Suzy A. Win

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Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· 27d

A Kayin-inspired martial artist falls into fairy tale and fae lore-inspired lands, and meets an Ares-inspired boy whom she's forced to ally with in her quest to save her brothers from a sorcerer who wants to experiment on them for a scorned heritage she refuses to accept. #QuestPit #W #YA #SFF

Character moodboard of Zarni.
First - A girl wrapping her hand with bandages.
Second - her name 'Zarni'
Third - A girl with a blue cape and a basket
Fourth - A girl with a bandaged arm
Fifth - ECU of an asian girls face
Sixth - Starflowers
Seventh - Grey statue of a Chinthe
Eighth - Quote: 'Hide-and-seek wasn't just a came to Zarni'
Ninth - A white winged girl holding a goose

Character moodboard for Arden
First - A sword
Second - His name 'Arden'
Third - A red cloak
Fourth - A red baggy tunic
Fifth - Ecu of a guy with red hair
Sixth - Burmese orchids (or thazin)
Seventh - A statue of Ares
Eighth - Quote 'The silver in his eyes was like the cold moon'
Ninth - Black wing

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· 27d

An unhinged mermaid who needs to steal a prince's lips meets an equally unhinged hunter who wants to make sure the sea doesn't take him away. (featuring old character sketches) 🐯 Predator x Prey? 🐰 🪄 Deadly Magic bargains 🌞 Naive Sunshine x Grumpy😤 👫 Dumb friends together #QuestPit #Q #YA #F

sketch of Pearl, the MC of the story. A mermaid with large fin ears and scales around under her eyes and neck. Has long hair

Alexander, the ML, of the story. Has wavy hair, and not so pleased look.

This is the prince. He has short hair. Yeah, that's about it too. He's smiling at us.

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· 27d

A martial artist must weave scarves for her brothers, and questions her existence when she discovers she's a creature she loathes and one a sorcerer seeks to experiment on—a destroyer of her homelands. 🦢 The Six Swans loose retelling 🇲🇲 Lethwei MC ⚔️ Ares-inspired ML 🧚and faes! #QuestPit #W #F #SFF

first- some star flowers
second - an extreme close up of a asian girl's face
third - bandaged wrapped around an arm
forth - geese flying from the water
fifth - a guy and a girl sitting together on a hill
sixth - a torso shot of a woman looking around
seventh - a girl with a flower crown
eighth - dirty bare feet
ninth - a head of a marble stature stuck in some vines

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· 27d

SHREK x PONYO Bargaining her life for legs, a mermaid must kiss the prince she's stalked to survive and falls in love with the tales retold by his sea-folk-hunting cousin, where becoming human forever may be the only way to save her from his grudge against the sea. #questpit #Q #YA #F

First - Picture of a girl with blonde and purple dress looking at the ocean.
Second- Picture of a mermaid and a king under the water looking at each other
Third - An open book on a table with some leaves
Fourth - A man on the shore looking at the water.
Fifth - A mermaid resting on a rock in the middle of the sea
Sixth - A mermaid playing with glowing jellyfish
Seventh - A castle near the beach
Eighth - A girl trapped under a foggy water
Ninth - Fierce golden-hazel eyes of a guy

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· Jul 13

THE CRUEL PRINCE X JJBA (featuring rough sketches from the favourite WIP scenes) Tasked with breaking her brothers curses, Zarni must navigate a land once ruled by the faes, while confronting her own dangerous heritage that a mysterious sorcerer will do anything to obtain. #BluePit #W #F #📖

Zarni and her brother, face to face with a belu (a burmese ogre)

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· Jul 13

When a thieving mermaid strikes a deal with a witch to explore the lands, she stumbles into a predator's den where abandoning her own heritage may be the only key to escape and survive. #BluePit #F #Q #📖

An Agent's guide to the stray scales
YA Fantasy, 87,000 words

Comparison Titles
Shrek - If it was set in a world similar to shrek
The Princess Bride - a spoof of fairy tale tropes like this
A Forgery of Fate - A risk taking main character similar to Tru
Soul searching theme of Little Thieves

Blurb
Thieving adventurer, Pearl, wants nothing more than to explore the lands
beyond her wet home, but with only a fish tail, all she can do is watch it closely.

Then a witch offers to make her dream a reality with one simple catch:
kiss the prince she’s been stalking within three months or melt into sea foam.

Once on land, however, she discovers to her utter horror that his cousin,
King Alexander, is a sea folk hunter, whose hovering
presence challenges her thievery of a kiss.

Despite her aversions, a connection blooms with Alexander, uncovering the
truth behind his deep grudge against the sea. One entangling both land
and sea in a deadly conspiracy, where becoming human
for good may be the only way to survive.

