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ALT AN EDITOR'S GUIDE TO QUILL BY MADELAINE ATTEBERRY A 100K ADULT COZY ROMANTASY
ALT 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.
ALT THEMES & COMPS -BI REP & SPICE -ARTISANS ARE THE KEEPERS OF MAGIC -PROCESSING GRIEF & TRAUMA -ABUNDANTLY PATIENT CHARACTERS & HEA -BIRDS, PRETTY COSTUMES, & COZY CRAFTS ONWARD THE TELLER OF SMALL FORTUNES THE SPELL SHOP
ALT 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.
ALT A pale elf woman with a black bob haircut wearing a purple dress and holding a blue feather quill. She is surrounded by a flock of various birds. Character art by lurea_art on Instagram.
ALT An image of purple plants overlaid by several birds in flight. “Ash is my hot new book boyfriend. The build up was torture! -Anonymous Beta Reader” “ENCHANTING-handcrafted magic-2026” “ROMANTIC-yearning & spice-2026” “CATHARTIC-grief & closure-2026” QUILL “The new cozy romantasy that feels like a warm hug from an old friend.”
ALT An image of a woman in purple overlaid by a torn image of a young girl running in fear. “An adult cozy romantasy by Madelaine Atteberry” “I couldn’t put it down. It’s beautiful. -Anonymous Beta Reader” “ENCHANTING-handcrafted magic-2026” “ROMANTIC-yearning & spice-2026” “CATHARTIC-grief & closure-2026” QUILL “You can carry it with you… but someday you must set it down.”
ALT Gill from Finding Nemo
ALT an agent’s guide to QUILL; 96K cozy adult romantasy; Madelaine Atteberry
ALT 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.
ALT 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
ALT 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
ALT 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
ALT 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.