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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Reedsy Live free webinar tomorrow - Break the Ice on Writing Spice: Sex Scenes 101 Sign up here! reedsy.com/live/writing... #romancelandia #amwritingromance #writingcommunity

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

New dating litmus test: Ask for a man’s favorite comedians on the first date. What he finds funny will tell you more about what he IS not what behavior he knows he should keep up in public. This tip brought to you by the favorite comedians of men my friends should divorce.

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Okay, how is it that other people manage to: 1. Have a social life 2. Exercise regularly 3. Have a job And yet I, in my entire life, have never managed to balance those three without falling behind?

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I don’t know why anyone lets me teach classes😂

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I just wrote a guest article for my upcoming release about how finding dead bodies in the desert helped inspire me to write a thriller and ngl I'm feeling like my life falls a little too far over the weird line rn

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Me: What a lovely, quiet morning! Perhaps I will meditate on my balcony! My neighborhood: can i interest you in a cement mixer

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Okay, I need recs for a boring drive! What is the most page turning book you’ve read lately?

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Went on a brainstorming walk to the park and the only seat in the shade was a swing. How perfect!

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

If you're dying for another season of Outer Banks... but you can't forgive them for JJ... Oh boy do I have the book for you (no I didn't write it)

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Trying to set up Facebook Ads is kind of like you know how to drive a car, so you jump in a NASA space shuttle and just hope for the best.

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Chaos On Fire

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Authors, have you ever recognized your own characters in another book?👀 (In a fun, simultaneous-invention way, not a plagiarism way) #booksky #writingcommunity #romancelandia

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Okay, Paris does parks way better than the USA. Us: Um, blank square of grass? Paris: Trees. TREES, you bimbos!

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

What happens when the woman you love...is a serial killer? 🏳️‍🌈💔🔪 If you preorder from Barnes and Noble this week, you can find out for 1/4 less money! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/serial-kil... #bnpreorder #romancelandia #pridemonth

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Quick poll for people actively #amquerying or also agents! What's the most common AMOUNT of sample pages agents are asking for with a query these days? 1. First chapter 2. First 3 chapters 3. First 50 pages 4. First 10 pages #askagent #writingcommunity

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

If you've been waiting on it, this is your sign to watch OFFICE ROMANCE on Netflix. It's '90s style classic rom com but updated for the non toxic 2026 version we all deserve. Written by the Ted Lasso peeps & starred in by Roy Kent himself, in a soft-spoken British persona closer to his IRL persona.

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Sarah Nicolas @sarahnfisk.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The @litagentsofchange.bsky.social silent auctuon is live and I have an AMA in it! Tons of critiques available! www.32auctions.com/LAOC If you're not familiar with it LAOC helps newer agents from marginalized backgrounds through mentoring, education, and business grants!

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Literary Auction for Change

Silent auction 'Literary Auction for Change' hosted online at 32auctions.

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Vote on a title! It's for a bakery owner + sex toy shop owner rom com. 1. Sugar and Spice 2. The Sweet Spot 3. Sex and Sugar #romancelandia #writingcommunity

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

One of the nice things about living in the desert is that whenever you hug somebody who just got to your house, they feel like they are fresh out of the dryer.

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Snuggle Bear: Softness Unveiled

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

One of the best things about finding Off Campus from the Tv show is that reading the books is like fanfiction...you get to hear what your characters were thinking during all your favorite scenes!

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

What would your 5 things be? Here are mine: sanctuaryeditorial.substack.com/p/5-things-i... #writingcommunity #amwriting #romancelandia

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#StetChat @stetchat.com · 20/05/2026

Join our upcoming #StetChats live at 4–5 p.m. ET / 1–2 p.m. PT here on Bluesky! 📆 June 3, 2026: LGBTQ+ Inclusive Language 📆 June 17, 2026: Red Flag Roulette 📆 July 1, 2026: Managing Distractions! 📆 July 15, 2026: The Value of Editing Put #StetChat on your calendars so you don't miss it!

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I asked the phone store if you could add more storage capacity to a phone and they looked at me like I'd asked if you could add more penis to an existing man.

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

It's so fun working on book planning packages with really smart book coaching clients, when they pick up everything you're saying super quick and then just BOOM BOOM BOOM we can replan the whole book in one call flat. I love my job, y'all.

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Crowd Waving 'YES!' Signs

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

I get all cozy in my reading nook this morning with my coffee, feeling spoiled about starting my work day in such a gentle way… and then open the manuscript to a chapter on someone moving their mother’s dead body. 😳 Oof. Editor life, amirite? 🤣

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I spent my Saturday galloping horses around the canyon country and writing 8000 words of fanfic. Living the absolute dream over here🥹

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I am never so likely to write a newsletter as when I am on deadline for a yet another proofreading pass...