$First Lines The same darkness hovered before Pearl as she stared out of the trench. Beyond the frigid shadows, the world awaited her. Much like all the other folks of the sea waiting for her with their spears, fangs, and whatever sharp weapons she hadn't already stored in her room. Themes and Tropes self-discovery odd friendship fish out of water fractured fairy tale predator x prey? a fantastical take on the immigrant experience love and loss perceptions$

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· Jul 1

A thieving mermaid must kiss a prince and evade the suspicions of his sea-folk-hunting cousin to avoid death as she unravels a long-lost connection between her ancestors and the lands. - Ace MC - Queernormative world - 'The Little Mermaid' Fractured Telling - Predator x Prey? #QueerPit #YA #F

Comparision titles
If it was set in a world similar to shrek!
A spoof of fairy tales tropes like The Princess Bride
A risk taking main character similar to Tru from A Forgery of Fate
Soul searching theme in Little Thieves

$First Lines The same darkness hovered before Pearl as she stared out of the trench. Beyond the frigid shadows, the world awaited her. Much like all the other folks of the sea waiting for her with their spears, fangs, and whatever sharp weapons she hadn't already stored in her room. Themes and Tropes self discovery odd friendship fish out of water fractured fairy tale predator x prey? a fantastical take on the immigrant experience love and loss perceptions$

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· Jun 27

3/3

Level 8: one scene
He was beaming, unable to hide the brewing excitement which stretched across his face. Pearl was no stranger to his smile—something he rarely put away, especially when he talked about the other lands and the sea.

It wasn’t a smile made for himself.

It was a wide, toothy grin directed at the only person who could answer his curiosity about the wide world. Fix the gaps Pearl couldn’t fill in and show off the knowledge he was desperate for. Something she couldn’t do.

Pearl’s fingers curled, and her brows quivered as a tiny flicker of heat rose to her face. She wanted to brag to someone about her sea journeys. Unlike her, however, Sakura had the voice she didn’t have.

Someone who didn’t have to pretend. Human.

The Stray Scales
87k YA Fantasy
Currently Querying

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· Jun 27

2/3

level 3: ten words or less
kiss the prince, avoid harpoon, or else she meets death

Level 5: Other media
'all stars' by smash mouth
'UFO' by F5ve
H20: just add water
disney's 'the little mermaid;

Level 6: messages
'It's not always sunshine on the other side'
'never lose yourself in the ever-changing world'
'love is accepting who you are'
'home is never stagnant and unbound by borders'

level 7: the colour palette
Purple - the thieving mermaid
the sea folk hunter - gold
the stars - blue
the ocean -aquamarine
the sea witch - green

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· Jun 27

Jumping on this trend! 1/3 #writesky #querying #writingcommunity #litagents

$Pitching my ya fantasy The little mermaid fractured retelling at different difficulty levels$

Level 1: comps and influences
A Forgery of Fate, Little Thieves, Shrek, The Princess Bride, From Far Away, Ponyo

Level 2: the one sentence pitch
A thieving mermaid must kiss a prince to avoid becoming seafoam, and evade the suspicions of his sea-folk-hunting cousin as she unravels a long-lost connection between her ancestors and the lands.

level 3: tropes and themes

fish out of water (literally)
predator x prey
a very fantastical take on the immigrant experience
naive sunshine x serious grump
self discovery and rediscovery
dumb friends together
no tragic backstory (the parents are alive yay)
perceptions
love and loss
he can fight AND read
magic bargains
modern vs ancient
identity crisis

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· May 31

A FORGERY OF FATE X LITTLE THIEVES A thieving mermaid must steal a kiss from a prince to avoid death, and evade the suspicions of a sea-folk-hunting king while navigating a foreign world which may hold a deeper connection and a tragic history tied to her ancestors. #SEAsianPit #YA #F #SFF #Q

$First Lines The same darkness hovered before Pearl as she stared out of the trench. Beyond the frigid shadows, the world awaited her. Much like all the other folks of the sea waiting for her with their spears, fangs, and whatever sharp weapons she hadn't already stored in her room. Themes and Tropes self discovery odd friendship fish out of water fractured fairy tale predator x prey? a fantastical take on the immigrant experience love and loss perceptions$

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· May 27

Since SEAsianPit is coming up soon, and I recently finished another round of edits to my manuscript, I decided to adjust my #agentsguide for The Stray Scales, a #ya #fantasy fractured retelling of The Little Mermaid! #writesky

