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Natasha De Silva

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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Presenting a guide to my NA Romance, NO LOVE IS AN ISLAND. A spiraling grad student travels to Sri Lanka to search for her missing father, but her mission is compromised when a baggage claim mishap forces her to take the spot of her nemesis’ ex-girlfriend on the couples’ trip he planned.
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
It’s like, living is too inefficient. Let’s have this robot “live” for you. There, now you can die inside
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
🚨CHARACTER ART REVEAL🚨 Meet Sandali and Cliff from NO LOVE IS AN ISLAND, my travel romance (with a dash of mystery) set largely in Sri Lanka 🌴🥥🇱🇰 Props to the talented Yenthe Joline for this beautiful character art. 🥰
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Thanks to a few months away from my manuscript and the astute feedback of my agent, I had the perspective I needed to cut nearly 9,000 words! 🪓🤯✂️ Now I’m confident my manuscript is even stronger. Thought I’d share a few cutting insights in case they come in handy to any writers out there!
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Writers, give me your best wordcount-slashing advice! I’ve cut/consolidated slower scenes without enough key action. I’ve tightened long-winded dialogue. I’ve trimmed descriptions. I’ve chopped filler words. I’m almost at the finish line, so hit me with anything I’ve missed!
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a woman is holding a pair of scissors to her face .
ALT: a woman is holding a pair of scissors to her face .
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
I had fun making a couple moodboards for my YA tech-free summer romance WIP, one before and one after the Banishment. 📱🚫🏔️ #yacontemporary #yaromance #summerromance #techfree #wip
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
The job of the writer ✍🏽⚙️☁️✨
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Christine Letizia @letiziawrites.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
My YA wip vibes ✨ #amdrafting #writerslife #writersofbluesky #booksky #writingcommunity
Upper left image: rock slide
Center column image: underground mine
Upper right image: man looking down from exposed floor in abandoned building
Upper middle left image: abandoned desert gas station
Lower middle right image: prints in desert sand
Lower middle left image: girl looking down in armored suit under blue light
Lower middle right image: person with cuts on their face
Lower left image: illuminated lights spelling ‘FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT’
Lower right image: girl in armored helmet with awed expression under orange light
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Romance writers (and anyone with a romance subplot), what is keeping your MC and their love interest apart? Valentine’s season is here, so I thought it might be fun for the #writingcommunity to share more about our love stories 💕🥰💘 #romance #lovestories #romcom #valentines
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Sharing this Writer Resources spreadsheet in case it’s helpful to the #writingcommunity. It includes tabs on various stages of the writing and querying provess. Let me know if I missed a resource that was helpful to you! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Writer Resources.xlsx
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Kaly Quarles @kalyquarles.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Flip that newly hung calendar to July 21, friends - the countdown for The Ghost Who Saved Halloween is on! 👻 Clever Ghost will slink into your heart & hopefully…your pre-order carts! www.harpercollins.com/products/the... @jenanyong.bsky.social @harperkids.bsky.social #picturebooks #kidlit
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
What are your New Year’s resolutions and wishes for your writing life in 2026? Here are mine. #writingcommunity #writing #newyear #resolutions
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Nice!!
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Thank you!! 🙏🏽
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Love this idea!!
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
I finished writing and revising my travel romance! 🎉At least until my agent sends me edits 😅. I can’t believe I cut over 80k words during revisions…that’s like a whole other book! 🤯). How many words do you have in your excess content document? Have you ever reused any of them later?
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Christine’s book: FOR KEEPS (MG Horror) A 13yo overachiever strives to debunk her school’s 50-year curse, but when her slacker twin vanishes, she becomes trapped in a time loop and must solve the mystery of the curse or lose her sister forever. 👻🕰️
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Natasha’s book: NO LOVE IS AN ISLAND (Romance) A spiraling 25yo travels to Sri Lanka to search for her missing dad, but when a baggage-claim mishap leaves her stranded, she must accept help from her nemesis and take his ex’s spot on the couples trip he planned. 🏝️💕
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
@letiziawrites.bsky.social and I met during the golden age of Writer Twitter through Revpit posting games. 🐥💛📝 Since then, we’ve become CPs, friends, and even agent siblings (shout out to the great @morgan.c.hughes!). We can’t wait to share our books with the world!
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
What’s your take on creating a fictional town for a contemporary novel?
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
As this round of revisions draws to a close, I’ve begun listening to my own novel draft with earbuds using the Read Aloud feature on the Microsoft 365 app. 📖🗣️ What a great way to catch awkward, wordy, or repetitive language while immersing yourself in the novel through a different sense!
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Character inspo for the art I’m commissioning!!! I’m deep in revisions for my travel romance (set largely in Sri Lanka), and Sandali and Cliff feel so alive to me…what better way to bring them to life for everyone else than with some character art (until you can read my book, that is 😉).
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
#Editors prepare to have your bones chilled and your heart warmed! THE SHIVER’s got thrills, chills and feels!!! 👻🕯️🖤
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
AHHHHH CONGRATS to @christiecurry25.bsky.social on this book deal 🥳🎉🥂!!! I LOVED reading this hilarious, swoony, important story (and your others that I’m sure will quickly follow in getting published!). SO WELL DESERVED. I CANNOT WAIT for everyone to read LOVE BETWEEN THE LECTURES!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Christie Curry @christiecurry.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
I have some exciting news to share 👀👀👀 This author is officially in her ✨VAGUE✨ era!!!!!!!!!!!
Photo of Christie Curry in absolute disbelief that her dream of being a traditionally published author is about to come true.
Caption: This author is officially in her
✨VAGUE✨ era!!!!!!!!!!!
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Christie Curry @christiecurry.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
A human sexuality professor is blindsided when she's paired up with her childhood crush, now a PhD candidate, to organize a SEXTIVAL, only to face fierce opposition from the university's biggest donors: her conservative parents. Editor's Guide, on sub soon! #PopUpPitE #PopUpPit #LuckyPit #A #romcom
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An editor's guide to LOVE BETWEEN THE LECTURES
Sexy male professor with messenger bag
Timid female professor with briefcase
University
Sex written with chalk
Road trip
Condoms
Class of students
Sex toys
Gummy worms
Woman in robe with arms crossed looking at guy in work shirt
Intijster sex with fingers laced together
Health & Human Services building 


