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Sara Wilkinson

@swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social
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✨Contemporary romance author currently querying ✨Baker and lover of all things chocolate ✨Rugby lover and former second row ✨MSU Grad

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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 16h
Ooh, how fun. Since my characters are trapped by a snowstorm in a hotel, something supernatural might be fun like Ghosts or WandaVision Or The Traitors since there's a lot of drama happening with the wedding party. #LitHodgePodge 2 #WritingCommunity
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hello, I'm Sara Contemporary romance writer originally from Michigan, unpublished...yet. Currently finishing a forced proximity, fake dating, snowed in at the worst wedding for FMC. Hard choices! I love tea at night and a misunderstood, sexy villain. #LitHodgepodge 1 #writingcommunity
Paperback over Hardcover
Standalone over series
Laughs over tears
Coffee over tea (though I love tea before bed)
Hero over villain (unless the villain is really hot)
Character driven over plot
Pen and paper over computer
Sweet over salty
Soundtrack over silence (unless I'm reading aloud)
Bookmark over dog-ear
Plotter over pantser
Minimalist over lush
Slow craft over vomit draft
Midnight over morning (though morning works too)
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Haven't participated in a bit but working on something new so why not start again. MC's Viv and Caden figuring out how to get out of a sticky situation. word ="call"ed #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity
“First, let’s take a deep breath.”

“I am calm,” she shouted before huffing through puffed cheeks and squaring her shoulders. “This is a stupid idea. You’ve no idea what you’ve gotten yourself into. That table is a wake of vultures ready to peck me, us apart.”

“A wake? Is that truly what vultures are called?”

“Seriously?”
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Friends To Lovers x It Was You All Along When Matt rescues Nat at a party, the two form a deep friendship that threatens to turn romantic if only Nat wasn’t set on playing pro soccer in Chicago and Matt wasn’t set on practicing pediatrics in their Michigan hometown. #BluePit #Q #A #R
Stubborn Dreams and bottled love
EXCERPT:

The offer, now that was a larger, more menacing beast. Sweet, yes. Probably one of the sweetest things any man, any person had ever suggested. As ever, Matt amazed her with his kindness, his valiantness.

But that didn’t make his offer, or her acceptance, right. No matter how shiny, how tempting, how…breathtaking, accepting wouldn’t be fair. To her, yes, but mostly to him. It would only prolong the inevitable—one of them giving up their dream for the other. Nat by moving back to Lakeside Heights for his pediatrics practice or, more likely, Matt staying in Chicago, or wherever her soccer career curved, and practicing medicine away from the very people he sought to help.

And Nat doubted she could make a relationship work while living in the same city any more than if they lived in separate cities regardless of their nearness. Somehow, she’d disappoint Matt as she had her dad, and he’d leave.
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Thanks Nadine for the prompts and encouraging comments. Thanks to all my #CRPSirens for posting and responding. All your WIPs sound amazing and I'm sending good vibes for your success. Thanks to my swap partners for helping with my goal of strengthening my pages and letter for querying. #CampRevPit
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Here's my attempt: 🙎‍♀️(⚽) + 🙎‍♂️(🥼) 🎓🎉= 👎👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨, ❤️‍🔥, 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦, 🫨-🤗-🫠,🌪️💖⌛ Spoiler 👇 #CRPSirens #CampRevPit (A pro-soccer hopeful and a future doc meet at a college party, leading to a sworn off love, slow burn, found family, strangers-to-friends-to-lovers whirlwind romance spanning eight years)
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
So much fun. Here we go: 1. FMC envies MMC breakfast the first time they go out 2. FMC always wears a mood ring MMC won her at a carnival 3. MMC goes toe-to-toe with a pro-basketball player #CampRevPit #CampTrivia #CRPSirens
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
They meet at a party when Matt saves Nat from being cornered by two idiots but Nat isn't too happy about Matt's interference. #CRPSirens #CampRevPit
“How dare you?” Nat poked his chest. The tip of her finger bent back from the solidness of his chest and the force of her indignation. Outrage better directed at the other two, but this gatecrasher was an easier target.  “I had the situation under control.”

“I think we have different definitions of control.”

“Don’t be cute.”

“Can’t help it.”