$First Lines The same darkness hovered before Pearl as she stared out of the trench. Beyond the frigid shadows, the world awaited her. Much like all the other folks of the sea waiting for her with their spears, fangs, and whatever sharp weapons she hadn't already stored in her room. Themes and Tropes self discovery odd friendship fish out of water fractured fairy tale predator x prey? a fantastical take on the immigrant experience love and loss perceptions$

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· Apr 18

Tired of terrorising the sea with her sticky fingers, a mermaid bargains her life for a chance to roam the lands, falling into a deadly conspiracy entangling both land and sea as she sets out to kiss the prince she's stalked, before sea-foam or his cousin kills her. #PosterPit #F #FT #YA #W

$Movie Poster Version of The Stray Scales. Art contains main character Pearl holding a green potion bottle, with two people looking at her behind. (One with a smile, the other with a scowl) Tropes includes - fractured fairy tale - self-discovery - a magical immigrant experience - predator x prey Blurb Tasked to kiss her stalking victim to avoid death, a mermaid gets tangled in a feud between sea and land... ... while stuck with her predator. Title THE STRAY SCALES Tagline Kiss or become sea foam. MISC Text Suzy A. Win presents a YA FANTASY novel A FORGERY OF FATE x LITTLE THIEVES x SHREK x THE PRINCESS BRIDE comps PEARL - ALEXANDER - MALTHE - KOBI -SAKURA DIVING BACK INTO THE TRENCHES SOME DAY$

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· Apr 1

I made a zoolander meme and I will like to share it with the class again today #RevPitWaiting #Revpit

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· Apr 1

When a mermaid is desperate to become human, she'll go low enough to kiss one...even if their cousin will probably eat and display her on their wall. (also sneak peek of actual poster coming soon lol) #ChaosPit #YA #F

The stray scales parody poster featuring impact font, comic sans, and wingding. Includes almarts27 hamsters

Text includes"
trope here, trope here 2, another trope cause why not?, trope x trope

the lovely hamster drawn by @almarts27
sneak peek for actual poster coming soon

the stray SCALES
kiss your stalking victim or become disgusting sea scum

*wingding text*

diving back into the query trenches some day. What say? idk.

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· Mar 22

Made this for tik tok/insta but I figured I'd share it here as sort of an update video #writesky #amwriting #writingcommunity

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· Mar 14

This is still my favourite creation for my project. #RevPit

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· Feb 25

A FORGERY OF FATE x THE PRINCESS BRIDE x SHREK When a mermaid puts her life on the line to venture the lands, she'll have to evade a sea-folk hunter's wrath and fight the urge to steal his property if she wants to get the kiss that'll save her from deadly consequences. #WSPIT #Q #YA #F

Pearl eating an octopus when someone barges in

A male character's darkened face with a harpoon (and bloodied shirt)

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· Feb 25

When her brothers are cursed into geese, Zarni's only hope for a cure lies in weaving six scarves while navigating a world where fae folks were once feared, and evading the jaws of monsters from her homeland wanting to consume her power—one which could be the fall of many. #WSPIT #W #YA #F

Art of my MC, Zarni, by venusarts of her at age 12, wearing a traditional Kayin dress, and at age 16/17 with longer hair a sleeveless blue tunic. Theyre are both lying in a field with purple star flowers and Thazin (burmese orchids) during the day time.

Darker variant of previous image. Art of my MC, Zarni, by venusarts of her at age 12, wearing a traditional Kayin dress, and at age 16/17 with longer hair a sleeveless blue tunic. Theyre are both lying in a field with purple star flowers and Thazin (burmese orchids) during the night time.

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· Feb 25

Bargaining her life with a witch to explore the lands, a mermaid falls into the depths of a deadly conspiracy entangling both land and sea as she attempts to kiss the prince she's stalked, before sea-foam or his cousin can claim her life. #WSPit #Q #YA #F #agentsguide

Comparison titles.
Shrek - If it was set in a world similar to Shrek!
The Princess Bride - A spoof of fairy tale tropes like this
A Forgery of Fate - A rist taking main character similar to Tru!
Little Thieves - With humour similar to this!

Tired of terrorising the sea with her sticky fingers, sea folk Pearl bargains her life for a chance to roam the lands, and with only three months to avoid turning into sea foam, all she has to do is kiss the prince she’s been stalking to avoid such a fate. But when his sea-folk-hunting cousin returns, her simple task becomes a quest of survival as she evades the hunter’s suspicions, stumbling into a deadly conspiracy entangling both land and sea.

