#MSPW: YA

[moondust-bard]

The Hunger Games X greek mythology

Zenith Code

In the midst of infertility, war, and famine, the Gould Administration restored equilibrium to New America, his dominion a blessing—at first. To cull the blossoming rebellion, President Gould’s scientists concocted a scheme: man-made gods, products of human ingenuity, to protect us from ourselves. Styled after ancient greek deities, these “gods-on-earth” will quell the rebel dregs and enforce the totalitarian Gould regime. Or do they merely serve a monster hiding beneath an ambitious man’s skin?

Theander— or Zeus, as the world knows him— Captain of Basement Zero’s unearthly inhabitants, must decide this for himself, or risk losing the only family and home he’s known.

Themes

• greed & wealth

• family — found & biological

• loyalty & duty

• inner vs. outer strength

• law & justice

• heroism — or the perception of

• identity & self

Current Stage in Writing Process: world-building & character-building

Content warnings

• death

• violence

• childhood psychological abuse

Want to know more? Find the wip intro here!

[tate-lin]

Moon & Seraph Pitch Week

Hihi jumping into pitch week with day 1 - stories about characters of colour!

Joker of Ashes

You set me on fire. You can’t abandon me.

Burnt alive and left for dead by her own mother, Minh wants one thing and one thing only—to get down on her knees and beg for forgiveness. Now on the hunt for a woman long presumed dead, she has to lay low and away from her powerful and influential foster family if she wants to stay ahead of the search. She has the wit, she has the power… But none of the right skills needed. Alone and resourceless, she‘ll have to get creative. A phoenix wasn’t reborn from the ashes that night. A monster was.

Themes: Family, love, what it means to be alive & a person

Current Stage: Prepping! Gonna start my first draft during Camp NaNo this year

Content Warnings: Graphic violence, child abuse, mental illness

You can find out more here! 💖

[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

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[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

[alesseia]

Moon + Seraph Pitch Week (Mar 28)

Percy Jackson meets Undertale meets Avatar: The Last Airbender

ALESSEIA

Axel, a young child with no one but their father for company, leaves their childhood home to discover that the rest of the world is magic, and that fate isn't a kind storyteller.

Themes:

love of all kinds (familial, friendship, romance, and self-love)

finding a place to belong when you're an outsider

identity and what it means to be you despite everything

Current Update: Book 1 is being drafted

WIP-relevant Links: WIP intro | WIP tag

Content Warnings:

classism

strong language

fantasy violence

death of minor and major supporting characters

queerphobia (both external and internalized)

[surroundedbypearls]

Blue Neighbourhood X Celtic/Irish mythology X Greek mythology

To Catch the Sea

Serving the Dragon King as one of his own is the highest honour, and what Adam always knew he would become before he ever had the choice. He always knew dragons' magic was of fire, and of sun. Chimeras' magic was of storms, and of poison. Unfortunately, the chimera who plays the piano at every banquet and walks the beach at twilight is the only one who’s ever made him feel.

And when a new recruit drowns under Adam's watch, suddenly, he has more important things to worry about than wooing a boy who doesn't know his name.

Themes

Forbidden love

Coming-of-age

Power

Change vs tradition

Current Stage in Writing Process: Proofreading, Beta prep (see Wip-relevant links if interested!)

Art related to wip

(I've made so much art for this WIP that limiting it to one was not easy)

Wip-relevant links

WIP intro post

Character posts: Adam / Shay / Caleb / Sara / Ivy / Olena

WIP playlist

Some of my favourite edits (with excerpts): Blue & Golden / Storms / Manticore

WIP tag (see more art and excerpt here!)

Fill in this form if you're interested in becoming a Beta reader! (May-Jun)

Content warnings

Child abuse

Burning/fire

Drowning

Death

Mentions of child death/miscarriage

Like or reply to be added to the taglist!

[thecrookedwriterspath]

Moon + Seraph Pitch Week

Comp Titles:

Dragon Rider (book) x Talking with Dragons (book)

Title:

[WIP] Dragons and Kingdoms

Graysen encounters the dragon Almyra in a snowy forest, and after they both panic, they start to realize that maybe neither is as problematic as they once thought. However, traveling entertainer Talwin throws their tenuous balance into chaos as she schemes with Keith, Graysen's brother, to get back at her sister. None of them realize the greater danger of the neighboring lord looking for refugees, both at the winter festival and in the woods, and he's closing in on their secrets.

