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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
one book i outlined each character, then started, then wrote a page summary of the plan and ran with it alternating between timelines when i hit a wall another book i didn't know who she was gonna choose so i just wrote until i knew another one i used scene cards on scrivener #writingq
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
No and then yes #writingq
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
seeing other people get agents and pub deals really tells you that you can do it too if you if you keep improving every day #writingq
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Haven’t done a substack in a bit. Might do my top books of April
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I have this on my shelf: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23... #writingq
goodreads.com
Love Is an Algorithm
“Joyful, generous and smart.” —Holly Gramazio, New Yor…
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
QTP with a Pokémon that shares the same first letter as your name!
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a white cartoon cat with blue eyes is running in the dark
Alt: mew
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
1. i wrote 1st draft in less than a month 2. i aged down my character from 30 to 25 3. my fmc and li have the same zodiac sign #camprevpit #camptriviatime
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
in a 2nd chance rom its you need a good reason for breakup and reunion. my characters have tension bc they had a really terrible breakup that was caused by the aftermath of something very bad. fmc behaved in a way that is reasonable for LI to not be comfortable jumping in so fast #crpsirens
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
#camprevpit a tangled web of line edits, deleting entire subplots, checking for consistency, reverse outlining #gifrevisions
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a man in a blue shirt and tie is pointing at a bulletin board with a lot of papers on it .
Alt: a man in a blue shirt and tie is pointing at a bulletin board with a lot of papers on it .
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
i wanted to do a summer camp story for at least 10 years and i finally did it last year after realizing it should be a romance #writingq
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
keeping the momentum going all the way to the end #writingq
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
me doing #crpcabinraids
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a man talking on a cell phone with the words i 'm coming to the cottage
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
they met in a depanneur (convenience store) and later find out they're neighbors #crpsirens
	There was another person in the store, who looked about seventeen or eighteen with round tortoise-shell glasses and floppy brown hair. He wore a soft, white vintage Nirvana shirt and salt and pepper sweatpants. The boy had a prettiness to him I had only seen in a few of the guys at the boys’ school.  
He opened one of the fridges and pulled out a case of those nasty fruit drinks that my friend Cassie and I would sometimes drink in the darkness of the park near her house.
	“You sure you want to get those? They’re nasty.” I remembered the taste of the medicinal strawberry-kiwi flavor on some guy’s lips at a house party. The Nirvana boy stared at me emotionless with his hazel eyes. Maybe he didn’t speak English. “C’est pas bon ça.”
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
#tropesunday! here's my trope board
2 timelines
second 
chance
forced 
proximity
he falls first, 
she’s oblivious
family drama
summer AND 
winter romance
yearning
single pov
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
#characterflaw: my character is miserable and doesn’t love herself and she can’t love anyone else properly #camprevpit
If you can't love yourself, how in the hell are you gonna love somebody else?
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
#crpcabinraids!!!! this isn't really a wip as of now but it was the easiest to find something
	“It’s kind of funny though.” I didn’t tell him that when he was holding my hand, I felt an indescribable kind of nervousness in the depths of my stomach. Was that what happened when you had a crush on someone? Did I have a crush on him? I’d never had one before on a real person, just celebrities.
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
#crpbeemine & #crpsirens dysfunctional family featuring some fun banter
forced proximity, dysfunctional family, secret relationshipDylan rolls her eyes. “Fine. But I feel like that Shiva’s become a joke. Iris told me they played Oakley Trivia today. What’s tomorrow? We perform dances and post them online to raise money for cancer research?”
“That’s actually a really good idea,” Iris says with a mouth full of spaghetti noodles. “I should text Rox after dinner.”
“Jesus,” Randy says. “What’s with you kids?”
“Roxy has enough followers that she makes money from her videos,” Dylan says, wagging her fork. “So if people did see these videos and interact with them, Roxy could actually make a fuck ton of money for children’s cancer research.” She takes a sip of her diet soda. “I should work in marketing.”
“So, Jesse, tell us about the school play.” My mom changes the subject. 
“We’re doing Grease this semester,” Jesse says. “But the principal said no to smoking, so we had to edit that out of script.”
“I bet if they made the movie today, Sandy would be a vaper,” Iris says.
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
a moment for two of the sisters #dialoguedrop #camprevpit
Two months? I haven’t had it since Halloween after Iris had her freakout watching Pearl and I’m not even sure if it’s by choice at this point. Everyone I meet online comes off undeserving of my time past two drinks and a plate of appetizers. “That would be really desperate of you. And no, he has no food in his fridge.”
“He just moved in like two days ago, Hols,” Iris bites her bottom lip. “And it’s rude to open the fridge.”
“Ella opened it.” I take a small hit and cough, my throat burning. I hand Iris the joint and hydrate my parched mouth with black cherry hard seltzer.
“Why?”
“Because we’re fucking bored and don’t know anyone here.”
Iris sighs. “Thanks for coming though, it means a lot.”
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
A lot of my characters notably enjoy baths because you can read in them #wriringq
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
my narrator IS the villian. When stuck in a snowstorm with her family, Hollie uncovers a family secret that will give her the power to everything. #villainvoices
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
which article should i do next? #writesky
Drafts
My Writing Playlists Ruined my Spotify Wrapped
Edited Apr 22, 7:22 PM

