences of

Emotional and Physical Abuse

Child Death

Murder

Anxiety

Depression

Mild Bullying

Mild Homophobia

[artcoffeecats]

M+S Pitch Week - 3/29

For the @moon-and-seraph pitch week! EEEE I'm so glad I had time to do this before my first session! This/That Comparison pitch: The House in the Cerulean Sea meets Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

The Heartwood Trilogy is perfect for fans of "A Marvellous Light" by Freya Marske and "A Sorcery of Thorns" by Margaret Rogerson, as well as adults who miss the whimsical world of young adult fantasy but desire more emotionally mature adult characters. Title: The Heartwood Trilogy (working on new names but at present are Lilydale, Superior, and Agassiz) Blurb: Ever since quiet, bookish Andrew Vidasche made the red-eyed faerie bleed, the Folk over the city in Lilydale have been slowly driving him insane. Half-Fae lord Micah Stillwater feels Lilydale is always watching him, too, even though he’s trying his hardest to seem like a normal human. Throughout the three books in The Heartwood Trilogy, Andrew and Micah explore how to build their love and their lives around the magic-drenched bluffs of Lilydale with its dangerous but endearing Folk, facing down threats from family trauma, mental health crises, and greedy witches out to exploit Micah’s unique and powerful nature as he comes into his own lordship over Lilydale. This 160,000-word trilogy explores the magic of the city and the magic within against the romance of bookish Andrew Vidsache and half-Fae lord Micah Stillwater. With dangerous women, shapeshifting wolves, wicked witches, and a tender romance between men, The Heartwood Trilogy is perfect for fans of Holly Black, The House in the Cerulean Sea, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faerie, and A Sorcery of Thorns.

Current stage: completed, querying (also ripping apart the first three chapters ?? ooop) Themes: queer fantasy (cast includes gay, vaguely gay/bisexual/pansexual/never actually labels himself, transgender, asexual, polyamorous), mental health (C-PTSD, parental inversion, suicidal ideation, self-harm, major depressive disorder, panic disorder *my own voice*, addiction, and let's face it Micah is probably ADHD or whatever the Fae equivalent is) Content warning: magical violence, implied addiction, implied sexual assault, self-harm, suicidal ideation

[thephoenixandthecrocodile]

MSPW: Kingsley

Les Miserables X Peaky Blinders with queer, anthropomorphic crocodile

Kingsley

Only defeated rebels get tried for war crimes; that’s why Kingsley, an anthropomorphic crocodile, is facing the empire’s noose. To save his life, he’ll manipulate Alex, a traumatized journalist whose wife Kingsley tortured, into publishing classified documents that will implicate the government in their own war crimes. What? He’s done worse

Themes

Dealing and failing to deal with trauma

Who really controls the narrative and what is truth?

If you stare into the abyss, it will stare back

Truth is fickle, multifaceted, and contradictory

Deconstruction of the trope that marriage and children will make you happy

Current stage in writing

Final draft

Art related to story

Here are some aesthetics I've made:

This one is for Alex (they/them) the non-binary MC who is a traumatized reporter who is on the outs with their wife

This is an aesthetic I made for Kingsley

This is one I made for Kingsley's LI, Oisin

WIP-Relevant Links

This is my blog where I talk about my writing process and all things Kingsley: https://pepper-writes.com/

Content Warnings

Death

Colonial and police violence

racism

suicidal thoughts

complicated pregnancies and abortions

War

gaslighting and abusive relationships

References to torture

References to self-harm

state sponsored terrorism and political repression

References to alcoholism and drug use

Depression and anxiety

Anxiety attacks

Gun violence