#MSPW: grimdark

[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

[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

[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

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

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

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

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Critique Tags

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

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