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P.S. Literary Agency @psliterary.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

"I love a strong romance plotline in a speculative setting, like THE UNDERTAKING OF HART AND MERCY and WINTER'S ORBIT." Rose Ferrao #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

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Manuscript Academy by #MSWL @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Erica Bauman (Aevitas Creative) is actively looking for: ✦ MG friendship stories (nerdy kids welcome) ✦ MG + YA mysteries ✦ Spooky MG ✦ Adult horror with A24 vibes — creepy + a lens on everyday life Open to queries the first week of each month. manuscriptacademy.com/faculty-memb... #MSWL

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P.S. Literary Agency @psliterary.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

"Seeking plus-sized women's fiction characters/heroines." Carly Watters #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

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Erin Casey Westin @erincaseywestin.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

-A really well-written, voice-y, creative YA or MG epic fantasy with unique world-building. (Think N.K. Jemisin or Rebecca Roanhorse for tweens/teens). -Humorous, character-driven picture books, especially if the main character(s) could carry a series. -A survival story. #mswl

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Kristie Choi @kristiechoi.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Super specific #MSWL: survival stories (including post-apocalyptic) w/a fresh spin on the survival genre & BIPOC/queer rep. Emotional MG like Alone or Hatchet or humorous and fun like The Last Kids on Earth. YA like Wilder Girls, The 5th Wave, or a grounded ownvoices Island of the Blue Dolphins

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Did I find a way to fit a hammock on my tiny apartment balcony? Listen, just try telling a writer something is impossible. Try.

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Any Paris veterans can tell me which Arrondissement I should stay in? I have two quick 1-2 days stays to explore 2 places. Looking for the VIBE of the classic culture of the city. The most PARIS place, don't necessarily need to hit all the headliner tourist spots.

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Anybody have recent, more contemporary feeling romantic suspense book recs??

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

🖤COVER REVEAL🖤 What happens when you hire a woman to kill you…and then fall in love with her? DEXTER meets KILLING EVE 👀https://shorturl.at/3WAhU #booksky #thriller

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Gillian Isaacs Russell @girussell.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

When Women Tell Stories Part Two open.substack.com/pub/lotusand... Thank you @wellwriters.bsky.social for the lovely feature! See also @michellehazen.bsky.social, @jessrinker.bsky.social #DanaElmendorf and more fabulous #womenwriters in this post. #blueskywriters

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When Women Tell Stories Part Two

My Clients and Friends on the World Stage

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Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

📣Mark your calendar! Join @michellehazen.bsky.social, author of 🔪SERIAL KILLER WANTED❤️ at the Chicago North Writer's Conference Spring Fling on APRIL 16-18! loom.ly/nXtPQxY

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SF26Info — Chicago-North Romance Writers

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

IYKYK - Kiss & Tell out now! shorturl.at/Biqlu 🌶 🌶 🌶 🌶 🌶 #amwriting #authors #romancelandia

A picture of a woman, the book cover of Kiss and Tell:How to Write Unforgettable Sex Scenes and the headline "Trying to save a whole different cat."

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

A whole podcast episode where I get to talk about how to write spicy romance? YES PLEASE! We also got to talk Heated Rivalry, and break down why the adaptation stood out from other romances on the screen. See the clip on this thread! open.spotify.com/episode/1ERv...

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

If your vibe is dark love stories, sapphic serial killers, and a single spark of kindness in an unforgiving desert... now’s your moment. 🔪 Cover coming soon, 25% off for 3 days: shorturl.at/ro0y3 #bnpreorder #booksky #thriller #darkromance @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social @alcovepress.bsky.social

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Ask not what kink you like or do not like. Ask only what BDSM might do for your book. 🌶 🌶 🌶 Kiss & Tell is out now! shorturl.at/Biqlu 🌶 #amwritingromance #romancelandia #booksky

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

If you were looking for a book on how to write sex scenes, what would you MOST be hoping it covered?? #booksky #romancelandia #amwriting Peek at what's inside: Shortlink: shorturl.at/Biqlu

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Kiss & Tell started its life over 13 years(!) ago as a word doc I made for CP's, then expanded for my editing clients. And now it's grown up into a real book! 😭😍😭😍 Y'all, THIS Is the romance writing craft manual I wished had existed when I started out: shorturl.at/Biqlu #romancelandia #amwriting

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Michelle Hazen / Nika Grace @michellehazen.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Neuroscience nerd here who is dying for a new generation of discoveries! Anybody have accessibly written book recs?

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