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Katie Carlson is seeking new rep! @katiecarlsonwrites.bsky.social · Jun 13

💔RIGHT WHERE YOU LEFT ME💔

👫Childhood best friends
⏳A year since they've spoken
💍A marriage pact
📄A list of ways to reclaim their former closeness
🛫Before she leaves their small town again
🔍Can they figure out they were made for each other in time?

IF WE'RE STILL SINGLE

#SwiftiePitch #A #R #WIP

a grid of photos including a beach at sunset, a man doing indoor rock climbing, a couple kissing in the snow, a girl running down a snowy street, a couple playing in the waves, a waterfall, a guy with messy hair

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Parcel & Page @parcelandpage.bsky.social · May 24

Fiona Keane's Perfectly Romantic series is available in #ebook (tinyurl.com/ynh5x2kr)!

Perfect Distraction
❤️ unexpected romance
❤️ love triangle
❤️ empty boat house (🔥)

Perfect Reaction
❤️ enemies to lovers
❤️ star athlete and coach's daughter
❤️ he falls first

#romance #romancereads #indie #books

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Katie Carlson is seeking new rep! @katiecarlsonwrites.bsky.social · May 23

👫Two childhood best friends
💍One marriage pact

When Fiona drunkenly reminds Henry of the marriage pact they made at 17, he insists they fulfill it. Has he also been hiding feelings for her, or is he just keeping a promise? And can their friendship survive becoming something more?

#WIPpit #Con #R

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Les is writing @lesleyariel.bsky.social · May 23

THE SEASIDE SISTERS x TRUE BLOOD

Four sisters on Cape Cod navigating life, relationships, social class dynamics, vampires—wait, what?

#WIPPIT #A #R

“Summer book” with a collage of summery photos like hydrangeas, women on the beach, sunglasses and a surfer.

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Kate Cooper @authorkatecooper.bsky.social · May 23

Hadley wants to prove she can take over for her father as owner of the Firebirds. Miles prefers to enjoy life with no attachments, reaping the rewards of being the star point guard of one of the best teams in the league. Falling in love wasn't on either of their to-do lists.

#wippit #con #r

Images from top left going clockwise:
male and female hand pinky swearing
basketball court
private plane
people with hands up at a club
black suitcase
paparazzi with camera flashes

Text in the middle: I'm here. I'm fighting for us because I love you. Don't run away because you're scared.

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · May 23

🕷️💋X-MEN x BRIDGERTON

A young woman with a deadly curse blackmails a thief into courting her for the summer after she catches him stealing at a high society ball

🕷1900's Los Angeles
💋Fake dating
🕷Haters to Lovers
💋Mexican-American leads
🕷They can’t kiss (or he’ll die)

#WIPPIT #SPEC #R #HIST #POC

moodboard images from top

stained glass spider web, bridge with street lamps
black gloves holding stringed pearls
a black widow spider against a red background
a napkin with a lipstick mark
man in a suit holding a woman in a white dress by the waist
woman dressed in gilded age clothing with gloves on

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Parcel & Page @parcelandpage.bsky.social · May 25

Have you seen what's in our Etsy shop? Take a look and find the perfect gift for readers, writers, and romance lovers!

🎁 etsy.com/shop/ParcelAndPage

#indie #smallbusiness #romance #romanceauthor #writers #bibliophile #bookswag #author #etsyshopowner #etsyshop #bookish #goodies

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Parcel & Page @parcelandpage.bsky.social · May 24

Fiona Keane's Perfectly Romantic series is available in #ebook (tinyurl.com/ynh5x2kr)!

Perfect Distraction
❤️ unexpected romance
❤️ love triangle
❤️ empty boat house (🔥)

Perfect Reaction
❤️ enemies to lovers
❤️ star athlete and coach's daughter
❤️ he falls first

#romance #romancereads #indie #books

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Katy Townes @katyreadsromance.bsky.social · Apr 5

ALL IN ON LOVE ♥️♠️♦️♣️

The email lands in my inbox with a literal ping and a metaphorical thud. I close my eyes and force a deep inhale, sending a deliberate signal to my nervous system that I’m not defending myself from a saber-toothed tiger. I’m just opening an email.

#1stlinepit #a #r #q

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Rachel is Editing @rpiswriting.bsky.social · Apr 5

#1stlinepit

“Lianna Bontrower had a heart cursed to be stolen.”

