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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Hey #litagents, #editors, #publishers, #smallpresses We're hosting an Author Hype Event February 26th! Industry participation is welcome! There are special hashtags for querying and on sub works in hopes to make it easier to peruse. Come take a peek! #WSPit #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

agents, editors, small presses
#WSPit
February 26, butterfly place only
These hashtags can help you find manuscripts if you want to peek during WSPit
querying: #WSPitQ and On Submission: #WSPitS

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

I just got an email from KDP about my royalties and like, I genuinely forgot that people buy my book, read it and I get paid for it AHH

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Writing my new romance from the male’s pov, and he can get quite emotional. Some might call it unrealistic, but imma call it representation 🤭 I don’t doubt there are men like him who are super in tune with his feelings and can’t wait to write more!!

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

EVERYONE!!! I spent the ENTIRE day yesterday drawing and working on my cover for If Only and I officially FINISHED IT AHHHH!!! So excited to reveal it very soon 🤭🥹🫶

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

How many writers on here have IG? I’d love to support you there too! #writerscommunity

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Ceci Li @writerceci.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

📖It’s Only Me ❤️YA contemporary romance ⌨️ 70k words Raised by her strict Tiger Mom, Maggie Wang fake-dates the hockey team grump to make her crush jealous, only to fall for the wrong guy and risk breaking all her mom’s rules. #Cupit #CR #RC #poc #YA #FBW #Q #writingcommunity #amquerying

Comp titles: Lynn Painter’s Better Than The Movies; Ann Liang’s This Time It’s Real; Tashy Bhuiyan’s Counting Down With You; Laura Taylor Namey’s A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow; Jenny Han’s To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

Maggie Wang lives by her tiger mom’s rules—even her crush ticks all the right boxes. But when she finally works up the courage to confess to the perfect guy, he’s too oblivious to look beyond their friendship. Desperate to turn his head, Maggie hatches a plan: snag a fake date to his hockey team’s skate party and make him jealous, as long as she can survive her clumsy self on the ice.
Enter Nathan Myers—the team grump. Once he agrees to be her stand-in, everything seems simple enough: he’ll teach her how to skate, and she’ll put up with his attitude. Only the more time they spend together, the more Maggie discovers a gentle teddy bear hidden beneath Nathan’s gruff exterior. For the first time, she wonders if it’s okay to let go of certain expectations—being herself might actually be enough.
But Nathan’s a wild card with no college plans. He doesn’t fit in the future Maggie’s mom has mapped out for her. Trapped between the family expectations and her growing feelings, she must decide whether breaking the rules is worth it with the boy who’s becoming more than just a fake date.

#tropes and elements

#FakeDating
#GrumpySunshine
#YAHockeyRomance
#HeFallsFirst
#ComingOfAge
#FamilyDynamic
#SiblingDynamic
#FriendshipBreakUp
#POCOwnVoice
#OppositeAttracts

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Alexis ☕ is querying @abookishchai.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

I HOPE THIS DOESN'T FIND YOU X YOU'VE REACHED SAM YA Contemporary Romance with Speculative Elements 🌻Private boarding school/train setting 🤎He falls first; poor girl X popular guy ☁️Light discussions of parental grief 🍂Themes of people-pleasing 🍄Magical mushrooms allegory #Cupit #WIP #R #YA

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Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Contemp upmarket homage to #kdramas, EMBRACING THE SKIES being pitched as Bridget Jones Has a Baby Goes to Korea. Told from pov of wannabe writer & single mom Meg, she balances motherhood, burgeoning career & escalating personal drama while trying to find herself #cupit #A #WF #R #lovetrian

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

EVERYONE!!! I spent the ENTIRE day yesterday drawing and working on my cover for If Only and I officially FINISHED IT AHHHH!!! So excited to reveal it very soon 🤭🥹🫶

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

It may feel weird or somehow improper to talk about your art or your writing, but we need it. It can’t be wall-to-wall nightmare all the time. Art is both counterweight and context. It’s escape and enlightenment and a mirror of our own exasperation. We need it. We NEED it. Keep showing us.

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

So so happy to have caught #Cupit in real time! I've missed seeing and interacting with writers during pitch events <33 Comment below if you've posted so I can give my support!!

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

IF ONLY 💛 Two former high school classmates reunite years after graduation, where unresolved emotions resurface, forcing them to confront the past they thought they’d forgotten ♡ High school nostalgia ♡ Linear timelines ♡ She fell first, he falls hardest ♡ Male yearning #CR #YA #Cupit

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that I’m self publishing a NEW YA contemporary romance in 2025!!! Here’s the title reveal for it 🤭🫶🚃💛

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

TITLE REVEAL FOR MY NEW YA CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE 🚃✨🥹🫶🩷 My Valentines present for you all 🤭 selfpublished

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

when she asks if he noticed her new haircut but he’s memorised her morning hot chocolate order, has noticed the way she chews her cheek when she’s nervous, has memorised the way her nose crinkles when she’s laughs and remembers how she blushed over him in high school

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#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event @bluepit.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Feb 12 is #QuestPit! They're running a Q&A today. Be sure to follow their account for updates and you can find the rules on their website: questpit.carrd.co Get your pitches ready! #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

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Manuscript Wish List® @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉 Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying. Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...