Classic high fantasy but magic is rare and limited. MG/YA, limited 3rd POV with 2 POVs

Themes/Tropes

Understanding the Other

Not fitting in

Fake dating

Mental health/illness, focus on Anxiety

Generational politics

Sibling rivalry

Content Warnings

Descriptions of panic attacks, occasional mild gore

Writing stage

First draft is mostly done but it needs a rewrite. The vibes are good but I have learned more about writing and plotting since starting it years back. It's on a hiatus but I'm starting to work on reorganizing it.

Art

Commissioned sugarholicsheep for chibis of Graysen and Talwin.

Related links:

Playlist for book 1:

Old Art from my deviantart:

Talwin family/sibling exploration:

Taglist: @sabels-small-sphere @surroundedbypearls @ink-flavored @pure-solomon

[perseverantdt]

As I said, I'm participating in the Moon + Seraph Pitch Week. Plus, it's about time I talked a little bit about Ethereal Dreams.

Ethereal Dreams

After accidentally discovering a world of magic hidden in dreams, Iris slowly uncovers both her past and the history of magic that the Arcane Assembly hid for decades.

Themes

belongingness

choices

accepting consequences

Current Stage in Writing

Plotting with some minor worldbuilding. Progress has been slow since I'm writing this while doing some other projects in the background, but it's still going.

Read about some of the details about the story's setting

Content Warnings

No major content warnings.

Misc. stuff

If you want to be added to a taglist, please send me an ask telling me to do so. I don't like using likes to determine if someone wants to be on a taglist.

[pure-solomon]

Moon+Seraph Pitch Week 30/03

The ruby

A unexpected visit from the north of the country, a young man looking to finish his studies in the most prestigious school of the south.  He walked through the halls looking for something, someone, that could answer his questions. Carrying a mission, secret to everyone but him, that could torn the country apart. The flames of revolution growing inside him, the only follower of the most feared man in the country. And maybe the last of his bloodline.

Themes

Action

High Fantasy

Investigation

Betrayal and revolt

Following your destiny, and learning to derive its path

Powerful protagonist

Current stage in progress: First chapter almost done

Book Cover:

Content Warnings:

Violence

Attempted Murder

Blood

Religion

Bullying

Death

Attempt at suicide (Minor)

[moon-and-seraph]

M+S Pitch Week: List of Hashtags

This is the official list of tags that participants of the Moon+Seraph Pitch Week will add to their pitch posts. The purpose of these tags is to allow people to sort through pitches based on their interests and tastes, so they're super important!

We'll have explanations of each category of hashtags, so read on to see which tags you'll want to add to your pitch! We recommend copy and pasting for ease.

General

This is a tag everyone will want to use, as it'll allow people to view all pitches collectively.

MSPW: pitch

Representation Tags

Use these tags to indicate the kinds of representation your pitch features. You may use as many of these tags as fit your story.

Please note, the tags with "ownvoices" in them are set aside for people of that identity. For example, a disabled person whose story features disability representation would use "MSPW: ownvoices disability rep" AND "MSPW: disability rep". However, a nondisabled person whose story features disability would only use "MSPW: disability rep".

MSPW: disability rep MSPW: ownvoices disability rep

MSPW: mental health rep MSPW: ownvoices mental health rep

MSPW: neurodivergent rep MSPW: ownvoices neurodivergent rep

MSPW: queer rep MSPW: ownvoices queer rep

MSPW: trans rep MSPW: ownvoices trans rep

MSPW: PoC rep MSPW: ownvoices PoC rep

MSPW: plus size rep MSPW: ownvoices plus size rep

Age-Specific Tags

Use these tags so people can browse pitches by age group. You may only choose one of these tags.

MSPW: YA MSPW: NA MSPW: MG MSPW: Adult

SFF Genre Tags

Use these tags so people can browse pitches by main genre. You may use both tags if your story is sci-fi and fantasy.

MSPW: sci fi wip MSPW: fantasy wip

SFF Sub-Genre Tags

Use these tags so people can browse pitches by sub-genre. You may use as many as fit your story.

MSPW: cyberpunk MSPW: dying earth MSPW: space opera MSPW: steampunk MSPW: solarpunk MSPW: military sci fi MSPW: dystopian MSPW: alternate history MSPW: science fantasy MSPW: portal fantasy MSPW: high fantasy MSPW: low fantasy MSPW: dark fantasy MSPW: gothic fantasy MSPW: magical realism MSPW: urban fantasy MSPW: mythic fantasy MSPW: grimdark MSPW: historical fantasy MSPW: paranormal romance MSPW: horror MSPW: arcanepunk MSPW: romance MSPW: political fantasy MSPW: epic fantasy MSPW: fairytale retelling MSPW: adventure MSPW: time travel

Critique Tags

Use this tag if you're open to receiving feedback on your pitch.

MSPW: crit welcome

[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!