#wip #f #r #adult #writingcommunity

Illustration of the main characters of my fantasy romance WIP. Lianna, a plus sized woman with dark brown curly hair stands in front of Fyrgus, a man with black hair and black fox ears. He is holding her in his arms and they stare lovingly into one another’s eyes. His hands are at her hip and waist and they are blackened with curse marks and have claws. Her hand raises up behind her to play at his hair. She wears a a midnight banyan embroidered with silver moons and a pink chemise a la reine inspired dress. Fyrgus wears a crimson coat embroidered with suns,

Shuffle of my fantasy romance WIP: Rosemary and Flame. The couple is in the center surrounded by trees and florals and a black fox, grey cat, a dragon flames, the sun and the moon

The great witch Beatrice Bontrower is missing and it’s up to her daughter, Lianna to find her. But Beatrice is lost in a magical land full of dangers and heart snatching fae and Lianna has no magic of her own. What’s a poor woman to do? Obviously bind herself to the first barely trustworthy fae she meets. He’s after the ring on her pinky, a family heirloom said to hold ancient magic, and he’ll do just about anything to get it, including helping a wayward woman find her missing mother. Together they traverse the wilds of Faerie on a path of danger and discovery, for Beatrice was a woman of many secrets and these secrets have teeth.

Tropes:
-Grumpy/sunshine
-Plus size 30 y/o fmc
-A magical quest
-Finding yourself as an adult
-Bickering is a love language
-He falls first but she saves him

Characters:
-An incorrigible flirt of a herione
-A grump with a dramatic flare
-A dragon king with a problem
-Don quixote but make him a cat
-A murderous witch

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#1stLinePit @1stlinepit.bsky.social · Apr 3

Next #1stLinePit will take place:

🗓️ EVENT DAY: Saturday, April 5th
⏲️ EVENT START: 12.00 UTC

To find out what that means to you, Google:
🔍 12 UTC to [your city/area]

#WritingCommunity

#1stLinePit Rules:
- A pitch event for writers to hype and support each other
- All genres and all stages of writing are welcome (e.g. writing, editing, querying, on sub, already published)
- Use #’s to specify genre and status of the book, see next slide for examples
- Only one post per novel. If you have several novels, you can pitch them all, but only post once per hour
- Share one or more of your opening lines in the body of your post—you should share no more than can fit into a post
- Feel free to add moodboards, GIF’s, images, agent’s guide, or anything you want to your post
- Agents/editors/publishers are invited to participate (just “like” any pitch you’re interested in)
- Most important rule: comment, like, repost, and engage with others—and have fun! :D

#1stLinePit – New Rule:
Issue: During our last round of #1stLinePit, some agents commented that it was hard to determine their interest based only on the first few lines.
Solution: This round, you must still share your first lines in THE BODY of you post, but you’re also allowed to share your pitch, agent’s guide, a link to a previous pitch, you’re entire first page, or anything you want in the attached images / moodboard.

Examples of #Hashtags to use. (Feel free to use other hashtags, these are just examples.)

Status of Work:
#WIP = Work in progress
#C = Complete
#Q = Querying
#OS = On submission
#TP = Traditionally Published
#SP = Self Published
#IP = Indie Published

Categories:
#PB = Picture book
#CB = Chapter book
#MG = Middle grade
#YA = Young Adult
#A = Adult
#NA = New Adult
#SS = Short Story
#GN = Graphic Novel

Genres:
#F = Fantasy
#SF = Science Fiction
#R = Romance
#M = Mystery
#H = Horror
#T = Thriller
#S = Suspense
#P = Paranormal
#LF = Literary Fiction
#MEM = Memoir
#NF = Non-Fiction
#ADV = Adventure
#ERO = Erotic
#COM = Comedy
#WF = Women’s Fiction
#HF = Historical Fiction
#SPF = Speculative Fiction
#HR = Historical Romance
#CON = Contemporary
#RF = Romantasy
#UF = Urban Fantasy
#CZ = Cozy

Feedback/Critique:
#CMe (add only if you want people to give you feedback on your snippet)

#CMe = Critique me

If you want feedback/critique on your opening lines, add #CMe
If you are giving critiques:
- Be honest, but also kind and respectful
- Be sure that #CMe is added to a post before giving feedback
- Any post missing this hashtag: offer nothing other than love and support

If you add #CMe to your post:
- Have an open mind to the critique you receive
- If you disagree, don’t argue or try to explain/defend your work—just say thank you and take to heart that someone interpreted your words differently than you intended
- Don’t just wait for feedback—search for the #CMe hashtag and give critique to others too!

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Parcel & Page @parcelandpage.bsky.social · Mar 30

The weekend is here!
#amwriting #amreading #romance #indie #smallpress #romanceauthor #authors

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Parcel & Page @parcelandpage.bsky.social · Nov 23

We offer services for #indie and self-published #authors. Visit our website to learn more: parcelandpage.com/services.

#author #romance #womensfiction #publishing #amwriting #books #book #bookworm #romanceauthor #writing #writers #indiepublishing #indiepub #romancebooks #romancepublishing

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Parcel & Page @parcelandpage.bsky.social · Nov 21

Parcel & Page is an indie publisher of #romance and #womensfiction, and a space for #authors to collaborate, connect, and find themselves in the pages of their own story. We may be small, but our passion and dedication to our authors is mighty! 💕

Check out our website for info: parcelandpage.com

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