$First Lines It wasn’t unusual for Pearl to wander into strangers’ homes. But today, she wasn’t interested in their tools, heirlooms or whatever she could snatch into her sack. Even her appetite for the jewels encrusted across the shimmering castles of the deep was but a memory. The truth was, she had a far more pressing matter triumphing over the sea. Themes and Tropes - self discovery - odd friendship - fish out of water - fractured fairy tale - predator x prey? - a fantastical take on the immigrant experience - love and loss - perceptions$

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· Jan 11

So far behind on these lol. DAY 2 : Art Share Here's some art I made for the current project I'm querying! Featuring my MC, Pearl, the little mermaid but a little unhinged, what's yours is hers, and will enter any unlocked property. #bluepithype #oc #writesky #art

Pearl is a purple dress, and her light blonde hair, floating in space as she watches the stars

Pearl in her mermaid form behind clutching her green bag. In the front she's in her human form, in her purple dress as she leans her elbows against a circular table.

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· Dec 1

Made this for WriterPit over on Instagram, but I thought I'd share a little video I did for my 87k YA Fantasy retelling of The Little Mermaid :) #querying #amquerying #litagents #writersky #ya #fantasy

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· Nov 23

Six brothers cursed. One sister to save them all. Zero words to utter. Swept to the land of endangered faes after escaping a man-eating monster, Zarni must weave six scarves to break her brothers' curse as she grapples with a world she isn't sure if she belongs to or not. #WIPPIT #YA #F

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· Nov 6

Zarni would bring Nan Gyi Thoke (her favourite food)! #FiFRevPit

A picture of nan gyi thoke. A spicy Burmese noodle salad.

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· Nov 5

A FORGERY OF FATE X LITTLE THIEVES Pearl's got three months to kiss a prince or become sea foam—if she isn't killed by his cousin's harpoon first, of course. 🧜‍♀️Mermaid with a side of thievery and stalking 🪄Magic (and phones, I guess) 👫First Friend (like ever) 🍽️Predator x Prey? #QuestPit #Q #YA #F

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· Nov 3

And the winner is...@smoking-gnu.bsky.social. Please comment the best way to contact you for the free art!

Two Lies, one Truth

1. My All time favourite movie is shrek.
2. I was borin in a place that no longer exists.
3. I currently have seven siblings.

I'll reveal a winner and answers in November! Good Luck!

Answers

1. 'Shrek' is my favourite animated movie. My all time favourite movie is 'the Mummy' (1999)

2. I was born in a refugee camp that no longer exists

3. I currently have six siblings (I had an older brother who passed before I
was born)

Congrats to the chosen winner! Please comment on the post within one week to redeem your prize!

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· Oct 30

Trapped in a predator's den, no amount of magic and story times can save an adventurous mermaid from death if she can't kiss the prince before her three months on land are up. Or elude a sea folk hunter hellbent on teaching her how to read and write. #GhostPit #YA #F #Q

An Agent's Guide to THE STRAY SCALES
Ya Fantasy, 87k words

The Pitch

The only thing sea folk Pearl wants is to explore the Lands Above. With no legs, however, she can only settle with stalking a prince instead.

When she strikes a bargain with a sketchy-looking woman to become human, she gives up her voice and wagers her life.

Luckily for her, all she has to do is kiss the prince to avoid the fate of sea foam.

Unluckily for her, the prince's cousin happens to be a sea folk hunter. And he doesn't intend to leave the den she's trapped in anytime soon.

$First Lines It wasn’t unusual for Pearl to wander into strangers’ homes. In the hunt for the mysteries of the world, she was unbound by its unwritten rules. Small or large, nothing was safe when she locked sight with it. THEMES AND TROPES - self discovery - odd friendship - fish out of water - fractured fairy tale - predator x prey? - a fantastical take on the immigrant experience - love and loss - perceptions$

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· Oct 21

It's been a long time since I've done proper video editing, but I have something in the works for my YouTube channel related to my experience with a manuscript I hope to publish one day. Here's a little sneak peek! #writesky

A screenshot of my workspace and editing timeline.

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· Oct 14

I got my first rejection, so as promised, I'll be holding a free headshot/waist-up giveaway, which will be open until November! To enter, comment/quote what you think is the truth. I'll choose the winner from the group of people with the right answer! Art examples included. #writesky #querying #art

Two lies, one truth

1. my all time favourite movie is
shrek.

2. I was born in a place that no
longer exists.

3. I currently have seven
siblings.

I'll reveal a winner and answers in
november! Good luck!

A full-body art of my OC, Emil in his force uniform.

Drawing of someone else's OC. They are 1920's style working class clothing

Suzy A. Win@suzyawin· Oct 12

Made a little fun milestone graphic for when I start querying! It's going to be a fun but rocky ride for me soon! (featuring old sketches of my characters haha) #writesky #writingcommunity #querying