[surroundedbypearls]

Moon & Seraph Pitch Week

Homebirds

In the Evergreen City, eight 17-year-olds live, study, fight, and fall in love. Things come to a head at Margot Bishop’s 18th birthday party, when midnight strikes and they’re attacked by a creature from another world. They discover their home is not their home at all; they’re from all over the universe. They have special abilities not found anywhere else on earth. And their future is more uncertain than they could have ever imagined.

Themes

Friendship

Coming-of-age

Found family

Heroism

Current Stage in Writing Process: Beta prep (see Wip-relevant links if interested!)

Art related to wip

Wip-relevant links

WIP intro

Comic Sans presentation

WIP playlist

The girls: Denise / Catherine / Logan / Margot

The boys: Eli / Dean / Isaac / Hari

WIP tag (see for excerpts!)

Fill in this form if you're interested in becoming a Beta reader!

Content warnings

Grief/death

Depression

Mild violence

Like or reply to be added to the taglist!

[surroundedbypearls]

Moon & Seraph Pitch Week

Night World meets the boarding school mystery

Closet Pun

Up on that totally normal-looking hill over there sits a house. In that house, Rebecca Faulkner sits with her students, trying to teach them to get their abilities (and their emotions) in check. We’ve got vampires, werewolves, witches, and more - this much chaos in one home is not in fact a recipe for disaster. It’s a recipe for the queerest student body around. And when students start disappearing and the air starts to fog, who better to step up than long-time resident Jet and his new friends?

Themes

Friendship

Found family

Temptation

Mortality

Current Stage in Writing Process: Structural Editing

Art related to wip

A moodboard for Juniper!

Wip-relevant links

WIP intro

Characters: Jet / Juniper / Toby / Hazel / Richie / May

WIP playlist

WIP tag (see more excerpts and moodboards!)

Content warnings

Death

Mild gore

Blood

Like or reply to be added to the taglist!

[surroundedbypearls]

Moon & Seraph Pitch Week

Night World x the boarding school mystery (trope)

Closet Pun

Up on that totally normal-looking hill over there sits a house. In that house, Rebecca Faulkner sits with her students, trying to teach them to get their abilities (and their emotions) in check. We’ve got vampires, werewolves, witches, and more - this much chaos in one home is not in fact a recipe for disaster. It’s a recipe for the queerest student body around. And when students start disappearing and the air starts to fog, who better to step up than long-time resident Jet and his new friends?

Themes

Friendship

Found family

Temptation

Mortality

Current Stage in Writing Process: Structural Editing

Art related to wip

A moodboard for Juniper!

Wip-relevant links

WIP intro

Characters: Jet / Juniper / Toby / Hazel / Richie / May

WIP playlist

WIP tag (see more excerpts and moodboards!)

Content warnings

Death

Mild gore

Blood

Like or reply to be added to the taglist!

[surroundedbypearls]

Moon & Seraph Pitch Week

Blue Neighbourhood X Celtic/Irish mythology X Greek mythology

To Catch the Sea

Serving the Dragon King as one of his own is the highest honour, and what Adam always knew he would become before he ever had the choice. He always knew dragons' magic was of fire, and of sun. Chimeras' magic was of storms, and of poison. Unfortunately, the chimera who plays the piano at every banquet and walks the beach at twilight is the only one who’s ever made him feel.

And when a new recruit drowns under Adam's watch, suddenly, he has more important things to worry about than wooing a boy who doesn't know his name.

Themes

Forbidden love

Coming-of-age

Power

Change vs tradition

Current Stage in Writing Process: Proofreading, Beta prep (see Wip-relevant links if interested!)

Art related to wip

(I've made so much art for this WIP that limiting it to one was not easy)

Wip-relevant links

WIP intro post

Character posts: Adam / Shay / Caleb / Sara / Ivy / Olena

WIP playlist

Some of my favourite edits (with excerpts): Blue & Golden (above)/ Storms / Manticore

WIP tag (see more art and excerpt here!)

Fill in this form if you're interested in becoming a Beta reader!

Content warnings

Child abuse

Burning/fire

Drowning

Death

Mentions of child death/miscarriage

Like or reply to be added to the taglist!

[pure-solomon]

Moon+Seraph Pitch Week 28/03

Rainy Days Dream Away

Amaya hates rain, ever since she was a child she missed the rays of the sun. She doesn't quite know the reason for this hatred, but she knows it gets better when she is at home, warm, under the blanket and with a cup of tea. She didn't expect this comfort to also come when she was with another person.

Themes

Romance

Lesbian love

Rain

Sad stuff, and getting better with it

Low Fantasy

Current Stage in Writing Process:

First Draft

Book Cover:

Content Warnings:

Depression

Emotional Abuse