Book Recommendations based on your Sign
Edited Apr 22, 5:22 PM

Why You Should Start a Reading Journal
Edited Apr 13, 2:20 PM

Querying is Terrifying
Edited Apr 11, 11:12 AM

How I Chose My Characters' Zodiac Signs
Edited Mar 27, 3:37 PM
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
A fun one for the bookstrology people #booksky What Romance Trope Are You Based on Your Sign? substack.com/@booksandsta...
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What Romance Trope Are You Based on Your Sign?
Just for fun, but it also might help you pick your next read.
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
"What am I, a f****** pumpkin spice banana pudding?" #onelinemc #camprevpit
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
i write or query or at least read every morning at 9:30-10:30 just to keep the habit. i prefer to write in the afternoon or at night though! my schedule is really busy and i've had to use my time for schoolwork lately though, but it's almost over! #crpsirens
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
not even in the woods due to writer's block #campmap #camprevpit
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Nobody on the train knows I’m reading my own book #writesky No advice pls lol
THIRTEEN - NOW - DECEMBER 25*h
I Googled Brett on Christmas morning while my family was arguing about what movie to watch in the living room. I sat at the kitchen island with my laptop and tuned them out. I already suggested The Holiday and if nobody wanted to watch that, they were free to propose something else.
The first thing that came up was an article about Greg's affair with the state senator. Pictures were leaked to a magazine of their stay at a hotel in the Berkshires.
"We watched Little Women last year,
Mom," Julien said.
"That version didn't have Christian
Bale," my mom said. I felt homesick for the years I missed here, even though I swore I was happier at Logan's.
8 mins teft in chapter
30%
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
#campkickoff hi! I write all kids of contemporary fiction. Currently suffering from writer’s block and trying to get out of
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Hi #CRPSirens I’m Maggie and I write a mix of contemporary romance and book club fiction. I’m not working on anything right now because I have writers block after completing an r&r. I’d like to get out of my writer’s block this session!
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
When I finish unless I figure out a big problem or change #writingq
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
No I have my commercial and upmarket #writingq
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Just realized this is false and it’s 7 years in the latest version this is so embarrassing
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Ten years after family tragedy ended their relationship, she reconnects with her ex at a family wedding and confronts the difference between loving a person and yearning for nostalgia when her insecurities are tested. #posterpit #a #r #q

None of This Was Real

Comp Titles
Every Summer After
Happy Place
How to Hide in Plain Sight

When her ex is at a family wedding, reopening old wounds might not be worth a second chance at happiness.
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
I read upmarket books and try to emulate what the author is doing #writingq
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
one cousin deserved better than a dead relative and permanent knee damage #awesomecharacters
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
lac etoile is a fictional lake town in the quebec laurentians but it could be any town up there. the inspiration comes from esterel, lantier, ste agathe and a few other places i've stayed #writingprompt
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
i signed up for book club but i'm not sure if i want to edit 'terrible people together' or take apart 'nobody's son'
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
#snippetshare from latest revision. normal people mentioned. #writingq
“I think you should read your cousin’s book,” he said. “It would probably mean a lot to her.”
It had been out for a few years now. It was probably rude of me not to considering how many books I read a year. I had tons of time to read it while Logan was working late yet I found myself picking up stories about people with relationship problems. It was relatable. But then I’d get jealous if they got a happy ending. Maybe that’s why I read Normal People so many times.
“I guess,” I said. “What did you do today?”
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
"none of this was real" is a direct quote from the book. it took me a really long time to pick "when the summer's over" but it was based off a song called "when the party ends" #writingq
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Jade Mason @jademasonwrites.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
First article from my series, The Life That Didn’t Happen, is live!!! It’s all true, all authentically me, and may include some cringe and humor in it depending on the reader. #writingcommunity #writers #writesky open.substack.com/pub/jademaso...
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Many Shades of Jade
Green, lavender, white, black—I contain multitudes, and apparently, a full color palette
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
New blog post is live! #booksky #writesky booksandstars.substack.com/p/i-have-a-f...
Picture of the view from a boat with the article heading and subtitle
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Jade Mason @jademasonwrites.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
First post in my new Substack series, The Life That Didn’t Happen, drops Sat April 11. I’ll be sharing short, candid stories about the lives I almost had. Wish me luck!!! #writingcommunity #writers #writesky
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two elderly people standing next to each other with the words " think it 'll work " in yellow
ALT: two elderly people standing next to each other with the words " think it 'll work " in yellow
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
dating swamp is four weddings and a funeral meets bridget jones #writingprompt
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
well it's usually me and then i have to make changes after other people read #writingq
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
my latest article on romance novellas #booksky #writesky
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Romance Novellas Are So Cool
My minor obsession with 831 Stories
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Catherine Winters @catherinewinters.com · 01/04/2026
#ChaosPit #SF #LGBT #R #Q
A pixelated JPEG infographic:
STOP HIRING HUMANS

1. HUMANS AREN’T SUPPOSED TO LEAVE THEIR TERRITORY
2. Incredible strength and speed, constant hunger for flesh, etc.
3. Humans have OVER 160 TEETH
4. Insist on counting to TEN instead of normal amounts like eight
5. “PLACENTAL MAMMALS”??? (Laziness related?)
6. Irresponsible, addicted to TERRIBLE breakfast stimulants
7. Humans cause their crewmates to have WEIRD FEELINGS (You all get that too, right?)

LOOK at what your crewmates have to deal with (These are REAL Human traits, done by REAL Humans):
Gun, bad at space, sharp teeth, unsolicited nudes

“Hello I would like to eat food and stare at you”

They have played us for absolute fools
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
never the same but i think i want to start my next one with a fact about a place #writingq
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Victoria Jayne (they/them) @victoriajayneoh.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
#chaospit #ya #rf #q #lgbt #dis Zenora and Melody POV when Zenora shouted and accidentally turned the Allflower (source of all garden witch magic) into a sentient plant monster with a Boston accent and a potty mouth WICKED X LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Audrey two puppetBrown haired Black girl and blonde white girl holding hands in fear
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Abby Jimenez’s next book! #booksky
Abby Jimenez feels like falling
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m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
sometimes i do a pass or abandon it until i decide what i want to do with it. i don't want to query everything i write sadly #writingq
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