The man’s seemingly casual shrug incensed Nat more. Her finger rose to poke him again, but he grabbed her hand with his soft one, holding a heartbeat too long. The touch, the connection was more intoxicating than the one beer and more welcome than she dared admit. Dangerous almost. She hadn’t time for any man, let alone one that gallantly rescued her. Which better explained this unreasonable disruption of her pulse.

“Women do not need rescuing.” Nat’s anger flatlined after that too brief connection. “It’s the 21st century, not the Middle Ages.”
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
I've been out of town since Friday but the prompts over the weekend looked so fun that I wanted to catch-up even though I'm nowhere close to a bingo. This snip is for the 'found family' square with a hint of 'slow burn'. #CRPSirens #CRPBeemine #CampRevPit
Bingo card with 'Slow Burn', 'Found Family', and 'Friends-to-Lovers' X-ed out to show tropes in my novel.A few minutes passed before Matt rounded the corner and found Nat wrapped in a bear hug between Georgie and Chelsea. Arms trapped and chest squished, Nat’s eyes asked the obvious.

“Tiara,” he mouthed, as he mimed putting on a crown.

“You’ve just now found the tiara?” Nat asked once released. “It doesn’t give us much time if you don’t—”

“Shut your stupid mouth, Natalie Morris. I love it. And the note…the note…” Big sobs shook Chelesa’s body and Nat pulled her close for another deep embrace.

Feeling like a voyeur, Matt backed away and waited for the three to enter the main room. Chelsea and Nat with pink-rimmed, swollen eyes, arm-in-arm with Georgie, smiling goofily under brightened eyes and cheeks. As if in a weird dance, Matt stepped forward. Rather than collapse in his arms as usual, Nat stopped short and looked over his shoulder.

“Is it okay to hug you?”

“What…do you have to ask?”

Nat entered his outstretched arms and squeezed with a sigh as her head naturally settled against his chest.

“Welcome home, Roo,” Matt said against her snowflake damp hair that didn’t mask her usual summery scents.
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
And, of course, his good luck texts continued. Matt hadn’t missed one yet and Nat wasn’t sure what she’d do, what would happen if one didn’t arrive. #Camprevpit #OneLineMC #CRPSirens
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Coffee and music. I like to outline first then handwrite my 1st draft using a purple pen. Then let it stew a bit before typing it. I preferred mornings when I started writing but now I'm more productive later in the day. #CRPSirens #Camprevpit
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Hello fellow Sirens. I'm Sara. Originally from MI, I write adult cont. rom. but my current WIP is more new adult and is a strangers-to-friends-to-lovers, found family, sports adjacent MS. From #CRPSirens I hope to form connections w/ other writers and polish my WIP for the querying trenches. #revpit
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Use feedback from #revpit and beta readers to polish my sub and start querying. Then work on outlines and 1st drafts for a few other ideas rattling around this old brain rather than refreshing my email for query responses (she lies through her teeth). Overall, just keep swimming. #revpitwaiting
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Both. I like the direction and security of a good outline, but once I start writing the first draft, my characters take over and reroute the journey. #revpit #revpitwaiting
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Wildcard: How about another snip. One of my favorites where Nat and Matt just can't keep waiting for the other to give them a chance. #revpit #revpitwaiting
Stubborn dreams and bottled love
EXCERPT:

“I’m not ready for this to end.”

Nat searched his eyes with eyes full of understanding. Too much understanding. As if she too knew this, whatever this was, had to end. Every time he held her, he wanted more from her. Something Nat couldn’t, wouldn’t give. Not yet. Maybe someday. An improbable idea, not an impossible one. Where’s there’s life, there’s hope. But that hope dwindled with each passing semester, each passing season. He wasn’t sure how much longer he could or should wait. With his all-encompassing residency starting in a few weeks and Nat playing in the Olympics later this year on top of her already grinding schedule, such hope died a slow death.
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Matt after Nat continually rejects him out of fear that he'll resent her and leave like her dad. -'Stubborn Dreams and Bottled Love' #revpit #revpitwaiting
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stitch is crying in the rain and says `` i only tried to love you but u kept pushin me away ''
Alt: stitch is crying in the rain and says `` i only tried to love you but u kept pushin me away ''
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
My MCs meeting for breakfast on a first non-date. Who hasn't regretted their breakfast choice when they see what someone else ordered. #revpit #revpitwaiting
“Setting that aside for a minute, let’s discuss whether you consider us friends…in the making.”

