No I haven’t. Though the epilogue of my wip happens on Thanksgiving.

Once I figure out the story I want to write: set in turn of the century, post-revolutionary Philippines there would such fun holidays and fiestas to use as settings.

My MMC Adair LIVES for Halloween (or any excuse to dress up, really). He and his roommate George probably host parties every Halloween and start decorating as soon as it’s officially fall. My FMC Kit would probably just buy a pumpkin spice candle, a ghost pillow and some gourds and call it a day.

I, too, aspire to be a bookshop owner 😊

Kit’s close to her dream job—to be promoted to Director of Strategy at her firm. Adair’s current job is adjacent to his dream job. He’s doing well as an audiobook narrator but would love to have an acting role on TV or a movie.

Kit’s dream house would be one of the brownstones in her neighborhood of Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. She loves living there, though not in the apartment she shares with her roommates. Adair’s dream house is more like the one he grew up in in suburban Pennsylvania, Craftsman-style with a big yard.

My FMC wears a uniform of pant or skirt suits in dark colors during the week because she doesn’t want to think too hard about what to wear every day. On the weekend she usually wears jeans and a tee but since she started kind of fake dating, she’s been adding sundresses and lighter colors to the mix

I’d love to do one but haven’t yet. I’m very much the person who doesn’t mind being around other people as long as I can be heads-down and focus.

How exciting Heather!!!

Hello! I’m Melissa, mom of 2, from the SF Bay Area currently working on my contemporary romance. 💘

Love that all three of you are wearing the same colors! ❤️

Yay for long cafe stretches! My daughter’s winter ballet recital auditions are this week then we’re in rehearsal season so she’ll be in studio Saturdays from noon to 5. They’re doing The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. 😊

Thank you! It’s pushed me to polish my draft as I go, which I don’t usually do, but I’m motivated to really get this thing in shape.

All the time. Recently, “If the World Was Ending” by JP Saxe inspired a sci-fi idea I might write next.

I don’t have a villain per se in my romcom. If anything the people trying to get between my MCs either want one of them for themselves or are afraid one will break the other’s heart.

In my last wip the villain was actually motivated by their concern for the MCs safety.

I think it feels a little too convenient but depends on the setup of the story. I would rather either find out the villain was trying to do good all along and was okay being hated or just went on being hateful to the end.

Kit hates them because she likes routine and her usual almond milk latte is available year round. I think Adair pretends he likes them when he’s around friends because he’s a people pleaser. I don’t think he knows whether he actually enjoys them or not.

I think it ramps up actually. As kids get busier with their activities I’m spending more time in the coffeeshop waiting for them so I get more done. It’s also cozier and easier to just settle in and write.

I cannot wait for cooler days here in the Bay Area. I’m six weeks into a 16-week novel writing intensive and my goal is to have a really robust draft of this romcom ready for beta reading in the winter.

Thanks Blake!

LUTHER but Sci-Fi

Human-android double homicide wasn’t on disgraced PI Eliot’s bingo card. As more murders occur & clues point to the city’s first Wired mayoral candidate, he must ask his android ex-lover for help to stop the killer. Can he trust her to be on his side?

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When best friend Adair’s podcast partner bails at the last minute, Kit agrees to take her place.
They’re supposed to be figuring out what they’re doing wrong in dating—so why does everything feel so right?

🎙️Asian-American MCs
🎙️Best friends to lovers
🎙️Kinda fake dating

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Childhood friends to secret lovers to lonely workaholics an ocean apart.

She's regrouping. He's running away.

A twist of fate puts them back in each others’ arms, but someone else's greed threatens to tear them apart forever.

✨Stiletto Contest FInalist✨

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CABIN IN THE WOODS × JOHN DIES AT THE END

When their detective friend is murdered during their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must rely on years of #TTRPG experience—and puns—to solve the crime before they're all killed off like NPCs in a badly written campaign.
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NOBODY WANTS THIS x YOU, AGAIN

She sees love as a balance sheet.
He gets paid to read romance novels out loud.
Dating isn't working for either of them, so what are best friends to do?
Start a podcast to figure out what they're doing wrong, of course.

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