Ruth Rao @ruthrao.bsky.social · 01/10/2026What Vanya wants: to attend a “Yellow Octopus” concert. What Vanya needs: her work permit. But, her decision to buy a car & illegally sell her lipstick collection threaten to ruin her marriage and end her visa in the US. Will Vanya choose her marriage or newfound freedom? #DVPit #CON #A 000
Ruth Rao @ruthrao.bsky.social · 30/09/2026DAYS OF DISTRACTION x A GOOD INDIAN GIRL Newlywed in US & w/o a work permit, Vanya drains her savings on a car. This decision leads her down a path of complex friendship & an illegal hustle. It all comes crashing down when her marriage & visa are threatened. What will Vanya save? #DVPit #A #CON 000
Ruth Rao @ruthrao.bsky.social · 30/09/2026In an arranged marriage & without a work permit in US, Vanya secretly spends her savings on a car & illegally sells viral lipsticks to fund a concert with a new friend. When this escalates into her visa being threatened, Vanya must choose b/w her visa, friend or self reliance. #DVPit #CON #A 200
Ruth Rao @ruthrao.bsky.social · 30/09/2026For readers of NORMAL PEOPLE & viewers of PAST LIVES. Vanya arrives in US on a dependent visa. Complex immigrant social circles pushes her to form a friendship w/ white man, which leads her down a path that jeopardizes her visa. Will Vanya choose her marriage, friend or self reliance? #DVPit #CON 100
Ruth Rao @ruthrao.bsky.social · 30/09/2026DAYS OF DISTRACTION x PAST LIVES Self-sufficient Vanya becomes dependent on her SO after moving to US. She spends her savings on a car & befriends Dylan. To attend a concert w/ him, she starts an illegal hustle that threatens her visa. Does Vanya save herself or visa/marriage? #DVPit #CON #A 200
Ruth Rao @ruthrao.bsky.social · 30/09/2026DAYS OF DISTRACTION x A GOOD INDIAN GIRL Self-reliant Vanya becomes dependent on her spouse after moving to the US. Emptying her savings, Vanya starts an illegal hustle to fund concert tix for her & Dylan, friend & white man; which leads to visa snags. Can Vanya salvage the damage? #DVPit #CON #A 300
Ruth Rao @ruthrao.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Inspired by BEST OFFER WINS, I’m calling my next project, “BEST PARENT WINS”. About a group of Indians in a Seattle suburb locked in an unspoken competition about raising the “best” child. However, tensions begin to rise after a tragic accident leaves a couple childless. #DVParty #CON 040
Ruth Rao @ruthrao.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Vanya, 26, hyper-independent middle child. Ex dumps her weeks before their wedding? Cries for an hr & 7mins before calling to cancel the flowers. Coaxed into an arranged marriage? Sure, why not? Making said marriage work? She’ll figure it out. Right? Right?!! #DVParty #CON #A 0130
Ruth Rao @ruthrao.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A glimpse of MC, Vanya’s camera roll. “SO, WHAT DO YOU DO?” is my contemporary upmarket fiction, complete at 75k words. DAYS OF DISTRACTION x A GOOD INDIAN GIRL #DVParty #A #CON 1121
Ruth Rao @ruthrao.bsky.social · 24/09/2026How do we go about drafting attention grabbing stakes for contemporary upmarket when it’s either internalized stakes or at most a change in MCs relationships? Unlike fantasy where stakes are higher risk or time bound? #AskDV 000
Ruth Rao @ruthrao.bsky.social · 22/09/2026What Vanya wants: to attend a “Yellow Octopus” concert. What Vanya needs: her work permit. What she really needs: to figure out her new marriage and life in Seattle. Otherwise, with no support system, Vanya has no where else to go or turn to. #PreDV #CON #A 130
Ruth Rao @ruthrao.bsky.social · 22/09/2026In a new city with no work permit & embarrassed to ask her new husband for money, Vanya sells viral lipsticks from her collection to attend a concert. But, who will she take to the concert- husband, his friend’s wives or the stranger who helped her during her breakdown? #PreDV #CON #A #WOC 020
Ruth Rao @ruthrao.bsky.social · 17/09/2026What are some comps you’re seeing over & over again wrt adult contemporary fiction? #AskDV 010
Reposted by Ruth Rao#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 13/07/2026#Giveaway Time to prepare for #DVpit! Enter from July 13-18, 2026 to win query and/or first pages critiques from agents! TO ENTER: • repost this post • AND reply with your category & genre! (e.g. YA Fantasy) • Entries must be for completed, unpublished work. Full rules: dvpit.carrd.co#giveaway 236136253
Ruth Rao @ruthrao.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Unfortunately had to sit out of #DVPit this year. All the best to everyone participating tomorrow! ❤️ Can’t wait to read all of your pitches! 080
Ruth Rao @ruthrao.bsky.social · 01/10/2025A quick introduction! I’m Ruth, a new mom, sitcom and book lover, and marketer. Here on BlueSky solely for #DVPit. 160