LOVE BETWEEN THE LECTURES
The Pitch
On the brink of tenure, a human sexuality professor is blindsided when she's paired up with her former childhood crush, now a hotshot PhD candidate, to organize a sexual health event on campus, only to face fierce opposition from the university's wealthiest donors:
her conservative parents.

LOVE BETWEEN THE LECTURES
Comps

NOBODY WANTS THIS:
SEX POSITIVITY 
COMMUNICATION 
LA BACKDROP 
VIBES

The PARADISE PROBLEM:
BANTER
LAUGHS
CHEMISTRY
VOICE

MY FAVORITE HALF-NIGHT STAND:
BOTH FACULTY
COLLEGE SETTING

LOVE BETWEEN THE LECTURES
Tropes & Vibes
Second Chance Romance
Brother's Best Friend
Forced Proximity
Road Trip
Only One Bed
Female Friend Group (aka The Bang Gang)
Sex Positive + Healthy Communication
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Haha just realized I did that in my manuscript too 😂 Devika turned into Diviya at some point lol
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Hope things are coming up roses for you ✨💐
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Look what was finally delivered! 📖🤗I was so excited to read Christine Letizia’s ( @letiziawrites.bsky.social ) engrossing short story, An Enchantment of Twelve. The voice! The slow burn! The spell! I devoured this magical morsel 💛✨🕯️ Congrats on being selected for this delightful anthology! 🎉
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
✂️✂️🚨CUT ALERT 🚨 ✂️✂️ Since completing the first (bloated) draft of my travel romance, I’ve cut 36,000 words! 🎉🎉🎉 Also, I got a cute haircut 💇🏽‍♀️. My manuscript is tighter now and so much closer to ready! 💪🏽
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Congrats @jenanyong.bsky.social and @kalyquarles.bsky.social !!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Can’t wait to buy and read your Who Saved the Holidays picture books with my kiddo! We LOVE it when hijinks ensue 👻🦃😍 #picturebooks #kidlit #author #debut #illustrator #writingcommunity #publishersweekly
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
YESSS Congrats!!! 🍾🎉🎈👏🏽🥳
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12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Congrats to Jennifer Anyong on signing with her agent, Morgan Hughes at FinePrint! Why does Jen love being a member of #12x12PB? Read our blog post to learn more about how her membership has helped her: buff.ly/3Q5hHO9 #amwriting #amquerying
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
I’d much rather rewrite/add scenes, which at least involve some imagination and creative flow.
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Hot take: The worst revisions are Tedious Revisions. These are pesky little things like ensuring consistent/logical timelines, fact-checking, adding details to support later statements, filling minor plot holes, and mixing up repetitive pet phrases.
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a woman in a red robe is saying i find them a little
ALT: a woman in a red robe is saying i find them a little
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Reading this now and LOVING it!!
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
💛💛💛💛
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Do travel romances get a higher wordcount than the romance genre in general? I know historical romance warrants a higher wordcount given all the historical context needed, but what about descriptions/worldbuilding of foreign locations and cultural context needed for travel romance?
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Love the vibes and premise!! Also your baking puns are
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a cartoon of a chef with a needle in his mouth is playing at 4:32
ALT: a cartoon of a chef with a needle in his mouth is playing at 4:32
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Yay, thanks and likewise! 😊
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Here it is, folks—my Revision Notebook! 📓🌺 After 3 weeks away from the 1st draft of my travel romance, I’ve returned to it with fresh eyes, taking notes as I read. I’m pleasantly surprised to find that despite its issues, I still love my story. Once I clean this baby up, I hope you will, too! 🥰📖✨
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
The best! Like, it’s all out there cleanly on the page now instead of scrambled together in my head and heart 😂
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
First draft of my Sri Lanka travel romance WIP is finally complete! 🎉🎉🎉 After a break to let things simmer, I’m excited to dive into revisions!
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Goose drinking tea in a garden, thinking “what if I’m not silly enough?”
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Whichever one you’ll feel more excited about/invested in! Likely to be more productive
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Hi! Writing a book that includes Sri Lanka 😊
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Natasha De Silva @ndesilva-author.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Sure, thanks! 😊
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