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Gonna start putting my heroines in jumpsuits more often. Only downside is you can never use the bathroom. #booksky #romcom

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 6h

One week into my debut rom-com: Lila and Nate sound too similar (revising!), I'm dreaming about my characters (normal??), and I write best in big 3-4 hour blocks. Writers, same? #booksky #amwriting

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 10h

Spending some time learning more Excel stuff so I can manipulate my templates better. Lila already knows all of this (obviously). Nate probably has a spreadsheet for it. #booksky #amwriting

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 04/10/2026

Afternoon tea with my mom. No better way to spend the day ☕ #booksky #afternoontea

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 04/10/2026

Popping in to say THANK YOU 💛 One week of writing this book, and you all have already shown up for it. What do you want to see more of: the writing, my life, or the story? #booksky #amwriting

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 04/10/2026

Which weekly series should I start first?? Sneak Peek Sunday, Mental Health Monday, Hot Take Tuesday, Where You At Wednesday, Nate v Lila Thursday, Free Idea Friday, or Set List Saturday? Vote below! #booksky #amwriting

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 03/10/2026

Meet Henry, Lila's best friend and the award-winning baker behind Crumb Together Cafe 🧁 He would absolutely agree with this antique from my grandma's house. More about him soon 👀 #booksky #amwriting

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 03/10/2026

Event coordinator hot take: nobody reads the signs 🔥 It's also exactly how my main characters meet. Agree or disagree? #booksky #romcom

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 03/10/2026

Week 1 book update 🥞 Meet-cute, venue tour, coffee meeting, and lots of Lila and Nate getting on each other's nerves (in the best way). Week 2 update next week! #booksky #amwriting

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 03/10/2026

I've always preferred writing to music. The extra dance-y energy makes everything flow better 💃🎧 What's on your writing playlist? #booksky #amwriting

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 02/10/2026

A tiny sneak peek from chapter one 🍰 He has layers. She has jokes. #booksky #amwriting

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 02/10/2026

Love Beatrice and Benedick? 🎭 Lila and Nate have that same banter, except they're planning the wedding instead of attending it. #booksky #romcom

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 02/10/2026

At work, I'm super critical of swag giveaways that "no one is going to use." Then I remember I keep every free notebook that comes my way 📓😂 #booksky #writerlife

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 02/10/2026

The road to Lila & Nate 📋 Ten chapters in! Draft done this fall, title and cover in early 2027, release day in spring. Newsletter readers hear everything first: lucyhartfield.com #booksky #romcom

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 01/10/2026

2 chapters drafted and some good progress today ✍️ 518 words, 143% of my daily goal. #booksky #amwriting

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 01/10/2026

Forever keeping a notebook on my nightstand for those 3 am ideas 🌙📓 Bonus points if you spot the classic romance. #booksky #amwriting

A nightstand with a lamp, a notebook, a jar of colored pencils, and a copy of North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell.

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 30/09/2026

My phone's POV 20 minutes into "writing," because I accidentally opened Instagram instead of my notes app and now we're doom scrolling 📱😅 #booksky #writerproblems

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 30/09/2026

Unfortunately, preferring to write with fine-tip markers does have its pitfalls 🖊️💙 Pen or pencil person? #booksky #amwriting

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 30/09/2026

Writing is truly a time machine for me. I started at 6, blinked, and now it's almost 10 ⏳✍️ #booksky #amwriting

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 29/09/2026

It's Nate's time to shine ✨ Logical, confident, a genuine nice guy. And I forgot to write it down, but he's funny. I promise he's not some cold logic robot 😂 #booksky #amwriting

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 29/09/2026

The weather now calls for the blanket sweatshirt AND the heated blanket for writing sessions 🧣 Unrelated: Lila and Nate's relationship is heating up 🔥👀 #booksky #amwriting

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 29/09/2026

Asking the important questions over here. Is a female author an authress? Yes, if you're old. No, if you live in today's day and age 😂 #booksky #amwriting

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 28/09/2026

Color-organizing my bookshelf? Yes, please 💗📚 Which rom-com should I reread next? #booksky #romancebooks

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 28/09/2026

I greatly prefer notebooks, but I'm beyond terrible at leaving enough room. ALWAYS cramming the rest of the thought in tiny letters on the side ✍️😅 #booksky #amwriting

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 28/09/2026

It's really hard to work from a desk when your office doubles as a guest room and the bed is riiiiight there 🛏️ Nap or write? Asking for me. #booksky #writerproblems

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 27/09/2026

A little sneak peek into the making of Lila's character 📓 Wedding planner to the core, emergency box always packed, stretchy pants with pockets. Which detail do you relate to most? #booksky

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 27/09/2026

Pumpkin bread, chai, and figuring out how to keep Lila and Nate busy until their fated one-bed run-in 🍂☕ #booksky #amwriting

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 27/09/2026

Pro tip: put your desk above a heat vent to keep your toes warm as the weather turns chilly 🧦 Minnesota writers, you're welcome. #booksky #writerlife

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 26/09/2026

As a wedding planner, Lila makes every piece of the wedding puzzle fit. But when I started her story as enemies to lovers, my pieces wouldn't fit. Nate is too nice. Lila is too into him. So I'm reintroducing my book as an instant chemistry, opposites attract rom-com 🧩💍 #booksky

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 26/09/2026

Meet Lila 💍 The wedding planner who plans everything except falling in love. Emergency box always packed, no plan at all for the bride's big brother. More at lucyhartfield.com #booksky #romcom

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 26/09/2026

My office clock is super loud. It's basically taunting me as it ticks away while I try to power through writer's block ⏰ What's your writer's block (or reader's slump) cure? 👇 #booksky #amwriting. Alt text: A round floral clock with painted birds and blossoms on a pink wall.

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 25/09/2026

My author website is live 💌 Meet Lila and Nate, and join my newsletter for sneak peeks and first dibs on advance copies: lucyhartfield.com #booksky #amwriting

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 25/09/2026

My tomato plants need pruning, but my protagonists just met and are about to become each other's antagonists 🍅✍️ #booksky #amwriting

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 24/09/2026

Why does Lila relate to "Sleeping With the Lights On" by Daniel Seavey so hard? You'll have to read to find out 🎧💔 #booksky #bookplaylist

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 24/09/2026

Pink office and blue writing materials just feels so right 💗💙 Where do you do your best reading or writing? #booksky #amwriting

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Lucy Hartfield @lucyhartfield.com · 24/09/2026

Doing some trope planning for my debut rom-com. These are my favorites. What would you add? 👇 #booksky #romancebooks #writingcommunity

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