Matt waited with his fork and knife hovering over his decadent breakfast, a sugar coma in the making right before his next class.

“Friends share.” Nat blurted.

A laugh burst from Matt’s chest as he took in Nat’s scrunched nose and eyes pointed downward like a raccoon at a closed dumpster.

“Are you coveting my breakfast?”
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
I just finished the 1st draft of a fake dating, snowed in romance where the MC attends the wedding of her ex to her cousin. Now I'm working on an outline for an enemy-to-lovers where the MC is a singer hiding in her small hometown after a horrible accident ruins her voice. #revpit #revpitwaiting
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Classic: Jane Austen, Alexandre Dumas, Edith Wharton Contemporary: Katherine Center, Christina Lauren, Sarah Addison Allen, Alice Hoffman My current novel is inspired by: Emily Henry and Carley Fortune #revpit #revpitwaiting
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
My novel was inspired by: 'Kids In Love' -P!nk feat. First Aid Kit Other songs on the playlist: 'Shimmer' -Fuel 'Brown Eyes' -Lady Gaga 'After All' -Cher and Peter Cetera 'Say Goodbye' -Dave Matthews #revpit #revpitwaiting www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zuoj...
youtube.com
P!NK - Kids in Love (Audio) ft. First Aid Kit
YouTube video by PinkVEVO
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
So many to choose from but I'll keep it short: -Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice -Jane Austen -The Woman in White -Wilkie Collins -Garden Spells -Sarah Addison Allen -Discovery of Witches -Deborah Harkness #revpit #revpitwaiting
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I was torn between two, but this one better shows the conflict between the characters and why a relationship can't work...yet. #revpit #revpitwaiting
Stubborn Dreams and bottled love
EXCERPT:

The offer, now that was a larger, more menacing beast. Sweet, yes. Probably one of the sweetest things any man, any person had ever suggested. As ever, Matt amazed her with his kindness, his valiantness.

But that didn’t make his offer, or her acceptance, right. No matter how shiny, how tempting, how…breathtaking, accepting wouldn’t be fair. To her, yes, but mostly to him. It would only prolong the inevitable—one of them giving up their dream for the other. Nat by moving back to Lakeside Heights for his pediatrics practice or, more likely, Matt staying in Chicago, or wherever her soccer career curved, and practicing medicine away from the very people he sought to help.

And Nat doubted she could make a relationship work while living in the same city any more than if they lived in separate cities regardless of their nearness. Somehow, she’d disappoint Matt as she had her dad, and he’d leave.
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Dual POV, 3rd person limited. Nat is an emerging pro soccer darling who believes playing at the highest level will bring her dad back into her life. Matt is studying to be a pediatrician and plans to practice in his MI hometown in honor of his late childhood best friend. #revpit #revpitwaiting
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
People We Meet on Vacation x Every Summer After Nat is one semester from going pro, Matt is one year from med school when he rescues her at a party. Despite their reluctance to form new attachments, a deep bond forms that threatens to derail them from their lifelong dreams. #revpit #revpitwaiting
Stubborn Dreams and Bottled Love
Details:

Tropes:
-Strangers-to-Friends-to-Lovers
-Sworn Off Love
-Found Family
-Slow Burn

Comps:
People We Meet on Vacation-Emily Henry
When Harry Met Sally
Slow Dance-Rainbow Rowell
Every Summer After-Carley Fortune

Details:
-Cont. Romance
-86,200 words
-Dual POV
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Hello fellow #revpit participants. I'm Sara, a contemporary romance writer (hopeless romantic over here). Originally from MI (MSU grad) now living in IA with my college sweetheart. I love baking, rugby and hockey, board games, and trivia. Hoping to connect with fellow romance writers. #revpitwaiting
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
My favorite part of #revpit is the #revpitwaiting games. Thanks for giving me a pregame treat. I write contemporary romance and have been writing seriously for a few years now. And I just hit submit on my entry so let the nervously exciting waiting begin 🎉
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
People We Meet on Vacation x When Harry Met Sally 👭Two reluctant friends 😶‍🌫️Two lifelong dreams 🛣️Two separate paths 🍾One tradition holding them together regardless of distance 💖Can Nat and Matt sacrifice their dreams for the love and completion that only the other can provide? #WSPit #Q #A #NA #R
Stubborn Dreams and Bottled Love
Details:

Tropes:
Strangers-friends-lovers
Sworn off love
Found family
Slow burn

Inspired by:
"Kids in Love"- Pink feat. First Aid Kit

Details:
Contemporary Romance
86,500 words
Dual POV

Comps:
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
When Harry Met Sally
Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell
Every Summer After by Carley FortuneStubborn dreams and bottled love
EXCERPT:

“I’m not ready for this to end.”

Nat searched his eyes with eyes full of understanding. Too much understanding. As if she too knew this, whatever this was, had to end. Every time he held her, he wanted more from her. Something Nat couldn’t, wouldn’t give. Not yet. Maybe someday. An improbable idea, not an impossible one. Where’s there’s life, there’s hope. But that hope dwindled with each passing semester, each passing season. He wasn’t sure how much longer he could or should wait. With his all-encompassing residency starting in a few weeks and Nat playing in the Olympics later this year on top of her already grinding schedule, such hope died a slow death.
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
People We Meet on Vacation x When Harry Met Sally Matt's rescue of Nat leads to a near decade long friendship that survives distance through a signal and tradition and might lead to love if they sacrifice their lifelong dreams. ✨Strangers-friends-lovers ✨Slow Burn ✨Found Family #WSPit #Q #A #NA #R
Stubborn Dreams and bottled love
EXCERPT:

The offer, now that was a larger, more menacing beast. Sweet, yes. Probably one of the sweetest things any man, any person had ever suggested. As ever, Matt amazed her with his kindness, his valiantness.

But that didn’t make his offer, or her acceptance, right. No matter how shiny, how tempting, how…breathtaking, accepting wouldn’t be fair. To her, yes, but mostly to him. It would only prolong the inevitable—one of them giving up their dream for the other. Nat by moving back to Lakeside Heights for his pediatrics practice or, more likely, Matt staying in Chicago, or wherever her soccer career curved, and practicing medicine away from the very people he sought to help.

And Nat doubted she could make a relationship work while living in the same city any more than if they lived in separate cities regardless of their nearness. Somehow, she’d disappoint Matt as she had her dad, and he’d leave.
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
When Matt rescues Nat from being trapped at a frat party, they reluctantly form a near decade long friendship that threatens to turn romantic if Nat wasn’t determined to play pro soccer in Chicago and Matt wasn’t determined to practice pediatrics in their Michigan hometown. #cupit #A #NA #CR #FBW
Stubborn Dreams and Bottled Love
EXCERPT:

“I’m not ready for this to end.”

Nat searched his eyes with eyes full of understanding. Too much understanding. As if she too knew this, whatever this was, had to end. Every time he held her, he wanted more from her. Something Nat couldn’t, wouldn’t give. Not yet. Maybe someday. An improbable idea, not an impossible one. Where’s there’s life, there’s hope. But that hope dwindled with each passing semester, each passing season. He wasn’t sure how much longer he could or should wait. With his all-encompassing residency starting in a few weeks and Nat playing in the Olympics later this year on top of her already grinding schedule, such hope died a slow death.
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Notting Hill x Waiting for Tom Hanks When Becca inherits a winery with her newfound half-brother, Sammy, and rescues Ian, a celebrity hiding from an oversized role, she must decide if she’s willing to risk being rejected yet again or open her heart to the possibility of love. #cupit #A #CR #FBW
Love on the Vine
Agents GuidePitch:
*85,000 Word Contemporary Romance

*Tropes: 
	*Different Worlds
	*Strangers-to-Lovers 
	*Found Family

Becca Hopewell has trouble letting people in. She blames the death of her mom during childbirth and her father’s subsequent abandonment of her to a cold aunt. When she’s left part owner of a winery with her newfound half-brother she must decide if she’s willing to risk being rejected again. Not only by Sammy, but by Ian Baker, the demi-god portraying, disillusioned actor she rescues from rabid fans while manning the winery’s Christmas market booth. Despite his manager’s plan for his flailing career that doesn’t include a mystery woman selling wine she knows nothing about, Ian can’t seem to forget his kind rescuer and the lovely bracelet she designed.
Comps:
*Romantic Comedy
*Under Your Spell
*Waiting for Tom Hanks
*A Winter Wish
*We All Live Here
*Notting HillExcept:

“You’re right, better make it three. You’re too good a saleswoman even without the cheat sheet. Which begs the question how someone who professes not to know wine work for a winery?”