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The Next Official #MSWL Day: February 12, 2025 – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website

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Gert Ramm 🦋 @rammwriter.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

For clarity on upcoming pitch events, here's a graphic. #Bluepit #P2Ppit #2025pit #YouDeservePit #MiseryPit #QuestPit #CuPit

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Do writers/literary agents/etc do pitch events here on BlueSky like it was once like on the other app?

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Hi!! Finally using BlueSky again! Where are my writers/authors at?? 🫶

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Say hi if you're planning to pursue writing in 2025, because I'm already so so proud of you!

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

#BookSky what are some of your favourite middle grade fiction books?

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Making it my goal to read more middle grade fiction in 2025! There's something so healing and whimsical about reading middle-grade books as an adult. The contricts of imagination are so thin and anything is possible

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

I don't care! I'll always be the biggest sucker for domestic scenes in romance!!! GIVE me puzzle dates, romantic strolls, movie marathons, baking dates, playing video games together, just low-drama, soft, romantic scenes!! gives me butterflies every single time

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

I recently logged into my old Tumblr and opened a writing blog, and honestly the writing community there that shares tips, prompts and advice is so so helpful! Genuinely still one of my favourite places to get writing tips

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Lilly Lu✨is 👀👀👀!!! @lillyluwrites.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

✨We are PM official!✨ My middle-grade debut is a love letter to #BTS, by fans for fans! The book is BDS-friendly & portions of proceeds will be donated to causes we care about, center of mind Pal BTS fans 💜 @majablanque.bsky.social & I hope this book will be a spot of joy in these times.

Publishers Marketplace screenshot of Lilly and Maja’s book announcement with BTS illustration by Maja in the background

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

How many aura points did I GAIN when I mentioned a list of my celebrity and fictional crushes in my debut book acknowledgements

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Jaslene and Marlon from All About You is basically Max and Deib from He’s Into Her in book form 🫣🤭 (and #DonBelle are my FANCAST too HEHE)

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

This is your reminder that I wrote a young adult romantic comedy about two filipino childhood rivals who have to fake-date and fake-break-up because their mum's, who are besties, won't stop shipping them

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

when it's fake dating, childhood rivals but he takes her on a bookstore trail date and tells her to pick out her favourite books, then buys it all for her

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

just learnt about elizabeth barnett and robert browning's courtship of exchanged poems MONTHS before they first saw each other, and how they eloped against elizabeth's father's wishes then went on to live a happy life and this is why we should bring back WRITTEN LOVE LETTERS

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

daily reminder to all the writers out there: your story is IMPORTANT. it DESERVES to be told. your voice DESERVES to be heard, no matter what the market, what the trend is. the world needs your words

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Introduce yourself with: One book 📚 — Pride and Prejudice! One movie 🎥 — Your Name (Makoto Shinkai) & Scream One album 💿 — Love Yourself (BTS), Lover (Tay) One TV show 📺 — Bridgerton

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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

there is nothing better than recommending your favorite book to someone and them coming back and telling you they loved it. absolute cocaine of a feeling. put that shit in my body immediately

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

My love for dorky loser boys was already rooted when I was 6 and Peter Parker became my favourite boy

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

When marketing online isn't working so I go to the bookstore with my book and act like I just plucked it off the shelves

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

she’s a 10 but she thought it was a good idea to fake date the son of her Mum’s best friend who she can’t stand so she can date another boy like tf???

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

As someone who grew up in the 2014/15 tumblr space I’m gonna bring that exact energy into my book marketing with unhinged text posts and fun vibes

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

pursuing writing as a career and striving to be a full time author feels so strange sometimes!! it goes like this i’m in my room, and i still can’t believe i released my debut novel last week, and i’m HOLDING it in my hands. it feels like we finally reached the destination yknow??

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I like my men how I write them: pathetic yearners, a little bit baby girl, a big dork and a simp for their women

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Just realised I make my chraracters use a lot of pop culture references as a bonding activity bc thats how I’ve forged some of my closest relationships: through shared love for books, tv, music, film. I can’t help but keep seeing the world through the lens of stories and media I ingest

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🌞 𝐋𝐨𝐚𝐢𝐳𝐚 @academicaries.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

If anyone’s looking for alternatives to GoodReads, I highly recommend StoryGraph. It’s owned by a black woman, and the platform is so much more accessible and easy to use.

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Jasmine Aziz @jasmineaziz.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

I have no idea if I did this correctly but I looked for a Starter Pack for South Asian writers and didn't find one - so I made one. Please share and feel free to let me know if you want to be added 🤎 #southasian #scriptsky #writersky #authorsky go.bsky.app/TTefBKP

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

writing romance isn’t about the PERFECT love story. it’s actually about creating THE perfect kiss scene and getting it right

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Officially declaring 2025 as the year to support MORE indie authors <3

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Shaina Veronica | rom-com author 💖 @shainaveronica.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

can i get some noise for this cute lil pink cover??? #booksky

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