Spec fic writer and digital artist. Publishes under R. J. Howell. #StonecoastMFA grad. She/her. Chicago, US.

Chicago, IL
Joined March 2016
Space-y background images and the starry divider and corner graphic were from Canva, the art is mine.
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All right, ducking my head in here for Questpit. I won't be checking this that frequently or retweeting. I'm mostly on Bluesky at this point.
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A small, small thing, but sticking on my artist hat for a moment: I wish people doing #QuestPit with art in their pitches and mood boards would credit who and where they got their art from. Some do, but some don't, and I just want us to support all creatives in this, y'know?
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That said, this was a lot of fun and I got to read so many frickin' awesome pitches for what sound like some frickin' awesome books (and I KNOW I've seen only a drop in the bucket, so I'll probably still be liking things well after the event ends).
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When Megara murders Merlin she must pursue her purpose as a fated protector, before vengeful King Arthur destroys all of the magic and kills the ones she loves. PULCHRA ARCANUM 70k words Fantasy #questpit
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The empire needs someone to play the prophesized hero. Instead they get Gev, a 40yo quartermaster with more talent for supply line logistics than killing actual gods. Fake-it-till-you-make-it…or die trying (spoilers: he'll probably die trying). #Q #A #SFF #QuestPit
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Abducted and deported to a homeland he’s never seen and magically branded an exile, Gev is pressed into service as a spy. His task: fake a prophecy and kill the gods in less than a year. Instructions not included. It’s proper epic fantasy! See? It has a map! #Q #A #SFF #QuestPit
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Prophecy’s Exile is a tongue-in-cheek homage to 90’s epic fantasy travelogues but a little more modern and a lot more queer. Political shenanigans, bipedal riding dinosaurs, semi-sentient prophecies, and fake-it-till-you-make-it chosen ones. See dinos below. #Q #A #SFF #QuestPit
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Prophecy’s Exile is a tongue-in-cheek homage to 90’s epic fantasy travelogues but a little more modern and a lot more queer. Political shenanigans, bipedal riding dinosaurs, semi-sentient prophecies, and fake-it-till-you-make-it chosen ones. See dinos below. #Q #A #SFF #QuestPit
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Cute dino courtesy of @galacticTurnip, who drew me fan art!
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🕯 CORPSE BRIDE X PRACTICAL MAGIC🌙 FAIRYTALES & OTHER FATALITIES is my cozy horrormance about estranged best friends, sapphic witches, ghostly newlyweds, and a haunted fairytale-themed hotel #QuestPit #A #R #H
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Doesn’t it suck when you’re forced to kill a super hot princess to get rid of your curse, so you infiltrate her friend group only to discover that you really like them? And Sawyer hasn’t even realized one of the friends is the princess in disguise yet! #YA #F #Q #LGBT #questpit
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My somewhat different take on an #agentsguide A Fate tasked with scheduling the lives and deaths of mortals must track down a killer when the unscheduled body of a Chosen One lands on the doorstep of her best friend, Death. #questpit #A #F #MY #Q #litagents
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HORIZON 0 DAWN ✖️ NOTES…BURNING AGE Two rogue nanotech priests Two warriors out for revenge Together, they’ll bring the gods hell 🌍Failed terraforming 🛰️Ancient mechanical gods 🕷️Arachnid mammals 🏕️Found family 🐴1 old mule ⚔️Sword (1) vs 🔫railguns (lots) #QuestPit #Q #A #SF
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Abducted and deported to a homeland he’s never seen and magically branded an exile, Gev is pressed into service as a spy. His task: fake a prophecy and kill the gods in less than a year. Instructions not included. It’s proper epic fantasy! See? It has a map! #Q #A #SFF #QuestPit
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THE FLOATING CASTLE (THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE X THE WOMEN'S WAR) In a world where demons control the supply of magic and dragons are both feared and sentient, three women combine forces to oppose an evil prince and escape his floating castle. #questpit #Q #A #F #EF #DF
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Logan Lucky ✖️ Suez Canal fiasco IN SPACE Meet the crew: 🚛Washed-up space trucker buried in debt 👴Geriatric super-hacker 🤖Sentient adbot in Hacker's head 🚀Ex-ace pilot (Space Trucker's ex 🔥) 🔧Whiz mechanic (Pilot's new 🔥) 🕵️Trucker's con artist family #QuestPit #W #SF #A
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DISCWORLD x THE ADVENTURE ZONE #questpit Athragast the Wizard wants to retire from mentoring young heroes; but before he can, he needs one last capable hero to help him. When the capable hero rejects the job, Athragast recruits Jon the busboy instead. #Q #A #F #Comedy
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The empire needs a spy, ambassador, and accomplished fraud. With the first choice dead, they get Gev, but creating the “prophesized hero” is an elaborate con and the chosen sucker is a level 50 quartermaster and a level 1 hero. #Q #A #SFF #QuestPit
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