“That’s a long, complicated story. Too long for a few sips of wine. Or coffee. Hell, I’m not even sure a three-course meal would suffice.” Becca froze. Eyes wide as her hands hovered over bottles. “That wasn’t me begging for an invitation or anything. Not that you thought such a silly thing. Or would ever think…” Becca snapped her lips shut, avoiding his twinkling eyes by assessing the progress of the three women. Now closer than she liked with more make-up and hands that flattened flyaway strands. Their hungry looks were reminiscent of the wolf at grandma’s house.

“And if I did?”

“What?”

The man followed Becca’s frantic glance. His head snapped forward. His body straightened and angled toward Becca and away from the women’s eager glances. The openness, the calmness disappeared like wine at an awkward Christmas party.
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
People We Meet on Vacation x When Harry Met Sally A chance encounter at a frat party starts a decade long friendship between Nat, a pro soccer hopeful, and Matt, a future doc, that could turn into love if one of them is willing to sacrifice their lifelong dream for the other. #Cupit #A #CR #FBW
Stubborn Dreams and Bottled Love

Agents GuideDetails:

*87,000 Word Dual POV Contemporary Romance

* When Nat is waylaid by some idiots at a frat party, Matt comes to the rescue and chivalrously escorts her home despite Nat’s insistence she’s fine. They meet again in a shared class, and a friendship develops that neither sought nor particularly desired. Both are on paths shaped by childhood experiences and are loathe to change course even when their friendship deepens and threatens to turn romantic. Nat has dreams of being a professional soccer player in the hopes it will make her dad proud and entice him back into her life. Matt wants to honor his childhood best friend’s death by practicing as a pediatrician in their hometown. As they advance down their respective, solitary roads, they must decide if success is enough to make them complete if it means being without the other.
Tropes:
* Friends-to-lovers-to friends-to lovers
* Sworn off love
* Slow Burn

Comps: 
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
When Harry Met Sally

Inspired by:
Kids in Love by Pink, featuring First Aid KitEXCERPT:

“I’m not ready for this to end.”

Nat searched his eyes with eyes full of understanding. Too much understanding. As if she too knew this, whatever this was, had to end. Every time he held her, he wanted more from her. Something Nat couldn’t, wouldn’t give. Not yet. Maybe someday. An improbable idea, not an impossible one. Where’s there’s life, there’s hope. But that hope dwindled with each passing semester, each passing season. He wasn’t sure how much longer he could or should wait. With his all-encompassing residency starting in a few weeks and Nat playing in the Olympics later this year on top of her already grinding schedule, such hope died a slow death.
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Nat dreams of playing pro soccer for her dad’s love, Matt dreams of practicing pediatrics in his hometown in honor of his late childhood best friend, when Matt rescues Nat from being trapped at a party, a deep attraction forms that will force one or both to stray from their path. #questpit #Q #A #R
Stubborn dreams and bottle love
EXCERPT:

“I’m not ready for this to end.”

Nat searched his eyes with eyes full of understanding. Too much understanding. As if she too knew this, whatever this was, had to end. Every time he held her, he wanted more from her. Something Nat couldn’t, wouldn’t give. Not yet. Maybe someday. An improbable idea, not an impossible one. Where’s there’s life, there’s hope. But that hope dwindled with each passing semester, each passing season. He wasn’t sure how much longer he could or should wait. With his all-encompassing residency starting in a few weeks and Nat playing in the Olympics later this year on top of her already grinding schedule, such hope died a slow death.
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
People We Meet on Vacation x When Harry Met Sally A chance encounter at a frat party starts a near decade long friendship between Nat, a pro soccer hopeful, and Matt, a future doc, that could turn into love if one of them is willing to sacrifice their lifelong dream for the other #questpit #Q #A #R
Stubborn Dreams and Bottled Love
Agents GuideDetails:

*87,000 Word Dual POV Contemporary Romance

* When Nat is waylaid by some idiots at a frat party, Matt comes to the rescue and chivalrously escorts her home despite Nat’s insistence she’s fine. They meet again in a shared class, and a friendship develops that neither sought nor particularly desired. Both are on paths shaped by childhood experiences and are loathe to change course even when their friendship deepens and threatens to turn romantic. Nat has dreams of being a professional soccer player in the hopes it will make her dad proud and entice him back into her life. Matt wants to honor his childhood best friend’s death by practicing as a pediatrician in their hometown. As they advance down their respective, solitary roads, they must decide if success is enough to make them complete if it means being without the other.
Tropes:
* Friends-to-lovers-to-friends-to lovers
* Slow Burn
* Sworn Off Love

Comps:
People We Meet on Vacation
When Harry Met Sally
Slow Dance
Every Summer After

Inspired by: 
Kids in Love by Pink featuring First Aid KitEXCERPT:

“I’m not ready for this to end.”

Nat searched his eyes with eyes full of understanding. Too much understanding. As if she too knew this, whatever this was, had to end. Every time he held her, he wanted more from her. Something Nat couldn’t, wouldn’t give. Not yet. Maybe someday. An improbable idea, not an impossible one. Where’s there’s life, there’s hope. But that hope dwindled with each passing semester, each passing season. He wasn’t sure how much longer he could or should wait. With his all-encompassing residency starting in a few weeks and Nat playing in the Olympics later this year on top of her already grinding schedule, such hope died a slow death.
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
'Wither' from 'Stubborn Dreams and Bottled Love' Nat just met the future love of her life but didn't ask his name out of fear. #SundaySnips #WritingCommunity
Once safely inside the lobby, Nat watched him walk away with a final wave over his shoulder. And deeply regretted her choice of not inviting him upstairs.

For all of five seconds. She started on this course way too long ago to diverge now. Especially for a path lined with freshly planted annual flowers that would wither and die by the first frost.

And a relationship wouldn’t show her dad what he missed by leaving. Wouldn’t attract his attention like being a top pro athlete and national player standing on a podium for all the country to see as she accepted a future medal, preferably gold, as the national anthem played. A relationship wouldn’t bring him back so she could hug him. Or slap him. The fantasy changed given the day and her mood.
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
When Matt rescues Nat from being trapped at a frat party, the two reluctantly form a deep friendship that threatens to turn romantic if only Nat wasn’t determined to play pro soccer in Chicago and Matt wasn’t determined to practice pediatrics in their Michigan hometown. #bluepit #bluepit📖 #A #R #Q
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Becca has a history of being rejected, so she’ll be forgiven if she’s wary of starting a relationship with Sammy, her newfound half-brother and Ian, the celebrity with the failing career she hid from rabid fans while running the winery she inherited from her estranged dad #bluepit #bluepit📖 #A #R #Q
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Nat dreams of playing pro soccer for her dad’s love, Matt dreams of practicing pediatrics in his hometown for his late childhood best friend, when Matt rescues Nat from being trapped at a party, an attraction forms that will force one of them to forgo their lifelong dream #bluepit #bluepit📖 #A #R #Q
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
So much good advice, thank you For my part, I’m always nervous about pit events and posting but I try to remember if I don’t make an effort, I'll miss the chance to connect with fellow writers and get my work out there. #BluePitHype #WritingCommunity
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
'Bluster'y from my WIP 'Love on the Vine' Becca awakes after finding her mom's diary as she tries to determine why her father abandoned her after her mom's death. #SundaySnips #WritingCommunity
It took her a moment to remember she slept on her couch rather than in her father’s guest room or Molly’s condo. How she curled atop the faded yellow cushions after slipping into the cold, blustery night in her slippers for her mom’s diary. A diary that raised more questions than answered without offering as much comfort as she hoped.

Becca groaned as she rubbed her tired, crusted eyes. Had she cried in her sleep? Given the stuffed nose and scratchy throat, all signs pointed to yes.

Maybe Molly had a point. That damn woman had a knack for nailing aces along the line.
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Nat would instantly say soccer, but really she loves Matt and how his family embraced her and her mom with open arms. Matt loves Nat despite her continually pushing him away to pursue her pro soccer dream and caring for kids. From 'Stubborn Dreams and Bottled Love' #BluePitHype #WritingCommunity
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Nat is afraid that she'll never be a good enough soccer player to win her dad's love. Matt is afraid he'll fail to keep his promise to his late childhood best friend of becoming a pediatrician. From my dual-POV MS 'Stubborn Dreams and Bottled Love' #BluePitHype #WritingCommunity
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Nat is proud of her mom's resilience after her dad left them without warning when she was nine. Matt is proud of his family's love and support as he trains to be a doctor. From my dual-POV WIP 'Stubborn Dreams and Bottled Love' #BluePitHype #WritingCommunity
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Hello! I'm Sara. I primarily write contemporary romance because I'm a sucker for a good love story. I've been writing for a few years now and am currently querying a different worlds, strangers-to-lovers novel. I'm excited to connect with fellow writers 🤩 #BluePitHype #WritingCommunity
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Adult contemporary romance writer looking for CPs or anyone interested in forming a writing group that meets regularly. #FiFRevPit #WritingCommunity
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Matt's family throws a huge Christmas party every year and Nat has a standing invitation. No matter how busy they become after graduation or how far apart they live, they know they will always reconnect at this party. #FiFRevPit #WritingCommunity
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
When Nat is waylaid by two idiots at a frat party, Matt rescues her and a deep friendship forms with hints of more if only they can see past their ambitions: Nat as a pro soccer star for her dads affection; Matt as a pediatrician in honor of his childhood friends death. #FiFRevPit #MockPit #A #R #C
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Nat is bound for a pro soccer career thinking it will bring her dad back into her life, Matt is bound for med school in honor of his late childhood friend, but after Matt rescues Nat from a sticky situation, deep feelings threaten to disrupt their long pursued dreams. #FiFRevPit #MockPit #A #R #C
Stubborn Dreams and Bottled Love

Agents GuideDetails: 

*87,000 Word Dual POV Contemporary Romance

* After Matt rescues Nat from a sticky situation a friendship develops that neither sought nor particularly desired. Both are on paths shaped by childhood experiences and are loathe to change course even when their friendship deepens and threatens to turn romantic. Nat has dreams of being a professional soccer player in the hopes it will make her dad proud and entice him back into her life. Matt wants to honor his childhood best friend’s death by practicing as a pediatrician in their hometown. As they advance down their respective, solitary roads, they must decide if success is enough to make them complete if it means being without the other.
Tropes
Friends-to-Lovers-to Friends-to Lovers
Slow Burn
Sworn off love

Inspired by: 
"KIds in Love" - Pink feat. First Aid Kit

Comps:
"People We Meet on Vacation" by Emily Henry
"When Harry Met Sally"
"Slow Dance" by Rainbow Rowell
"Every Summer After" by Carley FortuneEXCERPT:

“I’m not ready for this to end.”

Nat searched his eyes with eyes full of understanding. Too much understanding. As if she too knew this, whatever this was, had to end. Every time he held her, every time she shuddered in his arms, he wanted more from her. Something Nat couldn’t, wouldn’t give. Not yet. Maybe someday. An improbable idea, not an impossible one. Where’s there’s life, there’s hope. But it dwindled with each passing semester, each passing season. He wasn’t sure how much longer he could or should wait. With his all-encompassing residency starting in a few weeks and with Nat playing in the Olympics later this year on top of her already grinding schedule, such hope died a slow death.
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
AITA for repeatedly rejecting my best friend for fear he'll resent me if he gives up his dream of practicing pediatrics in our hometown to honor his deceased childhood friend and follows me as I pursue my dream of playing pro soccer to win my dad's affection? #FiFRevPit #RevPitFiF #WritingCommunity
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
My female MC would probably bring something healthy and full of protein like salmon or edamame My male MC would probably bring microbrew hazy IPA #FiFRevPit #RevPitFiF #WritingCommunity
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Sara Wilkinson @swilkinsonwrites.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Huh. Loving the color and sparkles, but haven't a clue what this is. Anyone have a guess? #FiFRevPit #RevPitFiF #WritingCommunity
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a picture of a cartoon character with flowers and the word coca cola on it
ALT: a picture of a cartoon character with flowers and the word coca cola on it
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